Cyberdevil's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[keep trying]

I really like the mood in this one. Soft. Subtle. Twists things up a bit with the notes too, both the foreground and background ones. Both jazzy and rhythmic. A little foreboding, mysterious maybe... there's some element of uncertainty there that's just really appealing.

Sounds relaly good, though a little short.

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[BEAT Get it yo]

I think I got this yo! Could maybe drop some flow. Let some prose meet this dope beat.

It seems to hold both both anticipation and soul... mystique. Wholesome. And so clean.

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[piandrum.mp3]

You do miss a few beats here and there here but it's not a bad start. :) I like the melody/piano. Good energy. A little more consistent beat and it'd be something to groove to!

Also a little short, but it builds up well. Feels like could be a WIP.

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stevetherapper responds:

Hey someone finally gave me constructive criticism on my song!

In all seriousness thanks for the review. The reason for its slightly inconsistent beat is because I was actually manually playing the piano and the drums in separate projects, and then merged the audio clips together with a VIDEO editing software, and then turned it into an mp3. Probably coulda looped the instrument recordings, but what do I know, I’m not a professional music producer.

[Working Synchronization]

So soooothing. These experiments are the best Father-of-Death. Good stuff.

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[Better Than The Book & Jabun - 1314]

And here with the lyrics too! :) This really was on a different tier than the regular somehow. I wonder if there's an element that comes with the intention itself or if it's just undergone an insane amount of polish to feel this wholesome, details like that impressively well integrated guitar solo towards the end, that subtle melody in the backround that I can't really separate enough from the rest of the track to ascertain the instrument behind, the brass of course, the harmonies... awesome work on this! So rich and vibrant. Hard to pinpoint where the perfection lies. It starts off right away too, no lost time anywhere along the way.

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Jabun responds:

Cheers CD! Interestingly, I have a policy when giving musical gifts to not use any pitch or elasic-audio timing correction (chops are fine), so there's actually zero of that in here (I use it occasional for small fixes in my own and client work when needed, but certainly try not to overuse it)! There is an unashamed about of chopping up takes to find the best bits though, and man oh man was it difficult to record this during these pandemic times when Eva was in the house most of the time! SOOO much planning!!! XD I think the intention does give it something extra, but I'm super pleased with the production and performance on it too. Really does feel like my best work so far IMO. Happy you enjoyed it too!

[Run]

A suitably ominous flow this one. :) Nice build, good beat, might try something with this one hmm! That reversed outro (is it reversed? Some other effects that give that impression?)'s a pretty creepy touch too. Smooth work!

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[Bloopers #1]

Sounds like a challenging combo! XD

But so impressive you just shift between that tone and your (I assume) regular voice throughout this, could've thought the whole thing was pitch-shifted otherwise, such a contrast.

Fun stuff.

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eversnot responds:

Ahaha, thank you. It’s definitely an interesting combo and I did manage to get it done afterwards. I find it amusing watching back on my pitch and accent shift.

[JumpAround]

Not sure if this is really upbeat or more so dystopian but... I do like it. Nice atmosphere, upbeat or no, though maybe a bit sharp sound with that main melody.

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[Full Force!!]

This is so thorough! A minute in I can't believe it's been just a minute. So much, and so solid everything. The more you play this the more fired up you get too! Awesome; motivating work.

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DanJohansen responds:

Thanks! I wanted to really build it up more and more haha :D

[Serenade no. 1 (2015)]

The new really was more vibrant, but still, there's almost an additional layer of peace with this one when it comes to the pace, a nice kind of slow if that's what you're looking for... and the melody's still there. Never off note. Drags on a bit at the end maybe...

Really impressive for a first.

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VortexSupernova responds:

Thanks again! Ay yeah, that's the thing this original version I can't seem to replicate to the new one. The soft reverb on oboes and the chimes in the beginning makes it more peaceful