Kr1z's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Faded Melody]

aight

Cool track & awesome melody!

I don't really like how u used a preset gate in the track though, try making a more unique and original sound by inventing ur own gate pattern and layering/modding existing presets.

rwert responds:

To be honest I don't really care about making my own unique instruments or effects, only unique melodies, and using instruments that magnify the melody. Whether it's a preset or not shouldn't really be an issue in my opinion.

[Thc - Zerobombers]

Suprisingly

Impressive :O

Nice bass, good drums.
Keep it up!

Qshunt responds:

Thanks a lot! :)

[CKC - Tide]

Work on the mix & originality

Pretty cool song.

Some points u need to work on:

0:18 the preset gate really kills the song for me. Presets are lame and cheap. Try to make your own synth & pattern in order to be more original and give the track more character.

0:46 the FL default snare is really recognizable and unoriginal . Try using another sample, or layer some. Also, try out some FX on the snare or hihats, like EQ, reverb or compressing.

The bass pattern was a blatant preset too. Don't just plainly use presets :/ Also try out some better patterns for that bass :/

1:43 The bridge (variation part) Imo it goes to fast into the chorus chords again. Try a chordchange or a longer monobass part.

The chords used in the refrain are the MOST common chords ever. In order to be original and get ur own style, try some other chords that are less cliched.

The overall is a tad too repeatitive, a change of chords in the bridge and shortening it a bit can fix this

The overall mix isn't too good imo. Make sure ur master volume doesnt go higher then 0 dB (check FL mixer channel). Also, make sure the individual instruments blend well together. You can make sure they do by equalizing them seperately .

I don't mean to be harsh, I'm just pointing out the technical flaws
I hope this helps and lets u improve :$

Cheers,

Kris

CKC2009 responds:

im gona cry now :(

im a HIP HOP ARTIST!!! not dance :(

[Savanna (Progressive Cut)]

aight

Hey :)

It's coolo, however, I feel like it's lacking a bit of bass atm.

5/5

nal1200 responds:

I'll see if I can add MOAR!

[~EnV~ Melody Bischnitz]

Who forces you

to make ur songs shorter than 1 minute?

Envy responds:

The song time limit gods!

[[DJ-G] Happy Poing Loop]

Have to agree with tjin..

I wish the top5 would represent the 'best of the week'.

Not a 'pure random loop I mode when I was bored'..

Meh the AP is screwed, yo.

DJ-Galax responds:

Have to agree with you there either.

[SPNR - Earlybird]

So when did u become pro?

I gotta say I'm impressed :D

I love the lead ur using! Really relaxing and fitting :)
Sounds quite original too, good work!

I feel like the kick could use some more sub, but I'm not sure since I dont have good speakers here

Nice work, keep it up!

5/5

AlexCo responds:

Cheers Kr1z. ^^

I made this on really shitty speakers, I just mixed as well as I could tbh. When I get good enough headphones or speakers again I'll add some subs and stuff.

Thanks again man. :]

[Gerudo Valley [RMX]]

;-D

Man, I remember this song from the game :D
Loved that game yo

Anyway, great song ur making!
I'd fill up the intro a lil more, a kick fading as intro isnt enough imo.
Perhaps add some lil wind fx and stuff u know aay
Pads could help too

Anyway, ur style is great, so keep it up :D

5/5

Kris.

Kazmo responds:

Ya man, that game is the best game ever :P

Will look into making the very begininng more interesting, with the fade in.

I know it's quite quiet at first, I'll fill 'er up ;]

Thanks for the review and supportz :3

[Camilla [Syphonmax Remix]]

yow, some tips

Excellent dance song :)

Really enjoyable!
Kicks good, nice & punchy!

Perhaps some things you could work on:

-Overall mix: is a bit muddy, make sure the leads & kick stand out well, and the bacground isnt too loud. Atm theres a bit too much if high frequencies, I dunno what caused it but you should go look it up and fix it with an EQ.

-Overall structure: quite repeative, its kinda the same melo everytime yo, shorten it up :$

-Add a damn bass instrument!? Place the notes offbeat (between the kick notes). Adding this bass instrument will make ur song sound thicker, fuller, and will also make chords with ur leads. More pleasure for the listener, uknow.

syphonmax responds:

I'll do that with the next one and I think I'll fix up this song soon =D

Planning on spending a lot of time with the next song to make it good thanks again Kr1z =]

[-[ Wings ]-]

yarr PEER!!1

Intro is excellent imo.
Loving the drums!! Really good and sounding pretty original to me. Good job on the slicing and stuff ;)
Intro keeps me interested so gj!
the intro lead is a bit weird but ok.
The transition at 1:00 is super! :D I love it! Nice & original :)
Lovely bass/pattern btw!

Kk now the breakdown, pretty cool spheres and pads. I dont like the short saw pluck synth thing too much but its ok. Arp pattern is good !

The breakdown on the climax is a bit unexpected. It looses some energy, perhaps shorten this breakdown.

Imo the main melody (with the arp) should play longer, because thats where the song should all be about. Perhaps repeat the melody a couple of times more, or build in a similar variation part that suits the first melody part.

Outro is nice & fitting :) Again, luvving the drums yo!

Overall mix is very good, so is the structure and the fx used!

5/5

Keep this up yo
peer

FlamingFirebolt responds:

It was all about the intro really, still dissapoined how the break and chorus turned out but oh well :D.
I only sliced 1 loop though ( HOWD YOU KNOW >: l ) but the rest was pure single samples.
That bass is a single sawtooth from NI massive. Really nice plugin.

With the breakdown, yeh it was either that when it looses some energy then when there isnt any. The chorus didn't feel statisfying after such a break. so blah.
But i didn't like the arp, cheesy synth and bleh arps, so i decided not to put it too much in the spotlight ;). I actually prefer the chordy synth afterwards way more then the arp.

Thanks for the review kriz and i -- PEEERRRR

-firebolt-