DRadDaDanDawg's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Detious - Serenade]

Word and a half. 4.20. No issues with this

[Flicker Out]

Really cool feel man, I just have two main problems that I think prevent this from being a really great track

1. That guitar (which is dope) doesn't loop well enough, I'd work to make that loop

2. Climax - at around 1:15 there feels like there should be a climax, like the song sould go somewhere, but it ends up being the same as the intro. The change at 2:30ish is cool, just need a different middle section

joshlul responds:

Thank you for your feedback.
1, I'm not sure what you mean there.
As for 2, this is done on purpose, it is a false build up, an anti-climax, and then the main attraction kicks in a few moments later. It's understandable some people wouldn't appreciate that as I would, but then again, I am making music for me.

[Shallow Abyss~]

Nothing really super new, but still an interesting chilled-out and much more flowing and moving piece than most drum n' bass. Really enjoy the song structure, but this could use some different synths and some smoother transitions.

Kinda hard for me to really accurately judge this (cheap headset for listening) but I really like the vibe and the flow to it

[Royce (Trap)]

sounds like classic grant

[Road Trip]

Hahaha I literally just uploaded a dubstep song with piano, it's the one right under this one hahahaha

Nice track though man, not make good dubstep songs on NG... Especially ones that don't just go SKREE SKREE SKREE am I right?

Unknown8 responds:

Thanks! I'll check out your tracks as well.

[01.Ice Cream]

The flow was really weird, the drop was pretty good, I would work on buildup and contrast as well as evening out the high pitched notes with some lower octave ones. Also it would help to have a pad or something in the background, instead of 1 synth and a drum kit. What you have makes for a pretty bland/generic song... Being that simple will rarely get you attention.

Also cutting out all sound isn't really a good idea unless you REALLY know what you're doing with it.

this is too hardcore for my tastes but I hope I helped anyways :)

Vault responds:

Yeah, I've realised it's kinda empty, definetly having my tracks pretty full since this track!

[redemption(deshiel remix)]

Well composed, I would just say you have to study more music theory (like I do) and work a bit on the intensity of the drop, I couldn't really tell when it was.

To do this I would up the bpm to 140, have more of a buildup from a simpler melody, and when the drop hits have more changing/background/pad sounds/chords.

Other than that I'm a fan

i9incher responds:

well the original has more of just a straight flow to it. I wanted to keep that feeling going. plus I never just make "in your face, standard build then drop " dubstep. I like more of a chillstep feel that you just bob your head to. but to each his own,

[Live My Life {Sun Remake}]

Why does this have so many more views than my previous song when I uploaded mine like almost a week ago?

Pretty good though, even though you didn't do much of your own

[Final Countdown Dubstep]

Nice to see this done well, all I would say is to occasionally give a break from the bass and have a part where you get clearer sounds, like the synth melody with a clear version on the lyrics, and also for dubstep as a genre, it seems a bit slow with not enough progression and not a real "Drop"

But still a nice remix

[Caught in a TRAP]

Needs more mastering and layers. For example, you cant just have a hi hat and snare kit playing over a deep bass, and the bass should have a higher bass dB. It also changes a lot, and doesn't feel like the same song overall. It has potential, but doesn't seem quite done yet

Dracnum responds:

hey thanks for the review bro! yeah under most circumstances, you would be right about the hi hat and snares, but in this instance i was going for the TRAP feel (i don't know if you're familier with the genre?).
my intention was to get alot of contrasting effects going that are not commonly used, such as the very deap bass (which i actually spent alot of time getting it to my liking).
your right about the changes (i'm assuming you're talking about the high notes at 0:36?), but i wanted to give it some variety to keep from using the bass arpeggios more than needed.

I totally get where your critcism is comeing from, but in this instance alot of it was intentional.
thanks again bro! keep up the good work ;)