Cyberdevil's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Shmojoe]

Somehow the title just describes it perfectly... though I never would've imagined techno could sound like this...

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Fantishow responds:

Yea, idk if ‘techno’ is entirely accurate, but it was the closest fit

[Magmotic (Ft. Dr. Ted Nelson)]

The DOOM + Mario 64 thing had me imagining the DOOM bit would be a bit more like the DOOM 64 soundtrack. :) Seems it's the intro from the new ones though... but I do love it. Eerie, shrieky, ferocious, steady, strange and wholesome... feels like this could be used for pretty much anything.

Nice homage to those classics too.

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TeraVex responds:

I’m glad you enjoyed it! I should’ve clarified on the Doom statement considering that Dooms older OSTs are more known generally; thank you for the review!

[Highest Noon]

You've reaaaaaly made a lot of these huh! Interesting sound with this one, VG-like with some kind of strange twist, tango maybe... I like the style.

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gatekid3 responds:

Ive made a good number, yeah. A lot of them aren't good though. I only post the ones that I can listen to months after I've made it.

[souljaboy type beat]

Wonder who was who in them verses hmm! Some weren't bad.

And the souljaboy incentive! Imagine if he actually jumps back in and writes a review on this...

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ninjamuffin99 responds:

1st and last verses were mine
2nd was thriftman
3rd was Wanda
4th was kawaisprite

[Short heavy metal loop #02b]

Fast-paced and ferocious! Sounds good. Percussion, guitar, it's got a slight build to it too. Not sure it loops perfectly but definitely handy to have.

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Adiach responds:

Trust me, it loops right. Put it in an audio editing software and play it twice back to back. I'd love to see if you use this in the future!

[A Litte Bit Of Kindness]

A little bit of kindness and a bigger bit of drive! Maybe when you're working with soothing ambient dnb like this is when you can really muster up the energy and resolve to bypass any roadblocks in yer way. Potential musical formula for progress.

Really loved the first half of the bit, but it kinda went monotone/a bit less sparkly for a while after that. Still plenty fueling. Nice work.

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Quarl responds:

I want to get that final half star devil, you're killing me! I feel you on the crit. I had no idea what to do with this after that intro. I slugged out the track like a sad kitten :/

[The Dom and Fro Show Ep 2: Sharon is Karen]

Entertaining tales of retail work! Good listen, though missing some kind of end game highlight type thing, it just cuts off a bit quick when time's up there. Also not be keep being picky about the volume but: feels like the levels switched around with this one. Dom way distant and Fro in the foreground instead... maybe how you perceive the levels when the frequency ranges are so different really has a lot to do with hardware too though, headphones or speakers, frequency output, probably trickier to adjust so it sounds good for all than if both recording sources were the same... hope you perfect the balance overtime anyhow.

Curious if you adjust this stuff only in advance btw, or when you mix together the audio after? Both recordings on the same layer or synced together with a starting clap or similar (would probably be easier to get a balance if they're separate if that's not how you do this already)?

Looking forward to that upcoming interview too.

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DomAndFroShow responds:

We are recording on 2 very different mics, 3,000 miles away from each over over a chat program. I think I'll ask an audio expert to equalize these for me before I edit it next time. I can adjust the volume, but to be honest the speakers are broken on my super old laptop and I hear mostly static.

This one does seem to cut out because it was meant to only be half of an episode with an interview in the 2nd half. It went so long that I had to seperate it from the full episode. Even the outro was an after effect.

I noticed that it ended abruptly, but I just wanted to chalk this one up to lessons learned and move onto the next one where I could spend more time working on the issues.

[Donkey Kong sounding Rap Beat]

Can dig this. :) Might be slow but what a flow... enjoying. You don't seem too many DK sounding rap beats around these parts...

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GameBoyFireworks responds:

Thanks Cyber :)

[The Dom And Fro Show Ep 1: Introductions]

Does seem like I will be enjoying this one! And not too long episodes to tune into either.

Great chemistry, the endgame in particular was a blast, movie glimpses interesting but also somewhat short - would've been interesting to hear more about how the different ideas came about, how/where they were filmed, a little backstory, if/when there is any... seemed like you might've intentionally limited the time to talk about each one?

Even after the introductions though I'm curious where the big differences between you two lie? You say two totally different dudes and yet you share the same sense of humor, worked at the same place, were equally broke at the time of filming... so far seems like more common than not. :P Since it's a catchphrase maybe dig a bit more into that?

Anyway great start. Looking forward to more of these. Regarding sound quality, saw NekoMika recommended a pop filter for Fro but personally I feel like the audio clipping on Dom might be a bigger thing... more balance in regard to volume levels would be great for starters. Keep it up!

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DomAndFroShow responds:

The full introduction includes "one a white man, living with his wife and daughter on the west coast. The other a black soldier living the couple's life on the East Coast."

Then goes on to talk sbout how even though we are so far apart and are two different people, maybe we aren't so different.

Sadly it didn't turn out for the podcast, but I'll make sure it's included again soon or that we atleast mention it so its more clear.

Dom will work on the Mic situation when we get a couple of patrons and/or donations.

[Two Thousand And Twenty Dreams]

It really does put you in a good mood! The way it builds too, just better and better all the wy till that grand finale, until the ambient outro where all fades away...

I really like the sound design with this. Feels like it could be from a video game, but still there's something different about it... it's like Mario World and House mixed together... may seem simple but when you really take in all the nuances, the little notes that hit and make sure it's never in the same pattern too long, very non-tradition for the genre... feels special.

Had to listen a few times to be sure I'm not giving it too high praise but... it really is dynamic. The mixing's clear. The frequencies never clip. If there's any downside maybe it's that you just can't turn this TOO high, as sharp as the sound design is.

Part of me wishes it would get even more energetic somehow, speed up, for the percussion to really take a front seat, but as far as ambience goes it can't really get better than this. Impressive start. Dreamy and inspiring. 2020 might not be all bad after all.

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DJ-DG responds:

Thanks so much man! Yes, I learned some new techniques for sound design and mixing and I decided to apply them here... glad it seems to have turned out well!
Stay safe and take care during these tough times!
-DJ-DG