Burn7's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Black Magic [BLACK MAGIC]]

Welp this is really goddamn nice. I very much enjoy the buildup from 0:00-0:32. That hard duck immediately afterward with the subtle kick is real choice.

But that snare. I would highly recommend doing something else to organize it a little better within the context of the overall mix. Cut the low end out, it's muddying the tone. Add a touch of distortion on it, maybe some sparkle on the high end with a touch of verb? There's a great free plugin called Tritik Krush that has some bitcrushing modulation on it that I find works really well for just a little bit of snare distortion.

I would also recommend throwing in a little bit of note variety after the first loop through. Just adjusting where some of the last notes in a sequence land can spice up the parts to keep listeners engaged. Like at 1:41, when that plucky synth line comes back in, perhaps adjust a few notes here and there after it returns.

I also find the lack of a synthbass sort of distracting. I would highly recommend adding in an accompanying continual bassline at least for the beginning verse and secondary one. Maybe drop it off for the entrance of the verse at 1:19?

I know when I post stuff on Newgrounds most of the time I'm over working on it, so perhaps don't go through and adjust things in this piece itself but maybe bear things like this in mind going forward?

Other than that, you're definitely doing a HELL of a lot more than I did when I was your age/skill level. Great work!

Lot7even responds:

Sorry I saw this pretty late, but you are absolutely right - the snare throws the hole mix off and its a bit repetative.

[Drumstep Experiment]

This is pretty goddamn good, my dude. Next time you're putting together a drop, try playing with having an 808 or triangle-wavey synth play a single deep note and manually automate a detune on the fucker. If it needs some fattening up to get that really crunchy deep drop, throw on some mid-freq distortion pre-pitch shift/detuner.

And maybe some speedy hi-hat things? That might just be me though, I love a good rhythmic background hat piece behind that beat.

Otherwise this all sounds real good. Reeeeeal gooooood.

X3LL3N responds:

Thank you, I'll think about it when finishing this if I ever do x)

[It Was Sunny]

This is rather chill, I quite dig it. It's very minimalist and works quite well as a single cohesive piece. Love that use of space and panning. Hot melody around 2:00, although I think I hear your piano clipping O.o

Additional EQ would do this well, I promise :) Give your kickdrum an 80hz bump and remove lows from your piano for audio fidelity improvements. Unless you already did these things and my old ears can't tell anymore :P

Although it's not typically what I'd choose to listen to, I'm glad I did. Good work on this!

rsonbie456 responds:

Thanks for this awesome review! Yeah, I agree that additional EQ needs to be done. I have since improved piano recordings, so hopefully my future songs will have less clippings and distortions in piano sounds!

I'll take your advice on the kickdrum and lows! I definitely can do some more practice with EQing.

Thanks for listening! :D

[DOOM Tribute - Hangar]

Ugh omg you actually did the trilly quick part at the verse changes!!!

I was planning on doing this song but couldn't get over how ridiculous those things are. So I think you kindly for doing this shit complete justice.

Bobby Prince would be proud as fuck.

Tremulos responds:

Haha well the guitar in this is actually programmed, so don't be impressed. I can't even play the rest of this riff this fast yet. Glad you enjoyed it though; thanks for the review!

[NuSexy-Metaljonus]

Holy christ, I forgot how much I love your riffs and tunage man.

Your drums are beautiful, your guitar tones are epic as balls, your tags are excellent, your solos make me weep tears of blood, your rhythms are like miniature masterpieces of timing and execution.

If you ever stop writing music, I will seriously come find where you live and gorrilla glue a guitar and pick to your body so you have no choice. Because there is NO reason on this planet for someone such as you to ever stop being so fucking excellent.

Professor Chaos Reigns.

Metaljonus responds:

LOL! You're funny dude! I'm not going anywhere. I can promise you that! I've been wanting to redo PC for a while. Maybe i'll get around to it. Thanks for listening dude!

[FS: Hegira]

Holy fucking fuck, it's so harmonious.

