Sequenced's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Party Cycle]

believe or not, the mixing wasn't half bad. just a lack of bass in general.

i don't know if u noticed, but at 1:50 your hihats started a bar late after that section.

the melodies are fine, the arrangement could use more work.just adding stuff on top of each other every 8 bars won't do much. mess around with automation, filters, fx, etc... make the background interesting enough so that the transitions are very smooth-like.

yeh thats about it for this one

Everratic responds:

Thanks. I'll go back to the mastering file and increase the bass with parmetric eq 2.

The hi hat pattern that started a bar late was intentionally placed there. I heard other artists do it, so I decided to try it.

I thought changing the song every 8 bars was enough variation. I definitely see what you mean, I could have messed with random automation clips to change the sounds of things.

Thank you for the review! Good luck with your ngadm round 3 track.

[The Best Song I Ever Made]

ur so talented

Quarl responds:

*blush

[Deflect]

your dynamics are flat lined as hell bro. wat da hell did u do with your mastering? lel

your melodic ideas are solid. god those intro percussions were so authentic.

your mix has a lot of mid. don't hear a lot of bass really. i'd suggest taking another hour just to look through it for your final mix.

melodically everythin is great man. sorry for being so picky :)

garlagan responds:

Hey man thanks a lot! I always seem to have problems with the mid freqs.
Also I have a problem: I kinda like flat dynamics. Help me.
I'll probably go back to it later. Right now could make things worse lol

[The Approaching Storm]

you know my reviews are honest. so now i won't sugar coat anything.

in reality, this track is boring. nothing ever really happens. if you want to make a dance track, you have to make it have energy. make the crowd go wild over it, that kind of thing. look up music by mat zo for reference.

your atmosphere is kind of bland as well. all you got is a bass and some bell sound. don't be afraid to put in some sort of pad or FX every couple bars. remember, never underestimate the power of reverb and delay!

i know you can do better this. put a lot more effort next time!

Everratic responds:

I agree with you. I focused too much on the melodies and forgot to work on the atmosphere. Also, I spent less than 6 or 7 hours on this song because I got impatient. I think it would be a good idea for me to create FX in a new project, save them as mp3 files, and add them to my sample collection for easy use in the future.

[Right On Time]

the overall mixing really hindered your song. if you put in more time into that, the whole quality would jump tenfold.

your melodic ideas were solid. i loved your style of vocals and the use of panning.

thats my review.

Kor-Rune responds:

Thanks! I'll be sure to work on my mixing! I was definitely not sure about that clean guitar, kick or snare. ATROCIOUS

[NGADM Round 1]

that piano swag

Acid-Paradox responds:

Swiggity Swaggity Swag

[Ira de Deus Mechanicus]

really impressed actually. your percussion rhythms were spot on. wish your snare was louder.

left 1 start out cause the mix felt a bit odd. its clean and everything, but just the way you EQ'd it, along with the way you stereoized everthing was weird.

[Shapeshifter (N G A D M '14)]

honestly, your melodic ideas for this track would sound so much better in a bonobo-like style. just look him up and you'll know what i mean.

that snare really bugs me. its overused and doesn't fit at all with the way your sounds work. a more punchier heavy metal snare would work wonders. don't be afraid to add percussion like toms with a triplet rhythm with pan on them. I kept wanting to hear those on your mean chorus but you never included it.

very good quality overall. most of the shit i mentioned was just me being picky because of my fucking ubertrained ear, but thats just me.

good luck foo

Kabalist responds:

I've listened to bonobo, so I know what you're talking about, but I think I've got some sort of thing going on with this track.

About the snare, I think it's a matter of opinion. I've tried out a load of different samples, but this one just really did the trick this time. You're totally right about the percussion-thing, though. Might add some today.

Thanks for the constructive review.

//Kabalist.

[Future]

here is a tip that will greatly up your producing skills by 110%.

the drums should always be louder than the synths.

Pandasticality responds:

alright, il note that, i made the pads a bit louder cuz i felt like it gave the drop more depth.
hope you liked it regardless.
- Pandasticality

[The NS Warbringer]

This is actually really good.

+1

LunyAlex responds:

Much appreciated!