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[target (NGADM '22)]

Nice! Some of the mix is off imo, but the composition is a vibe and I dig the sound of the vox. Not sure I like the metering of the lyrics personally, but it works!

Vatriox responds:

that's totally fair, i still have a lot to learn mixing wise but i'm getting better haha, thank you for listening and for the feedback!

[Perfect Plan, Cute Exit]

damn what a bop, a real treat for the ears.

[(NGADM 2022) What Hides in the Darkness]

Heyyy, good luck in the contest Kysertron

One of the arp chords don't sit right with me. Would have liked to see a bit more development in the progression personally and it feels a little slow. Changing up the chords for a section or 2 and introducing some bpm shifts would have worked fantastically in this song!

Very light and bright, gives me some bad feels but replaces them with a more hopeful feeling shortly after. Reminds me very much of the vibe of Little Inferno's music, getting almost a twisted happy feeling.

[Exoskeleton Deathmatch]

This is insane for a round 1 submission, I agree with @chiptami what you did here was just too unfair for the other contestants, shame on you.

[Seldurs [NGUAC]]

Your music is very inspiring to me! I think it is very good!

CrowdDoll responds:

Wow thank you

[X3ll3n - Tom Fulp Disstrack (ft. Eminem)]

It's good you are featuring smaller artists to help them out.

X3LL3N responds:

I know, right ? I'm sure this fellow has a future in music, probably in gospel or something

[Nom - Early Morning feat. Hipost]

Lyrics: Unoriginal tbh, but that's not my specialty I won't spend too long on it, it's just tiring to hear another rap song about having/making money. I get that money is a big deal and people rap about their life, but it's been decades of basically just this subject. The flow is good tho.

Mix/Master: Balanced well, good job on that but really quiet, ig you were trying to hit a low LUFS target or something? It sounds clean but a little dry. Sounds like your featured artist is using a lower quality mic and it's a bit jarring. Good job on the vocal doubling, nicely done. The ad libs are nice too, they are noticeable but don't detract from the main vox.

Composition: It's just the same ~12 second loop over and over and over. You mute a few elements during the verse and bring them back in the chorus. Evolve the melody a little bit, change up the progression, do a breakdown, do something different for the chorus. I should be able to tell where in the song I am at from something other than the time. The ending is disappointing, it just cuts off abruptly in the middle of a line no less :p

I hope this honest critique finds you well.

Response: Yeah, I guess you can't always argue with what is popular, so I can't fault you too much on that end, artistically tho, you can do better! I'll definitely try to remember to check out if you make a newer release.

LordNom responds:

I appreciate your critique! Yeah, it's an old track that I just decided to put up on Newgrounds. A friend of mine has the master and I plan on remixing it, just for fun. As for the ending, it wasn't supposed to end that way, something happened with the copy that I have. I've gotten a lot better at mixing, so all the new stuff is going to sound a whole lot better. As for the featured artist, you're absolutely right, recorded his vocals on a different mic, on a different day. It was all done in fun, honing our skills. Of course, you can tell the song was made for the streets, repetitive beat, you know, the thing! I definitely plan on releasing some new songs here on newgrounds very soon! Again, your critique is highly appreciated, much love!

[XVIII - The Moon]

Beautiful and unique! Looking at the waveform I was not prepared for what came in at 1:46 It really took me by surprise in a good way.

Fantastic work.

[World Building Song]

Closed my eyes and for a sec thought I was playing SimCity 4 or something but idk.

Not a big fan of the melody for the sax. But everything else was pretty awesome.

[Frank Pole & Teo Mandrelli - Sick I Guess (Halfdemure Remix)]

Mastering seems fine to me. dynamics are important, everything is clear, and chorus sections are punchy, so mission accomplished as far as I am concerned.

Your remix is creative and entertaining, good job!

One thing I have noticed in some of your music is your endings are clipped, try and make sure the tail fades out fully or automate your master to 0 at the end so it's not so abrupt.

CrowdDoll responds:

thanks I just put the wav into a daw just to convert it to mp3 but I'll take that as a lesson.