octopus58's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Another World]

Magical, dreamy, and beautiful, I love it :)

I love a lot of the older Roland instruments so that instantly hit off well with me. However you used all these instruments to create a magical melody, which made me love the song even more! The progression was fun and exciting all the way through, and I found myself playing the song like two more times after it finished because of how nice it was haha. Keep up the amazing work!!

Waaf responds:

Hey thank you so much! Glad you like it <3

[outcast]

What an amazing song! I like how you experimented writing something in 5/4, yet made it sound so beautiful. It sounds like exploring an alien planet, with some intensity but also tons of wonder. The synths you used were so cool too, and really helped contribute to the unique feel of the track. I even wish it was longer because of how good it was haha. Keep up the beautiful and amazing work!!

JA4Y responds:

thank you!! glad you enjoyed it

[Neon Dreams]

очень приятная атмосфера, легкая и воздушная :)
Под такую музыку можно уснуть спокойно или глубоко задуматься. Как обычно, супер!

G2961 responds:

О, привет, octopus58! Спасибо за комментарий!

[Red Cloudscape]

Light, floaty, and happy, I like it! It sounds like something that would play if you take a nap floating through the sky or something on a cloud around the time the sun would only start to begin setting :)

I like your timing, the instruments you used, and the different sub melodies that would accompany the main one. The mixing isn't bad either honestly. Great stuff, keep it up!

Jfm404 responds:

thanks :)

[Sonic Dreams]

Great song to space out to, it is low intensity and very spacious. Kinda gives a floaty feeling, as if you're about to fly off into the sky :)

The pacing is great through the whole song, things feel like they come in at just the right time. The repetitive nature also helps instill calmness and further/deeper relaxation. Great stuff, keep it up!

Swift-Reason responds:

Thank you! That's exactly what I was going for

[Ayrton]

You nailed it with the description, it sounds really nostalgic! I dunno why but songs in C and F minor are usually already kinda nostalgic to me, but the pads with the slow decay really amplify that feeling even further. And so do a lot of the other instruments you use, they have a similar profile to those from the 90s. The nostalgic part however is only one of the many reasons I like this song though...

The melody is amazing. Atmosphere wise it's both relaxing and adventurous, curious and calming, and introspective as well. The progression from start to finish feels like a journey and as I watched the timer get closer to the finish of the song I didn't want it to end so badly! Everything just sounded so beautiful. Amazing work, keep it up!!

8-BITek responds:

Thank you for the nice and detailed comment.

[Under the Sky Tonight]

Sounds like something that would play at a night time beach side restaurant, I love it a bunch! In general I love these kinds of songs, so hearing this made me pretty happy haha. Great start, great progression, and amazing atmosphere. The playing of the guitars also sounds very authentic too! Awesome stuff, keep it up :D

RaceTTar responds:

Awesome! thank you for a great review and a happy vibe!

[The Connection]

The song has a great funky start! It proceeds to lead into a beautiful melody all up until the very end. It kinda reminds me of Sonic music a bit for some reason haha (adventure era Sonic at least). Feels like the perfect track to put in a video game in a chill night time city or something like that. Awesome work once again, keep it up :D

BusanBlack responds:

Thanks! Yeah I could totally see a night time city for a game. Running through the town and just kickin' back. I had a crazy thunderstorm over my house while I was working on this beat and the flashes were wild so I had to make something upbeat but while also staying calm to haha.

[schism]

Always nice to hear something cool made in a tracker lol, this song has a great happy energy to it :)

The progression is great as it is varied, and when repetition of motifs happens it still sounds fresh and nice. The instruments you chose were very acid and ravey, which fit super well together too. Keep it up :D

wineplume responds:

if you master a tracker you can do pretty much the same stuff as in a regular, traditional DAW :)
classic old trackers like protracker, fasttracker ii, octamed, impulse (schism) tracker have a lot of limitations, but there are modern ones - renoise, sunvox, openmpt/modplug (the one i use) - they support vsts and are generally powerful.
i also really like openmpt for other reasons:
1 - it's super lightweight and very stable
2 - vertical playback is great: easy to sequence, everything is super convenient to control in the "patterns" tab
3 - a quicker way to make melodies (piano rolls look like a nightmare these days LOL)
4 - patterns can be absolutely ridiculously long and wide. i love that. i love when there is a lot of open space.
5 - it's open source!!!1!!1!
thank you for the review!

[weak hopes.]

Как обычно, очень красиво :)
Атмосфера трогательная и сонливая. Мне нравится :D

G2961 responds:

Спасибо! Как раз-таки я его делал в тот момент, когда очень хотел спать, хахахаха