bdog705's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Daniwive - The City]

honestly, to make FM bass like this, open up sytrus, on OP1 change the modx on the phase of the waveform graph so you can use the X/Y grid, changing the phase of a waveform is what makes the ''wobble'' in FM basses, then route another OP into the first ones path so you can get a modulation source, most FM basses utilize 2 Operators with an X/Y mod changing the phase,

the first waveform is the dominant portion of the sound whilst the second waveform is the one that changes, or modulates the first waveforms pitch, DnB, dubstep, neuro, all those genres revolve around this simple form of sound design, its very easy to do it with sytrus

check out this guys youtube, he makes great tutorials, he knows what he's doing so you actually learn, and he uses FL studio
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2mgCVJWitRUTIpgd7pLung

DaneeWive responds:

Thank you for your review,actually I am trying learn as quick as possible,because I have a bunch of dubstep in my head that sounds like Xtrullor's style(a lot of phasers),thanks for the lesson,although,I have used Serum for the Dubstep now I am trying to make a dubstep composed of Harmor,Massive,Serum,and that you said I will try and Sytrus!!!

[Dubstep Drop #1]

the 2 minute process means you used samples so im only judging this based on its sample arrangement, its good arrangement but it could use more variation
the high pitched plucks don't fit very well with the other sounds

EMBL3M responds:

true

[The Train Station]

fl studio is a very tricky start
my advice would be to get FPC and assign a drum kit to it and load up a premade midi loop and goof off with it, then try adding a bassline with harmor, stick to the black keys since they all sound good together, go from there

not a bad attempt but just watch your timing and synching with the tempo. turn on the metronome to get some help too

ShareeBon responds:

Thank you so much.

[KIMERA]

don't upvote your own submission
its decent but the vocals don't fit especially for GD
can you source where you got the vocals from?

ElenaDrake responds:

Yeah, I made a higher pitch, and I'll try to create a harder stage for GD as the faster song. Yeah, it dosen't fit on the song, but don't worry. I can make a stage with that.

Btw, the vocals are from I remake from my VOCALOID EDITOR. (That's why I remarked the rights indicated above.)

Thanks for your review!

[Distorted Battle]

you make some nice ambient drones, a lot of these fit into other songs as textures for them and add something else to them, ambient drones are always nice to hear

NekoMika responds:

Thankies :)

[Hunt]

i love the resonance on the basslines you got, very wet sounding, adds really well to the ambiance of some parts
im not a genuine fan of bass wobbles but you make yours in a different way to some extent, its a nice change in pace for once
the sound design in general was pretty cool all around, im impressed with some of the sounds you made and especially how well some of them fit together, the choruses are my favorite parts in this song.
love those screeching sounds,
mastering is nice and clean, can hear everything properly, no muddiness in the bass
good song and good work , keep it up yo!

ZNH789 responds:

Thanks for your feedback. Glad you enjoyed it.

[Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up - Dance Remix Ft. Maelstrom]

did you just download the songs MIDI and imported VST's to each channel? thats not very creative and im pretty sure NG doesn't allow that

PancakePocket responds:

No I did not, all of my works are original, also, stop giving bad reviews on all of my songs just because I gave you a bad review on NG, you are acting really spoiled

[Loop Thingy]

hey thats gross beat time manipulation! i love gross beat!
nice and spooky tone thats oddly reassuring, like a broken 50s diner post nuclear war
pretty cool yo

NekoMika responds:

Thanks :)

[Back On Track - Dance Remix [Geometry Dash]]

it IS a good song but its really basic,
the drums are simple and kinda looped so it gets repetitive, the melody is good and catchy but doesn't really go anywhere progression-wise until halfway through the song.
the sound design itself is basic and sounds like 2 default patches strewn about with some reverb.
i dont think it was worthy of a featured section however mostly because its a basic remix, the same said to me is being said to you, you prolly remixed a GD track and put GD in the title to get views but who gives a shit
its just a number, all that matters is your effort and how much is put into the song
and you put some into this song which is noticeable but it doesnt sound like a lot, its not bad but it isnt the best.
id say just work on having more instruments in general that fit with the song, a few pads and arpeggios in the background wouldn't hurt, maybe some additional noises in the background too
oh and the bass seems really just not present in this or at least doesn't go lower than 100hz, try making a subbass and sidechain it to your kick channel on the mixer so you get clean bass all around.
no h8 only appreci8 m8
keep it up yo!

PancakePocket responds:

I agree with you. I wanted to keep one simple though because that’s my style when it comes to remixing! Thanks for the review!

[Let it be Known]

i feel like the timing could be a tad more on point in the earlier portions of the song
its very catchy and quite interesting to be honest
maybe the drums could use a change here and there too
good song overall yo!

Epitaph64 responds:

Thanks a lot for the response! It's actually kind of a style I've been experimenting with. I've found that purposefully coming up with "close" rhythms and then building around that causes me to think creatively about the purpose behind the music more, as a sort of corrective mechanism which gives meaning to an otherwise "meaningless" thing. If the "question" posed melodically is already rhythmically correct, then it leaves little work for the the rest of the instrumentation to do in terms of creating a cohesive atmosphere for that distorted voice to live in so to speak.