unrealdark's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Kazmo & Kerrie - Another Way]

Smooth and clean

Wow kaz, you did a real nice job on this one, starts of really relaxing and smooth.
Nice clubby kick, and I wow'ed at that nice strong bass!
Transitions were good, awesome mixing, and at last the instruments were so deeply, and perfect! But ofcourse we all could use alitle piano, atleast I am in love with piano pieces. I think the piano would work good in the intro, or at a breakdown straight to a mad build-up. And I can't wait for the vocals to come in, That'll be godly, so I'll be checking your page in this week allot!! My favorite twist on this song were the pads, they do encourage the song to go on for eternity. Also the leads were fine in my oppinion. I just can't think for anny downsizes on this song, atleast for me it's already 99% close to perfection, only the piano and vocals do need to come in. :3
5/5 10/10.

-Ian (DJ-PHX)

Kazmo responds:

I'm really glad you like it!

You left so many good points, thanks! :]

The more I think about it, I HAVE to add a piano ahahah.

I can't wait for Kerrie to finish the vocals either, she just got a new mic and pop filter, so I look forward to the results!!! <3

Yes, please stay tuned!

Thanks again for the support and lovely review!! :D

[Energy 09]

I felt the energy!

Wow this song is so fast spaced, really works well!! Sounds really professional in the use of effects, and changes in leads. Also the mixing is really good, Morgan King and EspacX did taught you it well! This song released my inner burning energy for sure! Leads, well used I love those pitched saws. strong and full off punch kick.
Nice cracky bass. All instruments were set at it's best, they got a nice flow.
Overall: Well builded song!
5/5 10/10!
- Ian (DJ-PHX)

JacksonAlsop responds:

Thanks a lot man.

[DjSc00p - Hardstyle Demo]

Pumping for sure!

First of by the simple low kicks, I thought oh no not again... like all the others who over-do the intro with low kicks and hi-hats. But I was suprised it didn't took that long, and the boosting bass with the kick came in! Really nice! Only I wouldn't think that lead would fit in nice for hardstyle, you'd better use an nasty saw lead wich is high pitched. Overall this song rocks my butt of by that sweet kick+bass in the song. So I am wondering if you could send me those (kick+bass) samples to me?
Or tell me where you got them, because they are really sweet!
My voting score is a definite 5/5.
9/10 for the lead, it didn't suited my audio standards.
- Ian (DJ-PHX)

DjSc00p responds:

haha thanks. Yeah personally, i really hate the long boring intros so most music i make doesnt have a long intro xD. Yeah the lead was just sort of an experiment and i wanted a unique lead to make the song stand out, but i guess it didnt work out lol. ill try changing the lead to a bit more saw-like lead or something that fits it a bit better. thanks for the 9/10 and 5/5 :D

[The Beginning (128k Full Mix)]

Simple abdominale!

This one is so going on my playlist when I am playing css, dang, that's gonna be some nice shooting!
Awesome song, the new lead is wicked! Nice clubby kick, and the claps are also simple the best suitable for this track. Good bass line lol. :)
I couldn't find any fault or mistake in this track! I think I am overwhelmed by this song! The lenght is 7:21!! :O one of your longest isn't!?
So nice, only at the end it's almost that he actually saids 'kidding, kidding' xD

5/5 10/10 ;D

[Thorough Spanking (Mastered)]

Energetic indeed!

My ass shaked onto that beat man! :O
Damn I loved those panning instruments at the beginning and so forth in the tune, orgasm in my left ear to the right!
Same Teck-ish lead as always, love it! Straight on awesome.

Man, I wish you the best luck on further producing because I will see you later in NZ playing all ur trackz, and earning big ass money.

5/5 automaticly, gues it was a reflex... :P
and ofc the 10/10 wich you've probably already saw.
Peace.

[Brando - My House!]

Nice progressive house

Well to start of this song got an really soothing touch, and keeps you in an relaxed state. And well, to be honest I haven't listnened to house either, and I don't know much about it. But I think you did well at this track.
The song got an hard time to build up to something, I've noticed though, from 0.50 till 1.50 (or somewere in that direction) the song is keeping stuck. It's like it wants to be build higher up but just doesn't got the power to make that wish come true.
Quite shamefull though, could be messed more with it. Around 2.00 the song got into an break, nice an calm really good. After that we go to the main melody again, was around like 3.30. And it ended quite nice with the looping of the beat, and an short synth. I loved the fact that you ended it with the wind blowing, and the melodies + beat to fade out in another frequency. I'd like to know how you did that! :) Not perse in this review, could be on msn or something like that.
For now you get my 9/10 for the build up problem, and the fact that it was slightly repitive, but you will get my 5/5 always. Try to pull more on this song, it could be an nice progressive house track.

-Greets, Ian

Dj-Brand0 responds:

Well, yeah. This song doesn't have much depth. It needs more fx and more effort. I'm glad you liked the song :D The effects I use are from VEC 2 and Vengeance FX, if you wanted to know. Thanks for the rate and review xD Yeah I'll try to fix this up.. yup :D
Have a good christmas bro.

