pitbulljones's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Contemplation In Reflection Series Sketch 1]

You beautiful bastard.

You suffer from a problem I had and fight against. Space, length, expression. I used to post 8 minute tracks all the time, you want to generate an atmosphere draw the listener in and take them on a journey. Completely get it. But what you have done in 8 minutes can be tightened to 4 minutes with no loss to the casual listener. I absolutely know your why and how, I love drawn out ambient. But most people are not going to sit and listen.

I love everything about this track, it's resonate, spacious, meditative. I would love a glitch beat on this, low in the mix and sparse but enough to propel it forward. I would be slamming reversed reverbed guitars all over this playing dissonance and harmony, really toying with the balance.

It's well mixed, but your reverb is resonating the low end causing some muddiness, just drop the low end of it and you're grand.

Perhaps add some harmonic vocals. attempt some additional tones, a cello would do well. Keep it simple though.

I always enjoy your music, this is no different. All my feedback is just what I would do.

5 as always

pbj

Midnights-Ocean responds:

Thank man! This is like a completely raw track, so yeah, loads of production tools would be a welcome addition.

You are 100% correct in everything you said! lol

Believe me, if life would give me the freakin time, I'd do it all, just like you mentioned. Thanks so much for taking the time to review. I really appreciate it! ^_^

[Mumble]

Well then, what do we have here?

An absolutely delicious tune. It's a heavy mix, but its not metal. The phrases are excellent, a lot of talent is in here. Your syncopated rhythm and drum is great.

Subtle glitch nice.

As a track, it is right in my ballpark. I think it needs some gentle work though.

The drums over power the whole mix, it sounds like you used a limiter on the track rather than a multi band compressor. It's the key thing you need to resolve. Multiband comp, soft knee -2db drop.

In turn your guitar on left, is so low in comparison to the rest of the track.

Run a high pass filter on the drums, low pass on the guitars. Pin drum and bass notes middle put the two guitars 33 left 33 right.

tiny bit of verb. Bright eq, multiband compress, excite, mastering plug.

hoorayjay responds:

This has been by the far the most in depth review response I've ever received and is exactly the kind of thing I'm looking for. Thank you!

[Vindicated (short loop #1)]

What tascam? I used to use a portastudio! If that's tape, its captured brilliantly. 80bpm arp. literally my pace. Yea tapes amazing, you can drive it, saturate it. The headroom is brilliant. You got some ferric type 2's yet?

Midnights-Ocean responds:

the porta-studio 488, 8 track recorder, made in japan. that's funny, I had the bpm set to 55 lol. Omg yes, the saturation is so yum and that head room, wow! This was recorded on a memorex DBS normal BIAS, 120us EQ, new old stock cassette tape. Made in korea of all places. Probably not the best quality tape I could have used but it's my test tape, so I don't care that much. I'm just stoked how good it sounds without even trying XD. I just recorded another test piece using the pulsar drum. omg so good, though I am in desperate need of a compressor between the mic amp and the deck >.<; not because the deck couldn't take the dynamic range but because my ears can't XD

[Twilight Aftermath]

Hell fucking yes! There's so much good that pointing out the negatives is almost wrong. I mean this is like 8/9 out of 10. I think the mix just needs some love. It's loud, bombastic. But you have a heavy compressed vocal, and a cluttered bottom end. Just sharpen up the mix and go make money.

[If Only]

5/5

[The Desert]

I'm here open mouthed. i worked it out your courteeners singer.

Ghecko responds:

Hahaha idk about that! I feel like my singing has much to be improved on.

I want to keep this song lengthy bc I feel like every line lyrically matters, and it's somewhat of a 2 part ballad put into 1 song. To me, it feels long, but not bc of the content but because it's really just my voice, some bg voice, and a couple guitars. Not sure how to spice it up.

Also, idk if you noticed, but that little intro lead guitar is the same melody as the ending vocals for the song. Totally inspired by Trivium's Shogun album except they do it with their first song and last song.

Anyway, I appreciate all the positive feedback you've given me bro

[Journey]

Haaaaaa sell out chords ha.

i joke. Seriously, this is too good.

[The Music (updated)]

I'm pretty sure you're a bored ian brown

like how the fuck have we not passed? I love your stuff.

[Life Goes On Wherever You Please]

jesus christ. You are wasting your talent here. If i could mix these, we would get you pro.

Ghecko responds:

Is it too late to take you up on that offer hahaha