IKONiC's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[a child ruff draft]

Beast

Great job man. Start keeping me posted on your stuff. Maybe we'll be able to work together now that i'm a hiphop cat. Seriously, this track is just beastly. The flow is on cue. The beat just hits perfectly. Not too soft, but really heavy enough to keep you listening. Very oldschoolish vibe that I love. AH! That sampled hook? Killer man! Instantly gives me this 'Hustle And Flow' nostalgic moment and reminds me of the scenes where they're making the beats.

Seriously, this is amazing. Every little effect, like the overlays and doubling of your voice. It really compliments this track nicely. Keep me posted on future track releases. This is ill.

mseemercury responds:

yeah bill is going to take jonny part for this so look out for that, thx for the review

[DA BLUE]

Nice

Glad you sampled the battle music from pokemon. Good stuff man. It's a very chillout beat. Personally, I wouldn't think it's rappable but either way it has such a smooth vibe and just kind of mellows the whole way through. Keep it up. Nice stuff.

[The Workshop]

great

Nice beat and great rap man. I really enjoyed this. Keep it up and definitely keep me posted on future releases.
peace.

DNIALL responds:

good lookin out fam this is the workshop main crew new posts up by monday

[(-P77-) DOYS Vs. Dead Wrong]

Sweet

This is really good. Keep it up man. This is great

[-BG- Trickshot]

Nice man!

Yeah man, it's those instruments. One of the first things I've noticed in Hip-Hop production is that it doesn't matter if you have the best melody in the world. Until you have top notch sounds, the track will sound mushy and awkward.

Your piano sounds like it's a stock sound. Hook yourself up with a soundfont piano, specifically a Steinway. Also, try using some VSTs for your synth sounds; even the orchestrated ones like your strings. Look into VSTs like Z3ta+ and Native Instrument's Massive which both offer amazing wave-shaping abilities. This will give you an edge on your synth sounds.

For percussion try looking into Big Fish Audio or even look up some of your favorite producer's kits. They're bound to have one out there. These kits are great and offer high quality sounds that cover every sound range and really make a track sound professional.

Like I said man, This is a really good track and has lots of potential. It's just a matter of changing up the sounds. I've been there. I'm going through it now. I'm just learning which sounds work and which don't.

Keep it up.

B-RadGfromOV responds:

Thanks for reviewing and especially for the insight and advice.

[Getcha Weight Up]

Not bad

sup man. Dope beat. Dope rap. Keep it up.

[Walk Away DCSounds T-Free]

Nice guys

Amazing job guys. I was really impressed. I just felt that the vocals were a bit dry for the track. If you EQd them a bit, Beef them up, they'd stand out more and fill the song up even more. Again, great job. I'm going to expect more great things from you guys.

KeepingOnPoint responds:

Thanks I'll keep that in mind when we finish the vocals.

[Starting Over Now]

dope

nice beat man. I loved this track. Keep it up.

[PJ - Outspoken (ft. Big L)]

Sweet

nice track bro. I really like it. This guy really has an oldschool feel to him. Nice vibe in this track.

PoyzenJam responds:

ty, il be putting my instrumental on reverbnation in a sec..