Kazmo's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[.HLS. Hause Party]

I like.

The intro was cool, the drums were really really catchy.

When the bass came in I was like, "nice!", but I was expecting a lower bass, more oooomph, you know?

This song also seems to go on and on and on, and is somewhat repetitive. If you could perhaps add some variation in either the drum beat, or FX, or something, that would clear that up.

I guess I just find the bass a little too granular, it starts to give me a headache, especially with the constant fading in and out.

The rhythm is mint though, is that a loop though? It's EQed well. :D

The pause at 3:47 was a tad weird...in my opinion. It sounded like the song was over, and the uneducated listener may have just stopped listening, before you even bring in that really really nice synth!!! NOT GOOD LOL

I love the song sooo much after the pause though. :D Sadly, after the pause, that's less than half the original song...

Overall, very good tune, repetitive, yet catchy, and nice rhythm.

7/10
4/5

Trust me, I really wanted to give a 5, seeing that the score so low for some really strange reason. :/

Keep em coming!!!

Kazmo

heartless1298 responds:

Thanks! And yes, the percussion was 2 different loops (a tribal house loop and a shaker loop) sliced and EQ'ed to perfection. Thanks for the advice. Also, the bass does get more oomph at around 1:47, because I added a sinewave of bass to give it that more oomph. I made the "sub" part as loud as I could without getting distortion.

Thanks for all the advice though! I'll be sure to use it in my next song.

[I Envisioned You =HFX=]

One Word:

"Soothing"

I could listen to this on loop for a while. :]

Keep up the great work!!!

5/5
10/10

Kazmo

Phyrnna responds:

Me too! It's such a lovely song.
Thank you for listening and for your support!

-HFX ^_^

[Competent Mood _ RR]

Oooh. lol

I was expecting a different song, but instead it's sort of more or less a different mood of the same theme. Really surprised me. xD

Assertive is in a major key, while this one is in a minor key. Nicely done. I like Assertive Mood more to be honest. ;]

Nonetheless, this track has it's wicked moments!

5/5
8/10

Keep 'em coming!

Kazmo

RenoakRhythm responds:

ya basically same song... thats why i just changed the mood title, and I made this one first, and didn't feel satisfied with it and changed it to a major key. I'm glad i did , and i'm glad I uploaded it.

thanks for the reviews.

[Assertive Mood _ RR]

I like!

This is rather good! Very catchy, and simple! :D

The only thing I can really critique on are the hihats, they're quite faint, it may either be your EQing or levels, but other than that, this is a quality track!

I'll be sure to check out the Competent Mood. :P

5/5
9/10

Keep it up!

Feel free to check out my songs. :]

Kazmo

RenoakRhythm responds:

Hey thanks Kazm0! Ya def wish i could edit this....but it will forever be up here. :P

I did go check out your muzik... its good stuff.... keep it up. Sry's i didn't review yet, i did do some voting though.

Later.

[/M: Altered Reality]

Pretty different!

Which is good! I like how you've experimented with the creation of this song.

I really like the kick in this song, very low, punchy, yet subtle. :P

I honestly don't like the clap you used, I dunno why, it may have too much of a decay, or it may be the pitch, I'm not sure.

I love the lead that comes in! It's sooo cool, and when you stick on the bitcruncher effect, it's soo much fun!

In builds, I recommend not bringing the clap in halfway through a 8 bar phrase, but on 1 of he next phrase. That way it doesn't set off the main beat, then people don't know where you are in the song lol. It all comes from experience, but I guess this was part of he experimenting, which is great!

Keep on venturing out of the box Mich!

5/5
8/10

Keep up the great work,

Kazmo

Mich responds:

Thanks for the review! Yeah about that clap. I didn't really want it to sound like one, which worked out pretty well, but your right it doesn't sound all too good, I think I messed with compression too much on it. Compression is still pretty new for me, and I'm still learning :)

And next time I'll wait with the clap. Thanks for the nice, constructive review!

[Pure Love =HFX=]

Awesome.

I love the way you push/pull the time!

And the chords are really soothing.

