DreamEater's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Daydream (Silv3Ster Remix)]

Old school! :D

This song is really great, and it really reminds me of older Happy-hardcore tunes from the "Bonkers" era :]

The biggest thing that impressed me here though, was the distinct originality that this song has; back in the day you would listen to a Happy Hardcore compilation front to back, and only a few songs would really stick out/ stay with you... This is one of those songs my friend :]

Your drum work is great very dynamic, and it suits everything pretty well :] (Love your rather unique build-up). Your leads sound nice and clean, the bass is off the charts, and the mixing is superb!

Overall I think this track is phenominal, but it could use a bit more in the way of mastering :p (I think this tune sacrifices a bit of quality in exchange for loudness; a proper mastering job will fix that right up though) :]

Amazing Work :]
~Sonik

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Dj-GST responds:

Hell yeah! I was aiming for an Oldskool feel :)

Thanks bro! I'm happy to hear this track stands out :D

Thanks! Drums are usually my primary goal in all my tracks, leads being second, and effects being third. I had a tough time keeping the bass from overpowering everything, glad to hear it sounds good!

Yeah, I gotta work on my mastering for sure, I think I may be using too many limiters and compressors, and not enough EQ work.

Thanks bro!

3S

[Caught in a Web]

Experimental?

The intro although simple, was okay; I got the feeling that this might grow into something kinda cool...

After things progressed a bit though, it became pretty obvious that you rushed this song quite a bit

Friendly suggestions:
- This is not Dubstep; Misc at best
- Your mixing after 57 seconds sounds like complete garbage (sounds like volume levels on everything are out of control; Things are being pulled back from the mix constantly
- Your percussion is unfinished; add more, and be a bit more subtle with things like that (chirp/ ruler/ whatever) noise

Overall needs some improvement :/

~Sonik

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[[Battlefield]]

not bad, but could use a bit more

Your efforts here musically/ lyrically are really great, and I really commend you for putting forth such a solid effort.

The beat is okay, but didn't really stand out too much on it's own; seems like the overall mix of this song is kinda confusing. The lyrics were good but the overall delivery was kinda bland; it sounds as if your vocals are a bit too slow for the beat, and some of your words seemed really slipped up.

Again this isn't bad, but it is in need of some serious changes.
~Sonik

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[BAZ - Survival]

Definately PsyTrance! :D

I really liked your driving bassline/ patterns/ Trippy leads :]

The organization of this song was well done, and I could really hear Phytrance influences in this song; Infected Mushroom much? I also liked the idea with the alien voices, and I see what you were going for... However I think the alien voice stuff could have been blended a bit better.

Things to take a second look at:
- Vocals could use better blending
- I can't feel your kick drum in my chest bro; master this thing up!
- Bring in some more leads and change it up; things do get a bit repetitive in this song

Not bad work at all, but this could use a could changes
~Sonik

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BAZmotherfucker responds:

I hear ya, man. I might do some more work on this one ;]

[A Deep Breath {Frozen}]

Genre is actually pretty important :/

Don't get me wrong your submission is nice, but your score definitely went down when I read your description; I myself am a trance artist, and I don't really see how this fits the genre...

This submission fits more in the Misc/ Video Game category imo.

(The Intro 0:00 - 1:00)
Really nice sounds, and I enjoyed the subtle dynamics of this part; everything sounds clean.

(Midpoint 1:01 - 2:00)
Although I did like the subtle note pattern changes here; this part seemed to be lacking in transition department x.x
Your instrumentation seemed to be a bit repetitive here

(Fin 2:00 - end)
still not much change here, seems like this might be more of a loop than a song at this point x.x

Overall this is a cool little tune, kinda reminded me of music that you would hear in Banjo Kazooie; Not bad, but could use some work.

~Sonik

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lazy-dave responds:

I'm sorry if I offend you it was not my intention. I wasn't quite sure where to put this and I personally think that opinion plays a small role in genre but I'm glad it was pointed out where it would fit best, so thank you for that. I agree with the repetition, this piece was put together kinda lazily because it was supposed to be collaboration but I never heard back from the other and kinda forgot about it then remembered and just threw some stuff together to finally finish it. Thanks for the review!

