xxxZigZagxxx's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Night Stalker]

0:00 pensive enough beginning
0:20 bass comes in
0:27 sounds horrorcore-ish
0:33 i like this chord coming in
0:40 that kick is a bit too subdued for my liking... too bassy, not enough breadth or whatever
0:55 i hope it comes to the fore soon
1:00 this is too subdued...... at the moment. needs a little more in your face drums. i try not to mean that in the shallowest of ways, but the song does need a bit of energy and sway in my opinion
1:40 yeah it's a bit too subdued imo
SKIP to 2:45 wow this entire track never lifts, does it? it needs to lift

In my opinion this track needed to lift and it didn't.... even in the drum parts the hits weren't distinct enough. left me without a good impression. still well-produced, though, just not energetic enough

ZigZag

AnubisInc responds:

I'll take this into consideration when I complete this song. Thank you for your input, and thank you for listening.

[Gojou's Theme]

Wow. The melodies in this are fantastic. You're right in saying this is Mega Man-inspired. It is beautiful and every little bit has its purpose.
0:22 This part is fantastic! Well-done. So brilliant.
0:31 Wow! Those stabs. I love it. So good.
0:43 I love your composition. Don't know what much else to say, this is brilliant on all accounts. From the drums down to the riffs and bass lines, every thing is so well-thought-out and cohesive.
1:13 The synths here and how they bend are so ecstatic. I'm FAVOURITING you and this track.
1:34 those stabs kill me. so good.
SKIP to 2:26 much of it is the same but it is still fantastic. love it.

This was an extremely well composed song and i love how cohesive it all was. Synths well-chosen, drums were consistent, and the stabs killed me. loved it <3 favourited both for artist and song

ZigZag

Sodapiggy responds:

Thanks so much for your support! I'll be posting some new music soon, so stay tuned!

[Power Loop]

The snares are a bit much, and the kicks aren't mixed very well, but at least it's a kind of start. It's got some kind of fullness. Even though I've heard that guitar sample so many times. Good start to learning FL.

Axolotl responds:

Yeah, there's a lot wrong with it, but it was a good learning experiment. Creating a short melody and doing percussion and whatnot was difficult for me since I had never really used it before. I have *no* idea how to mix stuff or master it correctly in the program, and I'm still barely able to use it, haha. I need to sit down and really learn the ins and outs of it someday.

But thanks for the review! Appreciate it!

[Ominous Factory]

0:00 This bass arp. It's kind of overwhelming.
0:16 ok i'd like something to come in here it's getting a bit tedious
0:25 the drums are really weird, not sure if i like them, they are a bit tedious
0:38 i am waiting for something interesting to happen
0:48 ok so the hi-hats come in
0:55 there needs to be a bit of interest in this song
1:00 ok the repeated loops here are a bit more interesting and experimental i like it
1:13 i like this riff right here
1:19 the randomness is killing me a bit though, in a bad way
1:30 the hi hats seem a bit random and i'd like there to be a bit of logic in the way this is set out, or at least i would like to sense some as the listener
1:50 it's getting a bit repetitious
1:55 i like this version of the beat where you repeat the same phrase without snare, i think it is
2:10 and the riffs where this mostly high notes
because the low notes aren't very well mixed
2:20 ok now we're hearing a bit of variation

still this is a very repetitious piece that could do with a little difference. needs something more, in my opinion, to flesh it out.

zigzag

Evy-Devy responds:

This was one of my first soundtracks I did a LONG time ago like I wrote in the description. I do wish it wasn't repeative but that's because I was using the demo version of FL Studio and had to do the song in like 1-3 days. So my old songs are repetitous because of that and inexperience. Though I hope to redo them in the future or use the notes from them for new songs. I did put a lot of interest in the song and some people really liked it.

[hip beat yo]

Dense. Nicely done. I like the bass. Good loop. Groovy. Hip hoppy. Toms on lock.

Hehe, nice one Father-of-Death

Father-of-Death responds:

yeeeeee thanks maaaaaaaaan

:)))))))))))))))))))))

[RIP Rand]

That solo is the best thing ever, elevated this hugely. love it.... much love, phospho

phosphorusprocedure responds:

Thanks, man. That's my Cock Fight pedal with the bias control cranked all the way down. Dying battery effect. Sounds really cool.

[Nah nah nah nahhhh]

0:00 Nice. I like the static. And the background vocals.
0:09 Quaint time signature. Neat guitar plucks.
0:20 OOOh a sweet spot. i like that part.
0:26 a little bit of finnicky playing there
0:31 this is sweet. you're a big fan of the beatboxing background aren't you?

Quaint. Sounds nice and smooth and subtle.

phosphorusprocedure responds:

I was using my laptop mic instead of my usual mic, it's got way more noise.

Time signature was 4/4, like almost everything I do. Maybe I was accenting some notes in an odd way.

The riffs were mostly improvised. Sometimes I can't decide between 2 notes I want to hit, and I guess that's where I hesitate. Or get wonky. One of those.

Always gotta get the beatboxing in there, man! Haha.

Thanks for the review, man.

[Dog Eat Dog]

0:05 Oh wow this is fantastic. Those drums slap so well!
0:13 It's dirty. It actually reminds me a bit of Kanye's "Gorgeous" beat in its composition.
0:29 WOW THAT IS FANTASTIC
this is one of the best beats i've heard from you. it's fantastic.
0:43 Very well produced. I can picture someone rapping over this definitely.
0:50 WOW LOVE THIS. it gets even better. this is amazing
truly one of the best beats you've ever made
1:05 Please someone rap over this well. It'd make my day.
1:15 This could even be a great rock song, like a kind of Arctic Monkeys "Suck It and See" type composition. Apologies if you hate that album... it's a guilty pleasure of mine :)

Love it. Love love love it. It's fantastic. One of my favourite beats of yours, ever. putting it in my favourite bank ^_^

ZigZag

phosphorusprocedure responds:

Lol, this was before I realized I could plug my guitar directly into the computer, without that weird electrical noise thing going on. I don't know what to use my amp for. I tried incorporating my amp in my setup yesterday, and it didn't sound different at all.

I think I took boring 808 drums from some sample pack, and cranked FerricTDS on them, and that's how they sound. EZ, haha

My friend was bugging me to listen to arctic monkeys. I'll def put it in the list.

Thanks for digging the track, man!