ShootingStar's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Runner {Dj-Abbic}]

Hmmm :D

Alright, well to start off I really like the synths in the beginning, I definitely think they could use some variation, but I really like the progression and all :D
And then when the kick came in, that was pretty awesome, I must say :D
What I definitely think could've been changed would be the clap that fades out, maybe don't use it so much and have a clap come in on the normal clap beats (2,4) and have a buildup with that.
Also I don't really like the whole snare buildup, its a little cheesy and more trance-ish than house/electro.
But other than that, really great song!
Keep up the great work!

ShootingStar

DjAbbic responds:

Yup yup, I know all these problems. I was lazy at the time of making and yeah, alot of stuff and effects are repetitive because I can't really make my own FX's :S Thanks for the review :)

[G. -Force- Trance (Mans0n)]

Hey!

Not really bad for a song! To start off the synth, was quite nice, the clap and percussion fit very well. Really great job!
My only thing is you could've have probably made the kick a little punchier, if you're going to have some ridiculous sidechaining going on, you definitely need to make sure that you're kick is nice and loud, and also punchy.
And loved those crowd samples :) haha fit's nice!

Overall, great song/loop, 9/10 for a lack of variation and length, and 5/5 for awesomeness :)

Keep up the awesome work!

Check out some of my music!
ShootingStar

Mans0n responds:

Thanks for the review man! And yes i will definitely be checking out your music.

[Sunrise (NG Cut)]

Can you say WOW :D

I know I can, and just, to start off, WOW. The intro is just upbeat and I have no clue how you managed to get such a loud kick :D now I'm jealous haha I've been trying all these years, and somebody beat me to it :D haha what are you using for effects and samples for your kick and also other drums? I'm interested to know!
Other than that, wow, i don't know what else to say. This is such a great song. in fact, it's an amazing song. Deserves to be on Above and Beyond podcast, you should definitely look into getting signed man, this is just pure amazingness :)
Keep up the awesome work!

ShootingStar

DJ-Qwamii responds:

Thanks man! Get signed? I'm don't even know how to do that. ;s

[DJ Chaos- Rush Hour(Dawn mix)]

hey!

Another great song by you! k here we go :D

What can be changed (get the bad stuff out of the way :D)
Change up the beat a little, definitely. I know you can do that somehow..
I really liked the chords, but they seemed a bit out of place. you should probably watch some youtube tutorials (or i can help) on music theory and things like that. (to learn minor, major, progressions etc)

Good:
I like the beat, even though it's a little more hip-hopish than trance..
Nice synths, like I said last time :D

Overall, I think what you really need is some variation in your songs, add a filter, add some effects, put a eq on a synth, maybe some reverb etc Make it your own and sound different :)

Keep up the great work!

ShootingStar

Darkfire96 responds:

Yeah i agree with you on mixing it up a little.
yeah i could use some help with making a different sound.
The beat was actually meant to be a breaktrance beat.
But if it sounds more like hiphop, then i will start using the regular trance beat.
Anyway thanks for the review

Angels Gone Rogue
-DJ Chaos

[DJ Chaos-Rush Hour(Night Mix)]

Ok here we go

What I like: Your synths, etc, the drum samples are ehh ok..

What you could change: After listening to your last song, (more recent) it seems like you're using the same chord progression as before, so try and make it a little different, put it in a minor key and that might help.
Also, you need to work on some transitioning, maybe have a crash etc..
The pad, I must say got a little old and when it just started at the beginning again, I will say you kinda lost me.

You have a lot of work to do, but I really think you can go somewhere from this :)
And something else, if it's a trance song, then put the kick on beats 1, 2, 3, and 4, not how you have it :D haha sometimes you might add a breakdown where it would be like you have it, but it's not very common. At the same time, you will develop you're own style and I like what you have so far :)

So overall 9/10 leaving 1 star for some improvement :) I really think you can do great things, you just need to pay attention to small details and things.

Keep up the awesome work!

ShootingStar

Darkfire96 responds:

Thanks for the review.
Ill keep that in mind when i work on my next song.
I agree with you on the pad thing, thats why i took it out on the Dawn Mix
EDIT: Yeah umm i forgot to tell u this, but Dawn Mix Is a bunch of chords.
Night mix Is A an epic riff if you listen carefully. Its kinda hard to spot.

Angels Gone Rogue
-DJ Chaos

[[Dj-S]-Low Frequencies]

Much better than last time :)

Haha alright, so to start off really great track :)
Loved the intro synth and melody you gave it :)
Then the kick, and well that was awesome :)
Haha but what I really think you could do is make it a little more progressive than what you already have, so start out the same, but then when the buildup starts, after that impact just have a bass, pluck, and kick and that's it. That way you can just build from there :)
But haha really great track! Didn't enjoy it, loved it :D

Now check out my deadmau5 remix :)
ShootingStar

Sacrafan responds:

Aw thanks! :D I'll review you :P

[New Divide (DJQ & LT Remix)]

Man!

This is some kicking remix you got here :) Wow, I really don't know what to say haha other than I did a remix of Linkin Park's what I've done lately :)
Great work, I'm completely speechless, go get yourself some club jobs :)

Check out some of my work please! I actually made a remix of Deadmau5's Move For Me today :) My first try basically at house!

ShootingStar

DJ-Qwamii responds:

Thank you. I'll try my best. :D

Yeah, sure. I'll check them out.

[Beach Party-XotiK&SideTrak Mix]

Nice!

Great job :) My only problem is it all seems to mash up - ie so much going on at one time but the sounds collide.. Try making it a little more minimalistic, also your drum beat needs work and variation D: but really other than that, sounds great :)
Keep up the awesome work!

ShootingStar

XotiK responds:

thanks for the review and yeah I noticed that as well after a while. Something we'll get better at with experience.

[HouseMD-[Dj-S]]

Luvin it :)

Wow. Just wow. I am really digging your song here :) Well, lets see, maybe some more variation, but really other than that, kickin song you got here! Faving :)

ShootingStar

Sacrafan responds:

Owo thankee :O

[Mm Vs St - Tioc(original Mix)]

Sounding pretty good :)

My only problem is that the percussion doesn't seem to flow from beat to beat.
Other than that, really great trance song, even though I would personally classify it as house.. Still good :)
Enjoyed all of it!
Keep up the awesome work!

by the way, what drum samples are you using and vsts etc.. im interested in
trying to make this kind of music, but I don't really have the materials.

And if you wouldn't mind checking out my latest song, its a little more upbeat than this, but pretty close!

ShootingStar

D-Chain responds:

aight thanks, yea i thought i did something wrong here :)
i just havent made something in a month if it aint more... which i would never do otherwise.

you could classify this as both trance and house.. but im just upping at the trance section b/c it sound's more trancy then housy this time xD

thanks for your review and score ;)