Kor-Rune's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Supercollide]

LOL you win. This is bonkers I love it. Dat piano's attitude.. and fat jazz harmony melodies, a mega funky bassman... The change at 2:30 is gorgeous, horn solo is ripping it. Piano solo destroys too omg. What a crazy rhythm to drum solo over, dang.

Everything's perfect omg 5/5.

camoshark responds:

Thank you so much, man, you know I hold your opinion in high regards!

[Blind Maiden]

Beautiful voice! Great control, and the song is gorgeous. The dynamics are gorgeous. I think they could use some sort of lower end cut in the EQ, I can really feel the mid-bass in your voice and it just feels weird in the subwoofer.

I don't know how people think there's autotune on. You have a very organic sounding control that autotune cannot replicate. Love it.

etherealwinds responds:

What a kind review, thank you! When it comes to mixing, I have a choice of a £3 pair of headphones or my laptop speakers, so getting the EQ right can be quite troublesome without having professional equipment. I'm sure many people on here must know what I mean. Really appreciated, thank you again!

[FD - Plaenitude]

Beautiful soundscapes, everything sounds so lifelike and peaceful. The atmosphere is golden.

The breathy instruments speak so beautifully. I like the initial guitar, it's subtle and adds pace. Didn't expect the metal, woah. It's a little straightforward, the straight sixteenth or eighth notes are cool and all but it gets a little repetitive. I think you could do a few more more dynamic changes after the metal comes in initially, as well. The soundscape is cool throughout though! Keep dat up

ForgottenDawn responds:

I agree with the repetitiveness, though that may still be subjective and there are subtle changes throughout the song. Thank you for your insight, good luck with the contest.

[GM - I'm coming 4 u (NGADM13)]

Solid fucking track dammit gah

Love the solos and the production. The main chord progression is mildly stock, but I don't care the riffage makes up for it. it's all beautiful. 5/5

InYourDreams responds:

Thanks, dude!! U did an awesome song aswell... I happy I'm not against you on this round :P

Yeah I was lazy at composing xD...I did the drums first and some riffing, but then I was completly uninspired. It turned out better than I expected :P... I invested more time in the mixing than in the composing itself.

[[NGADM]Variable]

Oh this is gorgeous. The composition is great, but like samulis said, the instrument sounds are a little weak. But I understand low cash, and you seem to make the most of them! So I'm only docking half a star.

Badass solos all around, and the melodies connect so great. stayjazz

Nimble responds:

Yeah, I won't be able to get any good stuff for about another half year and I do plan to re-visit some of these pieces, but I do try my hardest to use the stuff i have to it's full potential.

Thanks for the review man, it means a lot :)

[Tell Me Why]

This isn't metal, make sure to list the genre right, yo!

Whoops, the count-off is off-time with the track, and it doesn't really work due to the nature of the track anyway. Make sure when you count, you're counting the beat, and not just saying numbers. And, try to leave it out of recordings unless you're writing punk rock or gypsy jazz.

The guitar sounds off. It has a thin tone, way too wet chorus, it's out of tune, the broken chords are off time, and the picking pattern needs to be more consistent, more confident. It just sounds a little lazy in areas. Make sure to set up a metronome and play every note as in time as possible!

There is a lot wrong with the vocals. The singer has an idea of the pitch, and can pull off cool licks, but is flat, sharp, and just not on key. More vibrato too, like on the word "chance". Without the vibrato, it sounds like a punk track, especially with the bad double track, but there's too much reverb for that. Try turning it down some.

There's also too much lower end in the voice, try cutting some lower frequencies, and stepping away from the mic some, invest in a pop filter. It makes a huge difference.

Make sure the harmonies all line up too, and that none of them end short or drag on too long. Some of the harmonies/backing vocals have a muddy, vague mix. Bring them out in post production, cut their lower end if appropriate, and make sure every take is as good as can be.

The lyrics... are extremely unimaginative. Very cliche.

Keep on going though! I hope these few tips helped.

[DJSS - Dark Horizons]

ForeverBound is right; the high end EQ causes a bit of fatigue throughout the track. Just make sure your ears don't hurt during mixing! For the first part, I think the snare reverb is too loud, and dampens much to early for the kind of flow of the track, it just makes the drums sound abrasive combined with the originally loud snare sound, repetitive beat and lack of drum fills.

I like the the arpeggio at 1:23, but I think a cross fade would have worked better instead of just attacking with it. It makes the section before it seem like a separate track.

Your voice sounds good! However, that auto-tune speed is set really high, and it sounds so sporadic. Sure, it is in key, but it's really jumpy. Also, repeating the new/dark horizon lyric is a little cheesy, I feel like there's a lot of room for more lyrics and vocals on this track. Or, if you're going to repeat, add in some harmony layers to spice things up!

Also, the telephone/reverb effect is.. kind of dated. Disregard this, because it is just my opinion, but the telephone EQ effect should be used in moderation. It just seems a little predictable.

Anyway, cool track, could just use some touching up. Keep making music man.

steelside responds:

dat review. This is what i'm talking about. Thank you so much for the time you spent writing this.
I personally don't hear the problem with the snare. Yes the beats repetitive, but I feel as if having fills would take away somewhat from the hypnotizing effect I was going for.

I agree with you on 1:23 wholeheartedly. I heard the same comment from a friend of mine that it sounded like a different song started. It's kind of because the song until 1:23 was actually a loop itself I wrote seperately from the rest of the song, which is why the sudden change.

About being cheesy i didn't think of it that way. I guess I'm a cheesy individual. I did what I heard was natural in my head to do. The lyrics of this were extremely spontaneous. I was listening to the loop part one day and started singing and thought "hey why not" and recorded it and the rest is history.

The only part that has the telephone effect is at 1:35 TO 2:15 WHIcH is the calm before the storm type part, build up, so I wanted the vocals to have the high pass filter effect as to create contrast between the same lyrics at the drop.

And about repeating the lines... that is because I was embarressed to even sing on line, let alone more, so I just used repetition alot and played around with the effects.

PM i'd be more than happy to discuss this with you.

[I Got This!!]

This is great! I don't particularly like that atonal beep that starts three seconds in, just seems a little loud and abrasive by its nature. I love the stereo processed clap, but it gives me a bit of ear fatigue because it is loud and frequent. I suggest turning it down or something like alternating the snare and clap.

Other than that, it sounds great dude! I love the jazzy chords that come in later, with the fat bassy synth. Keep it up dude <:

eppskevin responds:

Thanks, man. Actually the beeps in the beginning were really more or so to keep the groove of the overall project going, actually. The beeps represent Pheonix Wright talking as he gets ready for the next track, which is the court theme. But yeah, I can see how by itself it can be annoying, lol. If you heard the whole project, you'd see what I mean, though. I appreciate everything you said, man. Yeah, I appreciate the words on that bass, too. I love basses, definitely, man. Thanks a lot!