dj-padman1's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[XI-6/6/06]

Woah!

What a club-worthy intro! Very atmospheric, i'm getting the chills as we speak. Nice fade in of the strings and you introduce a good thick bass. The acid fits the tone of the track well, original rhythm of it too. Hmmm, about the thick bass, I have a few personal prejudices against the use of the off-beat bassline but it makes the track pump here no doubt about it!
Nice crunchy snare and good fills at the end of the sections. The kick is REALLY NICE, you've got it working there perfectly, and I'm not just saying that.
Great production, you ease it down at all the right times, it shows class. Extra elements used well to maintain interest.
Excellent hats, you've just introduced a ride cymbal and the new string section has faded in, I'm liking this! Damn, it ended too soon! I was hoping for some extreme, distorted synth battles as a mightly conclusion. Dreams..
You do this very well my friend..My hat goes off to you.

The-XI responds:

And I take your hat away from you forever =D

Thanks for the long review, as usual!

[Just A Dance song]

Keep going

Good solid kick you have there, powers the track along nicely.
I like that lead synth flipping between octaves, that sounds cool and the melody is righteous. Everything was going nicely, but the bass is a bit boring! Too 'stringy' for techno I reckon, you want something to pump the track more, more energetic.
The lead synth, Sytrus right? I like the filtering you do to it later, but would like to see more. Its a bit loud at first, later on, you take it down and it fits with the track really well.
At this later point, the only thing bothering me is the bass! If you got that sorted, this would could be a true club track.
Also, you might need a few crazy effects every now and then to add another dimension.
Very good effort though, i like this one.

[i2 - Eleven (sample)]

I reckon.........

This one has more potential. It sounds more original and polished. I'm loving the bass in this one, and the low strings/pads later are really epic, you'd expect to hear them in a movie. No, it cuts out! Damn.
I reckon you could do something wicked with this one, it definately gets my vote.

i2abbitz responds:

yea, i like the strings in this one

[i2 - Burst (demo)]

Nice work here

Cool song! I hear some people say it would be a good victory song, I would just add that the chord progression sounds a bit melancholy and contemplative at the end, almost as if the victory has come at a huge price..
I like the synths you've chosen, that lead synth gets it done, its a surefire Newgrounds kind of synth for sure! Nice arp, harmonizes very well with the rest.
Bit of a problem with the huge kick though, its distorting a bit, which may be what you intend, I'm not sure. But the main issue is thats its drowning out your righteous bassline, thats a crime dude :)
Get that part of the mix sorted, and this one would rise to a new level I reckon. Maybe some fx sprinkled around the place would be nice too.

i2abbitz responds:

yea i noticed after i submitted how the kicks were.. i put some headphones on and it cracked a good bit.. my speakers suck... i should invest in some bad ass ones.. thanks for the review padman!!

[DrClay ------ Move]

Robot Rocking

Nice underground sound here!

Sounds a bit like Chemical brothers. I love the vocal synth, its a bit hard to understand the words, actually, impossible! But the sound of it still sounds cool. Oh wait, there's the full sentence. Some kind of robot work-out video? :)

The background synths do a good job to keep the track flowing along energetically and they are well mixed. I thought a bit more hi-hat action would be nice, they seem a bit quiet in the mix.

Keep it up! You make a very good atmosphere here.

DrClay responds:

sweet
i just did this cuz i was bored...
lol
but now i might make a beta version if i can....

thanks for the review
good luck with your stuff

[Cyber Coded]

Cool track

Hey, this is awesome. Sounds like Kraftwerk on steroids.

Everything is groovy and bounces along nicely. The bass provides very good drive and is well mixed. The flip-floppy synth provides more forward momentum. Very nice.
Gets pretty busy, but it holds together well.
My only complaint, in the second half until the end, there's a fairly annoying downward sweep with heavy reverb at the start of every 3rd bar in the 4 bar cycle. Honestly, it sounds a bit like a pig dying in a tunnel.
You may want to cut it out, or apply it a bit less often.
It doesn't ruin the track, but it definately keeps some focus away from the awesome track you have there.
Keep it up!

[Zelda DX -- Marin's Ballad]

Well done

This would work well as background music in a game.
Sounds like you really know how to harmonize all those orchestral sounds. Oboes (err..bassoon, french horn?), violins, pianos, they're all working together very nicely.
Only when you bring in the violin/viola later at the same time as the piano, the strings are a bit loud. Its drowning out your other sounds a little.
Sounds good, my only other dislike was the piano seemed a bit mechanical in its timing.
Keep it up! I can see great things coming from you.

The-Objekt responds:

Thanks man i've been wanting to do this track ever since i was a kid and i beat zelda dx on my gbc. Thanks.

_objekt_
p.s. It was a bassoon and yeah the piano is a little off beat.

[GangsterRapper - FunkyWunky]

Very groovy

Hey, this track it awesome. That filtered guitar is just what the doctor ordererd and the bass is funkalicious.
Tight and bouncy house beats.
This one has all the right ingredients to be excellent background music in a club or a bar.

Some good crystal bell kinds of sounds later after you drop the beat. That filtered brass stab sounds like something Daft Punk might do! Works really well with the funky guitar lick.

Keep it uP!

GangsterRapper responds:

Thank you. I like my funky house tunes. I might be getting this pressed. I'll see how it gos.

[In Your Eyes]

Very great!

Hey, this rocks! Classic sounding trance with some new twists. You've really got a large, epic sound going on here. Hits hard right from the start.

bogman247 responds:

thanks!

[Break It Up]

Yes, submit more breaks!

Righteous track, I'm glad I checked it out.
I love the radio tuning kind of effect at the start, and the drumloop and vocal edit work really well together when you drop it. Great kick.
The bass is chunky and catchy and you've got some cool filtering going on with that variation that you introduce a couple of times, kind of as a fill, works really nicely. Would have liked to see some more actually.
Very very good track development, you've got all those fx and sweeps in the right places. I like those mysterious eerie pads playing that 2 bar pattern, sounds very modern.
Nice build afterwards, and a nice ending, that perhaps didn't pull out all the tricks you could have. I would have liked to see that introductory vocal sample come back in a big way.
Excellent track, make more please!

Amoeboy responds:

i shall. thanx for the review