Cyberdevil's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[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!

[DitheredMessiah]

Once the beat jumps in: it really gets jumping! Pretty crazy trip when you start moving past the initial ambience of it all... it starts out with an almost Ridge Racer-like vibe, but soon moves on to new styles entirely. Entertaining mesh. Love me some DnB too. Feel like the tone of the audio could be better (mastering things?), but everything else is great.

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Hakkwolf responds:

Thanks for the thorough review :)

[Iconic]

Hmm so not a beat for anyone to rap over here? Sounds good though. Subtle, mysterious, has a somewhat unorthodox pace to it... and a bit high on the loudness even without any particularly loud sounds, but overall: not bad!

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darthmaul298 responds:

Thank you I appreciate it, and I probably should allow people to rap over my music in the future it'll open up many opportunities for people.

[Mr. Precarious]

A slow-paced but suitably atmospheric piece, classy, creepy, like a little Madness (the band) mixed with some kind of spooky house theme... nice tone to the keys too. Smooth work.

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bluelephan2 responds:

Thank you!