acheney's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Walk Away]

you are genuinely one of the few living musicians i know who have a perfect sense of what note should come after the last

OVERSCORE responds:

Thank you so much, it is so encouraging to be receiving such high compliments from such talented musicians :D

[Wild Movement]

music to dance to while you're on top of a car in a pepsi commercial

ZoidNG responds:

Streamline 👍

[Time VIP]

yay!! cool melodies and fills!

OVERSCORE responds:

yeah cool song! ty!

[Fallen Angel]

do i hear microtonality in the pad at the beginning? that's fucking awesome if so

the break programming is great too, but maybe the breaks themselves could be made thicker through compression or light saturation

xanxoepico responds:

yeah now that you mention it I had to tune the sub bass like 40 cents up to match the pitch of the pad lol, as for the breaks, funnily enough the amen does have some distortion on it, but no compression at all since I didn't understand how that worked back when I made this track, I've only recently begun using them heh

[Shine Bright]

short but sweet :) my only real criticism is maybe some of the instruments sound too synthetic and robotic (besides that lead and pad of course). also maybe it could be more energetic? great song otherwise!

xanxoepico responds:

maaaaan a friend told me just that about the instruments, I still struggle a bit with humanization in melodies and especially percussions since having everything on the grid is just very comfortable

[Z]

cool drum patterns, and the arps and melodies are quite nice! the piano at the end is very pretty as well

i'd suggest adding some modulation to some of these sounds (especially that reese bass) to make everything more active. also, i think the drums could be more prominent in the mix, probably through lightly sidechaining everything else to them. also, maybe try adding some ear candy and quick chops in the mix to fill up the spectrum and make this more interesting

just my thoughts

GlaceonDash responds:

Honestly not a bad idea

[Vs. Eve The Heart of Blasphemy (Remastered)]

awesome video game feeling! i like the use of choirs and strings alongside futuristic synths and basses. the harmonies are really cool as well; they're very mysterious and ominous, which i think suits the title very well. the violin towards 4:20 is really pretty! the arrangement of this, as well as that one synth rising and falling through the scale, really reminds me of "chronologie (part 2)" by jean-michel jarre

the rhythms are interesting. they almost give a pulsating trance feeling to the song.

considering that this remastered, i do feel like some elements could be a bit snappier through compression, like the basses and drums, and the kick could also be paired with some sidechaining. also, maybe the treble could be a bit more boosted? but, i like how dynamic this sounds!

overall a very good song!

[EstaciónPlay]

i love it!! you definitely captured that oldskool feel, and i love the use of the ps2 sound as well

[AIM - Horizon]

fantastic! great use of my "chase" drum loop :)

the melodies, the chords, the key changes, the leads, everything about this is just perfect

OVERSCORE responds:

Thank you! Maybe I should start doing my own drums again though!

[Waking Up]

it really does feel like waking up and being ready to seize the day :) i really like that fast melody at 2:20, and the reese bass sounds awesome! did you make it yourself?

maybe a little more could have been done structurally (maybe added breaks in the drop, or a moment where everything gives way to an ambient pad or something), but the idea of it being continuous is cool too!

OVERSCORE responds:

The reese bass was one of the new basses that came with the latest SunVox update :( I’m not that good at sound design yet.
Yeah, I wasn’t sure about the structure of this song, which is why I tried to constantly add new melodies to the song to keep it fresh. Hope I achieved that?
Glad you think it’s cool!