boney-man's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[I Dreamed Of This]

Good.

I give it a solid 8. The atmosphere is very well crafted. I love the reverbed piano. Nice pads too, except you might want to make the attack on your main pad a bit less sharp. The beginning of your pad sound is 'hitting' rather than 'flowing.' But it still sounds nice. Good chords. The bass is good, maybe it could have been low passed to cut off a bit of its edge, but it's not bad.
The drums are most certainly not too slow for a drum & bass song. I've heard drum & bass songs at this tempo before; your rhythm is just different, and that makes the drums sound slower, but that adds to the nice flowing feeling of the song. The drums and the bass don't need to play together all the time either, just do what feels and sounds right to you. A note about your drums, however, the kick drum/bass drum is too low - when it plays together with the bass, I don't really notice when it hits.
Good job though, it was really chilled and nice. Reminded me of Commix a bit.

~Ackute
5/5 to help put it above the other junk in the portal
8/10

[Blue Blossoms - Preview]

Amazing

gfhdfhgdghdfgh this is great!

As I told you before, you could get some real exposure for this! Send it to some real youtube promoters like Skankandbass or jsaltzz... I know skankandbass would probably put this up. It's great man, keep it up!

~Ackute
5/5
10/10

Jenni-Harry4eva3 responds:

;D Thanks man. Glad ya like it.

[Rock 'em (WIP)]

Jesus

I did NOT expect this on NG. This is great! The beefy snare is sexy man. And like Afterfall said, the intro was great, I love the synths. The buildup was amazing, I love how it drops. You've got some talent, keep it up!

~Ackute
10/10
5/5

Skela responds:

Thanks :)

[[SJ] Octane]

Intense

It IS indeed very intense. With some proper equipment, you'd be a beast, man... the only problem with this tune is mixing. It's too high-pitched overall - not enough lows. The kick needs some lows for a nice THUD in there, and the snare needs more mids for some strength. The bass is sweet, you've got some reese skills man. I just suggest putting a sub bass under there, for some actual bass. This could be truly massive, keep it up! And if I may ask, what equipment are you currently using?

~Ackute
9/10
5/5

SteakJohnson responds:

thanks ackute i was actually just gonna tell u about this. Equipment wise i've only got my crappy comp (one you saw in the picture), my grandparents comp which I can only access once in awhile, and a bunch of ipod headphones lol. And if I may inquire... lol.. list?.!%2

but i've got some cash saved up and will eventually buy real stuff

[Paradox City]

lol at robloxmaster123

Why would he copy a review... that's just stupid lol. What does he do, go around saying "hmm... this review would go great on this song..." lol. That review doesn't even make sense for this song at all.

So anyway, yeah it's not a bad tune... At the moment I don't feel like giving this a real review, since it's late and I'm tired, and I see that this is an older song. It's good though, nice to listen to.

Do you still make dnb? Because if so I'll have a listen to some of your newer stuff.

~Ackute
7/10
4/5

[Radosh - Sunrising (Full)]

Daaaaaamn

Nice job man. There's that sub. This is a quality liquid tune. You'll go far if you keep this up.

~Ackute
10/10
5/5

Radosh responds:

Thanks Bro :D Much appreciate

[Snowstorm [DnB-Wip]]

Jeez man

I love your basslines. I too would like to collab with you.

Yes. This song is great. Damn, what you'd be able to do with monitors or better headphones...

~Ackute
10/10
5/5

SteakJohnson responds:

thanks i cant wait to get some actual audio equipment!

[SJ - [Octane] (wip)]

Hey, nice job man

This is a lot better than the last tune I heard from you. I like it a lot, actually. The bassline is really good and the drum fills are also nice. It has a good drop too. The ideas are great, as CMon5 said. I have to agree with him about the bass and drums. You need a sub and a harder reese here, as well as some harder drums. Otherwise, it's flawless, actually :| Looks like you just need some better headphones for mixing, and you'll be on your way. Once you do get some good headphones/monitors, you have to come back to this song. It's great.

Keep it up and you'll get on my list easily man!

~Ackute
9/10
5/5

SteakJohnson responds:

thanks man im def. comin back to this track

[Radosh - Liquid Symphony]

Hopefully

I see you follow Liquicity, so you must know what real drum & bass is, so hopefully you'll appreciate this review unlike some other people I've reviewed. Ok, I'll start from the top:

0:00 - 0:11 ~ Nice sound here. Really great for an intro to a liquid tune, and I like the chord progression and sound choice. Sounds really nice. I hear this thing that sounds to me like a low-passed guitar. I like it.

0:12 ~ I believe this was the drop. Not bad, but perhaps it could use a little more of a buildup.

0:12 - 0:34 ~ Pads. Too loud. They sound nice, but they're louder than the drums, which should be the main focus. Just lower the pads a tad here.

0:34 - 0:56 ~ This is a good section. The pads aren't overly loud (although personally I'd still lower them a little here, but it's fine as is) and I like the bell-like synth. Stopping the drums for a bar at the end of this section leaving only the hihats was a nice touch.

0:56 - 1:18 ~ Pretty much the same as 0:12 - 0:34.

1:18 - 1:51 ~ Nice chime sounds in the background. The piano sounds good too. The breakdown is good.

1:51 ~ Originally I thought this drop was flat, but then I listened again, and it sounds fine.

1:51 - 2:24 ~ Also the same as 0:12 - 0:34.

2:24 - 2:47 ~ Nice break from all the pads. Could use a little something here though, maybe that bell synth? Or just some sound effects in the background?

2:47 - 3:08 ~ Also the same as 0:12 - 0:34, but with the addition of the bell synth. Sounds nice, but there's too much. Either mix it better so the sounds all fit in with each other without lumping together and sounding too full, or take some unnecessary stuff out.

Overall, it wasn't bad, it's refreshing to see someone who knows what real drum & bass is on Newgrounds, because you seem like you know about it. The drums sound nice, too - they are good samples, and I like the ethnic-sounding percussion in the background. The drums need to come through more though; as I was saying, those pads are too loud at times and overpower your nice drums. Showcase those drums. Also worth notice is the lack of a sub! That just has to be in there, man.

If you don't mind, I'd like to give this tune a little remix :D

~Ackute
8/10
5/5 to boost the score up

Radosh responds:

Ha :D Thanks.. I appreciate.. Coz.. Everything you wrote is true..
I know about my mistakes and I trying to Still Improve..
Cheers

[THCee - Myocardial Infarc]

Yes.

I am going to listen to your other music, because this is great. So much better than the rest of the "drum and bass" on NG. This is actually mixed very well, too. Maybe I'll add you to the list on my userpage.

Great job here. The whispers were a good touch.

~Ackute
10/10
5/5