TaintedLogic's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Duality]

Okay, I love the melodies and the energy of this piece. It has a great full sound to it, and your mixing and mastering is top notch. It did get a little repetitive by the end - I didn't think it needed to be quite this long - but overall amazing work! I've heard your stuff before, and I'm glad to see that you've kept up this quality of work since then. Hope I'll be hearing more soon! ^^

Geoplex responds:

Thanks! I went with repetitive because I wanted a more consistent feel with this one, and I was also following what I saw as something of a standard when it comes to the overall structure of the genre (as this song was based off a number of tritonal's songs.)

[Gray Future]

I love the chords at the beginning. The instruments are really cool, and the percussion adds a lot. That mid-range bass that really comes out around :30 adds a ton to the establishment of this piece's funky mood. It progresses a little slowly, but the atmosphere is really cool. It's smooth-flowing and well-structured, but is also pretty repetitive. I would've gone for a little more melodic development, although admittedly I like the dynamic contrast that 1:57 creates. I also enjoyed the electric piano that comes in at 2:14. Sounds like late-night music in a spacey club or something. I can just picture the disco ball trying to reflect light through a huge cloud of cigarette smoke. 0_O Another complaint I have is the ending: seemed a bit lazily done to me. Still, this is really cool work, man. Keep it up! ;D

Alph4TG responds:

Thanks for the feedback, much appreciated!

[January]

I liked the funky instruments and those pulsing chords. The drums were cool too. I think you should've emphasized the changes a little more at :48. Those melodic variations are very quiet in the mix, but you also might just need to EQ things a bit more. The melody at 1:24, however, came through just fine. I like it a lot, but I think it would work better as a full-length piece. I would put in a breakdown, then bring back some more melodic variation for a final climax. ;) Overall good job. Keep at it, man! ^^

[Ethereal]

I liked the intro, but I think that the part at :25 got a little muddy. The kick is a little weak. I think you need to equalize out the low frequencies on all of those instruments. Then the kick sound clearer once you have a lot going on. Otherwise, not much to add. I like the instruments, and your compositional skills seem to be pretty good. Long way to go before it's structurally complete, though, but I think it'll be worth your time to finish this. Keep at it, man. ;)

[Unbroken]

Haha, I love the instruments, especially that grouchy, pulsing bass. It's ominous yet funky. I thought it might've gotten a little distorted at some points, but maybe that's just because of all the stops and starts going on. Couldn't hurt to check the EQ anyway, though - mixing and mastering with all those low frequencies has got to be tough. ;( It loops well, though, and is probably good for some sort of puzzle/arcade game or something. Thanks for taking me back to the days when breakbeat was trendy. ;P Keep up the good work, bro!

ADR3-N responds:

Actually, the bass was distorted a little bit for a little extra crunch. Your ears aren't lying, haha. I did have some trouble with the EQ though. Thanks for the feedback! I'm glad you liked!

[:RoXas -Onto the oasis]

I like the climactic nature of it at the beginning, and the instruments worked well together. It does progress a little slowly, but I thought the drop at 1:05 was really cool. The kick is a little too loud IMO (even for dubstep), but I liked how you were going for something a little less heavy-hitting. Throughout that whole mid-section from around 1:30-2:30, I felt like it was a bit bare. You may have needed another harmony part or something, just to keep it engaging. Also, I thought it was a bit bizarre that you used the kick so abundantly at 3:15 (as well as other places) in order to transition into the drop. The snare is usually used to make smooth transition more so than the kick. It does get a little repetitive, but I still thought it was pretty cool overall. Nice instruments and mood. Maybe a little more melodic development and dynamic contrast would have added something. Anyway, keep at it, man! ;)

RandomDanceOfHappy responds:

ive been working on this alot trying to make the violin have a harmony with a different melody but i couldent get the flow how i wanted x/x
kick is strong but so is the sub bass was watching the sub bass lvs more then the punch part of the snare and yea i agree to much punch c.c
can agree with it being bare but lazy ness was kicking in
standerd risers in old dance use both a soft kick and snare to work up i just was lazy and only did a short kick ill look in to fixing it to sound more proper :3
thanks for the awesome review n.n in all honistly im really burnt out of makeing this song so i decided to put it on ng before its really finished cos im going to work on other projects till i can come back to this n.n
once agen thanks for the review
:Roxas

[Owen Lacey]

I know you were going for a slow and ominous start and all, but I think the instruments at the beginning needed some more reverb for the full effect. Still, I like the sense of climax throughout this piece, even though it is really short, and the instruments complimented each other really well IMO. Especially around :35, there was a clashing chord or two, but I think that only aids the mood you were going for. Very interesting work! Keep it up, man. ;)

[The Empire Falls]

I like the climax at the beginning. The distorted sound really adds to the mood I think you were trying to create - it's very dark and ominous. It is very electronic, but I can still see why you called it "cinematic." I really like how the drums stop-and-start around 1:20. It's well-structured and smooth-flowing, and I love the instruments and moods here. Nice job with the filters and mixing too. This is a really cool piece, bro. I have a few small complaints though: the ending was a little anticlimactic and sudden, for starters. If you wanted to make it sound more cinematic, you should really aim for some more dynamic contrast, probably at least with some melodic content towards the end. I could picture perfectly some dark strings added in there...maybe some sort of punchy lead to add to the drama, too. Also, after a certain point it started sounding a bit dry without the drums, and I think that's one of the reasons the ending didn't appeal to me so much. A simple crash can go a long way. Still, interesting work here. Keep it up, man! ^_^

Ikerion responds:

First helpful reivew i have seen in a while! like thanks!! :D