Rig's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Backalley Beats]

nice fist attempt!

First impression: I think it's kinda quiet. Maybe put a compressor or something on the master track? lol
Nice selection of loops, but they need more texture. There were lots of quiet areas. A bit of delay and/or verb can do a lot for a song! :D
Louder bass, plz! I have a subwoofer, and it didn't get a good workout.
I guess overall, work on the mastering. I need to, too. A multiband compressor can do wonders if you use it correctly :)

Keep up the good work,
- Rig

[ParagonX9 - Chaoz Fantasy]

Not the best...

Beautifully mixed and mastered, as always. But there's only three chords in the whole song, for pete's sake! It just needs more variation.

Pros - Mixed and mastered very well. It flowed very nicely, with well-placed sweeps and mutes throughout. Great drumline, too!

Cons - Predictable melodies...it's been done before.

Keep up the good work!
- Rig

[Exactly RMX]

wooot!

Very nice! It could've used a little more texture, like spacey kinda pads...ya know. The bass could've been more prominent as well, I felt it was lacking - especially when more things come in near the end. And compression on the drums would be awesome ;D

But nice sounds! I agree with SBB, great bass texture. Keep up the good work!

Rig

Syntrus responds:

prbly you picky sob lol lol ol ol ol olololololol jk jk

[Simpathy]

:-O

This piece....rocks my socks. It rocks them hard. But it ends so suddenly! Is there a full version somewhere?

Great muted trumpet. Is that you!
Simply amazing.

sorohanro responds:

thanx for review
well, i am a trumpet player, so, yes, it's me there... not really in my best shape.
i received a fist in my mouth just one day before i recorded that... that's why it sounds so desperate :))
i put also some of my songs here:
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagem usic.cfm?bandID=577411

[Battery Loop]

yay!

Yes, we sure are. Nice loop! :-D

[JAG~TheCaveRave(FF1_ReMix)]

Nice feel!

This song has some really neat sounds in it, I especially liked that watery-sounding bass. This song would be perfect for a Megaman-like sidescrolling game!

Probably the only thing that irritated me was the bass drum...it seems awfully loud. No, I don't have the bass turned up on my stereo. :-|

Overall, great work! That degree in Recording and Engineering's coming in handy, eh? I'm getting a degree in Electroacoustics, you should check it out. :-)

beatmasterJAG responds:

Haha, originally I didnt think there was enough bass for a "dance" track. I'll drop the lvl-thanks.

Electroacoustics sound really intriuging; I studied acoustics, and psychoacoustics which is really fascinating stuff.

Thanks for the heads up! And the review back!

[Karbon, P-N, YB - Medium]

Solid.

Well mixed and well mastered, with a great chord pattern...although I found those claps a bit loud. And that slayer synth got kinda annoying after a while. But it was a good beat. You oughta find someone to rap over this!

Keep up the collaborating! And if you want to do something together someday, don't hesitate to ask. :-D

- Rig

Para-Noid responds:

Yeah, I heard the claps. They are a bit to loud. Didn't like the slayer that much huh? Well that's to bad. I can get somebody to rap over it, if hes into it but I doubt it.

I can collab with you, just not right now.

Para-Noid

[Trancoline]

You're not alone

Several of my songs are over the 150 mark with slim to none reviews. Just hang in there. :-)

The song is indeed very trancy. I like! Makes me want to sit in the corner with my eyes glazed over. o_O The main synth has a great tone, and those reversed voices only added to the tranciness. Good job!

- Rig

RougeChocobo responds:

thanks. i didnt think i was the only one lol. Yah the voices were fun to play with. and dont have a seizure lol XD

[Starlight zone MWM]

Nice remix

It's very video-gamey, and I can tell what the original song was. But I think you could've put some more effort into it. It just seems kinda thin.

Of course, we all have our boredom-inspired songs. :-)

Overall, great remix. I can really see this being used in an animation eventually. Keep it up!

- Rig

grahf677 responds:

thanks for the review...i will be more inspired next time.

[Nightmare of the Valentine]

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Man, this is great.

From the string intro to the piano solos, this whole song reeks of excellence. Yes, reeks. The reverb effects are perfect! I find that the high end is really hissy, though, especially when the snare drum comes in. An adjustment of the high-end dampening is all that's needed. :-D

I notice that this isn't your first epic piece, and I hope it isn't the last. Keep up the good work!

Regards,
- Rig
http://tinyurl.com/23pj43

PERVOK responds:

Yeah, sorry about the quality. The soundfont I was using for the strings in this piece don't like to be poured full of treble, or else they hiss.

Other than that, thanks for the review.