DJ-Zyzyx's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Microcosm]

I hear the classic GeoPlex progression :3

I feel like the drop could have used a bit more white noise building up to it and during the impact :P

I like the little "PloK" sounds, though I feel they are too loud. They seem much louder than the drums and everything else. This may just be me, but it's what I'm noticing.

I actually just copied and pasted this from what I said to you on SC lol xD have a good day mate! :D

~Z

Geoplex responds:

Haha you too man. Thanks for the feedback! I wasn't sure how loud to make the little donk/plok sounds. In actuality, they're much quieter than the drums, but because of how limiting works (and the fact that they play on their own) they probably sound a little louder.

Cheers :)

[Closer [SirHadoken Remix]]

All the instruments seemed a bit dull and too low, they needed to be more bright. I feel like the track could have used more energy throughout it. I also didn't hear much of the main chords in it. But I understand you are still learning so I'll give you a 3 stars :)

SirHadoken responds:

Thank you. I didn't have headphones when I made this, too, so my mixing and mastering probably sound like a pair of dying cats. I wanted to put the main chords in there, but that monstrosity I chose for the bass line sounds REALLY bad when it's playing more than one note at a time. I wanted to make things sound a bit brighter, but I don't exactly have Sytrus, which means I'm reliant on editing a group of less than 70 presets xD I'm glad you took into consideration that I'm still learning how to use FL Studio. I'm putting a lot more time and effort into making my next track sound better.
Until then, best regards, and thanks for the advice :3
~SH

[Endless Route]

No, nobody made a GD level with this. This song is okay, but I meant its super easy to make this... how the HELL did this get 1 mil views?! I mean thats insane.... but good track I guess man :3

SpeTheof responds:

Ty man

[Kaivaan - Escape (feat. Hikaru Station)(cloudfield Remix)]

Cody told you to upload this, didn't he 8) Amazing track man. It's so good :OO

CLOUDunderscore responds:

ye how did u know? spy? :O thank you anyway :)

[Equilibria - Plerion (Preview)]

Interesting dude :OOO

Dylnmatrix responds:

Thanks :D

[ParagonX9 - Chaoz Fantasy [Remake]]

It actually sounds really nice. I don't really like this simple type of EDM music, but this is pretty good. I like the varied end. It's better than the original in some ways I guess. The original has a disappointing end, when I wish it had another drop. This one needed more white noise and maybe a background synth.

AvizuraNG responds:

Lol, I wouldn't go as far as saying that mine's better than the original. But thanks a lot!

[Deadbeat]

Cymbal in the beginning is too loud :P
The beginning seems kinda cluttered.
The drop could use a bit more bass, it also sounds really left ear focused.
I think the noises could be less compressed by the crashes, it nearly makes it silent.
It's not bad. Good job. But it seems to have quite a bit of mixing problems :P
Maybe thats just me, or maybe my headphones are too good, idk

[the Grooveman]

Kewl beginning. It's catchy.
Very funky, I really like this.
Dude this actually isn't bad. I like the synths and all the reverb. I feel like it needed a little bit of bass and more BG noise. Overall great job. I didn't know you made music :P

MisterM-P responds:

Thanks for the review! Ill do more bg stuff next song.

[Game Buddy]

I wish it had a dubstep drop, it seems like something that would /: but otherwise amazing job. This is pretty danque!! :D

~Z

Ipsiom responds:

I couldn't for the life of me figure out what kind of drop I should give it so I kinda just left it since it was sitting on my computer for a couple months or so. :)

[Jomekka - Eighto [Complextro RMX]]

WARNING: Surprisingly enough this is my opinion :OOO

Okay, so right off the bat, I can hear you sampled the song, by adding in a somewhat generic house beat over the guitar in the beginning. It's okay I guess.
Nice placement of the vocal samples. It's pretty funny :P
This drop suffers from a lack of direction, it seems so random, and the sound design could be a lot better. Those supersaws seem week, they need some detuning and more reverb. It also needs more bass, in my opinion.
Nice placement of Rito's screams! :P
I got bored around the second part of the drop. It seems like it lacked variation from the first part.
I really like this piano part, it's my favorite part of the song.
Aw, I was expecting a second drop. That was very AntiClimactic :C
Overall: The song is pretty unique, I have to say. And it's very funny that you placed the vocal samples in. But there were lots of issues I had with the drops, mainly because they seemed bland and lacked power. That could be achieved by better sound design, more bass, and compression. Also, it needed a second drop. I think the end leaves people a little disappointed, since it builds up a lot to nothing. I understand you aren't an expert at this, neither am I. I probably can't do much better than this. But I think this deserves a good 3 stars. Cya Etzer! :D

Your mate,

~Z