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{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

[[AIM] The Soggiest Rat's Dance]

Bro this is so specific lmao, good job at that. Really storytelling too. It's kinda hard to get in the vibe though, because there are so many open spaces and most of the times it just isn't layered as much. Very funny though!

carboluka responds:

Lmao thank you

I went for a "love it or hate it" approach, so we'll see if that pays off; but I'm happy it turned out to be one of the most fun to listen to entries too lol

Thanks for the review 👍

[AIM 2024 - The Spirit Fisher]

Definitely the best AIM submission I've seen so far. The only that bothers me a little bit is how suddenly the track feels empty when the beat comes in at 0:50.The same can be said about the part at 1:53. If you made the bass a bit louder there that probably could have done wonders. Besides that it's just wonderful. The piano is so so expressive. The outtro gave my entire body goosebumps. Also yay mitsuda lick at 3:16. Amazing, good luck with the AIM

GameBoyFireworks responds:

Thank you so much for the super kind review and the feedback! I appreciate it all a ton. Thank you again!!