octopus58's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[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!

[Midnight Shopper]

Very relaxing, and very ambient. Definitely sounds like its themed around night time. The steady percussion helps kinda create a very calm beat that has a soothing feeling. Great work, keep it coming :)

Lexiathan08 responds:

Thank you so much! I love and appreciate the specific feedback! ☺️

[JLZ - The World]

This sounds very progressive, I like it! Feels like something from a very sci-fi action movie/game or something. Sounds are extremely clean, mixing and mastering sound perfect, and I love the use of panning and other effects. This feels very thought out and I think you should keep it coming :)

EppuJoloZ responds:

Definitely will keep it coming! Thanks a lot for the feedback, yes this song was in the making for quite a lot of time and is probably the best production I have ever made so far!

[Corrupted]

This sounds awesome! Very dark and gritty, but very danceable. I love the cut up supersaw playing throughout, it really helps emphasize the beat and bring out the best in the song. The sounds are also so clean, it's hard to describe what I mean but it sounds just amazing. Keep up the amazing work!

BlackJacketMusic responds:

thank you!

[Tugtupite]

This sounds like a really interesting mix of style, and I think it was pretty courageous to make something like this! It sounds part chill, part lo-fi with some of the lead instruments, and part dance. Really unique approach overall and interesting textures. The only thing I might point out is that the piano at 01:20 ish sounds a bit too loud but that's it really. Otherwise great job, keep it up :)

BlackJacketMusic responds:

Thank you! Yes, I do agree that the piano is rather loud. I originally made it far more quiet but after exporting it was a lot louder. I'm honestly not really sure what happened with that but still thank you for the response

[Caught_You]

This goes hard, I love it! Theres a lot of dynamics going on, and the little bell windups sound really cool in this. The sidechain really helped make the song pump more and emphasize on beat. Really good job, keep it up :)

JustHamez responds:

thank you for your response :) really appreciate it)

[AIM -Angelopolis-]

For some reason this really reminds me of 2000's sonic OST stuff, very cool :)
I really like how clean your guitar sounds in this song, and how powerful it is. It really makes most of the song pop. The percussion is great and fast paced, gives off the feeling of excitement. The pads are also a great touch as they make the song much more uplifting. My favorite part has to be at 02:08 where you find a place to unwind, and immediately the song picks up!

Keep up the great work as always :)

Preds responds:

Thank you for the review! Glad you liked it :D

[Resurrection]

Oooh this sounds really cool! The rhythm is very Haddaway/Snap like, but the flute reminds me of Coco Jambo a little. Definitely feels like it's in the 90's though so that's pretty cool :)

I love the progression of it, and I love how you used the percussion as it sounds very fitting for the time period. I also really love the part at 02:35 and 03:12. And the end definitely gave me the Haddaway feeling too haha

Overall awesome though keep it up!

ItsBurner responds:

Your assessment is spot on, it's exactly what I had in mind ! I was listening to Coco Jambo on repeat and I really liked the percussion of it.

Thank you very much for the kind words ! =]

~Burner

[Sidewalk Nights - VGM]

This sounds so relaxing and sweet, very happy and uplifting :)
I love the chiptune instruments you use throughout the whole thing, with the mix of some more high-def sounds, it's a beautiful combo. The beat is very cool and helps set a slower, calmer pace. Just listening to this makes me think of the sunset ^^

Keep up the great work!

GundorSound responds:

Thanks so much!