TeraVex's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[-Encounter-]

Ayyy congrats on front page! Looove this track! Melody is really catchy, and I love the Sega Genesis-esque synths, I'm a sucker for this kind of production! Really really great mix, lots of dynamic contrast and melodic variety which keeps the piece really engaging through the 4:45 runtime! Favorite part was probably 2:44 when the piano and orchestral came in. I'm just a sucker for piano and orchestral elements. Amazing!

Preds responds:

Thank you! Glad you liked it. I think making a Videogame-Orchestral song was a good idea haha. Again, thank you for the awesome words!

[Aveon - Decennium]

Nice tune! Love your sample choices especially at :42! Be weary of your levels though, I hear some compression artifacts from :42-1:09! It's not necessarily too loud, it's just your compressor is working so hard to keep it below a certain threshold that it's causing noticeable distortion! But that's the only weird thing that stuck out to me! I liked the beat a lot!

AveonMusic responds:

Thank you for your support! This was an experimental song I have been working on when I am usually out of ideas, so I just combined a sound dumb and created this. Anywho, thank you for your support <3

[Astral - Nutcracker]

Actually one of the better Nutcracker remixes I've heard this year! Great mixing, dynamically and frequency wise. Love your sample + patch choices, really really great! Love it!

Astral7 responds:

thank you very much brother!

[Aveon - Signal]

I feel the Halloween edginess from this! Like the percussive loops you use, they're quite nice! I especially like the samples @ :30! I really liked when all of the elements came in at :59, but the snare sample seems to be of lower quality in comparison to the rest of the patches/elements. Just somethin that caught my attention! Also, interesting choice for an ending! I like the glitch-esque ending idea, I definitely wasn't expecting that! Good beat!

AveonMusic responds:

Again, thanks for the support! I would agree, my drums are still a bit fuzzy, since I usually try to focus more on melody other than compression. Anywho, I'll focus more on the drums and percussions next time!

[Wishing Well]

I like the melody and lyrics, they really tell a story! The hook is quite nice as well! It kind of gives me a sort of nursery rhyme vibe. The mixing is a little odd though, my left ear gets a whole bunch of vocals but my right ear doesn't get much at all. I'm not sure if it's intentional or not but if so, interesting choice! Good tune!

Karmakosm responds:

Hey thanks for your review, yeah thanks i didn't know, it was knob goof. fixed it, have a good one!

[Calm Seas]

I like the vibe, it's realllly quiet though! Maybe adding a compressor/expander would help that a lil bit!

MusicByMoMo responds:

Thank you! Yeah, I noticed that my past few songs have been very quiet and I've been trying to fix it. I'll try those methods for my next song!

[Ilysian - Moss]

I LOVE this. The mellow lo-fi-esque intro into the beautiful drop is such a good vibe! Dynamic contrast is a wonderful attention as well! I love the synth that comes in at 3:15, so wonderful. Really, really great piece! Excited to hear your future pieces :)

Ilysian responds:

AAHH !! thank you so much !

[Aggressive]

That's a thiccc bass! I like your extreme dynamic contrast!.. It might be a little too sudden for some ears though. Be weary of levels! I feel like it's a little too loud and a little harsh on the ears, turning the gain down a dB or 2 might fix that though! Also, to add on to dynamics, I feel like this tune is at 10000% all the time (I know it's called Aggressive but this might just be personal taste here). It may be nice to add a little melodic intro to it to build up to the drop so it's more impactful instead of the drop being just the entire song. I like your wub patches though, classic dubstep! Good stuff!

MK-Music responds:

the VIP is coming
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[2019 - NativeMaker]

Nice piece! I love your piano sounds, they are wonderful! I like that reverse sounding sample you use throughout the piece! The countermelody that comes in around :45 has a little bit of dissonance against the main flute which I'm unsure is intentional or not, but it does sound better by itself around the 1:20 mark. I like that sample/effect you use at the end of the piece, it's quite pleasant to the ears! Great stuff!

NativeMaker responds:

Well i try my best but the problem is always a little things 😆 I will some experience since 1 years ahahaha 😄

[Peppy]

Wow, just wow. Absolutely incredible! Melody is incredible, mixing and synth choices are straight up fuckin amazing and there's just so much good about this. What a treat to the ears, and ugh that CHORD PROGRESSION! So good, I can't even put into words how good this is. Great job!

SkaydenMusic responds:

I really appreciated your opinion on my song, thank you so much :D. The mix isn't perfect 'cause I'm a beginner in that domain x). The chord progression was inspired by "Dark Cat - Bubble Tea" and the intro (ambience piano that becomes the music) by "Xtrullor - Catharsis"
Thx again for your feedback, it was really pleasant to read <3 I hope you'll like the next two tracks of my EP :)