sidewalkbanana's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Calamity (Feat. Devo)]

Do you mind if i say how similar the melodies are to "scary monsters and nice sprites"?
Great song though.

[AQ - Flashlight [Dubstep]]

The bass that comes in at 0:28 is too loud and the vocal samples need more reverb / delay.
The drop was not very powerful and the whole song just seems too repedative. Also try fixing the EQ on the drums.
All that said it feels like you atleast have some good samples to work with and the the synths just need some EQ fixing. Try adding in a light synth melody at the drop or just before.

AirQuake responds:

hey,

I was working on this song during school with in ear phones.
So i cound't check the subbase at 28. I want to make an anti drop because
I want this to be chilling dubstep. When Im at home il fix those minor things.

Thnx for the helpfull review

AQ

[Project 09 continued]

The intro is really good and catchy, good job with the wubs.
I'm not sure why there was a gap at 0:40 it really threw the piece off.
Also after that the production went down. It sounded like that bit you had at the start should have had something before it.
The leveling was a little off at some points and overall a little too loud.
Over all it sounds like you know how to write dubstep alright but needs to work a little on making it more like a song.

[(ch)ill {durn}]

This has a really great and relaxing feel to it, and it's nice to listen to some lighter dubstep. The overall feel to this is very chill, and the sampling is well done. The mastering/production was done pretty well on this but some times the synths seem to drone out a bit.
But it's great to listen to some stuff by other people who use reason. This is now my homework song.
Keep it up.

durn responds:

Safe. I like helping people be productive. Thanks for your comments and you are correct, the effect you were speaking of was being caused by my use of gate for rhythmic effect. I thought it sounded pretty good myself but I'll not go so heavy with it next time. :)