DarkBlueFX's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Fucked up!]

I'm actually diggin this, you might want to give the voice a little more presence over the mix because it's a little difficult for me to hear on my speakers at least (my speakers are kinda shitty so maybe it's just me). One thing that might make the "fucked up" part be more distinct is to duplicate that part of the sample, lower it an octave or two and then layer that over the original, try that and how that sounds. I love the buildup and the drum fill leading into the drop. You've used the filters tastefully here and I fukin love violins.

The-Cockenator responds:

Haha Thanks man i really appreciate your hints and yes!!!! over dubing the fucked up part with a non echoing part might make it work :D and violins are just the cherry on the top :D and boosting the volume for the voice might make it 2 :D and thanks again for your lovely comment :D

[Inexpressible Stars]

Okay so last time I reviewed you, "NNN" was literally the only song I had listened to and I kinda based my judgement of your work completely off that song. I can definitely see now that you are experienced. You nailed your theme here; actually it made me want to play kerbal space program whilst listening to this song. So I did that for a while. My favorite thing is the background ambiance here and I actually don't have anything to say to be improved here. The reverb is tasteful, and the leads continue to add depth to your theme. If I ever make a space related animation/movie, I'm coming back here.

Syzion responds:

Thank you, DarkBlueFX! You certainly understand the theme.
Though, I must tell you, this wasn't done with FL Studio, it was made with LMMS(Linux Multimedia Studio, not just for Linux!). Like I said, I'm rather new to FL Studio. There are things on FL Studio that I have to completely work out for anything to sound good. The NNN project could take until October to be at its best, because of all the research and practice. I hope it turns out well...
Again, thank you!

[Dispatch (Dance)]

Not gonna lie here, it sounds great, like I've listened to it three times all the way through voluntarily. Venture out of your comfort zone a little. Techno music will always have a sidechained bassline and that kick-hat-snare-hat, but there's always a way to add your own signature spice to your work. Don't get me wrong it still sounds great (I'm listening a fourth time) and I really had to try in order to think of a comment you might find helpful.

PhatBoiJ responds:

Yeah man, I always get the "finding my own style comment" :P I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[Always Forever]

I think you should consider throwing a limiter over your master track. It sounds like you're getting some clipping due to having too many overpowering sounds. Everything you have here is great and I especially like the melodies, usually that is hard to come by. So all the musical talent and creativity is there, but there's just some technical issues.

Gravidi responds:

Thanks for the feedback, it is super helpful. I do agree with what you are saying about limiting the sounds. The technical stuff is really my only problem in production, I'm just not sure how to do all that yet.

[Ghoul]

Wow, I love it when people switch into triplet beats and you nailed the 'ghoul' theme here. This was tight.