Cyberdevil's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Let Us Be]

Laid back, bright yet somewhat lamenting... it sounds like a moment after grief, like peace, like the transition between sadness and resolution... soft but with momentum and heart...

Surprised how heartfelt this feels. Maybe reminds me of some former melancholy. Maybe just a reminiscent style. Of things that were and no longer will be. Things that are no longer what they could be. Things that will be yet. Feels hopeful, too...

Really liked this. Has a cathartic kind of calm to it, a clear sound, and a conclusive end... though is that a good thing or no I don't know. Might've been nice with a more gradual fade too.

Brings forth a wave of strange emotions that rumble and roll anyho, I like how it goes...

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[Launch base panic]

A lot of 'go' going on in the background! :D

Feels partially like a battle track of sorts, school ground fight, Xin style, but also so laid back and jazzy... very all-purpose. With energy enough for battle but chill enough for just about anything. Works as well for a run as for a train ride. Equally calming and fueling.

Towards the end of this I'm kinda tiring of the Go sample though, so much of that, and I wish it'd peak somewhere; build towards something more... great mix otherwise. Runs well all the way, and the sound quality's solid.

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[Darkstalkers - Morrigan Stage]

Surprisingly funky beat in back for a VG track!

Bit loud, but at least no discernable frequency loss. The bass is satisfyingly thick, the piano so light, almost sounds like a theremin in the mix too, whatever that is... can't pinpoint all the instruments but it's a wholesome composition. Sexy, rich and riveting. That 'ah' right at the end too... such a good way to fade out.

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[Coffee Enema Commercial]

They really are a real thing. XD And apparently pretty efficient...

If I wasn't aware I might be lmao'ing at this whole thing, but as it is the comedy bit becomes more so the disclaimer at the end. Hot coffee indeed not ideal!

Good voice; fun concept!

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Flamadour responds:

Thanks for the review. When I discovered that they were a real thing, it gave me the idea to write a comedy skit about them. It all started with the "banned from Starbucks" joke and then it escalated to "hot coffee" and finally this voice comedy.

[old webgame type beat]

Another simple but good little thing! Basic but functional beat; exotic sounding synth... not a huge fan of the one that kicks in around ~40s, it's a bit all over the place, doesn't feel like it adds to the melody, but props on experimenting with additional layers!

Loops pretty good too... basic but not bad at all.

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kaleido responds:

thank u, i saw ur other comment as well, i got admittedly weak flstudio experience but i like to think ive learned the ropes a fair bit compared to stuff from months ago :]

[UNFAMILIAR FACE]

Not too complex but definitely catchy! Shifts up nicely after the third second mark, less notably but also suitably around the ten second one, and ends with a creative little off beat hit...

It is a little simple, beat and synth, good rhythm but not really a full-fledged track IMO. Would be cool if you could transform it further. Feel like it'd work well for a comedy sketch or similar as is otherwise, without words, one that builds towards a punchline and then... all good. Good length for that kind of material.

Really is catchy too... nice work.

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[Night pursuit]

Is that Bane in the background, or Darth Vader? :P Sounds like a breath, or like a swoosh, the subtle shake of a rail as a train runs a curve maybe, but not reoccurring enough to be such a thing, wonder what it is, instrument or sample...

The melody definitely gets into chase mode pretty quick, and keeps you hooked until the end, varied and rich. The breath however does get a little repetitive, and the end's sudden. The intro felt just right - about as long as it'd take someone to open a car door and commence chase, but towards the end it just fades, builds and builds and then... it's over. Feels kinda incomplete.

Love the vibe here otherwise. Strong eighties. I love synth like this, and this'd work great for a chase as is, does doth feel like it could be polished further.

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[press start]

Miami Nights 1984 hmm, don't think I've listened to them, but this does give me a Nightrider kind of vibe, which seems a bit in line with at least what the name seems to imply their style is...

This'd be a good groove for a ride too. In the night, city lights playing overhead, passing by in a somewhat repetitive rhythm, light after light, night after night... feels a bit like the typical Apex Twins structure too, repetitive but with occasional pause/shift in the beat, so it becomes more so hypnotic than annoying. Becomes as second nature as a breath of air, breath in, breath out, keep going...

I love the atmosphere. Soft but riveting. Nostalgic. Doesn't sound exactly like the eighties but the synth's a little reminiscent... it's a good vibe. Clean mix too.

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[Apex]

I'm noticing the tempo on the recent dance track (Daybreak Skyline) might've been just about the same as this one... might've bridge genres unintentionally there. Picked up a form that's traditionally slower and kept in the same tempo as you do here, where it feels more in place; in line with expectation.

This sounds pretty much perfect. Mainstream House music. Catchy, on beat, with a bright vibe and crisp sound quality. Does get a little repetitive too, as is House nature alas, but I love the vibe. Atmospheric bright and head-bob compelling.

Sounds like a party. Great work.

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[Daybreak Skyline]

Jazzy smooth and full of soothing grooves!

Have nothing to complain of here, but that it seems to pass by all too quickly. You're just getting into the dance when it starts fading, like maybe it wasn't the right dance after all, and it ends a little abruptly, with a punchy echo that sounds cool but also like more so a replacement for a thought-out, more gradual, natural, cinematical fade away...

The mix is so crisp, the strings are great, musically bright and wonderful... but IMO it is a little repetitive; a little short, without decisive beginning or end. Can't truly savor that dance if you rush it.

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