Sequenced's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Finding Your Place]

Generic.

You got the basics of house, now all you need to do is practice. All you really need this song need is some more variation.

The song got boring in about half way through when there was no chord change besides those 3 chords. It just kept playing over and over again. That's not what house is- it's harder than it looks :P There also needs to be more FX added because a basic 4/4 beat can become very repetitive.

The mix is alright, could use some more low end and your main synth is overcrowding everything else. Make sure you don't have any effects on the Master channel as well, because that might have effected some of it.

Practice makes perfect, you're getting there.

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[Fabricated Son (Final Mix)]

Classic Tune

This song has everything a heavy metal track needs. Epic guitar riffs, good percussion rhythm and good arrangement. Really nice done.

One thing I'd like to point out is that your vocals are not in the foreground. It's behind the mix and I really wanted to hear the lyrics a bit more clearer. Also, the kick could have a bit more punch to it. Maybe add a stronger compression on it? You need to hear the kick man, especially for those double kick rolls.

Excellent job though, you rarely find any good heavy metal tracks on here. Keep up the good work, I'm looking forward to hear more from you :)

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[-[FR]- Radio]

Interesting.

Sounds more like Dutch Trance than actual techno, because the song progresses all the way through, and doesn't really have a strong climax. You don't have to change the genre though, Techno is just fine ;)

You need to work on your mix and synth sounds. That's what brought down my score a whole lot. Keep the levels a lower than -3db, and makes sure none of your synths are clipping. I would like to hear a more thumping bass line too, the one you had was kind of generic. The percussion was alright though, nothing really needs to be added for it.

Keep up the good work, you got potential.

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[Random Exercise In Comple]

Not bad.

For an amateur techno producer, this is quite good. Nothing is too repetitive. It sounds like you've done a song like JasonC, another fruity loops producer, he had some projects in FL 5.

This song has so much potential, you have no idea. All you really need to do is clear up the mix, add better synths, add some bass and possibly add different chord progression/arrangements to really make this a good song.

Nice work for just a practice run, this could really be made into something awesome. Send me a link in a PM when you have more stuff up, I'm looking forward for more of your stuff :)

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BAZmotherfucker responds:

Thanks Review Request Club!

[cmb - bmf.2187 (rave meltdown)]

Interesting.

Don't listen to what julius33 wrote, this is fine drum and bass. This has a nice rhythm, cool dark sound and a none repetitive arrangement unlike some drum and bass songs.

Only a few issues I have with this is that it can be a bit more faster. The tempo you chose sounds like it's dragging, wanting to go faster but the tempo would not allow it. Average dnb tempo for DJing is 175bpm... so if it is slower than that you should try it out at that speed.

Also, I find the kick to have too much power in it. I had to turn my monitors down because it was punching through it hard. Lastly I think you should change the 4/4 kick rhythm in the last bit of this track... it just does not sound very good with the rest of the track and that made me think you rushed it at the end.

I usually don't listen to this type of dnb ( I listen to liquid funk ) , but you got a great track here for this genre. Keep at it.

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cheesemonkeybill responds:

thank you.

dont turn your monitors down,

bump that shiiiiiit!!

[The ultimate roamer - TTC CHG]

Classical with a Jazz influence?

I think that pretty much sums up the whole song, but it sounds more like a video game tune too. I could see this in like a story line part of a Mario vs Luigi game or a sound track in some version of Sim city. Really good stuff.

There could be a bit more high end instruments in my opinion, unless you purposely made it so that it would have a dark and mysterious sound. If so, you captured it perfectly.

When you had the small little piano solo playing half way in, I wanted to hear a longer solo than that. It got a bit repetitive when it went back from the solo to the main chorus, but I guess I can't complain because I make repetitive stuff. :P

What impressed me about this sound track was your percussion. Very diverse man, there aren't a lot of stuff like this here on newgrounds.

Awesome tune overall dude. Keep working at it.

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Calamaistr responds:

cant keep working at it cause the album is already finished and on cds heh :þ
Anyway, yes its meant as dark afterall its based on the storylines chapter added.
Lastly, it also was a remix of a much older track i made on console, fitting.

[{Dj-L} Delirium]

Take more time into your work...

...if you want to get better that is. You still got the idea of having a 4/4 melody on the kick. You need more variation man. Go listen to some Techno on the di.fm internet radio, so that you can know the sound of a quality mix you need to get to. The bass sounds weak in this song as well, due to the muffled mix. Keeping the volumes below -3db is a good idea to work around with to try and not have the song clipping. You still got potential mate, keep working at it.

Cheers.

[{Dj-L} Forever]

Nice try.

Sounds like you are new to producing techno. You got the basics of it, now all you need is to take more time into making better chord progressions and tweaking everything to sound good for the mix. The melody you have here has some great potential, all you need is to have different notes off the beat. Having a 4/4 melody on a kick does not sound all that good in techno. Just work on making your songs less repetitive by adding more FX , percussion variation and a less repetitive chord progression. Keep practicing and you'll get better before you know it.

Cheers.

["Forever Gone" - Etalo]

A bit cheesy on the synths.

Yeah, that's the only issue I have with this track. The pads and synths needs to have a better mid / high range on them. It sounds a bit flat if you get what I mean by there. The percussion and baseline are fine, good job on that, except for the filters. I heard a couple crackles in it, but not they very noticeable to the average listener. Also - I recognized that VEC loop. Be careful with that, many people over use them. Really nice work though. I suggest you checking out BrokenCrossfader on newgrounds, he makes some really epic House music if you haven't heard of him.
Cheers.

Etalo responds:

Oh yeah sure, you heard a vengeance loop. Which isn't there..