Jahn33's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

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penis music

[Genesis (Bass-y Ver.)]

haha bass do go burr

Awesome sounds awesome vibes and awesome transitions man!
i love how the hi-hats are introduced in the intro from :43 - :50 it's a really good transition.

I try not to be too critical on mastering of sound levels and mixer type stuff because newgrounds only allowed compressed .mp3 files, but to me it sounds like some of your sounds are fighting each other for the front line especially that lead. Also it's bit more repetitive than my taste.

Great work though man keep it up and rock on!

*Edit: I don't really know how either man because when I playback audio on my desk speakers, vs my headphones vs my car aux vs my phone speakers; sometimes it sounds good on all of them, or sometimes it's only good on certain ones, it's weird. As long as nothing clips you're generally good. Try playing around with velocity on the drums, and learn how to sidechain. Also panning certain instruments slightly to one side while panning others to the otherside can help as well.

eans-bay responds:

Thanks for the feedback! I know it sounds pretty bad in some parts of the song. I'm still learning my way around flstudio and don't quite know how to mix and compose that well yet. Hoping to get there soon though.

[Wii Mii Channel Theme]

copyright infringement

[NGADM - The First Step]

Yooo this is sick! Not sure what NGADM is but you deserve to be a winner

NoStereo responds:

haha thanks :) I feel like one with all the lovely comments!

[Release]

Beautiful library samples.

The mood is exactly as you described some real soundtrack worthy stuff. A great balance of tension and release on the note choice you have a real knack for orchestral stuff. All of it on paper is perfect, which makes it soundtrack worthy. The thing is though nothing stands out, not specific tune to get stuck in your head.

Great job !

potato-stick responds:

Thank you! I appreciate the feedback!

[Arden, Age 29]

I feel personally attacked. lmao
This is actually a pretty cool song, I'm not a big fan of the genre but I can see you have a lot of talent for what you do so I can respect that. I feel like on the vocals you're holding back from really projecting your voice and being loud, maybe that's the style? Just kinda reminds me of when bedroom metal artists whisper scream.

anways dope track and rock on

[Pseudotriton (sreda bootleg)]

Love the checklist haha I always love when people make actual remixes instead of just ripping off the song with some different drums. Nice work

[Joyful Nightmares]

Pretty good man! Solid piano sound intro and buildup.
The actual drop is kind of jarring could be smoothed out a bit, as for the drop itself though nice work, the background bass stabs really bring it together, that kick is so dang punchy too man. I really like the drop at 1:30 that is absolutely sick. The second drop is really BIG which is good to go for. Things could use some love in the mixer, sounds like a bit of clipping is going on, but that might be the fault of newgrounds requiring .mp3 which will compress your song slightly.

Outtro sounds a bit cutoff, not sure what daw ur using but if it's FL studio you can add a blank pattern at the end the make it ring out a bit longer.. anyways, great song overall man rock on!!

[Growl Machine]

Sounds fresh out of Tron!
A pretty good song dude, maybe play with the synth the settings a bit to get a cleaner arpeggio.
Buildup is good even though it doesn't really "drop" into anything. The orchestral samples are really good although the strings don't transition quite right it's a bit too harsh at the end. Keep it up man!

Update: The main led synth you have playing is an arpeggio style lead.

Arpeggio: the notes of a chord played in succession, either ascending or descending.

FrenchHornGuy responds:

Thanks for the feedback! I definitely agree with the drop not being there and the end as well, but there were no arpeggios. I don't know what you heard...

[abyssal plain]

Very awesome beat and melody man, the groove is solid and strong.
Lots of sounds here at different frequencies to help fill the space and make the song sound full.

Only critique is occasionally the sounds seem cluttered and will clash. Most noticeable around 1:05 and 2:08

Overall the mix seems middle heavy, everything is center pan and mid tones. Sometimes putting a "retro" filter on the master can cause this. Anyways cool song and rock on!

wilidacious responds:

much appreciated! i will definitely try to tweak the mixing a bit