apimusic's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Tom Green VS. (your name here)]

Haha.

That one voice sounded like it was from Prairie Home Companion... The beat was really interesting. You obviously just took premade samples and mashed them together, but it still works. I like it =)

_/.-API.\_

nofriendzclub responds:

true, but i thought it was funny plus its really old...be sure to check out other tracks that are alot newer...thanks for the feedback

[Balliztix - Chaoz Devotion [R]]

The bass was pretty cool.

...but just a little screechy. Did you record the original bass with a microphone and then envelope a slayer onto them? I have no idea how you got the bass to do that filtery thing. It sounds really neat. It has way too much high end, the song sounds tinny and cluttered. The best part of it was how you got the bass waveform to sound like the original song. I like where you are going with FL, but I still think you need to have your songs go through several stages before you submit them.

I liked it a little. I'm still confused about that bass, so talk to me about it.

Good luck,

_./-API-\._

Balliztix responds:

dam! i thought this might happen but i ignored it. The result you mentioned is what i got when testing on mid speakers. But it sounds 'perfect' on my bass boosting headphones :(

Ya the bass, you wanted to know:
Is just TS404/Buzz with with heavily automated eq and pitch phase. Thats it mainly, several compressors ect.

Thx for the review - Balliztix

[B0UNC3 - Paradise on E]

Inspirational.

This piece really influenced the way I make music greatly. Probably one of the best songs you've ever created, if not THE best. Very excellent job.

I think my remix holds a candle ; )

<3 API

[Walk of the Ancients]

Cool.

I see that you are new to this. It's a pretty good start. I don't like the panning on the synths, and when you used Glitch on only the left channel, it kinda bothered my ears. It's pretty good for a beginner, again.

-API-

Kaizer-storm responds:

oh dam, i didnt relize i did that with Glitch, i only have the demo of FL studio so i cant change it, i eventually need to get the full version, thanks for the review though! =D

[Oller - Splurge]

nine

9 lol. The sound clip was pretty funny. I really liked the scratch transition. You need to make more oddball stuff.

-API-

[d&b loop]

Suprising.

It's suprising what you can do with that techno snare. Try downloading some packs of drums. You seem to have a grip on what dnb is like.

I look forward to seeing more.

-API-

[Balliztix - Rock Your House]

This ain't dnb.

This I know this isn't a selection for a genre on the Audio Portal, but Rave or Heavy House would fit this song best. This isn't DnB. My score I gave you wasn't based on the misplacement of genre, but more so the quality of the song.

The sound became WAY too cluttered in some parts of the song, try screwing around with Parametric EQ or some compressors until you get a less claustrophobic sound.

The architecture of the song wasn't great either. It was difficult to hear any transitions or FX, or even distinguish them from one another.

The slicing of the vocals lacked a lot of finesse, You could occasionally hear little gaps inbetween vocal sounds. It's hard to make sliced vocals sound good, so I'm giving you a break there.

The overall song did have its share of "get up and kill someone" power, so that's a major plus.

A DnB song does not use a techno pattern of drums, just for further notice. Try putting kick drums in different places, experiment a little. Add some variety =)

I see lots of room for improvement, keep up the work.

-API-

Balliztix responds:

Yo dude, thx for the good review - it helps a lot...

On the topic of it not being dnb, i was finding it hard to select a genre when submitting, but i think dnb best fits :P (i can't change it anyway) and although it starts with techno beats (which is the intro), it quickly fades into a bangin boom :P with only small traces of repeating kicks.

The sfx is kind of distorted and mixed, but its all part of the musics excitment! Yet i still agree it could be more EQed and improved. Though i do like it when the whole music feels like one big sfx :)

I found it hard mastering the lead-bass without making it less... cool, but i often find mastering too much greatly makes a music less appealing.

Overall, thx again (and i love yours paradise remix) - Balliztix

[Troubled (3min42sec)]

Woo Hoo.

AC on the top! =) Good job on getting number one. The song wasn't half bad, haha. I like the melody. It seems random, but perfectly random. It's weird. I like the whole song, the arps sounded really nice. Good job man. =)

-API-

AdmiralConquistador responds:

hehe, thanks man, I can't wait to hear some of the finished products of those tracks you sent me... they sound damn good! Anyway, glad you liked this song, and the randomness... hmm perhaps because it's one of the first trance melodies I've ever written? If you'll care to take a visit to the bottom of my music page, you'll see another track called Troubled. It's pretty much the same thing as my old one except redone and remastered and updated with new parts and new synths. Thanks again for the review!

-ac-

[Dj_Seri-Tetrix(tetris remix)]

This was alright.

This was an alright piece. It had some major compression issues. The synths overpowered the drums to an extent. The gating on the synths was also a bit of a put off for me. It made the whole song seem gated and cheap. The slow down in the middle didn't fit into the piece overall.

Negatives aside, the melody was well done. You seem to have a decent grasp on remixing. I'll be keeping up with your stuff, you seem to be pretty talented as far as I'm concerned.

There's always room to improve.

-API-

DJ-Seri responds:

hey thx for the review, but this wasnt a remix but a remake lol compression issues? Wow it may be my speakers bt i thought the sound was crystal clear...the gating is a personal prefference and the slow down, well also a personal preference, Thx for the constructive critiscism!

[Mix Your Own Styrus]

whoa

you moved all of the filter pads into the upper right hand corner wow impressive