HoboKa's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Threat]

Little short, but I really dig this one. Dat bass is funky.

RealMrSnuggles responds:

Thank you!

[Professor Explozerous]

Is that Portamento or hand-crafted automation on them pitches etc? These chips sound very alive.

flaminglog responds:

Hand-crafted! I use famitracker, so bends have to be done manually. You put in a direction, speed, and amount of semitones. Vibrato is done by setting amplitude and wavelength at each line. The real necessary part was putting a very slight (like talking percents of a tone) shift on the secondary rhythm melody channels, along with a very slight long-period vibrato, to prevent any pitch intersections. If you don't adjust for that, you end up with sour notes.

I've been using famitracker for ten years, it takes a while to pick the stuff up but it can be done.

[i'm out of ideas, so here's a loop.]

Reminds me of Contra III & CV4 somehow.

NKUJARKS responds:

i'm flattered, thanks.

[there's no sunlight]

Story of my life. I'm sitting on a lot of works that need to see the light of day. Probably a face-lift too.

Pretty cool gating synthwave vibe going here. Pretty minimalist, but it's aight. Doesn't overstay its welcome like some songs on NG portal lmao.

im-leia responds:

thanks! im pretty proud of the production and general vibes, its just arranging that needs to be finished. even then, this little bit works well on its own.

[Aurora]

7 minutes is long...direction is a bit boring. Loving that popcorn synth. 4:58 mark is pretty interesting, but it gets a bit stale too.

etK responds:

naaaah 7 minutes is average for ambient, quite short even ;)

[DXZX - Great Journey]

0:56, I think there's a note hit too hard and is jarring considering its a soft part of the song.
Great dynamics here.
2:59 is the 2nd most emotional part for me.
Nice key changes.
5:08-end, just wow. No bars held here. Great!

This is a great "nostalgia/memories of better times" kind of tune. Or maybe a sad goodbye.

DXZX responds:

Thank you for the feedback! I will make more music!!!! It was emotional making this 💓💓

[Demystify Feast [Touhou] {TGP Remix}]

More sombre & reflective than spooky. But it does have some mystery feels to it. Hey, this reminds me of Parasite Eve. Kinda has a wintry feel at 3:09. A very interesting branch-off.

TheGoldenProof responds:

Yeah, I agree that it isn't really "spooky" but it is more spooky than any of my other stuff. I usually make music on the weekends, and my brain gets a little fried on weekdays, so I didn't really have the will power to go out of my usual style. Originally it wasn't even going to be a creepy piece, and I was just messing around to prepare to make this this weekend, but after experimenting with an arpeggiator and getting the dark base, I liked it and kept it and decided to get it out by Halloween. But yeah, because of time, it didn't really turn out like I wanted.

[We Are All Doomed]

I got a sense we're heading somewhere bad too. Bilderberg Doom.
Finally, a dubstep-ish tune that isn't overcompressed and blowing up the speakers. *cough* I've never done that myself. Nope.

Great Choral pads too. And dat bwooom bass. And that weird detuned reverse-sound is a nice touch, kinda sounds like a screeching vampire.

larrynachos responds:

I kept the reigns firm on this one. Not that I know what I'm doing when it comes to dubstep or anything lol. That choral pad is the only serum patch I didn't make myself in this song, but it was too good to replace.

Thanks for the review!

[The Forest Breathes]

That's what I'm here for. Sifting through as many Howlowe'en themed things I can this evening...
0:28 is where things get coool. Nice FX.

Feels a bit like a theme from Blood (the FPS).

shadow-ghost responds:

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed and that I could contribute to the Halloween atmosphere. >=)