TeKNeTiC's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[[Fiji]As Long as Forever]

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First, this is not progressive trance.

Mixing could use some work, including the EQing. Melodies are sort of random, no real theme going on here. Overall a somewhat amateur sound (although better than a lot of stuff).

5/5

MrFijiWiji responds:

ya i no its not .... and i hate the chorus in this song... and the melody is definetly not random... and yes EQing needs work....
i will mess with this.... i really hate that cheezy cliche high freq saw lead

[Syringes]

Not very original.

All I hear are Vanguard arp presets (or hopefully your own presets) with very little variation. Mixing needs work, as well as mastering. Song gets boring after a listen.

ioneofmany responds:

Wow you sound like you know it all. Sorry to hear it. Please do 1up me. I didn't know we were at a label where we had to come out with top of the line custom arps, spend hours on mixing and mastering, and come out with something catchy for every track we posted here. I was under the impression that we did things because well.. we just wanted to and because we know that someone out there would like it for what it is. My bad I guess?

- Chris
p.s.: You're wrong btw. I used Nexus 2 for most of it with my own arps since you can edit within it. There is one Vanguard preset around there somewhere and I like how it sounds. If you don't then that's too bad. Calling me out on sounds is just stupid if you've heard anything else I post.

[Crakle - Carte Blanche (RMX)]

Pretty good.

I'll get right into the constructive criticism.
Levels and mixing need a lot of work, as well as EQing and such. Certain parts sound overly muddy, such as some parts where the pads overpower. Filter sweep on the drums in the buildup does not sound very good (specifically the clap/snare), maybe something more original would work better.

4/5
<TeK>

Crakle responds:

Thanks ill keep that in mind when i work back on this

[Still Alive (RadNarc'd)]

Pretty Good

I like it, however it is EXTREMELY quiet in comparison to pretty much everything else.

[[TC] One Last Time]

Yeah finally!

Well not much more to say, except I'm a bit disappointed about the flp file incident.. The buildup on the original quite a bit more dramatic.

I liked the piano in the old version a lot more. If you want a more accurate version to the original I actually planned on making a remix, and completely copied the piano, note for note :P. PM me if you want a midi or something lol.

<TeK>

[Let You Know (Preview)]

Great work.

All of your work is so professional, its a wonder you still aren't signed. One of the few songs on Newgrounds that I don't really hear a problem in.

5/5
10/10
<TeK>

Kazmo responds:

LoL I'm taking my time, getting a portfolio of tracks. Then I'll feel more comfortable making stuff on-demand. :]

Thanks!

[The Progressive wip]

Good work.

Drums were done quite well, nothing was really overpowering. The chord progression was quite catchy too. Mastering sounded almost professional, and the sidechaining was done well (although possibly a bit too much; the whole thing sounded sidechained).

One thing was that it was a bit slow (120bpm is quite slow for trance), although it seemed to suit the song or something. I agree with the person below, it was quite repetitive despite it being progressive.

5/5
9/10
<TeK>
PS check out my newest one, you might like it.

DJ-xTc responds:

the only thing sidechained was the deadmau5 synth i had, it was originaly ment to be a house track but the chords i made made very hard for me to not make it trance. its a wip for now so thats y its repetative.

[exploration of the universe]

Ahh Nexus presets..

Relatively good mix and leads. One thing is that the main arp thing sounds far too much like a preset and is very repetitive, but still sounds good. Percussion is not punchy enough at all.

riptide11 responds:

trance is all about repetition. drums didn't come through in this but do in the full version. i really appreciate the review though

[[PXS] Just Tell Me {RMX}]

Good remix.

I don't think you need a ton of redundant praise so I'll just get into the criticism :P.

One think I don't like is the overly portamento'd/modulated lead. Its sort of annoying. Could also use some more in the mastering/mixing department (although the balance was done well). I had to turn up my amp to get a full sound after listening to some other music. Interesting vocal slice.

5/5
9/10
<TeK>

Pixelsaur responds:

Okay so now I know the master volume was turned down too low. I should fix that, maybe release an updated version... Thanks for all the criticism it really helps!

[~NK~ "Aint No Sunshine" RMX]

Clipping!

Great work on the remixing side, and the piano sounds pretty good. However, the part at 0:16 clips like crazy. I'm not sure if this was intentional or not, but it did NOT sound good.

4/5
8/10
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