Doublechindoge7's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[isprogstepevenpossible?]

Pretty damn dank for a first dubstep song, most fall pretty hard at the first hurdle of dubstep. This is pretty good, it's just a bit plain and has a little too much detune at times, still pretty sweet.

Squarion responds:

lol thanks

[Titan]

Straight away you establish the mood quite well, and I love that uplifter, it's structured and effective. I think it has a little too much release in the times it is re-used, It's nice, but the high frequencies get kinda annoying when sustained for so long. As well as that it almost starts to sound a little detuned as it fades out, not sure what causes this, but it is annoying...

Then the electric guitar comes in, awkward thing is I really don't like electric guitars, but I can't lower your score just because I don't like them. So it may be a little difficult to review this since the electric guitar is your lead... What I will count towards your score is I'd say it's a little harsh on the ears, turn down the distortion (if you're using it) a bit, or maybe just do some softening with a Parametric equaliser or something... I wouldn't mind it being harsh so much, if it wasn't for the fact that it's the lead instrument, if it's going to be played for so long you can't make it the lead...

Then for quite a bit we just get that electric guitar playing with some percussion for a bit too long to me, just a small problem. Then I noticed another problem, the percussion itself. The patterns aren't bad, but the sounds themselves are. Sorry if you didn't have access to any other percussion sounds, but I do have to make this a criticism. With a name like "Titan" I expect a pretty slow drum loop with a lotta momentum, which is what you did, good on you. Problem is that something that's supposed to be slow and powerful needs deep, hard hitting snares. Here we have light, high pitched snares that don't really leave much of an impact. Even just adding some reverb can make a world of difference, if done well.

The general mood's pretty good, the base sounds are slow, but the backing and additions are fast. This really nails the mood of something big and powerful, just like the title suggests, "Titan". Another nice detail is the base sounds are also lower, once again giving the mood of something big, but the additions are high-pitched adding a bit of a mythological feel to it.

I quite like 2:08 though, here the "momentum" of the track really shows, although there is less sound. Everything comes and goes suddenly, which usually would be a bad thing, but here it really puts an emphasis on the silence; which in turn, emphasises the "impact" when the volume returns in a fashion almost like call & response... I also noticed sometimes sounds were subtly "sidechained" back in, which really shows attention to detail in your volume management, and attention to detail is probably the most effective thing you can have over all other composers in music.

Finally, a little nitpick, the end is silent for too long before ending. Just a little problem, but silence in music is used as a prompt for the audience to take a moment to reflect on what they just heard, which is why people have it at the end of their songs. They keep it short though, so you don't get bored. It's not a massive problem, but it's kinda annoying when I'm listening to it on loop... =/

If this was more personal, for the electric guitar I'd dock half a star, but it isn't so I give it 75/100.

MysteriousPresence responds:

Your reviews are out of this world ! *_*
I honestly thought the guitar sounded great, but I didn't use distortion. But I did something with the EQ though, that's maybe what made it sound like that ! Thanks for pointing that out ! =3
Well in fact, I did the drums like this because I wanted to leave a complete silence after each snare ! So I couldn't put any reverb ! ^^
"I also noticed sometimes sounds were subtly "sidechained" back in, which really shows attention to detail in your volume management" : aww you noticed that... <3 You're talking about 0:55 and 2:37 aren't you ? I love those moments too ! X)
Yeah I actually don't like this ending, I think I should have stopped it brutally ! =3
Thank you kindly for the ultra-detailed review and for the great score ! <3

[Game Over]

Going into this I had a bad feeling, I don't know why, I just wasn't expecting much... By god I was wrong...

The drums hit hard, just about everything really has an impact, and it gives this track some real momentum! My first criticism is that it's a little too harsh on the ears at times, but that's really just a nitpick...

Then after the first segment, the mini-drop is pretty effective, but I have a few problems with it... I think there's a bit too much noise there, and as epic as all those powerful synths are, by combining them you've given yourself something tough to master and it sounds like everything's fighting for attention!

Then the drop, it's great! It sounds like Xtrullor's work, I love the chaotic sounds and all the variety! Still this drop is not without its flaws... I feel that it's a little too wet and a little too atonal, I do understand though that that's a tough balance, so It's not so bad. As well as that as cool as being chaotic is, it's not much use if it can't be understood; it's not incomprehendable, but it is a little annoyingly difficult to keep track of...

My last complaint: Sometimes the sidechaining is too strong and annoying
My last positive point: I love how you've used bitcrushing here!

Overall pretty solid.

punkerrr responds:

hey! thanks for the feedback! this track is 6 months old, i only just got around to upload it here haha, thanks for the feedback tho!

[VHS intro]

Dramatic and atmospheric, nice bassline, could do with some more variation. One sound I did like in particular was the bitcrushed "yaiy" kinda sound, I've heard it before, but here it seems especially loose, interesting and clean...

AliceMako responds:

It could but then it wouldn't be background music for an intro/intermission anymore i think :3

And funny you should mention, i've had this downsampler for years like it was one of the first couple of things i got after scoring a better "go to" compressor and limiter for my mastering chain and incidentally the first time in years i've used it modulated this blatantly.

Like normally speaking i'll just leave it passive on something set to very subtle in order to warm a sound up a bit or make it less obviously digital sounding etc.

[8-bit Battle/Boss theme (Slightly modernized)]

Just when I thought I was getting good at making 8-Bit music... =/ Well anyway, this pretty much serves its purpose for a soundtrack perfectly... A little too slow of a beginning, but it got its atmosphere down. A problem I see a lot with 8-bit music is that people don't often make their drops hard-hitting with powerful chords and snares, I think this is why Sky Summit is my best 8-bit themed song yet (In the opinion of me and my friends) They often fit the mood and sound nice, but don't really feel all too epic. Here I was expecting the same since it was slow, but got the mood down great, which most people who make that mistake do; but then the heavenly battle theme came blasting out powerfully and I was sold! You've done by having high release times and loud volume with the leading instrument while the background instruments sporadically try to fill the gaps!

JBeat2k9 responds:

Holy crap dude thank you so, so much!

I just went to check out your channel, and if anybody else here loves 8-bit, SERIOUSLY loyally retro sounding music, get your ass over there immediately!

Sky summit is awesome, but I LOVE the second battle theme for Card Battles of Carded Cardiness. Please keep up the awesome work, an d don't worry about not being trained in music theory! I'm self taught, too, and trust me, if I can bloody do it, so can you!

Thanks for the 4.5/5! :D

[Bells party]

This sounds real nice, Nice flow to it, nice percussion. Amazing atmosphere at the beginning and during the drop to distinguish it from the breaks. I only have 3 problems with this...

1. Sometimes the notes sound a bit... Off. It mostly works well, but sometimes the notes just don't sound right... Not a big issue.

2. There's a little too much detune on the bell, it's not jarring, but it's uncomfortable. Just a small thing again

3. This doesn't sound finished, don't get me wrong, what's there is great. Problem is, there just simply isn't a whole lot going on. There's only 3 tracks playing if I'm hearing right, although that doesn't mean it's bad, it does make it feel... Lacking...

Anyway, good luck with your FLS.

IyuriI responds:

Ok :D thanks)

[-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!