HoboKa's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[BAR FIGHT! - NGADM 2020 - R2]

Wow, this is really dynamic and evolves love...elly. I love the fusion of retro and modern vibes. The humanization is great too. Great Autumn feel too! Reminds me of Earthbound-y genres. Nice work d00d.

Mackievellian responds:

Thanks very much my man!

[Clairvoyant]

Undertale vibes in da house. Especially Earthbound sound. Poor back :(

Mel responds:

that game got me into making music. thanks a lot for the feedback!

[Dark Recess]

Dark Recess in Cortana's vag. OH Yeeeeaahhhhh. I agree with SoulSecure, this is very Halo-sounding. Masterchief chilling with a brewsky.

Mel responds:

lmao i still have never played halo haha

[Ideation]

Yeah, I feel you. I have an avoidant personality disorder, so when I feel I have to recede into my lair, then I get into that mood. It's annoying. And, incidentally, Ideation hits that vibe perfectly.

Mel responds:

right on the money man, thank you

[Kalusses]

Remind me to listen to your stuff more often. I love this weird shit. It's so relaxing.

Mel responds:

thank you a lot! i try to make good stuff!! stay tuned, brotha

[Children Of The Sun]

Man, that sounds like a Silent Hill 3 or Dark Souls title lmao. Incidentally, I really hear an Akira Yamaoka vibe here. Love this!!

Mel responds:

thank you! ive never played those games or heard of akira yamaoka haha but i appreciate you!

[Summers Grave]

T_T RIP Summer. Love that uncanny vibe.

Mel responds:

thanks man and yeh. that shit gone

[EDEXY & Dimentros - Wayfarer]

Damn your music is always so damn solid. My play-list is full of your stuff, I discovered. Lmao.

edexy responds:

Whoa! I am very happy about this, thank you for appreciating my music <3

[An Autumn Afternoon]

Pretty good. The crash is clipping, bit too loud. In fact, all of the tracks could use a -1dB fix and the ceiling should be fine. The Cymbol is the worst offender though. Composition is pretty cool. Reminds me of Undertale a bit...oddly enough.

Lucasberry responds:

i'll try to fix the crashes soon. completely forgot it lol.

[Synthwave_Feels]

So classic Synthwave, I'd assume would use 808 samples or reverby rock drums.
Also, does classic Synthwave use side-chaining (and Cutoff Frequencies on the Master)? I thought it was more brick-wall-of-sound hahaha. It's so well produced. EDIT) The pads seem legit. Bass could be a bit more squelch-y sounding imo. With some bowm bowm sounds.

baryiscool responds:

Thanks for that !!
i used the wrong base now i think about it
i used my Sub base instead of my mono base ..
but 808 samples mmmm.. i have those