xxxZigZagxxx's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[It's Been A While]

0:04 OK, very bassy, but still melodic.
0:11 I like your sense of composition.
0:14 WOW that swoosh was way too loud
0:21 The drums could use a bit of energy. It's a bit too... boppy for my taste.
0:33 You've quite a lot of harsh frequencies making their way through... piercing ones. Maybe you can EQ them so they don't seem so piercing
0:54 OH GEE THAT SWISH way too loud
1:00 I do like your melodies though. Very fresh. I think you need better synths though.
1:10 That kick is a bit too... bassy and its release is too... short or something.
1:24 I like that synth. It's very short and nice and cuts through nicely without being brash.
1:35 that swish. man, your swishes are terrible.
1:43 Hmm... not too sure about that synth that stabs on every half a note. It's too... dominant. It doesn't flow.
2:06 OK the melody might be getting a bit old now... or is it the chord progression. Probably the chord progression. You can change it up for different parts of the song, you know.
2:28 Hmm. This is nice and calm ending.

Overall, a good song for where you're at. Maybe you need to work on flow, groove and other things, but right now I suspect you're learning so these things will come to you in time. Overall, very nice. Needs improvement, but nice.

SolarFloss responds:

Wow, okay thanks for everything! :D

[water+]

0:00 Nice loop. The mixing is a little funny. Not sure if those are real chords.
0:11 I can hear a little voice loop in there. Funny.
0:19 If anything this sounds like experimentation. I don't mind experimentation.
0:28 It's slightly hilarious.

It is repetitive, but kinda catchy. But it's just experimentation, and it gets really jarring after a while with the really off-putting chords and such. Needs a bit more to push it past average.

Cool!

Tarteviant responds:

Thanks for the feedback.. my ears can't really do everything by themselves lol appreciate it loads guys.
The mix is mind boggling. It sounds like some simple little loop but I have to compress this, reverb that, eq this, quiet that, just for it to even sound bland enough to not be a pain.

But yea this was an experiment,

yea..

[Final Passage-[Cinematic]]

These are... epic. I can't believe it. Thanks for entrancing me with your music. Keep on keeping on. You are a star in the sky.

[Liquid High]

0:00 Nice soothing intro.
0:12 Drum&bass rhythm coming in. Lots of reverb. nice intro.
0:22 You got hi's coming in here. If anything, this song kind of lacks a little energy so far, and feels like bits are being pasted on as we go.
0:43 I think this is supposed to be a build-up. It should be a bit more exciting. Using things like automation filters could be exciting.
1:10 Hmm... the bass isn't all too bassy. It needs to be a bit more impacting.
1:25 Playful. Has a playful melody. Perhaps the type of reverb on that main lead is too weird. It feels like it's in a different space altogether. I don't really like it.
2:09 It's getting a bit repetitive right now. Be nice if things varied to keep me interesting. Yes the melody is progressing, but nothing else seems to be.
2:49 Still kind of sitting here waiting for something to happen.
2:57 OK nice build up, repeating synths, I hope it builds to a nice conclusion.
3:20 Ok this is interesting. I like at least that there's some variety. But still nedes to be interesting. That hi-hat pattern's a bit boring.
3:37 Did it just loop over again? I'm going to skip through to check. It sounds like it exactly looped.

Ok not sure if it looped again but I didn't want to listen to it and it sounded pretty much the same. Very moody, very understated, but just a little bit boring. You might want to spice things up and fix the reverb on that main synth. Things are just a little dreary and lacking energy, and I can't really hear the fullness of your lead etc.

Thanks for letting me listen!

[Torture Rack [Lex Luger type]

Very tight. Very loud. Very nice. this is probably the best beat I've heard from you. Well done.

[Traphouse4]

Interesting new style. I want you to keep trying stuff like this, even though the synth isn't that well mixed. The snare is nice though. Your kicks are a bit over-bassy and the snares clumsy, but your overall progression is tight.

ThaKidd responds:

I don't care for trap so I said fuck mastering haha

[Every day of Every week - Zieg]

I do like your flow quite a lot on this one. You've got a very cool voice for rappin and stuff ^_^

If you had a better mic it'd be even better. And you're good at lyrics too. The song's got a general theme of hustlin :)

ZigZag

SinZLazTWordZ responds:

Thanks ZigZag. I appreciate the review man. I dont think the problem is the microphone though. Its what the microphone picks up... its a fantastic microphone but I dont have a secluded closed off room to record in. Picks up other sounds sometimes. But I know what you mean man.
Thank you again for taking the time to review.

Ziegie

[Goodbye-[Cinematic]]

This song blesses me in so many different ways. The composition lifts my soul with grace. I feel weighted no longer by concerns of death, but by the promise of life. A weight is lifted off my shoulders. I feel lighter. The world surrounding me looks brighter. I stare into the distance, the grains of sand coarse between my toes, the sunlight beating down on my forehead, the wind blowing across the desert landscape. I can bend time. Life makes sense now in this universe. I am no longer encumbered by all that crap I used to think was important. I cut off my heels and ascend into the sky.

keepwalking responds:

I hope you notice what you just wrote there. Such deep words, man.