pitbulljones's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Buoyant]

Just put me in a chamber with this shit. (caveat, not on monitors) I'm getting a very wide spectrum from the initial padd, maybe cut low and brighten, push higher in volume.

Your glitch is functional if not exciting and the percussion sits well. There is a use of lnr but it's narrow within 30 either side.

I like it for what it is but i have heard you do better

Midnights-Ocean responds:

Thanks brah. Yeah the spectral balance needs tweaking I think. The glitch is generic but these days I tend to focus more on melodic content, unless I can do live percussion, then it's a whole different and better thing altogether.

[Waterflame - Glorious Morning (Speedcore Remix)]

oh golly i wasn't expecting my speakers to destroy my ears.

there's a clear imbalance between the tune and that fucking donk.

mate, rebalance the levels. it's a wee bit nasty. Bring the drums down, widen the dynamic range of the track. I like the glitch and I can see what you went for but the mix needs balancing

etK responds:

I followed your advice, it's edited now

[Simple Math Will Set Music Free]

oh hell yes! take me to zen town. love that bass, what is it? it drives all the low range, need good speakers to appreciate that. which i am on lol.

A bit sparse, and there's some high end hiss off the kalimba, notch filter will sort that.

lovely, melodic and tranquil. That bass is epic. I'm always intrigued about how one can develop this into a trip hop/breaks verb'd track.

5

(new tune for you too bro)

Midnights-Ocean responds:

Hey thanks man! This is literally a single instrument track. Only added thing is a little airy hissy sounding pad that comes in just every once in a while to add atmosphere.

Unfortunately, it was raining out when I recorded the kalimba, so the noise floor was not great but after you pointed it out, I hunted down a good plugin. The bertom denoiser. Seemed to fix it. Which is nice, since I really don't want to do a retake. You know how that is, that first take always has something magic that you miss with a retake. At least that's how it usually is with me. When I do another one like this though, next time I will try harder to get the noise floor down. It is nice though to know I have a tool to fix such things now. The denoiser I had before I found bertom was crap. The bertom is actually pretty good. It's basically a mulitband gait with spectrum and sensitivity controls.

The mid bass is directly from the kalimba. The low bass sounds that you likely wont hear unless you are on good big speakers (or phones) is actually what happened when I automated the audio thing reels tape delay plugin to stop and start the reel every so often. Very cool effect and I'm glad someone noticed it.

Yes this is sparse. Plenty of room for additions. Not sure if I will add much though, since the point of this was simplicity and I love how well the kalimba did on it's own with the thick tape delay. If you wanted to add beats though (or whatever), go ahead and download it and post what you come up with. I'd be happy to listen. Thanks again for the review. Glad you liked.

[KyiyoForest]

Bit thin. your arps hitting peaks....hear the pops? clean them up. I would try using a rhodes piano change the whole tone. it's nice and has potential.

InteniumSlapTime responds:

Ok Thanks for The Your Opinion

[Glassteeth [Wisdom Mix]]

KB bro!

I like, dark. kinetic with lots of varied instruments. I feel, with consideration of it being you, that this is a bit by the numbers. Harsh i know. I love the samples. I'm just not grabbed by it. The mix is obviously flawless. Well eq'd. Balanced and crisp. I just kinda went 'meh'. Still a 5. But not for me.

Kingbastard responds:

Thanks for the reviews. I appreciate them even if you don’t like the tunes. This was made in a few hours of mental “clarity” in a week of considerable pain from an impacted wisdom tooth abscess. So yeah, it’s nothing too complex or elaborate. More an expression of what I was dealing with, a kinda glitched-up spoken word piece, with all instruments made, in one form or another, from glass-sounds based synthesis to represent the state of my stupidly sensitive and fragile teeth. Making this was a welcome distraction. As always, thanks for listening.

[Pianappe2]

just needs some eq cut.

love that open, dramatic, nice pans and filters.

sounds a bit sigur ros.

i am on this like a tramp on chips. love it. Just tighten up the range on parts. The low is swamping the levels of your mid and treble. but boy do i get it.

etK responds:

Thanks for the advice! I will work on the EQ

[Collab? Steak Stab All The Dragon Priests (rough)]

clipping bass hits detract from a sterling piece of ambient work.

I'd maybe even remove them.

I can add some nice guitar drones and licks, just give me the chords.

everything except the bass hits is balanced, incredibly indie. i love it. it's roughly 140 based on arp. decent progression.

i could do great work on this

I am editing this review now i am on monitors.

There's literally no issue at all. So I apologise, my standard speakers have an issue with them, likely blown the bass.

listening now on monitors it's brilliant, maybe those bass pipes are still too forward but that is preference. Send me a mix without them.

Midnights-Ocean responds:

Inigo Montoya voice: This clipping, I do not think this word means what you think it means.

Was wondering if you'd notice this post. The bass wasn't clipping, just mixed high, so I tamed it a bit and updated the file on this post. If you want to do something with this, by all means, go for it. Post what you end up doing so I can listen. : )

[Happy Space Adventures]

yes mate!

i did one like this years ago.

https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/109833

Midnights-Ocean responds:

Hey cool beans. I'll take a listen.

[Walking The Spirit Path]

ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

that drone

jesus.

Midnights-Ocean responds:

That's the Grendel for ya. X3 it growls, it hums, it purrs.

[Less is More or Less [Tape-Head-Mix]]

What is left for me to say?

Maybe the mix has some hiss that should have been removed?

The vox are great, love the guitar and harmonium. The sweep and swells are ace. There's just a lot of noise that I personally would try to remove. I think the dynamic range is flatter than expected, the track seems to ride the mid range predominately.

I don't personally like the track as something i'd listen to. Though as a b side or filler it could serve a purpose. I have heard you make and mix better.

5 always

Kingbastard responds:

Thanks for the review. So, the hiss/noise is from the tape on which elements were recorded. If you listen closely the hiss goes away after the first half. The noise and lo-fi elements are very purposeful. I think the mix is pretty close to the sound I was aiming for on this particular song, so I'm happy with it. It's not meant to be clean and polished. The vocals and guitars were recorded using the direct mic on my iMac, mainly for the lack of quality it provides! I like to think of it as "Hi-Fi-Lo-Fi" piece.