NahuPyrope's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[False Hope]

Hey! your track completely bangs, it's really, really good, that part at 01:09 is super super good, I think you did a fantastic job with it.

Mixing wise you're in there man, I don't see anything to complain (I'm not a technical guy in this regard so this type of feedback is better left for other judges).

Compositionally I have something against songs that have a lot of buildup, it's not that it's bad in itself, it's just that if there's so much buildup for something, it has to pay off, because you're hyping the audience so much for something, and if the landing isn't struck then it's a big "eh", that said, 01:09 you managed it pretty well but on 02:42, I don't feel like it quite lands right, it's very empty and shallow, it also ends very abruptly.

Like I said before, too many buildups ruin something for me, the structure of this being intro-verse-buildup-chorus1-breakdown(Which I'd love to see expanded)-buildup-chorus2, it's like the story you're trying to tell with the song gets interrupted mid way to hype up the next chorus, think like a rollercoaster ride that hits the first high so well only to slow down completely and rise you up again to another, smaller slope, it's just not gonna hit the same as if the big slope was at the end, I don't know if this analogy works but that's what I kind of imagine it as.

veryfakeguest responds:

Thank you so much for the review! Time is not on my side this year, I had only began working on the 2nd drop with less than 8 hours left at 4am (before sleeping and waking up after I could make any final changes) so I can understand it being incredibly underwhelming, haha. I'll take note of your feedback, and once again, thanks!

[Fight for the Future! - NGUAC Knockout 2023]

Your song has a jaunty feeling that I adore!, it's a fun, cheery good time.

I feel like mixing wise, the percussion is almost inaudible and that's pretty much I have to say on the mixing side of things.

Compositionally, I love some of the chords you used but the melody felt very improvisational at times and there wasn't enough of it that "stuck" with me, I'd love for it to be more percussion elements to drive the song forward, if you also varied the sound of the lead more before the outro you could change the mood of a piece so much more!.

It wasn't a bad song by any means, just nothing that particularly stuck with me, I enjoyed listening to it!.

CommanderJersey responds:

Thank you, I appreciate your comments! I'll use them to help guide my music going forward.

[Half Sure]

I liked the song a lot overall, the lyrics are pretty good and I overall always go along well depressing lyrics.

That said, in my opinion some of the lines could've been delivered way better, "The Lino used to be supportive but now it just criticises my life choices," as an example I don't think it flows very well.

Mixing wise, I feel like most of the focus is on the vocals, the guitars feel very, very thing, I feel like a lot more reverb and or delay could've gone a long way, the tone of the song is very conversational, but I'm always wanting for just a little more, like the big chorus in the end didn't "pay off" as well as it could've.

Those are my opinions, remember that it's highly subjective, but I still feel like the song was very, very good!.

SkankyMojo responds:

Thanks for the feedback, I appreciate it.

[SUNSCREECH - a cosmic rift]

Mm, I dig this one a lot, the beginning is a bit strange for me but may be because I didn't have the time to digest the way the effects sit on the voice, would've been great to hear it a bit clearer to understand the lyrics, but it may be some aspect of folktronica that I'm not aware of, could also be me not being a native english speaker or maybe you're just saying random syllables! haha, this is just a little bit of a nitpick, as getting further into the song the effect on the lyrics becomes more part of the song and doesn't stand out as much as in the beginning.

I love what you did with this song, how you progressed it, how you're telling a story, the instruments used, the ambience, I don't have much criticism to give on it except the ending which felt a little, out of place maybe?, it wasn't a bad ending by any means, but it felt like the story being told was cut off.

Again, all of this is subjective and you still made a track I feel very good towards, and I'm going to listen to it a couple more times because I really liked it.

SUNSCREECH responds:

Thanks for your review!
You're definitely right about everything you said in a way; the lyrics are indeed gibberish. It's my first time actually putting my own voice and recordings into a song so I'm glad it turned out okay in the end ^^

As for the outro, the reason it may feel like another song is because it originally was haha. I actually debated with myself on making the outro into its own thing, but then i felt like both vibes matched each other too well for them to be developed separately.

Anyhow, I'm glad you liked this! I really hope I can make it to the next round with this :)

[The 13th Hour]

Symphonic metal brother, I love your work.

Variax's rice up!.

In all seriousness, you did amazing with this, the only weak part of this for me is the mixing, which could use a lot more work, specially on those drums, but holy heck do I vibe with this.

pixelseph responds:

Variax supremacy! Why buy thousands of guitars when you can buy one that makes a thousand sounds??

What specifically is weak about the drum mix for you?

[Ikaros - Instrumental]

Overall I love your style, the song could benefit from a lead, I know you're looking for vocals but having at least something to fill in the space could be amazing.

It'd be great if you worked on your mixing, GetGood Drums can get to sound a LOT better than that, I'd follow Misha Mansoor's guide on how to mix them, this could sound monstrous, specially that chorus, it's insane!.

FarFromSundown responds:

Thank you. Yea, I've been trying to dial in the drums a little better. I'll have to try and find the video, the only one I seem to find is just about smash & grab 2.0. I'll look again, thanks for the advice!

[Super Bright Colours]

Man what can I say about this track...

It's insane!, compositionally this thing is a beast, springing to life with little details everywhere, modulations, I think of it as an ice cream, but in every bite there is just the right amount of sprinkles.

It's absolutely fantastic, I loved listening to it from beginning to end, there isn't almost anything to complain about here, the record scratch sample maybe was too loud, but it's as I said just a nitpick.

The overall vibe of the track is amazing I know I'm going to be following you from now on, the instruments used really fit the track, mixing wise a few of the synths might be on the harsher side but that'd be trying to find faults with a magnifying glass.

Excellent job, thank you for making this piece.

[lost winter]

Aw man did I vibe to this, you got some incredibly catchy melodies, amazing buildups and overall a great song.

Compositionally you kept it pretty simple but not in a bad way, you didn't overdo it by putting in crazy synths and conserved the tone that you were aiming to, but that's not all, you did put some details in there, what I like to call "sprinkles", pads, changes on the arpeggio synth in the background, your compositional changes weren't up in your face but more so relegated to the background, kept the track from being something completely different than just looping 4 bars over and over, fantastic job man.

Sound design wise, I'm in love with the choices you picked, specially the synth that plays arpeggios in the background, may have been something I've heard before of course, but it really fit the track well.

A nitpick I do have is on the buildup, which you were building and building for about two minutes only to stop it flat and introduce something different that doesn't follow the energy of the buildup, the thing you introduced is great, but I feel like the transition could've been handled better!.

Mix wise, no complaints.

You did a phenomenal job, I'll continue vibing to the song.

Sequenced responds:

i disagree, i think the energy is fine.

this is club music after all, its hard to tell sometimes until you hear something like this at a show.