FUNKbrs's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Rock Candy]

More EQ separation pls

You totally neglected to separate the elements of this piece using EQ and stereo pan. While you certainly achieve a good hardcore effect, dedicating say, the highs to the high hats, the bass to the bass, etc, the individual elements would be much more separate and recognizable. The same effect could be achieved differently by dedicating each aspect to a particular left/right ratio (Ex. the bass centered, and the high hats to the left, and the snare hits to the right)

The piece is also a little too fast to let the elements soak in. Slow it down a bit so each note has a distinct attack and decay. That way the tone of the samples would really shine through.

[Troubled (3min42sec)]

Nice bubbly melodies....

I lovely the never ending arpeggios on this track, and the nice fat tones. I really like how you used themes that have a solid base different EQ frequencies so each aspect had more cut and separation.

AdmiralConquistador responds:

Never ending arpeggios was all I could muster about a year ago, but they sound good with the rest of the stuff I wrote to finish this song. Hey man, I'm glad you noticed the EQ tweaks I made, that's pretty cool! Thanks for the good review and score, appreciate it much!

-ac-

[Orchestral Espionage]

Ah, it's a vinyl thing

Vinyl tone and slow decay verb. I'm going to assume you use a true keyboard on your tracks, and not just samples. Good on you.

chead86 responds:

No, i don't use a true keyboard on my tracks, mainly cuz i don't have the money for one right now, but thnx for thinking that. I'll prob get a midi controller in the near future tho, but until then all i can use is the piano roll in fl :-/. But neway, thnx for the review--

-Chead

[*Rebellion*]

Hey look! It's harmony!!1

I like the way you blended multiple lines of melody together cohesively with nice smooth slow decay reverb. The tone's nice and kind to the ear.

chead86 responds:

Hah thnx man for the review i'll have to review some of ur stuff sometime.

-Chead

[Beahin]

FUNKbrs

Nice use of rhythm in this piece, but you're WAY overusing solid non-volume dynamic buzz-tones. Slow fades on those tones would have seriously enhanced the piece overall. However, you're doing some wonderfully melodic things as the piece progresses. Now that I think of it, perhaps a mere constant left-right fade in those buzz-tones would be the perfect treatment for the piece. Give it that circular feeling, you know?

*runs off to go play with his microphones and his drums and hides from all things techno*

[Piano DevoLving]

Pretty damn good....

I make all my audio the old fashioned way; instruments and a microphone. The piano track is stand alone good, really. The beat just kind of dresses it out. Frankly it could use a little tube fuzz on the beat, though. That would warm it up and make it more "human" sounding.

[HitchHikersGuidetoMETAL!!]

It's like techno...but GOOD!

It's nice to see techno based on metal principles and grind style. Most techno guys can't understand that stuff.

CasketGrind responds:

yeah that its basically my parody to techno. i guess this is my perspective of hardcore techno. ULTRA BR0oTAL!

[Gone Pecan (PeeCoN)]

Why is it all in the left channel?

two chords with crunch and phazer, all jammed up in the left channel.... Wait... that's just two notes, isn't it?

Meh. We all start somewhere. I suggest you learn some scales, or at least how to adapt a mono guitar source to stereo.

[PaNdOrA-Trance Dance]

It was a little slow, and awfully disco

But then again, that's pretty much what you were shooting for, right? I love the slow l/r pan at the end, it made a nice circle effect. I would have liked it more with a 16 count high hat on top of it though. It would have added edge to it.

Pandora-Tranquil responds:

yeah i was mainly going for a hybrid dance\trance so it would be on with t3h origionality.

i didnt mean for it to sound disco tho lol.

thanks for the comments!

[The Dorito King]

Can I be the Duke of cool ranch?

I mean, you're the Dorito King, so like, you should be able to let me be Duke over one of the flavor genres, right? I'm thinking cool Ranch. I could force all the smaller bags of chips to give me tribute, and demand prima nocte with thier delicious full sized chip women.

Also, I'm a (shitty) producer, and a relatively talented drummer. I've got a bunch of metal submissions I played drums on, and some acoustic material I've produced in the Bluegrass genre.

Besides, I own much more expensive equipment than you, which makes me morally superior. OMG! MACKIE 1604 VLZ PRO WITH TASCAM CDRW AND ALESIS COMPRESSION, ALONG WITH LARGE DIAPHRAM CONDENSER MIKES AND SHITLOADS OF SHURE SM57S AND A CRAPLOAD OF WIRES!

*yes, I'm a total audiophile. Hush*

PureCarnage responds:

I have to be honest, I started playing the guitar about 10 months ago, the whole gimmick started when I was flammed on a messageboard and my roomate had showed me 3 chords, I wrote Shitty Shitty Fuck... a song I shall submit... it started this whole downward spiral into depravity and weirdness, I have never fully recovered.

All I play is a 12 string acoustic...lol... I have to start listening to all your songs.