Rig's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[_-={An Endless Desert}=-_*Ext*]

5,500th download!

I feel special.
Anyways, nice tune! Good use of the eastern instruments. The main problem I have with this is all the reverb...I would imagine a desert to be bare and empty. The full reverb kinda detracts from the whole idea of bare and empty.
Just my opinion, but if I were doing a desert theme, I'd use fewer instruments, less reverb, and a single voice instead of that choir :)

MaestroRage responds:

I'm pretty sure 4000 of that is mass downloaded. I wonder if Tom/Wade can manually remove 4000 downloads, because at one time, I got 800 downloades, in 3 minutes... not at all realistic. If the person who did that reads this at any time, please never again :D

It is entirely possible to make a desert theme with completely "dry" sounds *giggle*, however I felt that with the reverb you get a sense of... well heat. Think of the wavy air above the sands as the heat reflects off their cruel surface. For some reason when I see this wavy air, I think a muffled, partially distorted reverb instrument fits. As it's not clear, as the person is not operating normally.

It's a valid opinion, and respectable. Thank you for your honesty, thank you for the review, i'm glad you liked it! I apologize for the late response!

[Party! v.2.0]

Kinda thin

First of all, thanks for your reviews! :D
On to your stuff, now...

I like the bass sound, but it just was too repetitive. Try changing the chord progression up every so often, it keeps people on their toes.
You know what you need? Some swooshing background pads. The whole song is kinda thin, and the one pad I DO hear just doesn't cut it.
Your drums are too straight and predictable. Throw in some crazy drum loops, slice them up, and rearrange them! :D Also, there's a synth that pops in a couple times that's WAY too loud in the mix. Turn it down plz D:

It has potential, it's just those little things all adding up that bring it down. Keep working at it, read what other people are doing, and I recommend picking up a copy of Comupter Music magazine. It's chock full of advice, free synths/effects, and free samples! I learned a lot from it. :)

- Rig

ErikPaladin responds:

I reviewed your stuff because I liked it, and not because I wanted you to review my stuff. Thanks a lot for doin' that without asking!!

Well, that's my first submission. I know it's not good enough, but my main problem is ideas. I come with the main part. Ok, I create it. But then I think: "Ok. What now?".

I'll follow your advices for sure. In vacations, when I'll have free time, I'll come with something better.

Thanks again, dude!

[Going down 2 newgrounds]

omgz!

I <3 you

[Centurion: Golden Warrior]

I've gotta agree with ferongr

More bass! You say there's more to the music than bass, but when you submit it to the DnB genre, people are gonna expect a lot of bass.
You probably have the bass on your sound system cranked up...that why it seems fine to you. Are you using FL? A saw with 3xOsc plus some resonant filtering works wonders with basslines.
It's an alright song otherwise. Just...add the bass. :)

Man, I said the word "bass" a lot in this review. Bass, bass, bass. Bass!
Bass.

- Rig

lol i made a vst called Rigbass

WritersBlock responds:

Ok, so my first bassline was not bass-ey enough... I might redo this if I ever feel like it, otherwise, next DnB track I'll try out the 3XOsc. I checked out that cornandbeans tut, but I'm still trying to understand it.
If I redo this, I'll probably redo the drums to make them more DnB.

Thanks for review and tips, and confirmation that ferongr was right, sorry for doubting ya, I'm slightly biassed towards my own music =P

[Spacing]

lolol

Reminds me of my song DnB Swingin'. This needs to be used in a crazy flash.

[I Am The GOD Of Keyboards Okay]

Yes...

...you are. :D

trashcanman responds:

i am?

i am what

[~ Dry Sunset ~]

Nice!

You really should consider entering this month's MAC (Monthly Audio Contest) - check out the Audio Forum for more details :D

kelwynshade responds:

I'll definatly look into it. Good lookin out.

[Rucklo - Tankdick Skratched]

zomgz!

I feel like this song is calling my dick. Found this in the "users liked this also enjoyed" list for cnb's "I love cock 2" song. And "6 in a row" is in your list.
YAY THE SYSTEM WORKS

Love the scratches. I wish I had that hardware :(

Rucklo responds:

lolghey :D

[piano (lo-fi mix)]

A breath of fresh air

It's great to hear some REAL DnB on the portal for once. Great job! Good use of Hoovers, grinding bass, soft pianos, perfect background fx.

Can't wait to hear more.

oddfellowfloyd responds:

hey man, thanks for the kind words! when i can write like Concord Dawn, i'll be even happier haha! ;) what i *really* want to do is try and figure out my pro-tools/m-audio setup and lay some 7-string guitar down on some d'n'b tracks! hehe

i posted some more tracks up, check 'em out, and of course, constructive criticism is always welcome! i'm also working out a couple tracks (a happycore and a d'n'b, both with friends of mine who are laying some vocals on top! so i'm quite excited!)

peace always

[How much I suck at FL]

Slayer?

You're right - you aren't the best at FL. But this is still a darn listenable track. You have some glisses and other nice little touches like that, but it needs more mastering. It's all at the same freakin' volume...get some crescendos happening!
More layers would be nice, too. Get some ambient stuff going on, and please please please get more drums. I'm just not feeling it.
Also, Slayer kinda sucks. :\

You're well on your way! It's a good mix, but it just needs more.
- Rig

jrayteam6 responds:

Your right your right, the new version of this track has been rebuild almost from the ground up, this was my first sort of.... aggressive epic attempt, hence my pathetic 5 hour time frame. Things have come a long way since this track... but slayer.... your stepping on my game man, this is one of my original setups, and its definatley nothing to what I've done latley... just trying to redeem myself. Anways, thanks for the thoughts, I'll try to get the full version up here.