Autumn Girl

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Autumn Girl

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This song is my submission to the NGAUC 2024 Knockout Round

It's honestly been really fun seeing how creative everyone is, really helped motivate me to make something new!

I did experiment outside my area to try to find new sounds, hope you enjoy it!

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monkehhhh

2024-10-31 05:00:42

I fw this heavy, I feel like it needs a bit of variation but I'm not really in a place to criticise anything but I like this alot and its really easy to vibe to

itskosama responds:

thanks!

There will be a final version coming out, but in the spirit of the competition I won't be changing much to it. Just going to have a friend redo the bass lines cause I screwed them up.

Likely a final mix version to include on the next ep compilation of my music.

beenibroh

2024-09-12 08:06:39

"Hate is a strong word, but love is a raw emotion that carries the weight of the heart and the truth of our deepest connections." - Alexander the Great and Marie Curie

TaintedLogic

2024-08-23 23:38:40

I like the mellow guitar at the beginning. The kick is very heavy for a piece with such a tranquil mood at first. I like the high-energy section at :37, and how you intersperse the rhythmic and melodic elements there. The change in the meter at 1:00 is a bit clumsy - some of the drum patterns there might need to be re-recorded - and the transition at 1:10 is pretty abrupt. I like how you slow down slightly at 1:41, though - it was a nice, subtle way of foreshadowing the breakdown at 1:44. Overall, the frantic guitar riffs and sound design here are really enjoyable, and the mixing is solid, but the arrangement feels a bit disjointed, and lacks a strong sense of overarching direction. Some smoother, more gradual transitions might help in that regard, and also more distinction between the high-energy sections. Still, this piece has some killer rhythmic content and a great, engrossing mood. Keep at it, itskosama! ^_^

Mixing, mastering, and balance
1.75/2
Structure, transitions, phrasing, and variety
.75/1.5
Melody, tonality, harmony, and texture
1.75/2
Instrumentation and sound design
1/1
Emotion, atmosphere, and catchiness
1.25/1.5
Originality and uniqueness
1/1
Overall (how do the elements above interact?)
.75/1
Composite score
8.25/10

itskosama responds:

Thank you! It was a blast participating in this!

I'll definitely practice on those transitions! I also really enjoyed time constraint of the event! It was really good on getting me going to make something! Super grateful to everyone!

ADR3-N

2024-08-22 20:54:18

I hate to say this, but the bass is really, really out of tune. Like wrong notes out of tune. Other wise I would have rated much, much higher! I would also look into some tutorials for mixing anime opening rock, because you have the composition nailed down to a T, but the mix feels a bit centered and tin-canny.

Besides that, great lead playing, great writing overall, and master looks perfectly compressed for the genre. Fix the bass, and you have solid gold!

itskosama responds:

yea, I got carried away with other parts I drowned out bass and it slipped me by.

But in the spirit of turning something in, I worried I might not have the opportunity to fix it and re-turn it in time when I noticed it in my car (it has better bass to standout). It's like they say, don't only mix with headphones.

Either way, I'm extremely grateful to participate because it pushed me to make something, anything. The time constraint, community event, and seeing all the cool creations is what I needed to fuel me to make more music!

Thank you! :)