Cyberdevil's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Absence]

A really smooth, icy and ambient tune! Nice work.

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Thank you for the review!

[One Last Time]

I really like the orchestral vibe in this one, and how it shifts to something different entirely for the breaks. I feel like the one thing this need is a change of both pace and tone, something that really breaks the rhythm. Not dubstep necessarily, but something shriller? Higher? Even though it varies, it keeps the same 'feel' all the way through. Overall though it's a catchy and melodic tune. Nice work.

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[Mastermind of Epicness]

'Epic' feels like a somewhat overused word, to the point that it's not really Epic as often as it's used. :) That and Master... pretty big pressure on the track to be good! But it was! Cold, shady, like a villain creeping through the shadows, nearing a bank, planning a heist, doing something... it sets the mood nicely. Love the brass that fanfares in in particular, really contributes a lot, even if it's a short-lived thing! Not bad.

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[Broken Circuit]

A pretty suitable title. :) I like it, and the melodic piano really contributes too. Smooth piece.

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[Must Hold On [DJVI Can't Let Go Remake]]

Picks up nicely! :) Once the beat jumps in you really start head-bobbing to this. Great pace. Great melody. Even if it's not your own it's a nice interpretation, and the overall style reminds a bit of ParagonX9. I like the echo and 'glow', though maybe you could make it even more airier somehow? Not with higher notes, but just with... background strings? Synth? Some kind of additional layer that envelops the piano? It has pretty much everything required for a trance track but that typical 'trance' sound. Also: does get somewhat monotone towards the end, some breaks would be nice. Keep it going!

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[Dubstep Panorama]

A pretty trippy tune! :) I like that fiddly synth thing more than the drops, but it all goes together nicely. But sharp sound maybe, but not bad.

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[The Race]

Not sure this would class as hiphop, since it doesn't really have a discernible beat most of the time, and when the beat does kick in it's such a high BPM, I think one of the Electronic categories would fit better. I like it though! Smooth, suitably energetic and ambient. Doesn't always feel like a 'race' until it starts speeding up, but easy-listening with good tempo; variation.

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[Reign of Destruction]

A pretty pompous theme! I like the brass sound in particular, which feels somehow unlike ones I've heard before, maybe just a different tone, a thinner, more vicious, and natural-sounding slice that really pushes the melody! Or maybe it's a somewhat unusual brass instrument? Flute? The breaks give you room to tense up again, and the tension really rises higher and higher until a crescendo of chaos towards the end! Really POWERFUL music! Awesome work.

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[EDM364's AP Modcast #15]

Another good podfcast, hough actually #16 isn't it? ;) Wonder if there were any other scrapped podcasts in the backburner, or the latter the first that disappeared?

Vocal effects do get a bit weird sometimes. XD Is it just reverb or... more? Somewhat clarity-impacting, though entertainingly alien, but I'm at least not noticing that stutter at all, maybe you're more aware of it than those who listen? I'm trying to lose weight myself btw, long winter of decadent days come to an end and suddenly it's time to shed thick clothing and go berserk with the beaches! Always too sudden a shift. Hope life gets better though, all falls into place, and you regain appetite for all that's good! Congrats again on the accomplishments, and as always a good listen.

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[AIM-Changing Our Fate]

I like the melody, the build-up, beat and atmosphere, but somehow the instruments all seem a bit sharp. There are times (the first session in particular) where the guitar sounded almost like bagpipes, but it sounds better in the next part, and the dreamy phase after that is a pretty pompous touch. Still, might want to dim down the highest pitches a bit though, there too; keep it easier on the ears. That dreamy part... seemed like an optimal place to end it as well, but instead it keeps going a bit longer; moving back to the previous melody/style a bit. Not that I don't enjoy the music, but at that point it seemed like it could just as well have faded out, looped, or moved onto something different - maybe build-up even further? Anyhow, it's a good track, but feels it could use a bit more polishing to me. Keep it going!

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