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Daylife (NGUAC 2019)

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This is my entry to the Newgrounds Underdogs' Audio Competition this year in 2019. It's my first competition on Newgrounds (and in general).


Besides that, I really like how this song turned out. I don't quite know if this can be classified as chipstep, but I decided upon that for the bitcrusher I used to make sounds feel more chippy. Overall, this song took me about five days to make (due to the fact that I'm slow) and I'm happy with every single second I put into this piece. Hope you enjoy :)

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I like the swirling pads at the beginning, and the melodic content at :03. Some elements of the texture can be a tad generic, especially the piano lead and chord progression, but overall I like the blissful mood and flow of the piece. The climax at :21 is nice, and the texture sounds really full and well-balanced there. I think you could’ve done a bit more with the drums here, but the rhythmic content gets more creative as the piece goes on. The mix sounds a bit distorted at around the 1-minute mark. The piano lead keeps ducking under momentarily, and there’s a bit too much reverb in the texture. You change up the melodies nicely throughout the middle section of the piece, but at some point I would’ve liked to hear some more harmonic variation - a different chord progression or modulation, perhaps. The second refrain at 2:17 is fun, although I think you could’ve more effectively hit this piece home with some more variation in the melody here. Still, the piece overall is well-structured, smooth-flowing, well-balanced, and has a cute, uplifting mood. Despite my complaints about the lack of harmonic variety and mixing issues, this is solid work! Keep at it, KylGilbs325! :)

Mixing, mastering, and balance
1.5/2
Structure, transitions, phrasing, and variety
1.25/1.5
Melody, tonality, harmony, and texture
2/2
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?)
.75/1
Composite score
8/10

Credits & Info

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Downloads
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Votes
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Score
4.57 / 5.00

Uploaded
Jul 4, 2019
4:26 PM EDT
Genre
Chipstep
File Info
Song
3.1 MB
3 min 23 sec

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