xxxZigZagxxx's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[CHEEZY R&B]

0:07 LOL that flanger hahahahahahahahaha
0:10 It's very cute and yeaah haha
0:18 Aw this is cute. Those off bass notes xD
0:33 Hahaha sorry i don't like the notes xDDDDD but they're hilarious
0:46 The flanger is kind of cool but the delay lol
0:54 Yah this is funny ;P If this is an old song, you've improved a lot. Especially in terms of varying things up. This track would benefit from a bit of progression.
1:25 I do kind of like that main riff though. and the final chord in the progression
1:39 DISTORTION WE GOIN HEAVY METAL RIGHT HUR
1:48 hahah
1:52 Well this is even good even way back when i feel inferior loooool

Yeah this is cool could use with some progression but you know I'm pretty sure you already know that ;) Love the throwback though ;P

phosphorusprocedure responds:

I wish I made the bassline louder. My favorite part was that one clearly wrong note it does. It really makes the chord pop.

[Cm7 / G#6 / F#maj7 / G#maj7]

0:00 Those chords are niiiiiiiiice
0:12 Very very well mixed. I like this.
0:19 Some of the riff is a bit strange again but that's your style
0:25 GROOOOOOOOOOOOVY LOVE this beat
0:35 Is this you sampling gat or playing it? Oh that's right you play the gat. This is really good if it's you
0:55 I LIKE the progression. This is hoot. hottttt.
1:07 very well composed. the ending is nice.

I love this one. Very good concept. Unique even from the rest of your catalogue. because of the acoustic vibe as well and it has a very nice vibe.

phosphorusprocedure responds:

Thanks -- yeah, it's me playing guitar. Like a year and a half ago, my cat chewed up my go-to guitar mic, so lately I've been using my laptop mic for guitar. It doesn't sound too bad if I eq it the right way, and the mic is hyper mega cardioid, so I don't even have to turn off my fan or anything to record.

Thanks for the review, man!

[Zeigarnik]

0:10 Chop start and stop
0:15 Interesting beat. I'm not sure I'm feeling the beat
0:28 Interesting, for sure. You could edit those main melodies they're a bit too dissonant for my liking ha
0:50 I still like the crazy manipulation of drums but there is a lot of empty space i'm trying to fill with my brain and it doesn't make sense because i'm not a rhythm master
1:15 haha i like your samples at the end

not bad. not my favourite by you but not bad :)

phosphorusprocedure responds:

I'm no rhythm master either, I just have the computer do all the work for me.

I think BOUILLE's really good at the whole tapping the drum hits in via a drumpad/keyboard or something like that. I have a Oxygen midi keyboard that could handle that sort of thing really well, but I'm just too lazy to hook it up sometimes, so I resort to weird ass methods to get different sounding drum patterns. Eventually, I'll do the patterns by hand. With time.

I could see how the choppiness is an acquired taste, though. There is mad space. fearing recommended hats to fill the space, but... I dunno, I have some kind of vendetta against hi-hats. I never know where to put them. I dunno...

Thanks for the review!

[Spironolactone]

0:07 OOOOOH yes that sample
0:13 This type of one makes me want to collab so i can help with the melodies lol but then again the dissonance is part of your style I think I'd ruin it if I started to come up with my "in-scale" melodies that are candy coated xD
0:54 YES those manipulations
0:59 I really like the mixing in this one.
1:05 random riff haha
1:11 OHHHHHHH

Ends too soon in my opinion, still fantastic, leaves me wanting more, but maybe that's good because it'd make people press the replay button. Trustworthy!

phosphorusprocedure responds:

Thanks, dude!

[1982]

0:16 Bass feels a bit too clipped in my opinion maybe too compressed. Kind of like how my leads are dry lol
0:35 It is a bit distorted but that might just be how it's supposed to be. Still sounds good though
0:46 I do like that little phased guitar riff in the back.
1:13 That lick in the back is quite pretty
1:20 That cry. Pretty interesting. I like.The ambience of this is very strong. Super strong ambience
1:30 That riff is cute. Very nice.
1:55 You're still different man. That's why I like u ^_^

Love.

phosphorusprocedure responds:

First time using FerricTDS, so I guess I went overboard with everything. I kinda dig the way the bass sounds, even if it's overpowering as all hell. I only mix using headphones, so maybe through speakers it sounds like doodooberries, but I'll never know, haha.

I used to shit on over-compression all the time, but now, it's a way of life. I'll never go back. Not a fan of babysitting the volume knob while listening to jazz or Mahler. Thanks for the review!

[Julian Caesar]

0:00 It is pretty loud hehe
0:20 That bassline is interesting
0:27 I admire how you have so many effects on everything and you make these weird sounds, it's something that I never do. I always focus on melody and composition over everything else because I lack the experimentation to truly make different sounds but this is great
0:55 There's that glitchiness. I like the swagger on the rhythm. Tightness.
1:11 OHOHOHHHHHHHH sample is nice
1:18 GOOD sampling on the drums because it's chopped up very tightly and it has little silences between each chop

This is highlight as well. Brilliance. Much love.

phosphorusprocedure responds:

Thanks for all these reviews, man! I didn't know you'd go on quite the spree, it'll take me a while to get through all these.

Funny thing about the drums -- no chopping at all. Just that method I talked about in the description. I let the glitch plugin and the sidechain do all the work. With the drum loop, I just dropped it in there, and made sure it looped correctly. That's it.

