archefluxx's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Happiness]

Very interesting mix of genres and soundsets! I love it! The transition into Drumstep was very smooth! The stutter effects after that are really tastefully done, and you can hear they've had a lot of attention.

I think for the second drop, you could layer the lead with a +1 octave supersaw (or even take the existing sound and +1 octave it) to really make the most of that crescendo and elevate it above the rest of the track.

CrazyKryz13 responds:

Thank you! I will take notes on that and try my best.

[Forced Movement]

This is awesome. Really high level of production, and plenty of Infected Mushroom -style transitions.

Qilin responds:

Thank you, that is great to hear. I'm personally not that much an IM fan, so idk much about their transitions :D

[Simple Drum Loop Expanded]

I really appreciate the minimalism here. The effects are subtle, the pitch bending is really delicately done, and that light touch production method really has me head-bopping to this.

I would love to hear this expanded upon.

FluffyBara responds:

Thank you! I really appreciate the feedback. I’ll certainly try to make some more stuff and possibly work with this some more.

[So Dreamy]

I like the ideas in this. There are some riffs which are very nice too - particularly the saw in the second passage

It's possible you're trying to produce something unique, and it's negating the effectiveness of the track. For instance, you have a bass stab which fades in and out. I think you'd benefit more from losing that automation and having it static. The double kick muddies the mix, and you would probably find the track is more defined by having a simple 4/4 style. Where your kick lands on the bassline on it's second hit, it's usually a cardinal sin.

Jeansowaty responds:

I'll be frank, the beat pattern is like that because I recreated it from a song generated with Melobytes playing at 95 BPM. I felt it could sound pretty surreal and innovative if sped up to 137 BPM. As for the bass, I guess I tried to add some variety. And yeah you're very right, I'm not trying to create something generic/typical. Modern techno/trance is usually pretty on the grid and the word "cardinal" you said is pretty much an effect of that, there's barely any place for innovation. I like to experiment, maybe the end result is not gonna be very great, but it's a lesson for me to see what works and what does not :) Your suggestions are easy to apply though. Thanks for the feedback!

[Infectious]

I think there's plenty of production qualities in here, but I think the track lacks a musical aspect and needs a bassline glueing everything together. By sticking to it's key and not modulating or following a progression, you've ended up having a rigid track falling out of tune that's relying on effects a little too much to remain interesting. That said, taking these sounds and effects and fitting them to a chord progression could really bring this alive

GeometryDashMau5Kids responds:

Tomare en cuenta tus consejos. Muchas gracias

[KCO]

I love the progressive nature of this track, building and building into a crescendo. An observation I would make is that your percussion become very lost in the mix when so many dominant elements are playing.

Мне нравится прогрессивный характер этого трека, нарастающий и нарастающий до крещендо. Я хотел бы отметить, что перкуссия сильно теряется в миксе, когда играет так много доминирующих элементов.

MicroMusician responds:

Да, что-то я не подумал о перкуссии и увлёкся прогрессией. В любом случае спасибо за отзыв! Постараюсь в следующий раз учесть этот недочёт.

Yeah, I didn't think about percussion and got carried away with the progression. Anyway, thanks for the feedback! I'll try to take this into account next time.

[<>*|Endless Energy Rush|*<>]

Hi, nice start on this. You have a couple of key elements you need to pull together a song, but there are parts you need to take it to the next step.

Start with finding a kick and bass combo that works, and that work nicely together in the mix, then layer in percussion such as off-beat hats, on-beat rides and every-other-beat snares. This will give you a more solid foundation to use when structuring a song layout. I hope this helps you on your production adventure!

X-500 responds:

Yes thanks!

[Surprisingly Catchy Song]

Nice ideas in here. You've done a nice job of structuring a track and sound-setting. You've not overpopulated the mix with samples and sounds that needlessly muddy the production.

So now that you have a set of sounds and a structure, try seeing where you can take it to add an energy to the track that it might be missing. You have a cool 4/4 beat on the drop, so add a nice ride to the kick. Alternatively, find a percussion loop to gently layer to have a more complicate pre-made percussion solution. Trim the tail of the kick (the bassy offshott that starts to clash with the bassline) to make it more punchy. You have a nice bassline, but it's a bit safe. Try layering it with a saw to provide depth and add a little more air to the mix (other than hats and the acid sound, there's not a lot of high end. The acid lead is quite overpowering, so consider dropping it into the mix a bit more by reducing the volume, and play with automation to verify the sound and keep it interesting.

I hope that helps! Lots of great ideas, and these suggestions are what I would do if I were in your boots :)

GlitchmanVGM responds:

Wow, thank you for taking the time to write such a detailed, thorough review! You have great suggestions. You sound like an experienced musician. I definitely will keep them in mind. :)

[hardcore]

Lots of nice ideas in here, and I'm a lover of the big long-tailed kicks from the 90's. The snare flutters really compliment that too! I think the vocal could use more processing to blend it into the mix. Possibly some equalising and reverb and delay to bed it in.

Also look at an off-beat stab to sit between the kicks. In modern Hardcore, this is where the bass stabs would sit, but in older Hardcore, the a saw stab really helped add the energy.

Hikari responds:

Thank you for your comment! Im really excited to finish this thing. I will defiantly make a stab!