Rig's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[St. Thomas - Sorohanro]

I remember...

...playing this in my high school jazz band. Brings back fond memories. :)

Good mix, and certainly fits the objectives of the 3 instrument challenge. It sounds kinda thin in the beginning, but you thickened it up with your great piano programming. Keep up the great work!

sorohanro responds:

hey, how that I didn't knew that you were playing in a jazz band ?
thanx for review, actuallywe plan to make a thinner live version, without piano
I've heard also just sax and percussion, that was cool (I guess I'm in a very minimalistic mood these days)

[g a m e . o v e r]

Perfect!

I love it - it's perfect for any lo-fi game or animation. Keep up your awesome work!

snayk responds:

:)

Thanks Rig ^________^

[+FACE+ "She Can't Repeat"]

A comment!

Sounds like a solid band you have on your hands, but it suffers from poor mixing. The drums and vocals are barely audible, and it sounds like everything but the high hat is in mono. I hear no kick drum at all. Try spreading out your guitars in the mix and keeping the vocals in the center, and turn up your kick drum! Do you have a bass? If so I can't hear it. Post some lyrics, too.

Otherwise sounds like a pretty good song. Just work on those mixing skillz ;P

jay-kellom responds:

well the drums are brushes... suppose to be really soft. its just me and a drummer. i do have a few different mixes with vocals. its a very basic recording. drums, one main guitar, and one with licks, and vocals. nothing fancy, suppose to be really gritty haha. thanx for your comment though, ill for sure focus on those on the next few songs.

[Polaroid (DnB CTSG type thing)]

Automation!

Great start, especially with all the automation you're doing to the bass and the lead. I love just fooling around with 3xOsc!

But there's no bass to speak of, the drums could be worked on (too busy, actually), and it could use some pads. Still, it's a fun little piece. :)

WritersBlock responds:

Yeah, it's pretty basic, and I coudn't lower the bass and keep it in G without it sounding like shit, that was a bass VSTi I used for the bass, and not 3xOsc, but the lead was 3xOsc. Yeah, I could mess with it some more, or maybe make a full song out of it, I dunno. Thanks for the review, Rig.

[Lejin - Rig 16 Xposer]

Um...

I'm afraid that any score I could give this song is negated by the fact that it contains a copyrighted sample. :|

Lejin responds:

so why you stole it for? lmfao

the truth hurts, floppy.

<<BANG>>KO!!

[Guitar Challenge-Mj]

Crazy shreds! :O

I always look forward to your entries in the Guitar Challenge thread. I wasn't disappointed this time - great interwoven tones and soloing!

Awesome work! I wish I could critique it more...I'm just not a guitar player. :P

Metaljonus responds:

Thanks man! I had fun with this backing track.

[swing on the swing]

EPIC WIN

This song pwns in every way. xD

[Russia Privjet [DEMO v4]]

Crowds!

I had found that crowd sample tiring before, and now that you have it playing throughout your entire song, I'm even more tired of it. IMO, that thing should be used for specific moments in the song, otherwise it loses its power. No crowd in real life would be cheering that long that consistently. :P

Otherwise, it's an alright song. Kinda muddy because you don't have any highpass filtering on the things that need it (like the lead synth), but it's a pretty solid house song. Repetitive, predictable, and not original, but just what the doctor ordered for the standard clubber.