BeeFef's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Don't Give Up]

First of all, I like the the chords that came in in the beginning. You did a nice job of panning them.

The first main part sounds chaotic but neat. I would suggest not using so much flange/phaser in those synths because it makes the mix less clear.

The high hat in the second half of the song is sort of piercing and annoying. Would've recommended re-equalizing it so that the lower treble is higher.

For the emptier parts, I would recommend filling them up with some extra, but still clean and quiet reverb.

I like how the sounds themselves interact with the melody. It sounds fun. Good work!

KONjure responds:

I'm so glad you pointed that out because I sometimes do go to hard with the phaser. I was thinking I needed to lighten up on it as well.

And as for the hi hat part I noticed that to but only after I up loaded it.
It all sounded so much better on my computer.

Question though why is it when I play it from my computer everything sounds perfect to me. But from ether my car speaker or any other monitors my song sounds flate?

[Somewhere Else]

The beat is cool, but I would probably want to hear some panning of the drums. I like the ambient pad that came in in the middle of the song, also

phoenixapprentice responds:

Oh, I never thought about that. Thanks! I actually used a drum loop because I don't have very good drum VSTs...

[Interdimensional]

I really like the lo-fi spacey sounds with the reverb in this. I would suggesting adding more song structure, not necessary a melody since that isn't what it looked like you were trying to do here. I think it sounds like background music

[Geoplex - Chimera]

Interesting song with clean sounds. The only two things I would've wanted to hear was to make the chorus parts even crazier and use that really clean arp you used in the beginning and at 3:04 more throughout the song. Keep making music, you're really good!

Geoplex responds:

Cheers. The arp was very much an afterthought unfortunately as I did the intro last

[The Geometric State.]

Really cool and soundscapey. I like the wooden sounds in the background towards the beginning. Didn't listen to all 14 minutes, but I can tell it's pretty good.

This is the longest song I've ever seen on NG. How long did this take you? How many measures was this?

[Zero Sides]

Not bad, but some of the sounds should probably be more stereophonic.

ShockblastDeluxe responds:

Not sure what that means, but I agree that the sounds should've fit better.

[Trapped]

Not too bad of a first try! I would suggest adding more structure and detail to the melody for the last two thirds, though.

DJAbzorb responds:

Thank you, your feedback is encouraging and much appreciated!

[Enigma]

First off, the intro seems a little bland. Would highly recommend making it more detailed or add something to catch the listener's interest. I like the arpeggiating pad you brought in at the beginning, too.

I think the sound design needs improvement at 1:25, especially because you can hear crackling from the lead. The sound at the end is cool, but sounds monophonic. I suggest panning the oscillators/operators different directions while still keeping that really neat flange sound.

Another thing I think is this should've had more of a gradual or less immediate ending, such as filtering stuff down or adding on a crash.

To me at least, you're song is a little catchy and even a little satisfying. Good job!

SvDMIssion2 responds:

This is the most feedback i've ever received on a single track. Thank you for all of the insight. I really wish I would have spent more time on this track, I really sort of slapped it together during some procrastination time on a school day.

[Ravenholt]

This is really cool. I like the swing you put into this as well as the syncopated dynamics. Hope you do well in the NGADM!

KamillasRainbow responds:

Thank you :)

[Pulsar]

Neat song. However I would do things such as make the intro more complex as well as some of the other emptier parts. I like the chorus at 0:42, but I noticed another issue. I think the song would sound less choppy if you eased back on the compression (turning the input and ratio down and the threshold up). Finally, I would suggest working a bit on your sound design, especially the lead that goes through the chorus. I would try making it sound more stereophonic.

Hope this advice helps you in the future!

ramiroangel responds:

thaaaank you!