02:10 my favourite part
Reviews for "Veva"
This is an official NGAUC Review
My personal rating for your piece is as follows:
Production: 26/30
Composition: 25/30
Instrumentation: 13/15
Originality: 9/10
Interest: 13/15
Giving a total of 86/100, or 4.5 stars. ('Very Good')
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Onefin responds:
Hey, samulis! Could I have another one of those super detailed reviews please? :) Thanks!
I... don't know what to say. It's very good, and unique. A lot of the things I wanted to say/comment on were already said :P Amazing job 1nf1n1ty!!
<3,
-Z
1nf1n1ty - Veva:
The Good:
-The effect processing of this is off the charts. There's a ton of background ear candy which is absolutely fantastic.
-Around 1:36, this song reminds me a ton of an artist called Chrome Sparks - if you haven't heard them, LISTEN TO THEM. They're fantastic... which says what I think about this section here.
-Excellent tempo adjusting around 2:45. It makes for a fantastic transition to the end.
-The reversed arpeggios around 1 minute onwards are absolutely wonderful. They sound quite beautiful and make for a very unique texture.
The Not-So-Good:
-In the middle climactic section, there are a few mixing blips which could be improved. There's a bit *too* much going on. Try reducing the db level of all your instruments to around 80% prior to the final mixdown and master.
-It seems like there's a little bit too much ear candy throughout this. Even if you want this much, try having fewer samples in the piece as SFX.
-As an overall organization suggestion, I might suggest having a smaller climax earlier in the piece, or extending the piece by about a minute or so to have a final climax (even if it's a smaller one for the end of the piece). That would help conclude it slightly better, not that the ending in this is poor.
The Result: 8.8/10
This piece clearly has a lot of work into it. It's good. The comments for improvements are really all I can think of - not much else to say. I think that you have a very refined style, but you can improve it quite a bit from here too, which is awesome!
Onefin responds:
Hey! Decided to take a walk back through here and noticed I never left something in response.
That's a bit odd, as well, because of all of the judges who could have examined my work, I was the most excited about hearing your opinions. I feel like a lot of your work is in the same sort of vein as part of what I was trying to accomplish in this piece.
Anyway, let's have a look. I listened to some stuff by Chrome Sparks and I definitely liked what I heard, although I didn't end up seeing an explicit connection. I remember making those reverse arps - I was all like, "Let's try rendering this melody into a wav file lul" and then I ended up speeding it up and playing it backwards somehow :P
Mixing is always an issue with me in the climactic sections of my music. I do basically no final mixdown or mastering with any of my music because in my experience, anything I try to do just doesn't end up sounding good. And it seems in my efforts to include a ton of ear candy, I included too much :P
TL said the same thing about the organization, which I had originally planned for, but the sections didn't quite end up how they were originally meant to be.
Hey, thanks for such a kind review! Especially coming from you, the praise is appreciated, and the criticism appreciated as well. <3
Why do you underappreciate your own songs? All of them are amazing!!!
Onefin responds:
my musical standards move forward, while the standards of the public stay the same.