EctiBot's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[AIM - Circuits Malfunctioning...!!!!]

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The beginning is really sharp, and I had to quickly turn down my volume to not hurt my ears. IN general there's a whole load of compression issues throughout the track . The piano sounds flat and needs reverb and some eq work. Feltl ike the track got repetitive when you returned to the exact same piano pattern at 1:09. I think the melodies and growls are great, but really need to do something about the mixing, it's way too poor. If the mixing was on point, you would have gotten a much higher score from me.

[AIM - The Spooky Witch Of Creepy Cottage]

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Really love it when people put the effort to make a lyrical track like this.
The vocals could have been a bit better mixed and leveled as it's difficult ot hear the words at times.
Could be because of the recording equipment rather than the mixing though.
The spooky sine in the background could have been a bit louder in my opinion.
Overall a really good and creative track with great lyrics, and fits the art perfectly. Only the vocal quality that deducts points.

Biggyzoom responds:

Hi there, thank you very much for the review. Seeing as the entry deadline isn't until the 24th, would an edit/remix be in according to the rules?

[{AIM} Ascend to Madness]

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Love the guitars! A great and powerful sound. I feltl ike the lead guitar could have a been a tad bit louder, but otherwise the mixing is great. The drums are a bit out of time compared to the guitars at times. Also wished that the kick was a bit more powerful. The track clips at times, which is a bit annoying.
Otherwise a great track, with great chord progression, great melodies, good sound design and decent mixing. Fits the art very weel.

larrynachos responds:

Late reply but thanks dude :) Glad I got runner up in AIM

[AIM - Pixel Jam]

As RF Said, great melody work, but the mixing is a bit lackluster. The flutters should shine through the mix a bit better and the drums aren't really as strong as they could be. Liked the arrangement and sound design, but the mixing needs work.

[AIM - Stay with me [exp]]

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First of all, The piano sounds really poor. Needs better mixing work. Really like some of the melodies, like the one at 0:32. The drop at 1:03 is a bit lackluster. The kick is poorly mixed, and I really missed a bass section.
I wished tou would have varied up the song a bit at 1:55. The melody becomes really repetetive after a while.
Overall I feltl ike the track lacked a lot of layers to make it more interesting. It surely isn't bad, but the mixing and elements present in the track is a bit lackluster.

Demonic-Overmind responds:

oh, yes, I actually thought that the piano doesn't require mixing work but I understood that I was totally wrong(the piano is not at all mixed, not even EQed :p), will mix piano melodies better next time, also I was going to add a varied melody at 1:55 at the drop but I couldn't really get one going. about the layers and stuff, I rushed the song on that part pretty badly!
btw, realfaction said that the track was bass heavy, and you're saying that you missed bass in it, whom should I listen to? xD
I'll definitely consider these points while making next track.

Thanks a lot for the review~!

[AIM - Inheritance]

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Interesting piece. Like the atmospheric vibe you got going in this, but at times I felt like you were a bit too obsessed with making the track atmospheric. When the piano plays, there's a lot of thing going on in the background, and while some of it sounds good, some of it is just plain irritating to listen to.
I really liked the sounding of the piano. Never really heard that sound before, but I love it.
The mixing is good, though I feel like the atmospheric elements in the background does clash with the piano at times.
This really reminds me of something C418 would make, and would be great for games like minecraft. Still it think it needs a bit more work so that the listener can listen to it for a long duration of time.
I felt like this could have portrayed the art better as neither the title or anything in the track gives me a hint on what aspect of the art you were trying to depict.

HoraceGreenley responds:

I appreciate the well detailed feedback. Thank you.

[AIM - Space Dash]

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Great 16-bit esque track this!
Really like the synths you use, and the arrangement is done in an interesting.
The mixing is decent, though it sounds to me like the lead saw gets compressed in a strange way at times. Almost sounds like its frequencies are clashing with some of the other instruments.
I really liked the melody, but I didn't love it. Kinda lacks that factor that make it instantly stick to my brain. Think it was a good idea to cut down on the length of the track. That way it doesn't become to samey.

demon1000 responds:

Ah i see... Thanks!

[AIM - Bright Eyes]

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Really liked the atmospheric feel of the track. The samples and synths you use sound great, and the reverb work is top-notch. Though this would be great as a background soundtrack, I believe it's a bit too repetetive as a music track. I would be absolutely thrilled to hear this in a game or a movie, but on it's own it doesn't really do that much. I still enjoy listening to it. Even though it's not very melodic, I still enjoyed listening to it and it depicts the art in a decent way. Wish that it would have been a bit more scary sounding to really depects the chills from the art, but still very good.

[AIM - CrestFall]

Aah, that moment after going through hundreds of submissions, and then THIS pops up
Great tension-building, high quality instruments, fantastic arrangement and the track just oozes of musical knowledge. Don't really have anything more to say. Great job :D.

[AIM - Violin Girl]

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The sound quality of the instruments is poor. They are way too flat, and lack any of the dynamics you would have expected from stringed instruments. The part were the percussion comes in at 0:20 is both poorly done as a transition, and there's no point in having it there are all. The part that comes after it has the exact same melody playing so I kinda didn't understand what you were building up to. The transition doesn't happen before 1:00.
Also the drum samples are too low and needs a bit of mixing work.

The song is too repetetive without much variation in percussion or instruments. When going for this kind of solo instrument track, you need to vary the melodies and chord progressions a lot more, or people get tired of it very quickly.