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Dakota Rineer-Hyperdrive

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This is probably my best song yet and I'm super proud of it! Its definitely my most complex one and I put a lot more effort into this one than some of my other recent ones. Also tried using vocal samples for the first time for melodics which fit really well. I hope you all like it :D


Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL5jQMyokYiKGUf7ocBoWpA

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5BVizzVG8ZCJiiUN4jAMxf

Bandcamp: https://dakotarineer.bandcamp.com/

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I like the furtive piano riff at the beginning and the dreamy pads that slowly fade in from there. The vocals at :20 or so are nice, but also sound a tad staccato-y and sharp compared to the rest of the texture. I might suggest taking some oomph off of the treble in the EQ and adding some more wet reverb/delay to smooth it out a tad, at least towards the beginning. I like the sense of climax into :44 and the energy. The piece is a little slow to progress from there, but I’m enjoying the bright, upbeat tone and the clean mix. The minimal drop at 1:50 is great, and I really like the filtered white noise at 1:53. The drums sound really crisp, and all of the instruments really well-balanced. Nice job with the automations on that lead synth at the bridge at 2:30 - it really makes some otherwise dry arpeggios sound really interesting and dynamic. There are elements of the texture that are a little generic - the chord progression and some of the synths, for example. I also would’ve appreciated some more variation on the main melody later in the piece. I really like the mellow piano outro, which makes the piece come full-circle nicely. Overall, this is a great piece. You’ve clearly put a ton of effort into the mixing and mastering, composition, and sound design alike, and it really pays off. Keep up the good work, Drak02! :)

Mixing, mastering, and balance
2/2
Structure, transitions, phrasing, and variety
1.25/1.5
Melody, tonality, harmony, and texture
2/2
Instrumentation and sound design
1/1
Emotion, atmosphere, and catchiness
1.25/1.5
Originality and uniqueness
.75/1
Overall (how do the elements above interact?)
1/1
Composite score
9.25/10

got the trancey dnb sound down pretty solidly here. i think the drums and the bass here are a little on the soft side though, you might want to bring the supersaw leads down a little and pump the rhythm a bit harder before hitting the master. the chipmunk vocal chop is really annoying imo, would be better down an octave. the structure drags a bit and the melodies are a little boring, but i like the descending arpeggio at 2:33 as a backing element. would be nice to sweep the panning on the tom tom fill sample. i think the track needs a longer breakdown instead of constantly switching between slight variations on a simple melody. decent sound design and mixing, though!

important notes on my NGUAC review process: https://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1476427/18#bbspost26965604_post_text

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Uploaded
May 27, 2021
2:07 PM EDT
Genre
Drum N Bass
File Info
Song
7.6 MB
5 min 32 sec

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