slappmedoo's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[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

[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

[Ocean Life]

Nice job!

Really digging the melodies. Nice, full sounds as well. The bass is punchy without being omnipresent, and I like that hi hat. What I would say you need to work on the most are your buildups. At 1:24, the song was off and running before I even realized it. If you tease your listeners a little more, it'll make that kick entrance all the more satisfying. Also, when you seem to take a breather from 2:19 to 3:01, I think there needs to be some percussive presence there. In my (very) humble opinion, trance is a genre that should keep your head bobbing the whole way through, and part of that is having a kick, hi hat, snare, clap, mousetrap, something that audibly keeps the beat. The crescendo that kicks in at 3:01 is a good effort, but it's a little wussy for my taste, mainly because that snare is weaksauce. It doesn't cut through like I'd expect.

Last teensy criticism: this song has a lot of high voicing without a low counterbalance. I can hear your bassline, but it's about 2 octaves too high. You've got plenty on the high side as it is. Drop some of that stuff down and you've got yourself a winner.

You've got the foundation for a great song here. Just give it a little more attention. 3/5 7/10

Chamon responds:

Sure will edit some of the things you've said. Tomorrow, I'll make a whole new arrangement. Thanks alot for the review :)

[Iron Clubbin']

Please

Stop setting my ears on fire with your amazing songs. I actually have a headache from cranking this one up so loud for so long.

ZuneInc responds:

Thanks for the great comment :)

[Enter The Sun]

Ear sex

This is a fantastic song through and through. The mixture of sounds is spot on, from the percs to the bassline to the hi analog synths.

Very nice ambiance in the first third or so. I really like the background choir(?) pad you used. It adds a nice little bit of flavor without becoming too overpowering. The progression of the main melody is very well done. I like the fact that the analog synth feels just a little random at points without going all over the place.

The buildup/dub drop was a little unexpected, but in a very good way. It's still very much the same song even after you introduced the new percs and FM. Also, bravo on not making the dubstep seem repetitive and out of place. Changing the melody over to a lower analog synth(?) really supports the new feel very well.

The way you wind things down and leave that last note sort of hanging befits the song perfectly. A lot of similar DnB songs can end weird because the author doesn't come up with a good way of "saying goodbye" to the listener. Great job!

Maybe somebody else will come up with some criticism, 'cause I can't. I really can't find a single thing wrong here. Not a channel out of place. This song makes musical promises and delivers on every single one of them. This is going on my iPod on loop for the next millennium or so. 10/10, 3.4 billion/5

ZuneInc responds:

Thanks a lot for the comment. Saying hello and saying goodbye in a song has always been my strong points :)

[SJ [Dead Space]]

A couple of suggestions

Maybe allow the bassline to build a bit more before bringing in the beat? I was waiting for something of a buildup, but the song dropped right off the bat. Give it some more suspense.

Along those same lines, I like the break in the action at 1:18, but it's way too short. The incorporation of the sound effect is awesome, but it's kinda lonely. I would say use a few more sounds and/or add a short uplift before popping right back into the beat.

Great example of dub/glitchstep, as usual. Now, if only you would actual finish a few more of your WIPs :P
4/5 8/10

SteakJohnson responds:

this is a good idea, also i think it needs more melodicalness to it, just melodic stabs or strings or something. Thanks for the support as always!

[Thor [Dubstep] wip]

The beat's sick as hell

But I feel like the melody's lacking a bit. The bass is as nice and dirty as one could expect, but the high synths are too weak next to it. On the plus side, there are a great many places that you can go with this. The percs don't need any work. The kick is good and punchy. THAT SNARE IS TASTY.

The hi hat intro at 0:33 gave me a boner.

SteakJohnson responds:

indeed, melody does need reworking... and thanks!