blackattackbitch's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[YRX~vs~MH16~eXogenisiZ]

Second attempt at a review hahaha

First time, I ended up hitting the backspace button and it sent me back a webpage.

Anyways, I was saying that you two did a really great job. The synths are well-designed and well-placed. The bassline is sickening, and the melody is great. There are a few things I do want to mention though:

- I noticed a few sytrus presets, I definitely heard the rich string ensemble and I recognize that one that you used for the bassline around the 2:10 section.

- In the aformentioned section, when that one FM synth kept hitting diminished 5th/augmented 4th (not sure which one, I just know it was a Bb note) even while the bassline and melody were going by perfect 4th and perfect 5th.

- I don't know if this was purposeful, but many of the section transitions are a little too sudden. It might be good to insert little drumbeats right before it jumps into the main beat, like transition beats. I think they might be called breaks, but I'm not an expert on music language, especially in regards to drums.

That pretty much sums up my review, this was a sick-ass collab you two did!

YouriX responds:

Wow! thanks for the music theorie tips i'll sure to tell MH16! And yes i like using sytrus synths! they sound really cool! And yes there where a few things that i rushed sometimes i get a little lazy :P
And thanks for the comment man! You can always pm me your newst songs if you want!

[The Last One]

Well, everyone already pretty much covered what I

wished to say in my review, so I'll cite something that I didn't see in the comments section, and that's transitions between sections:

Some of them feel too sudden. Way too sudden. Ways to help that is, for example, have the staccatos that were playing in the previous section hit one final note in the new section before ending.

Other than that, great piece. Very well mixed and mastered. Very enjoyable!

silencefreedom responds:

Actually I created two or three separate section of melodies then mix them together. I knew the middle parts were sound a little messy.
Thanks for the comments a lot!:)

[Divinity Spectre]

Nice! Me likee!

Funny thing is that I like the beginning the best though hahahaha

Something about that beat is sickening. Maybe it's the energy it has. Maybe it's that little synth that comes in around 0:41, maybe it's that noise synth where the cutoff keeps changing.

In the second section, there are some things that could be adjusted a bit:

The main synth could be turned down a bit. It's just a bit too overbearing. Furthermore, that last melody's individual attack points should be brought out a bit more. For those parts with the fast attack, I would consider shortening the length of the note a bit, so that the note isn't coming back in right after another one leaves, especially since there isn't much decay, if any at all, on the synth.

I like the variation on the drumbeats on the end. Well, I have to say, I like the drums especially in this song.

All in all, I have to say that you're getting better and better as you go. One of my favorite things is to watch someone grow and improve.

And to answer your question, I actually did finish something. It's already on my profile. I decided to call it Revolution X, since it just sounded like a cool name.

Oh and I forgot to mention, nice name choice for this song.

SigmaSpore responds:

i like watching people improve too

i actually tried real hard on the volume on the lead synth, but i think i actually am gona go back and lower it later on

ill check out ur track as soon as i can

[Devil's Armies]

Man, that's not cool....

Think about this: the guy below my review spent a good deal of time reviewing your work. There was nothing obligating him to do that, he just wanted to help you become a better artist, which is what all us reviewers wish to do for the reviewees. And considering that reviews are pretty damn rare in the audio portal, it would do you well to at least respect those who took the time to review your work, like myself. And you're not getting a pass on that just because you're one of the first artists I added to my favs. And consider this: A 6 is an average score. It sounds low, but it's just average. He might be a tough grader, or something. But what right do you have to determine what score your song should get? You posted this song here to be evaluated by the public, so take what the public gives you.

Now onto the actual review.

0:20
Not the greatest transition into creepiness. It faded into another chord, which made the song sound off-key and out of pitch. Furthermore, the dbass melody just didn't feel right to me though. The following section did make up for it though, and it did sound epic.

1:12
Nice violin melody, it sounds sickening, and the samples are excellent for that.

2:26
Just a little too sudden of a cutoff of the melodic instruments.

2:50
That trumpet melody is too sudden. Wayyyy too sudden

Ending was okay, not great. I would give that a 5/10 if I were grading the outro by itself.

Overall, there's just one thing that this song is missing, which is really epic bass drums. I recommend going to Soundfonts.darkesword.com and downloading the Roland Orchestral Rhythm soundfont. I know for a fact that Sf2 files would work with Gband. You will not regret it one bit, I guarantee it. In addition, the melodies were well crafted, the song was well-mixed, and the samples are pretty good for Garageband.

8/10 and 4/5.

masterjiji responds:

well, hate to complaun, but this one has been in the works for four months, while average for me is a month to a month and a half. meh, i guess i was just expecting more positive feedback from me first reviewer rather than a general "thisistheworstthingyouhaveeverdone" message.

[MH16: Battle Within]

As soon as I clicked the song, I immediately.....

recognized the style. You're one of the few people who use a minor scale with the 6th raised one step.

You gotta bring that bass drum out a little more, even with my bass-boosting headphones, it's pretty hard to hear.

