chiptami's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[noogroove]

hey, your take of mixing chiptune and house (kinda i see elements) is really great. i really like the vibe im getting from this and i would imagine this actually being used in a platformer or a game of some sort. tho i would suggest you to try to master your songs so they could be at an optimum volume. it won't also hurt to try and see how many more instruments or sounds you can fit along with the melody itself to make it more fuller and wider you know. nice job!

[PotatoChip]

huh, if you actually did made all the samples in this song (minus the presets which i dont really mind), then great job for that. really intrigued towards the amount of genres you tried traversing to.

but the melody and the overall feel? the melody is honestly really dissonant and somewhat repetitive (listening to your other works, you probs intended it or just made it as such to show your sound design skills), but i really liked the parts where the melody changes (like 1:42, 2:53 and the rest of the end at 3:57) and its not just that loop i hear at the beginning.

but hey if you're aiming for that, then nice. add some hella fast paced drums and you could probably get something one would hear in an average madness animation. (dont get me wrong songs like this are great) that being said, its great to know you had fun making this!

Neboo responds:

Wow! This is a very detailed review, thanks!

In retrospect, I should have looped less and gone for a more non-repetitive approach, but I was really testing out the genre.

and the reason I mentioned the samples thing is because I never really do melodies and more stick to just bass/synth design, so I was really happy with how this turned out and wanted to clarify that

Glad you liked it!

[GlossiStar]

hmmm wearing headsets that pad is hella gritty, sort of messes up the song in the lower sections. try having it less grittier on that lower section and probably lower it down a bit. anyways, kind of like the idea of putting mixing in those 808s [1:16 and 2:05 i mean, they sort of sound like 808s] with chiptune, but i would suggest making that part longer instead of having it just come and go

other than what was mentioned earlier, everything is fine. really be giving me those action nes game vibe, if you know what i mean. good job on this

p.s. really like the parts where that bass would uhm, do that wubbing effect?? 2:30 is the one i mean. okay i'll go now

[The Force Of Destiny]

idk man think vinibuh078 is right, this song is quite boring. honestly even with the drums they all feel so slow, most probably because the drum pattern is all too simple, even for an edm song. hell the buildup, the one where drums get faster and faster bores me. speaking about the drums, its weird that sometimes the clap is quiet (ex. 1:36) and suddenly its loud. (ex. 2:18) i know you're trying to get more of an effect, but maybe do it after the buildup? or probably, dont do it at all and try to mix in the clap so its audible. the hats are pretty quiet too, maybe you can make it more faster or intricate to make the song a bit faster? if you want more of an effect, i suggest to use percussion to fill in the space.

as for what i liked about this song, i kind of liked that you decided to change it up a bit in the second half, switching up the sounds and the melody. sound design wise, synths are cool, especially the one at the first half. pianos are eh, you could've probably done more with it with a riff, but ey its okay ig. i also like the vibe of this song, a pretty chill dance song overall if that's where you're going for.

[Onward To Victory!]

hmm there's something that feels sorta off whenever the drum fills kick in, feels like the mix gets muddy whenever the fills arrive, but hey this honestly seems alright for a battle theme

Jxudo responds:

Thanks for the feedback!

[nightvorb]

damn, honestly feels like one of those spacey fever dreams or just getting high in general. this feels all so surreal, i really dig your style even though it doesn't really fall in line with the melodic stuff and all that. checking your other music, i'm interested to see where this is going. keep producing ideas in the meantime ig?

skenskys responds:

my music is pretty mediocre outside of gems like these
i am still learning stuff lol
anyway, glad you liked it dude (or dudette) :)