DJ-HappyFace's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Culex Battle SMRPG (Warped)]

That was... Odd...

And the random chord that plays every so often during the chorus is just... completely off... One thing to consider when making a song is what key it's played it... For example, the chord you played is not in the same key as the rest of the song, making it sound completely out of place... ( Sounds like a C Chord lol )

Also... the instruments just don't make sense... The lead sounds exactly like the bass just at a higher pitch, and there is a definite lack of percussion.

And my last complaint is that this sounds like it's a simple Midi - MP3 piece, meaning you did almost nothing to "make the song your own."

There's a lot of work needed before this song is good... But it's still not even close to the worst I've heard lol :)

Keep up the work, Voted 3/5 / 5/10:

~DJ-HappyFace :)

QuazzanBrandes responds:

it sounds odd cause its warped. i used the original midi and changed it a bit and added a few instruments. but i will try to focus on wat u said.

thanks

[[DJP] Dedede mix v.2]

Interesting Take on Dedede's theme.

In my opinion it strays just a tad too far from the original melody to be a 10/10, but still sounds quite cool.

Good Job :)

DJPureSuffer responds:

thanks :D i kinda put my own feel on it.

[Gerudo Valley of the Futu]

Decent, However...

I don't think I like the gating on the Bass part... It doesn't quite fit right with the beat and melody of the song. Drums are decent, but the kick needs some more Oomph, as do the symbols, and maybe try adding a 'clap' on some off notes.

Not bad overall, just a couple things to consider lol :P

Rhyhart responds:

Thanks for the review I'll definitially take your consideration for gran it and mess around with it.

[=Storm Eagle MMX=]

Nice song dude :)

I saw that you use FL Studio for your music as well, and I was wondering what drum kit and Guitar VSTs you use (unless that's you playing both (which would be epic lol ))

I'm attempting to do this song as well, but the base Guitar VST in FL Studio (the slayer) is kinda limited, and I can't seem to find a decent Drum kit lol

Thanks in advance, and again, Nice song ;)

Hades responds:

Haha, the guitar part I could do with ease, but I'm afraid that this level of drumming still eludes me. ;D Besides, I currently lack the capacity to record anything, so it's all VST's. The guitar I used is a mix of several disto-guitar VST's from www.hammersound.net , and the drumkit is from the same page- it's called Rockkit or something like that, I seriously suggest it, as it really kicks ass! That page is generally an excellent source of free VST's so, I suggest you check it out!

Sorry it took me so long to respond, hope you find the site useful! Feel free to PM me if you're wondering about anything else!

[Super Mario Castle Rock Mix]

Hmm... couple of complaints.

One thing I've found about guitar based songs (Rock/Metal/Heavy Metal) is that they need a rhythm guitar to help the song be less... boring... Even if it's simply playing chords based on the tune of the bass part of the song, it would still help to make is sound better.

Also, the beginning part needs drums... I almost stopped listening to this because of that... Overall, this is a decent song, it simply need some adjustments.

Nice job though, better than I could ever do lol :)

goldendizzler responds:

Thankyou for taking the time to review this :)
I take all complaints on board and they help me improve my songs, so thanks :)
I am glad you still liked it! Great review.

[SF2 Sakura's Theme remix]

Lol it's so true :)

Zero Bombers sucks... I've had a lot of my songs bombed by the same guy over and over again simply because he hates Midi remixes :)

Anyway, on to the review. Couple of things, not sure if I'm digging the mix of Bells and Orchestra as the main instruments, but I do like to sound of the song after 1:13, when the Acoustic sound comes in. Also, great work on the drums, they sound perfect for the song :) Oh and nice use of the gating later in the song, it fits perfectly lol

Overall, a couple a things can be changed, but good stuff none the less!

BTW, what program was this done in (or did you play the whole thing yourself!?!? lol :) )

prey2009 responds:

Ah ty for your review, yea zero bombers sux, and I think im getting the same people doing it to me for the past 3 remixes I've done. As for the software, using FL studios 8. and Im so akward I only listen to the music over and over again and then note by note try to copy it (some failed mind you :(..), Midis is the easy way, Not as fun either to compose. takes me like 1 hour just to figure out the chorus part then the other was not as hard.

But yea, I did like that gate part myself, thought it sounded perfect :)

[WG-Ken Theme-SF]

Interesting Take...

sounds odd in some parts, but overall, has a very interesting sound to it.

My only concern is that the main track is overshadowed by the rhythm guitar... I think that If I could hear the melody a bit more, I'd like this more, but not bad overall, it just needs some mixing.

Weapongod30 responds:

Ok, thanks man! If I ever have time to remake this, I'll take that into account!

~WG

[Ice Cap Zone (EF Mix)]

Third review of this song today...

And your is probably the best one I've heard.

Congrats :)

~DJ-HappyFace

EliteFerrex responds:

Hey, thank you; I'm happy to hear that! I appreciate the review!

[Ice Cap Zone Sonic 3 (SSF Mix)]

Hmm....

Not bad, but my only complaint is the bass, I find it a tad annoying...Oh well.

Not bad, but some instrument choices could be changed, and maybe turning down the piano would help too.

Overall, not a bad song, but just needs a few touch-ups.

~DJ-HappyFace :)

itsfoxhall responds:

Thanks for the thoughts :)

[My super Tetris remix]

Gotta agree with Snce,

Just too odd for my liking, but his comment about it being overdone, screw that. Tetris is the immortal theme for remixing, everyone has to do one lol. But as I say in basically everyone of my reviews, Instrument choice makes or breaks a song. In this case, it broke it. And it sounds like you couldn't even render (encode) it correctly due to too much distortion and intensity...

Keep it up, but this really needs work.

Marsvent responds:

I'm still working on it...
I'll let you know when I uploaded the final version