slappmedoo's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Hills With Eyes]

I've reached my conclusion.

You and SJ need to collab for sure. That kid's sick with the basslines and the beats, but you have a great handle on melodies that his songs tend to lack. Not to repeat what's already been said, but this song's weakness is that it never really hits very hard. You've developed it quite well, but the instrumentation just needs a little more work (to give it that extra punch). I'm tempted to suggest sidechaining the kick and bass (at 1:08), but I think that would make it duck out too much. I can also hear a few crescendos here and there, but they're not extreme enough to really emphasize the impact. I guess the best way to sum up my suggestions is to say, "More." Do what you did, but do it more :P Also, Rave4Yourself made a good point. Peppering in some effects here and there always adds a good bit of flavor to a song.

Overall, very nice concept. Spot on with the liquid feel. If you sit down and tweak this a little more, you could have a great tune on your hands. 3/5 7/10

Oh, and pretty please check out my stuff. It's nothing special, but I can't get better without feedback.

[SJ - Saturn Reactor]

Awesome buildup, as usual

Stick a higher melody in there and this song will definitely be bangin'. There are high elements to it, but a lead doesn't seem to really take shape. At 0:44, that's a perfect place to let your highs let loose. The sound currently in place functions well as a bassline, but if you layer another synth (or even something orchestral), this song can really flourish from there. Great work, as usual.

SteakJohnson responds:

im assuming the 6 is becuz of a lack of a lead or preference possibly? thanks for the advice though. I feel like a higher melodic lead will simply distract away from the bassline and make it sound too cluttered. Its already too cluttered Id say.

[[S,J] The Annex of Sanity]

Nice feel to it

I really like how well you're maintaining the minimal feel with this one. Good mix of percussive sounds that add a lot of flavor and diversity to it. The piano has a nice haunting sound that fits right in.

My criticism would be that the percussion is very slightly getting in the way of the piano. This is barely a problem though, since the sounds are so short and empty (in a good way). Looking forward to seeing how you develop this more.

8/10 4/5

[Superdown!]

o_O

Really? No one has reviewed this yet?

Here's why this song is tits:

That intro buildup is hugely effective. Great use of EQ to emphasize the drop! The drum fill is pretty cool too. Also, that high pitch...err, not quite a guitar, but similar-sounding instrument...I think it's a kickin' addition to the song. The mastering's not quiiiiiite the best (some weird balance issues here and there), but the sounds are mostly separated and the clipping's pretty minimal.

Here's why it's not perfectly tits:

In a nutshell, the song is all over the place. It sounds like there are a lot of glitch effects, and although they're really cool, it's just kind of an overload. Also, aside from the quasi-guitar I mentioned earlier, there doesn't seem to be an established melody. There's a bitchin' buildup, a fantastic introduction of your sounds, and then it doesn't really go anywhere. Progressing into that triplet beat created huge potential, but for the most part, everything else stayed the same.

Don't get me wrong. This song is great, and I think it deserves a little more attention than it received. However, I see a little bit of room for improvement. If you don't agree, you're welcome to write a scathing review of any of my songs :D

Keep it up, d00d! 7/10 4/5

[cmb - poon tank]

Cool loop

But it's not as in-your-face as it needs to be. It could definitely do with a nasty beat and a louder melody. Also, and this might just be me, but I think that bird(?) sound effect is a little too irritating to use so much in such a short loop.

Basically, this song just needs to drop. Hard. But the concept is neato torpedo.

cheesemonkeybill responds:

it would need a nasty beat and a louder melody if i was going for something hardstyle like you're probably suggesting. however, i was aiming for more of an AFX-style ambient acid sort of sound, completely without melody, relying instead on it's steady beat and modulation of synthesizer-generated bass and sound effects. very experimental and conceptual. but i agree about the "bird" noise, it could go down a few pegs. i made this in like 20 minutes, and was like "this sounds funky" so i thought i'd share... i very rarely post finished work here lol

[Starboom]

Gee...thanks

Now my walls...and it looks like a little bit of the ceiling...are warm and sticky.

[Cold Blooded Murder]

What LunarNall said

It's just the same beat over and over with a few sound effects. There's a wee pad in the background, but it really doesn't support the rest of the song on its own.

mcrudeboi responds:

Me and my gf made this, and anything she told me to remove I did, which did kill a melody. Plus I had no idea what I was doing, and my girlfriend, even less. :-:

[Adrenaline Pump Rush]

Not bad, not bad

I think I recognize some of Sytrus' synths. Nice use of those! Biggest weakness in this song is the percussion. It sounds like you could beef those up a bit more. Overall though, it's pretty groovin' as is.

mcrudeboi responds:

I didn't use any of those pre-song type things all different sounds, took me a good while to do this.
Also most of this is percussion O_O with kicks and clap. That's all. with one guitar.

[Enternal Bliss]

Not a bad effort

I like the melody you came up with, and the synth you used. The big problem here is that your kick is waaay too loud without being punchy enough. It needs some more oomph. Also, think about a bass line to balance out that mid synth. It's a good starting point though.

mcrudeboi responds:

Thanks, and I didn't know how to settle that at the time, now I do ^_^ thanks for the review

[SJ - Noise Project]

Two questions

1. How in the balls does this song have 388 listens and 3,556 downloads?
2. How in the balls did you do so much with such a crappy noise? Sick job making it your musical bitch.

SteakJohnson responds:

1: I've been wondering the same thing myself, doesn't really make sense at all lol
2: Thanks lol. Fruity granulizer is f********** useful for getting great sounds out of crap