I like the quirky pads at the beginning. The beat seems very loud relative to the instrumental tracks, though, at least in the beginning. I like the melodies at :20 and the secondary harmonies at :45 or so. The breakdown at 1:45 was a little minimal and bland, but it served as a good point of structural contrast. I would’ve liked to see you vary the melody during the last refrain or add some other harmonic variety in the piece at some point. Also, the arrangement of the piece feels a bit formulaic - a secondary solo or change in the instrumental palette at some point might’ve been a good way of adding some extra “pizzazz.” Still, this is a cute piece with some solid mixing and neat sound design. Keep at it, TechnoDrama! :)

Mixing, mastering, and balance
1.75/2
Structure, transitions, phrasing, and variety
1/1.5
Melody, tonality, harmony, and texture
1.75/2
Instrumentation and sound design
.75/1
Emotion, atmosphere, and catchiness
1.25/1.5
Originality and uniqueness
.5/1
Overall (how do the elements above interact?)
1/1
Composite score
8/10

Your drums stick out pretty well here, stick out being the operative word. I would take some volume off of those hihats. They are louder than any other part of the mix and are the only thing really in that mix space.

I enjoy your writing and choice of chords

I would put much less verb on your toms and bring out your snare more.

I think the track would benefit from running through an online mastering service of your choosing -- there are free ones out there.

Bass and pads, along with the melody are hard to hear through the percussion elements of the track. You want to strike a balance in which the percussion is clearly audible but not covering up anything else.

Overall, great melodies and piece holds together nicely. Thanks for coming out to NGUAC!