Viraxor's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Livvy, Never Let Your Dreams Die!]

Liked the sound design and the mixing. Nice pacing and structure as well. I just didn't like the sped up yeah woo's. Overall, very experimental and innovative.

[Fragment]

The strings in this one sounded unrealistic, I don't like the kick that much and the snare isn't much better either, it reminds me of these notoriously bad 80s snares with all that reverb (these are at the start of the tune). The piano could've used some more dynamics, all of the notes seem to be around the same volume. The DnB drop in the middle was great, the later rave drop as well, and I liked the composition and the overall vibe, it flows nicely as well. Some of the sound choices need to be revised, though, and the tune itself is a bit snappy in some places.

[Underground Trance]

Some synths could use tuning, these smooth chords entering at 30 seconds should be pitched down a few cents. I also don't like the sound design choices, the elements used here differ in their quality. That bass is a bit muffled. A lot of these synths just don't fit together that well, for instance the synth at 1 minute. That break change at around 2 and a half minutes doesn't feel that well, the track loses its grooviness in a very quick way, perhaps some more low-end on the new break could've made it better. Some of the changes of pace in this song don't work, and it's all too steppy and quickly done.

I liked the general vibe of it and the breaks are nice, along with the sound effects and mixing. But the problems with pace and fitting sounds together need to be addressed. This track has potential, though, and I liked its main idea and what was it trying to achieve. Good luck in the future!

8-BITek responds:

These synths are intentionally slightly detuned - the oscillator detuning was a deliberate choice.
I slightly reduced the highs in that loop from 2:17, because earlier it had a lot of high-end, and when I turned it down even more, it started to sound kind of lifeles... so I had to bring some of the highs back in

[17]

Not bad, I like its atmosphere. I do agree it needs more variety and that square synth may be too loud, it kinda drowns the drums. I also didn't like these highpass moments, they make my ears feel a bit nauseated.

G2961 responds:

Thanks for the feedback! Yes, indeed, you're right, I actually wrote this song by accident when I was playing with plug-ins and samples, so somehow I didn't do normal mixing and mastering. My previous songs are better, I recommend you to rate

[quiet-please]

That's a crazy sample. Love this.

foghorntape responds:

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[Futurebeat 2]

It's an interesting genre mix and it works so well.

[like (alternate version recorded with real instruments)]

Wow, unbelievable sound quality! I like the arrangement quite a bit, there's something special to it.

GuitARBEn responds:

Thank you very much!

[Structure]

Really good, as always! Ominous pads, heavy percussion, and top-notch mixing! When it comes to mixing, musicians here should look up to you. I love the various synths used in here. They create a real atmosphere along with that whispery vocal. The second drop was very dissonant, and I didn't like it as much as the first half of the song. That square synth did not fit the atmosphere too much as well, perhaps it could use some more reverb.

[Funk beat (102 bpm)]

Love that bassline. This song reminds me of "Just the two of us" a bit.

[Funk beat (100 bpm)]

Wow! I love the chill vibe, good sound quality. Especially that e-piano.