DJ-Zyzyx's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Sharks - Voices]

Interesting one my dude; my only complaint is the sub bass sounds too high at some points, and it could use some variation and creativity to spice it up. other than that this is some neat stuff :D

Sharks responds:

thx ! and ye the sub was one octave lower but it was actually too low

[Virtual Riot - Energy Drink (Sharks Remix)]

This is actually fairly accurate. Mixing could be better tho, and you need more risers and percussion in there :) The sounds also seem a bit bland compared to the original.

Sharks responds:

i know xd i did this remix in 1 day with full lazyness just did it for fun x)

[PancakePocket - Robot Invasion [RobotDay2017 Submission]]

Okay, so first off, there are quite a bit of mixing issues. The instruments should be sidechained to allow the drums more room in the mix. The bass in the kick is also clashing with the low end of other instruments because of this.

I also notice you used loops, specifically the "Imminent Danger Pluck Lead" and Imminent Danger Laser Lead" from GarageBand, just to name a couple. I know this because I used to fool around with loops a lot (I also double checked). You did a good job with the composition nonetheless, You should try to make your own sounds neat time tho :)

PancakePocket responds:

I did not use loops, you can watch me make the video here https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCrfRVd6wAdDhxi6JzLzTzNg

[Kotori & Similar Outskirts - Numazu (Sharks Remix)]

Wow, I expected a really crappy remix but this is actually pretty well done! Great job mate :D

Sharks responds:

;) thanks dude

[Spirit of the Lilies]

I absolutely love this lockyn :D I love how you went for a little bit more of a traditional style in this one but still managed to keep your signature style. The mixing is really nice, and the drop hits perfectly. I dig the supersaws lol

Lockyn responds:

thanks for the love zyzyx :)

[Pulvite - Witchcraft]

Neat spooky wubs mate :D

Pulvite responds:

Thenk :)

[BurgeraX & Eruption: Scorpion VIP [Drumstep]]

TEMINITE EARTHQUAKE LOL XD this sounds exactly the same lol xD nice job.

EruptionMusic responds:

8) lmfao thanks xd

[Lemons - Malevolence]

the melodies are amazing, but your mixing and sound design definitely needs work. especially the dubstep sounds. You need to insert more sounds to make it sound more grand, and you really need to side chain your drums so they don't clash with anything else. this is a great melody and i absolutely love the chords but the mixing and other problems ruin it for me!! I'd love to help you make a vip, so it sounds better. you also should add more reverb and detune to that saw at the drop.

Lemons responds:

Wow, thanks so much for the feedback :) Im a huge fan of your music and if you didnt notice this track has quite alot of inspiration from you x) I'm still very new to dubstep and trying to get more experience. And about the vip mix, if you had the time it would be great if you could show me how to properly make the drop c:
Thanks again :)

[astrEnfant]

Bro, this is so good. i don't even stand a chance :P
but i do have a few criticisms, mostly mixing things. You could atleast have some sort of sidechaining with the drums, they're too drowned out in the mix by everything else.

That guitar also could have been mixed in a little better, it seems a bit loud. Other than that, your orchestrations are absolutely stunning and the chord combinations sound predictable but very professional and suspenseful. This almost sounds like it could be in some racing video game! very well done, and best of luck on winning :)

~Z

Miyolophone responds:

Ay thanks man ;D
Funny, people keep mentioning the drums being too drowned out even though I thought they bordered on too prominent. Could be my lack of compression know-how but anything past my light sidechain (I did in fact sidechain a little) had the levels of everything shooting obnoxiously up and down. I can never seem to get the drums right for everyone ;-; but I'll work on sidechaining more effectively next time. And yeah, the guitar may be a tad too loud, I can fix that once judging is done.
Anyways thanks again for the feedback and praise, and good luck to you as well Z!

[Koraii - Gems (Rushdown Release)]

I already heard this but here were my initial thoughts when i first hear it lol - this intro is soooo juicy, i love it. And the chords are wonderful. You have a great ambience going on here. Ohhhh my god this build up!!! :DDD And the drop is so crispy, great job dude <3 Congrats on getting on rushdown too!

KORAII responds:

thanks my man :D