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[Baddest Guy]

{13/8 JUDGING REVIEW}
(please note we are rating score on a scale of 8-13)
Composition: 11.5
Mix: 11.5
13/8 implementation: 10

Additional thoughts: To start off with, you definitely nailed the vibe of a comically evil villain. This sounds like the end of that one episode of a cartoon where the bad guy takes a victory (only to be defeated in the next episode obviously). Adding the drums was a really good choice, because before you did that it was quite a lot weaker compositionally wise. The trumpets are also pleasant to listen to, their vibrato solidify the evilness even more. A thing I do struggle with in the composition is how repetitive it can get. It has a linear buildup, in which I mean you just add more layers every few bars, and let the other layers play along with it as well. You could probably have profited from making a completely new section somewhere in the song, although the change at 1:45 is a good start at that I will admit. The mix is also pretty solid, but there's a lot of mud in the low frequencies because of the bass clashing with the drums. Also when the trumpets reach those reaaaally high notes they're getting a bit resonant, which is most of the time something you don't wanna get in your mix. As for 13/8; It's there. I did struggle a little bit with counting it in my head, but it certainly is there. The thing is with these type of competitions is that you wanna make the theme of the con test shine, and in this case it didn't really do that for me. I wasn't like "ohhhh this is cool 13/8 usage". Next time try to focus on it being more spotlighted. Overall a good effort tho, goodluck with the contest!

Ratedkid responds:

Thank you for the review! Glad you liked the song.

[Three-xadecimal Octagonal MP3]

{13/8 JUDGING REVIEW}
(please note we are rating score on a scale of 8-13)
Composition: 11.5
Mix: 10.5
13/8 implementation: 9

Additional thoughts: Great ambient vibe you got going on. Very atmospheric and sounds like I'm exploring. The sudden end did caught me off guard, an outtro could have worked wonders with that. It is also a bit repetitive, and the lack of drums doesn't make that better. I think you definitely could have done some cool experimental drums, especially in the time signature. Speaking about the time signature, I kinda don't hear it at all, although in the second part it becomes a bit more apparent. But for the first part I mainly just hear a 3-note motif that easily could have been mistaken for a 4/4 part. It kinda sounds like you put the time signature on 13/8 and after that decided to ignore it and make melodies as you usually do, which was of course not the point of the contest. Also the mixing is pretty stable in the first part, but the second part just has those janky trumpets (that work well compositionally wise, I will add) that sounds like they're really stuck in the mid-frequencies. Other than that I do like the composition, especially when the piano comes in the first part, and just the whole ambient vibe. Good luck with the contest!

NewGameExplorers responds:

Big thanks for the review! Yeah, I should've worked on this a little more. Yet still, I'm glad you liked it. (I hope so.)

[Saved Too]

{13/8 JUDGING REVIEW}
(please note we are rating score on a scale of 8-13)
Composition: 11.5
Mix: 11
13/8 implementation: 12

Additional thoughts: The progression in this piece is really nice, there's a lot of new melodies to be found the more I listen to it. The change in mode at 0:40 was a bold choice that worked out quite well in this context, although it did seem a tad random. I feel like you could have done a little more variation on the drums, as some a lot of them sound like a variation of a shaker. I would like to hear some OOMPF in those kicks, y'know? I like the calmer part at 1:02 that suits as a transition to the next part. 13/8 is pretty well implemented here, good job at that. Sounds quite natural. Your mixing gets a little lower because there is a lot of wet signal from the instrumentals and they kinda get buried because of that, which I especially notice with the drums. DON'T PUT REVERB ON KICKS RAHHHHH

DaxCamdaxian responds:

I'LL PUT AS MUCH REVERB ON MY KICKS AS I WANT WAHAHAHA 😈

Thanks for listening to my track!
I appreciate the feedback

[May It Remain Untouched - [NGMT '24 WINNER PHASE 1]]

I have a feeling that whatever I'm listening to is the prelude of a world that is yet to be discovered. Every section I hear has a different mood, a continuation of the world and story you're building. A pretty harsh thing I hear overall tho is that the audio quality itself is not as good as the content of the audio. That shepard's tone in combination with that brass motif REALLY reminds me of "all quiet on the western front", which is an oscar-winning OST LMAO. Actually insane stuff in here, just like ADR3-N said tho it does have a bit of a lack of theme or motif. And yea just make sure to check your audio quality next time around :)

carboluka responds:

I'll probably have to go back and tweak this stuff eventually. I'll probably never do it but it's nice to think that one day I will and it will sound better lol

Thanks for the glowing review!!

[PUSHING THROUGH]

Rip pops 🙌

shletty responds:

thank you dude ❤️

[STAYFOCUS]

Pretty good, except that at 0:12 the lead is extremely offsync which is a shame. Also it's really brick wall limited

TurboDrivee responds:

it was on purpose actually >:) i wanted to make it feel like the lead was loading into tune

[TRANC3]

Yea ur part is pretty good indeed >:)
MEOWSYNTH ALERT :0 :3 :V

shletty responds:

lol!!! thanks!!!!!

[BREAK EM']

Me when only scouted members can join the NGADM and I can't scout you because you only have 2 audio (minimum is 3)
I like the song though! Keep it up like that, if you're fast enough you can upload a third song, so I can scout you, making ur submission valid :)

TurboDrivee responds:

im on it dude! i probably needed to reread the rules :P

[AIM - Journey's End]

Man I'm a sucker for cinematic stuff. This is so chill to listen to and fits the art so well. I think you could've given the flute some more attack here and there, especially the very first note of it. This gives me like kung fu panda if it was an emotional drama vibes. This is so cool. Is this made in a pentatonic scale by the way?

AceMantra responds:

Hey, thanks for the feedback! You have a good ear; it is mostly the pentatonic scale but with a few borrowed notes here and there.

[AIM - The Outcasts Meet Thingie]

Good song, unfortunately the instrument quality isn't really great. Also it's sooooo soft what?

Creeperforce24 responds:

I tried to make it soft so it can fit the game RPG theme. And sorry for low quality instruments, my device is shit