bdog705's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Same old]

well youve been busy huh? kool song here though, got a good ambient vibe thats pretty uplifting

[ColBreakz - Galaxy]

harmor is life ;p

[Clouds]

ducking is a much better term than sidechaining, also ducking is insanely easy in FL, i always thought i was stupid because i couldn't figure it out but here's how to easily do it without all the automation BS

link your kick drum to your bass in the mixer and right click on the arrow at the bottom of the insert (kick and bass are in separate inserts obviously), select 'sidechain to this track'

now your kick is sending input to your bass, the kick itself isn't being sent but the transients from your kick are being sent
basically the waveform of your kick is going to automatically set the volume dropoff for your bass (way faster then trying to guess the right automation points to make it duck better)

now on your bass insert, pop on a limiter and go to the compression tab, right click on the sidechain box and the insert your kick is set to should appear so select that insert.
then in the loudness section, turn down your THRES knob by like 20-30% then up the RATIO knob by the same amount

now you have Fruity limiter doing the most basic duck it can, the rest of the tweaks are up to you however as your ears are the best judge

also another fun tactic ive picked up on is using PEQ2 and cutting out the bass completely with a very steep low pass and automating the 7th bands frequency knob to follow the kick drums waveform, so the bass is getting EQed out while your kick comes in nice and clean

also great song yo, i like your sound design throughout the track
watch your volume with hi hats and crashes and what not as those are part of the ''if it sounds quiet, its probably not that quiet'' group of sounds

great work yo keep it up!

SlashCrazySmirk responds:

Thanks for the feedback man! This is the kinda stuff I need, constructive criticism. I'll definitely try to improve on my next song with this help. Glad you like this song aswell.

[Depressed]

feels a little empty, good ambient structure but i cant really put my finger on whats missing.

watch the reverb though as too much can add some unwanted sounds to your mix, its better to use a delay on some sounds

good song you made though
keep it up yo

[Kick your fucking ass]

inb4 swearing for cool points

you should export at 320kbps instead of 192 or 160 like, better quality ;p

NuclearRadiation responds:

Hey man, get off my arse, I haven't made music like this before, i'm trying out new sound sampling too so yeah, I know the quality isn't HQ atm...

[ColBreakz - Gold Ring]

very interested in learning how you compress to impress with your bass and kicks

your mix overall was astounding, great levels. every instrument comes in nice and clean
good song overall
nice work with this one yo, keep these awesome tracks coming!

[On The Universe]

the looped melody got very boring because its just a 2 bar loop for the most part
decent song overall, could use a bit more. it gave me a bunch of ideas as to where this song could have gone
keep it up my dude

[Can You See The Clouds Divide (Metal)]

probably my favorite song of yours
i think your final mix was great, everything comes in clean and nothings overpowering

the vocals could have been in pitched a little better but oh well. its such a minor flaw that it isn't really noticeable.
damn everything here fits together quite nicely, lovin the instrumentation
your songs have a weird vibe that i enjoy and i cant pinpoint why i like them but i do
keep it up man this is pretty good!

ADR3-N responds:

Considering the level of rekt on the guitars this track (put the cab before the amp like a dodo bird lol) I'm pleasantly surprised. Glad you liked!

[His Honor]

your mix here is pretty good
im not much for rock songs or anything but this was pretty catching for my ears
i think you just need to work on your bass mastering, the kick is layered with the bass and causing small amounts of muddiness, always good to avoid that
other than that, great song
love the chorus at 1:22
reminds me of command and conquer red alert 3's rock soundtrack
good job on this yo! keep it up

ADR3-N responds:

Yes this track is super muddy. I really need to go back and mix it over again. Thanks for the review!