ClockbeatAdelony87's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Vista Sounds - Dicey Arts]

Stumbled into this masterpiece while browsing the frontpage! I love the groove, I can't resist not moving around with that awesome bassline. This is amazing, I can't wait to hear more from you!

Vista-Sound13 responds:

That means a lot to me, my friend! I appreciate it! I will try to make more! Thanks!

[Northpeaks Summit]

Good job! You really got the most out of LABS! I can't imagine how well you would do when you can afford paid libraries! And the mix actually sounds quite good and you have $2 earphones! You have so much potential, keep up the good work and invest in better equipment/libraries if you are able to!!!! Can't wait to hear more from you!

vermeen responds:

I'm glad that the mix sounds decent to you, thank you so much! And yup, decent hardware and libraries are my number one investment priority! Cheers!

[Journey accross weather and informations]

Wow, feels super dark and eerie, I can imagine the spy fearing for his life and wondering what will happen to him at any moment. I like that little touch of brightness/hope at around 2 minutes in.
I feel like it's muddy around the low-mids at times though. Whatever that harpsichord or string instrument is, it has this loud low-end attack that clashes with your percussion or other instruments. I wouldn't completely cut it out but I think making it softer would help.
I also think there is too much compression/limiting at some places too, like for example 1:21. I think the composition/atmosphere you created is great, but the mix is holding you back. Great work!

Rafdows responds:

Hey you, clockbeatadelony87

I absolutely agree with your critics, I've said it in the previous version when it was even worst, but for a perfect mix I was not sure to finish on time so I let the song in this state for the competition.
In fact, for the composition and events that occur during the song I've "followed" the pictures in a certain kind of order like : The spy come from the north mountain, descent it and arrive to a place less cold (a little like from winter to spring) a kind of village with that house in grass between mountain and forest with things harder are who preparing and come or happend in mind and after that he goes to a kind of pub with darker people these want to attack him, he ran away and fight for his live and success to escape for finally go back to his home but with sad and reflectives feellings. Something like that :-)

[Dwayne Ford like track]

It's a good composition, but I think you are being held back by your libraries! But we need to make the most out of what we have, and you did great, good job!
Maybe you can add some more variations here and there or add more contrasting sections to make it more interesting (instead of only continuously building from what you already have). You will never know what will make your track sound better until you try and experiment! Don't be scared of key/tempo/key signature changes!
Overall, it sounds good! But I know you can make it much more interesting, it has a lot of potential! Keep it up!

Natcl23 responds:

Thanks! I know I'm limited when it comes to orchestral and stuff, I should really invest in some in some new things and stuff, but I can't right now cause reasons. But anyway, yea I'm still developing in orchestral stuff so I'm glad to know you still like it as it is. And also, I've just made it longer for the sake of it being longer until I got some more stuff to add to it, it's still probably going to be something simple I guess, though I can always tweak some stuff once it's done(?) to make it better. Anyway, enough about that, thanks for your comment once again! Really appreciate it!

[Solar]

Good idea, but poorly mixed. Those risers (like the one at 0:01 and every time they repeat) are too loud and is really problematic as the track progresses because it causes a lot of clash with your other sounds and mud in the low end. Those white noise (impacts? idk) like at 0:30 are too loud as well. Also make sure to highpass your chord synths, they are creating some mud in the low end. The kick at the drop (1:44) is distorting a lot. I think the entire track is clipping or over compressed, make sure that the track doesn't go over 0dB!

Xrus responds:

This is just a test.

[Outside, among the trees (Every room has it's door)]

Cool! Only one complaint though, the beginning (0:00-0:54) is panned too much to the right.

SaghaleyLewis responds:

And fixed. Thanks for letting me know~!

[Snapski X F-777 - Sramai (SpockAndStep Remix)]

Great! My only criticism is that I think sometimes the white noise/rain sound can be too loud (like 0:38), and some hihats are too harsh in the high end (like 0:51). Everything else is good though, the composition and sound design is beautiful, and it's well-mixed overall in my opinion. Keep up the good work!

SpockAndStep responds:

thank you for the feedback man! unfortunately, the drums were only one loop so I was limited as to what I could do as far as mixing goes with the drums and hi-hats (they were all on the same loop)

[Brighter Future]

Could be better a lot in my opinion. I think something wrong happened with the impact at 0:20? A lot of mud in the bass at 0:22-0:40. The kick really clashes with the bass, the kick is barely audible. I would suggest sidechaining other sounds to the kick and slightly bring out the high end of the kick with eq to give it more punch. The snare could also be brought out more a bit. The guitars sound great but they are too loud. You can also use a highpass eq for the guitars to get rid of some of the mud. The silence and abrupt change in tempo at 1:38 doesn't sound right. The composition also sounds really generic and the progression stays the same throughout the entire track. Silence is good sometimes but too many sudden pauses make the listener lost and it ruins the pace of the track sometimes. I believe with a lot of practice you can improve a lot though! Don't give up!

Jxudo responds:

Thank you, really appreciate comments like these that actually give feedback. I made this track in about 2 hours. I have a tendency to release a track too soon for fear I may never finish it haha. I've been making music on here for 11 years yet I still don't really know how to do much of the advanced stuff. I'm self taught with most everything I know. Comments like these are very much appreciated. Thank you.

[Release]

Beautiful composition! I can feel the tension and the "need to let go" in this music. This is amazing, good luck in NGUAC!

potato-stick responds:

Thank you!

[Ahurac - ID (NGUAC 2020 Knock-Out Round Entry)]

I love it! It could feel a little generic but I don't mind. Good luck in NGUAC!

Ahurac responds:

Thank you! I'll try my best to sound more unique in the second drop when I'll finish it :)