xxxZigZagxxx's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[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!

[My 4-Track Came in the Mail]

0:13 This is cute and bouncy. Like it. As you said, it's pretty hissy. I wonder if you can use a Fruity Limiter to reduce the noise using a gate? Either way, it's groovy and neat.

Love it. ^_^

phosphorusprocedure responds:

If I used my preamp while recording this, the hiss would've have been a problem, but at the time this was recorded, I didn't have it.

Oh well. I could use a gate, but I'd have to rerecord each of the 4 tracks individually and re-combine them, and I just recently discovered that the tape machine has audio sync drift, so different tracks slowly drift out of tempo. That was surprising, lol.

Thanks for the review, man!

[Jelly and Jam]

0:06 The groove is real.
0:10 I can hear a bit of distortion. Is that just me? If it's there, it could be removed a little?
0:23 I like the phaser's rhythm. Is it gross beat? Either way it's cool
0:35 OOH this is a sweet spot.
0:39 Love the progression of this beat.
0:44 A bit messy just prior to this timestamp
0:54 I love the riff.
1:02 Sounds exactly like Jelly and Jam :)
1:09 OOH this is so cut. LOVE IT
1:16 yesssss those chords

Love this beat. So good. I'm not sure if the distortion is merely on my end but either way, the composition was great. love it.

phosphorusprocedure responds:

Yeah, it's distortion. I had the guitar coming in a little too hot into my 4-track. I guess at the time I thought it sounded cool and payed no mind, but now that I'm listening to it, I guess it's a bit much.

Yeah, that chord thing is gross beat. I used to use fruity love philter for all my tempo-based gates but gross beat works way better for what I want.

Thanks for digging the track, man! (lots of reviews, holy cow -- i'll get to them as soon as I can. Thanks, zigzag)

[Uno]

0:11 I like the progression here. Very nice. Those strums are in the background
0:20 I love the lo-fi feel
0:25 OOOOH the progression. Cuttttt
0:32 So neat.
0:37 gotta love
0:40 Ah it gets better.

This one's brilliant. Needs to be made into a beat. Simply brilliant.

ZigZag

phosphorusprocedure responds:

Chord progression is Cm7 Am7 Cmaj7 Amaj7
I thought it was cool because a) the C A thing repeats, but
b) in the middle of that pattern, the key changes. Am7 and Cmaj7 fit into C, but Cm7 and Amaj7 fit into... some other weird key I guess? Mentally I'm thinking C A C A, but it's really like ? C C ?.

The guitars had fruity phaser on the subtle preset on there, which made it sound pretty cool.