ChaytonMan's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Pixel Legend]

I dig this, the little synth arpeggios alongside the piano and choir(?) voice is nice and helps give off that “legend” vibe, though I feel like the song ends a bit abruptly and would’ve liked if the song ramped up a bit more before settling into a more natural climax, since even while listening it feels like you wrote the song in a way where it might start building up into something more than the piano which I think would’ve amplified the song with a bit more power, ignoring the fact that I actually really like the piano you wrote. Couldn’t help but notice the mixing seems a bit more clear in this song than your past ones - The vocals could stand to be a bit clearer to hear while still being in the background as they are right now, but overall it sounds good. Good job, hope you post more!

Tiqi responds:

Thanks man, I appreciate the feedback. The song ends abruptly though as FL crashed halfway through and I forgot to save. Will put out more work! :)

[Machinery]

Incredible song from start to finish. I loved how you were able to make the song so full sounding without the end result coming out muddy. I’m not super experienced in all the sound design know hows, but I couldn’t fathom how i’d go about mixing something like this. The basslines throughout and the build up at 2:30 was especially pleasant on the ears. You can hear that there was a lot of time and effort put into this.

jamethy responds:

Thanks I'm glad you liked it! To help with mixing a song like this, I find it helps to make sure there's as little overlap as possible with instruments and melodies in the same frequency range, and when there is, I use eq and sidechain compression to duck out clashing frequencies. I'm still learning and have a long way to go when it comes to things like this. Hope that helps :)

[quantum energy]

I like this melody, especially that part at 0:22. It feels like you’re building up to a sort of resolve.

shourikaen responds:

thanks ^^

[Discordance Within]

I really like the insight you gave about the piece.

Phonometrologist responds:

Sometimes that is necessary for a piece that sounds simple as an attempt to convey that the intention didn't come from carelessness.
Thank you

[Intruder Alert, Falling into the Floobiverse]

This is ridiculously good, especially with that intro part panning from ear to ear. Certified hood classic.

MonoCronic responds:

Thank you so much! I'm glad you loved the song. The part you're talking about, I assume, is the "glitch" which goes left-right XD

[Battle Music #10 - Power to the Hero]

This sounds great, the mixing in particular is really well done. I’d love to be able to make something that sounds this professional.

Eclipzodiac responds:

Hey thanks! Imo, mixing and mastering are the hardest steps. You can have a good sounding piece in your DAW, but rendering to mp3 format may butcher the quality of your song. I had to tone down the bass of this song because the mp3 version kept sounding very muddy- I still think I can do much better. I know I can improve loudness and cleanliness... It's all about training your auditory perception and tweaking your instruments.