SimonVonck's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[TEXTILE]

Hi there,

Nice song! It lacks some chords tho? mid pass eqed future bass-ish chords? I absolutely love the intro! The drop reminds me of Noisia.
Keep it up!

~Simon

Delerium responds:

yeah i wasn't really heading towards a song with a whole lot of melody or chords for that matter, just ambience, bass and rhythm.

appreciate the feedback though. :)

[Poisson - Serenity]

Hi there,

Don't use Nexus2 as the piano sound :( Kontakt 5 "The Giant" is a great piano Library.
I'm sorry, but the mix is terrible. FX is way too loud. Did you use EQ? I can't hear any sub bass at all. I suppose the lead is just 1 synth?
Keep working on this song, I like the idea :) At least everything is in key haha

~Simon

StrinxSxS responds:

Hey Simon,

Thank you so much for the feedback! I want kontakt 5 a whole lot you know but at the moment I have no money for it! I’m still learning how to mix and things! I know some music theory but I’m working on learning how to mix and master! I’ll work on it make it better! Thank you again for the feedback also the synths sounds are comprised of 2 sounds from serum and 1 from purity!

Sincerely Poisson.

[8-bit Duel Zone]

Hi there,

Wow! This sounds amazing! The mix is nice too. I love the bassline.

Keep it up!

~Simon

ErikSwahn responds:

Super thanks!

[Daydream]

Hi there,

Great intro! I love the plucky chords. The hi-hats a bit too loud... The drums don't really stand out in the intro, up that volume haha.

The drop reminds me of the witcher 3, I don't know why.... I like the vibe you're going for. You need to work on your mix, it sounds really "flat".

1:43 woooow, that chord is out of scale :( please fix it.
The 2nd drop sounds exactly the same as the first one. Please add a variation ;)

Conclusion:
Make sure the drums "pop out" of your mix. The composition is great, it's not repetitive at all. Everything is in key, except for the 3rd chord in the breakdown.

Keep producing!

~Simon

Svenzo responds:

I checked that chord in Fl Studio and seems i had it on the wrong note somehow,guess i overlooked that.Fixed it now tho.

Yeh might be a bit repetetive but thats always the prob in my songs

Thanks for the review

[Buflost]

Hi there,

I's great for background music at the main menu of an indie game, I like it!

Keep it up!

~Simon

FortressLord responds:

Thanks man, it's been a while since I used Newgrounds.

[Eurobeat Brony - Discord ~ RedWire Remix (Instrumental)]

Hi there,

I like the vibe you're going for. The guitar sound okay. It sounds really retro-ish.
Great song for a game!

Keep it up!

~Simon

VioletWire responds:

Thanks bro!

[Robin Schulz - Sugar ~ R Tunes Remix]

Hi there,

I don't really like the distortion on the guitar. "FabFilter Saturn" has some nice distortion presets, some of them are made specifically for guitar distortion.

What DAW do you use?

The overall mix is not that great, it sounds "cheap", this is because of the drums, they don't sound nice. Vengeance has some nice drum packs.

Conclusion:
I like this idea, it needs some work on the mix and composition.

Keep producing!

~Simon

VioletWire responds:

Dude I love your constructive criticism keep it up please. XD

Also I use FL Studio

[fallin']

Hi there,

Sound very experimental, I like it. As mentioned before, some notes are off. I like the atmosphere. Don't really like the distortion tho. please work on your mix :)

Keep it up!

~Simon

Red65 responds:

i uploaded the improved version on my soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/anuskadaver/stdboyupindishoe
//red

["I'm Okay" : Piano Solo - Jessie Yun]

Hi there,

Amazing song! Very emotional, I love the way the piano sounds. Did you play this live?
Keep it up!

~Simon

JessieYun responds:

Hi SimonVonck,
Thank you very much, I'm glad you loved it!
. . .No one alive has ever played that piece.