Jebbal's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[SH - Cold]

Nice!

Now all you need is Barack Obama to lay down some rhymes and it will be golden.

[Nutronic - Run Away (xKor]

coolness!

I was waiting for it to get filthy... but it didn't.

And to my surprise, the song was awesome anyway. God job!

[Sapphire Tears Magnetic Remix]

cool beanz

The song is great n' all, but what really won me over was your extreme dedication. You've broken the 6 million mark for patterns, a prestigious accomplishment achieved by only the mightiest music makers of Newgrounds. Don't even get me started on your AP5SA (Automations per 5 seconds of audio) rate. 7,035? I think the record previously stood at 7,021, so start contacting Guinness soon about getting into the record book.

When choosing a choir to make a trip to your house to record enough audio to cover up a sneeze, its important to consider the following things: Experience, notoriety, and budget. You really hit the nail on the head here. The Vienna Boys was an excellent compromise between awesome and too awesome.

There is much debate among audio experts as to what type of suit is best to wear while creating music. It's good to see that someone is still on board with Bach's theory of alligator skin speedos and gorgeous woman's wigs. The toothy grin was a risky bit of improvisation, although, with a name like "Sapphire Tears", its safe to say that it paid off in the end.

What a bold man you are. Bold, bold man. I wish you luck in the contest!

merlin responds:

My friend. You truly grasp what I was trying to create.

Regards,
merlin

[C-Storm - Narnia (Remix)]

holy shizzzzo

Its really discouraging to see something like this go a whole year with only 523 listens and 42 downloads. This is really awesome, and its sad to see it get lost in the abyss of forgotten audio portal history. :(

[Less QQ, More Pew Pew.]

holy shitto

I know this was only made as a response to that thread in the audio forum, but this would be such a raw song if you made it longer. I can't stop head banging to this shiiiiiiiiit :D

[Song of Storms Remix [mod15]]

Okey dokieee

Well, you invited people to leave a comment whether they enjoyed the song or not. :/

Not to be mean, but this couldn't have taken you any more than a day to create. Spend more time on your stuff - Explore new techniques, tweak some sounds, learn something new! Add some automations (None of the instruments or samples varied in the slightest way. This results in a painfully MIDI-ish atmosphere.)

I noticed towards the end of the song you started to play around with the drums and stuff. That's a good sign, it shows that you put some of your creative energy into it. I gotta say, however, that the drum beat throughout the song makes no sense for the most part. It serves as more of a disturbance and takes more out of the song's rhythm than it puts in. Listen to some professional DnB songs and make an attempt at transcribing the drum patterns into whatever sequencer you use. It'll help!

I see that you've been making music for not even a year. The overall sound of this song is pretty typical I'd say for someone with your experience. Its not a bad thing at all. Despite all of my negative comments, I can definitely see the potential in you to become a good audio artist. Watch some tutorials online, listen intently to other peoples' tracks, and spend HOURS simply experimenting! Your experiments will eventually serve as inspiration or a basis in which a whole song can spawn from.

I've been working with FL Studio for about 7 years and I am entirely self taught through means of experimentation and trial/error techniques. I know that if I had invested in some proper education I'd be A LOT better than I've become, but I still think that I'm a pretty legit example of how far you can come with nothing more than experience.

Each new song that you make should have at least one thing to offer that you didn't know how to do in your last submission. If you keep this going, you've got nowhere to go but up, ya know?

Please don't take offense to any of this! I only mean it in the most encouraging way possible. Its not often that I bother to write a review for songs that I don't particularly enjoy. Keep making music and keep getting better! Good luck :)

DJSpire responds:

You really think none of the samples or instruments varied in the slightest? Would you like to see the FLP and challenge me on that? Because I can send it to you. Just PM me.

Into your second paragraph, you told me to transcribe the drum patterns. I've done that. The only problem with their pattern (it's 99.9% the Amen Break) is that it's in 4/4. Not 3/4. Which is what the Song of Storms is in. 3/4. Not 4/4.

