Pulsar013's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Scarlet Red Roses]

Yet again - someone tell me - is drum and bass somehow becoming trance? - The mixing was pretty good, but there were some things I would like to call attention to.

1. With ur ability I would highly suggest progressive trance techniques - essentially what im getting at is you need to evolve the song a little more. THIS HELPS tremendously when you dont want to be too repetitive. The main thing is - THE whole song for the most part - sounded like the full lead - except for some parts.
Begin with lead by giving just a little of the melody and THEN with the pad break follow up with the rest of the melody ( A trick all the pro producers use - Kandi, Armin, MORPH, Deeman etc. )
Also remember to let the break off with some release of electroment use. U know the way u started out the song? PERFECT for a pad break climax - PERFECT - but not soo much for a full on intro sound.

2. Also - this piece was really drum and bassy - Im thinking maybe it would be better to add a loop of kicks, u know kick = clap = HH, making for a real trancy feeling.
how it plays out - try and use the progressive technique - ull excel at it - while making longer tracks.
3. The length is also a a bit short - but because of the way u organized the song - thats usually
That about sums it up - for a remix this was awesome mixing - very nice utilization of the plucks, and the piano. And that was a clever pluck rhythm holder at 3:06. Overall - great job - man.
Remember these are un-biased and sincere suggestions - not tryin to be too bossy.

[Casey]

So casey was a real person? Anyway I like the fx - but there were a few things I think need attention.
1. The organization of the track - was not as trancy as I thought it would be - it had a real techno feel to it. As someone told me = try and give that drum a work out. That first sweep ended really rough, I think adding a cymbal crash to the end of it would help alot - as well as adding some reverb. Also adding new sequences after 32sec - was a bit of discord.

2. The claps were kind of loose, along with the kicks - perhaps adding a side-chained sweep would help to fill the void.

3. The transitions - dude the transitions. The transitions were really abrupt - like 2:43 to 2:44, try adding some delay to that sweep along with a cymbal crash to add some depth to the mix. Not sayin u didnt do that at one time , just sayin u might want to do it more often ( or even add variations ).

Well I would comment on the melody - but that would be sooo biased - anyway over all it was ok, just missing a little energy - in fact if this was about a lost one, I would HIGHLY suggest reorganizing the song and adding a pad break with a trance piano - gives an uplifting feel.

[ZiNiTY - Pure imagination]

Very nice - track - clean and pro. Hope my remix can make it even better. ( Its going to be tough ) Just maybe add some more energy.

Zinitymusic responds:

Yea.. Im looking forward to listen your remix mate!

[Day Praiser]

It was okay - I think it needed a faster beat - one main thing - organize it like a trance, song - the kick just sounds so drum and bass.

Condensia responds:

Can't I mix genres :S

but thank you for the feedback

[Gothic]

Dude - what was the real purpose of the chant section? - I feel like maybe u could have just used something else - other than that intro set. But for a regular hard trance hit - it was pretty fresh - theres still a little room for improv - but hey, thats the truth with us all.

[Norato - And life goes on]

Well - I can say I like the energy this has - I think this one of your better songs - I can tell you used massive for those plucks - it works well dude. But mainly I like the use of the many electroments - just remember not to forget about this song.

[Rupert (summer teaser)]

Yeah - u need to make this a faster beat - also - this is way more video gamish - than ambient. So u know maybe add more reverb and change the pluck to make it sound more "out there."

Peagy responds:

I don't believe a faster beat is what this song need since it isn't supposed to build up to some drop or anything. However it does need a change in momentum (which can give the same effect as increased beat tempo without needing to change it). I'm not quite sure what you mean about making it sound more "out there".

Thank you very much for reviewing my work, makes my job a whole lot easier :)

[{Eden Eternity}]

Well yeah - that pluck is very video gamish - however , check out daniel Kandis new remix of One wish - he uses a very gamish main pluck during his pad break - and Its incredibly beautiful. Really likin that pluck.

[{Salvation}]

Hmm - keep using those pads - it gets people hooked. The beginning was a bit loose, however, the at 2:15 I could feel some strength in. U utilized the electroments very well - just wish u would have kept some stronger sweeps in and some bigger reverb kicks. That would gave this a very Daniel Kandi'ish feeling ( of course u got the piano down )