SirHadoken's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Get Festive]

You don't get enough reviews.
I love your music, and I always have, and you probably already know what I'm going to say. The sound production and quality are phenomenal, the melodies are phenomenal, everything is phenomenal.
Hopefully this brings up your star amount a little bit, as you really do deserve higher stars on your music.
With love,
~SirHadoken

MrKoolTrix responds:

Thanks, buddy. :)

[Zyzyx - Reinforced]

You have a good voice for this kind of thing :o
Well done on this, it's really well made. Your skill as a musician has been exponentially improving these past few months. <3
(This is a re-post of what I said on YouTube, but I wanted to post it here too)

DJ-Zyzyx responds:

lol xD well thanks AGAIN!!

[Soft Piano]

This is recorded?!
I'm impressed. The ending could've been a bit more final, but other than that, you did a really nice job on this. ;)

vidu3k333 responds:

thx, and yes this is recorded (the struggles to buy a high quality mic is real)

[Insurgent [MSB] (NGADM)]

The description.
"It's not perfect."
That's a damn lie xD
This song is beautiful from beginning to end. I love how even though those little wubby things at the beginning are a bit less versatile, it still pulls some wickedly catchy melodies, and it makes this song more and more lovable. I just can't find anything about this song to criticize. Every time I think ahead as to how something would end the measure in the best possible way, it does exactly that.
This song is a textbook definition of perfection, and all aspiring EDM/Dubstep producers should look to this song for advice and inspiration, as there isn't a better song out there.

[Spongebob - Campfire Song Song (Jupitrean Remix)]

Where do I start?
The drums are off-beat. It doesn't help that the original Campfire Song from the show itself goes off-beat when it switches to Patrick's solo, but the drums are off-beat for the entire thing. The mixing is ridiculously off, as there are certain things that drown out others when they are present. I'm not entirely sure if you were being serious about this song at all, but it does take longer than 30 minutes to make a full song, and I don't want you to be discouraged by this. Making music is hard; I know this from personal experience, but as of right now, you have a lot of places you need to improve on. Work on syncing your drums, tuning up your sound quality, and mixing and mastering your tracks so that it sounds like a unified, single identity of a piece rather than a bunch of things going at one time in a chaotic fashion.
~SirHadoken

Jupitrean responds:

Whoah sirhadoken reviewed my music wow :0
But thanks for the review, I'm probably not going to remix a song from a cartoon again :p I'm gonna try a song with a set bpm.

[Summer Rain (Original Mix)]

I agree with courtstar. Listening to this makes me feel good.
There's a part at around 2:16 where the snare is odd, but it's not too noticeable. There's a little bit of repetition, but that's totally fine, of course. The mixing, mastering, and sound production are marvelous. Excellent work. :)

RC75 responds:

Thanks! I will check out the snare and see what's up with it for when I release it on SoundCloud and YouTube (don't forget to subscribe if you'd like!). After all, this is pretty much what I'll be using NG for, which is just getting initial feedback and releasing the final version elsewhere (only exception would be a GD song). Anyways, I'm glad you thought I did a good job on it! I'll try to cut down some repetition on the future when I'm comfortable with housey stuff. Which may even include a vocalist to change things up (I could maybe even use one on this song at some point). Well, thanks again for reviewing! Now that it's summer I can work on our collab more, except this upcoming week. Sorry it's not done yet!

ps: from the time you wrote the review to the time I'm writing this, I've gone up a year in age, so now I guess we're both 15!

IDK why I made this response so long. Just got carried away I guess.

[Beacon]

This is really nice! I like the side chaining you've done in certain spots, as it really does add to the value of the song entirely. However, I feel like that first drop could've used a bit more strength. That can easily be achieved with a kick drum, even if you don't make it very loud. There's a bit of repetition in it, but I'm not very well educated in this genre, so I don't know how expected it is for melodic variation. The chords all blend together well, and the progression is nice, especially for the kind of song you were going for. It uses the same hi-hat or cymbal throughout the whole thing, and I feel it would be a good idea to experiment and try using different hi-hats. The same structure is carried out through the song, and while that's a good thing in terms of consistency, it's okay to deviate from it a little bit, and I know Progressive House is a weird genre for that, but it's worth trying.
Overall, this is great evidence that you're definitely becoming proficient at creating music, and the blending of the sounds fits incredibly well. I'm especially impressed by the percussion things you did before the drops, as it's a major improvement from the percussion in our collaboration. You're definitely on the right track. The only thing I suggest is changing it up a little bit. If you can do that effectively, you've got yourself a masterpiece! :)

(Also, this is not meant to be a mean or harsh review; only a sidenote to let you know where you stand, in my opinion, on the path to success. Improvement is a step away, and whether it's a leap of faith or a baby step, it's worth it in the long run! :) )

~Sir

RC75 responds:

Thanks for reviewing! I do think that this is a bit repetitive; because I wanted this first try to be more simple so I could grasp exactly what I was trying to do. Made it easier imo. I will do more variation in future releases. The repetition was somewhat intended because I find it hard to make this genre while changing up the melodies often. As far as the kick goes, I did have a kick in there, but it may be hard to hear without headphones (assuming you aren't using them). If you are, then I find that somewhat odd because I could hear the kick just fine. By the way, the percussion stuff before the drops were pretty much layering clap fill samples and adding in some toms by me XP. Kind of lazy, but it sounded good and I can't really 100% make my own fills sound good yet. Plus, I'm not sure what kind of fill could work in our song (which I'd like some input on tomorrow). Anyways, thanks for the review! And I look forward to our collab releasing soon(er than later)!

[Creo - Sphere]

I honestly don't know how to describe what I'm hearing right now.
It's so... WEIRD! But yet so perfect at the same time! I've never heard something so odd sound this right. Like, it has this clutter-y feeling, but it needs to be cluttered. It's perfectly imperfect, or imperfectly perfect. I really don't know which. All of the things that sound like flaws should be where they are, because the song wouldn't be the same without them. Frankly, I couldn't imagine the song being any other way.
Legendary work, man. I love your music, and hope so fully to hear more from you in the future. <3

[Sex on Difficult Terrain]

Oh snap
This is officially one of my favorite songs from you. That weird wobbly growls part is kinda obscure and out of key in some parts due to the harmonic tones of the growl itself, but this is pretty neat overall.
The name though xD

[Having Sex With Your Gran]

What's with all of these reviews about the title? Is incest not normal, or something?
Either way, that aside, good melodies and bass lines. It felt empty in some parts, especially since no percussion was included, but it's good for what it is.