MYYA's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[NITE-IN]

I think the simplicity makes a song really easy to mix. I feel like this goes in a flash game from the earlier days of newgrounds haha

Compositionally this song isn't doing much but the drums are giving a nice atmosphere with that industrial/synth feel. Simple is easy to do right, so in that regard, good choice.

[Annilhilator]

nutty!

[Love For Road]

Misc. Kit: "My Car" lmao

This sounds great and the guitar solo slaps.

I'm gonna criticize the static-ness of the energy throughout the song. I think having it go on at the same energy level for a long time depletes the interest after a while. The break at 3:48 or something similar should have happened earlier as well imo.

I'm being picky though this is genuinely really cool and I feel like I'm driving a neon, low-poly car through a videogame hah

[Hollow]

Compositionally, I like the progression of this song a lot but I'm mostly going to complain about the distortion. IMO it's overdone and it's slamming your mix into a wall. A good mix of LIGHT distortion, compression, EQ, and whatnot are more than enough to make your track loud and huge, while also allowing you to control dynamics, transients, clarity, etc.

Also consider putting a reverb tail on the chopped synth stack to give it a little space and fit in the mix better. That's just a tasteful thing I would do, though.

You have very good ideas and compositional skills, give them room to breathe.

Galaxea responds:

thank you for the advice !
I'll follow this in the future
just remember that I work on a shitty app (garageband) that doesn't even have (good) plugins in it but still.
i'll remember this !
thanks

[It's July, But It's Only 10 Degrees Outside]

I really like this, how it starts with a very cold, lonely mood and then switches to something that sounds more appreciative.

The loop you have is very pretty and the plucked string instruments are nice. I suggest you take care of your soundscape by means of intention; I feel like this might have been a little more upbeat than the idea you're trying to convey, or maybe not. Just a thought. :)

Compositionally, the track moves along well and does a good job of ebbing me in the direction that it wants to go.

VirtuaLIkimono responds:

ty! I'm glad you liked this track! I will try to take your recommendations into account in my next tracks <3

[Above The Sky]

This song is really well made, and I appreciate the glide bass in the verses. I like the soundscape you've built up, and how you take an idea and build it up along the way.

I suggest you take some liberties with things like time, tempo, and rhythm to make it super captivating! Right now, you're doing a lot of simply staying within your loop and I encourage you to break it once in a while to do something unexpected. Don't get me wrong, it is a very tasty loop though.

Also at the end when the drums go through the moving lowpass filter, the snare starts to get a little fucked up, maybe clipping distortion?

[Bubbles - MusicalRobo]

On one hand I am incredibly impressed that you managed to do this in FL trial mode; I didn't even know you could load external plugins in trial mode.

On the other hand, this song is very harsh. Around 1:22 is where I had to stop lol. There's so much harsh ringing and it almost feels painful. I really like the sound design, but I can't listen to it and enjoy it. I appreciate the warning, so I turned it down, but it's still harsh.

[Talurre - The Promised Neverland]

Damn, this is a very polished work of art... sound design, organization, composition, mixing, and mastering is all on point.

Awesome track. Surely you listen to Au5.

How on earth do you have the drive to make 7:38 of this stuff

[Cornflakes]

I really like the idea you have and the olskool dubstep sound design

I'm not a fan of the repetitiveness, the choice of drums, or the mixing. this track has a lot of potential to be really huge and banging, but it wasn't so much. Switch up the composition every now and then for a more interesting track, get drums with more smack and high end, and put more care into your available stereo space. You'll be amazed at how much the mixing itself will help

GG64 responds:

ty for the feedback though!! comments like this really help me out, i really appreciate it

[angel wings are made of static]

only docking for mix clarity

I really like your lyrics, your overall composition and your delivery. You clearly had a point to make and I think you made it effectively. Listening was engaging, well done

bobenshibobsled responds:

if you have any suggestions for what i could do to make the mix better, please pm me or hmu on discord (in my bio) i appreciate the feedback!