Mea-Anima's audio Reviews on 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).

[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!

[epic chords )wip(]

Holy balls 0_o
That is some quality man.
I thought I did well with my new house chords, but these are far better LOL
How did you even make this ? What vsti plugin did you use ?

Greets,
PotencY

killerhoofd responds:

i used zeta+ for the chord :D

if you want i can send it to you!

maby a collab too? bcauze i have no partner lol

[Antiskill- Force (Full)]

Sounds pretty cool

I will post some remarks that might help you :
You are making music at a pretty high level so I will save you the "OH WOWZORS EPICNESS 100000/10" which would be quite useless anyway :P.

00:05
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Your track starts off sounds pretty decent. good kick, and the progression is immediately noticeable.

00:16
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The Bass you add here doesn't feel good. It is at the right key, but the octave is a bit too high. Try to bring this down like one or 2 octaves. Also try to increase the sub bass and remove the low/mid bass on that sound.

00:29
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I like this transition.
But this phase of the track till 00:58 is a bit boring.
Perhaps you can filter in that next sound you introduce at 00:58.
At 00:58 it sounds really good.

1:43
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Really good break structure.
i LOVE the sound at 1:58, and especially the percussion there.
at 2:15 you let in some synths. but they got a little too much mid tone. Lower that a little.

2:54
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Here I felt a little let down. There was no climax here. But I thought it would haha xD this is just personal though. What is not personal , is the fact that you actually build out a little instead of building it up.
At this phase you removed the breakbeat and continued with the normal 4/4 kicks. This transition is not very good, try to make it build up to the climax. :P.

3:08
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This is where I felt the build to the climax.
And I must say, that climax phase till 3:25 ROCKS.
I really like it. Again, I do not like the phase between 2:54 and 3:08.
Try to keep it a bit progressive here (by swapping the breakbeat and the 4/4 kicks for example).

3:08 and up
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I love that bass you use. It reminds me a little bit of dubstep and electro house.
Apart from that this phase wasn't "special".
Many sounds are already shown in the intro and the buildup.
You usually take instruments that haven't been introduced yet in order to satisfy listeners.

in general
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You really got the hang of making a progressive track, good job !.
Now the next thing you have to work on, is mastering.
this so called mastering, is nothing more than a bunch of effects in the MASTER FX channel. For example a reverb or delay that affects the entire track.
What Ive done with my mastering is playing with a fruity multiband compressor (guessing you use FL). I also improved the bass and lowered the mid and high tones a tad in the master fx. When you change it in the master, you don't have to adjust other instruments on the go. That way you keep some structure for you wont adjust everything manual (which could give a different mastering every time). What also helps, is adding a compressor on your kick in EVERY NEXT SONG YOU MAKE. Make the kick as hard as possible (on the brink of distortion).
Now every other sound you make you will adapt to the kick, and not vice versa.
Cause i noticed your kick was a bit soft (in volume) during the track. Kicks are really important mate :P. The harder the kick, the more interesting it is.

Omg I have typed too much lol.. sorry for that. Really hope it was useful though.
If you have questions, or just want to thank me for this amazing review (lol xD), feel free to PM me and/or listen to my own tracks. (potency - left behind) is a track of mine i plan to finish soon. It will be released under DigitalPhunkRecords.
If you take everything I told you into account, your quality will equal to PotencY - Left Behind haha.

Greets,
PotencY

YakovlevArt responds:

WOW!
-You know what? I'll just respond through a PM. This is a crazy review. Definitely up in the top 5 of the biggest reviews I've ever gotten.
And it's so well organized too.
Thanks for this amazing review!

[Kr1z - Come Get Some (NG]

oh wow

That kick... is simply brilliant.
How did you manage to get something like that.

Greets,
PotencY

Kr1z responds:

Years of practicing :)
If you want to, I could explain to you on msn :)
PM me if you want to add me on msn ;)

Thanks for the review! ;)

[Rain Forest (2012 remix)]

lol!

Well Avizura, 23 votes, 32 downloads and still a score of 4.86 xD
currently #1 in score ranking, This has a pretty big chance to get into the top 5. xD

Great job Tim,
This RainForest remix is better than the original in all aspects quality wise.
I still miss the old melody though xD.
Perhaps a 1 - 2 - 1 - 2 swap would be nice where 1 = new melody and 2 = old melody or something.
Nevertheless, really really nice.
Lets finish our collab too xD

D-Chain responds:

Hi potency!
its great to see you around again :\
havent seen you on either newgrounds, soundcloud or msn for some time now.

and thanks for the review :\
the 1 - 2 swap is a great idea, but its almost finished as i speak.
and the breakdown will be all about the old melody, same goes for the part after it.
as for the rest, which will be different.

i had my doubts about this going into the top 5..
but i pretty much know now, it will be thanks to you guys :)

so as for our collab, i too want it to be finished.
but since i havent seen you in some time i never got any chance to ask you
if the FLP was even ready to be send back to me.

[-= Infernal =-]

Sounds great !

Im especially completely blown away by your amazing mastering, and not only in this song 0_o.
Are you using Fruity Loops ?, if so, what is your secret haha !
It sounds like im actually hearing this live. That is the quality of your mastering 0_o.
What plugins / effects do you use to achieve this state of nirvana.

Greets,
PotencY

TheBiocide responds:

Hey, thanks man! I haven't had a compliment on my mastering in a while xD And yep, I use FL Studio 9 XXL. There's not really a "trick" to it unfortunately. I wish it were so simple... Haha

I just use EQ filters when need be and often times I'll hook my computer up to these huge speakers I've got to help me cut or increase any bass that I can't hear through my headphones.

Just stick with it and you'll eventually get the hang of it! It'll become like 2nd nature when you're deciding what frequencies need to be heard on certain sounds ;)

[Luxomni - Fresh Meat]

nice

I think this is really good to implement in a mix for a dj.
Keep going !!.

Oh and for the guy below me... read descriptions first before making a fool of yourself by giving an invalid review

10/10 5/5

Luxomni responds:

People don't read. >.<

Thanks for the review!

[Rainwave - STFU]

woh 0_O

Wow this sounds really really amazing.
This song really "lives".
There is happening so incredibly much.
It reminds me a bit of Skrillex - Kill Everybody (dubstep) lol.
Even though it is house, you maintained the same level of crowd in your track.
Also the mastering is amazing. What did you use to master it ? (if you are using plugins for that).

5/5 10/10
PotencY

Indigorain responds:

Woot, thanks a lot for the awesome review! :D
I don't really use extra plugins to master the track as a whole :P
I mostily just mix shit, eq things, add distortion here and there, some delay and reverb, some filters, not anything specific for the whole track itself. So I'll take that as a compliment, thanks a lot man! :D
And on a quick note, this is a song where I still used a limiter, which I've used in all of my previous songs so far, but I think I managed to pull that off pretty well :D
Anyway, BIG thanks for the kind words man, I really appreciate it! :D

[Wind Waker - Laruto's Lament]

0_O

I have absolutely no words for this.
This is so incredibly soothing.
Really professional too. Best vocals i've heard on newgrounds.

gonna listen this a couple of times more and then favorite it.
5/5 10/10
4.47 / 5.00 (+ 0.00093)
Score Rank: #26
Popularity Rank: #5,374
492 votes
7,060 listens
1,049 downloads

Take Care,
PotencY

VGSongbird responds:

That's fantastic to hear that you believe the quality sounds professional. I do my best to try and get it that way. And I also enjoy seeing what the stats were when you wrote this review. Quite nice ^_^
Thanks for your 0.00093 and 5 and 10 and ALL this supportive jazz :D