Nintechno's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Burning Secrets [Short]]

Pretty Awesome!

Hey man, This is pretty kickin'! I really like, its almost a sad kinda love song haha. I think its great, but not as epic as ReMotion. ALso, the air-raid siren is out of place in the build-up.

Kr1z responds:

Pretty kickin it is :D
Yeh and the chords are somewhat sad at some parts :) I'm testing out new chords :D
The air-raid siren owns u, ur jealous! admit it!! lulz w/e

[A Silver Kiss - Remastered]

Sounds Amazing, lol

Very nice job with this one buddy. I cannot say that I ever listened to the original, but this sure as hell is good stuff. It's got a very "trancy" feel that is perfect, the filtered square in the intro is brilliant.

Your pads and chords are just beautifull, what VST r u using? Anyways, nicley faded in. The lead synth is great, not too powerfull, but still in charge.
The drums and samples are really tight, which makes for better partying ^^

I think its a Gate your using for the saw pad which creates a great backround noise. I would like to learn how to do that, as it seems pretty common in trance nowadayz.

What this song really needs (not saying its bad r anything) is this big silence after a build-up, and then a whispered vocal "Just give me... a silver kiss" XD
That would make it perfect lol

There are heaps of bits in this song that I would like to learn how to do, mabye you could send me the Flp? I dunno, but I envy your skils! This sounds really professional, great work!

Great job, looking forward to your next masterpiece!

Kr1z responds:

Trancy feeling = WOOOOOOOOOOOO
My VSTi for the pads/gate/bass is Nexus
I used Systrus for the weird basspadfx in the intro
THe square plucked lead is Z3ta+
Yeh thats a gate that does the chorus :D Its pretty common indeed :)
I dont have any whispered vocals ;(
Thanks for ur review man :D:D

[Infiltration - F-777]

Electric Guitar?! W00t!

Haha, this is awesome!

I think I recognise Slayer, I dunno. You HAVE to tell me what you used for that guitar lead, its amazing!

This songs rocks!

F-777 responds:

Used Slayer =D.

Thanks so much!

[Dfarce - Ballistic Techno]

HUGE Improvement!

Wow dude! you have improved HEAPS from the first version of this song (I still have the original on my ipod). Your skills have totally like, tripled and Im really happy with this!

You should make some songs of your own, not just remixes!

Dfarce responds:

New song is just about ready for the world. Many times better, I promise :)

[Requiem For a Dream (DnB MMix)]

Awe-fucking-some!

This is just epic!

I never heard the original, but I LOOOOOOOVE this! The strings are just epic!

Mrmilkcarton responds:

Original is amazingly epic. I lack the sounds to get the same epic feel as the original but I still got what I was going for.

[-Voluble- [MAC 2008]]

Whooo, rock!

I wouldn't call this trance, mabye something like "Ambient Rock" lol. Whatever it is, its really good. The piano totally brings out the feeling of sorrow. And the sound effects are just kick-ass!
Really good job, you have compleatley outdone yourself on this one!

Gloudas responds:

hehe thanks a bunch, glad to hear you liked it so much!
yeah, it doesn't really fit in trance, but it certainly isn't classical so I dunno. Either way, thanks for the awesome review :D

[Solus- Rain in Venice]

Epic, should do well in the MAC!

I can totally picture a lonley figure walking down a dark street, crying. They have lost everything they ever loved, and have nothing left in life...
Yep, this song should totally do well in the contest. It's very well done, and sounds professional!

SolusLunes responds:

Glad you liked the new style of mastering I've done here. :D

Can't wait for the announcement of the results date. Then the announcement that the results are being pushed back a week due to lack of judging. Then another results date announcement. Followed by the announcement that we'll have to wait for PsychoGoldfish to recover from his hangover, or, failing that, him finding enough alcohol for the proverbial "hair of the dog."

Anyways. Glad you liked it!

[{MAC8}Essence of Time]

Epic. Love it!

This is soooo good!
I love it! The static is so wierd, but it fits. The piano is just beautiful, everything comes together. I can totally picture a movie with all these clips flashing of people having fun and stuff, and someone in the backround watching it. This is very well done!
You have totally convinced me to write a piece. The ending was just BEYOND epic!

Mrmilkcarton responds:

Awe more competition. I look forward to your submission. Thanks for the review.

[Mac8 - Forgotten]

Mmmm, Sad.

Nicley named man.
I can envision someone all alone and remembering the past etc.
The choir/pads were a nice touch, and perfectley complemented the guitar pluckin'
Normally, I'm into techno n stuff, so I don't like sad songs, but this is really nice. I can totally see it in a flash moview somewhere.
...Could have a womans voice in there, y'know. A soft "ooooooaaaaahhhh"
Whatever, well done and Good Luck!

Bad-Man-Incorporated responds:

Thanks man. It originally had a single childs voice from a childs choir VST I have...but that was just too much choiry stuff.

Thanks for the awesome review. I promise to hit you back when I'm on a faster computer.

Thanks again.

[_-={Reaching Dreamers}=-_]

Another Masterpiece

Once again my friend, I find myself blown away by your work.
The instrument practicaly sound as if they were recorded live - they are sooo good!
The mood is insane! I can totally picture your story. It is a very moving piece.

I am in love with the shouting vocals ^^

How do you make the instruments sound so real?
When are you going to get around to replying to that PM?

MaestroRage responds:

I love the shouting too :D! Maybe it's because i'm so angry inside and I resolve said anger by bellowing loudly at fragile elderly all day... :/

The instruments realism stems largely from filters and effects. Of course the nature of the samples are very high as well, you can only make something fake sound so real, and something real only so fake.

In this particular case it was important to bring out the higher range (7-9khz) so I upped that up a little through some equalizing. The bass felt a bit muddy during so I cut off a bit on the low end *albeit some people say the bass is too low now*.

Then there are other small tricks to making instruments sound real. Dynamics is key. Playing each note slighly louder/quieter then the one before it gives off slight nuances of realism that the listener doesn't catch on consciously, but makes a difference with.

Higher quality samples will also have multiple velocity layers, meaning they have multiple recordings of the same note, played at different strengths. This helps a lot as you know a violin will sound very different if it's played harshly verses if it were played silky smooth!

I thought I had answered your questions, but i'll take another look ;D!

Thanks for the review, i'm glad you liked it!