softworld (softworld.mod)

Posted by Drozerix on Tue 6th Jun 2023, rated 9 / 10.

Brilliant work by Maktone -- this chiptune has some good drum work, a nice little intro, and a very catchy melody. I can listen to this for hours on end and still enjoy it. One of my favs!

Posted by SW on Sat 4th Feb 2017, rated 9 / 10.

While only 10 patterns long, Softworld gets the job done. I could probably just sit here and listen to it for hours on end. This song goes fast, and you definitely notice it because- oh, you've just started tapping your foot to the beat. The melody is very addictive, with some great chip sound in the background. Could be a bit longer though.

Posted by Lacquered Mouse on Tue 6th Jun 2000, rated 4 / 10.

Musically, this is quite good, and the different parts fit in better than they do in a lot of other ProTracker mods. Unfortunately, there is no dynamic contrast, and this means what you get is a blaring sound in both ears for about a minute before it repeats again. The percussion, although the samples are poor quality, is used quite well. But, overall, this is just too annoying to really be enjoyable. Well, I'll say one thing. This is the first time I've seen an arpeggio effect used well to create an accompaniment. That's about the only technical bonus about it, though. The volume of each of the channels could have been tweaked (or perhaps smashed with a sledge hammer), so that the samples weren't so aggravatingly loud. That would have really helped the music. Panning is standard, samples are poor, and whatever the artist was aiming for, I think these things drag this down...