TeKNeTiC's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Cantaloupe Island-Backing Trac]

Nice rendition of this awesome track! I've been struggling to find a good free backing track for this one, so thanks :D

As mentioned in another review, it's not very fancy, but I find this kind of style really fits as a backing track.

sorohanro responds:

Glad that you like it :)

[Blue Monk - Backing Track]

Cool

Great trumpet playing! My one issue with this is the background of of that tenor (I think) sax. Seems pretty weak (I know you were going for a very mellow tone there). I think it would have sounded better with just the trumpet solo.

sorohanro responds:

Well, the sax is not real, is made with a VST, so it have a bit less dynamic than a real sax :)
Anyway, not really an important role there, more as a guide line for the people who want to practice on it (it is like this on the backing track that I made originally for practicing).

Thanks for review. Depending on my free time I might take a second look on it and maybe remove the VST sax (or find a real one).

[Classic Blues]

Cool

Good to hear some of this kind of music on Newgrounds. My one complaint is that the solo seems a bit weak.

Tryin to get my blues soloing better on guitar right now as well.

Delleno responds:

I, to tell you the truth am actually very good at blues solos...i do much better than this. it's the metal solos i have the issues with.

I do much better with blues solos and metal riffs but not blues verses and metal solos. o well, I'm getting better though.

I'm putting a new blues song on in a bit.

[Midnight (Original Mix)]

Good but...

Seemed a bit lacking compared to demo in the depth of the work. I actually downloaded this version since its complete.

TerraNation responds:

na its alike the demo, Only maybe sounds wierd beacuse this version is better mastered, Other demo is kinda decent and compressed alot.

[-={DJ-PHX}=- Influenced Power]

Nice One

One thing I did not like: crowd cheering somewhere around 2:00. I think a better way to add atmosphere there is to add more pads or something. Cheering is way too cheesy, and if this were to be played live or something, it would just be weird.

On another note, the production on this is excellent, I will definitely be tuning in again in the future.

<TeK>

unrealdark responds:

I am planning on making a remastered version of this one, without the cheering.
The reason I added cheering was that it would create a good mood and feeling arround the track.

I'm glad to hear that, and I hope you will!
Haha, thanks for the review!

[TI:.Get In]

Again..

OK, just to help you I'm going to point out yet again that you need to turn down your levels! Once again your bass and main lead are way too loud. One easy way to solve this is turn down everything, then put on a limiter on the master channel, still creating a driving sound but not clipping. (I'm just saying this to help you)

TIMarbury responds:

ya i'm not offended by your reviews. i'm glad you are giving me advice to help me with the sound quality cuz that's my biggest issue i want to fix. i listened to this song again and its sounds really bad on my speakers.. in my future releases i'm going to make sure the mastering is much better.

[TI:.Freaky Motivation]

Well...

First: TURN DOWN the levels and master! Anywhere where there is the bass drum, it clips like crazy! Not good! Other than that, the production was decent.

TIMarbury responds:

xD thx.

[Raver Girl (Radio Edit)]

Decent

Vocals are out of sync (mainly at start), as well as quite poorly mixed and overly autotuned. Overall, mastering is not exceptional. Sorry for being so harsh, but it can be improved A LOT.

AisareneMusic responds:

I'm sorry, but I have to disagree with your review. Raver Girl is not 100% complete, nor do I claim to be professional or have access to a professional recording studio. I'm sorry, but if you think Newgrounds is a place to find perfection, perhaps you're on the wrong site. =/
Also, on a lighter note, yes...there is a non-Radio Edit. =)

[Cease to Exist (trance WiP V2)]

Good attempt.

You like constructive criticism:
Mastering needs to be improved quite a lot, the song is lacking a lot of punch. Also, the bass is not mixed in there very well, try maybe taking off a bit of high end? Drum FX isn't extremely great either (hihats could use some reverb, clap/snare sounds very dry).

What program was this made in?

5'd
<TeK>

Endeavour responds:

thanks for the very constructive review teknetic =).
Yes i totally agree with you about the bass, i dont like it either.
It actually has sidechaining lol, but that's almost unnoticeable.

I made this with Fruity Loops 9 XXL =P

Thanks in advance,
Endeavour

[-[ Funky Loop ]-]

Sweet

The only reason this is a 9 is because of the brass.. Sounds very synthesized for something like this. Maybe it's my headphones. Sweet job on the rest though, especially that guitar, and the drums.

<TeK>

FlamingFirebolt responds:

Oohh boy.
Sorohanro isn't going to like that. Lol.
Sorohanro recorded the brass for me, so the brass are real.
Only thing i found was that i rather saturated the sound so it sounds more 70's. Because imo, it sounds too real! How oppinions can clash.
-Firebolt-