I don't know what "BreatheLeoda" is talking about, KEEP the drums. Fuck, make them MORE real-sounding, they're excellent. Samples are entirely personal preference. You can't please everyone with your drums no matter what you do... But they fit right in with the synth composition which is, while not "traditional", varied and functional. I agree that a bit of 'verb and maybe a light (or heavy) chorus-effect on a few of the instruments could go a long way.

I feel like the thing I like most about this is the actual composition of the piece. The note selection in relation to melodies and rhythmic moving dynamics... I don't know if that makes sense but it's staggeringly shmexy. I'm sure this took quite a bit to put together, so I downloaded it as a token of appreciation for this being a freakishly cool work.

FairSquare responds:

Thanks man! And yeah.. i like composing more than all that mixing and mastering stuff :p
I'm glad you like the drums. I do too.
But really, thanks for the feedback, i appreciate it!

[Minding your P's and Q's]

Well, it's official.

You're a piratey, guitar-toting badass. If I ever have the chance to fill a solo with a guest spot, you're number 1 on my list. I know you've probably heard this before, but this song made my penis cry tears of milky ecstasy. Then those tears became a river, then an ocean, and the only thing left afloat over the entirety of this world was a single man, a man with a mean face and a sick rhythm hand.

That man, was you.

RobSoundtrack responds:

Wow man wow
Thanks so much for the really nice words!!
Call upon me any time! You might get a phone call as well.

[Metal Force]

Niiice :)

This definitely makes me think of Metallica when I'm listening to it. Maybe that's also just your name >.>

Second half really is pretty bomb, but the entire song as a whole is really badass. I really enjoyed your rhythm riffage, your solos (while definitely not perfect) aren't afraid to take center stage and your drums drive the power of this Metal Force.

Good luck in the MAC, dude! Hope you keep on tearing it up! :D

Metallica1136 responds:

Haha, to be honest, the chorus was inspired by The Four Horsemen. Yeah, the second half I put a lot of effort into writing. Thanks for your kind review! I usually just freestyle some hammett style solos on most of my songs haha. And yeah, the Steven Slate drums are amazing. I highly recommend them for both metal and rock.

Thanks man! I appreciate your good luck wish. i hope I make it in the contest :D

[big money]

That was fairly sick, my good sir. You have a good tone in your voice, and your flow is powerful yet smooth as silk. Like a tornado of bedsheets. Or some shit like that.

Anyway, for this being your first mixtape, this ain't bad at all. I'm really not an R&B kind of guy, I'm mostly a metalhead. But this would make a believer outta me :D

mrray06 responds:

thanx man i'll b posting more songs check em out and give me sum more feedback

[Dragonzball P]

Just fyi

I consider it an achievement that my song beat yours out for Best of the Week. Sorry dude, but I kind of have to. I mean... you write hilarious (sometimes) flashes and I still got above you.

But... After listening to this song, really... Man you could take an extraordinary loud shit with your microphone in the bathroom and get top 5. You must actually have laughed when you noticed this got Best of the Week. I know you've got a sense of irony (Not to be confused with the Hipster's skewed retarded understanding of what Irony truly is) and understand that tons of fucking people here on the Audio Portal work their asses off for their music. And then you beat all of them out with a kazoo.

I will admit that you've written some killer tunes before, and the melodies actually make sense and whatever, but... dude. Kazoos. Beating all the rest of the music on Newgrounds from this week.

So yeah, that's my 2 cents that you'll read, probably chuckle inwardly, consider responding and think of something, decide it's not interesting enough for an entire response, then move on to the next review that gives you a 10 and contains no real reason within the review itself.

(Lots of alcohol made this review possible. Thank you, Lord Sir Vodka and your sidekick, Just Regular Fucking Beer)

Oney responds:

1: you are far up your own ass
2: i know people work hard on their music, i did not know this would get best of the week, nor do i give a shit
3: the users vote, not me
4: i didn't inwardly chuckle, i asked myself how people can be so stupid and far up their own ass
5: i read all negative reviews first, i practically ignore the 10s. assume you know me, make yourself look like a retard