Tykwa's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Forest]

The intro is great, leading onto a basic buildup but with weak subtones (later defined melodic influence @ :22.) I think these can be upped a little bit more as they sound great but are being washed over slightly, the poppy orchestral at :44 could be upped aswell, and there is a lot of potential in this to expand.

eatmeatleet responds:

Based on my research, subtone does not exist. It is probably a drug you were snorting.
Thanks for reviewing forest. Makes me happy

[Into The Eclipse]

MEOW

"I hear NG raping quality."

Some of the pads seem to float for a little too long at times in certain frequencies, I don't notice anything sounding bad, nice, soft, and slow, although a few are "too" slow, there's a mystical balance between heavy and soft, slowly pulsating, at times it seems to be almost too much but then it backs down again, there's a few things here and there to reward replayability, almost hiddenesque effects deep in the sound, The effect that comes in at 4:12 is a little harsh, a little crackley, my ears didn't take this too well with the atmosphere which is being presented (but the bottle popping sure is, nicely done), At 5:00 it shifts into what seems to be a darker side, I'm having a little bit of trouble identifying what it is, but nonetheless, for now, it works, It all comes back again and peaceful, blissful, whatever you wish to use, when I first heard the little synth at 6:30, I didn't think it would fit, but then it does if you just let it wrap around you, the breathing sound is a little strange, I would imagine slower, softer breaths to be more fitting.

And then the end, everything seems to blow up all the sudden, there was still momentum, still a strong atmosphere to work with, and it's gone, I don't understand the sudden loss of the breathing, it was only there for a short amount of time, then it stops, and it all comes crashing down, the atmosphere, the trance, the ephereal feel of an aura of frequencies, gone.

FatKidWitAJetPak responds:

I personally think that the "slow" is perfect. I don't think that anything in this song is to slow, in fact notes don't drag on for more than a few seconds. There is a lot changing in this song in the background and in the foreground to create a constant, slow movement of sound. The ending is suppose to end like that, because it just gives this feeling of death, in my opinion. Every euphoric feeling should vanish at the end, but leave behind a trace in your brain that will keep you thinking about what the song really does mean.

Basically, you don't like the song because of how the sounds are being presented, and it all confused you. The frequencies are fine, in my opinion, because they offer a nice, constant feel to the song. Thanks for the review. :)

[Breathe With Me]

Omnomnom

Reminds me of a thomas newman track but more laid back, and in a way, maybe even a little bit more emotional, the pads and layering are never too heavy, The melody is slow enough to completely flow with the rest of the atmosphere, a great mixture of sad while also having a sense of hope in the synths which create a great melancholy feeling while not being too overpowering, Nor is this too repetitive, Just the right amount, I understand that the full high-quality version would not have the quality loss most noticeable around 6:30, So I will not let that impact this review in any way, The way the song mysteriously floats to it's conclusion is great.

Overall, I enjoy this greatly, Thank you for creating a piece as this, I have tried myself to creating such an influential mindset track as you have here, You can listen to it one day, and depending how you feel or react to it it could be one thing, and the next something else, I have experienced this as an enjoyable happy song, and as a reflection of sadness and melancholy a few days later.

Thank you.

FatKidWitAJetPak responds:

Thank you for such a thoughtful review! The high quality version is 11MB and actually makes 6:30 sound just a BIT better. The bass is more noticeable as well. Comparing this to a more emotional version of Thomas Newman is one of the best compliments I could get. I really focused on trying not to make it sound to repetitive, and played it by heart. I was in a meditative state at the time, as said, so the reason there is so much emotion behind it is because I played it from heart, much as a piano composer plays a song.

The best thing you said is that you can listen to it one day, and depending how you feel you will react to it a certain way. That is very true :)

[Freedom {durn}]

Groovy

Like the EFX on the beginning organ, flanger/cutoff, its smooth, the drums are crisp, seems like good progression, the bass is fitting and not overpowering, the second organ ties in with with the first, good melody, the break with (what sounds like) a guitar with some FX is a little unfitting to me, But what you bring in right after it makes up for it, The guitar comes back, but it ties in with the little travelling synth you have in the background, From here it pretty much repeats with variance within itself from 3:30 onwards, The ending is nothing amazing neither bad in any way, It is still loopable.

If there was anything to change it would be some very minor FX tweaks and drumwork, but it is great as is.

durn responds:

Thanks for the solid review, Tykwa. :) I suppose the break might not be for everybody but I was tryin' somethin' different with it in terms of effects manipulation. glad you liked it otherwise.

[Luck So Lame]

Emal Os Kcul

The drums are too punchy, needs a little mastering, the guitar sounds muddy at the first, your "organ/synth" could be a tab louder in the background with the vocals going on ( vocals are a little loud with everything involved ), The melo-guitar (not the riff or whatever ) sounds great.

Mainy, the drum kick is way too punchy and oomphy

darbyjack responds:

That's interesting, because I liked the drums being punchy. I'm glad you had no problems with the actual song than just the levels! Definitely a good sign. Many thanks for your input and I'll be getting some friends to help me mix it a bit better too. Cheers.

[This Isn't My Day]

Schweet

Really interesting, The beginning was a bit strange, I'm not sure if it's the low-quality but it has a bit of a grainy oldschool sound, The synth compliments the lyrics quite well, but what you do around 1:55 it looses its attachment to the song, the break 2:23 could use maybe some effects on the synth to give it more variety, its too obvious maybe a low db filter, the effects on the your voice are excellent. The guitar sounds a little bit too low-quality to me however.

Overall what your asking is to know if it doesn't sound like it was in a bedroom, it doesn't to me, but more like old grainy sound, it fits it wel imo....

darbyjack responds:

Synth? There are no synths in this song :) tis an organ lol. Sorry I am just being nerdy. Thanks for the input! Much appreciated.

[dying in heaven]

wetwetgdf

This is very questionable, the chorus does absolutly not really belong here, if anything this is really experimental, you bring in tons of different sounds and not much to say, I think you should take the part from :06 :08 and try and do somthing with that..

superuberinsaneausm responds:

thanks for the criticism i appreciate it

[Beyond Distant Shores]

bllralrhha

the melo sounds a little strange, the synth-dancing was done alright, when the main melo starts in at around :48, it could really use something else to help it, the cymbol you started going was there for a bit long, there's not alot wrong with this, just needs a facelift, somehow everything stays molded together somehow, if anything, I can tell you're using alot of presets.

Nitrocore responds:

hahaha good old presets, the list is quite big I like to add them at will, I get carried away sometimes but it doesn't make it sound better, this much I know, i'll add that peice of advice to the list and maybe i'll start the surgery when i'm abit more qualfied, cheers for the review and maybe i'll get closier to the prize next time.

[Jenova's Revenge ( Awesome! )]

whhaa arrgh

everything is wayy wayy too loud or somthing distorted like hell, the voice you have wanted to rape my ears :(, I don't really know what's going on at all, needs mastering work or somthing.

[Left Behind (system error)]

wrrghllg

the synth doesn't really follow the drums really well and sounds out of sync, when you have the guitar come in, it seems a little bit to distorted ( or not enough) the drums are a little too basic for industrial imo, the stuff you have going on at 1:37 sounds pretty good, what you start going with from 3:00 and on just all sounds really out of whack, if you were aiming for some wierd stuff, you did pretty well, although the little breathing effect was done nicely though.

DEaDPixEL09 responds:

Yes its called a noise breakdown. I want to bring back old school industrial and mix it with the new school and add whatever elements i feel like adding. I'm not trying to sound like everyone else, that would be too boring. But I appreciate the feedback.