octopus58's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Shattered]

I like the melody, it's nice and the high energy atmosphere really amplifies it! Good choice in synths, gets dubsteppy in all the right parts, and the pacing of everything is also great. Awesome work, keep it up!

Ozevun responds:

Thanks a lot for your feedback, I really appreciate it <3

[Dakota Rineer-Iridescent]

This sounds like a cool, fuzzy and cozy journey through space, or a relaxing time watching the sun set at the end of the day. In general it just makes me feel really good listening to this! This song did repetition very right imo, as even though in the beginning especially the main melody was mostly the same repeating, you layered it in such a way where it wasn't distracting with all the instruments and patterns you kept adding. Doing so (while still changing the melody later) made the song have a feeling of familiarity and kind of this calm mood. The melody itself is just very beautiful, and all the different harmony changes are wonderful. Amazing work, keep it coming!!

Drak02 responds:

Thank you very much for your comment! Your whole description is exactly what I was going for with this haha

[CΘSMiC BΛCKSPΛCΣ]

Pretty intense and all over the place, I love it! The chops and beats just change over the whole course of the song, and so does the melody constantly evolve. All instruments sound super cohesive, and the way you structured everything results in a lot of rise ups and drops, and lots of surprises! Amazing work here, keep it up!!

DawMii responds:

Thank you so much!!

[Diamond Desert]

Interesting melodies you got going on here, and I really loved the description a lot! The mood of the song fits too based on what you wrote, it's not scary gloomy or anything like that, but rather intense and excited. The way you combined the instruments worked very well, and I like the occasional effects you use like the phaser and so on. Great work with this, keep it coming :)

Tanookicatoon responds:

The description is almost as much a part of the song itself, Especially since a lot of my music tends to theme around "A video game that doesn't exist." lol
Thank you so much! XD

[Felony]

Looming and melancholy, very fitting towards the title! The melody is great and builds on itself throughout, while the harmonics change beautifully. I also really like your combination of modern/normal and chiptune percussion, especially at the more intense part. It creates this creeping feeling that's really suited to the mood. Great work, keep it up!!

SkaydenMusic responds:

Thanks a lot, I really appreciate your comment!!

[Fall Of The Black Gube]

This is such a strange but beautiful combination of moods and atmospheres; ethereal and scary, actiony and suspenseful, and more. The phases are very interesting as they sometimes come as a surprise, and the off key notes don't even really sound off with the way this melody flows. It's magical, strange and just sounds like something that came from a different dimension altogether haha. I think this is a super amazing and creative piece, keep up the great work!!

Midnights-Ocean responds:

wow wow! Thanks so much for the amazing review! I'm very happy you found depth in this piece. I work hard on that. <:3

[availax - STRESS]

Interesting and moody song, it sounds hopeful and almost happy, yet also just like the title, stressful. I like all the fast paced segments you have like the little blips, the fast breakbeats, and the sidechain all layered over long sustained pads. It definitely helps amplify the mood you were going for much more. Outro also felt very relieving and calming even after the stressful segments. Awesome work, keep it coming :D

availax responds:

thank you!!

[Tranquil]

You know, for a first song ever, this isn't even half bad! You purposely went for something slow and ambient, which gives you room to experiment with chords, instrument layering, and more. I think it turned out great really. About the repetitiveness, I can tell what you tried to do; every time the main melody repeats you layer on something new, in your case mostly new drum patterns. If you want a suggestion, sometimes adding a new accompanying melody can help vary stuff up if you want to use a melody again. Or you can also write 2-3 melodies and cycle through those with the tricks you're already using! But yeah, this is a strong start to what is going to be an exciting journey. Keep up the great work, and I can't wait to see what you're gonna make next!

oliwerek responds:

Thanks! Im actually working on another song and its about to be uploaded soon!

[Void]

The song fits the title and description perfectly. The mood is haunting but not evil, just kind of very neutral between happy and miserable. The breakbeats make it seem like everything is going fast and time is slipping away, and just constantly putting you on edge. So the actual composition is very, very on point and sounds good.

About what you said though, I'm sorry that stuff happened to you, but I really like how you're keeping your head up! Remember that tough times never last, and I think otherwise you got a very good approach to just be patient through it.

Anyways awesome song, keep it up!!

EVLanche responds:

Thank you so much, I appreciate it! I will do my best ^ ^

[Waking Up]

This sounds very nice, like the sun rising on a hazy morning! Or like an exciting start to a new day. The synths are cool and so is the vox you used, and I also like all the different phases. It sounds varied and non stagnant, with introductions of different melodic parts focused on different instruments. The mood is very hyper and bright which fits the title really well. Awesome work on this, keep it coming!!

OVERSCORE responds:

Thank you for the compliments, I hope you have an exciting day