Mattashi's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Hinterland]

Nice composition :) I can definitely hear some of Thomas Newman's style in this.
Would love to hear more from you in the future!

erlendflatin responds:

Cheers pal :) I have a goal of composing and uploading one 2-4 min piece every week, so hopefully I can achieve that (might be tricky with a lot of other stuff going on). So will try different styles, mostly within the cinematic genre. At the moment I am working on something a bit more "epic", Elder Scrolls type music

[The Last Dance]

This is very lovely and it sounds so original too!
I really liked that section around 01:35 nice melody and sounds so spacey.
the one around 00:51 was also nice is that a harmonica playing?
Agh it really sucks you can only load up to 16 VSTi's is it in demo mode or something?
I can't imagine what stuff you'd compose if there was no limit for you :)
I feel your pain I remember when I used to work with FLstudio 32-bit as soon as I had like about 8 VSTi's like EWQL running my computer would go bananas. So I got tired of that and got myself Cubase 7 64-bit and bought myself some extra ram.
The volume isn't too low though plus you can always raise dat volume (⌐■_■)
Nice work as always!

LucidShadowDreamer responds:

Thanks a lot Mattashi! :'3
It's great that it sounds original. I was heavily inspired by this piece though, which is pretty clear in the beginning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk4KepVIOTw
I like 01:35 too. The interactions between the two lead melodies are pretty interesting, and the percussion is a bit unconventional. And yup; that is indeed a harmonica!
It definitely sucks not to be able to use more than 16 VSTi's :( It's a cheaper version of Cubase (Cubase AI 6), which my piano teacher gave me for free :D
Yeah, DAWs are pretty computer heavy.
It's good to hear that Cubase 7 has been working out for you (which is obvious from the quality of your music). I'll probably upgrade at some point too ;)
Hahha, I don't think the volume is much too low, but compared to most songs I've heard here it's a little bit more silent. I can't raise the volume in my DAW though, or we'd all die from all the clipping in our ears XD
Thanks for leaving an awesome review :)

[Fisherman's Fantasy (water)]

Beautiful work man, you gave me nostalgia while I was listening to this.
I think it's because it has the same great melodies and song structure I miss from older games
You might want to check out that piano at 01:35 I think it might be a little too loud and a bit too harsh not sure if it's clipping but I hear a crackling noise.
Besides that this is a wonderful composition, Love it!

SourJovis responds:

Thanks. I'm glad you like it. I was inspired a lot by music from old films and games. This kind of sound was popular for a long time. At least from the late 70s to the mid 00s. I thought it'd be timeless, but for some reason you don't hear it that often anymore. I don't think it will go entirely out of style though.

The crackling noise is from the keys. At first I too thought the plugin was clipping a lot but it has a lot of noises like that from the pedals and the keys. They did that for the sake of realism, so I reduced the volume of the noises but kept them in.

[Kiss me softly]

You've got a great voice! And nice guitar playing too.
Is this an original? If so awesome work man, great work on the writing.
Only thing that bothers me a bit is the mix, the guitar sounds a bit too harsh but that could be because of the mic you used.
Here's a little tip for rhythm guitars; try to double track your guitar (record yourself playing twice and pan one recording all the way left and the other all the way right), this will give a nice wide stereo effect!

[Chip Alert]

Nice work man :) very catchy!
Didn't have the chance to hear it before you updated but I'm sure it sounds better now.

DESHIEL responds:

Be glad you didn't! You would never be the same man again! xd

[Tron: The Son of Flynn- Remake]

Wow this is one hell of a cover, I think I even like your version more then the original!
Especially the synths you used they sound better imo.
I love the strings you added brings so much more to life to the track.
Nice work man :)

Phonometrologist responds:

Glad you enjoyed it as much--very generous. The original did leave a lot of room for added textures and melody, but I still prefer the arpeggiated synth in the beginning from the original more than what I came up with. But I did make the bass pop out more in my mix.
Your review produces a hopeful smile upon my face, so thank you. Was starting to get sick of the piece :)

[Native Faith - Suwako's Theme]

Wow this is one amazing cover, nice work dude!

Xenogenocide responds:

Thanks dude! :)

[Thorn Vine Factory]

This is awesome man :) I don't think the trumpet is that bad at all in here in fact, I like it.
Really love how you mixed it, the reverb is good and it loops nicely too.
Sounds like something they should have added in Donkey Kong Country :)

Deemo-R responds:

Thanks for the kind words, Mattashi! DKC is definitely the primary inspiration here. I love David Wise's work for them! I even went for a similar vibe as some of his recent work with the synths that I used. The way they add to the song is really cool, imho.

I think my favorite thing about higher-end vsti is how much better they sit in a mix than my old stuff. I really only had to pan things around and do a tiny bit of EQ. It's a really nice feeling! :D

[Coming Back]

What a fun and beautiful song! It's good to hear you've come back to Newgrounds. Is every instrument in this piece recorded? Very nice work great for relaxing at a beach :D

neBSounds responds:

Thanks man!!!

Everything except for the bass! that was programmed in. The drums and noise FX were recorded with a kaossilator and the lead guitar was improvised!

[suddenly, i feel alone]

Man this is great, I don't think it's that badly mixed like you mentioned and I don't hear any noticeable clipping. I love how it keeps building up
Sounds very post apocalyptic to me and I love that.

OmegaP responds:

Thank-you! I did not clip the master buss, but I tried clipping a couple of plug-in outs to get a distorted mangled sound.