Indigorain's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[In Love With a Robot]

Amazing work. The mix could be a little better, it sounds a bit too compressed at some points, but the song as a whole is just great. The main melody is great, catchy, the synth used for it as well. I love the structure as well, kudos on that, too. You really timed the transitions right between the main theme and the heavier glitchy parts.
And oh lawd those piano riffs are just perfect. Great melodies, perfect timing, and especially that dissonant riff is just amazing. Big phat ten, that's what you get from me!
I haven't really reviewed any of your stuff lately (It's rainwave, by the way :D), but I'm so glad I found this one. I think it might be an alltime fav from you! <3

OcularNebula responds:

wow, thanks a lot

and it's nice to hear that you thought the structure/timing was good

[- Pick and Choose]

Superdupersexy drums bro! :D
I love how much you're improving, especially your drums. And your synths. And everything. Just that.
And your pianos! Love em! And the difference in dynamics between the chorus and breakdown are just amazing. FINISHZ DIS NAOW! :D

Or4nges responds:

dudethanksman

I am improving then? PHEW thank god. I always try new things when mixing, and I wasn't 100% sure if I was going in the right direction lately.

Will finish.

[- Waste of Space]

Whoop whoop! :D
Time to fav this here as well!

I'm not listening with headphones right now, but I'm assuming it's got a better quality here than on soundcloud. Either way, it still sound crisp as hell!

Or4nges responds:

Have I told you you're gorgeous lately?

[Story Of Envy 2012]

Lovely! :D
Crisp as fuck!

I guess that's all, I don't have any criticism, love the percussion, great synths, nice buildup. Just one thing, the happy sine-square-ish lead could be EQ'd a little more in the beginning. But as the distortion comes in, that's not a problem anymore.

Just awesome, really, not much more to say :D
5/5 and a big fav from me! :D

keosni391 responds:

Thanks, appreciate it :D

[SmK - Fight Back]

Nice!
Finally you broke out of that same chord progression! You can already hear more originality! :D
I really like the sidechaining you used at 1:14, great touch.
Not much to say, good mix, the hihats could blend in a little more in my opinion, but I really like the melodies.
Anyway, try to keep up the diverse chord progressions! It really brings out much more choices and originality! :D

SKILLZmakeKILLZ responds:

thank you so much, yeah i really used your advice and it worked out great! thanks!

[Remember tha TIME!]

Sweet shizzle brah! :D

I really like the bluesy chromatics in the intro melody. Gives it a fresh, non-cheesy feel.
The fast progression was a great touch, really nice, sounded original!
Great upbeat track, love the funky dance feel!

I have a feeling that the kick in the breakdown at 0:56 sounds a bit dry, it doesn't really blend a lot with the atmosphere. I felt that in the other breakdowns as well.
Last point of criticism, some of the synths could probably use some sidechaining.

Love the mix, the sidechained sweep sounds nice at the end, great vocal slicing, really nice melodies and great olskool dance feel!
Keep it up man! 5/5 :D

OcularNebula responds:

Sweet!

I usually consider only basses for sidechaining, but what you're suggesting probably makes a lot of sense.

Lots of good points, Thank you!

[-YRX- LiquidBlaze EP2]

Nice!
I really loved the alternative beat in the intro, the offbeat hihat (the one in the intro) could use a bit less low frequencies in my opinion, but just a little.
Your pads sound really nice! I do think you should make the piano melody a little more along the line of the chords itself, they sound a bit like 'they're in key, but they don't really sound like they are played in their function'. Kinda vaguely explained, I know :P
Anyway, great work, loved the original progression, really nice instrumentation, the beat was what really hooked me, it sounds really cool.
5/5 Keep it up bro!

YouriX responds:

No i get what you mean! The song is in the right scale but for some reason they have trouble working toghter. I wish i could say more! But all i can say is thanks for the review! ;)

[Nightburst]

Dat bass! :D
I really liked the subbass, it gave it a really funky groove! :D
The pluckish synth at 0:44 sounds nice, I like it.
I do think the midbass/slide bass sounds a little saw-like. It makes it sound a bit too farty, I don't know how I'm supposed to describe it elseway, sorry for that :P
I like the change of progressions, always good to pay attention to that!
One last thing, the vocal slices totally rocked!
Great work man, 5/5, keep dat shit up! :D:D

OcularNebula responds:

I love fart bass, personally ^^. Something about that pure saw portamento... it's a pretty distinct sound, to say the least (easy to create, as well). I really do appreciate your reviews, though! Thanks!

[Fractal (House WIP)]

Hmm, I really like your concept, but the whole song itself sounds like it's got a soundgoodizer on it, just for the sake of. I don't know if you did use that, but if you do, I suggest not doing it :P
So your overall mastering has too much far low and far high frequencies, you should try to EQ it, bring those two points down, and bring the mids up a little.
That's pretty much it. Your mix and instrumentation is really nice, but the mastering itself is quite a shame, it can sound so much better with just a few tweaks.
Anyway, I really hope you get to change this, because it's got lots of potential! :D

DJ-Hectic responds:

Yeah, I've been working on it. I do have a soundgoodizer on the bass, but I'll probably take it off and naturally alter the sound rather than using it as a crutch. Mixing/mastering has always been my weakest point, so I'm really trying to fine tune this one to sound better now. Thanks for all the feedback dude!

[BlackLight - SG]

I'll be honest here. Your tracks are pretty cool, I've listened to quite a lot now, and they've never really hooked me. It's pretty much because of one thing, and that's that you should use a different chord progression. It's not a humble suggestion, it's solid advice. You should really do something about that. It's (not to be rude) the most unoriginal chord progression possible.

You should really try to get more into chord progressions, melodies, etc. Because if you want to be bigger, you got to have a solid repetoire with enough variety, but still your own style. And a style doesn't mean using the same chord progression over and over. You really got some potential, but you should consider diving into other, more original chord progressions, and make tracks with different tempo's.

I liked your synths. The downslide was a tad bit overused, but it's not that bad, makes it kind of a theme for the song. A melody would have been nice on top of it. Your kick could have used a lot more thump, right now it's mostly Hi-mid's and Low/sub frequencies. The structure of the song and the melodies were fine, it's just some overall advice to develop a lot more and gain a lot more variety in your repetoire. No hard feelings :]

SKILLZmakeKILLZ responds:

No offense taken, I love when people dig in and give great feedback like this, and I'll be better because of it. Thanks<3