Cyberdevil's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Hope Does Not Exist (vent)]

This was waaay better than I expected! Though was expecting a bit more song too. I mean: vocals. Guess we vent a bit differently hmm, you do have the shouts/samples, which do enforce an element of despair I guess but... at the same time the mood just comes across bright and uplifting IMO, jazzy, soothing, an element of unpredictability that seems to mirror that of the world but... I'm just not really feeling the hopelessness and all here...

I love the style. Refreshingly unpredictable. Not too loud but still crisp and wholesome. Easy to bop to.

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KhaosKitsune617 responds:

The brighter and happier parts are supposed to represent the feeling that hope actually exists,but you highly doubt it and you are still in a horrible mental state. Also, I was inspired by many sad songs that sounded very happy.

[Killing Ghosts]

Such crazy energy in this one. :) The creative things it could be a part of hmm... feels like it'd work well with pretty much anything. Atmospheric. Suitable pauses as to not keep that constant intensity either. Unconventional and heavy, and the little atmospheric disturbance in back, almost like screams of some sort, lost souls like... imagine this in DOOM...

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JamesHeart responds:

your feedback is amazing as ever CD thank you!


was really trying for something heavy and i try and stay away from the major pop formulas.
im glad this one works

[The Enigmatic Dozen]

Interesting theme for a jam, and an all but enigmatic title, feels optimal. For a while there after the one minute mark it gets a nostalgic VG kind of tone to it, reminds me of something I can nae place or recall, flows well overall, soft and jazzy, never waning, felt a little messy the first listen but it's like you pick up the pattern the more you play it... soothing stuff.

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S3C responds:

There's 12 keys in music hence the title. The Enigmatic Dozen, like 12 superheros each with their own theme that leads in two each other. I've actually shown you this before. Thanks for the review.

[Oceanic Bioluminescence]

So awesomely atmospheric, as always! And that unpredictable energy that jumps in towards the end too... really takes you to another place, be that under water or outer space. Maybe a whole other world than the motherworld...

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Quarl responds:

Uploaded a 2021 "remaster" but called it Deep instead. Glad you checked this one out, always loved the synth patches but the track was never very popular :)

[Astral Chamber]

This is so soothing... wrote a lil something with it, hope ya don't mind!

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S3C responds:

damn this is an old song...of course you can use it

[Archvile Labyrinth]

So crazy trippy! XD The dual melodies at the beginning took a while to get into, but y'know... well maybe you never really do get into them, they just sound like insanity. But then the choir starts building in the background and the solo and damn... this'd be a real journey in game. Happy it all starts syncing a bit more when the solo comes in too, that part's just monumental.

Reminds me a little of Serious Sam for some reason, crazy atmospheric monolithic Babylonian battleground sound, something like that...

@Quarl though I've been discussing WADs with some real youngin's around here too though! XD The DOOM community's strong as ever!!!

Good stuff. Would love to play that level... I mean WAD.

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S3C responds:

thanks for the review...doesn't surprise me DOOM is a timeless classic after all

[TRY AGAIN NEXT YEAR]

It's pretty catchy this one! Solid beat in back too. Reminds me a little of Cave Story...

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Nabella responds:

Thanks, dude. It's been awhile since I've made this but what I remember about it was that it was loosely based off of Super Mario Land's ending theme. I really like the "You did it!" vibe.

[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.

[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!

[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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BunniMilk 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.