Cyberdevil's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[This Song Sounds Terrible]

This song sounds... great, of course! XD How could you not love this. You must be a... delinquent cretin of some sort to say otherwise! So wholesome. So profound. So perfect in all its platitudes and attitudes and various tidbits of perfection... and actually getting some kids (or sounding the part) to join in on the final hook lmao. XD

On the real: production may not be perfect, there's notable background noise, voices and instruments mesh together a bit, feels like a live recording more than an album version. But then again there's something special about a live show too...

Concept's genius. Great singing too. Great work.

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[Girthy Jenital (the Store)]

lmao XD

Well this was fun! The script's great - though I can't really make out what the first guy is saying at all times, voice seems a little muddy and echoey, and the second one too is a little metallic, but the VA tones are great otherwise, the background sfx on point, atmospheric, and the door creaks and what-not are mixed nicely, more in the foreground. Sound design's on point!

Good fun; keep it up! The act's great.

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Jenital responds:

Thank you very much! Actually there was no script, I just freestyled it all and cut out some silence before adding in the sounds.


If you like that, might I interest you in his trip to the beach?

https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/1191534

[eternal corruption]

Some kind of weird whistle-like sounds mixed in with the beat here. :D And a steady thump all the way, keeps the energy high; keeps you going...

Bass seems a little loud, like it maybe distorts the kick a little, but I like the grimy sound otherwise. Not as sure about the whistles, they're a little over the place, atmospheric but also chaotic, in an unplanned, structureless kind of way, sometimes they're great, sometimes they just feel a little off IMO. Hesitant. Out of tune. May be the style you're going for but still might be worth polishing that layer a bit more too. Seems there's an order to chaos too; to get it really syncing with a beat in a good way.

Dope stuff overall, keep it up!

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[Begin]

Sounds like the start of a long march, a walk of war, tired but steady minds going where they must go, their paths littered by battlefields and bodies...

The atmosphere's so good. Interesting samples. The horn sounds like a war horn in my ears, another sign of battle. To push on. To keep going. No matter the foes or omen.

First thought is the volume's a little low; the horn for example could maybe reverberate more and higher, nothing's really prominent or in front... but it's not bad when it's toned down either. Amplifies the sense of fatigue and commitment. Trudging on, no matter what.

Warrior spirit.

Maybe that's naturally what comes to mind when you mention Japanese samples too...

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[Any Time Any Where]

The chops work! Soulful, funky, with soft but suitable percussion and am I imagining it or is there a vinyl crackle all the way through too... maybe the hi-hats have a similar tone, can't say for sure.

I'd love to hear this used for an original song, even if the vocals/samples are maybe a bit too defined and constant for that. Feels like a session more so than a complete body of work like this, but that ain't a bad thing either.

Really dope work. The chops are just perfect. Great sample choice too.

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[DuckTales - The Moon Remix]

Bright and beautiful and wonderfully dynamic...

It has that sparkly submelody that plays in the background all the way through too, that sometimes feels a bit too prominent and distracts you from the main thing, but sometimes just amplifies that sensation of joy and sparkle; being a kid again; the magic of it all... it probably is a little too prominent though. Cuts through the rest of the track a lot.

Thorough detail level. Great production. Great atmosphere.

A little less of the high frequencies and I think this'd be just perfect.

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[Warpspeed]

The beats are a little unorthodox in this one... I like when they start doubling and switching up, and when after the first break you mix in a little synth and it starts getting a bit more magical and bright... nice shifts towards the end too.

Overall it still ends up feeling a bit long though. I wonder if the breaks give that impression, when it almost fades out entirely, or the shorter breaks that go with the beat, or if there's an element of repetition to the percussion after all, a pattern or rhythm it never escapes...

The production quality's great, it's a banger, just doesn't amp me up all the way for some reason.

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[-Rift-]

So upbeat and happy, melodic, bright, energetic, adventurous and smooth... the little 'Go' (?) samples fit in so well too, wonder if something particular happens at those points, like maybe that's where the next artist picks up the baton...

Gives me ParagonX9 and chainsaw_09 vibes too, I love this style. Crisp quality too.

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[[Purki's Adventure OST] - Aerial Tanks]

Getting heavy Cave Story and HK cinema vibes here, unexpected throwback combo. :D So many layers this has... orchestral sometimes.. Great mix, great energy, and it keeps you moving; keeps shifting around. The transitions are timed so well, like the 2:07 pause, so perfect, and just when you thought it couldn't get any better...

It's almost Ska-like too... I love this style. So rich. So vibrant.

Awesome work.

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Olimac31 responds:

Thanks for the kind words, I appreciate it :)

[Blue Hell]

Musically so awesome. :) The hi-hat's feel a little quirky in the mix, like they pan from one side to the other, otherwise it's all real crisp. Musical metal trip. Missing more vocals...

It's great as is but a full song with this would make it a whole new beast IMO! The spoken word's good and suitable but a little lost in the breadth of it all.

Keep up the great work!

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Introverse responds:

Thank you for feedback!