TaintedLogic's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[unshackled]

I love the synths and the apprehensive mood and how the instruments swell constantly. The atmospheric synth at :28 is especially cool, and I also like the percussion at :41. That beat is awesome - it makes the piece really climactic. The filtering at 1:35 is also rather well done. The clave at 2:32 was a nice touch. That snare has a really interesting almost squeaking-sounding effect to it. It's very original and creative! Brings me back to the days of "Substructure" and "Inside the Machine." You should have no idea what you're doing more often. ;)

johnfn responds:

Thanks! The thing at 2:32 is actually a wood block :D My knowledge of perc instruments is really limited, I just wanted something high pitched.

Lots of notes = substructure :D But yeah I was thinking the same thing, it's kinda neat that you've listened to me for so long that you can refer to pieces a year old!

[Unimaailma]

It's pretty! :) I love how melodic and soothing it is, and I barely even noticed that it looped. I liked the instruments, especially that flute-like sound in the background. Really nice work on this one! You have a lot of short little tracks that you should really expand upon. Also, may I ask what the title means? :) Looking forward to collab! ^^

LucidShadowDreamer responds:

Thanks a lot! :D
I think this is one of my best loops! I know I should expand upon some of these, but it feels like these short projects kind of come and go :3
The flute-like instrument you're talking about is probably the viloin. It has been EQ'd as well as undergone deep filtering, which makes it sound a bit like a flute XD

The title translates to "Dreamworld". I could've named it that, but I figured I wanted a Finnish name for once :p

I think you'll like the collab whenever it's done ;)
Thanks again for the reivew ;3

[Quarter-Conscious (WIP)]

Oooo...so ominous! :D I like it! The instruments were chosen well, and had just the right amount of reverb on them. The suspenseful and apprehensive moods add a lot to it, but it's also very catchy and danceable in a way. I could totally see it in a '90s cop show! ;) Complaints include overuse of sweeps towards the beginning and weird compression/mixing issues at :16 which make that part a lot quieter than it should have been. Otherwise, I like it! It has a lot of potential. Keep up the great work, LunacyEcho! ;D

LunacyEcho responds:

=> reverb =>

I've been having a lot of problems with that lately. Thanks!

=> suspenseful/danceable =>

Wow, glad I could evoke so much!

=> 90s cop show =>

...? :D

=> overuse of sweeps =>

I was exploring different stuff with that and I guess it didn't work well. :/

=> mixing issues =>

I'm not entirely sure what you mean by that part. Then again, mixing has never been one of my strong suits. :D

Thanks for taking the time to review such a small, simple piece!

[A Midnight Dream 2nd Edit]

Dude, where have you been for 5 months?! I love the nature-related sound effects and the climactic nature of the piece into 1:07. I love the combination of the trance-ish atmosphere with the energy of the beat. The drums sound really good - the mix is really clean. I love how you expose that echo-y pluck synth in that breakdown at 3:19. The filtering on the drums is really cool throughout. The structure is good, and of course as always it's very languid, calming, and smooth-flowing. It's repetitive and progresses extremely slowly at times, but I understand that it's the nature of the genre. At the same time, maybe we could keep a piece with this little melodic development to 5 minutes next time, please? Still, I really applaud you for your work here. All the reverb works really nicely, and the ending was very fitting. You just keep getting better and better and making me fall in love with whatever genre you make, but PLEASE POST MORE OFTEN (unless you're busy with school or something, in which case I totally understand). Keep up the inspiring work, RoVeRDude! ;D

SynchroSpectre responds:

Its school lol; the SATs ;-; I never have time, and I'm studying another genre. and yea thanks this is just a remake of a old song c; You'll be seeing more post soon.

[-Thumper-]

I love the beats and mood, as well as minimalism at the beginning. It makes the song really climactic. I love the vocal samples, pads and guitar riffs. I love how you re-filter the vocals (or however you did it) at 2:51 so that it sounds very electronically manipulated. The sound effect at 3:33 is interesting, and there was even a really cool melody at 3:49! :D One complaint I have is that I think the vocals were a bit too loud, especially given that they are sort of just gibberish. For example, I think you should've brought out that melody at 2:36 a little more so that it was more up-front in the mix with the vocals. Otherwise, though, it's a really fun and feel-good track. The piano is also a really nice touch toward the end. Keep up the great work, Waterflame! :D I'll always be a fan! ^^

Waterflame responds:

Thank you! And thank you for the constructive criticism, I agree with your points and will remember it for next time :)

[groove machine]

I love the atmosphere and synths and melodies. It's climactic and catchy, and very well-structured and smooth-flowing. This is a nic-picky thing, but it might be a good idea to come up with some less cliché transitions than :44 and 1:43: crashes and snares repeating over and over again is just way overused across the genre. You did succeed in making a very memorable and melodic dance song, though, which at the same time remains comfortably within the bounds of your style as well. Nice work, Johnfn! :D

johnfn responds:

It's kind of funny you say that the 4 crash thing I did is a cliche because I can't really remember hearing it in a song. I seem to be reinventing edm cliches inadvertently, which is cool, maybe. haha.

Anywho thanks for the review :D

[Carefree]

Ha! Really amusing idea: mashing up two songs with the same name into one! Can't say I was ever very familiar with the "ska" genre, but I love the blissful mood and melodies. Your samples are SO much better than mine! I love the trumpets at :40, as well as their melody. You tie it all together really well, and it's very well-structured, I might add. You brought in the melody at 1:39 at just the right time. The song really speaks to that "Carefree" vibe you were going for. I should try to do some more organic stuff myself. Really nice work, LunacyEcho! ;D

LunacyEcho responds:

:O You're not familiar with ska? Well, here's some reasons why you should at least give it a bit more of a try. :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-5EwdEEN24
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jN10s9hm54
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DI5_sQ8O-7Y

=> samples =>

Lots of my samples have the potential to be pretty realistic, but it's hard for me to achieve that. :P

=> trumpets =>

Yay! Trumpet success! I can't really be credited for the melodies here; all I can really take credit for in this song is instrumentation and arrangement.

=> well-structured =>

Really? I thought it was quite simple, also I did try to make it slightly more progressive as it went on.

=> 1:39 =>

That's one of my favorite parts of the song. It's also one of the most YOLO moments I've ever had in music.

=> "Carefree" vibe =>

Well, taking elements from two songs named Carefree, how could it not? :D

Thanks for the review! You should definitely try doing more organic stuff. It also helps if you can record actual instruments. I was going to try doing something like that for this, but wouldn't you know it, my guitar cable broke. Oh well.

Thanks for the review!