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I'm actually not a big fan of this song but it's only because it's not really the techno style that I'm in to (prefer more minimal). However, I do want to say that I think you've done a really good job producing this track and I think it's got a lot of potential.

Although I did want to mention that I found the bass was a bit overpowering after the build-up. I think if you just brought it down a notch is wouldn't be so distracting. I also found that the 'chorus' was a bit anti-climatic. I think you need something a little more rhythmic in there to give it more drive.

Nevertheless, well done on the track.

durn responds:

Yee-haw, Jim-bobby! :) Thanks for the critical review, dude. I actually thought the bass was a bit soft myself as it's supposed to be the driving force but I feel ya just the same. As for the chorus, I wanted it that way, I'm a sucker for giving people a reason to raise their lighter (eep, I'm old, is it cellphones now?) in the air. ;) Not saying you're not right, just that I'm weird. :D

Very nice...

I can't say I'm surprised this song hasn't got a higher score but it definitely deserves one. It's very well produced and really interesting to listen to. I felt a bit of Aphex Twin in this as it strangely reminded me of his song 'Ventolin'.

I would have liked to hear it progress in to something a bit different later on in the song although what you have already is pretty awesome. Anyway it's a 9/10 and 5/5 from me.

I think I'm gonna check out some more of your stuff now... good work.

Quarl responds:

Thanks sir. I never heard Ventolin but I love Aphex Twin's work. There's still some time before the comp ends, so who knows... maybe I'll add a climax to the climax.

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Side chain, side chain, side chain, lol.

Seriously though, this is some really nice house music. It's well produced and has that dancability. I'm a little firghtened to share my opinion on where you should take this piece as so many people are praising you for what you've done. But I can honestly say that a bit more variety in this song could make it a 10/10. It could do with a melodic change as well as a rhythm chage.

But thats only my opinion. Good work. I'm very impressed,

BrokenCrossfader responds:

ha dont be frightened speak your mind, i need as much advice as i can get :)

First dubstep attempt?

I'm guessing this was your first dubstep attempt as you've only recently been exposed to it. You've definitely captured that dubstep style, heavy powerful bass, with basically minimal everything else.

However, I think the beat could use a little jazzing up. I think there's a distinct lact of snare which is essential in dubstep.

All in all you've done a goof job on the wobble bass but the track seems to be a little unstructured and the beat a little weak. But a first track is a first track and I'm sure you'll have made vast improvements by the time you finish your next one.

Good job, and welcome to dubstep ;)

musical-lechery responds:

Thanks for the review. Yeah this is my first attempt at anything close to dubstep. The first time I heard any I was trippin face and just fell in love with the bass.

But I'd like you to explain a little more what you mean by the track bein unstructured and the beat a little weak. I know the beat is a little minimal for the genre if that's what you mean.

Also, how was the mixing? Depending on what sound system I use the bass seems to be too loud sometimes and it distorts other sounds but on other systems it sounds like candy.

If you don't mind giving me a little more insight on dubstep I'd greatly appreciate it.

God it's sloppy and disgusting... I like it ;)

Nice tune you've got going on here. Although I just wanted to quickly comment on the leading synth at the beginning. You really need to cut off some of those higher frequencies in it as it's really piercing.

Apart from that it's a decent dubstep tune. I can tell your from London ;)

johnnyk158 responds:

Ahh nice!
Yeah I will take some of those frequencies down a bit.
I should have a new version on in a couple of months probably.

Nice...

As soon I as I checked out your profile after you reviewed one of my songs I knew I would like your techno. The reason being that your from Croatia, always decent techno ;)

Seriously though, you've got something really good in the making here. That acid type synth is fantastic. You've really made a decent thick sound and it gets you moving.

However, I felt there was a severe lacking in bass. I think you need to add some heavy bass notes in there to really get people up and moving. The drum pattern can also a get a little repetitive and in my opinion you have a few too many bass kicks.

But hey it's a demo, loads of room for improvement but a brilliant demo nonetheless. I can imagine this tune being MASSIVE on completion.

Good work and well done.

bornacar responds:

tnx man I really appreciate for cheking me out...you are right about the drums I will do my best to improve them. Anyway it really seems you know what your talking about when it comes to creating music and I must say I am glad you pointed few things out for me...

Take care

Haha, tune!

This is a well good tune. I can totally imagine those pills being made as well. I would definitely go mental to this tune if it came on at a rave. Good work man.

AlxEllis responds:

lol ye but after a bit it would drive you crazy lol thanks for reviewing ;)

Hmmm, interesting...

I'm not sure if it's just the style I don't like or the synth. I like the pace of this piece, the beats and the bass line. It's all wicked. However i'm not a fan of the main leading synth. It definitely needs some sort of melody going on but I found it a little too chaotic to get me interested.

Don't get me wrong, it's a good piece of music and it is well produced. It's just the leading synth that I think could do with a little altering. I'd personally change the sound to something a little less tinny and work on a more simple melody.

Anyway, it's a good techno song. 5/5 8/10

Twistedtechnology responds:

hmm, i can see where you're coming from here, it does, in retrospect, seem chaotic and disjointed. perhaps a heaver sounding synth would have definitely sounded better, perhaps i'll mess around with it later XD

thanks a ton for your vote and your review!!

Heavy tune man.

I'd love to be making drum and bass like this, but it's so damn hard to do. The bass is really nice although I thought it could have done with a little more boosting of the lower frequencies.

If i'm totally honest, I don't think it needed any of the synthy stuff over the top. I thought it distracted from the deep dirty feel of the piece.

Anyway, i'm extremely envious, keep these coming if you can.

Rig responds:

This was like my first real attempt at DnB. It isn't mastered properly at ALL - I whipped this up in like 12 hours after I realized I didn't have enough good material to satisfy an hour-long set. :P
I agree about the bass and synthy stuff, too.

Thanks for the feedback, though! :D

This was nice...

I decided to review a song of your as you said in the audio forum that people had stopped reviewing your music and I felt a little sorry for you lol.

I read the comment below and was a little disappointed that you used pre-made drum loops in this. I always think that drum and bass is fairly easy to write if you use whole drum sample phrases. Nevertheless, this was a really nice piece. The bass is nice, and displays a good use of those filters. The backing synths were heavy.

All in all this is a well structured song, plenty going on and keeps the listening interested. Good work man. You tried to write some drum and bass and succeeded.

UntitledWhite responds:

Well i thank you for your pity review :)

Yea making drum and bass beats is pretty easy,... its just getting the correct sound out of thewhole matter thats a little difficult. I like to program everything seperately. Each individual hit has a certain EQ... its just hard to get it to sound as good as the loops that i had.

As i've said, i got about 200 new samples... among those, are several single drum hits. I'm going to see if i can tweak some of those out to my liking. Its hard to work with about 12 snares.
So yes... this is just a thrown together song and hopefully i can make one that has a lot more of "me" involved. Thanks a lot for your kind review... I'll see you around Newgrounds :-)

How about those bad boy glasses? Minimal style music composer. Reviews always welcome, cheers.

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