DSMagnum's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Drum distortion test]

Nice

Those drums are sick, but that's all it is (reason for low rating). All this needs is a sick ass bassline and it'd be near perfect.

p4c responds:

yeah i didnt mean this to be a song, jst some drum patters i made. i jst posted it for the heck of posting it lol. i might work on it later. but thanks :D

[Rucklo - Motion Mastered]

All Tens!

This was very good. It started out very creepy with the breathing sounds and the creaks and what not. Very cool stuff. I loved when that bass and the drums kicks in. That was just pure awesome right there. It got even better when you added the scratches. I've never quite heard anything like it.

One thing I would like to know is how did you do those scratches? They were very well done.

5/5

~ DSM

P.S. - http://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic.php?id=686829

:P

Rucklo responds:

The skratching I skratched myself, they werent the best I made, so I've cut them a little to make them fit better. I was too lazy to make new ones, when I had taken down the setup and stuff. I use Numark HDX to skratch with. Good stuff :)
If you like it, check out "distress call" and "i switch it on", wich also have some skratches to them. And "tankdick" :D

Thanx for the review, and linking to the thread ;)

[Brainwaves]

Sup

I saw those reviews you gave me, so I figured why not return the favor? I actually downloaded your song Sun and Moon a while ago. Anyways, on to thise piece.

Very great idea for a song. The only problem I have is the poor mastering job (as is explained by a clarity of 4). The drums are way too over powering. They take out the melody. Then you have that harpischord like lead (sounds like an FL Preset), and it's way too loud. It drones out the rest of the song. Then you have another synth lead come in that does the exact same thing. The volume levels on this song are just not well proportioned. I could see this being so much better if you had properly mastered.

Other than that, it is very well done.

~ DSM

NightHawk22 responds:

thanks for the review! I agree I need to work on mastering, i just don't know all that muh about it.

[Paroxym- Face ME!]

Nice Idea

Synths definetely need work. It sounded way too simple. I don't know what you used to make them, but they could use some work. One of the synths could be changed entirely. Use some effects or soemthing. Most importantly, pump up the volume on them!

Nice vocals. Where'd you get them?

The drums sounded a tad offbeat. Do some work and make sure there isn't any black space before the attack. Even the slightest space can make the drums offbeat.

~ DSM

Paroxym responds:

Thanx for the review

[Cellophane Wraps Sad People]

Very Interesting

Nice try at Ambient, but I've got a few pointers for ya.

Don't use that GO! sound. It's very annoying.

Drums too out of place. Use something more low freq for Ambient stuff.

Pads could use work. They sound out of tune. Ambient stuff is usually light and very euphoric in my sense. Try to keep the stuff very deep yet bright sounding.

This was a nice try at Ambient, but it's not all that it could be. I'll 5 ya, but try a little more stuff out and maybe your next piece will be better.

~ DSM

LfunkeyA responds:

yo thanks man. yeah, i tend to mess up my songs, trying to experiment and all. also, it is true that ambient is percieved as something gentle and distant. Of course, any music that can be imagined as a background to something, is ambient. Keep it up.

[You're In My Heart {Preview}]

You've Improved

You finally filled your song! It's no longer lacking in the lower end. Great job. One thing though is that you should work on the kick. It sounds a little off. Too punchy. Lower the frequency on it or something.

5/5

~ DSM

DaGrahamCraka responds:

:D i love you.

[BESTEST SONG EBER]

Terrible

5d.

DJ-MasterRick responds:

ur a meenie

[Rollin Controllin]

Lacks greatly

I love how thick the bass is and the drum samples you used, but it lacked greatly in the upper range. It needs more. Maybe a pad or two, some arps, or maybe a lead line.

4/5

~ DSM

Paroxym responds:

Thanx for the tips ill see what i can do.

[beats n vocals]

Cool

I loved everything but the drums. It sounds like you just panned the whole kit to the right. If you're going to add panning to a kit, try to make it more surrounding than what you did.

5/5

~ DSM

Paroxym responds:

thanks for the review but as far as the druns I wanted to keep it simple. peace

[Karco -- Stained Chrome --]

Again, lacking diversity

You really need to figure out what you can do to change up pieces more. Add more instruments, change up the melodies, etc.

Another discrepency is that it's very basic. You could use much more layering. Make the piece thicker.

This piece I didn't really like. It wasn't pleasing. You're much better at other styles.

~ DSM

Karco responds:

Yeah, it is fairly basic... I thought simplicity, for this song, was pretty good. I guess I was wrong. :( Aah well. I'll be sure to be extra careful in this area from now on... thanks for the review, DSMagnum. :)