thedqrkmage's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Hickory Dickory Dock]

I believe there's a celeste or some other high instrument in the 1:25 part that made that part a bit unpleasant, although it's probably because of headphone differences. I enjoyed this thoroughly, I love fantasy pieces like this.

Deemo-R responds:

You're right, it's a celeste - I totally get the issue there. Realistically it wouldn't sound like much more than a bit of a shimmer on the texture, but the lack of mix time means it's coming in pretty hot here - the horns and strings would be eating up all that space in a real session. I really should go back and fix it so it's not as tinny and obnoxious, but I'm kind of bad at finding time for revising old work lol. Glad you liked it otherwise, I'm a huge fan of adventurous, over-the-top fantasy stuff like this as well!

[Fifth Dimension]

should be getting far more listens

also it be ichor moment

GZAPPLE responds:

it be w ads xtioollo

[Foresights 2]

This is good! It's nice to hear pieces from the first foresight as well. I find the fact that you keep some of these songs in the works for so long to be really interesting. 4:43 sounds a lot like Wolf Rayet, but even better. The transitions are interestingly done, I didn't even notice some of them happening. I like the details in your sound design, like how 10:10 just feels like a blast of sound carrying me away like wind. Interesting reverbed amen break at 11:34, sounds unique. Once again appreciating the TORMENT IS IMMINENT line, very powerful lol.

There's something special about the 15:00 ID. Beautiful melody and climax. Really brings me to another world. Quite possibly my favorite out of the lot here.

18:26? The Memory Lane??? Unfair, I'm the one who's supposed to be remixing it in the near future >:(

As for any criticism:
1:04 - there's a mid-high sound constantly emerging to interfere with the vocals' frequencies, not sure if it's intentional
4:04 - choir could be less affected by the sidechain, just to be a bit more intense
7:35 - the flow was kind of weird to me
14:13 - I liked this part, but the lower piano movement sounds dissonant

And most importantly:

https://imgur.com/a/RtjCLl4

This track, when?

Agente001Tomhson responds:

I appreciate the feedback!

Once the pandemic is over or restrictions loosen I will work on this again since I want to work with the vocalist for this track in person.

P.S. I might see if I can turn on my old Laptop to get the project file for Memory Lane working again to render out some stems. Can you DM me on Discord so that I don't forget?

[spooked]

better sex

entropicvoxels responds:

i'll take that to mean that you unironically like this song, uhm thanks

[(OLD/BAD) Evocative Potato]

sex

entropicvoxels responds:

no comment

[Leitmotif]

Waves of Imagination!

I've listened to this before but didn't catch it at all

Agente001Tomhson responds:

Haha! Finally somebody noticed!
I had WOI planned for a really long time I am so glad it is finally out and how much support it got.