[Scary Pumpkin]

woah woah woah... stop what you're doing -.-

okay I give you props for jumping right into FL and giving it a try, but this sounds awful... :[

FIRST:
You really need to go to youtube.com, and start with beginner tutorials on Fruity Loops Studio.

Second:
You need to study Dubstep. Become as bit more familiar with the way it SHOULD sound; (you should be able to tell that this sounds a bit different from professional work...)

Third:
Start over...
This is okay I guess, but you should really try to make your songs a bit more melodic, powerful, and CLEAN; the only way to make a track like this is to pay equal attention to every sample in the project, and spend more than a couple hours on your projects... (This obviously didn't take very long to make -.-)

I really hate to be so harsh, but this was really frustrating to have to review :/
(Put a little bit more effort forth bro)
~Sonik

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[St. Peter's Gate {durn}]

chill spin on dubstep!

I really liked your choice in leads, bass, ambiance in this one!

This song was really different dude, and I liked that a lot; The melodies/ transitions were really original sounding! The drop at 2:03 was sick as fck, and I really loved the way you changed it up as it progressed as well!

Things to take a seconds look at:
- The overall Mixing/ Mastering of this song is a bit flawed.
- The bass could use a little bit of cleaning up in the low/ mid end of the EQ Spectrum
- The drums could use a bit more work; they sound a bit fake/ dry
- The vocal work is okay, but the female vocal lines sound a bit weird imo; the vocal build before 2:03 could use some cleaning up as well

Overall not bad buddy, but I would love to hear this polished up a bit!
~Sonik

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durn responds:

Thanks dude. Mixing/Mastering I do all by ear and I have hearing problems in the high-end spectrum so that's prolly that. The drums you're definitely right about, I've since attended to that issue in present->future songs. Agreed, vocals are new to me, especially since I'm recording them. I'd love to get it polished up as well, but it'll either take more time away or other ears to do that for me.

[[LC]ToxicDagger(final)]

Pretty nice :]

I actually really enjoyed this bro, the melodies are pretty catchy and I like your leads :]. The intro/ build part sounded cool, and sidechaining was well used here :] The change-up @ 1:15 really caught my ear though; I really applaud the different lead choices on this one.

My only major complaint with this song would have to be the mixing/ mastering; put a put more effort into that and this could be a real killer track :]

~Sonik

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inhstudios responds:

thanks man.
and yeah, i guess i could work on the mastering.
I spent a ton of time on it, but there was different things i could have done with it.

edit:
i've updated it since, messing with some mastering and whatnot, to give it a professional touch.
and looks like it did become a mini killer track even before that :) 1467 plays

[Don't Be That Way (Edit)]

Woah!

This is really different sounding, but I really love how you used these old school samples in a very new way! The finished product is really something to be noted my friend!

The Horn samples/ Delay really made the atmosphere of this song explode, and the driving drum beats only added more hype! This song is really sick :D

Things to take a second look at;
- As good as everything sounds; this song gets a bit repetitive, and the horns kinda repeat a bit too much for my taste.
- The Bassline sounds like its a bit to powerful during a few different points in the song

Overall this is really coming along!
With some changes/ polishing up this could be a sick ass song dude!
~Sonik

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BuggMusic responds:

Thanks for the review! Yeah, the samples probably did get a bit repetitive, I struggled to think of another way to change it up. Funnily enough, I was sure the bassline wasn't powerful enough, guess my speakers are just a bit screwed up.

[Octavastia Your Flank]

Really amazing work Bellmaker; as always :]

This song has a really epic feel to it, and really gives me the feeling that something epic is brewing. It reminds me of pirates, or even of kights traveling through endless over-fields.

All of the samples, leads, drums, and fx sound wonderful in this piece; I really liked the very realistic sounding blend of instruments, and amazing dynamics.
The melodies are light, but as they all come together they form something much more powerful.

This piece is really inspirational my good sir, and I believe it's only a matter of time before people start using these songs for flash submissions left and right

Overall; really brilliant!
~Sonik

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TheBellmaker responds:

Thanks very much for the review! I hope my music can inspire others as it has for you.