this is a very effective composition that's also really well-produced, and considering this is your first time with synth/chiptune, i think this came out really well! i say this as someone who's also pretty new to working with 8-bit-style instruments - i think the couplets starting at 0:52 come off a little harsh compared to the surrounding textures? i wonder if altering the attack a bit might have let the synth lead soar even more.
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I was definitely in two minds about how much bite everything should have. My original version was much smoother, with everything dunked in reverb. I went back and made some bits darker and drier at the end. I wanted a bit of grit somewhere in there. I think by that point I'd had enough of fiddling with the synth haha! Good advice