metalblinga's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[THINGS CHANGE]

I was watching one of Avoiding The Puddle's videos while playing this and it went so well over his commentary lol
Great track :)

[Depersonalized]

Nice ambient sounds, you're a master at this bro.
Great song as always! :)

[I Belive In You, Give Up [JAMUARY DAY 13]]

I was also jump scared by the volume. It surprised me cuz my volume is almost always at 30% lol.

That WAS some dirty shit 😮
Great dubstep, Keep it up man! :)

[Disorderly Mood]

You're really good with effects.
Very chill. I was really feeling those eq'd drums
Great song! :)

[2022 - Loop #3]

This one's right up my alley. I love that knock sound with the high reverb; sooo satisfying.
It would work so well in a video game <3

[LIVE THE LIFE FANTASTIC]

I keep hearing "pen pineapple apple pen" when the beat is playing 😂
Also.. I care 👀

[Imminent Failure]

Damn that was good, I especially love how unpredictable the drums are; almost, if not like an odd time signature or polyrythm

The drum pattern is trippy and it's easy to get lost counting that while keeping track of the chord changes. But it's in 4/4 roughly 95bpm

It sounds amazing and that's what matters, to me anyways :)

Casper responds:

I tried focusing more on making it sound good than making sure its 3/4 haha, thanks for the review

[We Can Give Up, Quit Together [JAMUARY DAY 11]]

Cool 3/4 groove :)

Sounds like Key of C minor
Chord progression : Cm add9, Gm

Some notes were out of time but that happens when you're improving and really in the moment. He was really having the feels when he played it, I've been there lol.

I guess my next lofi is gonna be in 3/4 hehe

Quarl responds:

The slightly off beat vibe was intentional. I layered those additional piano melodies on top of their chords so please don't blame Ketyri for that. Rubato is a romantic technique, Italian for "robbed time." I like the drunken jam feeling that a slightly offbeat melody creates. Programing music in perfect tempo is great and all, but tempo can be an emotive creative tool as much as pitch or harmony can be. There arn't any automation lanes on the BPM but that can be a great way to stretch time.

Drummers can perform emotively using velocity and rubato to create tension. I might have created too much tension in this :p

[PIECES OF YOU]

nice song :)

Hmm, maybe I'll try singing in one of my next songs. That could be a fun challenge

[Without Stress]

What Quarl said haha

First off, great compostition, I really loved the track especially that revving engine sound <3

Honestly, I don't really know much about music production but I'll try to give some tips.
So like Quarl mentioned, it has a 4/4 feel to it, I think it's because you tried composing like you normally do, so even though you have 3/4 in mind your ears will naturally gravitate towards that 4/4 rythm that everyone's so used to cuz it just feels complete.

Here's what I recommend to get outside that way of thinking about rythms:

- you need to restrict yourself. Set the time signature in FL Studio to 3/4 and follow the grid religiously.

- Create a drum track that loops perfectly in 3/4. If you need help you can yoink the drum pattern in this video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWyjpSVy2PI) and also set your bpm accordingly. Once you get used to the 3/4 feeling it'll be easier to come up with your own drum beats in the future.

- Create a chord progression. Using 4 or 8 bars depending on your loop, add a chord for each bar.

- Create a simple melody using ONLY 2-4 notes per bar. If it sounds nice then tweak the melody some more and maybe add more notes. And repeat this process.

Also, look up music in 3/4 for more inspiration. :)

Casper responds:

Thanks for the tips, i'll try this again today if i can come up with some ideas for the chords and the melody lol