TaintedLogic's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[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!

[Zephyr]

I love the synths and energy and climactic nature of it. Reminds me of the good ol' days of Paragonx9. I love the melodies and atmosphere. The transition at 1:28 was a little sudden, though. The structure is really cool. It's very blissful and upbeat. Maybe a little repetitive, and the ending was a little cliché, but that's not going to stop me from giving it 5 stars! Keep up the great work, TeHLoY! ;D

TeHLoY responds:

Thanks! :D