nascene's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Bass Experiment 4]

Your stuff always gives off vibes of an abstract emotion that doesn't exist and I fucking love it

VibrantMan responds:

I am happy to hear, thanks Nascene

[Anfang]

In the first section, the kick is a bit too long and the snare is a bit too loud for my taste. I don't know about the kick, it feels like the kick was going through the reverb too. The 'drop' is definitely my favourite part, and has nice instruments and drums in it. I just wish that part was extended or something. The outro is really nice too, sick soundscapes there.

Scareev responds:

hey supp, thanks for the feedback! i did a "little mess" with the drums part, bcs i tried to interlude its sound with the middle part, i kinda got on the way, but in consequence the drums were very reverb'd, and i really should have maked the music longer, i just realized this when i posted lol, but anyways thanks for listening!

[rotting.]

I don't get why people are zero-bombing this track, its actually really nice.
The oldschool style here is really good. In my opinion, the drums feel a bit too muddy or distorted, but that's just a little issue I have. On the other hand, the addition of the yeah-woo think break is a cute little way (albeit not fitting with the mood) to give some variety to the drop.
I like the way that each chill break-section is different, instead of just being copy-pastes with minor tweaks. It really makes this song feel like a song rather than a repetitive loop. This song is pretty vibey overall, I like it :)

xpastelxbloodx responds:

thank you, i didnt even realise it was getting zero-bombed so heavily! i really appreciate the kind words <3

[die altogether]

I absolutely love the way that the intro percussion panning sweeps across, reminds me of a rattlesnake. The sound selection for this piece is really well down, and the vocals stand out in the song without completely drowning out the mix. A little point to nit-pick on would be the transition into the second half of the first drop at 1:05. I would just add a small reversed reverb sweep to introduce the chords more smoothly, instead of them just coming straight at you with no prior lead-in (instrument wise). Nice progression overall though!

kiiri responds:

glad you liked it! do stay tuned for there's another song coming the 31st

[-Cadaver-]

nice sound design here, and I like the breakbeat-esque section around 1:00 with the snares switching things up. The transition between that and the 1:15 section is really clean too - I would prefer for there not to be any vocal there, but that's just my preference on vocals. The transition at 2:00 is a bit too jarring for my taste, but the high-end mastering in that section is really good. Industrial isn't usually a genre I like, but this song is pretty cool :)

SpaceTrekMusic responds:

i removed the vocals, cuz i feel the same way too. I also polished it a tiny bit.

[[Experimental] TRANQUILITY]

Nice little indie/ambient track here - I like the addition of the trumpet in the second half, these instruments just tie the track together super well.

spicymango002 responds:

Thanks for the comment!
I was playing around with sounds and the saxophone came to mind. It sounded good so I left it in.

[axo1 - stardust]

I love the composition here and how all of the sounds fit together. Little automations and changes such as the arp at 3:25 just seal the deal and keep the piece from feeling repetitive, which I really like. In my opinion, if the bass was kept in those few seconds between 1:22 and 1:26, it could have made the transition to the second half much smoother (but this is just me nitpicking).

ax1tl responds:

Hey! Thanks for the feedback it helps a lot!
I'll try this out and see how it sounds, i'll update the song after the NGUAC 2022 tryouts are over
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