SovieticoOfficial's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[iridescent]

Very good song here,i liked the piano at the beggining, the chopping on it it´s very good, it´s better when that subtle pad comes in on the 32th bar of the song, it somehow remembered me of another song. (but in this case i don´t remember the artist and the name song.)

On the first drop, the breaks are good and very dynamic, but the break feels very mono, and doesn´t have any variation or programming, leaving that space very empty and dull, i would recommend some subtle breaks layering and panning on the main break, along with some programming on all of it.

On 00:44 the vocal chops are very good, but i could have expected better and faster vocal chops, but as it is is normal, also, i could´ve added a type of ping-pong delay on the vocal mix, with some subtle reverb, like an 25% wet, because the vocal chops feels very dry.

On 01:05, the same 64 intro bars repeat, but it´s just with the vocal chops, i would have expected another progression on the beat, or a crazier piano chop, but it didn´t anyways it´s normal.

On the end, i expected a much better ending, it felt very unexpected and harsh, you could´ve added like some reverb on the master channel, and then put an automation on the channel rack at the last bars of the songs, or maybe just a simple fade out.

The mixing is normal, the low end is very hearable, very good mixing on the reese on this one, i didn´t like so much the compression on the amen break, also, the equalization on it feels very weird, the high end on the amen break feels a bit saturated on my opinion, i would recommend fixing that.

About the mastering i don´t have very much to say.

So, in my opinion, i would say this is a very good atmospheric Jungle piece (please, don´t mislabel this as breakcore, it isn´t), with a dark vibes, and i think, a similar sound to like sewerslvt.

SCORES:
Variation: 3.5/5
Drum programming: 2/5
Mixing and Mastering: 4.25/5

Final score: 4/5

Very original Jungle piece, with a good atmosphere and dark vibes, with some fixing on the variation, and a bit on the mixing, it´s perfect.

I absolutely wish you good luck for your future projects!

-UnSovieticoXD

3thereal responds:

Thank you for your insights! Appreciate it.

Also tbh I know my songs are jungle but the masses call this breakcore so I'll stick with it for now lol

[Chilled 1]

Very nice.

[metadata]

Very cool atmospheric dnb song, the chopping on that voice is very good, reminds me about that TOKYOPILL´s song. (I don´t remember what song was, but i´ve heard it before)

The amen break is very nice (cw_amen_upskool 🤓) but the break and chopping itself feels very basic and empty, i would recommend a better programming on the breaks (more chopping/effects) and some panned breaks. (it could be any amen break, or another break of your taste.)

On the intro from 00:00 to 00:10, you could´ve added a high-pass filter on that "hey, it´s me!" voice, with some reverb and delay on the last phrase, because on my taste, the vocal feels very dry.

On 00:33 you missed a progression, in that part, you could´ve made a new melody, that could´ve made the listener more engaged to the track, but, you repeated the same 64 bars from the beggining drop, making the track dull.

Also, on 00:33, you missed the oportunity to make an arp melody on the 2nd drop, that could´ve been incredible, since an arp is very nice to hear, but you missed it.

Talking about mixing and mastering, it´s very normal and standard for this type of tracks, i can´t talk very much since i´m hearing from a device with a limited low end speaker (PC without headphones.)
The mixing on the amen breaks on my taste feels a bit too compressed, overlaying almost all the melody, i´d recommend lowering a bit the threshold of the break, talking about the mixing on the melody, it´s good, a very dynamic mix, and the mastering is standard.

So i would say this song has a good potential, not very common to see it here on NG, but with some fixing, and you´re there!

Final Score:
Variation: 3.5/5
Drum programming: 3/5
Mixing: 4.25/5
Mastering: 4/5

Total Score: 3.75/5

I wish you good luck for all your future projects!

-UnSovieticoXD

3thereal responds:

Thank you for such a helpful review! I appreciate your thoughts!

[Windows 95 Breakcore]

It´s good, it reminds me of proloxx´s windows breakcore.

ZedzyMusic responds:

Thanks! I appreciate that you check out my music after seeing my comment (most likely) :D

but the thing is...

SOMEONE ELSE DID THIS? I NEED TO HEAR IT IM SEARCHING IT RN

edit: IT USES THE SAME SAMPLE LOL I DIDNT KNOW THIS EXISTED ITS SO GOOD

[radon, one80, Albeit - Set]

nice.

[Jungle is Massive]

Nice man, it gives those nostalgic ps2 vibes, it´s good.

[Milk and Beans]

lol

[IBS]

lol

MU53 responds:

lol

[one80 & radon - Arctic Overdrive [NGMC 2025 Round 1]]

Very good song, the energy on the beat is very good, very compressed and loud but it doesn´t clip with the other sounds, the drop is amazing, it has a lot of energy and the sidechain is very good, i like 01:42, but it could´ve been better if the amen break was more chopped like Breakcore, the build up to the second drop is good, but the second drop doesn´t hit as much as the first drop, the melodies are very good, the out of tune pitch gives the melodies a vibe i cannot describe lol, the layers don´t collide with each other, result of a good mixing, the instuments are very well EQ´ed and balanced, and the mastering is good.

Mixing Score: 8.5/10
Drum Programming and Breaks Score: 8.75/10
Melodies Score: 9/10
Final Score: 9.25/10

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[NG's 30th Anniversary Music Collab]

So good man, all kinds of styles in just one song