S0MBRASOUNDS's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[NK - Sine Wavs]

10 year anniversary of this classic <3

[J-Hole]

Enjoying the style, production, and atmosphere here. Definitely a faithful take on the UK Dubstep sound. However, I do find it a bit dry and forgettable. Like I said, I love the atmosphere and effects. It's well made. I'm just longing for something more memorable on a songwriting front. Perhaps a catchy bassline, basic melody, or something along those lines. Nice work for what it is though!

[Hydrobloom]

Extremely solid tune. From the energy, to the production, to the musicality. I love the piano and the atmospheric effects as well as the arrangement in the drops.

With that being said, I would say it doesn't stand out from the average color bass tune. Very standard for that style. A couple moments in the intro and bridge feel a bit empty, like another element could have been used, or the elements that are there could have been brought out more, however, I can also see that contributing to the airy feel of the piece. Otherwise everything is done right here :)

[Misery March]

Fantastic work. Energetic, raw, emotional, and unique for dubstep. Just scouted you for the portal btw :)

[Rutra - Fire]

Not bad! pretty decent brostep through and through.

I like the intro vocal in combination with the brass and pluck melody. Sounds full and keeps me engaged

The drop is decent in terms of idea. Very energetic and well arranged. With that being said, I would definitely work on your drop synths. The main sixteenth note one sounds muffled and without much high end. It's not very clean, and prevents the drop from being as huge as it could be even though I do like its watery texture. The other synths around it are very obvious cymatics samples. Now, I'm not saying don't use samples, I'm simply saying using an unprocessed bass shot in a drop is not original. I usually use samples for stuff like drums and fx, and if I use a bass shot, I process it through granular synthesis to make it completely unrecognizable.

Either way, still a lot of good here. Keep at it! :)

RutraOfficiel responds:

Thank you very much for your feedback! I appreciate it a lot !! By the way, I put some FX on bass presets, but yes I'm no the best at the mix... So thanks again !! ;)

[Shadow Eye]

Ideas wise, this is quite good, execution wise, there is definitely work to be done.

The piano and string melodies throughout are well composed, and I like the more classic dubstep approach with the wobble bass. Very epic in feel

However, it does lack elements of a professional dubstep track. The acoustic drums are muddy, not punchy, and don't poke through the mix well (dull/deflated), but I do appreciate the use of acoustic drums, very unique. The wobble bass is also a pretty basic sound, and it sounds quiet in the mix. There is also a lack of effects and background sounds. Little sweeps, ambience, and stronger risers will help glue sections of track together and make it feel more layered and interesting. Right now, it feels very skeletal

Anyway, you are on the right track, I do really like this style, but I would suggest taking some time to learn modern dubstep production. Do not get discouraged, it is difficult and takes a hell of a lot of time :)

Dragoneex responds:

Thank you for your review. At the moment this might be kinda.. my first dubstep song i made

[MinaVoid - Good Boy]

wow, an entire song made from clips of marauda tracks

[No Escape II]

This is quite an impressive piece. Love the blend of the chiptune elements that are included in the mix alongside the metal and dnb. Very detailed, transitions are excellent, melodic work is varied and interesting, and the mixing is also solid. I could sit here and nitpick things, but with something at the quality level of this, I really don't think it's necessary

ZeppyUwU responds:

Thank you so much!

[Judgment - Tribulation]

Some good elements to this one! Solid midtempo

Personally, the intro feels a little filler to me. Nice atmosphere and layering, but nothing about it really that engaging and it doesn't build tension going into the drop. The midsection/bridge is more effective in both of those ways

The drop however, is quite solid. Thick production. Classic midtempo sound design. I also like the second drop changeup. I'm not going to pretend the sound design and production are amazing. the synths are pretty standard and not super out there. I also wouldn't say there are enough little details to keep me interested. It kinda follows the same structure the whole way without cool fills or variation

regardless, it's still solid and effective for the genre :)

[Reviva]

Not bad, I like the more colorful brostep you're going for here. I like the melody and those delayed vocal chops in the intro. In the intro, however, I would add more elements, and work on mixing them a little sharper/cleaner. I would layer some other stuff under that pluck like a soft, warm reece bass or something to make it sound more full and interesting.

I like the four on the four drop here. The sound design is cool, also really like the synth arrangement. To me, it just sound like the mixing could be improved. The mix is a little muddy at not that fresh. the synths would benefit from some compression, slight distortion, and eqing to make them feel more exciting and present in the mix. Same with the drums which don't stand through the synths all that well.

but I like the approach here!