Ahurac's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[01. Castle Groovula]

Nice track! The audio is damn quiet, you should normalize it. The track is a little bit repetitive. I love the percs.
Nice job on this one,

~ Ahurac

P0zitronn responds:

Got it. How many decibels increase would you say was enough?

[Potatoe]

The melodies are damn cool, well done. There's weird ducking effects on some elements. At 0:19 the main elements is far too loud. What software did you use to make the track? The drums slap but there's nothing but a lead on top of that and it lacks of many elements like basses and maybe an ostinato.
It would helps me if you could tell what DAW you're using, thank you,

~ Ahurac

[Tri nights]

The chords are cool, it reminds me Minecraft. The drums are cool too, but they're not really loud. Also the white noise every 4 bars is not necessary imo. What software did you use to make the track. The lead in the second part is really dry and maybe it doesn't really fit the vibe of the song.
Keep it up,

~ Ahurac

[Break Free]

The melody and the progression are pretty catchy and cool. The drums are nice too but could be better imo, although I really like the samples used, where did you get them? Maybe the bass is a little bit basic. Sad the song is not longer.

~ Ahurac

[Rango (Electro EDM)]

The chords are basic but cool, I recommend you to change the pattern to give them a more unique vibe. It really lacks of sidechain to make your track bump. The kick is barely hearable. The drums samples are very weak and not really loud. I like the melody. Also it lacks of a solid structure, I mean intro / buildup / drop.

~ Ahurac

NeatherBen221 responds:

Thank you so much for the feedback, I really appreciate it. I'll definitely make my drum samples louder when I do future songs, as well as the song I was making before I read this.
As for lacking structure, I can see what you mean. The drop buildup and the drop itself sound a little muddy structure-wise, and I think that it's because I had too much going into the buildup. In the future, if I ever have that problem again, I'll just do a simple master cutoff transition. I didn't really spend as much time on this song as I do on others (I only spent 4 hours on this one), so that could have been a problem as well.

Once again, thanks for telling me how I can improve. I really appreciate it :D

[Looming]

The FL stock samples sound really bad, I advise you not to use them. The piano is really dry and the melody sounds really random. It lacks of bass.
If you enjoy making music, I just have to say: go for it. Don't hesitate to buy the full version even if it's really expensive. Otherwise there are free alternatives but FL is worth its price imo.

~ Ahurac

[lol]

The melody sounds really random, but why not.

[EDEN]

The ambiance is really enjoyable. The kick is a bit weird. It lacks of more solid sub frequencies, and the background chords are really loud. The low-pass automation at 1:04 is useless in my opinion (it creates some not necessary movement which breaks down the song). Love the percs at 1:16 <3 and also the other orchestral elements after, well done. Sad the song is not longer.

~ Ahurac

DASTiRL responds:

Thank you for the constructive feedback! Yeah, now that I listen closely, the kick is somewhat lacking in sub. As for 1:04, I low-passed to transition smoothly into the next quieter segment.

- Dast

[∴ (Therefore)]

The composition sounds a little bit random, not bad tho. All I have to say is that some instruments could be less cheap. Also a little bit of EQ on some instruments like the arp would be cool it doesn't clash with the rest.

~ Ahurac

Analog-Digital responds:

Thank you for the review! I tried to work with what I have. I've been using MuLabs for the compositions, but do you have other suggestions or tips?

[Singularity]

The melody is reall cool, the frequency spectrum appears to be a mess, I mean some frequencies are barely hearable. The sidechain feels really weird, it's too long and not large enough imo. The drums samples are cool. The 808 is really quiet, try distortion on it. 5:58 is pretty long, some parts are a bit repetitive. GarageBand is good to start, but if you enjoy making music, I recommend you to switch to a proper DAW.
Keep it up,

~ Ahurac