shizeet's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[*DJ-P* 3X Loop]

Nice echo effect

Really like the echo effect you've got in here - adds character to the sound in a subtle way. The music itself in this case is pretty generic and short, but the "3-step" helps make it sound interesting. Now I guess the next step is to actually impliment this technique in a real piece of music?

DJ-Prodigy responds:

Indeed it is.

Thank you very much for your review!!!

*DJ-P*

[Enter The Dark]

Strange but not bad

I guess you were trying to go for dark feel for this one from the title? Well, I think you've got it partially - the dissonant chords and melodies do really give that sense of feeling unedgy. But I think the bright nature of the instruments sort of counteract that feeling, leaving it somewhere in between in the land of the strange? Hah, well, I don't know. But still, really original sounding - at parts, it almost felt like your were arranging parts from the Rite of Spring for techno haha. Good stuff.

DjThunderbass responds:

thanks man alot for your advice

[Stages of Death]

Interesting idea

I did kind sort of feel throughout the piece a sort of descension from heaven to purgatory, but I don't think hell was quite intense enough. It might've worked better if you made piece longer though and even more gradual, then near the hell stage your really increase the rate of change to create the sensation of literally being dragged into the depth of hell. I'm not sure what those little plucking sounds are supposed to represent, but if they are seeds of corruption, one good idea to top them off is for the hell stage, actually make the chord that you use enharmonic with them so as to symbolize their full fruition. But still, really interesting idea, and you do pull it off interestingly with only limited resources. Nice job.

TheReno responds:

Thanks. Im glad that you like it. As to the musical notes you hear. They are just further rep of the stage you are in. This was really my first time doing some of the things I did, so Im glad it worked out. The next song I make will be done with the same style and idea, from light to dark, but it will be much more gradual, 5 or six stages, easier transitions, and more insturments to boot.

[Stolen]

Conscientous

Nice to see something like this on NG once on in a while. The guitar has a nice progression, and the vocals are pretty decent. I'd expected a bit more emotion in a piece like this, but since it's a "school assignment" that you "had" to do, it's understandable if you don't really feel to into it. But still, it's a nice effort in any case.

am-WEE responds:

i only recorded it once, i should have done it again and practised it a bit more. i just wanted to hand it in!!
It may have been a bit emotional if i had tried to get it right a few times!
thanks for the comments.
=]

[An Empty Mind]

Empty Minded

It has a nice atmosphere, but you should probably expand this idea into a full piece. This loop has too much of an open ending to really feel looped, too. Try not to just rush a piece out and post it here as soon as you can - take some time and let things develop to the point where it really makes an impression. It would really be a waste for this piece to end in this form.

Bubbafett responds:

Thanks for the review. I was just fooling around - posting it was kind of a joke. Maybe I will expand on it. Also, the song wasn't supposed to have that moment of silence at the end before it looped - that's newgrounds doing.

[Cloud High]

Some sort of ambient mebbee?

But it sounds pretty good, and that's what matters in the end, eh? While you seem to only have one of two short riffs throughout the entire song, you really keep it interesting by mixing up the instrumentation, rather smoothly too. The only thing I didn't quite like in this piece was the bass drum - feels too boomy and tends to draw too much attention to itself (which doesn't seem to fit the some equalitarian mantra of the rest of arrangment). Nice work overall, though.

HexMonkey responds:

Thank you. Your right about the bass drum it does kinda detract from it

[Big Dogs (with ending)]

Too much verb

I think you've got arrangment part down, but everything sounds way too boomy - you've got the reverb set too high for a piece like this. Hip-hop tracks usually don't have much reverb at all, especially not for the bass drums. Imagine someone trying to put lyrics in this piece - it'd be almost impossible to make sense of. Try doing this one again without so much reverb (add just a pinch you are really inclined) - it's really hard to hear for me as is.

IrishDrunkPunK responds:

yeah I was thinkin about toning down the reverb and just using a different kick. i actually have 2 kicks but one hits way harder.

[Pawn [BTS Remix] (S.C.)]

Diggin' the riff

Hey, this version such much more improved overall. The 70s rock riff thing comes more clearer in this piece, giving it a more rock (though actually more 80s feeling with the synth stuff) feel than the last one. There's still a bit of problems near the end, but it's probably cause it's still the same vocal take and guitar take, right? Good stuff though.

BreakingFaces responds:

Thank you very much, and no, the vocal take isn't the same as the guitar take.