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[White TIger Shark]

Very Metallica! |m| |m|

Good stuff my friend. Just a couple things though, if you really want stuff to come out in your future works:

1.) Add a little bit of room send reverb to your drums to get them to pop out more. Give them a 2-3 dB raise in the mids and highs, and your drums will be beautiful.
2.) I'm not entirely sure if how you're getting your guitar on the track; if you have your own software, that's cool, but have you ever heard of impulses? Essenitally, they emulate a cab setup, and they can give your guitar a beautiful live tone if you download the correct waveform. This will give your guitar a beautiful tone (just check out my song "Broaden Your Sound"/"Image >Unmastered<", not entirely sure which one you'll 'ppreciate more; they're the same song, but one version I tried to master and failed =P).
3.) Try setting your guitar on a different master than with the main master through side-chaining. This will take your guitar from the back of the mix to the front of the mix, at par with the drums, and we'll be able to hear the beauty of that guitar!
4.) Lol I'm sorry but that solo is whack! I know what you're aiming for, but it's sloppy. Solos are extremely difficult to pull off under most circumstances, so you gotta spend time with them, period. Practice the solo until you're sick of it...and don't attempt anything too extraordinary (tempting as it is), because all that will happen is that you'll muddy up the solo more than you want. The solo must be do-able and beautiful. (I understand you didn't have a whole lot of time to work on this track...and I didn't have much time on my own...but I'm mentioning this for your future songs).
5.) Give that bass some presence by giving it some bass boost - but not too much. A slight amount of treble boost might not be a bad idea either, to give it a nice, slappy rich tone. It just depends on what you're aiming for.

Good stuff man, good luck in round 3! ;)

-Jazzman

HighBallers responds:

i wasn't really aiming my solo towards anything, i was just whipping out a couple of guitar licks in a sequences. I will admit, i did make it up right on the spot when i recorded the track. I wasn't used to soloin' to the key of E, i'm still learning ya know. I'm getting a new drum program, for sure. I'm only using Fl-studios, i need to step it up. For the guitar tone, i'm saving up for a better guitar, and that should give me the best improvement for my line-6 interface.

[{dj-N} Possessed LFO]

People have been voting lame lately! >=(

Iron God's currently a 4.34/5.00, dropping a whole 0.10 with a single vote (and it was frontpaged and had nearly 300 votes behind it...wtf, I dunno...=\ Jealous people with high voting status = me angry, but just another reason to start producing professional music!) On the other note, this song is very interesting, blending very many different things together to produce something insane...I dunno exactly what to think of it lol. That LFO can get annoying over time, and I think that's why people vote it so low, because that's the first thing they hear when the song boots up lol...oh well, their loss, because the rest of the song was brilliant! I really liked the combo with the guitars, it's brutal! It really makes wanna start recording my guitar again and add some metal influence to my stuff (which has long been a dream of mine...I'm sure you've heard me ranting on about metalstep lol). Dubstep + House + Metal = Epic Baby! >=D Great stuff Nate, keep it up!

9/10 (only because I think that there coulda been a little bit more melodic expansion; I woulda added some cool melodic stuff in between the phases with the LFO synth, but that's just me lol)
5/5
Fav'd.
DL'ed

P.S. I did NOT use Z3ta+ in my last submission! I made that sound from scratch!
P.P.S. If I'm ever up against you in the NGADM, I think I'm gonna try your preferred genre of House. I'll only compete against you though if you do a Dubstep song lol! ;)

dj-Nate responds:

Haha, thanks jazzman. Sorry about jumping the gun on the Zeta preset. I used to use them all the time, which is the only reason I say so! Haha.

By the way, if I end up against you, I want to do a dubstep face-off for sure.

[xKore - Last Chance (ADM)]

A bit revolutionary, my friend

While it is very short, I really like the tone of that bass you've created. It's great. I've been trying to make something similar-sounding lately, but I just can't seem to nail it. I can see this being the epic intro to a song man, I really can.

And I haven't had exactly a ton of time to sit here and produce music day and night either. It's a bummer, ain't it? Keep it up though man; whenever you get the chance, work on it! This is gonna be sick when it's done!

5/5
9/10
-Jazzman

[Check This Out.]

Big huge wobbles my friend!

I'm pretty jealous of that man. I've got the formant down, by I still gotta find the right blend of distortion to make that wobble perfect like that. This groove is badass. I dunno if there's really anything else that needs to be said. Oh yes...and the mix is great. Sounds absolutely professional. If there's one thing I wish, I wish the snare was slightly poppier, and I wish that the ending didn't leap off a cliff like that, but I seriously love that groove man. Very tribal. Excellent. Keep it up man!

9/10
5/5
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DL'ed

P.S. Would be willing to point me in the direction of a good distortion plugin?(outside of what's given on a typical bitcrusher) I'm tryin to find somethin that doesn't sacrifice the integrity of the resonance and cutoff, which is a problem I've been running into lately. If you've got any suggestions, please let me know! =)
P.P.S. You're still one of my favorite dubstep artists here on NG. Somethin about your music is so dark...perhaps it's the quarter-tone tuning or somethin, I dunno. It's great. =)

[EY' (DUBstep)]

Me like!