Although the recording quality is sub-par, it doesn't take away from the quality of your playing. :]

Keep up the great work Melody. :D

Kazmo

Phyrnna responds:

Thank you for the support! I'm glad you like it. ^_^

-HFX ^_^

[Rainstruck]

3 hours?

It's really good, but come on...3 hours?

Ahahahha, I really like this, very laid back, yet driving.

The bass is epic, as well as everything in this song, wow.

I can't say much except, don't say how long it took you to make! ;]

As well, maybe add a little bit more variation, just a thought though, this song is good nonetheless.

Keep up the great work! Thanks for adding me to your favourite artists. :D

5/5
9/10

Kazmo

DJ-NOSEBLEED responds:

Hmm? Was that, like, it took me too long, or it was fast?
Well thanks a lot man, your stuff is particularly awesome.
I agree about the variation, it is a bit repetitive. Eh, what ever.
Collab sometime?

[my son camden]

Childhood... :]

This reminds me of the good old days, of being about 5 years old, not worrying about the troubles of the world, politics, my future, marriage, etc. Just living life to the fullest, it actually made me shed a tear. :']

I LOVE THE LEAD. The pads in the background add nice depth too. The snare is almost march style, but it is breakbeat, which is wicked.

I will admit, the key change as well as chord progression at 2:08 was sudden, although you did have the transitional white noise. It's still nice, but perhaps if you kept the same chord progression going on, but still did the same laying, I think I'd sound better. :]

Yay, strings :D so soothing.... ^^

Keep up the great work Kerrie. Your son has the best mom in the world! :]

5/5
9.99/10

Kazmo

zomgkerrie responds:

awwww! wow thank you! you made ME emotional telling me how YOU were emotional while listening to the song. an area i need to work on is transitions...i will keep your advice in mind. i'm so glad you liked it! and thank you so much for the wonderful compliment...i love my son so much! thank you!

[Unrefined]

Sounds cool.

It doesn't go anywhere though. :/

Pianos don't sustain like that in real life..so it sounds really weird.

That sound that came in at 0:55 gets rather annoying, it's quite repetitive, and it's just the right frequency that it rings the ears.

The subtle beat that comes in at 1:22 was cool, took a little while to get here though.

WORK ON IT PLEASE, I really like the lead you use in the intro, just work on the attack of the notes because they're clicky.

Keep it up, you have loads of potential!

Kazmo

GibbiusMaximus responds:

Thanks a lot for the feedback!
Yeah, this is just the idea so far, it will go somewhere
And i know what u mean about the piano, ill try switching the sample.
Yeah, I realize that now, I can probably switch the pattern up to give it variety.
I am currently working on it, between all the other crap ive got to do ;P
But thanks again for all of the advice.
Most people pop on here, give it a shit vote and run without saying a word. The criticism you provided was exactly what I was looking for! Thanks a million!

[-'+ Transcendence +'- (Final)]

Well...

...it had it's moments.

I LOVED the intro, very relaxing.

After 1:13 though....get quite repetitive, almost excessive.

When the bass came in, it was too overpowering, and it didn't always sound right with the chord because it wouldn't be on the root of the chord, didn't resolve, if you know what I'm saying.

I was expecting a change up in the chord progression at 2:09, but nope, more of the same, with a different lead (different melody too).

By now, I have a headache, sorry. That lead is somewhat piercing, I dunno why, probably because it has a sharp attack. It also has too much resonance, when you do the filter drop off with the lead.

You open hat sounds rather dry too.

I'm sure you're not liking my review, but hey, songs like these need constructive criticism, especially when there is indeed room for improvement.

I'm giving you a 8, just because I'm nice, but in my eyes it's a 6.

Keep working at it, you have loads of potential, shows in the intro. :]

Kazmo

Krussi responds:

I don't hate this review, it was very constructive in a good way :P it always helps to see things through others prespective. And as I responded to Airprogressive's review, I most certainly will continue on this song, and it will be altered on many places.

Thanks alot for the review, at first look, I thought it'd be very unconstrutive. But as I read through the whole review, I noticed that it was incredibly constructive :P

Thanks again for the review, and for the "7" (8 ?) :P