Shmi's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Keepin' the DUB in Dubstep.]

maybe its because i dont have a giant subwoofer...

but i was kind of dissapointed by the drop..
the intro was pretty tight, but your wobble kind of lacks power.
it could have been so much better if it just got a little more filthy.
i´d say distort the living shit out of that wobble, maybe add some more ´synth´ to it, and it´ll be awesome. its just kinda meh like this...

TimmyBlaze responds:

Ah, the Drop! Transitioning is fuckin' hard in electronic music man, atleast for me it's the hardest part. Thanks for the feedback. I'll definitely try some distortion on that wobble though see how it sounds.

[Grime- Project Nova]

meh...

not really digging the bass... or the voice.... or the drums (especially that blub sound or something, very annoying.) also that love filter preset (i think) you used... not that great at all....

it all sounds very basic and uninspired to be honest..

i'd really suggest looking for some quality samples too, because i think i speak for a lot of people (mostly FL users i guess) that im really getting sick of the standard FL drumkit used in basicly every song here on NG. just google for free drumkits, you'll probably be able to get some nice sounding drums. search for some free VST's while your at it, there are some prerry damn good ones out there!

just send me a PM if you can't find anything nice, i'll help you out.
//Shmi

FKProductions responds:

OK, because I know Grime so well, I think I can speak for him here :)

I myself have been asking him to use HQ samples and plugins and such, but he has made it VERY clear that he is an 8-bit style guy; he likes this kind of stuff, and that's the way it is :)

However, I will let him know you offered him some help.

Thanks a lot for the review (THREE REVIEWS? :O)

Face <(X_X)>

[Harha - Noname [WIP]]

well...

the 8 bit sounds are very nice, though your bass could use some work.. seems kinda generic if you aks me. 3xocs i´m guessing? love the breatofdeath sample in it btw! use it quite alot myself ;)

Harha responds:

Haha, thanks man! But generic? D: It's 3xOsc yeah but I thought it sounded kinda unique. I even used a bitcrusher to downsample it + automated it for cool effect. But well, it didnt take me long to make it so maybe I'll just spend more time tweaking it which I would have done however in the future. :P

But yeah, its my first try @ producing dubstep which however is no excuse since I've produced music for about 4 years now, mostly hardstyle...

[XS - Treading Blood (DubDeath)]

amazing!

all im missing is a YOYOYOY formant bass/ grunt duel ;)

Jimmypig responds:

I agree, that would be fucking dark!

[End of Line (Distrix NG Mix)]

sweeeeeet

awesome track man!

DISTRIX responds:

Thanks, Shmi!

[Tzu - The Final Bell]

nice

really like what you did with the schoolbell sound, fits the song perfectly.
the drop comes in a little late though, i almost clicked away. (could be my 2 minute attention span though)didn't quite get the entire story behind it, but the music is great!

overall very good job 5/5 - 9/10

Tzunami responds:

It would of been easier if I told the story to the song, but I'd have to come up with something. Anyways, thanks for the review.

[Skorpion sting]

wow!

shit man this is good!!
NEED MOAR!!!! >:(

Skorpiondarksoul responds:

Tnx!!

[BAZ - Hell Yes! (DNB)]

BAWESOME!!

great job man! flawless

BAZmotherfucker responds:

Right on. I think I can live with flawless lol

[Iron God: Sakupen Hell Yes RMX]

HO-LY SHIT!

i..........am......speechless

mr-jazzman responds:

No words needed my friend, thanks for the review!

[forgotten gospel of bassline]

weird..

well, i gotta say, big ups for originality! never heard something like this before.
though for me, its a little bit too 'all over the place' for me. kinda sounds like a couple of loops (good ones, dont get me wrong) thrown together. its not bad, just try to keep it consistant mate.

//Shmi

wizzenberry responds:

took advice, worked around it on a new tune, tell me what you think :]