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)

[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!

[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