Doublechindoge7's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[-TD- This Money (Dubstep 2016)]

This is real good, got some real atmospheric synths going on here. I like it, but I have 1 complaint. I feel like this song would sound better if it was compressed, pacing wise, not mastering wise. I feel like if more had happened, albeit in a shorter time this would've been a more exciting track. What's there is good though, and especially that weird "ayaiyai" flanged (I think) wobble at 1:52, though that did sound a bit out of place.

Also, I think you're already scouted! XD

Triented responds:

I AM SO GLAD SOMEONE FELL FOR DAT XD

I rly appreciate your review. I don't get that many!

[Lyrical Moments]

*Clicks Tongue* Noyce. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) This is some pretty good stuff for a first upload. Also very clever of you to make your first upload ambient, you don't need a lot of stuff to make good ambient, you just need care for your work and some knowledge with synths.

Anyway, this is pretty good. It succeeds in creating an atmosphere which is the most important thing to do in ambient. By keeping the atmosphere airy, but warm, not harsh; you've created a track that's comforting. The synths are high and bright, creating an optimistic sound nothing is too sudden with use of attack and release.

However, I do have one problem with this. It's slow, but it's a bit too slow. Here's where the main challenge comes with ambient, you've gotta keep it relaxing, but somewhat exciting. I wouldn't expect anyone to nail that balance on a first track, so don't get yourself down, but that's the one thing keeping it from 5 stars. I think this would've worked much better as a longer song so it had more time to transition so you could create an environment with your sound to keep it interesting but calm. Still, amazing first track 4 stars.

I'm not scouting you yet, because this is your only song, but if more comes I probably will. I have my own little system I use to decide to scout people

If I rate something 5 stars: 1 more upload of 2 or more stars
4.5: 2 more uploads of 2 or more stars or 1 more of 4 or more
4: 2 more uploads of 2.5 or more stars or 1 more upload of 4 or more
3.5: 4 more of 3.5 or more or 1 more of 5
3: 5 more of 3 or more or 2 more of 4.5 ormore
2.5 - 0: unchanged opinion

'course I break the pattern if I feel it's necessary, but that's what I tend to do.

[Zyzyx - Shapes]

Man... Wish I could create an atmosphere like that in my house, then again I barely do house, so maybe it's just not my style and I should just stick to dubstep. Near perfect, just needs some more substance (I'm finding myself saying that a lot on NG recently) the piano is masterfully mastered PUN INTENDED! XD but, it spends too long as the lone focus of the song. It needs some variation in tune, or another instrument for some polyphony, or anything to make it different. The drop also needs something more, again what's there is near perfect, but there isn't much of what's there. It sounds a bit empty to me, but maybe that's just because I think the kinda music that's popular now takes minimalism too far.

DJ-Zyzyx responds:

It does need more noises, I agree XD and yeah theres just another problem you didn't find and that's clipping! (very minor tho)