DreamEater's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Foggy Future Schools]

Nice!

I really enjoyed this piece, the soft instrumentation and drum samples really blend well. I love the melodies here, very soothing and upbeat. Your balance and mastering sound very good, and I was really delighted to not hear a single bit of business or clipping. However the sample a 3:15 was a little awkward sounding to me at first though :(

I could definitely see this going into a video-game or flash submission here on NG. All of the melodies present in this piece, evoke a whole range of emotions from Bittersweet nostalgia to Victorious triumph! This song reminds me of games like Ristar for the Sega Genesis. I really enjoyed this piece, and can't wait to hear your next one!

Great Work!
~Dj Sonik

Sawdust responds:

Haha thanks man!

Also, I regret to inform you that this piece actually stands out as a bit odd amongst my other ones. This is probably the only song I have wherein the drums are not overtly loud haha/

Anyway, I'm glad you liked it, and I'll definitely send a request once I upload a new song!

[Psyche - Unknown 1]

Reminds me of something you would hear on [AS]

In the weirdest way, this totally reminded me of something that you would see between shows on late night [Adult Swim]. I liked how this piece sounded abstract yet organized at the same time. The drums were very interesting in particular; I really liked the break-beat sounds as well (very flowy and different sounding).

Couple things about this I would have done differently though:
- Some of the samples seem to clip a little bit (watch your volume and EQ levels)
- I really expected a much heavier break-beat drop, and was slightly thrown off by the more simple turn that you took @ 2:27 (sounds like you started making a build-up, and just worked on without finishing.

Overall; Pretty Impressive work
~Dj Sonik

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PsycheOasis responds:

Thankyou. :D Yea, I do have a bad time at building things up masterfully. Sometimes I get lucky to where the all the sounds come together very well, other times.. I fail so hardcore.. XD

[Equestrian Hymn]

Not sure I'm farmiliar with the original but...

This sounds great!

Like all of your orchestral pieces that I've had the privilege to listen to, This sounds beautiful. The leads are all very well mixed, and the dynamics of this piece really give it an epic "Marching-Band-Like" flow. The Percussion sounds very nice, but I would have liked to hear a little more percussive expression from you in this one (aside from snare, crash, bass, and chimes). Maybe some vibes or something like that could add some brilliance to the softer parts of this song. I love the String/ Woodwind work btw, very very nice.

Overall, Another masterpiece from TheBellMaker
~Dj Sonik

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TheBellmaker responds:

Thanks for the review!

I was never good with percussion -__- I'll definitely try and work on that in the future.

[=Paws=]

Love the piano work bro!

This piano piece is pretty epic, but does this really qualify as jazz? I was actually really excited to see a jazz review request at first :p (They are obviously pretty rare)

The piano melody that you have composed sounds great, and I found this really entertaining.

The piano in this could use a lot of work on the mastering side of things; I don't think anything could make this sound more beautiful than a great piano VST, and some eq/ reverb tweeks. I really would have loved to hear a piano sound with a little more professional quality to match up with the quality of composition ya know?

Although this sounds really sad in some respects, it also sounds triumphant. Hopefully this signifies that your furry friend had a long happy life.

Sorry to hear about your loss bud, Great composition though!
~Dj Sonik

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[Unstoppable - Agamoka]

Sweet like berries

I really liked the build up you've put together here. The drums sound pretty good for the most part, and side-chain the leads pretty well when needed. What I noticed most with this submission is that it has many good Drum-and-Bass-Qualities, but certain parts are lacking a lot in comparison to the Acid-bass part that you've produced.

You could probably make this a lot better if you change some of these things:

- The drums need percussive backup badly (sounds kinda fake the way they are)
- The leads that first come in are pretty annoying, and not equalized very well (if at all)
- A good portion of your drum kit is being drowned out by the Too-loud lead
- The volume of this song actually drops @ 2:10
- These samples all need to be equalized and mastered better

Great Effort
~Dj Sonik

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Sokru responds:

Thanks :)

[Zexus - The Shrill]

Zomg this is pretty close to perfect! x3

I love the vocal work, and the perfect hardstyle build-up. The Euphoric-Hardstyle idea was a very interesting one, and I like how you pulled it off. The composition of this piece is wonderful, and actually very well done (you obviously have some very good hardstyle influences). I also really liked how you switched back and forth between the hip-hop beat and the hard-style beat.

I didn't so much love the bass though, and that's a huge factor when it comes to writing hardstyle. I also would have liked to hear a slightly better job in mastering of your lead and bass samples.

Overall; this has a fck-ton of potential, just work with it a bit more.

~Dj Sonik

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[Homosexual Centaur [WIP]]

Cool groove. Weird name.

The intro is cool, and I definitely dig the drums in this piece. The leads all sound really nice, and very clear. I also really liked the mastering in this piece, very crisp sounding high end in this one forsure.

I would definitely take a second look at a couple things though.
The bass in this is kinda weak, and doesn't really have any wubwubwub to it. I would have loved to hear more additions (percs and such) to the drum break. The intro was kinda empty sounding, and almost lost my interest right before the break. This could really use more build up, and more energy after the break...

Overall; I think you might be onto something here... just work at it a little longer
~Dj Sonik

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[BAZ - The Wiggler]

Cool beans

I liked the basic idea of this, and in some respects it even reminded me of something that Infected Mushroom would have written a few years ago. The melodies are pretty good, but in some places sound slightly randomized. The beats in this were also pretty cool, and I liked how you changed it up.

The lead in the beginning sounds a bit "preset" like, and a couple other background samples do as well. I don't really see how this fits into the "trance" category, I actually think this is more of a "techno" song. Dude I don't want to sound mean, but the guitar work in this...It's bad. I definitely recommend doing a couple more takes, working on the timing, and mastering it into the mix better

Overall: Nice Effort!
~Dj Sonik

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BAZmotherfucker responds:

I was going for psytrance, which in many ways is like acid techno. Infected Mushroom is exactly what I was thinking of when I made this x] as for the guitar takes... I was a bit drunk when i wrote and recorded them. Edit: updating it with some cleaner takes ;]

[Touch the Sound]

It probably wont sound similar...

But I really don't think it needs to; By itself, I think this is a tremendous piece of musical artwork.

The piano samples sound absolutely amazing, and the melody is superb.
The mastering sounds great, and the reverberation sounds very natural (very nice & clear). Most of all, the melody sounds very beautiful and almost mysterious :O.

The melody in this sounds like it could make a hell of a strong contribution to this film. but then that's just me talking haha, and I'm sure that you can come up with something just as great if not better than this for your project.

Keep the great work bud! I cannot wait to hear your next submission!
~Dj Sonik

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WhistlerMusicUK responds:

Thanks for the kind review XsakuX/DJ Sonik!

I like it as a piece on it's own too. contemporary dancers and this particular film maker tend to want ambient pieces so this is way too melodic for what they're using it for. I've got to suit their needs at the end of the day as crap as that is sometimes. the dance doesn't have any meter either so I've got to compose around the dancers movements. I'm glad I have a solid base to work from. Thanks dude!