Great stuff, really. I really REALLY love the atmosphere in this one. Your mastering's gotten a little better too, although I want more of that snare man, and a slight bit more sub bass too. I want to work on our track man; maybe I can show you some stuff with the bass! =D Good job overall though FiendO, keep it up with this stuff man! =)

9/10
5/5

Your broski,
-Jazzman

[Digga digga (dubstep)]

Metalstep FTW!

This is a pretty awesome track overall. Your wobbles are pretty fantastic; it reminds me of metalstep, the type of dubstep that I really want to start producing. The mastering and sound was pretty good overall, and the edition at the end was nice. The one thing that bugged me a little were some of the synths that you used in the chill portions of the song; their tone just didn't seem to fit to the overall feel of the song. However, the sheer ingenuity of this track is what gives it its edge. Keep it up man, you've got some talent! =)

9/10
5/5

Your friendly neighborhood dubstep producer,
-Jazzman

Genjo responds:

thanks man i appreciate the review! so is that what its called then? Metal step? i must youtube it.... and yeah i can relate with the synths - i need better VST's; this is my problem!

[old -Rudolf The Robot Reindeer]

Discrepancy

This song's goofy as hell, basically just ridiculous. Something I could produce in like 5 seconds, using generic FL samples and the acid synth off of Sytrus lol. And yet it holds this gigantic popularity rank...then I go to see, voted on 32 times and listened to 220 some odd times in 5 years (at least since writing this review)...but holy shit...15,902 DLs? What's that, like an average of 8 DLs per day by yourself for the past year? Wonderful! =D

cheesemonkeybill responds:

some of my most terrible work >:]
it is pretty titty lickin rediculous, wouldnt you say?

[Memo for Murder--_--DUBSTEP]

Congrats! I'm givin you a legit review tho ;)

I love your stuff, Zenon. Always have. It's got that darkness to it that makes me think, "If the ideals of metalcore got married to epic dance music of sorts and decided to have a baby, this is exactly how that baby would sound crying out of the womb." I know, strange comparison. But, your stuff has always been there for me to listen to and get excited about.

However, we both know that I can produce a damn nasty formant bass. ;) Try bitcrushing it a little more, giving it a slightly deeper. I find stereoizing works phenomenally well also, especially with some extra chorus. Go for it, and have fun! =D

Great tune overall, although I think the mix needs a little cleaning up, and the ideas may need a little refining, especially towards the conclusion. Your percussive edge in this song is something noteworthy though. Keep it up bro, you're soon to be crowned a king of dubstep if you keep following this path! =D

8/10
5/5

Your friendly neighborhood dubstep producer,
-Jazzman

[{dj-N} [MD2010] Indoctrinated]

I might have to compete now lol

Pretty badass, not gonna lie. What I absolutely adore about your songs is how you throw off the listener by giving a rhythm change from the intro section to the rest of your section. I don't even know how to classify this song; I remember you wanted to classify it as dubstep-inspired, but it's more just like epic dance music with a phenomenal measure of ambience to go along with it. What I really REALLY wish is that you had continued and expanded on that theme in the final half of the song; there's a lot I felt you coulda done there that you didn't, and all at once...it ended. It's without a doubt a great theme, but I felt you were just a little conservative in this one towards the end. Still though, your mix is fantastic! And the themes that you have developed are huge. Great work Nate, keep it up! =D

9/10
5/5
Fav'd.
DL'ed (I'll set it with to my purchase of the "This Is Dubstep Volume 3" album that I just bought and can't wait to hammer in my car >=D)

Your friendly neighborhood dubstep producer,
-Jazzman

dj-Nate responds:

Ah, thanks for the review jazzman! Yeah, I think I may have rushed the ending a little. I really appreciate the tips and criticisms, I hope you come out with more tracks soon!

[{dj-N} Theory of Everything]

Here ya go Nate

A heartfelt review, as promised! =D There's a shit-ton to appreciate in this one. It's extremely artistic, and the mastering job is great. Above all though, I love how dark it is, and how you're able to slowly give the song life over time to the end. The whole thing was fantastic. Unmatched. I have no fear in saying that you're probably one of the best producers on NG, along with xKore. While the synths weren't necessarily the synths that I would have picked, they're still great in their own way - and I definitely appreciate the niche that you've found! If I ever go ahead to make a trance song (which I'm definitely considering playing with the idea now...with some dubstep influence too would be nice ;) ), this is precisely the atmosphere I want it to encompass. Great job man, and also thanks for your advice! I'm definitely interested in this opportunity. =)

9/10
5/5
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Your friendly neighborhood dubstep producer,
-Jazzman

dj-Nate responds:

It's tough getting a ten outta you huh?? Haha, thanks for the review man, I really appreciate it. You're an amazing producer yourself Jazzman, don't sell yourself short!