dj-padman1's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Its not your fault]

Very cool

This is a great song. That jazz sample really fits well. Just one thing, the drum loop seems a bit clunky. I think something more minimal and abstract would be the go.

Sounds fantastic though, keep it up.

Hermit-Canal responds:

I think you are right.
thank you!

[Rucklo - I Switch It On]

Yep, this hits the spot!

Wow, some excellent effects in this one, I'm loving what you're doing to those vocals.

It was very atmospheric and sophisticated and I imagine it took ages to program all those effects and edits!

I would have liked the beats to be a bit grittier and dirtier and I can hear distorted sounds in there which are cool, but the snare and kick could use some generous overdrive at times. Very nice fills and transitions though. I'm missing the mighty stabs which might tear up the joint on the first beat of new sections though. Again, thats just me, it's totally your call!

If you put in a wicked piano loop and some badass stabs in there it would sound like the triphop songs Linkin Park put in as the second last track in their albums!

P.S I hope to dear God you don't hate Linkin Park, I mean it as a compliment, anyway!

Rucklo responds:

Hi!
Yeah, the beat could probably have been a little more prominent, and like you say, stabs and transitions aren´t in there that much really... I figured the skratching would take care of that, but man, skratch gotta cooperate with the music :/
As for Linkin Park, I think they´ve done many good songs, but then again im not a lyric-listening person, more the music itself to be honest... And the instrumental tracks by Mr.Hahn are awsome :D

Thanx alot for a really good and critical review, it´s highly appreciated!!!
Keep your stuff coming (been listening alot to "Sinking Point Unit", i love that song!).

/Rucklo

[D00M -- I sawed the demons!]

Man, how awesome is this!

That totally rocks! The guitar solo is amazing, great tone and the track is clear an punchy.

Great effort!

rocker206 responds:

Hey thanks man!

[_-=[Basking in Dead Light]=-_]

Great!

Yet again, another polished production. The strings were fantastic and the piano was superb, especially at the end where you drop the beat. The harmony with the violins works wonderfully

As a side note, it's different, but that last part was slightly reminiscent of Linkin Parks "In the End", at the end of that track.

The mid-rangy percussion needs to go in my opinion, the conga/snare type sound detracts from the beautiful classical flow you have going.

And I'm missing the grand timpani rolls you put in some of your other songs. Nice crashes, but the volume seemed to drop off a bit too fast.

Great track though, not many can get strings to conjure up such atmosphere and power.

MaestroSorrow responds:

you know, I ask myself, what the hell I was thinking when I put those damn conga snare things.

To tell you the truth, that is one snare sound, spliced, and pitched up and down and flayed with effects. I guess I was on my "lets see what happens if..." sprees ^^. The modified version will be up, and this will be wiped. Thank you for confirming my suspicions.

And for you, i'll put the timpini's in there ;).

To answer your side note, I was not aware at all of that, but to be honest I love Linken Park, and the melodies they present (A bit whiny sometimes in my opinion, but oh the melodies!), but you are right, I may have been affected subconciously! (the bastards)

Thanks for the review man ^^.

[Aerosoul]

Electro power!

Now this is breaks! I'm basking in electro heaven.

It started off solidly, everythings running along nicely. Kick and snare really tight and punchy, catchy basslines and that cool synth with the lfo on filter? But I was really impressed with the automation of the bass parameters leading into the second half, and during of course. I was nodding along to the beat, thinking "this is awesome!", so it's definately a 5 from me.

The higher synth that comes in at the second half goes really well with the bass and that kind of sound seems pretty contemporary. The delay on the part does the trick nicely.

I remember thinking that the first half was a bit sparse in the delay department and that maybe at the start or end of every 8 or 16 bars, some kind of delay heavy effect or affected percussion would be tasty.

And this was a really enjoyable track, but perhaps something that would have taken it up still further would be some additional drum programming (glitchy and lo-fi if possible, but thats just me)and some extra fills.

Thats just me trying to nitpick though. This is the work of a very talented and imaginative producer and few could match what this track builds up to be.

Keep up the fantastic work.

[Dj OPQ - BAM BAM]

Really great

Nice job, I liked this one a great deal!

The fx at the start and throughout are top notch, and I'm loving that filtery, scratchy kind of rhythmical part in there.

The way the song flows is really pro and the transitions and everything worked well.

I can't honestly say there's anything wrong with the track.

Keep it up DJ_OPQ!

[Enforca - AfterKill]

Awesome

This is a great song. Sounds a bit like Freestylers. I love the stabs and the kick is awesome.

The square bass that comes in halfway through the section didn't do anything for me. How about a big bad sub ripping it up down there?

Also, the song seemed a little bit light on the high frequencies, maybe some fx would fill it up a bit.

Other than that, this was really cool. Keep it up!

xTristan responds:

Thx for the feedback man, it is appreciated.

[Shook Me All Night Long Solo]

Ooooh

Rock on dude! You can really play that thing.

The recording is a bit grainy, or maybe it's my speakers.

nunyabizness responds:

It may be, my amp's shot all to hell. Ever get some money put back I'd like to get a Marshall JCM900, or maybe one of the Mesa Boogie amps. But thanks for the review, glad you liked it.

[Father Time - Tetris Stuff]

mm...tetris

Yep, thats Tetris all right!

Nice remix, you achieved a really strong, driving sound, and even though there was so many parts going on at once, it held together very well.

Nice drum fills at the transitions and congratz on a way better than average tetris remix.

Fraging-U responds:

Yea I was really digging the drums in this song and the bass solo.I almost wanna use this beat to make an orginal.

One thing I didn't wanna do was blend in with every other tetris remix. So far its looking good.

[Vex]

Euro Warehouse

This was a very interesting song and I enjoyed it a lot.

It sounded very professional at times and all the elements of the song were very artfully put together and the sounds meshed very well.

The hi-hats were exceptional I think and the kick was just right. The 303 bass part that comes in right at end was great and I wish you put that a bit earlier or maybe take a few notes of it and play it earlier as a kind of prelude.

It's hard to find fault with the song. Maybe a few pads or strings wouldn't go astray. I know you put some in at the main buildup but I mean throughout. And a sprinkle of fx is always a nice touch. Also, the low bass that starts in about bar 4 is a bit clunky.

The Euro lead that followed that, just before you drop the beat was great. And then the filtered arp. The square waves soon after that sound a little funny sometimes, where some are not as full as the rest, a bit 'wavy'. Maybe it's my speakers (or ears).

But for what it is, great work. Keep pushing.

aforsberg responds:

Awesome, I'll work on it.
Techno Ejay 4 RULES!!!!!!