DJ-Chilvan's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

["Wake"]

Improving

Wow, this is really nice. This is your nicest track yet. You have some pretty punchy kicks, which is good. The reverb was just perfect, especially on the kicks, I was very impressed there. The structure was very well laid out, especially the ending. But there are still some things you need to work on:
Panning: I noticed that there was much going on in the left channel versus the right channel. It would have been better if you had panned the guitar more towards the right---this would have made your song more dynamic.

It would have been nice if you would have added a delay effect to the main piano melody. Just at the right level.

Also, you should have added some more aspects of the melody, it wasnt fair that only one piano track carried the whole melody; you should have added an alto or tenor part to the melody, and had the guitar switch things up a bit.

Well, other than those things, great job, I see you're improving.

[<.::The Master Plan::.>]

Great sound!

This song has a very great melody and musical structure. It is very ambient, but it should be more under jazz IMO (that's not why i took off a point). I took of a point because the beat could have been a little bit better and vivid, and a few more elements could have been included. But overall, this is a very great track, I'm glad that I could hear something from you, hence it's been a long time.

It's been quite a while and I've released a number of tracks since the time you had your "writer's block." It would be nice if you could check them out as well!
Great Job!
9/10, 5/5

-DJ Chilvan

[The Drop That Made it Hal]

Masterpiece!

Wow, this is so moody. It seems like a combination of a The Sims build theme with some dramatic elements. This song is truly evocative, something I look for in a classical piece. Your use of dynamics is great! There's nothing wrong with this track.
But if you really want some constructive criticism, all I have to say to you is make it longer, and try to find a very nice piano VST. This song is so great, I would love to hear it with a very professional sounding piano.

I would have reviewed this earlier, but I was very busy on a classical song of my own. It's the total opposite of this in terms of mood. Maybe you could check it out.
10/10, 5/5, fav

Well Done!

- DJ Chilvan

Cimba responds:

What's the song called?

[<PS> Star Spanlged Banner]

Excellent!

This is a very nice piece. Great use of dynamics too.
I love the harmonies you used. The structure of this song was just wonderful. The ending was just too grand! Try to make it even grander with more percussion.
I did notice that sometimes the tune would go into minor at 1:34 - 1:46. This could be ironed out by simply changing up the notes that make up the tenor parts of the harmony. I dont know if it was deliberate, but to me it just spoils the whole mood of the song.
Otherwise, this was a great, moving, track. Continue to represent!

- DJ Chilvan

[Mans0n (RE-mixes) MIX]

Great!

This is a pretty good mix. As your first mix, you did pretty well. The transitions were fine, and the intro was just magnificent.
Your use of cutoff controls were great too, they were just at the right levels.

The downsides were that this track got a little repetitive at times. Also, it felt as if a few elements were missing. Those elements are to come from you. Since it's a mix, you have total freedom to add your own spin on things. Be super creative, but without spoiling the song. Your goal is to basically remix some aspects of every track, but not to the point where the track is even slightly unrecognizable.

Other than that, this is a pretty dank mix!

I would have reviewed it earlier, but I've been super busy on a song I just released, which I hope you can check it out as well.
9/10 and 5/5

- DJ Chilvan

Mans0n responds:

And that i will do!
thanks for the input man!

[Drumming Around_1]

Get a condenser mic

Wow, you can play! I play drums too but I aint this good...haha, i excel more on piano and saxophone =P. I have many friends that play drums, and this reminds me of them.
Well, there's not much to say, especially for a drum solo, but all I have to say is get a condenser microphone. If you're already using one, then get a better one. From there, your excellent playing would sound crisp and clear.
9//10 5/5

- DJ Chilvan

Haidier responds:

haha, don't worry, USUALLY i have 2 condensers for overhead and a mic for each drum, but a friend was borrowing them so i used my home made condenser haha

if you listen to my other song, welcome to radiation, i recorded the drums in that, with 'crisp clear' quality =P

thanks very much for your fine compliments :D

[March_To_Eternity [Box-Killa]]

Wow!

Great use of dynamics! I loved the melodies, and the different combinations of notes. This sounds like the theme song to a villain of sorts. You switched things up a lot, completely avoiding repetitiveness. Your use of percussion was just dank; it totally fit with the style. I just love how you were fast on the pianos. Harmonizing here was pretty dank too. I really enjoyed this piece! You actually gave me some ideas for future projects.
10/10, 5/5, DL

- DJ-Chilvan

Box-Killa responds:

no worries, checked out some of ure stuff :D it was rad

[_Camilla_ (D-Day RMX) WIP]

Great spin

This is a great spin at techno. It did get repetitive at times, you should have switched up some stuff at different intervals. But since this is somewhat of what techno's supposed to be like (the repetitiveness), you get the 9 for sticking with the genre. Techno on NG these days tend to sway more towards dance or trance, but you did well for sticking with the genre. I love that. 5/5 for the perfect attempt.
Great song! I love the transfer to the part with low cutoff at 1:24.

- DJ Chilvan

Mans0n responds:

thanks for your honest opinion!

[Russian Roulette (Smurf Mix)]

Well done!

This is probably one of my favorite NG beats. The VSTs were just great. Which VSTs did you use? How did you master the song? The quality is just grand. This is some dank shit man!
5/5, 10/10, fav, DL

TheMerelyHuman responds:

Hey! I didn't use VSTs, I actually used soundfonts.

[Verbal Assault]

You got flo

This is a dank ass track! Your flow is great! You used this beat to its full potential.
Maybe you could turn down the vocal volume a taaad bit, especially in the beginning. But overall, this is a very well track. You honestly have the kind of flow which I love. Haha, sometimes your lyrics were questionable but you tried very well.
Great job!

BAF responds:

Thanks man, my delivery in general has been my main focus of improvement recently so it's good to see that I've made headway there. The thing with lyrics is it always makes sense to the writer but can be obscure to the listener, especially when it's just 3 and a half minutes of rapping with no hook, sometimes you kinda stretch shit just so it fits. Lyrics are more important to me than anything else frankly so I'll struggle to improve there. Thanks again for the review.