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Lightspeed (NGUAC Knockout Round + NGADM Round 1 Entry)

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Entry for the NGUAC Knockout Round and NGADM Round 1 2024!


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Named this one lightspeed because the pad at the start as well as the main lead in the drop have a very spacey feel while the song is also very fast at 175BPM.


What I used:

  • Synths mostly Serum
  • Drums from DNB Academy
  • Ambience elements such as the crickets from Pixabay


Hope you enjoy this one!


Geometry Dash ID: 1350054

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I like the bright, airy tone of the pads at the beginning and the vocal sample shortly thereafter. The bubbly synth lead at :22 is a nice touch, and the atmospheric details and crisp drums are also really pleasing sound design details. The compression is a bit heavy for my tastes at :44, with the pads getting pigeonholed into tiny gaps in the texture. The beats are catchy, but the harmonic content is very repetitive. It helps add some variety to introduce new instruments, like the piano at 1:50, but overall I was craving a B melody or other major switch-up in the texture. The breakdown at 2:12 is a nice change-of-pace, but it doesn’t quite feel new enough to constitute a “major switch-up.” The funky arpeggios at 3:45 are a nice way of adding a little variety during the second major refrain, and the piano melody towards the end helps hit the piece home. Overall, I really like the sound design, atmosphere, and rhythmic content here, although the mix is a bit distorted at times and the composition could’ve been a bit bolder and more variational. Still, you’ve got a smooth-flowing and catchy track here, Joe. Keep at it! ^_^

Mixing, mastering, and balance
1.25/2
Structure, transitions, phrasing, and variety
1/1.5
Melody, tonality, harmony, and texture
1.75/2
Instrumentation and sound design
1/1
Emotion, atmosphere, and catchiness
1.25/1.5
Originality and uniqueness
.5/1
Overall (how do the elements above interact?)
.75/1
Composite score
7.5/10

@JFetius is asking for the ID for Geometry Dash -- as a lot of GD players who are new to the site tend to do. It's the numbers at the end of the URL for the NG track ofc.

Wish I had more time to leave a proper in depth review. This track is great. There are some incidences of crackle throughout (did you put vinyl noise anywhere??) The only thing I would suggest to change is to reduce level of reverb somewhat and not squash QUITE that much on the compressor on the master. The clarity is suffering as a result somewhat

Can I have pls the I'd

JoeStasi responds:

The "I'd"?? I don't understand the question xD (but thank you for the rating!)

Edit: okay I gotcha now! The ID is 1350054

Credits & Info

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Faves:
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Votes
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Score
4.69 / 5.00

Uploaded
Aug 14, 2024
11:49 AM EDT
Genre
Drum N Bass
File Info
Song
11.3 MB
4 min 57 sec

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