johnfn's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Caliginous Newcomer]

This is pretty cool! Really groovy. I just have this feeling like at the climax the mix kinda falls flat (e.g. 4:16). It needs more bass. And stuff. You know. Honestly it almost sounds like it's clipping. Also, I'd really like for there to be more than one section.

Adjeye responds:

I mostly let a friend master my tracks for me ( I thinks its fun, don't know why) but because this is a contest featuring "me" I excluded any help from outside because I think that's cheating.

I had a hard time mastering this track. Thanks for pointing out where exactly it went wrong!

[T-Logic - Terrified]

More singing plz! Next time make your voice a little louder in the mix (especially during the chorus), and put some reverb on it and compress it a little. Also don't feel afraid to auto tune your voice until you get to have really good pitch, though you did pretty good pitch-wise.

You did WAY better than what I was expecting for a first go! Keep it up!

TaintedLogic responds:

Aww, thanks Johnfn! I believe I already explained to LucidShadowDreamer that I couldn't figure out how to add reverb in my version of Garageband (as pathetic as it sounds...), but compressing them is probably a good idea. I appreciate the encouraging review! ^^

[Demo Challenge]

Sounds good to me. I heard that traditional Spadezer chord right at the end which I liked. I wanted it to lead to more though ;_;

BTW that one melody at :49. One good trick is that when you have a note in a melody landing right on the beat, drag it back like a quarter beat or so, so it comes a little before the beat. It makes the melody more flowy or ... something... idk... just try it, you'll like it.

Spadezer responds:

I know what you mean. Having the lead come in a tad soon either lets the melody note settle a little bit or I can also imagine that it introduces the beat. I don't think I would ever think about doing that but I will definitely have to try it out.

Thanks for the tips.
-Spadezer-

[Souvenir Précieux EXTEND]

Really nice. Except that piano sound. Man I'm sure you can find a better piano sound than that. Addictive Keys has a 4 octave keyboard for free, and it sounds pretty good!

The violin is great! :D

Troisnyx responds:

Thanks! I think I should simply use the Steinway on its own rather than that and a Rhodes.... *blush*

[Coming Back]

You are the sine wave solo master. I could listen to you solo with sine waves for hours.

The rest of the song is nice too. Hehe. But the sine wave is the best part ;-) Glad to see more tracks from you.

[Serenity]

What a great track! (Except why is that amazing whistle so far back in the mix rarg.) Why don't you write more music? Well I guess there's NGADM coming up so I'm hyped for that but I mean other than competitions. Hehe.

bassfiddlejones responds:

Competitions are what get the blood moving for new music! It's hard to find time these days, so when I have a fire under my butt I get more done. Looking forward to seeing what you put out! Thanks for the review! (I will make the tin whistle more prominent next time!)

[A Little Dream (Original)]

In the category of "johnfn's biggest NGAUC disappointments", coming in at a 2000 pt score, what is Jabicho and Peachymaiden not making it to the finals? This song is not perfect - the mixing, while better, still needs a lot of work - but it is still a fantastic piece! It's just beautiful - the composition is, again, excellent, and I absolutely love the live cello. I'm wondering if the slower pace dragged it down a little in score, though it doesn't personally bother me all too much.

Keep it up, you guys! My hypothetical overall score for this one would be something like 9 - 9.5/10

Jabicho responds:

Thanks johnfn! :D I learnt a lot from your mixing suggestions in this song and the previous one! (and I'm still learning)
And thanks for the review! I'm happy you like this song! it means a lot :)
I'm very thankul for all your words! (I'm sure peachy too!) :D