sternstaubkind's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[BurgeraX: Wiggly [Glitch Hop]]

solid song. nice feel to it. i only think ou should turn down the peak of the kick drum and add more punch (mids and tail) to it, and maybe use some more mid-centered synths (in terms of frequency range) for the drop to fill it more, feequency wise. also, tey adding some cymbals. they'd add even more flow :D

EruptionMusic responds:

thank youuu<3

[Pirates of the Garageband [Final]]

i really like this. i used to work with garageband too, before i switched over to fl studio.
i don't think garageband is bad, it's just the limitations it forces on you. e.g. no means of compression, EQing or editing ASDR envelopes manually. which are the only things i'd criticise for this song, but since these weren't applied due to the software's limitations, it won't change mybratung of this work. nice job!

JessieYun responds:

Hello dreamless,

Thank you very much for the comment. Glad you liked the track!

[Engine - Yes]

nice tune! pretty funky, i really like it! feels good to see a catchy song on here every now and then :D
the only things i'd look into would be:
- you have a beat with swing. apply that to chords and melody as well!
- add a few more changes very four or eight bars to keep the listener interested
- add a bit of sidechaining for the drums

Engin3music responds:

hello there! thank you for your feedback! i only made this for fun so writing an entire mega-melody was not on my mind at the time. i understand what you mean about the swing. and there is sidechain in this song, i just suck ass at sidechaining.

i will certainly keep your feedback in mind when i am working on my next melodic track. thank you so much for this feedback! and thanks for listening!

-Engine

[Corkscrew and SyrenMusic - Rebound (Remix)]

solid song with good structure. if you want to improve this, i'll leave some critique in the following:
- try making the drums tighter, especially the kick. maybe apply a transient processor to help accentuate the peak rather than the tail
- the compression is very harsh. try turning down the preamp and make the compression ratio a bit gentler
- the crash or fx at 2:00 is a little too loud. probably also because of the compression
- the tone at 2:45 does not fit at all. pitch it a little to match the key of the song
- work on the transitions when changing tension (is also linked to the compression)

Astedroid responds:

Jokes on you, that time me didn't know a fuck about how to fix stuff lol

[Sisyphean Task]

Your composition needs some improvements overall:
- turn down the e-piano and the synths
- put some more bass on the main kick-ish(?) sound, but don't overdo it
- use subtle effects for transitioning to the next changes in the song
- turn down the overall volume of the mix and/or look at your master limiter
- to make the explosion effect near the end hit better, like i said, look at the your overall dynamics of the song (-> limiter on master track)

but i have to say that
- once the song builds up a bit, i like the overall installment quite much
- the harmony and everything fits
- the choice of instruments is good
- hec, you even included voice samples.

good job for your first published thing.

[I AM STEVE (Voice Commercial)]

i like this so much :D

just try to get the fx samples in a but better audio quality, the mix xlipping and like i said, try not to cut the reverb off :3

if you need some electronic music or similar some time, contact me (or listen through my profile) :3
i'm grateful to accept requests, even for free, just as a way of getting into requested music in general.

iamsteve responds:

Thanks again, dreamlesss! Appreciate the feedback as always. I will check out your material and let you know if I need anything for future projects. PM me for anything.

[Lucky dash]

nice song :3

for the future, you should try getting away from presets, at least modding them in such a way so you can't directly hear they are the "chip" arp from harmor or the basic sound of the dx12 :D
also, you shouldnt slam a limiter on the master track, inbstead, watch some videos on how to master corretly.
for the samples, i recommend you would get more samplepacks online (a few gigabytes should be enough) in order to find the perfect kick/snare/clap etc for your song. or you can layer and edit them.

ZhackM responds:

Thank you so much, I know I'm a beginner but I will try to do my best. And thanks for the advices.

[Reanimate]

it is.
newgrounds even explicitly says you may not use the audio section for uploading work that isnt your own.

go and at least read the rules please.

[Hentai máster track]

throwing a flanger and/or phaser on the master track and using a beat repeat from time to time isn't exactly a remix..?

Ian-Manuel responds:

Sorry my mistake

[Character Impressions]

i really liked the impressions :D
the only thing i didn't like was that the audio clipped, whether it was your microphone or the reverb (and the eq was a bit peaky in the heights). also, when combining the clips, you should try not to cut the effects off when doing so.

but in the end, i really liked it. and your voice :3

iamsteve responds:

Thank you for the feedback, dreamlesss!

Yes, there was some clipping coming from the microphone. Also, I'll take note of the effects in the future. Still trying to get a handle with Logic Pro X.