AvizuraNG's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Solarwind]

I feel like this could be a 70s punk anthem or something, it really has that kind of vibe to it. But then mixed with Drum N Bass elements. Really interesting!

I would work a bit on the mixdown, it sounds like there's a lot of overlapping elements. Try to build your tracks by fitting every element in it's own frequency range (giving every element it's own place).

In terms of uniqueness, you have a lot to offer. I mean, how often do you hear high shivering strings in a slamming DnB track? Keep it up!

Skybrid responds:

Got it. I'll take your advices, thank you! I really glad you enjoined that, I am doing my best ;)

[A Static Soul]

The overall mixdown sounds a little bit messy, how much did you compress the overall track?
Or maybe you like the sound of it, but then I would add some parallel compression on the elements that you want to be compressed instead of compressing the master.
But if you want to have it loud, I would look into "soft-clipping", which is basically what all the big DnB producers use to get their stuff loud (from what I've learned).

There's a bit of mid frequencies that I'm missing, right now it sounds like it's mostly bass and treble with a scoop in the mids, while this might sound cool on your speakers, there's a lot of sound-systems (phones, mp3-players or hi-fis) that add bass, treble and compression to the sound, so if you're mixing down your track it would be better to keep the sound fairly neutral.

(So I wouldn't go for the hi-fi sound, but for a more neutral sound)

I really like the synths you programmed for this track. I'm a big fan of FM-basslines, what did you use for that?
The overal "flow" of the track is very nice, super catchy. The beat fits perfectly with the rest in the track.
Clearly there's a lot of attention to detail, with all the little fx and sounds in the background. It keeps me engaged. And you're doing this with only one motif essentially, good job!

SilentShadow97 responds:

Compression wise I've compressed (Fruity Limiter) certain instruments/synths separately depending on what I felt needed it and popped a maximizer (Maximus) on the master, maybe I was messing with the mids a little too much. Glad you liked it overall, these are the types of comments that mean a lot to me, thank you! :)

[Modulation Error]

I like it when the bass kicks in. Very catchy!
Nice mix-down too. That drop is so catchy that I'd love to hear it come back one more time before the song ends.

You might want to introduce some of that stuff earlier or shorten the intro.
48 seconds might be a bit too long of a period to catch the attention of the listener (that's often when I see people losing attention).

[Purity 1]

Those ornaments are very baroque-esque. You really seem to like them don't you?
Sounds nice though. I feel like this would work well in a dramatic scene.

In terms of execution, I'd say it sounds a bit too static, some slight tempo changes might make it sound more natural (usually it speeds up and slows down, almost as if the music is "breathing") and give it even more emotional impact.

I'd also watch the levels before they hit the limiter (or compressor, idk) so the music gets more headroom and sounds less squashed.

This is just my constructive criticism, but overall I liked it a lot. Great use of counterpoint (I had to spend the entirety of last school-year learning about counterpoint .. so I recognised it right away, haha. You're better at it than I am.)

[-Adventure Ahead-]

The mixdown sounds a little bit too cluttered it seems and I miss a bit of high end. But great as always. Love the overall energy and texture (orchestral + synths with bouncy beats). I'm glad to see you bringing these out so regularly. I really enjoyed Glorious Morning, back in the day. Keep it up!

Waterflame responds:

Thank you! It might just be me personally. I like high-end a bit less than most people. But im trying to literally get back up there so its generally more even.

[Deadbeat]

Very cool!
I'd go easier on the highend though.

[KKS - 05]

Damn

It's hard to vote 0 on something that doesn't suck at all :S

KKSlider60 responds:

Why hard? :3
Let numbers and their superfluous systems slip away like soap ^^
KKS

[Rayman Origins - The Forest]

decent

It's a bit 90s styled.
But it also sounds a lot like it's made on a cheap keyboard.
Try using higher quality/ more realistic vst's & sf2s.
I liked what you did at: 0:45

Still I didn't really like Rayman Origins a lot, the ending was dissapointing and it was all a bit too slapsticky.
I hope they're gonna work on a Rayman 4 soon.

~Avizura

[Yoshi's Island - Invincible]

Nice vibe!

Nice vibe, I like how it goes faster.

But I don't think the pizzicato works, you've gotta put it an octave higher.

Then later on, it get's better, you add more and more.

It has a nice structure, but I was hoping for a breakdown.

Overall, I think it's a nice track.

~Avizura

MyVGworld responds:

Oh a breakdown. Totally forgotten.... That was my plan! indeed that would have made it better.

Thanks for the review

[Rayman2 Techno]

shit

Notes are off, tempo is way off, that techno beat is aweful, the sounds are crappy.

This is one of the worst songs on Newgrounds.