FatCatScandal's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[PaNdOrA-Tranceual -UNFINISHED]

not bad

Had to play it at half volume, very peaky.. simple and cheesy, but i like cheesey stuff, you need to work a bit on ur sound production but i do love the way you filtered the main riff in and out.

There is one sound in there that i don'l like but it was only in on its own breifly, i haven't got a time referance as the site doesn't offer one. But good effort!

Pandora-Tranquil responds:

i don see how it was cheesy.... or peaky.

but i watched the volume even more in the finished ver and everything seems to be at a perfect volume

[Utlabase Overdrive]

What the fuck?

What the fuck is this? This is not drum and bass.. you need to listen to some drum and bass, future prophecys, ronisize, andy c, pendulum are a few names that spring to mind, check them out.

You need to learn to use the program more, good luck, i hope to hear something good from you soon

DanAbnormal responds:

Sorry :(
Im not quite a frequent fruityloops user

[All-Your-Base]

you need alot of work

Seriously do not use in built loops that fruity gives you, make your own from the samples or from other samples. Nicking loops is just fucking lazy.

Also if your going to put loops together like that you have to make sure they fit together, it sounds like your running loops at differant bpm.

DanAbnormal responds:

I dont know alot about fruityloops. This was jsut an attempt, and i thought it was pretty good seeing fruityloops is quite a bugger to use.

[Zero Gravity]

WOOOHOOOO

Now thats what i like to hear man! I would love to hear a full tune versian of this one.. its would be great in a rave or something

[The Final Day]

mnaaah

Still not enough bass for it to be Drum and Bass...

this is more drum and comercial trance than anything else.

I must say tho, i am really starting to feel some of your beats. I hope you created them urself and didn't just use loops, otherwise it takes away the only think i like about ur D+B at the moment.

I think you should really listen to more D+B before submitting anymore

Listen to:
Dillinga
Bad Company
Adam F
Twisted Individual
Ram Trilogy
Technical Itch
Pendulum
Concord Dawn

there are alot more good artists, that was just showing ya some variation across the bored of D+B.. when your ready for some more talented elctronica... check out Apex Twin, Vaneetien Snares, Squarepusher, and Autecha stuff like that.. but still listen to quite a few tunes of each group and that should give oyu an idea pf what real D+B is

ParagonX9 responds:

Hi there.

JUST FIRST I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW:
I DONT USE LOOPS, I KNOW MORE THAN 75% OF ALL DNB ARTISTS USE LOOPS OR CUTS... BUT I CREATE MY OWN!
3 TRACK of MINE WERE MADE OUT OF A LOOP OR MODIFIED LOOP BEAT:
OUTER SPACE (FABIO)
FINAL FIGHT (FABIO)
ON THE RUN (CONGA)

I USED 'CAPS' FOR THIS TEXT BECAUSE MANY PEOPLE THINK THAT I USE LOOPS FOR THOSE AWESOME BEATS!! AND IM TELLING THIS TO EVERYONE OF THESE PEOPLE:
"THIS IS REALLY GETTING ME PISSED,
MAKING THE BEAT BY YOURSELF IS FUN...
IN MY OPINION IT'S THE MOST FUN PART OF MAKING A TRACK!!! STOP THINKING THAT I USE LOOPS!!!"

-- Soon Im going to submit proof to the audioportal that I made the beats by myself!!! You'll be surprised! --

Why TF does everyone think that I use premade shit??? Does it sound too professional to belive that 'A Newgrounds User' Made it???

This beat has been made with a simple
tracker software 'Madtracker'... and if you want to know how many instruments I've used for the beat: about 14 different instruments...

I know... It's not really DNB, none of my tracks are really 100% DNB...
Ofcourse I know what DNB sounds like... But I've submitted it to this genre because it's the closest to it... It's something original: Some sort of classic orchestra with a DNB beat and...
OMG Yeh... 'A DNB beat' ... 'Ohhhhh ok.

!DONT SAY ITS TECHNO! Cus youll only make yourself stupid if you do...

-- Anyways tnx for the review,
And remember to keep an eye out for my next submissions because Im going to submit a proof mp3. contains edited pieces of several tracks of mine... --

-Jermain

[Danger Ahead 2]

This is not Drum and Bass.

This is game music, it is not drum and bass... its very good game music... but Incredibly shit drum and bass

ParagonX9 responds:

Ok, Hey You dont have to sya that in every review ok?
I have the idea that some other NG User in the AP send you to lower my review ratings...
Like I told you: I know its not 100% DNB... It's the CLOSEST to that genre ... It's something original.. If I'd remove the Strings it would be DNB, So theres not too much to complain about...

[Drum Hammer]

Hardcore

Mate this is not drum and bass... But it sounds like it could be some sweet ass HARDCORE or something like that.. maybe even gabba with a few tweaks at a push.

You have talent for music making.. you just need to learn what Genre is what... so far i have listened to 3 of your "drum and bass" tunes.. and have not heard one bit of drum and bass.

Goatchrist responds:

Goddamn, so, that lowers my score? Bah...I'm so sorry that I was never into that kind of music and I can't excactly decide where to put it in >:(

[Mellow Destruction]

This is not Drum and Bass.

Hey man, long time no speak, and I hate the first thing i say to you in ages to be a negative thing cos we were buds back when i posted on the BBS.. but this is not Drum and Bass.. and all it is, is a load of stolen loops and stuff aswell. Its not very origional, and is well.. lets say a little poor.

No worries tho, we all have to start somewhere.. I mean the stuff i used to do incomparison to last year, in comparision to this year.. its like giant leaps. All of a sudden it all fits in better. Keep Trying man. Good luck with your new tunes.

Goatchrist responds:

Stolen? Because I use fruityloops? Everyone does that. I'm sorry, I just don't get that.

I will keep trying, it's just offensive calling it stolen just because I use fruityloops tunes like almost EVERYONE does :(

[Evil Of Men (Industrial)]

Not exactly industrial...

Its not exactly what I would call industrial..but its pretty good.. and gets good around the time that piano that sounds like its almost playing twinkle twinkle little star starts playing and the drum beat and everything thats at that point sounds like its gonna do something wicked.. and it ends... nice try, but needs a bit of work.

[Is That Resin? (pre-release)]

Pretty good

I think you need a better sample that links in a bit better for the begining PAD.. but that bassline is pretty sweet man. You need to find a better way to bring in the psychadelic synth sounds tho and maybe do a bit more with the track, a phat bass drop or something. Still good work, i know how hard decent music programs are to use.