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Nice track, but...

Awesome mix. Just one problem. Too much sub. I'm wearing headphones and it's too much, I can only imagine what this sounds like on my speakers... oh wait, I CAN listen to this with my speakers... and it sounds a lot better here. Still, you should try to do a better job mastering your tracks so that no one gets left out. If you're making a track to get signed, make sure you've mastered a track so that it sounds good on ALL speaker formats and not just yours. Potential buyers won't be interested in listening to a track if it leaves them out of the loop.

Great track, just a tad too much bass. Also, layer that amen. I love using that kit, but I try to hide it under another kit through layering. I get a lot of shit from people when I use the amen break in my compositions. Great kit, but we know that already :3

Good luck sir!

SREvol responds:

Wow, I didn't use an amen break. Also it's not being signed for re-sale, just for spinning in the clubs. I think I already said this in the description.

Again, no amen break. Drums are original. Alot of drumming for dnb and jungle uses the same format as the amen break, you're most likely hearing the tune and recognising the same junglist / olskool sounds but no to the amen break itself being sampled!

[EDIT] Oh at the beggining, i thought you meant in my main break. haha i'm quite the fool. yeah amen sample used there. But its not a straight cut of the amen. its only the hats which i cut off in cubase and ableton. note the kick is not the amen kick and the snare is 20 hz lower. snare was taken from a previous song of mine called give to god. haha sorry about the mix up people!

One star for learning how to use a sequencer.

DO NOT and I repeat DO NOT upload music to newgrounds that consists primarily of samples. Utilizing garage bands free samples is a great way to learn how to use the sequencer, but learn how to use the midi editor to create full compositions. Drums, melodies, even the sound of the instruments can be manipulated but newgrounds does not support garageband tracks made almost entirely using samples and don't give me that "oh but I worked so hard on this crap" because I will flip a shit.

Learn a bit more before submitting anything else. I'm glad you had fun making this, but it's really not appropriate to post this here.

Fucking beautiful.

I just had 8 orgasms, and that's on the first listen.

Drums ROCKED, track really fucked with the mind. The atmosphere was sassier than anything else I've heard in the comp... opinion, but it's mine so HA!

Really though, I'm in love. The only thing that I don't like is how short it is. Add on and have it ready for your future set at alfred. The audience here is really awesome, and I'd love to see how they interpret this... you'd have to warn them that it's off tempo though. Trust me. Seeing them move is amazingly fun to watch. Giving them a heads up about the time sig will save them the guess work.

Rig responds:

<3<3

rawwwwwr!

I'm liking what you got going here. I really want to leave a review that tells you where to improve but I've decided I can't really do that anymore.

http://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/9 58599

Besides, I love your work. I know that when your done, this will sound amazing anyways.

Also, when your done, keep this in mind: http://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/9 55265

Seriously, there are a lot of subs in there that are rocking the experimental dnb. This sounds like it would fit right in if you could this done by the 14th.

Rawrthaas responds:

that was an interesting read..deep :\

but yeahI might try to push the full out before the 14th. TBH I haven't worked on it since. I have school again so yeah :\

I'm such a hypocritical piece a...

I really hate saying this but I have to take off points because the tracks a bit too experimental for me... I always hate people for saying "I didn't like this track because my musical palate does not like electronica/metal/any thing that is music" but for once I can relate to those guys... a little too overwhelming, GRANTED, if I listen to this again tomorrow I bet I'll love it a lot more ;)

keep on keeping on sir.

YESSSSSS

AW MAN! Fucking crazy mix you have here. Gabber kick, breaks flying in every direction. Sounds! Things! Awesomeness! Loved the sample. Worked great. God damn this is sooo gooood. Fuck.

I'm in love. There's nothing I can say other than fucking great work, and good luck in the comp!

Meow.

Interpretation of song's "story."

0:00-1:00
Hank kills poorly drawn but well animated sprites.

1:00-1:40
Hank kills poorly drawn but well animated sprites.

1:40-2:20
Hank kills poorly drawn but well animated sprites.

2:20- End
Hank kills poorly drawn but well animated sprites.

Seriously, the madness series is pretty straight forward... I feel no need to add a story to this song in order to enjoy it more, there fore I move on with my review.

First question I ask everyone is "what program are you using?" I'm gonna guess fruity loops, but in all honesty this could have easily been done in garage band. Not like that's a bad thing. My first program was garage band and I learned a lot from it. Really, garage band has a nice preset synth that sounds a lot like the lead synth later on in this track. It sounds like you automated some stuff, so I'm just guessing you're using fruity loops. That is, if fruity loops even lets you automate things. I don't see why it wouldn't.

