phosphorusprocedure's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Esther Is Dead]

Really cool. I liked the glitch beat/staccato note part in the second half of the song (and the choir sounded lovely - what instrument/vst plugin did you use for that? Curious). I liked the sound of the first half, especially the guitar chord thing that accompanied the kick. That last string (3rd one? the highest string you used) bugged me because it felt like its rhythm was slightly off. I don't know if that might be because the string had a slow attack/fade-in which made it seem late for notes. Anyway, nicely done.

vai90 responds:

Oh, the choir is just a sample, not a particular instrument/plugin. Thx for the reviews, especially the technical criticisms. Appreciate that a lot. Regarding the high string: I actually think it's on time. You do mean the one coming in at 1:26 right? Don't see (or hear rather) anything wrong with it.

[-GM- By the Way]

I'm not sure how this got down to 2.72/5. You got some haters, my friend. Meanwhile, the beat is excellent. I love the drum roll and the crash. I don't hear crashes too often in hip hop beats, but you work them quite well. I think maybe the crash is a slight, slight bit too loud. Slight. Minor fix. I love the stuttered horn at :50. The chord progressions are very cool as well - I'm not sure if it's a sample you chopped or something you wrote, but it sounds impressive nonetheless. THEN the beat changes at 1:34. I love it when the beat changes. I never expect that shit. You had an El-P moment. This beat's an impressive piece of work.

B-RadGfromOV responds:

Thanks dude.

[-GM- Golden]

Excellent chopping. The beat feels like a dense alphabet soup of different things coalescing. I really enjoyed it.

B-RadGfromOV responds:

Cool, nice metaphor there, thanks for listening.

[Mixing Test]

Nice. The bass and kick have a great relationship (foundation to any good mix) and the clinky high pitched instrument offers a nice contrast (high frequency) to the bassey sounds down below. You could go places with this.

TheZaaL responds:

Yeah, I guess I could, but I wasn't planning to do so. Too bad!! Mabe later when I'll be out of ideas!

Thanks for the comments!

[Untitled]

Isn't that a didgeridoo? I heard that in Machinarium, in the one part where you help all the street musicians. This piece could go in interesting directions. I love the wallop the bass has. The kick takes a while to finish reverberating (or whatever the right word is). Cool shit.

Troisnyx responds:

Yep, it's a didge. : ) And there are two kicks in this thing -- an odaiko (the biggest Japanese drum), and that one appears towards the end; and a hirado, which is the second biggest.

I'm glad you liked this piece!

[Adventure!]

Sounds like a rodeo, don't you think? Curious - what plugins/software did you use? The drums sound a bit more sophisticated than what I could manage with some 8-bit VSTi plugins (as in, mine sounded like fart noise drums). Nice work, man.

basheman responds:

Thanks! :)

I use the Sid expansion pack for Nexus 2. I compose my music in Fl studio 8 ^^

[Histoires]

I don't mean to be an ass, but if I didn't read your comments, I would've thought the sound of the vibrations was you farting profusely throughout the entire song. OKAY. Now that I got that out of my system - lovely piano playing. You got skills. Next time, bring a better mic, will ya?

Troisnyx responds:

I'll try! I don't have one yet, but it'll be awesome to have one by the time I reach Stonyhurst (or Woldingham)!

Thanks for listening, by the way. ^_^