Doublechindoge7's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Fallen Kingdom]

GUESS WHO'S BEEEEEEEEEEAAAACK?

So first of all, I can already hear you've taken my previous criticisms on board, the beginning feels like it progresses more and is simply more full. It's a little slow, but all to be effective. And then there's the fade-out, which is also great, but I feel it spends too much time with low volume and frequencies... I think there should be some more upwards tension so it's almost unnoticeable, but then suddenly speeds up.

This fade out REALLY made the drop hit harder, although I think the volume should've instantly jumped back for more of an impact instead of quickly transitioning... The drop is still alright, but the one piece of advice you didn't follow shows here, no backing to fill in the gaps. Still a nice drop...

Most of the problems with the first drop are fixed in the second drop, which is much faster and "full", although it could use some more unique sounds... Still you did better than most lazy dubstep makers who just make their second drop the same with a different drum loop, so good on you for that.

[Game Over]

Going into this I had a bad feeling, I don't know why, I just wasn't expecting much... By god I was wrong...

The drums hit hard, just about everything really has an impact, and it gives this track some real momentum! My first criticism is that it's a little too harsh on the ears at times, but that's really just a nitpick...

Then after the first segment, the mini-drop is pretty effective, but I have a few problems with it... I think there's a bit too much noise there, and as epic as all those powerful synths are, by combining them you've given yourself something tough to master and it sounds like everything's fighting for attention!

Then the drop, it's great! It sounds like Xtrullor's work, I love the chaotic sounds and all the variety! Still this drop is not without its flaws... I feel that it's a little too wet and a little too atonal, I do understand though that that's a tough balance, so It's not so bad. As well as that as cool as being chaotic is, it's not much use if it can't be understood; it's not incomprehendable, but it is a little annoyingly difficult to keep track of...

My last complaint: Sometimes the sidechaining is too strong and annoying
My last positive point: I love how you've used bitcrushing here!

Overall pretty solid.

punkerrr responds:

hey! thanks for the feedback! this track is 6 months old, i only just got around to upload it here haha, thanks for the feedback tho!

[Nepoticide]

This started out promising, but didn't really build much. The synths are nice, but they barely change and last the whole song. As well as that, as much as I don't mind this so much, other people will hate how your percussion is absolutely swallowed by the synths! You need to either adjust the volume of the drums and/or synths, or put sidechaining on your kicks and snares (Meaning making the volume of all other instruments is decreased whenever the thing in question is played and then re-increased afterward, making the percussion seem louder than it is from comparison)

[Toxic]

This is pretty good, but a little slow. I like the drop but it's pretty repetitive, which I don't think it should it should be since it uses pretty generic dubstep sounds. There's nothing wrong with using generic dubstep sounds, they're amazing, but used so often that now you need a good amount of variety or a unique twist to make what you're bringing to the table is new.

Also where did you get that singing from? I have definitely heard that before...

[VHS intro]

Dramatic and atmospheric, nice bassline, could do with some more variation. One sound I did like in particular was the bitcrushed "yaiy" kinda sound, I've heard it before, but here it seems especially loose, interesting and clean...

AliceMako responds:

It could but then it wouldn't be background music for an intro/intermission anymore i think :3

And funny you should mention, i've had this downsampler for years like it was one of the first couple of things i got after scoring a better "go to" compressor and limiter for my mastering chain and incidentally the first time in years i've used it modulated this blatantly.

Like normally speaking i'll just leave it passive on something set to very subtle in order to warm a sound up a bit or make it less obviously digital sounding etc.

[8-bit Battle/Boss theme (Slightly modernized)]

Just when I thought I was getting good at making 8-Bit music... =/ Well anyway, this pretty much serves its purpose for a soundtrack perfectly... A little too slow of a beginning, but it got its atmosphere down. A problem I see a lot with 8-bit music is that people don't often make their drops hard-hitting with powerful chords and snares, I think this is why Sky Summit is my best 8-bit themed song yet (In the opinion of me and my friends) They often fit the mood and sound nice, but don't really feel all too epic. Here I was expecting the same since it was slow, but got the mood down great, which most people who make that mistake do; but then the heavenly battle theme came blasting out powerfully and I was sold! You've done by having high release times and loud volume with the leading instrument while the background instruments sporadically try to fill the gaps!

JBeat2k9 responds:

Holy crap dude thank you so, so much!

I just went to check out your channel, and if anybody else here loves 8-bit, SERIOUSLY loyally retro sounding music, get your ass over there immediately!

Sky summit is awesome, but I LOVE the second battle theme for Card Battles of Carded Cardiness. Please keep up the awesome work, an d don't worry about not being trained in music theory! I'm self taught, too, and trust me, if I can bloody do it, so can you!

Thanks for the 4.5/5! :D

[Bells party]

This sounds real nice, Nice flow to it, nice percussion. Amazing atmosphere at the beginning and during the drop to distinguish it from the breaks. I only have 3 problems with this...

1. Sometimes the notes sound a bit... Off. It mostly works well, but sometimes the notes just don't sound right... Not a big issue.

2. There's a little too much detune on the bell, it's not jarring, but it's uncomfortable. Just a small thing again

3. This doesn't sound finished, don't get me wrong, what's there is great. Problem is, there just simply isn't a whole lot going on. There's only 3 tracks playing if I'm hearing right, although that doesn't mean it's bad, it does make it feel... Lacking...

Anyway, good luck with your FLS.

IyuriI responds:

Ok :D thanks)