Zechnition's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Broken Battlefields(Preview)]

Supersaw at 0:28 is too loud. Other than that nothing too bad but nothing too amazing either. Good job. =D

[The Electric Trance]

Very good! I like the design of the instruments and the cinematic feel of the song. The volume modulation of the entire song feels out of place and distracting most of the time, would probably sound better without or tuned town a bit (maybe on a single instrument). Either way, great song! =D

[.:Droppin' at 110 BPM (16 Bar Test):.]

My motivation also comes in surges, very quick, very often surges. =P
First off this track is repetitive but this is a test loop-thingy so I guess that's fine.
The melodies that this song is made of are good but the song could probably use some evolution, build up, etc.
The instruments sound good but the volume of the instruments is off and the instruments clash. The bass instrument is too loud and the lead is too quiet.
This isn't a full song so it loses a few points but still, good job! As long as you continue to see flaws in your past work it means that you are growing. Keep growing, in a long time you'll start to get really good. You are already improving! =D

BlueAlpha14 responds:

Thanks for giving me such detailed reviews, this track and previous ones.
My motivation isn't often, but in some cases it is.
I tried to keep it somewhat different, as you may hear the offset modulation change. I kept it repetitive for 16 bars because I didn't want a 4 bar loop.
Oh yeah, thanks for telling me about the volume. I tried to make everything audible but I must've overdid it.
I may make this a full track if I make a build-up that works. The drop is C3 centered so yeah. This was just a test of pure boredom.
Thanks again,
~Alpha

[Underwater Level Theme(8-bit)]

This song is pretty good, you only really need to fix a few small things! First off the general sound of the instrument at 0:22 is a bit to high pitched, I would add a little more cutoff (or whatever its called in your program). I don't know if newgrounds does seamless looping but it doesn't loop perfectly and that is key as a game sondtrack (probably newgrounds though). The melodies are good and the Instruments fit well together but the song is a bit short, even for looping vgm. You did mange to pack a lot of variety into a small song though. All in all great song! Keep up the work, looking forward to hearing more. =D

wyver9 responds:

Yeah, this is Newgrounds looping, wav file is looped perfectly, unfortunately only mp3 is available to upload here.
Thanks a lot for review!

[Endless Trip]

Just first listening to this track I can tell it is put together superbly! Good melodies, mixing, and instrument quality, though the transitions were not the best. The song also seems to jump from style to style constantly while keeping a slight fell. I don't really know if that's a bad thing or not, though it seems to fit this song well enough. The intro and outro are both put together very well keeping the slight cinematic feel of the song. Altogether, probably to good for me to find flaws in. Nice work! =D

alternativesolution responds:

I'm glad the melodies and mixing were to your liking. Transitions are a spot of improvement for me for sure. I appreciate the feedback and glad you enjoyed! :)

[Chicken Dinner]

First off, the intro is nice, and the melodies in it work well together. At 0:26 the instruments aren't mixed together very well (The new instrument is too loud and sounds simple). I like some of the "record scratch" sound effects, they fit the song well. The transitions aren't bad but they could definitely be better. Most of the melodies in the song are OK but the outro isn't very well executed. It had potential but it stretched on too long and the really quiet low pitched instrument didn't feel like it fit in. With a few changes and a new outro this could be a great song, keep up the good work! =D

Walpang responds:

Thank you for the tips and your really thorough analysis of my song. I totally agree with what you said. This was very helpful and I will attempt to correct it right away!

[Nothing Special]

I agree strongly with the people from before but I'll see if I can find specific parts of your music to work on.
First off there is too much going on and all of the instruments blend together. (A few slow parts are good though.) The mixing is done poorly, some instruments are too loud some are too quiet, and the sound effect / percussion at 0:27 doesn't fit with the song, it's too loud and long. In general lots of your sound effects seem random and misplaced. The melodies don't really sound too good but they are OK (this goes up with practice). The sound design of your instruments is better than mine though, so some of the solo instrument parts sound nice.
All in all try doing something simple like chiptune and learn to structure your songs (slower notes and fast notes, not just fast notes) and you will see some large improvement. =D

NeuroPyrox responds:

"First off there is too much going on and all of the instruments blend together" wut??? So is it bad that they blend together? What do you mean?
I listened to some of your songs too see what's missing in mine, and I'll take your advice on practicing with chiptunes. Probably, I'll analyze and make an ep based off the Undertale OST.
Thx :)

[.:Rattlesnake:.]

I'd say this is better than your average track, you're improving, yet the mixing and melodies aren't very good primarily the mixing. The instruments and percussion sort of clash, too much on the bass. Also about learning how to make music with NG I think is a great idea, when I first started out I was way worse than you. Keep going and start simple. =D

BlueAlpha14 responds:

You really think so? Odd since I think my older tracks were better than this one.. I sure hope I'd be improving after 3 months lol.
The melody I agree wasn't very good but it was the closest to an "Indonesian" lead since all of the snake related tracks I heard have that sort of feel. And yeah, I can't argue about the mixing. I used to think it was silly that professional artists pay people to do their mixing for them but I can see now why it's very hard.
I have met a mixture of people on here in terms of audio. Some people have given me great advice, some people have given me inspiration/motivation, some people say "screw off and figure it out yourself", and some people think my music isn't good enough to be posting on here. I used to have way too high expectations while browsing through here but now after seeing the tough work myself I'll definitely look from a beginner's point of view if a user who's starting out posts a not so good track.
Thanks for the review!
~Alpha