-Cheers Brando

[Brando - December Previews]

Damn!

Oh crap... They all were beautifull and could be winners!!
And seriously I mean that!

1sth song: Awesome hardstyle beginning with those awesome high pitched saws!!
Lovely, makes me want to go bad and dance to that cool beat. However it sure was an damn short preview, I wanted to hear more! So my opinion is to finish that sweet ass track first! :3

2dn song: Good use of piano, and he ambient vocals in the background, some kind of an string choir. Good leads. Mastering and altering could've been used for the final product, as you are horrible correct to say that in the 'author comments'! (Lead and piano are too much faded from eachother.)

3rd song: 'I'm Sorry by Yelltek' Yeah well... that one was so sick. You couldn've done better mate. ;) (No Critism!! :O)

4th song: I'm not the guy who likes RNB that much though, but this one made in an soft trance begin, and letting it build up to some kind of hardstyle is REALLY awesome!! ( yeah the build up to hardstyle wasn't hearable in here, this one was shortened to the one you gave me..) But... I've got some tips for that build up: Use an heavier kick/bass maybe like the one insipired by Yelltek.. however I think you could get an way more 'blast load' as that! :P (NOT to mention to change the kick and bass of that other song aswell!)
You might want to ask some people for an hardstyle kick + bass. Would work perfect.

- My last meaning, for that song; Those claps were fairly weak for me, might want to use an VEC clap? One that's more BAM insteads of paf.. (My opinion only I don't want to diss you over it or something!!)

For the rest you did and awesome work, I couldn't see any more improvements/critism for now.

Tremendously effort, awesome work, I am proud!

-greets: Ian, (unrealdark, DJ-PHX)

PSS: I am ROFLING my ass of by that main summary of teck071 ;P

Dj-Brand0 responds:

Hey Ian.
I'll try to respond to everyone you said in that review.
1. Those high pitch saws at the end of the intro were a mistake, the filter was just a bit too max and didn't muffle the lead. I will probably end up finishing that tune second, from the 3rd one.

2. Oh yeah, damn; you're right. even though the piano wasn't supposed to be the main aspect it's too hidden.

3. Yeah that song, "I'm sorry" and all his others are really good. He is great at mastering. His songs sound so perfect. Umm.. yeah. I don't really understand what you said about me doing better, because well I do do my best I just didn't show the best bit here in the preview. I'll talk to you later about that one ;D

4. Yeah the kick and bass could need a change and I'll also play around with the leads in the background of the vocals. I have lots of hardstyle basses and I probably have lots of basses I can use for nustyle I just haven't found them yet. I need to have a good look through all my shit. Also about the claps, I did use a VEC clap and I always use VEC percussion. It's just sometimes I don't use the right sounds, but hey thanks for telling me :D

Thanks heaps for the review.

-Cheers Brando

PS: Teck071, you beastly kiwi feeler, ahahaah nah! :P

[Fresh Trance]

Verry Nice, and good progression

I love the easy start with the lead going on with the drum loop, it's an really nice intro start. After the intro we go into the 'Fresh' trance world, 'All Aboard!!' haha, no I love that synth, and the Vocals? I think I've heared something about 'heartbeat'? Anyways, good relaxed also fresh sounded drum beat, beneath the beat. Good composed, nice progressive trance song mate, I got nothing to complain about! You did an awesome job! I don't see why you should remake/mix it, it's fine this way for me.

Uber done job, 5/5 10/10. ;)
Keep em coming, and thanks for Pming me about it, I would forgot to check it out later anyways, I am so retarded.. XD

maer808 responds:

thx for the review!

[Beggining Anew]

Pretty nice

Quality: Nice song, nothing wrong with it, it's fine this way. Could've used some more punch at the kick, and the beat was also fairly weak.

The Goods
-Good mixing
-Nice variation
-not that much of repitivness
-Everything streamed nice together.
-The lead at 0:30 is very nice.

Weaks
-Lack of punch (kick)
-could've used some more variations on the beat.
-The lead was kind of rushed it needs mastering, try to EQ it away, or filter it to let is sound an bit weaker so it doesn't overpowers everything.

For the weaks it's just use bass boost in the mixer for the kick, if you haven't got VEC samples.

Variation on the beat is just easy, try to make an nice composed beat with Hi-Hats, closed hats, snare or claps.

Lead is already told, use an filter or EQ it away, I suggest using EQ 2, and pull on the number 3,5.

That's it 5/5 7/10
Happy mixing! ;)

[Techno Satan]

Use more mixing elements

I think the song itself it good made, only I miss the bass boost for the kick, and if that isn't enough try to master it with Fast Dist. Good use of instruments, they worked well with the rest, it was well variated. Instead you could also have used Samples for example the popular VEC (vengeance) samples, they work really good.
I liked the bells at the end the most, they were nicely ballanced. Mixing was fine, only could've used some more 'sparkle' if you know what I mean.
8/10 5/5

757irish responds:

ill work on it :) thnx dude