Solkrieg's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Sift - Fiji + Alias Pharow]

Finally... It's been a long time since

A song of this caliber was on number 1. I don't usually download music from newgrounds because it's not EQ'd properly or certain parts don't flow, but this is an acception, this is very good. This will sit next to "Cold World".

MrFijiWiji responds:

OMG. mr. milkcarton's it's a cold world? that song is legendary

[level up {DU}]

5'd.

Need some drum work, good drum work, you just need better samples of a higher quality. Everything sounds pretty good, pretty crazy lead. Volume jump was a tad excessive, it needs some mastering.

All of the melodies blend together awesomely, very well done! I think this servers more of a model than skill with FL. You still need to figure out the fine tuning, however this defiantly shows you know how to make the music! Very good!

decoyultimatum responds:

thanks it really means a lot coming from someone like you

for a while now ive figured that my biggest problem is lack of experience with these music programs

my younger brother told me that because of the lead he was half expecting the computer to explode at the end of the song part of me wants to get a sample of a nuclear bomb and put it at the end of it

lol the more i think about it the more i think it would work

[TI:.Hook Up Them Wubs [Preview]

Alright. Was decent.

You need what's called a "compressor" your audio is distorting. Your bassline is normal, nothing crazy, your dubstep is good, your sample's are (sorry) horrible. They're too boring and they're too often. You should only really use a sample twice throughout a whole song. More if you really think you can get away with it.

The dubstep was only good because of the bassline. The bassline was decent, so the dubstep follows it's drift. However the skill I detect in the dubstep is impressive but you repeat it too often.

TIMarbury responds:

Thanks for the informative review. When you say compressor, how can i use it to get rid of distortion. Usually when i use compressors( maybe i don't know what im doing with them), they flatten the sound and it becomes boring, doesn't really help stop distortion. LOL samples were complete jokes, my friends sent me clips. The distortion is part of what makes the bass sound good but i guess you are saying in general the mastering could be better. It is a little repetitive but there is a lot of variety in the patterns. My mastering in general is done in a certain "style" that is pre gained on the low and high which causes natural distortion which is just how i became accustom to producing dubstep tracks, but maybe if i knew how to use a compressor better i could limit the disto and benefit from it.

[Well you see, son..]

Not bad, however.

Your voxers (large yoi's) were not heavy enough, you should turn them up. You need more going on, it's too light.

joshlul responds:

Haha this is too old, I've lost the project file since then.

Actually maybe I haven't.

[Halo Reminiscing]

It's nice I did this song too.

However the BPM is too fast. Loved it though.

4/5.

ninjapenguin1 responds:

Really? Awesome man, I love your stuff! :) And yeah, It is a bit faster than the original in-game version.

[F-777 - "Life"]

Never cease to impress me.

Once again, good song. You always have awesome leads, I bet this will make it to the top 30 ;).

F-777 responds:

Thanks so so much!!!

[Intensity_darkstep [Cmdtrigun]]

Not a bad first attempt.

Better than mine ^_^.

Okay, where to start, make sure you're going at 140BPM, stay away from your usual 8BIT sounds, it gets a little clustered at the beginning. Also, try to make sure none of your sounds distort (When the snare hits usually for you) I like the merger from 8BIT to dubstep, however your drop was nothing. You need a heavy sound for the first hit. I can give you tutorials, etc if you want via MSN. I would love to give you a helping hand. However, please have some presets ;).

Cmdtrigun responds:

Cool, good advice, I'd definitely like to talk things over.

[Wait For It (WIP)]

Deeper drop, different drop sound.

Sure it was funny, but it just didn't really spark it for me if you were aiming for deep or something. But yeah, try throwing all your dubstep sounds one octave, you'll come out with better sounds, I promise ;).

Few more pointers: Get a different kick and snare. The kick is too hard in the sense of treble, get a deeper kick. As for the snare it's too short, but it still works.

This is just my opinion but I never cared for the screamers, they just sound weird, but overall still a good song, just not my choice of sounds :P.

TuRdz responds:

Lol, thanks man! I'll probably add some reverb to the snare, I'll change up the kick too. And I'll might get some different voice clips.

Thanks for the pointers! Appreciate mate! :D

[here with you {DU}]

Very nice melodies!

I like how you ran this, very clearn it was good.

decoyultimatum responds:

thanks when i remake it in a bit im woried that it wont turn out quite the same i hope i can preserve the origional feel

[-YRX- RoboSamurai (RD2011)]

Not drumstep, not dubstep. Basic elctro.

I want to give it a 6.5 but I rounded up. I don't mean to sound harsh, but it's brutally basic. Your lead pattern doesn't change, it's extremely short and it's actually off beat.

It's brutally simple- you turned a badly made riff into a "dubstep" track by using the chords to form ARP's and bass. Everything else- sound effects.

I've heard Drum step before and this is not it. Drum step has one lead, then crosses over to drumstep (Drumstep HAS dubstep in it, it just doesn't follow the basic "4-4 four to the floor" drums.)

YouriX responds:

Well, you are being terribly harsh IMHO. And therefore i feel this uncontrollable urge to defend my music to death.

This so called "badly" made riff was hard to make since i could not find a decent VST. So i sampled notes from someone playing the Japanees instrument to my best knowledge.

Off beat? What are talking about? Sounds good to me. ;)

Now why do i call it Drumstep? Well since my drum beat has a half step beat going on wich is something you hear alot in Dubstep. But has a higher BPM so i couldnt really call it DubStep, so i assumed you can place this song in the DrumStep category.

But really, does it really really matter what gerne i call this song? I dont think so....

And so WHAT if my lead pattrens doesnt change! Many songs have used same chords over and over without damaging the song in any way whats so ever. And this song being SHORT doesnt mean anything! I have seen nicley made songs that lasted 00:30seconds.

Whats wrong with the sound FX? Those also take time to make and they can really add to a song. They give that little umph you need in your songs. Is like eating a hotdog without ketchup. Yes, you can still enjoy it without ketchup but its just not that great.

Conclusion: Music is subjective and not objective. When making music you have a creative freedom there are rules but your not obligated to follow them strictly
So basicly..
I'm RIGHT and your WRONG.
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