And as I said to KR1Z and UnsignedUnderground, I don't want to be generic. I don't want to end up being a cookie-cutter producer. What will that do for me? Get my name lost in the memory of people who listen to my music. Because, now, if you see that little [mod15] tag at the end of a new submission, you'll wonder to yourself if I've improved at all. If I was all generic, and cookie cutter, then you'd never remember that I did anything in the first place.

And finally, as I said to KR1Z, the only reason people would say "no offense" or "Please don't take offense to any of this" is because they know what they've said or will say is potentially offensive.

It's not offensive, to me. Other than that you claim that there's no variation.
And, I've been making electronic music for longer than a year: I deleted my older submissions, or they're on my older account. But my primary stake in the music world is my orchestral compositions. I've been writing "real" music for upward of 7 years now, so this is a decently new foray for me.

Also, thank you. You're a lot more respectable when you're giving advice when you use proper grammar and spelling and pronunciation.

[[House Party] Remastered]

something different!

Its got some pretty catchy moments, I especially like the little riff that's introduced at 0:30. The beat and certain other aspects maybe could have been a little more forceful, but then again, the conservative feel seems to fit well in its own way. I hope that makes sense. And I'm not trying to say that the song lacks energy, its got plenty of that. Had me dancing in my chair a little. :)

There is some bullshit lurking in the top 5 this week... I'm glad something like this was able to made it on the list! Nice work broski!

fishfood2021 responds:

Definitely some strange top 5 choices this week... But thanks for the feedback. I'm still working on improving this song with a multi band compressor and tweaking the EQ to get a better sound. Most likely I won't be uploading that version on Newgrounds so make sure you keep up with the Digital Slave Facebook page to keep up to date with some epic music!

Thanks again for reviewing :)

[Dunk the Funk]

very well done

I'm not a fan of jazz, but I don't let that stop me from recognizing good music. Its nice to see something like this entered in the contest because I think we're going to be seeing a lot more of the usual electronic sort of stuff.

Anyways, you've really stepped up to the contest's challenge. This song has a ton of variation and is full of key elements that would make it work in a game like Symphonic Tower Defense. The melody, bassline, and drumwork constantly changes. I liked the tempo change in there too, just adds to the appeal as a unique piece of work. It was also nice how the ending takes you back to how the song began, kinda wrapping the whole thing together into a solid track.

Nice work, and good luck in the contest fellow competitor!

[[Knox]The Cavern]

cool beanzz

This song makes me want to be a robot. Strangely catchy and definitely has a unique enough sound to make it stand out among other stuff in the portal.

I love the build between 1:26 and 1:55. Even Michael Cera would feel like a badass after listening to that.

Not to be a creep, but I see that you live in Anacortes. I was just there a few weeks ago on a little 'birthplace reunion' trip. I was born in Seattle and thought it would be cool to explore Washington.

Good luck in the contest man!

Knoxius responds:

Thanks for the review, man. I'm also quite fond of that section, primarily cause I LOVE that synth. Heard it in quite a few dubstep songs, and figured I might try using it.

hope you liked anacortes, this really is a great place!

[Grasping for the Wind]

abcdefghijklmnop

Once again, your music writing ability astonishes me. I've noticed you are particularly good at the piano, always something beautiful to be heard in your solo pieces. You are truly gifted, something very rare in the NG audio portal! Seriously, I would expect this being performed live or scoring a film.

I<3U

BlazingDragon responds:

Piano is a huge part of my life. My actual playing skills are mediocre at best, but the feeling I get when I play is overwhelming. There have been times (rarely) when I've sat down to improvise at 2:00 AM and got so swept up that I started crying. It might sound strange, but the feeling is indescribable.

Anyway, thanks for the review! I was a little worried people wouldn't like it!

I<3U more