Zechnition's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[ID #2 (WIP)]

I liked the drum progression and the bass growl sounded pretty good but most of the song is just a single instrument and drums. I would try layering multiple instruments together and adding a bit more melodic progression.

However, there still is potential.
(^-^)

BlueAlpha14 responds:

I don't even know what I did when I made that bass, it just sort of happened lol.

Here's the thing: I know the intro and drop lack a lot of melodic progression, but the problem is I don't know how to fix that. I've tried a few things and they don't compliment eachother very well. I've been drawing blanks, basically.

Thanks for the review, I know I can always count on you.

[They Taught Us To Dream]

Ca, c'est la chanson que j'aime le plus dans NGCHIPS!

DEM0NW0LF responds:

Merci !

[Victory!]

This is really different from your newer work yet it is still pretty good! I gotta look back at some of my older stuff, it's often good inspiration for writers block. :-)

Teckmo-X responds:

Yeah this old stuff was a pretty big start for me because I was starting to get to know how to make music.

[Dawn Over The Horizon]

This is great! How you mix retro sounds with modern ones. Only thing to improve would be the outro, it's a little abrupt.
Have you tried making any bitpop? This is pretty close and I think you would do it well.

Teckmo-X responds:

Thanks! Yeah I've been working on a lot of sounds lately but I'm more on experimenting them right now. I'm supposed to start making Chillstep tracks but haven't got the time since work and college. I look forward to posting more on here soon starting June.

[Xylophone Massage]

You find the loz marimba videos from Mart0zz? I definitely hear similarities between them and this.
Really great work, I love the marimbas and the small amount of glockenspiels! :D

Onefin responds:

nah i just used the picture cuz i thought it was nice :)

[Scrap or Keep? #1]

Not a finished song but not bad at its current state, it has potential.

Personally I would just try and complete songs. I wouldn't worry about if people like the songs only if they are put together well and have good melodies, etc. No idea is bad. :D

BlueAlpha14 responds:

What do you mean "not a finished song"? This took me hours! :P

Thanks, I might work on this. I'll see if the second one blows everyone's mind better.

[.:Dinosaurs (Final WIP):.]

This seems decent. I'm not the best judge of music like this but it seems well put together with only a few spots that seem a bit empty. (0:30 - 0:41, 1:55 - 2:05) A little repetitive at points where "sections" go on for too long with no variation, mostly near the beginning. Mixing is fine as well. This track is void of melody but with more ambient tracks this is fine. Overall not bad but not special, at least from my point of view. ^^

Also downloads are on, :P.

BlueAlpha14 responds:

Holy crap I was about to unpublish this because I thought no one was going to review this.

Oh yeah, 0:30-0:41 and 1:55-2:05 are a bit empty. I was trying to base it off of Getter - Dubstep Is Dead where there's something similar right before the drop.

Mixing was the thing I wanted to know, I'm going to remove/add some things. Perhaps I should just take a break for a couple days on this one, work on other stuff that could be done.

Well I tried fixing the melody thing by adding that synth right before the second drop I guess it didn't help lol ://

Boi wtf how are downloads are on when I clearly disabled them? Smh Newgrounds you are practically forcing me to allow downloads this ain't right.

Edit: Oh yeh, thanks for reviewing

[UltraMX - Extra]

First off, the sounds at the beginning don't make a very good melody and the break at 0:33 isn't too good. (but could be better) The melodies after the break are better but still not very good. The song has the same drum loop going through it and is generally really repetitive. The ending is done well though and the instruments are mixed together very well. (maybe a little bit louder percussion?) All in all it is not too bad but you need to work on your song structure and adding more layers of instruments. Keep it up! =D

UltraMX responds:

EDIT: I lost the project file so...

[.: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!