Rig's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Milk{Sytrus!}]

Not the best example of Sytrus's power

As a raw demo of Sytrus, this song doesn't do it enough justice. I could make the same sounds with 3xOsc. Get deeper into the program, man! Utilize the envelopes, all that modulation, filters, everything. It can do TONS of stuff.

As a song, yeah, it's pretty generic. But hey, you get points for the effort. :D

Mrmilkcarton responds:

Theres alot more it can do. For starters though it gets the point across. You can see this as two point of views. One being you can make simple but whole sounding synthes with less effort. Two being its not very complicated, the matrix can do a ton more.

I agree with everyone including you. It's not the best demonstration if you want a good demonstration go to the FL site they have some nice demos.

Though there are synthes in the song achievable by 3XOsc the quality of that synthe is harder to reach then it is through Sytrus. Little mixing was needed to achieve most of these synthes. I just wanted to show people a fairly nice sounding song could come out of sytrus without using presets or understanding it all.

Once I understand it more I'll make a song comprised of only Sytrus, which means no samples. Thanks for your input and truthful score.

[Just why]

Smooooth

I love the exclusive use of the piano and violins in this song. Very jazzy, and great effects on the drums. What VST did you use for the piano? It sounds great!

Some things that bugged me were the fact that the snares sounded really thin - I think a little more punch was needed. And you say it's loopable, but it doesn't actually loop. haha

Otherwise, it's a great piece and I hope to hear more from you soon!

No1r responds:

Hey Rig, thank you so much for your review!
Well piano is a Steinway Grandpiano (soundfont format), with some reverbs :)
Yes, snare sounds really thin but in my opinion it's ok..the melody should prevail in the song.
Loopable means that if an audio artist need this song - looped - i can do that :)
I'm glad about your review, so thanks again.

[Now you're a hero]

lolololol

This is one of the best end-game songs ever written, rivaling the genius of Still Alive from Portal. :D

I hope this isn't just a one-time thing, and that you upload more to NG! Seriously, I have to listen to (mostly) crap all day - your stuff is a breath of fresh air. Keep it up.

Reachground responds:

Thanks a lot! :)

[Unoi]

YAY

Awesome! I'm so glad you moved up from Garageband - Reason fits you like a glove. :D

The song is great, you really know how to make a bassline sound interesting. But there's just not enough going on in the middle frequencies - it's pretty much all bass and highs. More distortion on the bass is a good remedy for that.

Keep it up, can't wait for more!

Quarl responds:

I'll keep that in mind. Heck I might even try fixing that tommorow. Thanks man!

[The Asylum]

Not bad

I can name a few of the loops you used though, haha

As a punchy song, though, it isn't too good. The kick has no presence, the snare's quiet - overall, it's just reeeeeally thin.
Keep trying, maybe look at some tips here - http://suspended-3rd-chord.newgrounds .com/news/post/86971

Bballdude9997 responds:

I have 0 experience in making my own loops, and I don't feel like buying any other things, I think the 400+ presets sytrus gives me is good for now :P, and thanks for the tips, I'll be sure to use them

[Check it out! [FoDmix]]

YAY BEESTEE BHOIZ

I LIEK DEM
Good mix! It really fits the energy and flow of their lyrics! I'm a fan of glitchy things, too. Awesome! :D

Father-of-Death responds:

I LIEK U!

[CTSG: Shapeshifter]

Solus didn't hit me an easy one

I just made it sound easy.
lulz

Anyways, awesome work to you all! I love how we managed to cover ambient, rock, dance, DnB, and IDM in one song. :D
Can't wait till the next one's done!

SolidElectro responds:

Don't forget Acid or classical ;), me neither!

[Mega Man X2 | Zero's Theme v3]

YEAHHHH MEGAMAAAAAAN

Sounds great! :D
Man, one of my friends loves Megaman. He's gonna love this. Awesome work, good mastering, and I can hear the bass this time ;)
Keep it up!

DarKsidE555 responds:

Be sure to save some cum for ultimate proof! ;D

LoL...to be honest...I didn't even master this. I thought the mix itself was actually ok so I kept it but it's nice to hear that I did a good job with the bass! Thanks for the help again man! ;)

[Thracian-Jazz]

I love

this song. It's amazingly well recorded and well written - I could listen to this all day! Maybe I'll remix it or something...is that ok? :D
Amazing! Keep it up!

sorohanro responds:

remixit ? that would be fun ...
if you decide to remix i can send you some of the tracks separatly ;)

[Beyond a Gloomy Horizon]

Sounds cheap :P

The piano sounds very synthesized. Try adding reverb or something, man...this is an ambient song, after all. And where's the bass? This sounds very incomplete.
- Add some effects, like reverb and filtering, to the piano.
- Put some variation in the piano melody! It got very monotonous.
- Needs, NEEDS a bassline.
- The rain cuts in and out way too quickly, it's jarring.

Just some constructive criticism. :)

New-Milkman responds:

Apperently piano needs reverb. Because almost EVERYONE has said that. Good to know though. And I have no idea why there isn't a bassline. It must have been me really bored, and thinking I could do ambient because of my other one :P And I tried to somehow automate the rain to make it sound smoother, but I got frustrated and gave up... wow, I got lazy on this one.

Thanks for the review!