MasterHand4444's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[A Cat's Little Adventure]

Oh man the Yo-Kai Watch is strong with this one; that JRPG tag is no joke! Very relaxing piece that fits a very comfortable vibe while also being catchy. 3/4 was a good decision for time signature; I think it adds a sense of natural curiosity and adventure to the piece that nicely compliments the relaxed instrumentation and composition.

(And I’m incredibly glad to hear you had a good experience on last year’s CiJ album!!)

[Jamuary Song 10]

Ooooooh I love a good simple loop…very effective at selling a very specific vibe; I can easily imagine a conversation in some holiday special over this!

[Jungle Funkin']

This was one of the segments that I did the vocals for myself, and I think it you did perfectly with the requirements for the collab! An instrumental that stands by itself, but that also lends itself to the vocals nicely. Well done!!

xanxoepico responds:

Ay thanks! I think I remember my train of thought being to have a lot of chords to make it easier to pick notes for the vocals so it makes sense it'd lend to vocals 0-)

[Winter Lives Within Me]

Perfectly melancholy, jumping between sounding hopeful and destitute. That feeling of looking for direction is exacerbated by the juxtaposition between the lower vocals and higher vocals; as they jump between each other, it's almost as if two aspects of yourself are finally realigning.

Your signature skills shine through, with your lyricism and passionate solos shining through as the hallmarks of this track. (Seriously, that solo is so sick. Every time I hear a CrossCarrasco solo I'm floored.)

Good to have you back on NG, Cross! So sorry to hear about your loss.

CrossCarrasco responds:

Thanks man! 😊 Always glad to hear from you

[Tankmas Audio Message Collab]

AhWham was so right about the American South…I’m in Louisiana and it was like 30-something yesterday and it’s in the 70’s today…

Anyways LOL. Loved this collab. Very nice and sweet messages from everyone. Merry Tankmas guys!

[Drizzle]

Love how happy and light this feels (it’s def helping to pick me up after a long day rofl). It’s a long track but it doesn’t overstay its welcome. It also loops very well. Only thing missing IMO is a strong melodic through line to really tie it all together; everything else is on point here. Awesome work on this one! Reminds me a lot of Nintendo’s digital store musics.

[BOING (ORIGINAL MIX)]

the transitions from 4/4 to 3/4 and back are so tasty dawg......

rxdial responds:

OK UR NOT GONNA BELIEVE ME BUT IT'S ACTUALLY A TRANSITION TO 12/8 LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO thank you though it means a lot, many people dislike my work and it's taken a bit of a toll on my mental health.
I keep hitting a wall and trying to improve my craft everyday as much as I can, until I can make people happy with my work.

[Yuud]

This is super chill; love the vibe you have going. I started doing something else on my phone and forgot it was playing while I zoned out ‘til the song stopped. Really good stuff.

[Krea - B2LLISTIC]

Yooo I was hoping you'd post this to Newgrounds! You really took what is usually a fairly repetitive and bland tune (sorry, Sock) and made it seriously dynamic. I love the little references to the other Whitty songs, and the overall direction you took with the track makes it feel properly intense and triumphant.

My only criticism is that the mixing feels a little dense - the instrumentation feels like it's overwhelming the vocals a little too much. On one hand, this adds to the oppressive nature of Ballistic as a song, but on the other hand it can take you out of the song a little.

Regardless, this is still an incredible track. That opening is instantly grabbing, and your instrument choices are on point. Really good stuff here; hope to hear more of your FNF tracks on Newgrounds!

Kreagato responds:

Rly glad u like it!!! Clarification on the mixing: it's literally supposed to sound like that lol, Dariacore is meant to be clippy and loud as hellllll

[Jack the Box Collab - DJ Mix]

One of my new favorite NG collabs. This was such a relaxing, head bopping good time of a compilation. Really well mixed and incredibly paced / transitioned, this had me hooked from start to finish. Amazing work, everyone!!