Daydream-Anatomy's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Time Shift Redux]

Love the sound and melody of the introsynth. Kick feels panned to the right? unless you're doing special effects most people steer clear of panning production.

Mix got a little muddy in part, EQ might help this, but nice videogame melodies, nice track overall, be it a bit short.

xracecar responds:

The filesize runs on an old Amiga 500/1200 and it only allows the instruments to be panned left/right. Yeah, I have some crappy headphones so mixing this was kind of a pain in the butt. The track was only short to avoid major repetition.

[Season Runaway]

First synth, that covers a lot of it, 10 in ownard. lower the effects on the drums at the song goes along.

Either sharpen your vocals to sit in the song better, taking off fx, and at least moving them else where, it sounds like muffled nothing. Sometimes you ahve to eq or sidchange a track to accomidate vocals.

Couse this is how a lot of lofi stuff so if you're satified with overpower vocals that are incohereent,

If you set on going for this super lofi effect, play with it gradually getting worse and being more clean in places, haven't it all rough is just grating. If you're drawing influence from silent here, you're on the write track, but it's not quite there.

Luck for you on bandcamp you can fix songs anytime you want and just replace them.

I'd say try listening to it without the vocals, or takign some elements out so it doesn't sound to busy.

That's just my opinion and my main gripe. If this track is how you want it, just ignore me, I thought it was already, it reminded me of 00' horror survivor stuff, so that's pretty cool you almost nailed that vibe. Nice strong drums. A better mix on the guitar would be nic, there' sjust so much noise bleeding nto other stuff. You have the outlines of something that could be really great.

I've never been a fan of this type of lofi, so excuse my bias please.

-strat

CarvelsCake responds:

this is interesting opinion,thank you !

[Animu]

Yea, yea, I could naruto run to this

Hikari responds:

This is what I Naruto run to exclusively.

[-Miami Hotline 2- Vol.2]

Pretty sick, my friend and I are working on a hotline inspired track.

This would be good bg music, but stand alone it's a little a tad boring, but you nailed the sound.

Demonicity responds:

PM me!
we can discuss it there'

also thank you for your feedback mate :3

[{dj-N} Wubalubadubdub]

DJ-N out of nowhere, I thought you were gone from NG for good.

Track is fire btw.

[Withering Tree WIP]

Piano needs a bit more velocity, dynamics, unless you were goin for that kind of tone in it. Just a personal preference. If it wasn't a loop I'd say removed or change the first clap, it doesn't sit well in the mix for me until the piano comes in, maybe clone it, thin it, add reverb, but only for the first clap hit in the loop, and maybe automate it to become full, that could be really cool, but without trying it in the daw it's just an idea.. Claps slightly loud too, I like the synth you chose for the arp, very snesy/cavestory sounding.

There's a lot of room in the highend, but if you want a loop that's not too busy it's fine, the low ends really full with that piano though, seems odd, but just personal preference.

Overall I could see it being used commercially, I'd look into genesis pianos, or e pianos (fmdrive 2616 [or is it 2612?] is my favorite) and the like, it might fit the arp's better, not overpower it in the low end and clash less with the tone, maybe play with a bit crusher on it. Maybe play with a bit crusher or very slight overdrive on the clap, very sublle though, the clap just feels a little thick in the mix to me.

Overall I think it's good as is, just throwing thoughts and ideas out there as I have them, and it's been looping flawlessly as I've been writing this, so no complaints, just some suggestions. You're free to disagree with me of course, I've never had the greatest ears for mixes. Hope you like the review anyway, returning the favor^^

-strat

ADR3-N responds:

Thanks for the full critique, much appreciated, especially in the state the mix is in, and the ideas you have are written in a way I can sort of get where you're going. That's rare. :)

The low end /is/ really full, now that you mention it. A lot of sub under that piano, which I do need to automate... Though I do like the sort of plodding along feeling it gives. The opening melody is in the bass, with the arp as the accompaniment. I know few people write that way. Granted, I'm weird. I'll have to give a second or third look, then check out some of those pianos you mentioned. I designed the sound of this one myself in Massive though

Thanks for the tips!

[Domyeah - Insane Speed]

The first wub was way to slow and rough, I'd trade it out for a sub bass if I wear you, but the one that comes in later is awesome, might be the same one, but it's faster, doesn't feel like it takes up too much space in the frequency like the intro slow wobble. Great arps, I don't have any complaints about the mix, only the first wub.

[Electrical Assassin]

I have a feeling you need stronger kicks, I liked this more, but the vocoded sample was too harsh/toowet/too loud, couldn't even understand it.

The industrial electrical synthy sounds were pretty groovy.

ADR3-N responds:

I agree. The sample wasn't that great -- though the accent could be part of why it's so hard to understand. I made it with a delay, too, so that may also play a role. Thanks for the review!

[Urban Vibe]

I liked this one more, but that kick is way too busy for such a chill track, it's also way too dry. I'd try some variation, and work on the percussion, otherwise I'd remove the kick entirely and make it a short loop. Not bad though.

-strat

ADR3-N responds:

I was thinking I might redo this and push the kick into the background. Only problem is, the kick is actually the bassline. A lot of experimenting going on basically. I'm glad I got at least a few things right though.

[Voltage]

That snare's slippery, should've topped it off with another one, the song covers the low end pretty well, but there's so much room to play around in the intro with some noises to make it less repeditive, it's something I'd hit the skip button on.

What does come in for the mids isn't too pleasant, really it had the potential to be a really chill track, I think you could it tons better with some reworking.

-strat

ADR3-N responds:

Thanks for the quick critique. This one was another experiment -- mostly just feeling out different oscillators. Could use, like you said, some reworking on the break. I did have two different snare samples I tweaked, reversed, and compressed a bit. I've always had trouble getting them to shine though.

I'd say it's more something to listen to while doing something else, like focusing on a racing game.