TaintedLogic's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Cthulhu Surfaces]

I love the instruments and mood. The intensity was huge! :D Sometimes, however ( :46,1:27, 1:38, etc.) I felt like it transitioned between moods a little too suddenly, and the structure was a little confusing, like you tried to squeeze a 15-minute long orchestral piece into 3 1/2 minutes. That said, I do especially like several of the isolated parts, including :46, 1:52, and 2:23. You definitely have a wide variety of emotions in here: sadness, apprehension, exhilaration, etc. An excellent track overall, though. I find myself craving a second movement! :3 Good luck at NGADM! ;)

headphoamz responds:

Oh thank ya! There are definitely several flavors to the piece, for sure. I wanted to make it longer! But the mix was just too time-consuming to go another day. Glad you enjoyed it; perhaps in the future Cthulhu will return! :)

[Ablixa]

Wow! :D This is amazing! I love all of the instruments and melodies and vocals and effects. The structure is cool, transitions are rock-solid, and I absolutely love that effect that first appears at 1:39. This piece is very rhythmic and energetic and funky and upbeat. The chill breakdown at 2:16 was cool too, and I like how you transitioned back into the refrain at 2:30. I don't know how you made that effect at the end where it began to sound really echo-y and distorted, but I loved it! :D Simply fantastic work. I rarely ever download songs instantly, but I'm going to have to make an exception! ^^

garlagan responds:

Nice review! Thanks man.
The effect at the end is an automated flanger with some reverb.
Cheers.

[Doctor Who Theme Remix]

I'm not very familiar with Doctor Who or its theme, but I like this! :) The instruments are cool, and the structure is even somewhat interesting, even if it's only 60 seconds long. I like the instrument/effect at :49. The mood and melody are good. This would make a pretty cool loop. I can't exactly give you points for originality or uniqueness, but I'm looking forward to seeing some more original work by you, Greatest219. ;)

Greatest219 responds:

Thanks :D
Doctor who is a british TV series,its pretty awesome and you could check it out!
And btw if you come to my profile you can notice that the image says Smooth.
Well,Smooth. is my new name,this one was random when I was creating it :D
Cheers!!!

[inside the machine]

I love the instruments and atmosphere. :D Stylistically, it is a lot like your Round 1 submission. It's very funky and moody, though - I love it! :D The transitions were better than usual, and those melodies are overwhelmingly engrossing! The mixing is fantastic, btw - the part at 2:25 was really cool where it sounded like the frequency was oscillating really fast. It almost sounded like a wobble bass in dubstep, except not with a bass! XD The only thing I was a little disappointed about was the ending - fade-out endings just aren't interesting imo. I have no complaints about structure, instruments, or anything else, though. This is another amazing track, Johnfn! :D Your attitude about ZipZipper reminds me of Kor-Rune's attitude about Camoshark in Round 1 btw, and Kor-Rune made it to Round 2! I'm rooting for you, Johnfn, if you make it to Round 3 or not! ;D

johnfn responds:

Phew thanks! I'm glad that all my work with mixing and so forth paid off - it was really driving me pretty crazy. Haha, the midrange dubstep thing. I discovered that trick a few weeks ago while messing around and I thought it was really cool! So in this song I inserted a break there as an excuse to use it. ;-)

That's true, I do sound a little like Kor-Rune... but then again, Kor-Rune is Kor-Rune xD. ZipZipper is a cool guy though, so I'm looking forward to what he makes, no matter if it destroys me or not.

I knew the ending thing would come up! If I somehow find time, I may upgrade the ending to something slightly more interesting, but honestly a lot of groovy songs end with a fadeout - I feel like it suggests that the groove goes on, even after you've left.

Thanks a lot for the review as always. It's great to have some sort of validation after pouring a lot of hours into a song.

[open fields, open trails]

I love the mellow mood of it! Reminds me of my grandma's old farmhouse in rural Pennsylvania. :') The melodies at 1:05 are really beautiful, and the beat, while very unique, also helps with the progression of the piece. Excellent work, Johnfn! I still can't believe that this is a quick, 2-hour respite when it sounds like you've been working on it for ages! ;D

johnfn responds:

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it! After a lot of practice I've become able to sketch out an idea for a song really rapidly. It's all the little details that end up taking the bulk of the time. (Like that transition at 1:05 for instance... I'm surprised you didn't call me out on that xD)

The funny thing about the beat is that the melody I ended up with in the second half was in 3/4, which I almost never use. So I really had no idea what to do for the beat and kinda randomly did stuff until it sounded ok. heheh.

Thanks again for dropping by!

[Automation]

I love the mood and instruments - all those effects with the machinery and metal tools add a lot to the piece. The amount of variation is incredible! I love the structure and transitions. It makes me think of tired-looking, rusty robots working in a busy factory. Amazing work! :D Engaging melodies, cool instruments, well-defined mood, dynamic contrast - you did it all! You just earned yourself a fan, Step! :D Outstanding job! ;D

Step responds:

Yesss, that's what I love to hear! Thanks a lot; I'm particularly happy that you like the variation and the dynamic contrast, two things I'm very careful of in my tracks!

Also thanks for favouriting me :3. I'm very glad you enjoyed this.

[Event]

Really chill and moody. I like it a lot! :D The instruments were okay - a little harsh at times with the high-pitched tones. I love how you molded the mood into that of apprehension at :57. It's very suspenseful and engaging. It ends a bit suddenly, though. Overall, a great track. I'd love to see you do some more with this: extend it, add a little more structure, etc. Hope this was helpful! ;D

Blackmajiick responds:

Thanks for the feedback.
I might extend and improve this at some point.

[Burning bits]

Really cool and catchy and climactic. I like the instruments, and I love what you did with the slide tool at :58. The drums were a little cliché, and I'm pretty sure you used some of the default drum instruments, but it's overall a solid track. I like the structure and transitions and melodies. Nice job adding some variation at 3:39 and 4:04. I liked the ending as well, but it cuts off a little suddenly. Did you intend for this to loop? Anyway, really nice job overall! ;D

erenik responds:

Loop: Dunno, maybe :P kinda making it for a game, so yeah XD
Never really know how to structure them, but yeah a bit sudden end, but it kinda works if looping :P