Cyberdevil's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Looks At The Stars (Aydin vs Fro)[160BPM Heavy]]

For a moment here I was thinking Aydin must be the daughter . XD This was super cool though. With that soft intro I wasn't expecting all that energy!!! Such a rush, with vague vocals always wavering in the background; keeping things alive... and the breaks are appreciable too! What an unexpected banger. Awesome collaboration y'all!

Curious about the process behind this btw, were the vocals recorded to the music? Music made for the vocals? Random vocal clip for something else entirely? Really cool.

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Aydin-Jewelz123 responds:

First went through the audio to figure out the bits that I could work with. Took that first section and added it to the start.

Straight after made a drop to go with it then built it from there.

Second half of vocals were orginally the same as the first half but changed it out right towards the end.

Then either I pitched up the same bit a tad, or it was slightly higher pitch already. Looped that after the drop and then used the first bit of it to do that 'look look look look' bit in the background.

Then chucked some stereo shaper on bits, if I remember correctly and that was it.

Music was made for the vocals :)

[Late Morning Coffee]

Gritty, grungy, industrial... and strangely ambient too. It's a pretty soothing tune. The rain really feels different when you don't see it as the music plays though... almost unnaturally high now. Static. Maybe a little toned down and this would've been perfect... everything else is great.

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Unigodspawn responds:

So glad you liked it! I'm aware this wasn't perfect, actually this was an unfinished song because all the recorded tracks I had were just mere concept for the record, I was planing on re-record everything and make a better mix so I made the export for checking then had some problems with the whole project and lost most of the tracks because the data got erased so this was the only thing I could save from that idea and had it stored until December when I was checking old stuff and told myself "This is just perfect as it is." Even with all those mistakes it feels even better for the ambiance I was looking for.

Sometimes we get stucked with songs trying to make them sound as precise and clean with the most overworked mix and master we can, but even yet when we say that the song is finished we feel it's not on it's point at all... That was just a thought I had the moment I decided to release this song.

Thank you for listening and comment! :)

[bbbbbbbb]

Deservies a better title, bbbbbbbbbbbbcause it's awesome! :D Good grind, gritty vibe and background jingle. Love this.

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yagru responds:

thanks dude! i recently uploaded a new "remastered" version. check it out!!! :D

[Expurgation]

Fast, faster, faster, faster... you start wondering how fast it can really possibly get. And crazy, and crazier... you mastered the Madness vibe a long time ago but it feel almost like it's been remastered with this one. And the speed makes way for pauses and brooding the short whiles it temporarily wavers... and fades away... and comes back again. Masterful music for maybe the most masterful segment of the series yet. I hope. About to watch that right after this, getting in the right mood...

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cheshyre responds:

Thanks Cyberdevil, I nearly lost my mind on thisone but it came back with something attatched to it...

[Byte Sequence]

It's pretty amazing how you can actually program something that sounds so naturally ambient by such specified methods... progresses so naturally, fades out so naturally... listening to this feels like: memories. A walk in the water. A hazy summer day. Wonder what bits and pieces manage to give off those impressions... really smooth work.

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Mich responds:

Thank you for the kind words! :-)

[Wake Up, 2019! - Jessie Yun]

A pretty ominous start there! :D Thought it was just the intro but it just keeps getting more and more ominous... getting both Transformer and Terminator-like vibes there, though the countdown breaks that mold a bit, and the party level definitely increases with the beat! Love the percussion and heaviness of it all, not sure it's the happiest way to wait in the new year but... pompous! So cool you're already at the verge of an era too! Still have a few hours left over here, and EST will have a few hours left as well when I'm there... I'm used to being early that way. :P

Happy New Year!

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JessieYun responds:

Hey Cyberdevil,
Thanks a lot for the comment! I'm so glad you enjoyed this. Yeah, I was planning this track to have a rather solemn and powerful start. And Yes, I agree that this may not be the happiest music for you to start a New Year hahaha, but it will certainly wake 2019 up!

[Midnight Marinara - "WHO WAS PHONE"]

So random. XD I like the mood, the ambience, the voices, the steamy intro... in the end I have no idea what this was really about though! Guess that creepypasta might shed some light on it...

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MidnightMarinara responds:

Such is the nature of the Trollpasta. When we started the show we thought we'd do the pilot as a very short, very goofy piece to give a sense that both horror and humor are covered.

[林檎 "Ringo" [Lofi]]

Lo-fi, polished and funky! Really smooth work.

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DreamEater responds:

Dangg you reviewed the track and the visual??

I greatly appreciate the support my friend.

[Time To Go]

For some reason I didn't realize you were doing music too! Must've just glanced past that part of the profile to the awesome artistry all the time... but this is pretty banging too. I like the vibe. I like the break and build-up, and though it's a typical structure it all flows well. Wondering about the loudness though, when you see how even the edges are... seems some frequencies might be more limited than they need to be? Why cut the peaks below the actual clipping threshold? Maybe mastering's one thing possible to improve here. Overall though: nice work.

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MLeth responds:

Ah thank you!
Yeah no I have no actual experience with mixing/mastering other than what I'd learned by just doing music. There are a ton of issues in all my songs! I've never had any patience in just sitting down and reading about how to do things rather than actually doing them so that's why things never really turn out as good as they can be, hoho. Same goes for my art!