carboluka's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Yunka]

I like how the song progression kinda reflects scrolling down the image you chose as you discover how many layers it has: sky, vegetation, characters and shadowy insects. Absolutely perfect fit, it would fit as OST for a short film with no problem at all. You can tell 5 minutes were necessary to get the point through, cuz you don't get bored by the length at all. Great entry and good luck 👍

[3manon - Nomad (AIMC2024)]

Really solid submission. I was hoping the chords would keep getting more cacophonic towards the middle and it didn't disappoint, cool percussive climax towards the end. I like how you emphasize the progression at 1:08, probably my favourite part. Choir and swells on point everytime. Only nitpick is that the horns/saws in the last minute are really aggressive and don't mix really well with the rest of the orchestra, but I understand it in a cinematic context. Absolutely nails the vibe, like 100%, it's exactly what I would've gone for. Great work and good luck! 👍

3manonMusic responds:

Hey man! Thanks for the review! Appreciate the support :)

[AIM - Rainy City Speedrun]

I see this image is a popular pick, it works well in this context. I heard you used the pad from the first NGMT entry lol

Really good chords as always, love your outros 👍

[REFLECTIONS (ft. Staintocton) // AIM 2024]

Never heard such a punchy and dubstep-py jazz drum set before, but I quite like it. Well composed song, really good mixing, the random crescendo in the middle is a nice switch up, the solos are solid af, and it reminds me a lot of "Take Five" for... well the reason is obvious lol

I will say though that the key changes sound pretty random at times without a clear lead from the melody, but that's the only thing really. Well done

["I was there." [Art Inspired Music 2024]]

This is really good, fits the image really well... but it's extremely extremely quiet! If you've still got time, master it, because it's a glaring issue 👍

LANPartyAnimal responds:

Thanks for the input. I noticed the waveforms were pretty small but it sounded loud enough in my headphones already. When I went to increase the gain, the default suggestion was "+20db" lmao. I just re-uploaded it with a +10db version, hopefully that should be better.

[Missing Mini Mushrooms! - AIM]

Yes. Just yes.

PS: also, what's the snare from?

Irish-Soul responds:

I think I used 2 different snares. One of them is from True Strike by ProjectSAM, and the other is from Abbey Road One: Orchestral Foundations by Spitfire Audio.

Hope this helps!

[AIM - FEARMONGER]

Well done. But just so you know, the minimum track length to be eligible for participation is 3 minutes, you are 5 seconds shy of that. I guess you could make the start slower (so that it also fits more with the first transition) to fit that in, but otherwise good song

WAVESS responds:

They said they would accept tracks that are 15 seconds too short and too long + I'm already in the approved entries list ;) TYYYY THOOO <3

[AIM 2024 - Beach Side]

I can definitely envision this for a beach scene in any indie cartoon, pretty spot on. Also, I feel you about the setup lol

[AIM - The Good Times]

Una corda?

Everratic responds:

Noire Felt