The bassline makes me laugh, because it sounds better on my shitty laptop speakers than it does on my dope-ass headphones. Must be the compression.

[Cattle Prod]

Thought I'd review back because I've been slack and haven't been listening and reviewing lately so let's go through your discog a little.

0:00 Trippy.
0:14 Interesting sample. Reversed. Tight-ish.
0:25 Oh my gosh yes that drum loop. Very tight
0:33 YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS DYING
0:40 This drum loop is amazing what the heck
0:48 WOUODUUDUUDUUUGUGUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
0:54 Those riffs and what is happening this is great
1:00 Nek level.
1:09 next. level.
1:22 Samples for days. jazz standards or what that might be

Yes that was tight that was ever so tight. No laziness. Super tight. I am super super jealous right now. Super jealous. Next level stuff right there. Not even lying. This is one of the best I've heard from you. Cheers.

phosphorusprocedure responds:

Haha, thanks, glad you dug it. I was trying to rip off Run the Jewels a bit here, with the crazy drums and everything. I feel like maybe I went a little too nuts with the sampling at the end, but otherwise it came out pretty good.

[wAter thing :P]

Hello I will review said song

0:00 Water sounds. Very soothing
0:14 Wow that loop is very very well mixed I like the sound
0:22 Oh very musical wow! I do like the musicality
0:32 Snare or tom is a bit clipped at this point? But what the hell this is great
0:44 Very good. Very musical.
0:53 Snare's a bit loud and clipped here
1:00 Chords are a bit random but still interesting
1:15 I don't fully get the progression but it still sounds nice
1:22 That riff of drums is nice
1:27 Ooh there was a little part where the instruments were cut out in a little pattern there
1:40 Yah distorted snare but all good
2:30 This is a nice transition. Things are progressing. Still that snare too loud but you know.
2:48 I like this riff kind of. I wish the chords behind it were more straightforward for some reason
3:18 Overall this sounds very good. Mostly very well mixed, every instrument is wholly present ftw
3:35 I would have wanted you to switch up the drum beat a bit by this point it's getting a bit simple by now
3:50 Still bangs tho
4:00 Dat clipping still happenin lol but nice loop
4:08 OOH i like dat fill dat is a nice boulder
4:22 such uplift!
4:31 I like the strings. it sounds almost cinematic or like something off final fantasy. very uplifting.
4:52 OOOOOOOEEEEEEE love this part right here very musical.
5:01 Nice. Very very musical. i know i keep saying that but it's hard to find something on this site that's musical. i mean, my stuff is pretty terrible i hardly ever use music ever. it's mostly just sounds on top of other sounds
5:37 Pretty bangin
5:45 For a long song it kept my attention for pretty long. Even though for a period of time the drums were quite stagnant, it progressed

As you said the mastering is not so great I think because the snare is too loud that it clips but still! Very coolly composed. Way more musical than 90% of everything on the site, well done. Deserves merit. 4.5/5. This isn't just a sorry for burying you. It's a nice track. I love you like a love song, baby. Selena Gomez.

Blackmajiick responds:

Holy jesus that's a lot of words

Yeah, you're right about the snare being too loud. I'll fix that when I get back from class to remaster this thing.

A few of those times, (like at 1:40) snare isn't clipping or distorting though; that’s a percussion sample I threw over top of the drum loop. It's actually supposed to sound like that

[Storytime - Hopeless]

0:00 Moody strings. Interesting.
0:10 Oh, this is voice acting.
0:20 Hmm... the manipulation of the voice is a bit too harsh on the pitching I think.
0:38 I like the sound design though.
0:45 Except I can't really hear what you're saying. I hear "everyone is afraid". "Shame and lies." "-one another-" but apart from that I can't hear much. I think you need to mix it so people can hear your voice and what you're saying.
1:38 "-when in Rome-" I can't hear anything apart from that either.
1:50 "-let us sleep there."

So yes. I think the major flaw in this is that I can only hear about 20% of the words you are saying. It might be the way that you've pitched your voice up, or the EQ'ing, but I think one of the major things in voice acting is to be able to hear the voice, which is a bit of an understatement. Perhaps mix this again so that it is audible. That is of paramount importance.

thekmanproductions responds:

I'm sorry, I do have the best microphone. Money is tight. I do try to make the best out the limited supplies that have, you have to at least admit it's pretty good for what I had. I mean, I do try. I'm afraid I'm not going to redo this, however, I will try to keep this in mind the next time.

Also, my accent takes a toll on me, I do try to mask it....but it just doesn't always come out perfect. Overall, thank you for the review. If the next one also sucks, sorry...

[Bananadu | 2014]

0:00 Interesting melodies
0:10 I'm not sure if I like that melody so far
0:19 But I really like this melody a lot
0:29 I think the second chord for some reason seems a little out of place but not in a juxtaposition kind of way.
0:45 Very happy and nice. The mixing
0:51 OOH that riff is very beautiful. I like.
1:08 Indeed it is cute and catchy, as the tags imply.
1:20 I think you might have overdid it with the two-note riff there.
1:30 aaaand fade out

Really nice. it would be cool as a loop as well. Some chords and melodies feel out of place but overall it's a very fun and happy melodic track that would go nice as an Earthbound track or Donkey Kong or I don't know. Something cute and happy with cherries and bananas like the disc cover indicates. 4/5 from me.

Bertn1991 responds:

Wow, I've never seen anybody so particular before! Thank you for your lovely, in depth analysis on Bananadu! I am smiling : D