Qshunt's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Sashuna - Crank That Drumnbass]

bad song choice..reasonable remix though.

Its not too bad mate :)

The drums sound a bit mashed together, and the ghost hits are a bit too loud for my liking. Snare pitch should be a bit higher too, try eq'ing more high end into the beats (specifically the snare..I dont know if its a bad sample, or you have lots of lowpass on it. A touch of plate reverb on the snare won't hurt either). Bassline and lead sit quite well though.

I really want to hear this with more snappy drums. In my opinion the drums let it down! but the concept is pretty good, and everything else is great (aside from remix song choice, but i'll let that slide, as yours sounds better than the original in its current state) :) Keep it up buddy :P

I agree with Pandakore too..it would have been a good track in its own right, without polluting it with soljatool...he's a chump ;-)

Rave4Yourself responds:

Thanks dude for the very detailed review, i've gotten better now - or at least dont stink as much - and i can definitely make stronger drums now, so thanks for the ideas and review and helpful tips :)

Glad you liked it man haha ;D

[Kenagi - Violet Moon]

Not bad at all!

Nicely done dude, I like the theme, synths are pretty nice, melodies fit well. If the drums were phatter I'd have given this a 9 :P the drums are what lets it down imho. The sequencing and the loops you've used are fine, but for a large proportion of the song there was far too much low pass on the drums, or rather a low cutoff on the lpf on the drums.

Then when the drums come in fully, they're not "Punchy" enough. Remember, the emphasized parts in drum and bass should be...well the drums and the bassline. The square lead sound is too loud for the rest of the track, it doesnt sit in the mix properly.

Try lengthening it somewhat too :) most dnb is from 4 to 7 minutes.

But its a very admirable first attempt at drum and bass! Keep it up mate :P

4/7

[Necromancy (drum n' bass)]

Nicely done :)

Production quality is great. I like the vibe too, nice and dark.

its well thought out too! i'm quite a fussy person when it comes to Dnb...and so I don't give out kudos unless I feel it meets certain criteria.

The transitions are really good too.

Nice work matey,
Check out my shiz, would love some comments from a fellow (whom i consider a pretty good) Dnb producer :P

[Going To Hell (Mash-Up)]

Bassline is cool.

I'm kind of in agreement with whomever commented about the amen based loop. The track isn't bad but I've heard that break waaaaay too many times. The bassline is pretty meaty. I think it needs a lot more work on the mastering front. you should try layering lots of different "bread and butter" dnb breaks. using different EQ's on each loop to bring out / subdue certain parts so that all the loops come together into a new break.

And for a hint on how to get some nice dnb drum kits going...load some "real" sampled hits in, snares / hats / kicks etc. add some saturation to each, more on the snares than anywhere else though. and don't settle for one snare hit. layer 3 or 4 snares...and watch your transients!!

not a bad effort :)

Check my stuff.
peace

[After Tidewaiter Village]

Pretty decent!

Gotta love rewire eh :P

I quite like the vibe of this. Reminds me of oldschool Omni Trio, or Goldie. It Clips a little bit though. The mastering needs some work.

Also, in each set of 8 bars, the last 4 in each set, I dont like the chord that the "strings" settle to. it doesnt fit with that plinky bell sound and sounds off key. Are you using a sampled Chord? or a softsynth?

Either way, It definitely deserves some kudos! Nice work mate :)

Have a listen to mine, let me know what you think :)

[Alchemy FX]

Not bad! :)

Hey there,

Not a bad effort. As far as drum and bass goes its not the right sort of drums. the drum hits you've used sound more suited to a breaks track - Kid Kenobi styles.

Melodically I quite like it. some nice transitions and nice bouncing square synths.

If you made the drums more snappy it would sound a lot better in my opinion. especially the snare. Try layering several snares at varying pitchs on top of each other...Works a treat for me :) I'm waiting for my submission to be "approved" as I'm a noob on Newgrounds..But have a listen to mine when it appears.

pretty good effort though! Keep it up :)