Jahn33's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Vista Sounds - Observation]

Nice man, that's a good tone. The base-line is actually interesting and doesn't just follow along with a lead. You have a real good use of different chords on that keyboard.

The song is full and doesn't lack anything. That snare is so crisp I'm impressed.

The only thing I could criticize would be the last half minute is a little cluttered, and the song overall is repetitive, but I honestly believe you did that as a stylistic choice so...

What I'm getting at is GOOD JOB!!!!!!!!!

Vista-Sound13 responds:

Wow thanks, I really appreciate that!

EDIT: You know, the repetition in this track was done as a stylistic choice, but I tried to get less repetitive, but it's not that simple to do so, but that's alright.

[camsn8ke - snowing in nyc]

Oh dang this is a legit lo-fi track man.

Strange that you are an undiscovered artist because this is good man.

All the sound tones are pretty awesome actually, although the "bass guitar" seems kinda robotic and a bit too.... what's the word... wobbly?

At 2:09 the transitions are a but too jarring and take away from the chill

Great track though

camsn8ke responds:

hey! thanks a lot! i appreciate your kind words
and yes, i have actually been kinda "undiscovered" artist for like two years now (I got fl studio like 10 months ago and before that I just used crappy apps on my phone lol)
i actually record myself playing bass since I have one, i actually don't use plugins to make bass guitar (e.g. boobass)
*googles the word jarring* oh yeah I should have fixed that transition good ear
thanks for the awesome review hopefully I see your comments around newgrounds xD

Edit: Thanks for good rating too :)

[Sound Of The Space]

Oh man! This makes me happy, it strongly reminds me of myself the music I make....
Some things stand out that I'd like to give some friendly advise about.

First thing, STOCK SOUNDS, you gotta make your tone a little more unique, it's okay to use FL KEYS grand panio, but maybe tweak it a bit. Maybe look around for some free drum packs to get some better percussion going. Play around with combining that saw lead with maybe a bassy undertone.

SIDECHAIN your lead and bass to your kick.

ADD more sounds.

This project is the skeleton of something amazing, I feel like you "finished" this and posted it too soon. Maybe sleep on the idea, come back, add some background noise, add a bassline, add some one hit sound effect. You have unlocked the ability to use FL STUDIO and make stuff, that is the hard part.. I believe if you were to give a little more effort into this project you could turn it into something that people would be willing to listen to twice, and hum about when they're in the shower.

Something that puts you far ahead of several other people I have reviewed is you have a good sense of scales. You know what note will sound good next. Now just fill in the details.

CharlieSolis responds:

Thank you very much friend!! I'm glad you liked it, I know it still sounds like something unfinished but I still don't master the FL Studio very well, I just have basic notions made from experimenting with the sounds, and the intruders, likewise, it's good to know the feeling of happiness that
Regarding the scales: That's right, I have little notions of Music Theory, thanks in the same way, probably in the not too distant future I reposition it as a Remix
Similarly, thank you for the advice
It motivates me a lot to know that you liked my song attempt

[Salt and Pepper]

Dang that is one good sax sample! Also good work on making a bassline that does more than just copy the lead

Only thing I'd say to improve is the background keys sometimes clash a bit.

PeanutSapphire responds:

Thank you so much for your feedback. I really appreciate it. This was done about a year ago, so I wasn't that good sound mixing at the time lol. Thank you so much for your reply^^

[Andalucia]

Don't have too many thoughts on this one. It's just pretty good. I am curious as to if that 'guitar' sound is a sample from another song, or if you made it with a plug in because it's good.

JohnnyFrizz responds:

I actually made that myself with a couple plugins and a bunch of automations to give it that realistic feel :)

Thank you for the review!

[CAN (2019 Rework)]

It's like a lite-version hardbass song.
I agreed with the other guy's comment so I'll leave that alone. One thing I noticed is the melody gets off beat at some parts?
Idk listen at 4:25 and 4:50 sometimes it doesn't match up.

JohnnyFrizz responds:

Agreed as well regarding the bass!

Hmm not sure about the melody tho, I guess it's just the natural syncopation of the melody, it probably feels off cause the supersaw arp is playing a very strict 16th note arpeggio while the piano is just repeating the original melody from the beginning.

Try listening again to the piano melody ok the first chorus and see if it still sounds off tempo :)

And once again thank you! Really appreciate all the time spent writing these reviews Mr Pixel ;)

[Stardust]

That's some high quality stuff right there. I feel the wobble saw that comes in at about a minute is a little rough sounding for the song. It just gets stronger throughout and feels out of place. Tried a little too much to make the song "go hard"

TeaCatOfficial responds:

Thanks, I strive to improve c:

[Stratosphere (WIP)]

Wow, this has some huge potential. The intro has such a natural flow that shouts HIT TRANCE VIBE. I really appreciate the collab with a singer. She's got a pretty nice voice, from what I can tell, but you sure did go heavy on those fx. There's a couple parts that could stand to be re-recorded though where it doesn't quite match up.
Note* At 5:50 I'd either let it ring out a bit longer, or have it cut faster the amount of time feels awkward.
Can't wait to hear it finished

JohnnyFrizz responds:

Thank you for the review my friend! I see what you are talking about at 5:50 I believe it's because the vocal doesn't fall in time quite right so it feels off. Indeed we need to re-record some bits :)

I'll lay down a bit on the vocal fx on the final version. 😅

For sure I'll PM ya once we finish it! ;)

Thanks again!

[99 Problems Kawaii~]

Is this a joke lol

MusicManSixtyFour responds:

sometime next june

[Underground]

- Synth Clashing
- Weak kick undermined by bass
- Unorthodox/Random noise
- Hardly any transitioning

+ Funky percussion
+ Almost stayed in key

Ultimatepalmtree3 responds:

Thanks for the feedback. This was when I was still relatively new to making music and eJay had its limitations. Mixing it was actually quite tricky but this is the best it's gonna get I'm afraid :)