DreamEater's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Whispers in the Rain [NSJ]]

Really beautiful piano melodies

Your blend of instruments sound very nice here, and I really liked the rain/ subtle strings all around; very nice touch. This composition reminds me very much of a classical piano piece; I think you got exactly what you were shooting for.
(this kinda reminds me of some of the minecraft music composed by C418)

Things to take a seconds look at:
- Your lead piano sample sounds a bit Dry, and needs a bit of reverb I think.
- No drums? I would have liked to hear even minimal percussion somewhere in this song :[

Overall not bad, but still a bit rough around the edges
~Sonik

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[The sound of soul]

Wrongly categorized, and a bit odd?

First off, this sounds like it was made from completely pre-made loops and that bothers me; This song had lots of parts where the drums/ guitar/ bass just drop out with no notice. The drum loops layered on top of each other are really noticeable, and I can't even tell if you made any of this yourself.

This is not drum and bass, and certainly not a song worth a half-detailed review :/
Try again buddy :/

~Sonik

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[Satisfaction -Drx- Edition RMX]

Interesting take on a house classic! :]

I really enjoyed this remix, and although it's not the most catchy thing ever I give you mad props for reworking this song in a different way :]

This remix puts a pretty fresh/ driving/ techno feel to an already great song.

If I could change anything:
- The filter automation that you used for the intro was cool, but I felt that this part could have used a bit more x.x
- Your mixing sounds alright, but I think that bassline could use some serious EQ smoothing (The subs are a bit too much)
- The mastering of this sounds a bit cloudy, maybe rework your mastering process a bit?

Not bad at all dude, but it could use some polishing up as well
~Sonik

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DavidRx responds:

maybe after i upgrade my pc
have no idea when that will happen x.x

i really want to work on this track but guess ill have to wait
um what do you mean by cloudy XP

anyways Thx for the review ^^

[Strawberry Jam!]

Interesting mixture of styles :o

Loved the intro right away, very nice opening groove :)

The mixture of instruments here is slightly different from what I would expect to hear from an indie band, but I like the touches of Swing/ Progressive that you've incorporated into this :]

The vocals were great and really entertaining, but the quality of the vocal recording was crap (I couldn't really make out a lot of the words :[

Overall, I think you guys have a lot of talent; now go to a better studio :p
~Sonik

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trabajaba7 responds:

Yeah for some reason this one came out the worst for vocals on the album, but hey what can you do with a very limited amount of money.
Thanks for the review!

[Spirit Wolf - Daydream (Remix)]

Not too shabby

This piece was actually done pretty well, and I really enjoyed many elements of your composition style :] The patterns/ Melodies were all very nice, and I liked the way everything sounded for the most part...

I don't think this piece is bad at all composition-wise, but I do think that this could use some more powerful mastering/ more driving drum samples.

This song has a very retro-techno feel to it, but with that comes the retro-mastering feel as well ( I think these mastering techniques/ samples could be re-invented)

Overall not a bad submission, but I do think this could use some work
~Sonik

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steven-mcl responds:

Fair enough, another experiment to try and get myself to produce something better. Thanks for your review, I'll see what I can do about getting more advanced with my creativity. :)

[Don't Stop! - Adam Doan]

Interesting! :D

I was really suprised by the tempo of this song, but it works and I agree with AetherX "No one says that all songs of any genre have to have a certain tempo".

The drums sound good, and have a nice overall power to them. Your leads are pretty nice, but I did feel that they could have used a bit more effort. Your bassline is generic, but good; it all works out. The Mixing/ Mastering could be better, but this does sound pretty clean for the most part.

Take a second look at:
- The vocal sounds are pretty jumbled sounding (At first I thought I had another window open with a video playing or something... cause these sound pretty off)
- A couple Kick samples you used really sounded blatty

Overall not bad, but not my favorite piece either
~Sonik

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Herdunculus responds:

Ah yes, I was also kinda sketchy of the vocals too, but I think I will come close to making it better next time! Thanks a lot!

[HT || Not So Suspenseful]

I completely disagree, This is WONDERFUL :D

I love the way you organized this track, everything sounds nice and housey!

Your drums are perfect; nice, driving, and deep;
Your leads sound sick, and the mixing is very nice all around.

I think you are off to a great start, and for your first house work; holyshitballs dude! :D

Take a second look at:
- The lead changes notes @ 1:08-1:10, and this seems to clash a bit; maybe change this note to bit better?
- The mastering could be a bit more pure sounding, but for now this isn't bad :]

Great Work HT!
~Sonik

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HyperTrough responds:

Thanks for your positive comments again mate! Really appreciate these reviews :)

I did think the mix needed work, but I couldn't fit everything in nicely. I read the beatport article on a guide to progressive house and apparently high passing everything individually is the way to go. I couldn't be bothered though hahaha.

Thanks again for your thoughts ;D

[Detuner]

out of order

What you've made here is a loop with no structure, no beat, and no emotion :/

This loop reminds me of an improperly working machine at best :[

Things to change:
- This needs a solid drum pattern
- Your melodies need to be completely re-worked
- Your mixing is completely jumbled :[

overall... sorry dude this is not music :/
~Sonik

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[Little Red Man]

Nice... but rather generic :[

This sounds like something I can really Bang mah head owwn :D

The intro is nice and clean, I really enjoyed the general mix here. The mastering also sound pretty good, but it could use a bit more eq I think.

The drop is good, and everything sounds nice... but I do think you might have taken a slightly generic approach on your drop; Like I said it sounds good (quality-wise), but the wubs didn't really make me want to bang mah head and stuff

that's no good :[

Overall dude I think this has a lot of potential, but as it is... it's kinda boring; maybe consider adding vocals, and change up the wubs a bit more?

~Sonik

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smasher501 responds:

Hey bro, much thanks for reviewing this. I know what you mean by the lame wubs. I wrote this song about 3+ months ago, so if you check out my newest track, you'll definitely notice the difference. I'm looking into adding vocals and possibly metal guitar into some of my future tracks, so thanks for the confirmation :) Peace out!