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NGUAC 2022 (9th annual Newgrounds Underdogs' Audio Contest), but this time the knockout round.

PREDICTION: I am not gonna be the winner.

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I like the ominous mood at the beginning and the smooth synth bass. The build-up into :25 was enjoyable, and the rhythmic content at the drop was enjoyable. The texture at the drop was a bit thin, though, and I think it couldn’t hurt to take some treble off of some of the squeakier synths there. The harmonic content is a tad bland here, although the conga during the middle section, as well as the metallic-sounding snare and crisp hi-hats, added some level of interest to the texture. I also think the drop needed some more variety the second time around to contrast it with the previous one. Overall, the production quality is probably my favorite aspect of the piece. Elements of the sound design, rhythmic content, and progression are also enjoyable. The compositional details could’ve used a lot more fleshing out, though, and some more harmonic depth and variety later on would also have been welcome. Regardless, thanks for coming out to the NGUAC this year, DDI! :)

Mixing, mastering, and balance
1.75/2
Structure, transitions, phrasing, and variety
.75/1.5
Melody, tonality, harmony, and texture
1/2
Instrumentation and sound design
.5/1
Emotion, atmosphere, and catchiness
1/1.5
Originality and uniqueness
.5/1
Overall (how do the elements above interact?)
.5/1
Composite score
6/10

Watch those high frequencies on your stabs prior to your drop -- they're pretty up there.

I really appreciate how DISGUSTING your drop is. Would take just a bit of the high frequencies off.

Cinematic percussion at 1:00 is a nice touch. Might want a bit less reverb there to sit nicely with your clean dubstep snare.

I don't have much more critique than that. Piece is super nasty, and that's the way I like it.

Great work! Thanks for coming out to NGUAC!

One of my favorite dubstep songs of all time, the drop goes crazy lol
Both this and "Conspiracy" put you in my top 5, I know ng music creators likely hate hearing this but it's really a shame that this can't be used in gd.

DEATH-DANGER-INCOME responds:

I agree.

Credits & Info

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228
Faves:
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Downloads
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Votes
10
Score
3.97 / 5.00

Uploaded
Aug 1, 2022
1:17 PM EDT
Genre
Dubstep
File Info
Song
6.6 MB
2 min 52 sec

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