beatmasterJAG's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Dj Br8kz Mix]

Nice Club Track "Mu-fucka"!!!

Had me worried in the begining because the intro is so slow to take off to the synths. I might have to d/l this for the vocals alone. I have troubles finding dance music with vocals for my live mixes of NG music.

The synths are lush but seem to not be too harsh to the overall mix. There just seems to be a missing element.Towards the end (2:20 and after) I think you need some more band sweeping fizzy type -almost trance-like synths- just playing to the rhythm. Nice work overall.

d/l - fifen

~JAG
Your friendly neighborhood sineweaver!

Dj-Br8kz responds:

I thought it would be funny to put a vocal of my self or something just to liven things up lol. The song isn't finished yet i just wanted to see what kind of feedback i get before i finish up. I do need some kind of ear grabber for the ending. Thanks for the feedback! =) The style of i music i like to make is more chill and melodic then most trance or techno. I do like to experiment with other styles sometimes and want to collab if anyone is up for it. i use goldwave, fl, and acid pro

[Come shag me]

HAHA ''Eyes Screem''

Nice laugh track! It made me smile thats the point right?! Shits dirty and funny the vocals seem so serious but the music is cheese-it's a good peice in a satirical sense. :P

Nice! had to d/l for hope to fit into a live mix of mine one day!!
5/5

~JAG

Any suggestions on your favorite personal work that is a little more "serious"?

Webzex responds:

Lol thanks for the feedback.=)
And yeah I do all sorts lol from dubstep to ambient to christmas songs.lol
so it depends what you like aha ^^

[Krystalnocht]

Crunchy Bass :)

Hey dood not sure if you intentionally mixed it this way but it seems as tho the bass overrides everything?! Could be a compressor issue or maybe a lack of mixing? I just wish the drums were louder, then this would really bang! I still think you would getting your peaceful feel even with the drums up.

~JAG

xerochi responds:

Yeah a few years ago when i made this I made one copy of a ruff draft. Then my hard drive crashed and I lost my original file. This is that ruff draft. The things you point out are VERY evident to me and it drives me nuts when i listen to it! But thanks For a Good score:)

[_:Eve:_]

Solid Classic

It seems simply and fluffy enough for my purposes of creating my Winter2009 dance mix. Prolly be a key filler for transitional parts. Thanks brosh!

Nice work on the piano for the breakdown. Good sweeps for the build up.

5/5--d/l

~JAG

[_.-Winter Rave-._]

Fix the two mix clipping!

Bro!!! Ack!!! Fix your mix! You are superclipping the two mix output!!

Try working on the levels of your mix
Learn how to use mastering tools to prevent that: compressors, limiters, maximizers, eq, multi-band processing...or atleast turn down everything.

[don't]

Yey Castle Crashers

I loved the level and the song and had to investigate to whom I should give it credit too! Great song-interesting to hear the ending, as I don't think it is in the game loop. I am a fan of glitchcore or IDM or w/e stupid genre ppl try to place music-anyway-I like the tweaked ending. Great thick bass on the kick!

Your friendly neighborhood SineWeaver,
JAG
5/5

snayk responds:

Thanks for the review! Yeah, this is the original track, but when Tom asked if he could use it for CC, he asked if it would be alright if he removed the noisy ending and looped the beginning or if I could write a different ending.

The version I wrote for CC is available here:
http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/liste n/168281

Thanks for the review!

[Solus- Ice Cage]

Wonderful!

Sorry for the late review! I can't remember how long ago you sent this link to me, and I saved it to my desktop and finally I am at the essence of another great peice by you.

Very cold. Sorta dark, yet mysterious and wandering; a hint of loneliness. It is amazing how tight the audio embraces the listener, yet the sound scape continuously pushes outward and away creating great depth all in one.

Nice choice of synths, and a crying melody in one of the leads from the first minute up to the second. The piano floats effortlessly in the background and seems to be a reminding element as the back bone of the song. It would have been impossible for me to resist the urge to ruin this audio by adding percussion, but you on the other hand did a great job-again!

Keep it wildstyle!
JAG

5/5 10

SolusLunes responds:

Ah, don't be sorry for the late review. MAKE UP FOR IT BY MAKING MOAR MUSIC, I DEMAND IT OF YOU >:((((

The pads were a great way to widen the scale of the... well, visualization of the song. The piano and the square wave did the job of bringing the song in very close, and quite a job they did! :D

That "crying melody" was actually inspired by listening to a wolf howl. I tried to actually synthesize something closer to that before I decided on the pitchbend for the pad.

The reason I didn't add percussion (and wasn't even thought of, in fact) is that I kind of think I'm weak for percussion for the most part in almost all of my songs. So it's extremely easy for me to just overlook or forget about.

Glad you liked it though! :D

[Tiesto Killed The Techno Star]

VG -NON STOP- :]

Don't stop pounding that kick drum. We're gonna dbl bass all the way to the top of the VG genre. Honestly if you and I pooled our efforts and found a time machine we coulda made a lot of money when the consoles first hit the market. This tops any VG music I have ever made.

And sorry if that offends you when I consider it VG music.

The melodies are astounding. Jealous. Very dramatic-climatic-and -ic it goes (think we had this convo elsewhere). The only thing I don't like is the phasing bassline that starts off the song. Its cool to a point. IMO I would have maybe faded it out after the intro?! Something bothers me about it. Seems as tho that bassline may cover up or take away from some of the really cool parts you detailed in the song with the lead synths. Love the fade out--nothing to crazy or dramatic--just a classic fade.

Overly solid peice-again!

Keep it wildstyle!
JAG

SolusLunes responds:

IC!

I'm not offended at all by calling it VG music- it's oldschool for the win. :D

The bassline seems to be hit and miss between the people who've listened to this song. Personally, I love it. So it stays. :D

[Solus- Forever Never]

Yey for Solus makin more music!

Yep. You have done a good twist of genres again. Can't help but be reminded of Circus Solei when the synth lead comes in. Good job on the guitar solo with the bends and all. Smooth notation. Some spots seemed discordant with the synth lead...but I would have prolly mixed down the lead for the GTR solo there. A lil mix automation woulda fixed that right up. The timpani sounded a lil cheesey in spots. Nice brass work! Good fill in the begining with the snare. Exactly the way I like to do it and hear it done. I give you as many thumbs up on my hands as possible, and perhaps I can find a cadavre to give you a few more.... or try some NG Stars and this review.

SolusLunes responds:

I suppose you're right with toning down the mix so the guitar would be more prevalent at that point, buuuuuuuuuuuuuut I just didn't think of it.

I liked the timpani- it may have been cheesy, but it was what I needed it to be. :D

[Solus- For Schala]

10 BRO!!

I can't even put into words the admiration I have for you and your fellow soldiers! Thank you so much for fighting for what is right in our country! Sorry if this review burns you but I must state my gratitude! You have created a smooth piece of music in a state of heated politics and unfair diplomacy. Great job here. The piano pieces are easy to listen to and the mix of other instruments fits well overall. Great job comrade (if I so may say!) As I always say keep making music because you alway appease me with what ever genre you may fall into....golly I hate genres!!

Keep it wildstyle!!!! God bless!!
BeatmasterJAG
~Your friendly Neighborhood Sineweaver!!!

SolusLunes responds:

Jag, I don't know what to say, except for the fact that you are my hero. :D