dj-padman1's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[omni world]

Great synths

This is a nice sounding track. You've got a lot of variety in the synths. The intro has that great bass, but to be honest, the drums that follow don't really appeal to me. I know your background is in rock, but I think a straight 4*4 electronic beat would make the track sound better, with a snare on the 2 and the 4, instead of the pattern you've got now.
There's some good harmonizations and everything works together well (possibly not the choir sample, a bit cheesy :P), just the beat lets it down a little bit I think.
Keep going, its good to see you try some more techno.

zerofalse responds:

yeah.. i know what you mean, the techno genre is a relatively new thing in my life, lol. you said i shouldnt use the sample choir, but i dont know how to like use VST's and soundfonts to download in fl studio's x_x thanx alot for the advice though man i appreciate it. keep rockin your music \m/

[{Final Agression} V2]

Sweet!

Damn thats some fine d 'n' b. The thick rolling bass hit the spot, and the lead and piano harmonising with it gave it instant computer game potential.
Nice trancy midsection, filtering a little abrupt at the end there. Some nice strings to finish.
Full marks for drum programming here, it rocks, the little snare rolls for the main parts were really awesome. I thought perhaps there were a few too many splash cymbals going on in the background sometimes.
Minor concerns though..this is an excellent track.

Gotta 5 this beast.

cornandbeans responds:

:D

Its my first full D'n'b track, glad you liked it! The first version had some really loud annoying cymbals, so I guess I should have turned them down a bit more. :P I really don't know how to end songs smoothly.. maybe you could share some knowledge? I'm a bit inexperienced when it comes to those.. heh. Thanks for the helpful review!

~cornandbeans

[Industrial Waste]

Yay

My type of music. Excellent thick atmosphere here. Great rumbling glitchy chaos at the beginning, great sample.
Into the scratchy section with the chugging bass. Great gritty groove and it doesn't even have a beat yet.
The beat is ace when you drop it in, the hi-hats are very confrontational but it works. The high blips are clean and crisp so nice contrast there. Some very good fx and strange synth (possibly vocal) contortions behind the scenes.
Excellent track, just it seems later that the bass causes some compression issues and swamps the rhythm.
I look forward to your future works, if they're half as good as this I'll be stoked.

orange-peel responds:

Thanks for the comprehensive review. I will take what you said into consideration and check out that bass/compression issue:)
Thanks again.

[-Orr-Dancing with the Spirits]

Hits the mark!

Extremely game/movie worthy, I'm very, very impressed with this one! It would have been nice to see it get number 1 on the weekly charts, I think it very much deserves it.
The production up to the strings with the ascending fx is very classy. Into a very great chord progression that sounds very much in the spirit of trance. The track drives along energetically, and is always exciting. Nice busy synths and mixed very well. Only complaint, the kick is a little swamped at times.
There's a lot to enjoy here, exciting twists and turns.
Again, awesome production in the lulls in the track, and the transitions into the action packed parts are really well done.

Aahh, very good production on the close. Superb track.

DavidOrr responds:

Thanks for the review!

I'm surprised that only the kick sounds swamped. I had a really tough time eqing this song since I have a lot of distortion , reverb, and other effects. I went crazy with Automation on this piece, there are knobs turning everywhere and such. I'm still not real happy with it though. It's just a sketch, the final much more polished version will go on my CD eventually.

Thanks again for the review and support!

[8-Bit Loop]

What can I say?

Top stuff! Some things just can't get any better.
Well, maybe some wavetable pad flipping digital waveforms every 16th note over the top, but hey...:P

orange-peel responds:

hahaha:D ok i'll try that out!
Thanks for the review.

[Mazurka in E minor (1:15)]

Contemporary

Mozart Amadeus who?

This is an original composition? I'm mightily impressed at your grasp of chords and musical structure.
It sounds like something I would hear on the classical music radio station i be sometimes be to tuneskying into.

Excellent build to the hectic part, and I'm detecting some tasty jazz influences which I really dig.
It might not appeal to the Zelda freaks on this site, but you've won my acclaim.

P.S 'We Love Candy' is a joke track.!!

WinTang responds:

Thanks a lot for your positive remarks!!

P.S. Did you read my mind? I listened to that track and I thought it really sucked ass so I just kept my mouth shut about it XD. That is a big relief!

[WC > Going Home]

Temporal mood

First off, my apologies for not getting round to reviewing this one earlier. I'm kind of 'reviewed out' after the trials and tribulations of garageband.com.

Now, most importantly, your song!
Nice pair of pads in the intro. Mellow and contemplative. They pulse well of one another and the gritty acoustic drumloop enters, certain shades of KB here ;)
Well times break into the beatless section. When you introduce the higher fluttery synth + synth string I'm really digging it, I thought the wait was a little bit on the long side though. The original pads are still going strong, providing the foundation of the track. There are some great chords, but there's a bright synth playing a 2 note sequence every now and then that seems a little bit jarring to the other elements. Its a nice contrasting sound, but perhaps a bit incohesive.
Good change in the rhythm next, simple but leads into the new section well.
Interesting change of tone in the next section, suddenly more optimistic, like the clouds have parted on a stormy day. Simple new melody but really effective. That 2 note sequence is back again too!
Nice false ending!
Have to compliment your overall arrangement and structure. Getting a definite sense of resolution from the last melody.
Great track man, always a pleasure to listen to!

[-Orr-Nocturne in C# Minor]

Lovely

Enchanting piece you have here, even an electronic savage like me can appreciate the sweet flow of the track. Some excellent chords with an impressive amount of expression with your well placed delays and short bursts at times and there's probably a better way to describe that!

A fine evolution of the song, some nice major chords there, melding into nostalgic and bittersweet, back to the main theme.

I enjoyed it heaps, I must listen to your others! Perhaps someday down the line you'll add some strings or woodwinds to this piece? I would love to hear it. ;)

DavidOrr responds:

Glad you enjoyed the piece! I always personally play all of my parts in my music, because it makes it much easier to get that expressive sound. When you plug in the notes to a sequencer or a notation program, it's much harder to get that same sound.

I am planning on adding some orchestal parts to the background eventually.

Thanks for the support!

(good luck on garageband with your stuff, hope you do well!)

[Q-Bix: Dream land]

Top work!

You know, this track is very awesome!
Great atmosphere.
I reckon the kick and the hihat in the start are spot-on. The clap is a little bit common but it still works fine.
The bassline is simple but really good and the progression its playing is classic and catchy. It sounds really great when it hits those higher notes throughout the song.
The arp harmonizes very nicely with it, its impossible not to enjoy this one. The piano adds interesting depth to the mix. The part is pretty busy but the track holds together well.
Some excellent strings used as a transitional element. Nice reversed crash cymbal into the chorus. The hihat kind of disappears from the last part of the track though, I wonder if you wanted it to?
Well, the track is quite simple and straightforward, but its very impressive. Keep it up!

bjoaierjbioaerjgoerj responds:

it sounded good for me when it didn't play at the end.I like the strings too. thanx for the great review man.