AeroMusic's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Sonar Propagation {Dj-Abbic}]

needs more bass! and when sometimes it comes through it feels inconsistent
load up a visual EQ or something to be able to see where you need more frequencies - and with dance music like you're going for bass is a big part

synths were all great - that saw thing had waaaay too much high end though sounds like theres constantly white noise. The (bass) kinda wubs and wobs (although not really prominent enough) along with the complextro style beeps sounded really well done

i also think that kick needs to be lower - good risers and effects, never really felt empty and I liked the flow and chords (especially around 2:00 :P)

I just loaded it up in an EQ and it seemed to bring out the kick more raising it at 88Hz and I rolled out at about 11kHz to get rid of that white noise (if you didn't understand that then I suggest you research EQing)

annneeeeewayyy great song man keep it up :)

DjAbbic responds:

Haha yeah, I really bumped up the highs on the saws and there was a lot of white noise added to them. I guess I got used to them after listening to this over and over, but I liked how sharp they sounded. They do sound a bit loud in the mix though.

I'm glad you didn't find it feeling empty. That's something that really bothers me and I try my best to make it sound as full as possible.

I'll check out the EQ stuff, but I don't plan to make any changes to this (kind of like keeping a progress report thing, if you know what I mean)

Thanks a lot for the constructive review!

[Try]

Loved it, but I feel that you move onto another melody too soon. I feel you should have had some sections repeating
that chord change at 1:24 was my favourite part, I think those higher stacatto strings should have carried on playing for that part though
anyways great song and well done for the front page :)

EwigeDreamer responds:

after 1.26 I tried to put a high staccato, but it sounded bad. 1.26 moment to myself like it)))

[Polargeist]

Very nice mate!!

Firstly can I say how (wonder)full this sounds, you seemed to have done really well in letting all your instruments come out - that kick for instance sounds great and everything is so audible and clean. Sound effects/pad/soundscapes or whatever you used made the song sound both arctic and stopped the song from sounding too empty at any point (omg that tick tock sound near the end reminds me so much of the crazy motercycle chase from ff7!! :P)

I was wondering how you made all those icey sounds

I love the saw synth melody and how slightly funky it all sounds :)

I think when you have your uplifts finish like at 0:38 it sounds like they clip a bit, maybe the kick's making it peak or something (a little sidechaining usually fixes that for me)

Honestly I think it's a bit too slow a bpm for dnb - what is it? like 155? and I would have loved just a few more hats/high end stuff in the main sections

but my main complaint: make it longer!!! oh my god I've heard it like 10 times now, good thing you made it loop perfectly haha

chords, melody and counter melodies all worked really really well
well done on this one - i'm sure the game'll be class :D
-aero

Step responds:

Hey man, thanks for the detailed review!

"Very nice mate!!"

D'aww thanks :3.

"Firstly can I say how (wonder)full this sounds, you seemed to have done really well in letting all your instruments come out - that kick for instance sounds great and everything is so audible and clean."

That's fantastic to hear because I don't have much experience mixing this kind of genre! Especially those kicks, man. Kicks can be absolute killers to get right because you really need to achieve the right balance between making it powerful and making sure it doesn't overpower.

"Sound effects/pad/soundscapes or whatever you used made the song sound both arctic and stopped the song from sounding too empty at any point"

Awesome.

"(omg that tick tock sound near the end reminds me so much of the crazy motercycle chase from ff7!! :P)"

I searched it on YouTube just now and heard it; yeah I'm hearing the resemblance!

"I was wondering how you made all those icey sounds"

This might take the shine off the story a bit, but I didn't really make them :P. They're Omnisphere presets. Omnisphere has a library of over 8,000 excellent sounds and while it offers plenty of synthesis features, all I ever do is browse it and find a sound I want. This is because me being mainly an orchestral artist I come from the mentality of picking a sound and then using it, rather than making my own, since the orchestra's already given to me rather than me having to reinvent the wheel each time.

I DO wish I was able to make my own sounds though, or at least have enough knowledge on synthesis to heavily edit sounds that are given to me.

"I love the saw synth melody and how slightly funky it all sounds :)"

Haha yeah, my friend called it 'Techno Penguin Funk'.

"I think when you have your uplifts finish like at 0:38 it sounds like they clip a bit, maybe the kick's making it peak or something (a little sidechaining usually fixes that for me)"

That's very possible, I'm half-deaf and not really that good at picking out clipping, so I might've accidentally overlooked it. I don't even know how to sidechain though haha. I'll have to look into it.

"Honestly I think it's a bit too slow a bpm for dnb - what is it? like 155?"

Yeah 155 I think. drum'n'bass is really the closest genre I can put it in from all the Newgrounds genres (except maybe techno)... I agree it's too slow for drum'n'bass though. Didn't want to make it too quick, since this is a tower-defence game, after all, not a racing game :P.

"and I would have loved just a few more hats/high end stuff in the main sections"

That's an interesting point! Maybe I should've added some more layers of hat lines over what I have now.

"but my main complaint: make it longer!!! oh my god I've heard it like 10 times now, good thing you made it loop perfectly haha"

Haha man, I wish I had the time to make it longer! I was running out of ideas though I'll admit :3.

"chords, melody and counter melodies all worked really really well
well done on this one - i'm sure the game'll be class :D"

I do hope so, they're putting a lot of work into it!

Thanks again for the excellent review, I owe you!

[Masq ft. Buoy - TGTBTF]

yay!!! you posted it on NG :P deserves all the attention it's getting, awesome production and holy shit how the hell that bassline is too awesome omg

jpbear responds:

only buoy tracks get uploads here :P

thanks for following man <3

[The Train Tracks]

this is why I love NG

shieldurhope responds:

Thanks man. That's probably the nicest thing I've received over the internet.

[Baby Love Child (Remix)]

This site hasn't gone down the shitter. Because of quality music - please don't slag off newgrounds like that. You just need to know where to look, like any good music.

as for the track - I was just actually just about to say you've been killing it lately bugg and releasing so quickly. Best thing in my notifications :D

The pads make this one sound a bit muddy but apart from that, great track man - loving the piano and bass combo it sounds awesome, I like this sound from you :)

Please be a little more optimistic though please, I consider myself a fan of yours and feel just a little disheartened when it seems you have no faith in newgrounds :((

BuggMusic responds:

Thanks so much, that means a lot! I'm glad to see I have a fan, even having one is awesome! Thanks for the support :)