chiptami's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

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nice, what program did u used to make this btw, and how long have you been making music?

the song is fine really. nothing really special to it, but fine. the drop is pretty weak (like low energy) and it also seems to be clipping. add a limiter to it or decrease the volume of some of your sounds and that'll fix it.

as for getting scouted, maybe you should submit more songs? (try to improve while ur at it too, delve deeper into music production) looking at your NG portfolio, 2 songs isn't really enough to cut it. uploading old songs are fine too, just as long as they have some quality to it. also, try patching up your dashboard, make it look more authentic or whatever.

ok that's all from me. will be getting back to check up on you.

keep improving! delve deeper into music, try new things or whatever. have fun, and don't just do this to get your stuff on gd :/

Evanmooreofficial responds:

Thanks, making drops harder has been difficult for me a lot but I’ve only been making music for two years and am self taught. Thanks for the advice though definitely will use it (also I use ableton)

[WoolyScarf - Night View]

alright, so i see you're getting better at your melodies and making them less repetitive. a little advice tho; instead of having 4-bar loops, try extending your melodies to 8-bars or 16-bars, they'll provide for more variation to the ears. you're also finding your own leitmotifs and style too so that's nice!

as mentioned before, i didn't really feel a bassline in there. maybe instead of using a sub bass, use like an actual bass? there's gotta be a preset in lmms like that right? i think your mixing at the top to middle frequencies is actually pretty decent already, you still need to work on the bottom tho!

for your risers, i wouldn't recommend having the synth play ascending notes one by one if you know what i mean. if i'm not mistaken there should be a slide/pitch bend mechanism in lmms. use that, and your risers will be more smooth! (note that you could actually use that on the lead, bass, or on anything that you deem fitting)

your drums are getting better too; maybe if you added some hi-hats/percs/anything that occupies the higher frequencies on top of those snares and kicks, that would make your drum game even better!

well that's it from me. keep going and you'll be on your way to getting scouted on these parts!

DJ-Halit responds:

Thanks for reviewing!

Adding a melody going for 8-bars would be much better than doing a 4-bar melody. To be honest, that would've been a great idea.

I've actually added three basses. Maybe it's sub-bass I'm missing. Or I'm just missing more normal bass.

Not gonna lie, I did rush the build up a bit. I should add a riser.

Some hihats in the drums section would be nice. I don't think percs would be too great though. I tried experimenting with percs in before I released this song but it didn't sound very nice.

Thanks a lot for reviewing and I'll see you sometime soon! :D

[Happiness]

runescape is that you?

SpeedoRH responds:

bruh xD

[CQD]

...mind telling me the sound design in this?

Silios-Desai responds:

i do mind.

[WoolyScarf - Jitterclick(OMFG Style)]

ayyy i can definitely notice improvement in quality!

ur doing better on the drums, they're sounding a bit punchier. a cool thing to do would be to try "sidechaining" stuff to the kick, preferably sounds that are bass-y. (it's subjective so use ur ears) very nice of you to use mouse clicking as a percussion, a bit of eq could make it blend more with the snare, but i think it's good as it is. the drop was pretty empty, you should a new melody on top of the piano playing. (or maybe some sfx to keep it interesting, up to you what is it)

oh yeah one thing i didn't mentioned at my last review (i think so?) is that i recommend you to add some bassline to your song. it really fills up your song and makes it sound fuller, especially if ur listening to it on good speakers/headphones/earphones/etc. don't forget to eq the other sounds to make sure it doesn't clash with the bassline tho!

that's it from me. keep experimenting and keep grinding!

DJ-Halit responds:

Sorry I'm replying a little late, I had a live lesson.

I tried sidechaining in my previous songs but not in my recent submissions on NG. Adding a sidechain would be pretty cool.

I should add a new melody or some sound effects on the drop because I'm not gonna lie, that part was quite boring.

Adding a bassline would be pretty important. Personally, I think some sub-bass would be a nice effect.

Thanks for reviewing! :^)

[Flstudio 2020 Drink and dream]

ooo calliope :3

that's one nice sounding melody you got there, really reminds me of those hyperpop-ish songs. the song does get really muddy at 1;00-1;28, to the point where i couldn't get a taste of that sweet kick. try getting rid of them clashing frequencies, tone down that reeverb a bit, sidechain stuff to the kick if you have to, and this song's all good to go! :>>

lonce520 responds:

okay :3
thank you :3
i changed something
make the voice clearer :3
I feel better >:3

[Chillix]

-open hats at the beginning were pretty loud (in fact the closed hats were loud as well, you don't want your hats to be too loud tho)
*hey have you tried touching up on music theory yet? the melody at the drop felt pretty dissonant ngl
+that being said, i did liked the melody tho
-try adding a bassline to ur song. makes your songs sound more fuller that way! (cause ur song does feel a bit empty tho)
+really liked that you panned those sound effects (y'know that crowd shouting sound effect)
-you could probably do more with ur drums at the drops, use more hihats and percussions at the backbone of the drums.
+that being said, the kick and snare patterns are alright
-i wouldn't recommend leaving empty spaces such as 1;44-1;49 to make a buildup tho. maybe make the lead closer to the drop? that'll have much more of an effect

that would be all from me. it's good to see that you're trying. keep grinding ^-^

LinkCable responds:

I have made changes to the song, thanks for the tips!

[Vixere - First Step]

this seems pretty nice, with the sweet pitch bends and all that!

maybe add a breakdown section to extend the song

good luck on the game!

p.s. scouted you. this better not be a joke or i'm getting screwed

How2Bboss responds:

Thanks! And no, this isn't a joke… I'm actually making music for a game. I've already made 8 songs last month for the demo, but there's still much to do.

[The Angry Video Game Nerd Theme song remake haaha]

cool

remake anthony fantano's track review theme song next

i dare you

no i triple dare you

Juiceboi-PRO responds:

Aight I will soon

[funny]

what programs did you use to make this

CumulusX responds:

fl studio 20 https://www.image-line.com