octopus58's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[H~ "Preview of some kind"]

Oh man I wish this was longer, it sounded so nice! You set up such a great ambience there, the train track addition was definitely a good idea too. I like the mood, the set up, and the lead pluck that comes in a little later. I hope you turn this into a full song eventually :D

ssymboint responds:

Thank you. I will. :)

[Desolation]

This sounds like a mix of so many different things, in a very cool way! I can hear dance, trance and hardstyle all in one. It's also very climactic and impactful, yet chaotic and crazy, just all over the place. The mixing is surprisingly pretty good for a hardstyle song too! Keep up the great work :)

HelliXScream responds:

Glad to hear that, thanks!

[Soverney - Coral]

The progression on this song was very unique. It was jumping from one place to another in such interesting ways, I thought it was really cool! The dynamics of this felt very perfect, as well as the mixing. The sound choice was also pretty unique which helped the piece. In general this was a very nice listen, keep it up :)

Soverney responds:

Thank you so much for your interesting and detailed review! :)

[ntfrl 2021]

I love the melody and progression of this song! The beat was really cool too, and some of the sounds spooked me because I thought they were coming from somewhere in my room haha. I love the purposely grainy instruments too, they're pretty cool. My only feedback is that sometimes the very loud parts sound very fuzzy but otherwise I really like everything else. Keep it coming with more great stuff :)

Beighty responds:

Yo! thank you so much for your review, will def try to work the mixing and mastering a lot more, thanks!! uwU

[7/4 Time signature Electro House]

Man the 7/4 time signature is crazy but you did make this sound really cool! I was skeptical if I'd enjoy it at first because a lot of the attempts at this kinda time sig are usually a bit unbearable to me, but this was super funky! Super dynamic, very awesome progression, and perfectly adhering to 7/4. The sounds were also very clean and popping, mixing and mastering was great as well. Keep this stuff up, your work sounds awesome :)

Engin3music responds:

thank you so much man! i've been really obsessed with the idea of complex time signatures and feel that EDM is rather barren of them, so i thought i would give it a shot! i'm so happy that you thought it sounded good! i plan on doing more weird time signatures in the future (only they wont be glorified in the title)

again, thank you so much for listening!

[Reload Ammo]

Oooh I love when the strings kick in around 0:25, it gets a little emotional there which is pretty neat! And the additional instruments that kick in around 0:50 also get kinda funky and nice. My only criticism is that it feels a little repetitive at times but otherwise its really nice sounding. Can definitely work very well in a game too, or animation. Keep up the great work!

Viraxor responds:

thanks for the descriptive feedback! I appreciate it!

[Dance-Floor]

Not bad, sounds like an interesting loop. I like how the percussion is kinda crispy and very out there. It can definitely work for something like a game or animation loop too in the BG. Nice work, keep it up :)

2Dog responds:

Thanks so much! I am very new to newgrounds, I am very pleased to see such a good community here! I’ll be sure to post more in the future!

[Dark - Lofi]

Using original sounds from outside always gives a piece a very unique signature and makes it like no other. It's one of the things I like about songs like this :)

The progression is really beautiful, and the seemingly arpeggiated instruments are also pretty nice, especially the guitar and bells. Very sweet and a little short but nice song, keep it up with this nice work!

DarkPrismGD responds:

Thanks those 13 hours weren’t wasted

[Vista Sounds - Superb (300 Fans Special)]

For some reason this kinda reminds me of mid early 2000s game sonic music, but I def don't mind it sounds pretty great! I like the instrumentation, the beat, and the little flairs you threw in. The chord progression is also pretty happy sounding! Great work, keep it up :)

Vista-Sound13 responds:

I love your words, buddy! Thanks for those awesome words, much appreciated! :D

[AIM 2021 - R~ "Space Rush"]

After looking at the picture I think the music captures the feeling perfectly! You did an amazing job at making the music themed around the art for sure. In general though, I don't hear hard trance too often, so this sounds pretty great. I love the mixing on this track as well, it sounds very clean, and the progression is very immersive. I love longer tracks like this, and the instrumentation makes me feel very excited and fascinated. Keep up the amazing work, I loved this one a bunch :D

Ryzmik responds:

That's so nice to hear!... or read! Thanks for the great review, you lift my mood!