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[ReleaseTheBass [Dubstyle DJ-J]]

I'd like to see a little heavier kick

The kick just sounded like a punchy kick rather than a hardstyle kick. Try upping the volume of the tail and adding a little more distortion to the tail as well. The kick really shouldn't sound like a kick at all. It should sound more like a hockey slapshot with a distorted deep synth at the same time.

Other than that, fantastic :) I thought Headhunterz & Brennan Heart were going to be the only ones to do dubstyle, haha. I'm glad it's being continued.

Dj-Johnson responds:

Hey ActionHobo,

Thanks for the time to review this demo.
Like you said the kick is kinda weak,
I never knew how to make a hard-style ''kick''.
But now, thanks for the explanation, i know how to make a hard-style kick. Hehe I like the way you explained that xD.

But anyways, thanks for the review :D

Edit: I changed the BASS!!

[McDonald's]

I'll be the first to say it

Eurodancer. lol.

DanceNation responds:

& Apparently the last. lol.

[FL Studio - Guitar Test]

I was expecting FL Slayer

I said to myself "oh look, another person to discover FL Slayer and will have some shitty guitar solo.", but this is actually pretty decent. Repetitive, but who cares, it's a test, not a song.

Chaserthewolf responds:

Pffft. Fl Slayer is just horrible. Seriously.

I tend to stay as far away as I can from that disgusting synth people keep calling a guitar.

[DotA [Remix]]

where's the important parts?

it's a good start, BUT...

May I suggest V-Station for the lead?

and also a better bass on the upbeat?

Nampzz responds:

i'll think about it but i have not finished it yet though so thanks.

[Way Back Then (Demo Sampler)]

asdf

OP 5'd himself

So did I.

Xayro responds:

To be honest, the only way to last more than 4 seconds on this website and get noticed is give yourself that first initial 5. Zerobombers take care of the rest for you. That's the exact reason why I stopped posting on here so much XD There'd probably be some album exclusive previews (my actually good music) on here if it wasn't for the flawed ranking system. Thanks for the 5, bro. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[H4unted H0use]

Very unique

This is very cool. It's almost trancy.

You should call it Dubtrance or Trancestep.

If I were you I would try to make 3xosc sound a little less like 3xosc, if that makes sense. Right now It's just a basic square wave, but if you add a saw wave to it, it would be a little more full sounding. Other than that, very well put together.

k235 responds:

thanks man! nice tips. i only started working on this today, so ill see i'll try out your tips in future versions. as for the trancey feel: the first version had a 4tothefloor beat goin on, but i got tired of it, so i used the interlude beat instead for the whole song :) so thats probably why it sounds like that!

[Inanimate (Really old)]

a little correction:

Cool song, BUT...

There's no such thing as 1/3 timing. and 1/4 is just ridiculous.

I think what you mean is the transition from 4/4 to 3/4.

Kayoszx responds:

Lol, my bad

[Metal Bladeyard Level 3]

Baller

This is a pretty awesome song, man. I never really played Megaman, but I've heard this song before, and you really did a good mix of it.

I gave this a 9/10 because I would like to see a little more out of the Kick/Bass area. They're good, but not near as punchy as they should be to match the rest of the song. Maybe a little more treble from the kick and more growl from the bass, you know?

Anyways, great job!

DJtheSdotcom responds:

Thank you very much for the feedback, I'll try to change that.

[The_Challenge]

The percussion

What plugin/ sample pack are you using for the percussion? I have been looking for something exactly like this.

Awesome song.

Bas3008 responds:

Thanks!
It's StormDrum! Just google it

[Cannabis Dreams]

woah

This is so damn trippy
good job lol

laytons responds:

Thanks. Others clearly don't think that though. I guess they just gotta get stoned and give it a re-listen. ha