DJ-Zyzyx's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Beryllium [Revised]]

Nice chords!
I like this arp. Almost sounds like tobu.
The little clappy thing seems a bit out of place
Try to side chain your kick with everything else, its getting drowned out in the mix and it's clashing with the bass.
Theres so many things going on I can't tell which melody I'm supposed to be listening to.
I like the slow down in the drums :)
You seem to only be using one high hat for the entirety of the song. Try using other hi hats and rides to crisp up the percussion a bit.
I like the little riser you use :)
You might not want to have a rise and then not have a drop... usually songs will have a second drop if there is another buildup. It's just a bit disappointing to the ear, ya know?? xD

OVERALL: 3/5. You seem to be getting better mate :)

<3,
~Z

SirHadoken responds:

Thank you!
Yeah, the clap thing was a bad idea from the start xD
On the original song, you told me to add reverb to the snare, but that actually wasn't a snare, it was just a really weird clap. So when I added reverb to it, no matter what I tried, it sounded like.. THAT. I suppose I could've always switched it out for a snare, but I felt like it could possibly compromise the song entirely if not done right.
That was supposed to be a drop, I'm just.. not good at drops, at all. xD
I haven't tried making differentiations on the hi-hats, but it's definitely something I could take into consideration. I realize it could get repetitive after the first eight seconds, like all of my songs do.
Side chaining is something I literally "learned" how to do yesterday, and I still don't really understand what to do and what it does, but I'll attempt it.
I should incorporate a second drop to commemorate that second riser.I might extend it and do that when I update the file.

Thank you for all of the detailed reviews you've given, I'm fortunate to have someone notify me as to where I need to start focusing on. If I'm going to try to fix myself, I'd better do it right, and this advice is the best way for me to start with that.

[Xtrullor - Ichor (Chael Remix)]

I like this violin :)
This melody does sound good in triplets!!
Wow... this semi-drop is mixed very nicely.
I like the little plucky violin!!
The piano seems a bit loud, maybe add a bit more reverb and some white noise to this rise
These dubstep sounds are a bit bland, they don't seem to be loud enough or strong enough.
I do like the little melodic breaks though :)
This has really good mixing/mastering, good job on that part.

Overall, 4/5. I think its pretty good, other than a few sound design issues, which is probably just subjective to my taste in dubstep xD

Great job mate. It's good to hear you trying different things!!

~Z

Falsesouth responds:

This was quite an experiment, so I am glad to hear feedback like this. I think I am going to have another massive sound design session at some point so I can do more experimenting.

Thanks, man!

[Zophar - 4M Kitties]

It's okay, some of the synths are a bit weird and after a while it gets a bit boring with the same beat over and over again.
1 more thing: don't put the geometry dash demon face as the thumbnail if the song has nothing to do with geometry dash. We all know it's basically click bait on newgrounds.

FelixZophar responds:

If there were better instruments in Logic Pro X then this would sound better!

[Xytonius - Another Theory]

Piano, the progression of it is pretty bad.
That bass in the background is too loud is kind of drowns out the piano.
This doesn't really sound like ToE at all, all this is is a dubstep song with a piano.
The drums need better sidechaining.
You need more percussion
The sound design of the dubstep sounds are pretty bad, and so is their placement. This song is also a bit too repetitive. Theres nothing too exciting about it.
The mixing could be improved too.
Also try adding background sounds in there, I only heard a piano, drums, and dubstep sounds...

Overall 2/5. Sorry if I seem harsh, I'm just trying to be honest with you mate. This song is a good example of how overrated dubstep is on Newgrounds.

~Z

Xytonius responds:

I'm glad you are honest. This song is pretty bad, but I always try to do better. I don't make very good dubstep songs.

[Vapor - Lockyn [Etzer Remix]]

Watch out for the clipping. It seems you have a lot of mids, and you mastered this really loudly too.

The drop needs way more bass, like I said earlier xdddd

overall its very creative and the mix is great. You're actually getting really good dude :3

Cheers,
~Z

EtzerGD responds:

Thanks dude appreciate the feedback. Need to work or balancing everything in my mix still

[Zyzyx - Pixel Jungle (Ravitex remix)]

Its pretty nice!! Good job dude :DD judging this contest will be really hard

Ravitex responds:

Thanks dude!

[Beryllium]

Actually this isn't bad. It's too short and simple, thats probably the only problem. The "drop" could use a bass, these is basically no bass. It's also quite repetitive, but I understand you were going for harmony, so yeah, musically everything is correct and it sounds good :)

also put some reverb on the instruments. especially that snare 8)

cheers m9,
~Z

SirHadoken responds:

Thank you! :D
It feels good to get such a review from you as to tell me that I've been improving, and I'll definitely emphasize my use of bass in my future songs. I didn't realize that applying reverb to drums had this much of an effect, so I will continue to do it in every song I make from now on.

[BurgeraX: SLAM! [Dubstep]]

Why does everyone think that dubstep with triplets is "pirate dubstep?" it doesn't really sound too much like pirates to me xD but nice job anyways

EruptionMusic responds:

idk lol triplets sound better as that then if u had 1/4 step because it's plain but when u have 1/3 you get more of that vibe

[Daybreak]

I like it :) I hear the classic lockyn piano
Nice chords. However they have a bit to much vibrato for my taste xD
I love the synths, as usual.

Great job dude :D
~Z

Lockyn responds:

thanks mate :) glad you like regardless!

[Murder Area]

Its actually pretty nice. You have really improved at making dubstep sounds. Some sounds were compressed or limited to much, however, like some of the vocal sounds at the drop. I would suggest getting a soundcloud and uploading your songs there so people can listen to them :D

~Z

Enzo07 responds:

Thanks you :)