Ahurac's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Glitched Radio]

The melody sounds a little bit random. The vibe is nice tho. Some parts are it long like the one from 1:03 to 1:48.

~ Ahurac

[Gloom]

The piano sounds very cool. The drums are not emphasized enough imo, especially the kick. The acid bass doesn't fit really well to the vibe of the song, but it could have been fixed with a different pattern maybe. The lead introduced at 0:28 has some compression problems, it sounds like you applied 20 OTTs on it XD. the rhodes at 0:45 are a little bit loud and at this point the song is a little bit overwhelmed: there's too many elements in it. The structure could me more coherent, with intro / buildup / drop. Sad the song is not longer.
Keep it up, if you want more advice on music production, don't hesitate to hit my DMs,

~ Ahurac

[JustSomeBread - Panda]

The beat is leat af, well done man. The drums and the 808 are a little bit too loud compared to the rest, and the 808 seems to be stereo, which is really disturbing. Sad the song is not longer. I can scout you but I first would like to discuss about your producer experience via DM, what do you say about that :)?
Hit my messages if you want, and I wish you the best,

~ Ahurac

[SerSan - Brigade (zzile! Remix)]

The 808 is a little bit too high pitched, I mean it's not as heavy as expected. The melody is really nice and fit well to the beat, the drums are cool. It's a little bit basic but why not.
Wish you the best,

~ Ahurac

zzile responds:

Thanks for criticism!

I accidentally moved the drum pattern mid song, that's me not listening right. I also do hear the 808 being loud and high, that's poor sound choice I believe. Thanks again for listening!

[Arch-nemesis]

Your drums samples sounds a little bit cheap, especially the snare but it's okay. Your guitar is cool, but a slight sidechain would make the track pumpier. The brass at 0:30 is pretty cheap too. The piano at 0:47 feels "alone", the track is a little bit empty with just the piano and the drums. Drums patterns are great tho. The melody at the end sounds a little bit random, be careful with that.
Keep it up,

~ Ahurac

ComposerXamtrack responds:

Wdym by, "Cheap"?

[36. RUSH 2]

Cool melodies, very enjoyable :). Drums are a bit cheap, sometimes there's too much elements at the same time like at 0:39 or at 0:58. I recommend you to use better drums samples and also to sidechain you elements such as leads, basses, etc...
Keep it up,

~ Ahurac

[LightningDude - 52-Hertz Whale (Baleen Remix)]

Your bass sounds like it's playing chords, it's really messy, a bass like this one should be playing single notes. The chords at 0:38 sounds a little bit cheap. Part at 1:07 feel really empty, more bass layers would be cool. The master is overcompressed, you should remove that limiter on the master. I feel like your leads needs sidechain. Melodic stuff is pretty great.
Wish you the best,

~ Ahurac