DM692's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[L-55 - The Reborn of Dragon]

I love what you have going on this track, but the drums really need to be punchier, and the percussion is lacking some brass. As is, they end up sounding muddy and your other levels can't go up without drowning the drums too much. More defined drums mean they can be a little quieter and still cut through the mix and sound crisp, which is really what I feel this track needs.

I'm definitely into your composition though, keep at it, man!

L-55 responds:

Thank you for review! I saw mistake with drums after uploading song... It was sad... :(

[Crazy Pico]

I honestly can't tell whether you're trolling with this submission or not, but I'll assume you're not and give you a proper review.

There is no discernible tempo, time signature, beat, or progression. You use one bad, grating, pitch-shifted sound and one synth. This is, in no way, related to Pico Day. I'm really sorry, but it looks like you need to do some research into music composition or even listen to some electronic shit and really pay attention to its production.

I hate to sound like a prick, but this is barely a song, it's a bunch of clashing twangs over a synth with no beat.

MusicMannEX responds:

this is a crezy song, fr pcio dey!

[Twaddles of a Flue Faker]

That beat, that harpsichord (?).

Very fucking cool concept for a song, the only Victorian Ballad I can really recall. Good choice in vocaloid, awesome beat, good samples, great mixing. Everything comes together rather nicely and it creates a really unique experience. There's not really anything I have to compare this to to provide better critique.

However, one thing is that "Laissez" is pronounced Lah-SAY, not LAY-siz. Additionally, the opening chorus sound more unnatural than the rest of the choruses. I'm not sure whether this is intentional or a result of there being less musical elements to cover it, but it's an issue for a very short period and only affects the track in a minor way.

steampianist responds:

Ahh well i think the pronounciation varies depending on the dialect.

Anothing thing is oliver (the vocaloid) sounded funny when saying Lah Say so we went with Lay Sez and decided not to make the Z silent cos it sounds like his saying "lazy fare" plus his 12 and an urchin i think correct pronounciations is the least of his worries hehehe

anyway thanks for the review really appreciate. As for the intro thats the result of either over compression on the vocaloid or lack of details in tuning

[Ninja Girl]

Extremely strong beat, fairly strong flow and lyrics, and I personally feel that most of the technical mechanics are well implemented. The use of a female vocalist's chanting as the hook went nicely with the flowing synths and "poppy" drum beat.

Unfortunately, I feel that the duet vocals really detract from most of it. The general airy sound seems like it could do without the backup vocals. I'm not sure if this is actually the issue or if it would sound better if the backup vocalist sounded more energetic but was mixed at the same volume.

In short, I feel like this song is well written with lots of good instrumentation and vocal devices, but really needs some cleaning up to reach its massive potential.

ChandlerThompson responds:

I really appreciate the review, buddy. Glad you liked the female vocalist part, I was worried that wouldn't mesh well. And I can see where you're coming from with the back up vocals, very well said. Thanks again dude!

[Dreamland]

Overall very good track, but has a couple areas it could be improved on.

For one, did you attempt mixing a bit of reverb on whispering vocals? Using a slight degree of it tends to soften up the hard consonant sounds to a level that seems like it would be more consistent with the instrumentation.

Secondly, the ABBBC rhyme pattern in the first 5 lines of the chorus seems to heavily detract from the otherwise solid songwriting. Though this may be personal, I find that using too many end rhymes in a row tends to lean towards a more juvenile sound.

Other than that, everything from the synths to (a large majority of) the mixing is extremely well done.

l0vemetal responds:

Thanks for the feedback, man! Appreciate the informative response... I'll keep this in mind when I record the next album :)

[-Hurricane-]

Too Distorted

In all honesty, this song probably has some potential, but your downfall was that you used too much distortion. If you tone that down, and give the snare drum more of a high pitched, cracking noise, it would sound a lot better.

-=DM692=-

Aerodin responds:

Thanks for your comment.
I respect your opinion, but honestly i don't know what you're talking about with the distortion. And i deserved more than a 2 if you thought this song has potential. I'll remind you on the fact that this is hardcore though, and this music style is very distorted, very hard, and especially the bass is hard. So you have to be able to handle it. Maybe you just ... can't. But if you say so bud.

[[R.22].Punching Holes In Me.]

Mostly Good

The lyrics are pretty good, and the drum beat that goes under it fits perfectly.

The only issue I have with it is there's never any change in tempo or feeling in the lyrics. Other than that, it's great!

Keep up the good work, -=DM692=-

RoobyKillAll responds:

No change in tempo? I speed my flow tempo up a good few times. And yeah I get what you mean by emotion in the lyrics. I'm going to try turning up the track in my headphones so I throw my voice a bit more.
Thanks

[[DX] Ride to Hell]

Pretty Good!

I liked the dark, ambient feel of the music, and the drum beats behind it. You pulled those 2 things together and made a great song out of it.

Good job, and keep up the good work!

-=DM692=-

dx5231 responds:

haha, thanks man

[Purple Tiger Roar]

Great Beat!

I really liked the way this song sounded, but on the main beat, the part in front that was a constant up-down rythem, was a little too distorted for my taste.

Fix that single issue, and this song is easily a favorite!

-=DM692=-

TheDylanGod responds:

i'll see what i can do. You mean the part that starts off the song right?

[Blue Jazz v2]

Great Sound!

I like the sound and feeling this song gives off, it just gives you good vibes.

Now for the actual sound, I like the way all the instruments sounded together, and it sounds like you actually put some effort into mixing them together.

Great work, keep it up!

-=DM692=-

evil-genius20 responds:

thanks for the review. i felt this one was an improvement over the last one as it had a different instrument set