jnry3's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Thinking of Nothing]

...you can do a rap-R&B fusion here...

This should be a fun piece to work on. Hmm... PM me if there's already a rap line. I'm thinking Craig David-ish style... or something like it. The vocals/rapper would be the one to add variations to the tone.

Good job! Again, nice groove!

[Wrap Me in Your Arms]

I sounded nice...

...until a heavily-distorted/overdriven electric guitar feeding a small amp came out of nowhere. Ruined the feel of the song for me.

If you still have the tracks of this recording, try compressing the audio, specially the vocals.

Vocals need work, too. Heard a number of off notes. Otherwise, a nice track for easy listening.

[The Age of Pretending - TMD]

Lovin' every bit of it

Hmm... the guys before me didn't agree with your vocal style. No prob here; good track! Fav'd! =)

[Seeing You Again]

Gotta agree with AzNpHoEnIx

Good calming track with mixing issues. Everything's at the center (or too close to the center); try panning (or panning more). It'll give a clearer definition of every instrument.

Bosa responds:

Will do.

[Cause of War - The Fight]

Needs polishing

It does sound like RHCP. Californication, I guess.

Here are some tips:
- Work on your vocals. I know you're a self-admitted terrible singer; hope the next ones out will have better vocals. For now, try applying compression on your vocals (to remove the sudden loud parts on the vocals).
- I didn't seem to hear the bass (or is there none?). The song sounds thin without it. Methinks this song needs a bass guitar.
- There's a bit too much reverb on the drums... hmm... maybe it's just ok.

The guitar sounds good, by the way. Keep it like that.

[Oriental Sunrise]

Catchy

This song needs to be longer; have to agree with Rexmex-1825.

Other nitpicks:
- The strings are a little too loud. I'm guessing you should drop 2dBs from it.
- I think I'm hearing a horn somewhere. Add 1dB, just to make it come out.
- Try panning the strings to the left a little more, and the horn to the right.

Again, catchy piece. Good job! Hope my review would help.

TheAmateurAnimator responds:

Thanks.

[IAFUSLAE]

Dang, you're good

Keep it up! Although it's a loop, the variations between loops keep this piece alive and interesting. Good job!

[Vilified]

Nice, but needs some tweaking

As SpikeAlpha said, it's a well-built track, but there are some things that need tweaking:
- Check the EQ on your drums. They sound thin to me. Try adding some bass and midrange.
- Give your song an ending. Fading out... well... doesn't fit here, methinks.

Hope this helps.

XxCowMeatxX responds:

You are absolutly right. Im not that great at eqing stuff. My equipment atm is limited but i try not to let that hold me back from recording songs. Its good to see that there are some people on NG audio portal that try to help other musicans. thanks for the review

[.Fade.]

Yup, you gotta finish this piece

Looks promising for a rough cut, but, to be honest, there were boring parts. Maybe it's because it's a rough cut.

Here's my take on this piece:
- To my taste, I'll get a drummer (or a drum machine; it works fine), a bass player, and a lead guitarist to yank the guitar, but not go wild, in the instrumental parts
- Get a backup vocalist that can sing an octave higher than the current vocalist in this piece
- No shouting/screaming, please

Hope this helps. :)

696-dregon-696 responds:

Thanks for the feed back.
As far as the drumm machine goes... i cant use one lol

Thanks for the help :)

[{Chords}PREVIEW]

Tune the treble

Good beat and progression, but needs tuning at this point. First part keyboards have to go down... hmm... try around 2dB. When more instruments kick in, bring it back to its volume so it'll blend in.