kjhsdgf's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Z-Pod (demo)]

hmm

soften your kick for smoother songs like this, and EQ so it doesn't distort.
i dunno what to say about the song.
just try and write more so you get the hang of your music maker.
you're off to a good start, mate.

[[SP] ~ Don't Leave Me Now]

sounds ok

crowd sounds are a little cheesy, try some other ambiance (rain, ANYTHING else)
the vocals, were actually pretty good, but make the other instruments a little louder so it blends in a bit more.
well it's a techno, so i can't say much about it (i'm not a techno guy)
but the lead and chord progression are nice (but not rly yours, lul).
but overall, it was pretty ok.

Blizzaine responds:

This is a cover

In the actual song, there is a crowd

So nah, I wont change it lol.

[He's A PiRate (ReMiX) {WiP}]

okhey

the EQ is off, in that
the main saw (overused, imho) is too loud,
the kick doesn't have any variation.
the short lead sounded ok, but it's jsut kind of the same tune over and over.
time your kicks better, and make your bassline louder.
and try and add more harmonies and little things that spice the song up so it's not
just drum/bass/lead/chord, you need to add effects and little play-ins sometimes to break the tune up.

Chimy727 responds:

okay, thanks this helps a bit, i kinda think the lead (not saw) is pretty good, i guess it can go down a bit, and ill take that stuff into consideration!

[WTK - Degauss (Demo Loop)]

liked the glitchy jumps

i dunno, but something about the other version was better, i mean
this one's EQ'd better, but the writing or compusure of "filterhaxlolololololololol) (lol) was just more likeable to me.

[rsn sidechn]

it's a nice diddy

it's done pretty well.
liked the effects.
and the sidechain was really well placed.
good job on the little thing.

[vLm-=Valhalla=-]

it's a good song

i'm not a trance fanboy, so wouldn't know what good trance sounds like, but other than that the song has no..motion (like it has no momentum, it jsut stays in lo-fi mode) it's a good song with a good chord progression, and it has nice effects.
so yeah.

vampiricLLAMA responds:

Yeah with this one I found myself stumped as to what I could do to pick up the pace besides a tempo increase. I'm more familiar with the psy side of trance. Thanks for the review and comments!

[Kazmo - Strive [D]]

sounds pretty good

i like the kick, but it'd sound cooler if the freq went deeper, for a bassier kick.
the bassline instrument was actually really cool, like a saw of some shape-sounding instrument.
it's kinda drums and bass and effects (except for that last part with the pluck-y inst)
speaking of the pluck-y inst, i didn't like it much, i don't think it's the right timbre for this song (but that's just my opinion).
but the EQing was good enough for me and it sounds like it's-a gonna turn out great.

Kazmo responds:

Thanks, I actually have the kick vary in decay length, the beginning is short so that it's more bouncy, whereas when the bass comes in, it's full out.

The pluck atmospheric effect is experimental, never tried it before, I think it turned out nicely though :P

Thanks for the review!

[[IMD]~Invincible]

dude

is it just me or is that bassline a little overused.
i mean it's a good bassline, but try using different lines.
the instruments weren't that bad, actually, but they need tweaking to give them a little more of a triangular shape.
the kick and snare need to change pitch every now and then so it doesn't just do that "uhn-tiss" thing for 2 minutes.
i think if you changed genres, you could make better music, try and lean away from techno/trance for a while.

IceMasterDlux responds:

Yeah, I kind of subconciously use that bassline. I also tend to make my songs really close to each other so I can overuse some things. But yeah, I definately get your point about that bassline, it is severly overused and unoriginal now days and I'll try not to use it as much. However, a couple of the songs that I'm gonna submit soon contain that bass because I made them a while ago. Thanks a lot for reviewing, as always, I appreciate it! (BTW I think I'm gonna stick with dance anyhow because that's my fav genre)
~Ice Master

[[IMD]~--Passage--]

okay

you've got composure down, you just need to write more song, like, the whole song was basically the same bassline, and it needs to modulate some.
and the instruments you picked sound kinda like presets, and that generally doesn't sound the best.
also, you need to work on EQing your instruments, becuase they get in the way of each other.

IceMasterDlux responds:

Thanks so much for reviewing! I really appreciate it. I am also glad that you gave me a few pointers. I will remember that. Thanks again!
~Ice Master

[FF | Proposition 215]

i'm guessing you partake

high five for that.
it's the juice that runs my music machine.
well anyways, i shouldn't even bother reviewing your songs, because most are damn near perfect.
i'd like to hear you write a melody line that really ties all of this together.
like, the higher voices just kind of take turns and make a song, but try getting a good saw or something and make a sopranao line that flows through the song.

freddyfinger responds:

yes i like to smokey the marijuana. i wish i could send you the project file so maybe you could remix it haha. thanks man