Mea-Anima's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Alohha 2nd Song]

Typing this while listening.

Very awesome introduction chords.
I dig the melody and the progression in it.
Then at 30 seconds you introduce a kick, which is way too soft for the main kick.
So I don't really think it is a main kick haha, as expected you keep building.
At 1 minute a really nice tom variation and keeps building and building.
I can really feel tension.

Then at 1.24.................. 0.o ....................... 0.o ?!.
What the hell ?!. Only 3 months of producing and already being this far.
You have some great potentional mate.
You already know how the structure of a house track is made, and the mastering is good enough!.
This will probably be my only point of criticm too. And then especially the kick.
You can hear it, but it is a bit too stereo, not sure if you did this on purpose or not,
But because it is stereo it does not give as much power as it could. Also, a stereo kick takes up potential space for a pluck / melody or chord for example.

But apart from that, im amazed at how good this is for real!.

9/10 5/5 from me mate.
It is nearly perfect on a professional level, and beyond perfect for a guy 8 months in.

Cheers,
PotencY.

Alohha responds:

Thanks alot! :)

I've been having problems with layering kicks but i am working on it!

[Pabo - Harsh mornings]

Holy shit.
This is beyond newgrounds, it deserves more than a common license, it should be released.
You are skilled enough for that !

hopeku responds:

I already release psytrance music under the name of Hopeku!

Thanks very much for your comment :)

[Transcendence]

It is sounding great. Is this your first track ? if so, fantastic job there!

Scouted :)

[Teleporter (Preview)]

Wow the percussion is amazing!.
But on the contrary, the instrument and the melody is TER-RI-BLE and really butchers anything you have in this track now. at 1.06 it still sounds somewhat nice, but if I were you I would add less detune and just go with an electro saw, i think that would compliment your beautiful percussion a lot more.

Cheers,
PotencY.

YakovlevArt responds:

Hahaha!
Thanks- I guess. Well I know I can turn that saw into something less interesting and layer saws/synths together. Even if the detuned saws make it sound bad, I think it makes it interesting and unique in a sense. I was really experimenting and it even took me some time to get used to the sound, but I feel it makes the track stand out. Maybe when I go in for the finish, I'll play with the tune of it and see what I come up with.

Thanks for the review though.

[We Are]

Hooly Toenails, that quality is amazing!.
And what I especially liked to hear in this track is how you've improved on making variations in percussion. I was like "Holy jesus that sounds awesome".
And I especially mean this part --> 00:30 - 00:32.
Ofcourse the rest is fantastic aswell, as always :).

You are giving me a growing motivation in making a full track myself.
Last half year i've only made remixes, small wips and score music for games xD.

P.S
I bought East West Symphonic Choirs. This is giving fantastic vocals that can be customized.
It also has a word builder that makes the vocals say the text that you type!.

Hope to hear more from you soon, or on skype ^^

Cheers.
Tristan

D-Chain responds:

Mwuah Mwuah Mwuaaaaa.. or something.. lol i havent been able to finish dis one duo to lack of inspiration and lack of motivation TO finish it... kinda sad and sucks i know.
but thanks for the words!
hopefully i can get some magical motivation ASAP because i have random idea's like never before.

[ID 001]

Really?! Coldharbour recordings ?!. That one is as big and popular as Zouk Recordings :|, and both are a sublabel from Armada. If you can get in there, you've made it to the top instantly :P.
Then again, the track equals in quality with every track i've heard there so far.
Especially the percussion is fantastic. A really strong point in the track. The track actually gives me images about the rain forest and the jungle. Because of the bongo's and african drumsounds early on.

Maybe a good name for your track would be : Amazonia. If I would've made it that would be the name lol. Or something like Anaconda or anything rain
Keep going mate!

I will start making tracks again soon aswell, I just got a new computer, but Sylenth1 is not running on Windows 8 >.<

Cahzmana responds:

Lol thanks man!
i think we've found just the perfect title for this track,
tho we are going to keep it a secret for a little while.
however we will update if anything is up!

anyways, if everything goes smoothly, then yes, if we are given a chance @Coldharbour.
if not, there are certain other labels we have looked at and they will do just as fine ;)
its no shame to atleast try the best labels.
what matters most is if the track gets a release.

Lol yea i was kinda hoping you would start again!
actually i was waiting for it to happen but yea.
and WHAT!? sylenth doesnt work on Win8?
thats going to get a place in my "EPIC fail compilation of 2013" for sure!

anyways if anything pups up on my soundcloud ill definitely check it out ASAP!
take your time! and thanks for your time here at Newgrounds :)

[The Globe V3]

DAMNIT!!.

This is quality that is probably better than most music producers that are getting paid a lot for their music. And that while it is only 80kbps!!.

Really, go and look for a record label. You can try Zouk Records and then their progressive sub label. It is the same record label that wanted me aswell, but it requires you to 'learn' on a daily basis which I couldn't because of my study. Or at least find yourself a suitable different record label. You are way to good for DigitalPhunk Records by the way, don't go there.

Cahzmana responds:

thanks for the goodies.
tho Zouk Records? its a Armada sub label...
and i dont have time to 'learn' on a daily basis.
i'd rather prove i can do the same thing at my speed and timings.
i dont mind if it takes months or ages...
in other words; i dont mind NOT being on a record label,
this way people STILL get my music for free ;)

and just to be clear on something, i wont join DP recordings ;)
in the mean time i will be on Newgrounds and Soundcloud to post my stuff.
and youtube, if im in the mood to go fuck with movie maker(s).

[raw minimal techno (wip)]

2/5 ?! WTF. 5/5 from me =)

[Fredgy - BM, ID!]

Wow 0_O
It is extremely energetic.
Got me bouncing on my chair for sure.
Addictive kick along with a very sweet bassline.

Good job on this one.
Make sure to inform me when this has grown to a full song =O

greets,
PotencY

Fredgy responds:

The track is already as good as finished!
Still working on the details

will update for sure!

[Damian Fisher - Alpha]

Oh Mai God :|

That melody is pretty extreme.
It reminds me a LOT of Avicii.
And it gave me quite a lot of inspiration too xD.
I might sit down today to think of a melody myself.

But like cahzmana said, the mixing needs a lot of work.
This track could be so amazing if both were good.
Try watching some tutorials for mixing and mastering and im sure you can reach heights one could only hope for.

cheers,
PotencY.