chiptami's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Late evening groove]

random notes? wdym random notes? this just seems like your average improv jazz player to me. (jkjk no hate improv jazz players ur cool) it might get you some nice tunes like the beginning at ;14-;38, or just a bunch of random notes like ;57-1;06.

it's nice to see some experimenting tho. good job!

btw what were those labs instruments you used specifically? want to use them for meself too :3

Dominuus responds:

I used the LABS smooth chorus wurli and the LABS super rare groove piano!!

[stars]

+ piano at the beginning sounds like linkin park. i like linkin park
+ the parts after the piano sounds like keygen music. i like keygen music. i like using keygens too (jkjk don't use them)
+ i like the composition and melody of this whole song, especially at 1;22-2;02
* the volume doesn't seem consistent looking at the waveform. master it maybe? it's not really that big of a deal tho just so you know
- not a big fan of the drums thooo. needs sum hihats if you know what i'm saying

overall

stars

Typewriter7051 responds:

yo thanks for the feed back dude :)

[Maphacks In Dota 2 Song]

ahh yes dota 2

stopped playing a lot time ago

as to whether it's a good or a bad thing

it's up to you

songs lit btw. can't sing out the tune as i don't got the house alone. needs more bass thoooo

HarraH responds:

true story? yep well i got banned for 20 years must be a turn on to them

[WoolyScarf - Minion(OMFG style)]

hey, this is a bit more bearable! i won't review much on composition as we can worry about that later, so i'll just talk about the technical stuff.

is there any way you could play around with the effects in lmms? (limiter, reeverb, eq, etc.) it seems that you do have a basic understanding for effects considering that reeverb and delays were used in this song. for the reeverb, i will say that you need it to be subtle, as having too much would cause a muddy aftereffect. the voicy synth sounds too dry though. (as in no reeverb)

a limiter is important if you want to limit your sound to a certain volume. (don't use it in situations were just lowering it down would do the trick, it can cause some distortion if poorly used) if you can see in the waveform newgrounds gives you, the parts where your song is building up (;49 and 2;16) are parts that are more louder than the other parts. adding a limiter would do just fine right there! (add it to the master bus tho) this is also essential for mastering your song to make it loud without getting it past 0db (which clips if your song does get past it, but some dynamics could be lost if used in excess)

as for the eq, there should be a visualizer in the plugin that allows you to see the waveform of the sound its on. for example, the square pad. it has tons of sound from the low end to the high end. the low end of the square pad will clash a lot with the lower sounds in the song, so you would need to eq that out. since it's all a matter of feel and ears, i suggest you to check out a tutorial on how to mix.

as for your sounds, maybe you should search for free sample packs, vsts, or soundfonts to get your sound past the default ones lmms gives you. (it's not bad to use default sounds, although it's like going with the default skin in minecraft) my suggestions would be surge and helm for synth vsts, arachno soundfont, korg ag-10, or sgm-v2.01 for midi soundfonts, and the sample packs you could search out yourself for those edm drums. (be safe though you wouldn't want any viruses)

really liked the cute voicy synth you made! how did you make it actually? is there a plugin in lmms that lets you do that? that's all from me, wouldn't want to go too far into things, but you are getting the hang of it. good job!

p.s. "omfg style" is more like bounce or glitch-hop, but house works too ig

DJ-Halit responds:

Thanks for reviewing! I've never really considered looking into reverb effects, or equaliser effects but I will look into it later.

You're right, I should find better plugins. As it is, the plugins in LMMS aren't so great. Some of them are ok, some of them sound pretty boring. I'll look at those sample packs you were talking about.

I should also add a volume control on the drop too.

When you are saying "voicy synth", do you mean the talkbox? If so, I just recorded a sample of my own voice and put it into the AudioFileProccessor plugin, then I just made my melody in the piano roll. Maybe it could do with some effects like helium or robot effects. Maybe that's what you mean by the voice synth being dry.

I might take like, 1 or 2 weeks to evaluate on your feedback. I'll try to come back with a better song. Thank you so much, you're helping me improve! :^)

[WoolyScarf - Cookies]

not bad, at least it's better than my music when i was younger

gotta' brush up on your audio stuff thoooo, this song right here is clipping a lot

good luck on your album vro!

DJ-Halit responds:

Thank you so much for reviewing! Next time, I might turn down the audio of the song a bit more. I personally think the white noise effect isn't the greatest as well. I will also try to improve my skills in LMMS. I'm gonna release a song on Saturday, tomorrow. I've tried making it in the style of OMFG. Be sure to check it out! Again, thank you for reviewing, I will try to evaluate my song from your given feedback. Also, thanks for the luck on the album! :p

[Sochax-joyland]

this ain't half bad tho. please do improve

SochaxTunes responds:

i didn't see this coming thaanks dude for cheering me i appretiate that i will do better next time

[🚀 BLASTEM 🚀]

you're getting there with all them chaotic 100 gecs sounds, all this needs is a really sick 808 bass, this song needs it. even if you did added one, it's hella weak. keep grinding king!

xxxZigZagxxx responds:

<3 <3 <3 <3

[Vista Sounds - Lauded Lilt]

+ liked the vibe and the whole structure of this song, brings out that happy feeling, like mario?
+ bass lookin' kinda sick there
- maybe tone down the reeverb there? sounds a bit muddy at parts
- the sax or whatever is playing is wayyy too high. maybe put it an octave down
= just my suggestion, but maybe add some ghost notes to make it more funkier? ooo also try messing with the slides. (also known as the pitch bends) you'll get a lot of good vibes when you use it right ;)

Vista-Sound13 responds:

Your suggestions sound very nice, I should keep that in mind! At least you like the song, so thanks for reviewing!