Dj-Brand0's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[DjSc00p - Hardstyle Demo]

Nice work. But.

Hey good work. I didn't think it was going to be all good but then the bass came in and it sounded pretty together and fine. The tune was good but the z3ta sound you used for the lead. Sandstorm or something, personally I don't like it because you can't really chord it and I think it stands out too much for a hardstyle lead. I like the hardstyle leads with a more saw touch to it. But it's always good to experiment :D

At 0:45 when you brought in another sub lead, it took the z3ta lead down in volume and they really blended together well. Right from there it sounded great. And i 10/10 for the last part but yeah, the lead through the middle I didn't like.

Keep up the good work, you'll get it right eventually. 5/5 9/10

-Cheers Brando

DjSc00p responds:

thanks for the review! lol yeah ill try and changing the lead and see if it sounds better. I just wanted to try a unique lead for this song lol. thanks for the 5/5 and 9/10.

[| LK | Sensation (Mastered)]

Another..

Great song, great melodies again, you're good at that ^_^ Bits were partly overpowered but pretty much everything seemed fine. Good Fx and drums, I didn't hear much of a bassline, but I don't think it really mattered wether it was there or not. It was still a song. Keep it up :D

-Cheers Brando

LK412 responds:

Thanks a bunch for the review man. Really appreciate it. Ill fix the things you said as soon as i can.

[[LK] Lost (WiP)]

Great work!

Yeah as the others said, this is a great peaceful song. The guitars seemed fine and the strings and synths were great. Composure was good, no mistakes and yeah. Overall good ambient song! :D Not the usual for me but still it gets my 5.
Keep it up!

-Cheers Brando

LK412 responds:

Thx for the review man! Really glad that u enjoyed it!

[-<- Distance ->- (Loop)]

Umm :D

You've improved. For sure xD! Nice stuff, the sounds were alright but the tune lacked the right notes. Bits in the melody from the low saw were out of tune.
Kick was alright, say the same about the percussion. The synths sounded good. They actually did :D You have a good tune here but I think the thing that wrecked it was the saw that goes along the with the melody. Good work, keep it up!

-Cheers Brando

CyberPot responds:

Thanks Brand0.

I know the saw sounds like crap, hehe. I played it with my keyboard live lol. Why did you give me a 10, when the song lacks a lot of things? :) I am really happy with the 10, but why? :D

Cheers CyberPot

[What Phfor? (HLS Remix)]

Hahah! lol Nice work!

Lol, you didn't have Nexus O_o Damn, now you have it you should be happy. There's HEAPS of good sounds in there. I recommend you get the Dance Vol 1 expansion and isn't too bad.

Good work on this song, glad you didn't leave. You're pretty good. For the song I know you might think differently, but I found it empty. It was nearly just right, but its a bit too empty. I reckon more strings and synths could have been used in the quiet parts where you have a pad running.
But yeah, sure is good work. Keep it up!

-Cheers Brando
Have a good new years.

heartless1298 responds:

No I did have Nexus, just no good synths for it. I also have Dance Vol 1 but it's not what I'm looking for. I think I'm going to be making most of my synths from now on. And yes, it was supposed to be empty in those parts. Thats Progressive Trance for you!

Thanks for the review!

[Sex Sells _ Clip]

Woo!

Nice stuff! I agree, Benassi style no doubt :D Good work, you've gotten really good. Outside artists influence are doing you well. Do you know about changing the audio buffer to make fl run better? I change it when I make laggy songs, and it plays nearly export quality. You should try it, would be a good fix until you get a new computer.
This is great! Keep it up. Good luck with your music sales.

-Cheers Brando

RenoakRhythm responds:

thanks MR Brando. You always seem to know something i should. K, PM me about the buffer... cause i'm thinking this should help me for now till about March. Agh, can i wait that long? :P

Thanks for the review !

[-={DJ-PHX}=- SubSonic (Exp)]

Pretty nice!

I liked the bass but the tune that came in at 0:14 I thought was kind of bleak. Also a harder kick would have been cool :D Other than that the percussion was good and the other leads/sounds were also great.
It's good for now but I think there is still lots of work to be done. Keep it up!
Always 5/5 from me.

-Cheers Brando

PS: Was the test really THAT bad?

unrealdark responds:

I went for an smooth beat, with low volume, I guess I got to change that. :)
I'll try to improve myself, thanks! ;)

PS: Yeah.. over 320 questions, in like 45 minutes, you couldn't fail though. It was just an test to see what job/section would be suitable for you.

[Intro To Jumpstyle]

Not bad.

I don't think it was a bad kick. Rather good for a jumpstyle kick. I mean I don't listen to much jumpstyle, because I um.. really don't like it. But I think the kick was good, but the lack was the background percussion - such as your hats and claps.
Cant forget them. The kick was a bit loud but still fairly good. Good use for effects, keep it up.

-Cheers Brando

Skylence responds:

ya i guess i should jst spend some more time working on my percussion loops and the whole background of my songs

[Rise Of the Sun 2]

Hey Sky

Yea, this is better but the mastering didn't do much. The whole song's setup is the problem. As hearless said, the melody is repetitive and you should try starting off by scratch. Try listen to some nice trance songs for a good example of song setup and also some nice inspiration. Renoak did a good job, but I reckon it would have been better for her to recommend a whole change.
Anyway, keep it up.

-Cheers Brando

Skylence responds:

Renoak is a guy! lol and alright ill start from scratch

[Rise Of The Sun]

Nice

Hey Skylence, To say this is your best work - I would agree, gratz! But you have far to go. Man have you downloaded Vengeance Essential Clubsounds yet? That's a must. If you want to improve heaps you have to take on new samples. To the song, I think the bass could have been louder, like BudD said. The kick was good. The crashes and symbols were also not bad aswell. You're definitely getting better. The lead was slightly repetitive, did you have any subleads on it? or was it just singular? Also I noticed something at the end, the song finishes like it has been cut off. There looks to be 3 or 4 notes missing from the finish.
Again not bad, but you can improve heaps.
7/10 4/5

-Cheers Brando

Skylence responds:

aite thanks