EspyoNG's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Don’t rizz my dog up]

That is some pretty cool breakcore! I found a few issues though:

1 - The breaks are muddy and distorted. Distortion can be good, but in this case it makes the complex rhythms a bit unclear to the ear.
2 - The sound selection is a little weird. There is this sample you use at the beginning that repeats throughout the song, and it sounds pretty neat! But then when the song reaches its climax, there are some weird noises scattered around. You could make both the sample and sound effects fit by using effects in a clever way or just clean the sound effects up perhaps.
3 - Where are the high frequencies? I put this track on my music software to check the frequency spectrum and the highs are literally not there. It makes this sound muddier than it needs to be.

Overall, it was a neat attempt at breakcore, and I thought the drums were composed quite well for this being your 6th track! However, you should definitely work on making cleaner, clearer mixes and making good arrangement decisions.

TokenCool responds:

Thanks for the honesty and I will try to make my next song more cleaner, TY :D

[when i dont have the words]

This is probably the most ethereal breakcore work I have heard, ever. I don't see this atmospheric beauty and prettiness in songs that much.

OVERSCORE responds:

Thank you so much for dropping by, Speed!! I love how much potential for atmospheric beauty and emotion there is in breakcore, that’s why it’s one of my favorite genres rn.

[Closer to Me]

Man, it is such a shame you couldn't finish this! It is a track that is so far filled with such strong feelinga of hope, pain and determination; it is hard to pin-point the specific feeling it portrays most.

Mixing was very clean too btw. Great job on that!

FarFromSundown responds:

I really do want to revisit this one at some point. I just suddenly lost inspiration and direction about halfway through writing the 2nd verse. Maybe one day!

[-The Barista-]

This one's quite unique! I like how groovy it feels. Very neat in my opinion!

Creeperforce24 responds:

Thanks!

[The Process]

Such a simple sounding track, but it has such a neat atmosphere around it! In my head, it's like the feeling of trying to run out of an endless hallway.

Only critique ig is the loudness of the mix; it's clean enough, just needs to be a tiny bit louder imo.

Thetageist responds:

Alright, thank you! What’s a good loudness to aim for when mixing? I have a hard time telling when something being too loud is the fault of mixing or just me having my headphones turned up too much.

[Vxrto. - trust me]

Damn this is really good! Felt like the high frequencies were lacking just a tiny bit, but I guess that is lofi for ya. I really fw the middle with the interesting drum pattern, I would only add some crazy percussion under it tbh. Great track!

itsmevxrto responds:

thank you!

[-Ghost Tower-]

Really cool track! It's got the groove with the bass and the drums and all the little elements here and there. Personally, there are two things I would think about if I were to change this song: adding a strong main lead in front, and making the mix louder. The former would give more energy to the track, which is the one thing it needs more of, and the latter would get it sounding a little more professional.

I hope my advice helps! ;D

Creeperforce24 responds:

Thanks! I do have a hard time creating leads lol

[Break Me]

Damn, this sounds really good!

I love how the intro feels full of these elements in the background that fill in the track's atmosphere. The buildup is simple, but interesting nonetheless, and it transitions well enough into the next part.

The tenser parts of this song are just super catchy, and the calmer parts really portray a fuller picture of the journey you go through with this song very well. Amazing work!

Also, kudos to one of your cleanest mixes to date. FP 100% deserved!

OVERSCORE responds:

Thanks!
I tried to make the track sound as full as possible. I knew you would appreciate a buildup with a low pass filter that slides up (I learned that from watching YOU!!) 😂
Super glad that you like this one, thanks for the compliment on the mix, it means a lot coming from you :)

[Ryzmik - "Digital Obsession"]

Holy shit, this goes really hard! The arrangement is well done, and that makes the song more interesting to listen to. The mix is pretty clean in my opinion, and there really isn't much else to improve it. The drop is well made, but I would alternate/merge the growls together with some really clean supersaws to make it a tiny bit fuller and more emotive.

Overall, really nice track! Are you participating in the NGUAC this year?

Ryzmik responds:

Thanks so much, and great to see you again SpeedoRH!
No, I didn't enter this NGUAC, this time I prefered the NGADM!! :O