Creeperforce24's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Shallow Pale]

Starts off cool with the eerie vocals, and the bassy pad, and then the piano kicks in, it’s good but when you reverse it, it makes a weird gap in the song some times 1:03 for example. Shit starts picking up with the DnB loop, and it’s an extremely addicting one at that. Then at 2:33 the quirky synth off sets the entire song, creating a jarred feel, a more slow rise into it would’ve done a ton better, and it was a bit loud for the song mood. I love the punchy snare right up next, since I love a little punch in music. The gap in the piano continues for the whole song, I say that could be fixed. I then like how it ends, and it slowly goes away back into its shallow pale.

Some transitions could use work, but most fit cause the song is so repetitive, it’s mainly that piano gap and the synth you need to work on. Mixing is really well done for the most part, but leveling could be improved.
Overall, strong stuff here! Good work! And keep moving!

DreamSimulator responds:

Yeah, this was not meant to be my greatest song of the season as I have been very sick and just wanted to post before the end of the year. I may redo the song in the future and I appreciate the feedback.

[Void Aurora]

Yeah… got nothing to say on this one, it’s awesome! No critique other then to just keep going and maybe work a bit on transitions. That’s it, literally it, mic is dropped, lsd is taken, let’s break the sound barrier with this mf!

[Drifting feat. Gumi]

Really well made!

It’s sorta hard to understand the lyrics, but they have a good meaning! Some instruments are also sort of hard to hear, mainly over the bass, it’s a bit to compressed, to the point it blocks some of the other instruments, other then the vocaloid for some reason.

On the other hand, instruments used and the mixing are amazing, and the overall idea is great! Doesn’t really sound like lofi, but hey, still sounds cool!
Funny that my fave part is actually
“ I just want my head to think straight
Can the record please just stop skipping
This song just keeps on repeating,
but it won't take me back to the beginning”
That part I actually replayed a few times lol!

And last of all, I love how the lyrics are never the same, good work! Keep going!

Kinoshita-Crazy responds:

Thank you, and thanks for the feedback, that's really good to know! The vocal synth that's singing, Gumi English V3, is infamous for being a vocal synth that's VERY hard to work with. it's very janky and requires a lot of fine tuning to make pronounce things properly. For example, if you type in "thought," the vocal synth will automatically pronounce the word as "oat."

I appreciate the feedback on the bass, my studio headphones don't get a lot of bass so I do sometimes have a hard time telling whether or not the bass is too loud.

Thank you again and I'm glad you liked it :)

[Drum 'n Xmas]

One tiny problem!… needs more creative transitions…

But THATS IT! This is a great song! Melody is on key! And everything is awesomely mixed! Besides the transitions thing (which ngl is really hard) we’ve got an awesome song here!

I’m also really glad it’s not just breakcore drums with the jingle bells melody, thank you for making a pretty great DNB song! Merry damn Christmas to u! :D

Btw, you also got me with the extreme visualizer shape, I actually thought it was gonna be horribly mixed for a second! Glad to be proven wrong XD

[Lunar Resonance]

I decided to check out more!

Just like the last one, transitions can be improved, but this one does a lot better work with on weather instruments fit in with the song!

Melodies are amazing as always! Though the drum snare at around 1:50 the end could be a bit more rhythmic, rather then melodic (such as consistent not varied) it does have many breakbeat vibes, which is not something you find too often in synthwave, so lemme tell you, that’s quite impressive! I like all the sudden changes, even if transitions could be improved. And judging by the fact that there’s a song known as “on my own” by you, we have met before, so hello again :D

Really cool works man! Good job!

[RUN (From the Touch Grass EP)]

Run from the grass!

Desert people: 😐

City people: 😨

Countryside people: ☠️

Really cool song! Transitions are good and mixing is pretty decent! I guess it could just use more instruments! Nice work man!… and no I’m not touching grass

ClvrrCleaver responds:

Thanks and I do agree with the instruments lacking... Thinking of releasing a remake of it at some point next year but we'll see

[HIT ME]

This definitely sounds like warioland! The acid bass sounds awesome, and the guitar fits too well! Very good quality song that should be in warioland… also I never seen a guy in comments announce he just took a long piss XD.

[Blessed Grace]

What a jolly song! I say some parts of the song are just a bit too chaotic, but maybe that’s cause my own music style isn’t like yours lol. It’s also a tiny bit repetitive at the last part, but again, that’s just me.

On the other hand the instruments are enough to bring a warmth in my heart that could cheer me up even when earth is hell! The dusty feel of all the instruments are amazing, and it sounds like something I’d hear in the middle of a Christmas concert! This song is truly… a blessed grace ;)

Merry Christmas, and happy holidays! :D

[Disregard]

I like the melody at the beginning, even if it is a bit awkward, but then the drums kick in and it sounds pretty well on low volume, but even turning it up a bit shows maybe compress the drums a bit less, or turn down their volume(or my headphones are just ass). The guitar rhythm stays and makes an amazing feel on the song!
Then it’s transitioned to the cute synth melody, I also love how it progresses more and more as the section goes on. Then it transitions to a different melody with breakbeat drums rhythm, which I like. Then it heads back to possibly my favorite rhythm in the song. Then the song basically restarts except for the strange hi-hats loop at 2:57, although good for variety, it doesn’t really fit well compared. Then the last section is a higher pitch version of the last melody like it.

The biggest problem here by FAR is the transitioning, crash, splash, and even ride cymbals sometimes can really help with transitioning, I like using a reversed cymbal and then a crashing one, and both cymbals are panned to a different side, so both ears get the enjoyment. A friend of mine who’s a really good critic made the analogy of books, you want to make the song one whole story, not a bunch of stories. Other problems do really include certain use of the right instruments, such as the strange hi-hats I mentioned earlier.

On the other hand, the parts at both 0:14 and 1:58 are INSANELY ADDICTIVE! I am also a fan of the Melodie’s, but the bass you used is absolutely PRISTINE! Perfectly compressed and mixed! The drums are also in someway really good, just needs less compression!

Keep it up my dude! Good work here!
7.8/10

[Pry - Starvoyage]

Not bad man! Not bad!

Some synths sound a little bit weird, but that’s really the only problem with the song, it could also be less padded on some of the drums.

Good work!

PryArts responds:

Appreciate the feedback, Creeper :)) I'll assure you the song will be better once the WIP is removed from the title