mjattie's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Kw- Project Vio (Demo)]

wow

I don't really like the slow start of this song, but the voice cuts are awesome!!! Sounds very smooth. You should really listen to what BT (Brian Transeau). He's the most awesome ambient artist I know. This is one of my favourite: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uNEQ3 nsFbE&feature=related

but this one is also very good: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-duqs CFXxc

Good luck with your ambient. 5/5, 10/10

Mjattie

nightsurfermusic responds:

Thanks bud, i'll check his stuff out!

[.:| Kethnarak |:.]

aah nice

Very mysterious. Great use of the synths in this one. I love the glockenspiel. Very professional quite unique chords man! The drums need tape distortion in my opinion and the reverb is a bit too short ( not wet/dry, but the sustain)

5/5, 10/10

Mjattie

PS sorry for the late reaction but the polish student was still here XD.

ObsidianSnow responds:

Hey, no problems.
More tape distortion? I've got some on there already, but I'll check it out.
Have to look into the reverb sustain, too - I don't think I changed the settings on the sustain from the default at all.

Thanks for the review, Mjattie!

[Walk Before Running]

soundquality...

Most of the synths sound a bit plain and/or cheap. You're using FL right? I don't have any tips for that program. And the buildup doesn't really fit with the rest of the song. That clap sounds awfull... Sorry to say... Very standard. You did good work at the melodies though...

4/5, 8/10

Mjattie

Mushroomhead18nc responds:

YEah im usin fruity loops but for all my sounds they come either Z3ta or Vanguard for the gates.. only thing used from fl is the bass,piano and drums.. Yeah the claps could have been better but I didnt want a snare hit in there and wanted to change it up a bit and not make it repetitve.. I could back now and make this song a little better just by doing some of the things people have suggested.. This is why I love newgrounds...

[An Innocent Heart]

yea it's nice

But I find it a bit hard to listen because of the MIDI quality. It's romantic but static. So that's what makes it 9/10

9/10, 5/5

Gr. Mjattie

Dude09 responds:

thanks again as always :) and yes the MIDI..............oh well, thx anyway =D

[/M: Floating on the Lawn]

my ears are hurting

aah, I don't know from what frequencies but I'm wearing headphones so, maybe that's the problem. Though I think you've put some neat effects in it... But I'll not listen to this personally, because it just doesn't tell a story...

Though it's great for some submissions, or background (atmosphere) in some kind of science fiction movie...

5/5, 9/10

Mjattie

Mich responds:

Yeah, someone else told me he got a headache from it... sorry about that... =S
And yeah, I'm not sure if you can call it music, but it might be useful indeed.

It's a different form of art I guess :p

Thanks for the votes ^_^

[Energy Dance]

yes that's nice

I love it man! Sad this is your last song till june... Ah well, this one's awesome. I love the climax of the climax XD

5/5, 10/10

Mjattie

syphonmax responds:

lol I thought you would xD

Thanks man

[Gelatin Crusaders (A->N)]

lol

lol, it's happy indeed. Sounds like a child's fantasy. haha. Not really my taste but that's on purpose I guess...

5/5, 10/10

Mjattie

ApproachingNirvana responds:

Haha hey Mjattie... thanks for the review. And yes.... its my fantasy finally come to life. I've been listening to this for 2 days straight now.

[.:| Never Giving Up On Yo]

nice man

The good:
The piano is awesome! Very good. I love it. It has much variation and has a nice sound. I guess you're using reason? The piano sounds very familiar and the drums also. The drums are awesome btw :P Good job on those.

Some tips:

Put some reverb to the piano and drums, they sound a bit empty or something... You also could consider adding another instrument. Like a cello or strings. (if you're using reason take the beautiful violin section in nn-xt.) Another tip is to put some tape distortion on the drums. They sound a bit more real.

Overall great job, those tips aren't really necessary, just for making it even better.

5/5, 9/10

Mjattie

ObsidianSnow responds:

Yes, I'm using reason. The patches are ones that come with the program - the drums you can find in the redrum drum kits and they're the only kit under the "tight" category. The piano was the "Bright Piano" patch.

lol there's already reverb on both, as well as a delay line on each for more of an echo... but I guess if it's not being heard I might have to turn up the reverb a bit. XP

But tape distortion? I don't believe I've ever experimented with that, so I'm not sure what it does... I'll take a look, you're probably right about that.

lol had to laugh when you mentioned the "beautiful violin section in nn-xt". I don't think that the patch you're thinking of came with my version of reason, because none of the defaults I have sound anything like strings at all. XD luckily, I managed to get a mind-blowing refill for the string patches, so I do have some epic strings I could use.
Not sure if I can fit them in anywhere, so they might just end up being one of those background instruments that nobody ever hears but everyone listens to subconsciously (not sure if you're aware of those, but if your music is telling me anything, I'd say you probably are... If you don't know what I'm talking about, PM me, I'll explain it - it's really useful to know).

Thanks for the review, Mjattie. Seriously, you give some of the most useful reviews ever!

[Sigma Initiative]

starts right away swingy :)

I love your drums. (what program do you use?) And your effects! Marvellous. But melody is not catchy and a bit ugly. And the arp sounds nice but also has a bit strange melody...

I feel sorry for the awesome drums and effects, but this deserves 9/10, 4/5

Mjattie

Airprogressive responds:

Yeah, maybe the melody sounds a bit strange, but I like that XD

I use FL studio 8 xxl. I have VEC 1,2,3 and also VEH 1,2

thanks 4 your review!