BlueAlpha14's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Cosmic Reaver]

This sounds like something I would've made 9 months ago, memories.
Few things, while I know this song is a couple months old, but there's quite a few things you're missing with dubstep. First, dubstep is normally a kick and snare. I only heard a kick and clap. Second, the song lacked any variation. Maybe using the same melody would pass if this was trance, but not for a genre that needs variety. Third, I don't know what that drum pattern was at 0:44, but it seemed pretty random for any kind of song. At least you tried giving it energy. Fourth, try to not use the default drums. I can hook you up with some free drum samples for variation. Overall it's missing a drop. Even a basic wobble would've been nice.
Finally, I can tell you're trying to improve, but there's a lot you need to improve on. I have a faith in you, don't give up.

DJ-AleksaTheGreat responds:

Thanks for the tips! :) I will try and improve myself around dubstep.
btw, pls PM those drum samples, thanks.

[Tristam ft:Braken - Frame of Mind]

Um, bruh, it IS copyright. By posting it to Newgrounds you put a license on it saying it was yours. I guess people think laws on the internet don't apply to them..

[In The Distance]

I thought this was pretty relaxing. The vocals were great, and I loved the drum patterns. I think the most soothing though, was the piano. Really great melody.

Also, are the kontakt instruments free? The FL studio piano sucks.

5TanLey responds:

thx for rev, the kontakt stuff isn't free, unless you know where to look on the internet :P

[UltraMX - Golem]

Because I'm a dubstephile I figured I'd review this. Despite it's old, but it's only 3 months old but it's criticism for the future.
First off, are you sure this is drumstep? It seems kinda slow. If the BPM is around 160 to 180 it's probably a mistake on my end for thinking it's slow.
Second, there are some unnecessary noises in this track. That crackling noise at 0:02 didn't seem to fit and the saw (?) wave at 0:27 was also a bit annoying.
Also, is there a kick drum? I only heard a snare drum. Typically dubstep/drumstep has both a kick and snare for the most part, it helps give the track a rhythm.
Beyond that, there were some things I liked about the track. I thought the drop was good, especially the wobble at 1:51. It actually reminded me of a golem, so nice touch on making a fitting title.
I hope this review gave you some tips for future reference. Good luck on continuing to make music!

[AzeXiR-Thunder]

I'm really envious. I'm struggling with dubstep and there's people who master it first attempt.
;_;
Anyways, I really liked this song. The mixing was great, and I did like the chords pretty well. One problem, the kick during the first 50 seconds was WAY too loud. It should be leveled with the noise of the snare. Other than that, I wish you good luck with your future of music.

AzeXiR responds:

Thanks a lot! Did'nt expected such a positive review. The problem with the kick is probably too much reverb. Also on my program to make music all snares sucks xD. The drop was simple. I just layered some dubstep sounds with few short melodies and it was done. Thanks for your review again! (Excuse my bad english)

[The Sudden Bang 2]

Ok, so I am leaving this review to try and help you make better music. I don't want to sound hypocritical because my dubstep is straight vomit, but I wanted to offer some tips.
First off I notice you tagged the song 130 BPM, which is not accurate to typical dubstep tempos (Dubstep is typically 140 BPM or 110 BPM, mid-tempo is 70 BPM, and Drumstep is around 170 BPM), that isn't an entirely big issue but it could be fixed in future work.
Second, you don't really have a drum pattern. The drums are just.. out there. They'll start and stop at random times and it's mostly kick drums. In dubstep, typically there is a kick and snare (this is not restricted to a kick and snare, but it is common) synchronized into a two step beat. A 2 step beat is, for example, a kick and snare played every 8th step (in some cases it's every 3rd step). You will hear this pattern in just about every dubstep song. There may be a variation, but the 2 step beat will remain the same.
Third, there isn't really a build-up, the drop just kinda.. hits. I will say the wobbles were well placed I will say. It was a bit too high pitched for my liking, but that doesn't affect the score of this review.
Overall the song is promising and I hope to see improvements later. Keep working at it!

phobosfromss responds:

Thanks! I will improve my music.

[forever]

For trance this had a lot of variety. I really loved that kick, it was a bit loud imo but I still found it uplifting as I'm assuming you were trying to project. Other than that I really liked the sounds used in this.

[Deceiving Death]

Finally listened to this and wow this is great. I loved the drums and how they were laid out. In fact I was listening to them more than the melody lol. In all seriousness the mixing was pretty good, with this being the third track of yours I've heard it's the best one yet. The drop part was also nice. Although I love hardcore dubstep this is a simple form of a drop which is way better than I could do. The only problem is the riser was quite quick, other than that it's a well put together track.

BlastBeats responds:

Gotta live up to my name with those drums :P. The drop is quite simple indeed. I didn't want to go too far in experimenting. I tend to ruin my tracks that way. However, I think I could do better next time. Thanks for the compliment, and I'm glad you liked it!

[Walk this road together]

Melodies are quite good, just a tiny bit repetitive. The vocals also came in at a weird point, I was thinking more towards the beginning of the song, not the end. Overall it wasn't bad for the most part.

[Iηнυмαη Eяrør]

Lol that melody sounds like Christmas. The start of it wasn't bad, I felt the melody got off sync when the drums kicked in though. The wubs (?) were pretty good as well, but it felt random. I assumed you used Serum? Nice placement on the drums as well. Overall it's pretty good.

larrynachos responds:

The realization that the song is dnb is jarring, but that was intended. I didn't use serum, the wubs were constructed in harmor.

Thanks for the review!