Teckmo-X's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Tennobyte - With You]

Looking in the portal for new artists to listen to and then I get to you. Now mind you I haven't heard anything from the portal in like a year. This is great. Love the beat and vibe to this. This is so house music right there and the bass really get's to the eardrum which btw is great for me since I like to go deaf haha. I did feel like it was overflowing a bit than usual not in sound but aggression. Maybe take the gain down a notch for the bass-line. Maybe it's just taht I've been listening to music loud for years. Nevertheless amazing work!

[NGRMC 2019 Melody Demo]

So I said I wasn't gonna join the contest but after smoking a couple bowls I feel some inspiration. Count me in!

[XS - Chase The Night]

So I've listened to this like 6 times already and I love the vibe. It has a dark melody to it but the structure is what kept me busy. I like the lead you added in the beginning towards that uprising at 1:00. I like the flow of the background bass and piano. Something I admire about chillstep/trap music genres is oriental material and sounds that could be used to spice up the track and you always had that sort of ability to incorporate those sounds into your music. That koto that I keep hearing throughout the song was just eargasmic lol. Everything from the structure of the song to the melody and variety of sounds used made this track almost irresistible. The one thing I would have done is raise the bass a little bit to add a boost to the background of the song. Other than that I love it! Keep going Jimmy!!!

Jimmypig responds:

Thank you for the amazing review! This track never made it onto the album, but since you like this I really hope you love the album when it's done! (about 7 tracks done so far)

[Strange Omen]

So I'm gonna start off this review with some of the good and end it with the bad. Starting off I actually like most of what you used for the song. I'm guessing that you used FL Studio and somewhat on the range of plugins from Harmor to Ogun or at least something simpler? So that was a good start until 0:32. I like the channels you added and the miscellaneous sounds that give it that spooky feeling. From 0:32-0:48 was decent.

Here's the bad: It didn't have much of an umph to it through out the song. It had me started until 0:32 and then it just fell apart for me. I was hoping to get something more of a bass drop or a more consistent drum pattern instead of the 1/2 beat that you made. It sounded generic and not much variety with your drum options. The song didn't have much variety as well as it was just repeating the same thing over and over again starting 1:04. It needs more variety and some basslines to go along with it. Another thing I wasn't feeling was the repeat of the bells that as nice as they sound was too ongoing to begin with.

Advice: I would work on the song by planning ahead and splitting different sections to utilize a more appealing melodic structure rather than a repetitive one. Melody and structure are important in a song and this is just not cutting out. I would work on bass drops as well as this isn't house music, it's rather more a mix of industrial/ Dubstep/ Trap mixup. As for the drums make a variety of samples using your channels. The FPC is great for adding your own sounds from the side panel which could have a much better impact to your songs. Only use single channel drums when you are trying to develop build ups with effects like filters and phasers, etc. Last thing I would suggest you try is to come up with a nice lead for your music. Let me suggest working on this song again if you have the file and try to make it into a dubstep song because I can see you being able to pull of the genre with some practice.

Some songs that could help you give ideas are;

1. Matter of Time by PhaseOne
2. Monsters and Sprites by Skrillex
3. Haunted by Slippy

^^^^ These songs will give you a general but easy to listen to ideas for improving your style. It's important to find a style that suits you best. When you work on certain types of genres you are attracting a specific crowd or audience. I can see that you are new to Newgrounds and that's okay. Starting to make music and share it with people is fun and exciting but it's also not something you need to rush. Take your time to make music and work with different sounds and samples to help improve your skills. It helps you build up as time goes by and spending time around the portal will help too. Check out the portal, discovering new artists. Doing so will increase your knowledge and experience with your style of music. I wish you all the best luck dude and remember; Here at Newgrounds supporting one another is important. We're are all part of a happy family which each person having their own individual skills and ideas to share. Good Luck!

262hz responds:

I've actually listened to Haunted and have taken a bit of inspiration! Thanks for the thoughtful Insight.

[Haru]

I'm so happy I get to review this piece because let me tell you it's about. TO. GO. DOWN!!!

So let me start with 0:00-0:30. This part I was skeptical because I kept believing it was just gonna keep on stretching itself to the point of a build up somewhere in the 1:00 section but instead it just came out nice. It had a small section of interlude filtering from 0:15 and then from there on to 0:30 it had that nice little add on lead 8 bit sound which nice job on just keeping it simple without any reverb because that's what 8 bit is supposed to sound.

From 0:30 to 0:44 I like the beat you added it's simple and works well with it throughout the song so the drumming is in check and no complaints there. At 0:44-0:58 that uprising towards the climax is interesting in a way where for me it seemed like it could have had a little added variety at around 0:56-0:58, something like Paradigm by Case & Point. To me it's still good regardless. Now coming in to both chorus I could hear a lot of structure and if I'm right some sampling which came out very nice and that's something that brought me to continue listening to this piece. I think to be fair my favorite part was the interlude in the mid section of this piece that hits around 1:57 to 2:11. I love the calmness towards the solo bits. Another thing I like about this piece is the little sounds and effects you added like bells, chimes, and swirls. It's cute, it's not in the slightest bit generic, there's a lot of structure and work put into it, and literally one of the best mixed and mastered pieces I've heard here on Newgrounds. All of it reminds me of Snails House way of making music. Great job! Amazing work! Keep it up!

