TheNormalMusic's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

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Really decent song, there's nothing really wrong with it. It's kinda loopy, but it suits the vibe, which sure is the best aspect of the song. The sound design is also great. One minor thing, You could make it louder up to almost -0dB, because it's too quiet for the standard LUFS, but it's still better than distorted pseudo-phonk kicks ;).

[Cat Destroyer & monoqlom - Dangerous Girlfriend]

That's definitely how breaking up with a "Hello Kitty girl" sounds like OvO;

[Love Once Lost in a Dream]

Well done... I really like the first part of the song; it's really soft and climatic and these untypical chord progressions add even more flavor. The second part though gets more dynamic, which makes some nice contrast between those parts. All that harmonic stuff makes so much sense, that even I wish I could make it this well... And the most important thing: "real" instruments are greatly mixed unlike mine ;v;
This track is definitely going to be a hard opponent to me.
Once again, great job and good luck!

CloakedSoup responds:

Thanks a ton! I enjoyed your track as well, and loved your ability to mix in electronic elements. Regardless of the outcome, this competition always pulls together great and talented musicians!

[Sicra - Orbital [NGUAC]]

Woah, it really feels like rocket powered carousel... I really adore originality and sound design of this piece.
You'll definitely score high in the finals, good luck!

SicraMusic responds:

Glad you liked it! This was actually my fourth attempt at making a song, I knew I wanted something experimental but I just couldn't get anything to sound right for two days straight. I feared that I won't be able to submit anything, then this weird drop idea happened and everything else came naturally after that.

[Hellish]

Holy crap, 1 hour and 28 minutes.
I'm really surprised You've made that quality track in so little time...
Great mastering and sound design too. Keep that up!

[May It Remain Untouched - [NGMT '24 WINNER PHASE 1]]

Amazing work, to be honest there's nothing wrong about it. Great choice of instruments and SFX, mastering / mixing is done perfectly. Best cinematic track I've ever found on Newgrounds so far.
Keep it up !

carboluka responds:

That's quite the achievement, thank you!

[{CRDX} Fire sword]

Sounds very well done for a track in a style like this! I especially like the choice of instruments, they sound great together. I only think the kick didn't have to be so loud and maybe that solo pluck synth parts could be a bit louder.
But still, good job.

[Space Ride]

That sounds awesome! It's almost as good, as some chiptune artists' tracks like Danimal Cannon or Shiroboon. I only think that sometimes the melody is a bit too repetitive, but it also gives an interesting vibe to it. You definitely deserve to be scouted.

LunitaCL responds:

Thank you. I also think the melody is too repetitive, I'm not entirely proud of this piece, it's one of the few where I used the same chords for most of the track.