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[underscore8298 - Silent (Dynamic0's remix)]

Judge review:

Creativity: 29/40
This is quite a lot the same as the original, just with different instruments. The last part definitely saved you here. Structure was very sound, although quite the same as mine. I wish I could have seen more of your style come through here, Dynamic0! Still a very fun listen, however, and that last part where you put in your own melody and kind of jammed out to it was very nice.

Technical: 17/25
The mixing could have been a bit better, and everything feels a little messy. Especially how quiet the drums and bass are. It also feels like there are a lot more mid-high frequencies than low, but I can’t prove that for sure so I won’t count off for that. Just keep improving!

Atmosphere: 9/10
You said in your description that you were working on atmosphere, and it paid off! While technically unsound it still boasts a very engaging atmosphere that is very immersive for the listener. Great work here!

Instrumentation: 7/10
Your main lead is awesome! Adds to the uplifting feel of this track. Drums work well too, if they were a bit louder! Everything in the background is nice. Love everything except for the pads in the drop… they don’t feel very effective to me. It’s a very key part of the song. But it also sets up the rest of the instruments to shine in an interesting way.

Overall: 10/15
This is a fun remix, and the melodies you added were nice! Just would have wanted more of your musical personality on display. Mixing skills will come, just keep practicing and take peoples advice, that’s how we all improve!

Total: 72/100

Great job on this, there was a lot of experience in this contest, and I loved ALL of these tracks. Keep improving, keep creating, because the process of getting better is so rewarding. Thank you for participating, and make sure to listen to the other entries, everyone did great!

Dynamic0 responds:

Thanks for the massive judge review!

This is my fifth remix ever, so my remixes are not the best remixes you can see on NG. Thanks for appreciating my melody!

I think the mixing depends on what device are you listening. I mixed it with headphones and I heard the bass and drums quite a lot, now I'm listening to it on mobile and I'm lacking the elements you mentioned.

I'm glad you like the atmosphere! I'm trying to put a little bit of my feelings to every track, and I think it improves the atmosphere.

I've maded every instrument except drums from scratch, almost no presets (only sinewave used)! As you said, the pad is a key part of the song and from retrospective, it's too blurry.

Once again, thanks for the review!

[Flux]

That bass is so crunchy!!

[Walk Away (SpeedoRH Remix)]

This seriously hits!! That chord (I think you know which I’m talking about) sounds so good! First drop is very chill, and I like that. Ambient parts are very nice. But the second drop really blew me away! Then some more ambient breakbeat. Structuring is nice, I also like the guitar. I’ll do judge reviews after I take my PSAT.

Judge Review

Creativity: 37/40
I never would have heard it as a breakbeat chill DnB track, but it makes so much sense when I hear! It sounds faintly WaterFlame-esque in that CRAZY second drop, a high compliment. The structure isn’t too basic or complex, the chords are super slick, and the instruments.

Technical: 24/25
Dang, everything sounds super clean as usual! Also usual, your top-notch mixing and balance quality, and high attention to detail. I’m still not super sure about the way the melody works with that chord but that is such a minor nitpick, and possibly just opinion-based. Clean, clean, and clean. You’re mixing skills are better than a lot of huge producers, not lying.

Atmosphere: 10/10
You hit it on the head again! The piano and guitar are very nice touches as well. And everything being so freaking clean helps here too. Great job.

Instrumentation: 9/10
Everything really works well together. I especially love the bass and saws in the second drop, it sounds very professional. I love what I’m hearing from your remix!

Overall: 14/15
You really hit pull it out of the park with this one! All of your mixing skills are on full display, as well as your crisp style. Everything comes together so well. I hope I’m this good at making music when I’ve been doing this for 6 years!

Total: 94/100

Congrats on winning! It was definitely well-deserved. Make sure to listen to everyone else’s tracks, everybody did great!! Thank you for participating!

EspyoNG responds:

Haha, thank you so much! I think you are talking about the weird major chord that I changed into D#m6 instead. I am happy you liked that slight change! The second drop, as I mentioned in the author comments, was inspired by Pendulum's "Out Here" track, where there is this very peculiar sweepy saw bass hit. I just played around with the idea, slapped an analog bass and BOOM.

Anyways, I will leave you to your PSATs and such man. Good luck, and remember, if you do badly, it's ok! It's not an actual SAT exam!

[-Rawstar-]

Banger song, banger art, banger music

[Sprite (Glaremix)]

This remix sounds so uplifting in a way! Making it into an orchestral track was an interesting choice, and it fits your style well.
I’m rating everything 5 for now, until I do the judge reviews! ;)

Judge review:

Creativity: 34/40
The goal of “de-electronic-ifying” the track was definitely an interesting idea! The intro was a bit messy, but the rest of the song is very well executed. ESPECIALLY the drops. That’s where I really heard your style come out, and if you’ve read any of the other judge reviews you’ll know that I LOVE IT when a creator blends their style with the track. Drops are just very soothing, well done here! Structure is similar, but not too much. It all works for me!

Technical: 22/25
The mixing is great at the drops and buildups. I would have loved to hear more of the drums, however, but this is definitely one of e cleaner entries in this contest during the drops. The intro was a bit messy, as I said before. You used it a lot throughout the song as well, which would have been okay but it just doesn’t sound quite right. And it slightly overpowers the mix. But this is song is very beautiful!

Atmosphere: 10/10
The drops are so amazing. I can not say this enough. I thank you for making Extra Sprite sound this good. Your choice of using real instruments was a great one. The piano is also great. Your skills show through here.

Instrumentation: 9/10
Basically everything I could say here is already said above. The choices were superb, but the according/clarinet/violin was a bit too loud. The instrumentation is actually one of the main things that makes this track so good.

Overall: 13/15
I originally didn’t like this track, but then I put on my headphones and understood how good it truly is! This is a truly enthralling track that I would love to read a book or do homework or even just fall asleep to!

Total: 88/100

Congrats on 2nd place! This is a very neat entry, I really love what you’ve done with the song. Make sure to listen to everyone else’s tracks, they did great! Good luck on all of your future projects, and thanks for participating!

Liftek responds:

Thank you very much, this is seriously a prodigious compliment for me!
Also thanks for your opinions regarding these compositional aspects :)

[Joyride]

This is just too good! The growls are awesome in the drops, but the emotional parts are beautiful! This is just one of your best, and every second of work you put into this project is shown by the quality of this song.
Also, you’re prowess with Serum is legendary, I can’t believe you did all of this with that one plug-in. I’ll definitely have to look into it when I snag FL.

UPD: Yeah I definitely do that, just listen to my old tracks where I had a different style like “how did I do that?”
Jesus gave us salvation from our sins. Serum gave us FREAKING AWESOME MUSIC. But, correct me if I’m wrong but, according to my calculations, didn’t the inventing of pizza happen before the creation of Serum? Checkmate, your move XD

EspyoNG responds:

Haha, thank you so much! I have personally been spending this whole week just listening to my own track in disbelief. I personally believe this is my best project, or at least one of my best too, and to be honest I am so thankful to have been able to finish it with this result.

For clarification, all instruments and some FX were made with Serum. The drums and most of the FX going on in the background are NOT made with Serum. Regardless, I am glad you regard me as a skilled sound designer, although I did use some presets in the making of this here and there.

Serum is probably the best thing to happen to humanity since Jesus Christ. Prove me wrong ;)

EDIT (10/21/2023): PIZZA IS GOD, AND GOD IS PIZZA

[-Haunted House-]

Muy spoopy

[Omen]

Those are some SERIOUS growls 🫨