Also, you've gotta do a few more articulations with the bass synth. Remember the chord and just have the bass jump to notes in the chord for short bursts. But thinking about it, with a bass like the one that you used in this particular song, the best thing might be for it to have a simple melody like the one it has now.

That melodic synth was kinda blended in the background. You might wanna increase the volume of it a slight bit. Just a tad, when that arpeg synth is playing.

Everything else is in order. Nice job, especially considering that this isn't your normal genre.

FairSquare responds:

The first thing you said, about using a minor scale with the 6th raised one step, is that positive or negative?
I'll work on the bass drum and the other things you said and i also want to thank you for your review. I'll review your song when i'm back from school :-)

[Edge of Chaoz Buzztone + PanFt]

It has begun.....

THIS SONG IS SO AWESOME! I CRAPPED MY PANTS IT WAS SO AWESOME!!!!

IF I COULD, I WOULD GIVE YOU A 1000000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000/10!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'M GONNA CREATE LIKE 5000 ALT ACCOUNTS AND FIVE THIS SONG OVER AND OVER AGAIN, THEN I"M GONNA DOWNLOAD AND SHOW ALL MY FRIENDS!!! I'M EVEN GONNA MASTURBATE TO THIS!!!!! YEAH I LOVE THIS SONG!!!

I WANT YOUR CHILDREN!!!! YOU CAN HAVE ME ANY WAY YOU WANT!!!!!!

(in order to reverse any repercussions from leaving a review like this, I'm gonna turn around and rate my own review as useless, so that I can sleep at night)

[A Breath of Air]

Many problems

But hey, I'm reviewing you, so it's my job to help you out:

1) make the bass drum more powerful. Right now, it's getting overwhelmed by everything else, including the bass lol.
2) The high hat is way too loud. The hat doesn't need to be that loud when you consider that it has that whole upper tier of frequencies to itself basically, so you can lower that a good deal without making it inaudible.
3) The rumble effect on the bass drum. If you're using fl studio, fruity reverb 2 should have a knob that cuts off the bass frequencies from getting reverb. You should use that especially if you follow my advice of raising the volume of the bass drum.
4) Turn the track volume down as a whole, so that it's not supercompressed, effectively destroying dynamics.
5) raise the volume of the snare. The snare shouldn't be quieter than those high hats.

Fix those things, and you should be okay, because the melody isn't bad at all. It's those other mix problems that's throwing you off.

And since I reviewed your stuff, you wouldn't mind sending a review my way, would you? preferably my newest song? Pretty please?

Oh and last thing, if you're looking for free samples, vsts, and udder shit, go to kvraudio.com. that's where I found many of my own vsts. And shoot by my userpage and check my most recent newspost if you're looking for acoustic samples and soundfonts to use. I have a complete listing of everything I use.

[Maniacs-Blade, Giggs & Dubz]

It's alright

I would recommend putting a little bit of reverb on that background chord, so that the fact that it was sampled isn't so noticable. Furthermore, I would recommend raising the volume of the background track a bit more so that the lyrics blend in better with the whole track.

Furthermore, I would recommend boosting the drums. At the moment, the only clear drums are the bass drums and the main snare. Everything else is hard to hear.

Other than that, this track is alright. Flow is good, lyrics are good, everything else is set.

You wouldn't mind reviewing one of my newest tracks in return would you? I would appreciate that.

BOOMBLAST responds:

i appreciate that dawg, but the tracks already out there for distribution, so there not much i can do now, but safe anyways, yea dont worry i'll hit you up in a hot minute, peace.

[Concerto forTuba and Orchestra]

That was a nice thing to do

And you ended up making a damn good fucking song in the process. The only problem though is the Tuba. The timing of the Tuba is a little off on sections. Furthermore, the Tuba isn't blended with the rest of the instruments in the best way possible. It feels kinda out of place in certain place. And in other places, it seems like you forced the song out of whack just for the Tuba.

This has the potential to be a masterful piece, and it deserves it's place on the top of the Classical genre. The technical skill in this composition is pretty damn impressive.

Nice job!

sadlersongs responds:

Well the tuba sound I used is really heavy on the reverb so some parts sound a little behind. This is actually for solo tuba and accompaniment CD (which has the orchestra minus the tuba track) so it'll be spot on when it's performed. Glad you liked it! It's my first piece for tuba. More to come!

[Solus- Through the Club Haze]

Cool as shit

Things I would recommend:

Turn down the high hats a bit.
Mix the saxophone a bit better. It sounds like several of them are playing at the same time, and if that's the case, it should be louder, or at least louder than that high hat that's going crazy. If it's just one sax, then definitely lower the reverb on the sax.
More caution with the piano melody. It sounds like it goes off-scale a few times in not-so-good ways. Other than that, the piano melody was damn good.

Other than the above-mentioned facts, this song is pretty good. Which is why I'm giving it a 9. The articulations of the sax were pretty sexy. The drums were pretty good, with the exception of that high hat. This song has plenty of energy. All in all, I like it very much.

SolusLunes responds:

It's two saxes, yes, and I did want the instruments to have a more "organic" feel, so they go a little off-scale a few times. :D

But what can you do? :D