acheney's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[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!

[yes -> much thicc]

actually cool flow, i like the chiptune-ish bass

DistortedVortex responds:

thanks

[Mirage Storm]

i really like it! this definitely has that 2000s ng audio portal feeling. the melodies and harmonies are really good and catchy. my only criticism is that the mixing is a bit flat, but i imagine if you sidechained everything to your drums and added some compression it should be better

aloelucidity responds:

thank u!! im still a bit rusty on mixing soo i appreciate the tips :)

[Casporb - Gun]

i do feel like the basses (and generally all of the sounds) could have been glued together a bit more somehow, perhaps by removing the rests in between them or eqing them consistently? some of them sound a bit like presets. also, the snare is very distorted and has a lot of unnecessary low end. and maybe that 2-step drum pattern in the second drop was a little uncalled for? but this is still good :)

Casporb responds:

Agreed. Thank you.

[Homicide]

...and what great samples they are! you really nailed that oldskool sound

Jeansowaty responds:

THANKS SO MUCH!! :D

[Jay Eskar-Face 2 Face (AGZTMAR Remix)]

i do see that this is a remix, i have yet to listen to the original but this version sounds good!

the chords in the beginning are really cool, and the vocals sound very well processed. the other instrumentation in the non-drop parts were chosen well! the sound design is generally well done.

of course, for me, the bass in the first half of the drop seems a bit messy? like it's not quantized or playing weird tuplets? and the second half seems a bit empty, with just drums and vocals and an intermittent melody. the second drop seems the same way. the master also does sound a bit overcompressed, and the vocals don't seem to pop out as much as they should

but overall, this is nice to listen to, despite not really being my style

LLCALIREP responds:

Thank you for taking your time and actually give me feedback! 🙏

[Abyss]

r4r:

this is quite nice, though one overall criticism i have is that it feels a bit... jilted? not really flowy and organic. maybe it could be due to the mixing, reverb (or lack thereof), or the choice of sounds and samples (especially the fact that some of them end too early without any reverb tails).

but some aspects are done really well! the recurring piano melody is pretty (though some variation would have been cool), the snare in the latter half was chosen well (though definitely a bit quiet), and the synth bass in the beginning has a lot of nice width! the composition is nothing special, but it's still emotionally rewarding imo

overall, i'd work on making everything "fit together" more. you can try compression on busses/the master, using reverb, or possibly making most/all of the sounds yourself. varying up the elements is a good idea as well. but this is still a good song nonetheless!

Dynamic0 responds:

Thank you for review!

I'll try to make more mastering or some variations/details in future. And own sounds.

[<Thank you for being my friend3]

hey, that's the name of one of my older songs!

but quite good :) the busy idm-esque section in the middle is really cool

nexketch responds:

hell yeah thank bro

[Look At How Far You've Come :)]

trance rap? cool idea. maybe this kick isn't hard enough for my taste, but that's about it... the progression is very plantive and the fills sound really good!

VintixVenus responds:

I appreciate the feedback, thank you for listening!

[Color bass test]

aw come on, i'm sure sunvox can do color bass

granted idk what color bass is, but i think it'd be possible

OVERSCORE responds:

I’m sure SunVox can do color bass

I just don’t have enough technical skill to do it yet…