DjGubkafish's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Deadly Stealth]

You did a good job combining many instruments into something melodic .

I like the electronic brakes a lot .

Good stuff

DanJohansen responds:

Preciate the feedback dude!

[Lavendar]

It feels like the hole melody is in the background . It does sound pretty chill .

I like the use of pads . Almost ambient approach

Although I would prefer if you made like a trance pattern in the middle with something more aggressive .

AxTekk responds:

Ahhh yeah, I made this with a vocalist in mind. Dude chickened out, but I'm gonna get someone else to lay some singing over the top, so if it sounds a little empty that's kinda why.

Glad you're feeling the ambient approach! I normally do make much more aggressive EDM, but lately I've just wanted to make stuff that's more peaceful and sexual. Want to explore different possibilities, try making the kinda songs you can curl up inside of and feel comfortable in, ya dig?

[The City's Ghosts (Original)]

I like the voice .

It seems like peachy is running out of breath though .

Maybe slow down the melody or design the lyrics around the parts where she have to talk fast .

Jabicho responds:

Thanks! It means a lot, We'll check it out :)

[Stereo Madness 2]

There isn't much wrong with this . I like the uplifting melody and the use of drums .

Although maybe when you do your faster melody add another different pattern right behind it .

ForeverBound responds:

Thank u, for the comments :)

[Mushroom Valley Zone (remake)]

It feels like there is a missing lair of music .

I suggest adding another lair of consistent bass in background so music sounds dynamic .

Otherwise it feels unfinished . Credit to you if you remade this without midi to begin though .

DigitalDuck responds:

Thanks! I usually work from scratch, as it's easy enough to transcribe, and I've had bad experiences with MIDIs that are just... awful, with completely wrong notes in them. Sometimes I start with a MIDI base (certainly a few in S3K I have done), but even then I rewrite parts I'm not happy with.

As for any missing layer; I think it sounds fine as is, but if I ever try this again I'll see if I can add to it to fix that issue.

[Overdose]

Beginning is very cool . Although maybe you should have kept the energy up instead of going into mellow moment .

The high pick of melody is missing I would say but the build up and rest are good . I would just add another faster pattern in the middle with different drums .

Exilious responds:

I agree completely! The melody felt really bland to me. I should've done a better job with that. I can't place what was missing. I think I'm gonna go back and fix it. I want it to sound REALLY complete. I'm glad you enjoyed it though! Thanks for the review man. ^~^

[No Joy Here]

Your composing isn't bad at all . Seems like there might few harmonies issues because instruments don't sound alike . Just be mindful and expand your instrument bank .

I don't do orchestral music but there is nothing wrong with this aside from mixing .

PirateCrab responds:

Yeah my bank is fairly limited! Like I said below, I only had 2 days to do this. Having never made orchestral before, I'm not surprised it's so badly mixed haha. Nevertheless, thanks for the criticism. Taken on board! :)

[Sleepyhead]

I like the atmosphere but that static background . Not sure if it was intentional but It would be much better with something different like maybe rain ambiance .

MrNightVarga responds:

The static whatnow? I'm sorry, I don't hear any static, as for the rain, I thought about it but since I already used it in like three songs, kinda didn't want to overdo it. Thank you for listening and for reviewing. =)

[Rift of a Soul]

I think you have the right idea for composing but the sound quality is a bit rubbish .

I think if this was done completely digitaly it would be much better .

There is some nice feelings somewhere but again sound quality .

ShinyArmor responds:

it is all digital...
m8