Cyberdevil's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[No Chance of Survival]

Just listening to that piano man. :) The intro feels a bit long, but once you get into the pace it's natural compared to the overall piece; each section slowly phases into the next, but I guess the main difference with the piano is that there is no phasing here, there's just the one melody that loops and goes on and you're waiting for something to happen until it does. Still, the beginning is my favorite part, the rest is pumped up and ambiently energetic, but the piano is down-to-Earth and melodic in a way the rest can't hope to be.

I like the experimental vibe that kicks in for the latter half, and how it fades back to piano towards the end with some added instrumental interference. Overall it's a smooth and fluently morphing tune. And sound quality's great. Nice work!

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Dylnmatrix responds:

Thanks man! I agree the intro is a little long, but as I said in the description, I wasn't able to do everything I wanted by the end, so that intro was left the way it is now.

[The Sorcerers Path]

Man this is an awesome tune, a monument in voicing as much as in melody and atmosphere, full of masterful and magical moments of majestical ambiance and adverse awe-inspiring glimpses into an otherworldly sphere where sound is the empowering force behind the experience. Was intending to leave some constructive feedback but I can think of nothing to improve, hoping to someday hear this in the scenario for which it was intended. Great stuff!

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SoundChris responds:

Oh man - somehow i totally forgot about replying to your very nice review - shame upon my head! So i hope that even after all that time that passed you stil accept my deeply felt gratitude and thanks! I am quite excited about this sorcerer project since its my first big game project and the team is doing a wonderful job. We plan to show a first playable demo @pax and hope kickstarter will consider us as worthy to support. We will see. Plz keep the fingers crossed :D

Thanks so much again for your nice works man!!

[I Can Do It Better Than You]

The sound quality in this is pretty good, clear and crispy, though more so for the string instruments than that brass/accordion (wonder what instrument that is?). That one is a bit sharp at times, it goes higher than the other instruments and especially when there's song at the same time it drowns that out a bit.

I had to listen to the song a couple of times to get all of it (having visible lyrics while listing would be pretty neat!) - not sure if it's all due to accent/accentuation or the wavy recording. Seems it has a bit of echo, so maybe it could be clearer. Wonder if this is all recorded at the same time, or if song and instruments are separate? I don't know much about mics, other than some types work better only for instruments; others only for voice, you probably know more about that than I do. Anyway, as for the voice it's also louder towards the end than at the start, consistent volume would make for better clarity.

I like the atmosphere; melody, and though the lyrics don't really depict the desperation I'd relate to paranoia it does have that sense of distrust and doubt. Good song; good music overall!

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polarpoole responds:

Sweet, thanks for the review. The instrument you're referring to is called a melodica. It's a pretty nifty little instrument, the likes of Gorillaz and Massive Attack would have used it. And I agree, I have a huge problem with consistency in my songs such as volume levels and tempo and stuff. It's something I'm improving on but it's a slow process.

[|R|Skipping Through Time]

I'm trying to imagine that time-skipping sensation, but not really getting there!

The musical build-up is nice and ambient, the bass and beat trippy and energetic, but the melody is surprisingly flat somehow. Even when the beat pauses around 1:20 it build-ups in the previous style, and doesn't really morph as much as I'd expected. It'd be good background music for anything really, but that magical or motivating feeling isn't really there, it gets monotone in the long run. Not sure what concrete feedback to suggest other than... maybe vary it up a bit... somehow? As ambient background music it's fine as is, but a broader range of melody wouldn't hurt. Keep it going!

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Radiationator responds:

Thanks for the review :D

[Objection]

Not bad! It's short bot... effective. Phoenix Wright inspired maybe? The mic quality isn't bad either.

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Kehmicle responds:

looking back, the mic quality is most certainly bad.
I dont even phoenix wright, but who doesnt know that one memy line.

[Space Cadet 3D pinball]

Woo, kicks off with a pretty intense DnB beat, it's a trip. I like the spacey melody, feels like it drifts from one place to another, like a comet blazing a trail through a sea of massive distance. Nice work!

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DiroNomer responds:

Thanks man!

[Minuter]

Minuter as in... minutes? Do you have any chance have some link to Sweden? This is an awesome track, so smooth and heavy at the same time, it sounds a bit like electronic metal at the beginning, a bit like Pain, but the guitar that kicks in really breaks out of that pattern. Awesome melody, awesome pace. Wonder if the beat could be heavier somehow, but it sounds awesome. Nice work!

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DiroNomer responds:

Thanks for the review.

I used Addictive Drums for the beat and with AD, the Kick, if loud, tends to really overtake the hats, and cymbals. I didn't want that to happen, so I took the bass out from under them so you could still hear the drum kicks, but also the full cymbals as well. I probably could've mastered the entire drums and gave it just a tad bit more bass, but I didn't want to risk the cymbals being overtaken by the kicks, so I left it as is, just to play it safe.

Also, I usually just name my songs words that I made up. Does minuter mean something in Swedish? I'm also REALLY in love with Swedish metal as well, so there's that...

[Kyrotika]

Woo, what a crazily fast paced introductory theme! :D It's got a pretty intense rythem, energizing and creative, makes me type this review much faster than I usually type reviews. :P Great bass; beat, and the melody makes me think of Tetris somehow. Nice work!

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DiroNomer responds:

Thanks. I was just trying to coming with some random ass crap when I made this...

[Retro 007]

Nice and mystical. I like the melody, but thinking without that same synth from the fun loop it might sound a bit more serious. Potential for even more, nice working!

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DIWAKAR responds:

Thanx

[woot_Woot Theme]

I like the beat! Heavy and steady, and the melody's mellow and spacey, but a bit sharp. The instrument that starts around 0:17 is way too sharp IMO, feels like if I didn't have the volume low I'd actually damage my hearing with that. :/ Maybe it has to do with sound quality though? any chance it could be saved at a higher kbps? Good otherwise!

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DIWAKAR responds:

Sorry about that