Cyberdevil's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Center of the Earth--_--]

Fast-paced and energetic! The tempo shits just at the right time too, keeps it from going into the monotone zone just when you start thinking it might after all. Good stuff.

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[The Seeing]

Smooth, somber, melancholy, maybe... it's a both ambient and eerie sounding piece. Makes for good background music, though in itself it feels a bit low, and distant... you can see it in the waveform too. Very low. I imagine a bit better recording quality might bring this all up a notch in more than just volume, but at the same time maybe the effect pumps up the eeriness just a little more... nice sound.

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[horror ambience]

A pretty spooky stream of audio! Atmospheric, ambient, with that one bump of nearness on the way... really smooth work. Most appreciate how it doesn't overbuild anything. It really stays eerie all the way.

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[Killing Machine]

It's like the eighties all over again! :D I can imagine this in some old action series of the times. Love the style, the bashful beat and synth, though the sound quality feels - maybe in homage of the time too though - somewhat flat. Nice work.

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[Tragic End]

A sad and mighty musical journey, that goes from introductory cries of anguish to a long stroll along the brink of the abyss... an eerie ambience that seems to dig deep into your soul and mess with the monster that lingers therein. I really love the vibe in this! The flow, the distant cries and angel song in the background... beautifully put together.

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[NGAP15 Act 1 - A-Bot's Theme]

A pretty bumping theme! Ambient even with the energy though, and with a mysterious tone to it as it goes... I like the build. More and more ominous towards the end,. Nice work. It's like... there's something in the distance... something brewing... something evil... bit much loudness on the whisle/shhh frequences, otherwise all great.

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[Rager - Ground Zero]

You really run into the song right away when it starts! I wonder if it wouldn't have been better with a more gradual beginning, short or no, just something that doesn't completely overwhelm you when it starts.

After that though, when the beat kicks in and the keyboards start running and everything builds and builds... it's pretty intense! :D Bouncing in my seat as I write this, really enjoying the ride and energy. It slows down in a way that doesn't break the focus or fluency, and keeps grinding away, phasing into similar but new patterns and percussion... it's hard to find any flaws here, but if there's something I' think it might be the beat. Considering it's such a fundamental part of DnB it might be nice with some form of change there. Though it alternates, there are so many alternations with the drums, and it always has the same backbone to it. A solo, or more noticeable change percussion-wise might bring it to the next level. That and possible one or more bridges, though I enjoy how consistent this is too.

Keep it going!

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[Hey! - Unheoly]

This is a pretty pompous piece! And orchestral in an uplifting way. I like the build-up, how it just keeps growing and growing, all the while with that steady, heavy beat in the background... like a march. Maybe a bit long a bridge after that, or too low, especially compared to how loud it gets after that (really cutting it close to the top on loudness), but overall sounds great. I liked the percussion in the first bit better than the second part too btw, bit more grind/authenticity, compared to the very audible and slow one toward the end. Either way nice work! I feel like the sound's all there, but maybe work a bit on structure, on keeping the builds and bridges flowing together more so than fading into one another, and a bit more balanced sound level. Good stuff.

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[We Are All Monsters (Industrial)]

A pretty beatly track! Ominous and masterfully brooding especially in the second part. I love that bit, around the 2:30 mark. Awesome build-up. The beginning hit a good groove but seems monotone and almost uplifting in comparison, not as dark as grimy, but it's rich in variation all the way. A natural and sometimes refreshing progression. Nice work!

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[Since We Fell Apart]

Always interesting to read the technical talk behind these tracks, even if I don't catch half the references. XD So much work seems to be involved with this one too... more than usual? Is this a normal work process for you?

I'm also a bit ambiguous about the background piano, and especially when it starts out it feels like it doesn't really sync with the rest of the music. It's a nice layer in regard to texture/softness/paranoia/something to both clash and float together with the main rage a bit, and yet I'm thinking in those rare moments where it's not as prevalent, or where the guitar slows down/gets melodic enough that it seems to match, that those bits sound if not better than a lot more organized; wholesome, somehow.

I like the unpredictability of it all though, and the savage energy! The guitar really brings that on, and I appreciate the solo-like bits in particular (around the two minute mark). Maybe it's appreciative because it's rare, and really breaks out of the track's heavy style overall, otherwise, but I'm wondering how it'd be with more like that. Also towards the very end of the track the guitar seems to lose some of its 'realness'. And as for the beginning: it does start a bit suddenly, though not with a bang but with a strange kind of fading in... some kind of build-up maybe? Or just an even more explosive start?

Overall it's a crazy mix, and what a story behind it! In a Volkswagen bus, on LittleMisfortune's computer, with affluent inspirations and styles all intertwined... I do like! Appreciate the shout-out, and looking forward to more interesting melodies like (or totally unlike) this! :D Maybe I'll be here in time for that sneak peek next time now...

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ADR3-N responds:

Just wanted to take a moment here to thank you for this review -- currently in the process of setting up new gear, so I should be able to start pumping out new projects very soon!

The story behind this track actually goes a lot deeper than I could explain in words, and indeed, it is a rage/vent piece. I'm glad that for the most part, despite obvious technical flaws like the piano/keys being too quiet, not quite rendering right, etc., it seems to work. Virtually everything you hear had to be replaced last minute when I lost Nexus keys, Massive, and my whole guitar library except for RealEight LOL. Shreddage sounded a lot better on most of those articulations.

You're right, I probably should focus on cleaning up my riffs and not stacking them with crazy jazz stuff. Although they were initially intended to supplement a vocal line cut clear over the top.

The mobile producing thing, yeah, for the past year it has roughly been the process just to go wherever and do music, including in the car on the aux cord, just to see what the music sounds like on commercial equipment.

I'm running out of things to say, but yeah, from now on, you'll have at least a week's worth sneak peek for any releases so long as you're a patron. Meantime feel free to lob suggestions as to what kind of projects you'd feel okay contributing to, what kind of special rewards you'd like to see, etc. :) I'm gonna update patreon soon to remove the 400 dollar laptop goal so we can actually get started on real important stuff!