AvizuraNG's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[On The Run V2]

Love this DnB-Trancy hybrid type of track.
Very good work!

[Supernova]

Please get some dynamics back in there. This is just a brick of sound.
Although it does sound like a track I would enjoy a lot. Very "Good-Looking"-esque.

Just a bit of a shame that it's been squashed so much, it just sucks all the life out of what would have definitely been an amazing track.

[Improv Songs - Retrased]

It's a bit predictable. I think you could make it more interesting by adding different melodies on top of the track. There's about 0:30 seconds of repetition and nothing happening. Nothing's changing or evolving. I think you did fine for a track made in 55 minutes though.

[-586rick- Theodore Bruno]

Good song. Those sounds really bring back memories of the PS1/N64 days. Especially that delicious hit sound.

That thing you did at 0:46 is very often done in Japanese dance pop music from the 90s and it really gives it that 'authentic' videogame sound.

I think the song is a bit too loud though. I'd like the 909 snare to really stick out. Those snares need to be reeeaaly punchy and compressed imo.

I hope this gets used in a game, because this is some really cool level-music you've got here. :-)

586rick responds:

Thanks for the review :)

[Disco Depths]

Hey that sounds pretty cool.

Only complaint would be that everything is just too loud and fighting for space. It sounds like the track is gasping for air.
The little synth at the beginning is very sharp, I'd filter a bit of those higher frequencies off to make it less sharp.

Compositionally it sounds interesting and not too repetitive. I like how you brought in those disco strings over the synth-sounds, creates a nice contrast.

[Dance Sector]

It's a bit quiet, try normalizing before uploading.

I think this would really work for a strategy or real time strategy game that is set in the future or a futuristic/sci fi setting. It sounds a bit distant, but vaguely action-oriented with those beats.

If you wanted to have a bit more action, you could mix in the drums and guitars much louder compared to the dreamy synths, or just eliminate some of the reverb and dreamy synths. But I think by not doing that, you've created something much more interesting. I could listen to this on repeat for an hour.

[Hollow Nights]

Very nice piece. Relaxing and emotive. You're creating a really interesting soundscape here. I like the low-tuned 80s snare.

I don't know about those hats though, they sound a bit too disjointed from the rest of the piece. As if they are on top of the actual track.

Also, I'd normalize the entire track before submitting it. By normalizing, nothing gets lost, it just literally becomes as loud as it can get without clipping or distorting.

But yeah it's a nice piece. Idk if this would work in a game with the voice samples around 2:38, but on it's own it really works as one of those tracks that you would put on and just get lost in thoughts with.

ZaneLittle responds:

I appreciate the feedback! Thank you!

[endK - Sphere Assault]

Very cool VGM piece with DnB beats. There was a lot of variation and kept me interested throughout the whole piece.

Little nitpick:

There was one synth that I didn't like which is the saw-synth at 1:18. It has a bit too much on the high frequencies.

Overall I'd suggest lowpass filtering any high frequencies you don't need in the track, so it sounds less muddy in the highs. It will make the whole track sound rounder and a bit more polished, I think.

Still a pretty cool piece. I think it would fit right in an intense battle sequence.

endKmusic responds:

Hey!
Yeah, that ravy synth. I did cut / lower the highs though - sounded even more harsh by default.
Thanks for the review and suggestions!
Glad you dig it. ;D