TaintedLogic's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[drorky]

A very interesting and feel-good sort of track. I'm not sure I like what you did with the vocals at the very beginning, but later on they added a lot to the piece. Transition at 1:05 was a little sudden, but I appreciate the element of comedy at the end. Nice work! ;)

Doumaaa responds:

Haha thanks buddy that's a nice review. I just made this for fun, didn't expect it to really get any attention, but thanks again, I'm glad it did.

[-Sky Fortress-]

Really cool! :D Funky, yet ominous, and later even melodic! The whooshing sounds at the beginning created a lot of opportunity for climax, and I love how it evolved into an upbeat and fun piece. The structure is interesting, and I love what you did with the rock influences. If I had to find anything I didn't like, I'd say that the chord progression was a little cliché, but I think otherwise it's very unique and engaging! Your tracks always seem epic, cute, funky, and even cinematic all at the same time! I love it! Keep up the great work, Waterflame! ;D

[Busy-Bee]

Very robotic-sounding and unique. I like the instruments and mood. It could use some more variety and structure, however. It didn't make the best loop, either. This has a lot of potential though. It's a very interesting piece. Keep at it, Bluelephan2! ;)

bluelephan2 responds:

OK. Thank you!

[footsteps]

I love the emotion and simplicity. The modulations really help to keep it interesting. I love the transition at 4:28. It's very beautiful and melodic throughout, and it definitely succeeds in telling a story. My biggest complaint is at 3:09 when that sweep comes in - it sounded so electronic and fake on top of such beautiful authentic-sounding pianos and strings. Although the simplicity of this piece really adds to its beauty, perhaps you should add some percussion later in the piece, maybe between around 3:09 and 4:28. You could use a more authentic-sounding crash instead of a sweep at those places. Btw, how do you do the tempo changes that start around 4:18, because that sounded wonderful? Well, this is clearly a fantastic piece overall and I'm glad to see that you gave it your all, Johnfn. Best of luck at NGADM! ;D

johnfn responds:

Thanks man! The sweep, which I agree is not perfect, was actually intended to sound like wind. I guess I should have filtered some actual wind rather than white noise, heh.

Was thinking the same thing about percussion :) But I was worried that it would take away from the melancholy feel of the piece. (Also I was still holding onto the hope that it would be a solo piano piece until like 12 hours before the deadline...heh)

Tempo automation is your friend! If I recall right you use FL studio so you can just right click on the tempo and do "add automation". Be careful though, it's a powerful tool ;-)

Thanks for the great review and suggestions and I'm glad you liked it!