death2go's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Exit Strategy]

like the feel of the song! gives like a almost older newgrounds vibes.
i do feel that the drums could be mixed a little better and could use a little variation to give a sense of progression in the song. and the song itself starts to feel a little repetitive after a while. its not that big of an issue on this song but do consider sprinkling more variation in it!
other than that its pretty nice!

~Keep it up

TheBlackbyrd responds:

Thank you for the feedback. I've been trying to figure that part out but its been kinda hard. I'll definitely keep that in mind, though.

[Fly Away]

sounds a bit too crunched and the original synth feels a bit out of place for the rest of song.
i feel like a change of instrumentation and a remastering would make this song 20x better!

SpartanlordPDG responds:

Yeah i know this one isn't really my best. It was kinda rushed because I felt like I had to make as many tracks as possible with the inspiration that I had. Thanks for the feedback!

[Crystal Chorus]

this is pretty relaxing, though if i were you i would maybe lower the piano down a bit to match the synth because compared to that it is fairly loud, i would also consider trimming the silence at the end. i cant give a reason why but it just bothers me when i leave too much silence at the end of a song!
anyways keep it up!

nbburns responds:

Thanks for the input~ Also yeah I meant to trim the silence hahah

[Area 6 (Radian Guard OST)]

doesn't sound like a good place to "Chill"
this song sounds cool as hell though, perhaps it couldve been better if the thing that sounds like a distorted guitar was slighty quieter and the piano brought up about 8%?
good job man! keep them coming!

AED4 responds:

I don't know why but somehow I had completely missed this review >< Anyways thanks a lot ^^!

[Firestride]

Thanks for messaging me about the review because honestly kinda forgot about it :/ college preparations and job has got my mind occupied!

First off, Damn that sounds amazing! it provoked an energetic yet calming vibe throughout the track, and gave off that oldish newgrounds feel (in terms of Djjanner i got some cosmic dreamer vibes off of it, i know its not as aggressive but idk, the ways the drums were done and the little growly bass in the background kinda gave that impression to me) theres nothing that really needs to be refined, however since im trying to make a meaningful review i can give suggestions.

at the beginning the im not sure what flute Vst you are using but it feels like is vibrato is way too forced, as in very dramatic and heavy, maybe like turn it down about 30%? and maybe slightly decrease the attack by about 10%?

At 1:30 it all sounded really great! but i feel like it can be even better if you had a soft running instrument in the background going somewhat with the melody!

i feel at about 2:55-3:00 ish that the filters were too sudden, as if there were gonna be another 4 measures but idk, not really an issue but i didnt expect it to stop like that.

now as i was listening the first time you had my attention completely until about 3:45, i feel like it sounded too much like the other melodies earlier in the song and didnt hook onto me much, maybe add some saucy notes or something to make it more refreshing!

Now is the part where i compliment almost every moment in the song...

the strings at 1:12 1:20 were amazingly done where they werent blaring at you but were just loud enough to add a layer of movement and intensity!

the breaks at 2:14 and 3:01 are pretty fucking breathtaking! like if you want to go for another genre you should try cinematic/ orchestral stuff because i feel like you would do really well for it!

i love the transitional key change at 2:38 the smoothness of it caught me off guard and i was like "did he just raise that semitone?!" and then i was like "yeah he raised them semitones!"

the choir coming in around 3:12 was executed absolutely flawlessly and how they just fade back withing the track was just fantastic!

loved this song alot and hope you continue making stuff like this because you are really talented in this!

Fake score chart
creativity 4.5/5
mixing/mastering 5/5
instrumental choice/use 5/5
enjoyability of the track 5/5
emotional scale: Up
eggs 5/5

anyways looking forward to more stuff from you!

AED4 responds:

Well, that's a review and a half O_o. Thank you so much! The fact that you managed to find enough time from your busy schedule makes it even better :)

The flute vst is a free one called Sonatina Flute, which, despite being pretty great unfortunately doesn't have vibrato control :P

I agree that the breakdown at 3 min mark feels too sudden, I guess I could've used more risers / falls to make the transition a bit more natural.

And yeah I was afraid that the section starting at 3:45 did feel a somewhat boring compared to the rest of the track.

Thank you again for such an informative review. Really how could I not keep going after so motivational reviews :)

[Runner2 remix - The Cloud Welkin]

I really love the use of percussion in this and it has a really nice calming feeling, an ethereal kind of emotion, like as if I’m running on clouds. It is nicely mixed and is overall an amazing remix! Maybe add more variation to the melody or find a way for it to be slightly less repetitive, but that isn’t too much of an issue as it doesn’t feel to dragged out. I hope you get your pc fixed so you can make more music because you have a lot of talent! Keep it up!

ganon95 responds:

yea there were some things i wanted to do with this that would have made it less repetitive as some of these sounds were just placeholders.

[Wings of Jade]

holy tits my dude this is astounding! i cant even pull this off in a month, hell, i have a song ive been stuck on for 7 months now, and dont have that much to show for. you have some amazing talent and i cant wait to see what you'll do with it! on terms of criticism one thing you can improve is the snare at 2:50 - 3:10 it feels too sudden with its release, i would think a snare with a tail of sound at the end would be more effective at captivating the listeners minds with the visual of a winged being waving them off before departing up into the skies.
hope to see more from you soon!

AED4 responds:

Thanks for reviewing ^^!

I got lucky with this one, it isn't exactly the norm for me to complete a track in a day or less, unfortunately:P

Also, i can't take all credits for this, a good amount goes to my dear friend caffeine ;)

[The Lights]

getting nice chill vibes from this track, i feel like this needs a tad more sub bass still ( but im starting to think its my headphones atm so let me know if thats the case!) maybe take a little bit off the treble end on the track maybe add a tiny bit to mid-sub range, (take that with a grain of salt cuz i barely understand mixing) overall a fantastic track worthy of 5 stars! keep up the great work!

RyanBlaneyOfficial responds:

Thanks for the feedback. There's quite a lot of sub song, it could possibly be a headphones problem. If you check the Audio Spectrum on the YouTube video, there is a constant spike, and the Twitch effect only happens with sub.

[Please]

Like the intro bassline though i feel the snare needs a tiny bit of reverb and i find the quick transition at 0:12 a bit to dramatic. Also, i find the high hats not fitting to this as much as i would like, another note is once the vocals fade out at 1:00 you should make it decrescendo or fade out of the phrase, and the chords carried through most of the song could use a little more variety to it, i feel its a 4 bar phrase but maybe try an 8 bar phrase, it will make it feel more varied throughout the track, other than that its a pretty good short track, the vocal sample go with the track pretty well! keep it up!

Psilenth responds:

Ya i got lazy on the line automation