DreamEater's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Antiskill- Balearic Dreams]

Really enjoyed this song for the ambient aspects

The string samples really seemed to complete the beginning melody of the song really well. I surrounding ambiance, and rain samples really gave me a melancholy feeling. I can almost visualize a dark city shrouded in grey clouds, and dark auras.

The driving trance beat really took me by surprise in this song, I was rather impressed by the dynamic elements of this tune! I also really enjoyed the addition of the flute in this as well, very nice.

Things I would change:
- This tune is great, but kind of repetitive; I really found myself wanting something different around 6 minutes in. The changes to the melody were subtle, but I started to feel like the point was starting to get lost. (work on creating that great gradual build up, but try not to forget the payoff :P)
- I would have loved to hear more percs, hits w/ delay, and more complicated rhythms as well

Overall; there are some great aspects to this song, and some not so great ones...
Just try to work out those kinks, and you've got an amazing piece of work here :D

~Dj Sonik

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YakovlevArt responds:

yeah i know what you mean. When i produced this I was just letting go and naturally making a track that i thought felt nice. I know what your talking about "after 6 mins" I really could have done more.I guess I was so entranced by the melody and samples I was afraid to change...
I'll definitely take your advise into consideration.
Thanks a lot for the review!

[Samurai Warrior]

Have to agree with Haggard here

This is a great piece, but it doesn't remind me of Samurai Warriors but nice anyway :p. This really reminds me of over-field/ battle music for a game like Zelda. I instantly picture a warrior riding his horse across the plains as sundown begins to blanket an endless field of green, beautiful :].

I really enjoyed the orchestral samples in this piece, they really seemed to give off a sense of Urgency/ Gradual Progression; simply great work :)

Things to look at:
- Some of the samples you used seemed to be a little cheesy sounding; I wasn't in love with all of the string samples you chose, but the song still works.
- The percussion in this was a tad minimal for my taste
- If you really want to nail that Oriental sound; Research Pentatonic scales, and look for some realistic sounding Japanese instrument samples :)

Overall... Great effort!

~Dj Sonik

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BenTibbetts responds:

All right--thank you for the review. I will work on building my collection of sample libraries and consider your advice. :)

[[It's Alive!]]

Pretty dope!

I really loved the electro-housy feel that you captured with this song, and right in time for halloween! :D The patterns, effects, and drums are all really killer in this piece! The vocal work was very well done, and I think you did very well capturing that hard-hitting house feel. using that Frankenstein groan as a sample in the break was a dope idea! :]

Things I would have done differently:
- Although I loved the patterns you wrote out, I don't completely agree with all of the sample choices you made for the electro break. (Not necessarily a bad thing)
- The leads you used seem to be a tad muddy, some good eq work could clean this up nicely!

Overall, greatttt work dude! :D
~Dj Sonik

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[A&b - You Got To Go (miii Rmx)]

Interesting take on the original.

I liked the overall ambiance of this track, and the breakbeats were definitely very chill. The samples you chose were very nice, and airy. The vocals stayed in sync with everything very well, and the string samples in the background were also a nice touch.

Things I would focus on more:
- The vocals seemed to be bogged down by the surrounding instruments in some spots
- That main snare hit seemed to bug me a tad
- The sample feedback gets a little out of hand @ 3:10 and rings out pretty loudly for the next 20 seconds; I get what you were going for and I like it... but eq that feedback down a tad, and try to make it a bit more of a background noise
- The bells at the end of the song are pretty generic sounding (layer, layer, layer)

Overall though, good effort.
~Dj Sonik

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MobiusIII responds:

Thanks for the constructive criticism. Glad you took the time to check it out!

[<MWA> - Undercover]

Creative!

The intro sounded very progressive, and I really enjoyed how unique it was! The scattered voices and soft synths really took me away, well done. :D Honestly this reminded me of something by The Mars Volta up until the drums came in.

I was really impressed by the build/ break around 1:17 though, bringing the voices back into dominance before the break was absolutely superb! The following "airy" break was also something to be noted as well, really great stuff.

The leads really topped this piece off; I was really reminded of old school video games around 2:30-3:00 though, really amazing ambiance.

Overall, there's not too much I would change about this peice; maybe just some changes to the drums...

Great work my friend!
~Dj Sonik

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mjattie responds:

Hey DJ Sonik,

I'm glad you like the different elements you like :) and I agree that the drums are a bit repetitive and could use some help.

thanks for the review

[Skydive (Unfinnished clip)]

Smooth :p

The piano sounds, synths, and effects all sound pretty nice here. The drums could use a bit more "Umph" for this kind of house music, but I still dug the overall feel of everything. The bass-line came in at just the right time, and really helped breathe some life into this track. The bell-like samples also sound pretty nice here, but the melody that they follow seems like a bit much (makes things sound a tad busy)

Things I would focus more on:
- I noticed that you didn't use many perc instruments, and the overall ambiance of this piece seemed to be a bit stale (Moar percs with delay/ Side-chaining)
- This piece sounds a tad busy in a couple spots due to the lack of side-chaining; Don't be afraid to make your drum samples a little more dominant :)

Overall, great effort bro!
~Dj Sonik

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[dio genis]

Different :o

Your choice of instrumentation definitely stood out here; I really enjoyed the different spectrum of sounds! The melodies used in this song were also something to be noted as very unique, and overall very different. In some aspects, this song reminded me of something the Prefuse 73 would write in his down time; The beginning seemed a bit sloppy, but as things progress it all comes together pretty nicely!

Things I would focus a little more time on:
- The overall mixing/ mastering of this song sounds pretty sloppy, and the "clippy" high pitched sounds really hurt my ears at some points :(
- The beginning of this song seemed a tad busy, and I couldn't really tell what instrument was supposed to be the lead x.x
- Your drum choices could have been better/ mixed better

Besides those things though
This is pretty solid :)

~Dj Sonik

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[The Conquistadores]

Woah! Very nice!

Very professional sounding, and right from the get go I was very impressed by the instrumentation/ composition. These instruments are very distinct, and absolutely perfect for what I imagine you were going for. The leads, percussion, and other samples were just amazing.

This song has a nice, epic, Spanish feel to it, and I can't think of much that I would change about it.

Overall, this is really great and professional sounding as well!

~Dj Sonik

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samulis responds:

Hey there,

Thanks for the review. I always try to get the feel I want across as effectively as possible.

As a side note, the instruments are EWQL Symphonic Orchestra Gold.