Crazy-Unicorn responds:

You're a very kind person dude <3 It feels just so good to hear such a nice review :')
I feel like I have a lot to learn still ;) So I'll keep on improving <3
Thanks again!

[Broken (Concept)]

What I like about this is that you got the bass part pretty close to what a D&B song would sound like. This isn't bad and I did like it but it could use some more work into it. Starting off I felt like from the start towards 0:22 was dry and could have used some hats and light filtered kicks which would have liven it up. When it reached that point I did think it could have used a little more drums and baseline could have been a bit better for sure. Throughout that I think the piano could have had more lead, the bass sure does need a little work, and drums sound generic so a bit more structure would help. The last thing is mixing and mastering. I have trouble with this too and it takes me time before I render any of my work for good as I work on mixing and mastering. Work on that too. It's not bad but it could be better for sure. Keep practicing!

SierraRising responds:

Woah, lots of useful stuff in here, thank you very much! I definitely agree with all of your points, and will try to implement them.

[NWO]

So this is an experimental piece and it's not terrible but I feel like it does need a lot of work done to it before it become something. That's the beauty of experimental work, it's a work in progress and this could do with more. For starters there was a blank 1-2 seconds of no sound at the beginning. This could have been better utilized by adjustments to the volume to give it some sort of rising to the climax effect. I liked most of the beginning but it didn't give off much of a climax. It felt blend to listen to and sounded generic when I listen to it. Reaching 0:54 I had given a little hope for when vocals hit and expected a different climax instead. Even so it still felt off. Throughout there seemed to be a bit of background noise and that didn't quite ring in my ears tbh. I think if you added a bit more structure and some melody it could have been good for something orchestral or cinematic. For this I'm gonna have to give you a 4.5/5

Tips: Try to incorporate more instruments into this with some soft drum parts after 0:54 which could help. A bit of choir would have made this better than what it is right now.

Soundslave responds:

Now that's what I call feedback, thanks and yeah I agree with every post.

[Closer]

Always with the nice smooth beats. Your work in D&B amazes me and it's so relaxing. I get a lot of liquid in there and that is enough to bring me in. Let me tell you though I have never ever stopped listening to your music. I know I don't rate a lot of my favorite artists but I hope I can do this more often. I hope you join this years A.I.M. Contest, I really need some of that good vibe you release! Keep it up 5tanley!!!

5TanLey responds:

hey, many thanks, I'll probably make something for AIM :)

[Sappy - A. Alan B.]

So I'm not a huge fan of Nirvana ( Sorry XD ) but that doesn't mean I'm gonna give you a bomb to carry. So let's start reviewing! :D

So I like the guitar parts. It's not loud, it's not soft, it's at the right volume with no interference. Interference is bad, especially with submissions featuring guitar but you pulled it off well. Seems like you got a good mic for recording. I'd say if you're using Windows PC try to use Ableton, FL Studio, or Magix to improve your recordings. Add some extra beats with drum machines. You can even create some flow to your songs by building on structure like bass parts and extra instrumental sounds. It could help you improve on known or even learn new techniques. If you're using a Mac I'd say stick to GarageBand. IF you purchase an AMP KIT you can use it to create different sounds with your guitar. OF course if you don't try to use Audacity as much as you can. You would be able to cut and split different clips to make your own rhythm and bass lines.

I like it but it just needs more variety. Hope this helps :D

[Emotionless Adventure]

So its review time! You excited! XD I'm scared too lol :P So let's start off with the beginning of the song. From 0:00-0:05 was just dull and not a good start to the song. If you had maybe worked with 3x-OSC channel and put in a subtle rise I think that could have worked a little better. Honestly I'd say scratch that. The melody I like. The piano bits fit well into tho whole song however I felt a lack of variety between verse, bridge, and the chorus. They seemed repetitive. Another thing I did like is the incorporation of the 3x-osc into the song. The little low pitch rises let's in an instrumental feeling that's good to have for something like that. However on one note there was a bit too much of the osc rises which is not bad but you don't want one channel to overwhelm your other tracks.

More about variety. As I mentioned it lacked a couple things. The piano could have used a little bit more lead build ups. You could have added a melody for the more climatic parts of the song like 0:57-1:49 could have had a different pace of melody.

I've mentioned repetitive. It was blend to have such a small amount of structure with so much room for more. Try to incorporate different sounds for lead parts it would give the song a tremendous amount of build.

The last thing I'd say is this isn't house at all. I'm feeling more Drumstep or Dubstep. House has a much more progressive beat.

In conclusion: I like it and I feel like you can do more to it. IF you work a little more focusing on structure and incorporating other sounds and effects together you can make a really nice song out of it. :D