Cyberdevil's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[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!

[When You See Me]

Man if you didn't have the lyrics in the description I never would've heard this. XD Not the theme I would've expected! Sounded like something Halloween like...

Props on creativity! And the beat's bangin', thoroughly atmospheric albeit a little monotone.

Good stuff.

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[If Meat Could See Itself]

Is that a trombone in back? Love the brass, love the slow build, the vocoder's cool too though a little hard to hear - if it's intended that you should - the lyrics. It's a spacey; atmospheric kind of trip when that kicks in...

I do love the build, and how it takes some time for it to start getting there, but there... it doesn't feel like it really does. It stays on the verge of building. In the end... I'm left a little disappointed.

Maybe the volume could gradually increase it builds too, more than it already does, or there'd just be a bit more you could add to it all... it's an awesome start. Atmospheric.

IMO just not all the way there. Not as conclusive as it could be.

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[Attack of the Killer Queen - Deltarune (Vocal Version)]

What an awesome voice, though the recording... could maybe use some desibilizing, if not better equipment? Not sure if it's just the mix that's lacking, but it doesn't feel as rich or in line with the music as I imagine it could be. Though easy to hear.

And the music! Woo. Awesome work. Vocal mix though... something just feels a little off about it.

Overall love this.

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Anjer responds:

Pixsoul (the singer) just gave me her vocals she did for her channel, she used low budget gear, etc. just for fun. Maybe try my song "Undefeatable", you'll hear vocals with professional gear!

[Postal]

This one really takes you places, trippy, eerie, Castlevania or Resident Evil-like at times, like that scene where they're fighting that gigantic snake... nice contrast between the synth and the heaaavy percussion. And it keeps surprising. Anti-scare sample. Tingles and trails and overall just a trip of a track all the way till the finish.

A little high up on loudness maybe, but the atmosphere's dope. So solid.

Hope you don't really go postal though! Except like postal services. Like a stamp.

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EdKempeper responds:

Hi !
Thank you very much for this very detailed review !
That's one of the first tracks I made with FL10. The mixing sounds "hard" I think, I wasn't able to use FL tools correctly...
And I had some crazy ideas of melodies on that time, maybe I was drunk when I made this song :p
Thanks again for your review !

Ed