Mich's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[[LY] .-- Tempered Grace --']

Not bad for a start :)

Nice bass sound in the beginning, I like that. I must say your composing skills are actually good.

When the drums come in it gets quite obvious you're new at FL, since I clearly hear the standard FL drums. Try to get your hands on some new samples, you can get a nice set of free ones at vip-zone samples (google it).

I'd also like to suggest to play around with mixer channels and FX plugins.
By right clicking on parameters and then clicking 'create automation clip' you can let parameters change while the song goes on, which can create a load of nice effects. Try to experiment with that. By using automations, you can also make nicer transitions.

The song itself was actually okay, kinda catchy.
But yeah, all I can really suggest is experiment with EVERYTHING. Samplers have a load of knobs, and some tabs, take your time to play around with every knob you can find, and you'll find out what it all does. And try out the effects :p

So yeah, not much I can say actually, just keep playing, it sounds promising.

And now back to the vent :p
-Mich

la-yinn responds:

Thanks for the tips mate, perhaps I'll make a version 2 someday. ;)

[Flawless Love - Mjattie]

Good job!

I think you should make melodies with that friend of you again, it's a really nice melody :)

I like that first pad you used, it sounds a bit like strings mixed with a saw pad, or something. Interesting lead you use there over it, maybe sounds just a bit too 'screamish' to me, if you know what I mean. It's fine though, don't wrooy about it.
Mastering sounds all good on here, and thank you for the piano, it is such a great instrument in trance.

May I suggest to play with different sorts of basslines in the future? Since this one is actually the most original one you can get, simple offbeat bass notes. I'm not saying they don't sound good, but I'm just trying to stimulate creativity here.

Wel yeah, nice atmosphere, and nice sidechaining I just noticed now. Keep it up man.

P.S. I'm proud I just saw this on the new subbies list, so you didn't have to pm me about it. :) I gave you the first five :p Also I just noticed you're not on my favourite artists yet... Fixed that by this one. :)

mjattie responds:

yea, you're right about the bass, but it was supposed to be not-very-present, though it's quite boring XD.

Well, thanks a lot about the compliments :)

[Piano Collab Sample (A Minor)]

I do enjoy it :)

Quite a bit of emotion in this example of yours. The collab is definitely going to be nice.

Though I think your piano sound could use just a bit more volume on the high end. Maybe try an other piano vst, or play around with the EQ a bit :)
It's okay though. You did a very nice job, and it llops perfectly.

Keep up the good work!

Zero123Music responds:

hey, thanks MICH

btw - your piece is real nice as well xD

[Piano Collab in A Minor =HFX=]

*refer to Lamplighter's summary*

You certainly know what you're doing with that piano :)
I like the velocity changes, did you play it live maybe? If so, then good job, otherwise, good job at programming the velocities.

This collab is going to be great. :) And I think this one really fits well after mine.

Keep it up!

Phyrnna responds:

Thank you very much. Piano is my main instrument... it's the only instrument that I know how to play. >_< But I did play this out on my badly out of tune piano before I went to write it into FL. But that's also how I know what the velocities are, since I memorized the way I struck the keys on the piano and reproduced that as closely as possible on FL.
Thank you for listening and enjoying!

-HFX ^_^

[Fantasy - Mjattie]

Not bad :)

You did a good job here. Though in some way there seems to be something missing. When you're at the climax, it doesn't sound 'full' enough if you know what I mean...
Maybe you could've used some other synth/melody fading in right for the climax, and then let it play with a powerful synth. Or maybe it's your bass that needs to be a bit louder, like at 1:40, though I4d use a longer decay on there, so it doesn't sound all that throbby.
If you're planning on making more dance music, I also suggest you to take some time to make a solid, powerful kick, to get that 'in your face' feeling, if you know what I'm trying to say ;)

But in general, you did a nice job, some elements in it remind me a bit of the heaven series by Envy, I think it's the piano at some points.
I also want to compliment the sidechaining in here, you set it nicely :)

Keep up your good work, Mjattie,I admire your composing skills.
9/10, 5/5

-Mich

mjattie responds:

lol XD it could be a bit inspired by envy. I think that melodies are not the problem but the processing. So that's what I'm going to work on my next song(s). I think though, that my next song will be some kind of ambient.

[Piano Echoes - Mjattie]

4.51 / 5.00 (+ 0.027)

I love the delay on the piano! (oh that's where you got your title ^^)
I think the length of the intro is okay, it keeps me interested, because I love the sound of piano.
It's nice how you switch to the more electronic sounding part.
It is relaxing, but in an other way I'm used to with ambient.
Good instrument picks here, it all fits.

In short: ACE song ^^ 5'd, 10'd
Keep up the good work, and I want you to know that every time you send me a pm advertising your newest works, I come and listen and vote fairly(5). But mostly I'm just too lazy to review.

-MICH

mjattie responds:

I know it, I'm quite often also too lazy. I'm glad you liked it :D

[-Undefined-]

Nice mixture of styles!

You used a blatantly obvious FL slayer :p
But it sounded pretty much amazing in my opinion. I like those heavy parts the most, where you play around with slayer, and that nice bass.
Your kick could've been a bit punchier, but I don't know what you wanted it to be like.
Well, I can't imagine at all what was going through your head, and I guess I'm not in the right mood to try to imagine things with it myself ;)
I liked that soft pad you used, can you tell me what vst it was?

Anyway, good work, gave me mixed emotions, relaxed, excited and such.
Keep up the good work, you got my 5 and my 10 =)

headbang87 responds:

Yeah thanks for looking it up! If you mean the pad for example at the beginning, then it was the pad called warm in sytrus, a standard one for FL
Thanks for checking it up, enjoying, voting and reviewing
hb87

[Rig - I Love Cowbell]

So many versions

I still doubt which I like the best, this one or the muffins one :p

The cowbell on it's own sounded so nice, and then you build up to this metal/drum'n bass eargasm hell. Good job.
Even when you do things for the lulz you deliver extreme quality.

Keep it up!

Rig responds:

I owe all the quality to the cowbell.

[Halloween FX]

Short, but quality!

Now this is a song that really deserves that #1 spot in the weekly best :)
Nice use of the horror samples, and you blended it nicely to start the DnB part.
Good samples for the drums. It all sounds very evil, so you accomplished your goal with that.
Your reese is pretty nice indeed. :

Hoping your hardware arrives soon, for more epic sounding music :)

Keep it up and congrats!
10/5
-MICH

axeFX responds:

TY mich dude

[Oijoink-Gravitational Problems]

Nicely mixed up :)

The first two seconds made me think... "meh another crappy submission"
It sounded kinda strange.
but then some other notes came in, and it sounded nicer.

And then I hear a nice Hardcore-beat. It all made sense :)

You did a good job on keeping my interest, I like it.
Melodies were like they should be in hardcore.
Your kick was a nice layering of sounds, a perfect powerful kick.
Mastering: no single error heard.
Loads of different synths, which helped to keep interest.

So yeah, good work !
10/5
-MICH

Oijoink responds:

Sjalom