Cyberdevil's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Egg]

The middle part really sounds like war, a background of percussive and overwhelming firepower, then something machine-like, like circuits soldering, cogs and motors and rotors and what moving parts have you shifting and moving into place... all the while that clarinet plays, a somewhat carefree and soothing tune amidst said turmoil; I assume transitioning; fighting; figuratively figuring things out...

The piece is an interesting blend both of emotions and genres, melodical and: towards the end, so lossless and freeing... if you tune into the background and feeling this really is a special piece...

I was expecting some bleaker segments of sound considering the backstory, suicidal thoughts and all, but maybe the clarinet just cannot convey such a darkness... it does sound like an empowering melody. I like the fight it signifies, the overcoming of odds, the marching on no matter what. And by the end: the great escape, the truth, the setting things in motion and moving through, eggshells neath the blue..

Tis a visual and vibrant piece. Bright and dreamy too. It feels like something I could've heard in a movie like Laputa - Castle in the Sky. That wondrous; adventurous Studio Ghibli kind of spirit...

Beautiful tune; all the more powerful with the personal story to go along with it!

-cd-

[Glass City]

This is real nice... it builds in an unpredictable way. Feels imaginative, ambient and... explorative. I can see futuristic structures scaling the skies. Girders moving through time. Archaic structures from a world left abandoned...

The atmosphere feels special. The bassline's great. The little sound effects sprinkled in are like little echoes from different parts of a city, calling for your attention, leading your inner ear; moving you on somewhere...

It fades a bit quick at the end maybe... but this was so good. Magical, masterful, an odd musical adventure...

You strive for impeccable vibes m8. This feels special...

-cd-

[MUSTXNG]

I like this energy!!!

Right from the start, it's definitely got that power. Overall track structure may not be the most complex or varied but that energy stays hella strong all the way. The samples are strewn in with care. The background hype's there. The kick's heavy and the percussion's rich, this... is the shit.

Real good stuff man. Solid production too.

-cd-

[River]

The music flows like a river hmm... I love those strings, the bass, and I love the build, especially in the final part of this. And the production's rich! It starts cool, calm, a catchy tune... but it really grows, it really flows, it gets to almost goose-bump inducing levels before it's over somehow...

Even the length feels just right, short as it is, I don't wish it longer, it ends well...

It may seem a little simple but... it's so perfect too. The production's on point. The progression also. It's like ambience with a groove. Funky and smooth. Interesting mixture.

Very nice work.

-cd-

[Honour]

Yeaaah man this really is some good shit! :D Regarding that higher volume, might it be an idea to switch up the volume in the track itself, so that it may within for example a playlist be enjoyed at as adequate a volume as surrounding tracks too, if they happen to be optimized for loudness? Not so anything clips mind you, but it does seem the overall mix could be pushed up a bit...

Strings do sound powerful. It builds nicely. Feels like it doesn't truly reach the peak or crescendo it could reach, it just kinda ebbs out at the end; cuts itself a bit short but... still very cool.

Clean production too. Plenty of space in the mix. Nice work with this.

-cd-

crispybatteryacid responds:

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that was a while ago bro I've moved on from this honestly, but thanks for the review lol

[destruccion of plus]

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This track sounds good but... it feels a bit more like a collection of smaller audio snippets than a full-fledged piece in itself.

Production's on point, it's creative and musical, and the first part's real atmospheric but... structure? Continuity? It's short too, overall...

Curious about this. What it's for, what it's about, how it's meant to be perceived?

It's not bad, just does not feel like a full-fledged composition. Very different...

-cd-

[Dimensional collection]

It starts getting pretty interesting somewhere after the two minute mark. :) Atmospheric pitch-shifting, a tubular kind of sound, some novel additions to the foundation there...

This is a nice tune overall, but I think it could use a bit more variation if you really want to spice it up; make it feel alive. For one it starts and ends so quick and easy, and the tempo stays the same throughout the entire track. You vary certain layers, but the foundation's consistent the entire way, and everything's very clearly following the same pattern and pace. The melody too... never shifts. It's the same all the way though. You can move to any part of the track and chances are it'll sound pretty much identical.

A little more change is key IMO, if you can experiment with tempo changes, longer transitions, switches in melody and instrumentation... I think that'd add a lot.

The mix is a bit bassy/loud too. May cut a part of the frequency range; make the sound a bit flatter overall. Of course you want to get as loud as you can but... better a bit below the clipping range IMO.

It's good though, on the precipice of greatness. ;) Keep up the good work!

-cd-

[Do NOT Sprunki And Get Funky Bro]

It starts good and funky but... man, I'm not sure about the rest of it! Feels like there's a bit too many samples meshed together for most of it. It feels messy; I don't really appreciate the layers as much as I think I would were the combined in a bit less overwhelming fashion. For one the vocals (apart from the 'get funky' but) are a bit hard to discern, I deem that a sign of a-bit-too-much-going-on-all-at-once here... the overall mix sounds a bit clipped as well.

A bit more streamlined a structure and samples meshed in moderation I think this'd be a lot better! It's a fun mix but... chaotic. Just imagine if most sounded as clean as the intro does. ;)

Just my opinion o course! Keep up the good stuff.

-cd-

[Freedom comes at a cost]

I sure hope 2024 shaped up to be a better year than the one before it...

You're still crafting masterful music it seems, and regardless of how this compares it feels like a breath of fresh air. I imagine the unease clearing, the light shining through, the haze of clouds and blood-splattered ground of the battlefield now barren and discarded, losses ready to be washed and weathered away....

It doesn't sound all victorious, but freeing, for sure... hopeful start to a New Year.

Nicely done.

-cd-

Albe responds:

Hey thanks for checking in! 2024 was a bit better but not that different from 2023. I did achieve many cool things and got involved in cool projects which I'm still working on to this day, but emotionally I feel I've been getting slightly worse and worse as I grow older and the years go by. As a consequence, keeping the same daily routine has become harder due to the slow but steady decrease in motivation to do virtually anything. Unless I stop expecting things to solve by themselves and start making big changes or life-changing decisions or smth, I don't think I'll see any improvement whatsoever. What will that change be? Only god knows. I only know that I, as an adult, am the one responsible for my current state of things and gotta get my shit together.
As for music, I'll keep making music, only with a much less frequency. As I've been improving my craft, I've been putting a lot of care and detail into my work, resulting in less songs per year but of a much better quality than what I used to make years before this one.
Again, thank you CD for checking in, thanks for the feedback on this song and I hope you're doing well too!!

[Talon, The Blade's Shadow [Champion Theme]]

The production quality on this one's just insane, and the voice acting!! Powerful.

This really is cinematic quality... very impressed. Love the cry at 2:05 in particular, and how it moves on from there, to a more march-kind of mode. Feels like something epic's a brewing. Swords forged. Armies on the move. A soldier readying their soul for war...

The more I listen the better this gets!!! Bad-ass work.

-cd-

Benji-G responds:

Heya! Thanks for the kind words, glad you like it!