The song is all right. It has some good elements in it, but it sounds really amateur. PLEASE, don't take that the wrong way. I don't want you to be offended, but I just want you to know, there's a big gap between your productions and a professionals. I still consider myself an amateur and I've been at this for a few years, so please don't take offense when I say that.

Now, you might want to know what makes me say that. Well, I could tell you all the reasons why I think that, but I honestly would have a really hard time telling you how to improve in these aspects. I felt as if this was your best, so the only thing I can really tell you is to just keep going. I just gave a few of your other tracks a listen and I feel like I can hear you gradually improving. Keep trying harder and harder and eventually you'll fucking rock man.

Now, I guess it would only be fair to let me tell you what I felt were weak spots in this mix so you can try cleaning up a little.

1. Vocals leave very little to the imagination, and they're kind of silly. This mix could probably do with out them.

2. Drum kit sounded kind of dull. A lot of times, just getting a good drum kit will really fix the entire song. Really, there wasn't even a snare in this mix. Take my advice, from a drummer to some one who obviously isn't... don't ever try to be unique, original or experimental with your drums until you understand what makes a basic drum beat sound good. I know that may sound like horrible advice, but the best way to get good at something is to stick to the rudaments. Granted, this track is primarily four to the floor, just giving a few of your other tracks a listen made me wonder "how does this kid go about writing drum rhythms? It doesn't sound like he understands anything but a solid kick."

Ok, please don't take that the wrong way either. Like I said, my goal isn't to offend you, so please hear me out.

If you want to learn the fundamentals of rhythm, go search some tabs online and copy them, YES, I SAID COPY THEM. We stand on the shoulders of giants, and before you can be good at something, you have to be bad at it. The reason why any one is good at anything is because we have other people to look up to.

Besides, I can guarantee that any rhythm you find in tab form is gonna be basic and unoriginal any ways :P

3. There was a cheering sound halfway through the mix. It adds a bit of depth to the mix, but it sounds really muddy. You could have replaced it with a synth of some sort and it probably would have been fine.

4. You might have benifitted from a few extra pads. A pad works like a chord in that it adds depth and atmosphere to a song. I feel like you really only had one pad in this track, or at least one instrument that acted like one. It was the wind sweep.

I really need to end this review because I'm about to run our of characters, but I really hope some one else leaves from where I left off. I guess all I have left to say is keep producing and you're guaranteed to get better. Just keep your head high and work work work! Trust me, it only gets more fun ;)

Sanryd responds:

No offense taken. This is the very reason I submitted the work.

I think your assesment of my work is exactly how I feel about it. - As well as pointing out things I haven't thought of.

1) Interpretation... you have a good point, I'm cutting the voices... way too cheesy and doesn't stick with the Madness program.

2) I use Fruity Loops.

3) I am an amateur with drums, and percussion... got a long way to go on that, I think your idea about going to go look at some tabs with drums is a great idea, I had never thought of that. Also maybe purchasing or finding some free decent VST's online to make a nice rythm.

4) Being better at mixing could have fixed that muddy cheer... working progress

5) Something I didn't even think about for this piece or in most of my pieces is background pads..... I usually use strings or something, but pads... sometimes the obvious isn't seen until someone else points it out.

I appreciate the honest review... I like the constructive critism.

I'm re-working the piece tomorrow for sure.

hmmmm.

I've seen you around the forums and what not but I've never bothered to check out your music. I'm gonna have to check all of it after this. Really smart dmb... intelligent actually. Really spectacular drum programming. Curious, what program are you running to make this? I ask almost everyone that question :P

I'm giving you a 9/10 because the songs tone gets a bit repetitive. The track might have needed a lead of some sort, or some different elements later in the track. Repetition in electronica isn't a bad thing. Hell, it's a key element to it. It's just, a new pad or synth later in the track might have helped a little.

Dunno. Maybe I'm just dumb :P

nubbinownz responds:

Hehehe no worries. Thank you very much for the wonderful review either way :D

and just to point out hehe at 3:50 not only do 2 new synths and a new pad come in but an entirely different drum beat :P

lol.

I keep listening to this one, then the old one. They sound identical, but this one just seems to rock so much harder. I can't quite put my finger on it... I'm guessing you raised the awesome sliders on your synths? Or was it the radical knob? I can never really tell. My ear just isn't as fine tuned as yours.

Rig responds:

I tweaked the EQ a bit. ;D

lol.

So this is what happened to our collab? jerk. Sounds awesome :P

Nav responds:

Thanks! :D

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