JD14's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Clayface - IDM]

Fuck, man.

I dunno what to say. This is just perfect. I see nothing wrong with it, other than personal preferences, which really really really makes me feel useless. :P So um, grats? xD
All I can say seems odd is that the drums seem a bit too random, even for Drum N Bass, but that's me. So don't worry. :3

mmmburgers responds:

Haha, yeah as what most people would probably say. But this is IDM. (it's a genre). If you don't know what it is, i suggest you check it out! It's actually real cool.

Thanks for the review though. : D

[Jumpstyle!]

Needs moar 1/3 beat

Well, the melody isn't jumpstyle/hardstyle or Trance period. But the kick was okay. I dunno what I can say, I mean, you used kick samples and it's mainly one long huge beat with some leads that just happen to be there, that aren't really even Trancey. But, I think with enough practice, this could be dope.

cky12qxz responds:

Thanks for the tips, mate.
But you can jumpstyle to this beat and that's all I was shooting for.

[Green Hill Zone *Request* vr3]

Ew.

1. It's taken from a MIDI.
2. Your channels are all far too loud and overlap eachother, which is obviously caused by the fact that you took a MIDI and put synths over it. I really see no effort in this other than finding your MIDI that you blatantly didn't credit. I dislike this.

Assassin223 responds:

To be completely honest with you, yes I did use a MIDi when I "created" this track. I was ~13 around the time I got interested in music production. I'm rather ashamed that I did this, but I will not deny it. But hey, I'm making music for video games now so that must count for something! ;)

[( Psycho )]

Buildup. :o

Well, what I found odd.. You start out with that insane distorted synth (at least maybe it is a synth, who knows? xD) then you cut it off and go to the arp.. I'd imagine it being better if you had the arp going, then brought it back and brought in the percussion there, but the percussion part is just me.
I'd give imagery but when I listen to techno with a lot of arp-ness, and very futuristic-sounding synths, I imagine a completely white, shiny city that has.. Hmm..
When you increase the BPM, I think of that city being under a war.. But the war is not just any war, the war is of people with jetpacks, and fast ones at that. The thing is, it's like, the military versus the civilians, you know what I mean? ;o
Oh also, you should add some effect to those hats. =P

You know what, if you have Windows Live/MSN, really, do add me. :o

samthejokerman responds:

it was actually a snare roll with a hell of a lot of effects :P

personally, with the title, i kind of... well first i should say: when i write music i just let it go wherever i see it going; my mind shows what should go next and i try to make it appear. i can only examine most of my songs AFTER i write them, for mean and imagery and such X i'm usually just... well, writing when i'm writing, not thinking :P

but nontheless, i saw a drug addict, and the buildup was to the high that he experiences from whatever hard drug he happened to need a fix from, like heroine or what not :)

[( Jack )]

Hey, that's my name! :D

And I'm honored. ;3
I used to be a huge metal head. This is that kind of industrial that's a fusion of metal and electronic :U, rather than the more common sort of "entirely-electronic" kind. This song definitely has a shitload of potential on this site, mhm. :3 I wish I knew more about metal, I guess I could give you a lot more pointers on it. Although, I must note, the buildup was.. Odd.. To me. I don't know if it was a good or bad odd, but it was odd. Then again, this is industrial, right? :P

samthejokerman responds:

"Tell JD14 what you think of his review!" thanks, newgrounds, now i feel like i should be insulting! like, if you said that sentence in a rough, wrestling announcers voice... sidetracked.

thank you, firstly. I've always loved metal, but i don't often write it just because it's doesn't flow inside my head like the rest of my music does, but this one did :) really, i don't know where my music comes from, but i just try to replicated what i hear in my hear to be honest, i just write what flows out of my brain, each addition is simply what i feel would be the next "right" step...

but thanks for the review :) another wicked-sick industrial band is fear factory ^^ fyi

[Rucklo - Two Slices of PI]

asdf

Fucking amazed me again bro :P
I don't know what to say. It's just one of those things where you can't say anything bad about it because you have no idea how it was made so well :3
Also, I'm glad you've been making so many songs lately. You never cease to amaze me man.

Rucklo responds:

yay, thanks for the kind words man! ^_______^

[Rucklo - Irrelevant WIP]

Colon U

1. That hat is kind of overused, I can kinda overlook that.
2. 9 because it's a WIP
3. 10 because it's sick; and I'll tell you why :3
Most people would never imagine DnB to sound like this, but you pulled it off. That took skill man. I'll save the *rest* of the review for the final product ;D

Rucklo responds:

Aight man, hang on tight - I'll hopefully have time to finish this up during the holidays! :) Thanks for the kind words!

[G.B.D. Furry Rave]

Synths as opposed to Samples

Well, the sounds and instruments you used overall seem to not flow properly with me. I mean, the bass sounds very moog-esque, but the attack time is a bit too delayed. The synth you brought in at :59 is nice, but then you just cut it off. The song really doesn't go anywhere and seems sporatic. You need to really take all of these little droplets of water and turn them into one big downpour, man.
Nice job, so far, I guess. :3

ghostblairdarkness responds:

Thanks! and yes i see where your going on that. ill pureifie everything from now on =)

[Kw- Dragonfly]

Nice man :3

The only issue is that the hat sample is either a bit too loud or just not flowing right with this song for me, I guess :\ I don't know why but I dislike that hat. Also, sick loop, that was really unexpected, this is really nice. :3

Okay fine I love this, jeez >_> :P

nightsurfermusic responds:

:D Thanks!

[My first song[Extended]-Shadow]

Not MIDI at all.

@Los, 1. MIDI is not bad. 2. Only the bass is MIDI, and it's not easy to get a nice bass synth for this kind of song, obviously you aren't filled-in enough to realize that.

As for my review, I think that this sounds fine. What you need, however, is a non-bass instrument going on in there, so people can actually recognize it. (sort of like the song's face) The drums are sick, and I like those arp'd sounds in the background. You could probably make it a little more intricate, but it's nice. And, for your first song, this is really really dope.

ShadowSport responds:

Well thank you.
I'm glad you liked it.