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[Feel Good Inc.[dub remix]]

Sounds really solid, but in some places the vocals could be balanced with the music a little better, they overpower it a bit in the beginning. Other than that this is really well put together. The intro build is awesome. Great work, one of the better remixes on NG.

OXXOI77777 responds:

I actually agree with you that the vocal are too loud in the beginning. They were originally much quieter, but I cranked them up because they got drowned out when the drums came in. Maybe I could have made them start off lower and gradually increase, but probably I didn't of it at the time (or I was just too lazy, heh). I will definitely do that next time though! Thanks for your feedback

[TM - Burning Elysium]

Very well written. The vocals sound great, the auto-tuning fit very well. The melody is super catchy, which I feel in dubstep can sometimes be more important than the bass. It never gets boring or repetitive. This is some of the best dubstep I've heard in a while. great work.

TrevorMcNally responds:

Thank you for the feedback, I'm glad you enjoyed it :D

[KKS - Impulse]

very chill.

I'm diggin the percussion in this one, super groovy. :D This makes me want to be somewhere tropical, or at least warm. lol. It gives me the sense of being somewhere else, of having some worldy knowledge. Great work once again.

KKSlider60 responds:

Thank you mate ^^ Who wouldn't be in a tropical beach right now, haha
KKS

[Lies Can't Protect You]

Groovy.

The rhythm and melody are catchy, but the vocals could use some work. They just need to be pronounced a bit more clearly. This song is very chill and I'd like to see you make a longer version. Then I'd like to take it and make a dubstep remix. :D Haha, good work so far.

Firefreezer responds:

You could be right with the vocals. I never tried to record vocals before I made this song. I just used the microphone of my headset, maybe I should try the mic I use for piano-recordings. : )
Would you really make a dubstep remix or was it just for fun? PM me! :D

Thank you for the 7!

[Grassina Calling]

Calming

It's very easy on the ears, as if it's telling you to just slow down and take a deep breath. The changes in the percussion keep it flowing nicely. The end could use a bit of work, it feels too abrupt. Using that last chord to end it is fine, it just needs a couple more seconds to fade out before the song ends. Good work so far, the only way to learn and get better is to keep working at it.

Siamorain responds:

Heck, I guess the redesign made me forget to check and I just noticed your review! Btw, I highly appreciate that you took the time to listen and comment this stuff, that means a lot to me! I do agree with you about the ending part, that feels just slapped there to gain some additional time because we were tired (due to demo version limitations we couldn't re-open projects after saving and closing) and couldn't think up of anything useful AND appealing to fit in, so we called it a day and accepted it the way it was. Now, i do like it, but I still feel we could have done it a lot better... Boy, better luck next time! Thanks again pal!

[Dubstep WIP (Need input)]

Pretty cool so far

What you could try doing is have a halftime, super heavy dub section after that evil laugh. You could also boost the whole song just a little bit, and mix it to bring out some lacking frequencies a little more. Other than that this is a very nice, groovey dubstep song. Good work so far, I'll have to check in to see when you finish it. :D

J-N-R responds:

Thank you! Sounds like a plan! It is really hard for be to boost anything because of the amount of tracks that are used to get the sound. I may be the soundcard I am using which makes it start to distort so I will have to play around with it.

[I Remember (cover w/ voca]

The remix itself is awesome.

The beat is solid and it's very well done. The thing I really want to talk about though, is the vocals. I don't want to sound rude at all, but there are a lot of places where the vocals sound off pitch and off beat. Half the time I can't even understand what she's saying, and I know the original song. It sounds like you cut it up at random places during the chorus. The delay on it is way to heavy. Basically what I'm saying is I feel like the whole vocal track should be re-recorded. At 3:30 you can hear her breath into the mic which causes terrible white noise.

Look, I know singing can be a very personal thing and I really hate sounding like such a hard critic here, but the vocal track on this needs a ton of work. The music is fine and doesn't need to change at all, so as far as that, good work.

[JB - Swing [WIP]]

slow and steady, but catchy

Like you said, it's simple, but pretty good. The melody is sweet and the bassline is easy on the ears. I think you should keep building it and have a big giant chorus section, but it's your song and your call. Keep workin on it though, I'm diggin it so far. :D

jbarnett responds:

thanks

[GenoWhirled OC 10]

awesome.

This sounds very good throughout. Sounds very close to old school Zelda games. This would be great for an adventure game. It doesn't really loop very well with that pause at the end, but oh well. It all still sounds great. Good work. :D

[Mar- Ginta in Jail]

could be interesting

This could be some kind of intro episode to give an idea of who all the characters are. I don't have a whole lot of experience with voice acting cuz I haven't been working on it as much as I wanted, but I can tell you all the voices sound a bit too much like each other. It would go a long way to do something as simple as giving a character a deep voice, or maybe even gruff and throaty. The most recognizable each individual voice is the better. Timing is another issue, some of the pauses in between voices are too long and throw off the whole bit.

I think the comedy you're going for could be really well done, it'll just take some practice time to work out how to make each character his own sound. Good work so far.

MonsieurZim responds:

Thanks, I get nervous in Voice Acting, But not anymore!! I always feel voice Shy and Camera Shy and my voice seem so Mono-like. Because I could Voice act but it surely scares me because My Competitors are Women in RL. It's hard to Sing a song for me because of my Self-Esteem and Confidence, but for Newgrounds I will. I will try to re-act my characters ASAP! Thanks A lot for your criticism!!