PotangNG's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Apocalyptic]

Loving this melody! You've chosen some interesting sounds, but you've centered the rest of the instruments around this style and it all fits. I also like your song's structure, the intro leads up to the main thing nicely. You've also captured the ominous vibe extremely well. I only needed to hear 5 seconds before I could tell exactly what you were trying to make.

One thing that's immediately noticeable is that the snare's volume seems to fluctuate. At times it gets lost in the mix, and other times it sticks out sharply. I think one thing you should do is figure out what's causing that. Another thing is the kick drum. I can't hear it very well. Especially for something like this, I'd suggest both changing the kick drum to something a bit punchier, and sidechaining the kick to the rest of the instruments. This will give the song that pumping feel and bring out the kick.

Another thing would be compression. The waveform has a lot of tiny sharp spikes; you could put a compressor on the master and compress those spikes. That way, it'll allow you to increase the volume a bit more! There's also a short loud click sound at the very end of the track. You might want to fix that.

Great job!

TheBestMusicMakerEvr responds:

Thanks for the review! I’m definitely taking the feedback into consideration for future songs.

[[NGMC 2025] X3ll3n - Ashes in the Gearbox (w/ Snikio)]

I've fallen in love with the drop at 47 seconds. Amazing work!

X3LL3N responds:

Thanks ! Most people thought it should have been less repetitive but I liked it that way ^^

[mAmA MiA DaS a SPiCy MeEtBoLL]

What am I listening to lol

ZedzyMusic responds:

Quality music

[inevitable, inescapable]

Here before the front page!

Ok, serious time. This is now one of my favorite works from you. The combination of monologue and instruments make this so emotional. I can tell you really put your heart into recording your lines, and you've only elevated it with the song itself. I felt every bit of the pain, the hurt, and the hopelessness you've conveyed. You've taken me on an emotional roller coaster that I didn't expect to ride tonight lol. I have such massive respect for people who can convey emotions in their music, it's something I've always loved.

Keep on going man, I am a huge fan of what you've done. If this reflects your IRL situation, I hope you figure out how to navigate this. You got this, and I'm so excited to see more from you in the future!

OVERSCORE responds:

I'm glad the combination gives you an emotional feeling, because it was made with PLENTY of that. Hearing that you felt all of this too... is probably the most fulfilling thing I could have been told about this, because that's my goal for this entire album. Honestly the 8th and 9th were even more emotional to me, but I can understand that they're not suited for everyone's taste.
All of the music I create reflects my life because that's where I draw inspiration. But don't worry! Music is how I express those demons, and how I keep them from affecting my mentality. I'm staying completely upbeat thanks to the freedom of expression music provides.
Thanks for reviewing, have a nice day :)

[it wouldve been my fault]

These melodies tickle my ear in such a great way, something that could easily get stuck in my head. There's only two pieces of feedback I can give.

At 1:57 the drums seem to be peaking in the waveform. Maybe a compressor to bring it down? It already sounds great, but if you're willing to compress I'm sure you'd be able to raise the volume of the track even more. However, it's not really needed, just up to personal taste.

The drop at 3:00 is epic, I love it! This might be losing the point of your track, but personally I would add a louder bass to really make that drop hit hard. Again, it might not fit with what you're going for in a track, but that's just what I would do.

Overall, yet another amazing OVERSCORE track! Like the guy below said, it's hard to review something when it's almost perfect! All of the stuff I've suggested are just things I would personally do, so it's all up to you to figure out what you'd like to do! I trust your process, as it already is great. Great song! Also it's funny that you've been front paged at least 5 times recently lol.

OVERSCORE responds:

Thanks for such a thorough review, I’ll do my best to address everything you’ve mentioned!
At 1:57, the drums might be sticking out in the NewGrounds visualizer, but they don’t seem to stick out too much in the mix to me, so I thought it was fine.
I probably could have included more bass in that huge drop, but didn’t want to overload the mix. With a wall of sound like that, you gotta be REALLY careful.
Glad you enjoyed, I can’t do anything more for this track since it’s already releasing in this form but I’m proud of it as is tbh. And, crazy fun fact, all of the songs on this album have been frontpaged! Can’t thank the mods enough…

[D.N.R.]

Coming from the R4F thread, great ambient track! Your sound selection and arrangement make this perfect for what you're trying to do. When I listened to it, I immediately felt anxious and nervous. Only feedback I have would be more personal taste. When you add a new pad at around 58 seconds, it sounds pretty distorted. My personal taste would remove the distortion (or clipping, if that's what it is) and make it cleaner sounding. However, I understand that for this song you might want to keep it distorted. It's all up to you, I like the way you've composed this track! For what you're going for, you've done it perfectly.

JimmyTheCaterpillar responds:

i really appreciate this awesome feedback. thank you so much! i'll take what u said into consideration :)

[dissociate]

I love the piano in here, it stands out while keeping it atmospheric! Here before the front page!

OVERSCORE responds:

I thought the piano would fill some of the space but also make for a good main melody— thanks for reviewing, Potang!!

[Windfall {COVER}]

Nice remix of Windfall! As an avid TheFatRat fan, I had to take a listen. I like your sound design of the plucks here, as well as your original spin on his song!

Some things I would do would be to raise the volume of the plucks. They get drowned out by the saw chords in the background. I'd also suggest looking into more sound design and layering for the plucks. In the original song, his plucks have a strong bite to them. Maybe consider FM or PM synthesis!

Mixing wise, I'd suggest some gain staging. The risers and falls are pretty loud, and one of them seems a bit choppy. I'd also raise the volume of the drums. They sound awesome but they're a bit quiet! I'd also love to see some reverb on those main plucks, as well as the piano. It'll make it sound very atmospheric!

Voytek-Music responds:

Thanks for your review! I'll consider making some small changes to this!

[TRESPASSER]

Found you off of the front page lol. Sick beat! This bass riff is really catchy. I'd suggest putting a compressor on some of the elements, you could get those peaks lower and achieve more headroom, then pump up the song even louder!

slugnoid responds:

YOOOOO tysm for actually following thru w my goofy ass secret msg lol!! I'll definitely keep this in mind and mess around w it later!!

[Shadows in the Room]

Sound design is really good! It's a bit repetitive however, maybe add some more melodies and change the structure? Just like the other guy said, play around with compressors, you could really raise the volume of this track!