timaeus222's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Illusion]

I'm not much of a trance person, but something I noticed was that after 0:26, there isn't a ton of melody going on. There could have been some textural shifts to add interest, such as removing the bass and having a tremolo pad with an evolving filter, or something as simple as an LFO on the filter resonance. Something else that could have been done is having a climax where you do use the melody again from the first 26 seconds. Hope that helps!

burningmagma responds:

Sure does, I'll do better next time!

[Deep Reactor Purge]

Nice evolving piece! Doesn't show off too much but it doesn't have to.

PixxlMan responds:

Thanks!

[Dust And Hope In The Wastelands]

Takes a while to get going, but I can see the intent here. Good job nailing the vibe! However, there is an audio glitch at 0:17, and the choir overtakes the piano when it comes in at 2:24. Try to watch out for when your instruments step on each other.

JThunderProductions responds:

I knew about the audio glitch when I posted it. I'll be tweaking it later. The Choir is supposed to overtake the at 2:24, or be around the same audio level. It was intentional!

[Canon in D (DJ F-infinity-X)]

To be honest, the drums up until 1:14 were not working at all. They were obstructing the Sytrus strings, real or not. Try to think about the purpose of each instrument in the mix. Drums are there to lend rhythm, not be in front, even in a Drum 'n Bass song. Even Drum 'n Bass songs have breakdown sections where the drums are a bit softer than the rest of the instrumentation. I think you can do much better than this. ;)

[Kaleidoscope - DJ F-infinity-X]

The bells in this mix seem a little dry. Maybe adding some wide reverb or stereo delay on them might have helped. This mix is also kind of repetitive with basically the same three notes playing over and over again in the square wave arpeggio (with some variation but not much).

When making songs, try thinking of ways to keep people listening. Listen to your own songs objectively and think about when a person might find a song would get boring. Then figure out how to keep their attention. ;)

[Lock On! - YASAKA]

The lead isn't as expressive as it could have been, as it was just a triangle wave with no vibrato, whether with a quick or slow attack curve, but everything else was pretty good. The snare is prominent.
Around 0:59, though, the kick seems to get lost in the reverb. The low passing hit at 1:20 was also a bit much in the highs for me, but that's alright.

You did a pretty good job with this overall though, keep it up. :)

[My Goodbye Dubstep Cover]

I usually don't like Dubstep. The non-Dubstep parts were fantastic. However, the dubstep sections actually weren't half bad. They're a bit intense, but I guess it depends on the person. I prefer Dubstep like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7eaUf AEFGg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVroBe vvhmM

Nevertheless, this was quite nice.

[No Substitute]

That's hilarious. Nice inclusions. :P

[Fairy's Fountain Loop]

Okay, time to be honest and not to fall for the soothing melodies.

The lead synth could be changed up to a softer one somewhere in the middle, but that's just preference. Also, it is just barely too loud as a lead. If its mix level were to be dropped by a marginal amount, it would allow the background choir aahs and bells to become less subdued.

Otherwise, quite nice, actually.

VGSongbird responds:

I was trying to keep them subdued, but I do see your point.
Thanks for listening. :)