Cyberdevil's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[AGNOSIA]

Freaky groove... in a good way.

Love the layers. The slow brooding in back, the dubstep-like switches, the 'ah' hits, the distortions and pauses and everything... the sound design here's masterful. That crazy half minute towards the end feels maybe a bit too crazy for me, but it's a mood for sure! The mix is amazing. So intricate.

...and the description! Well that just takes this to a whole new level. Listening to this; imagining what it'd feel like to somehow perceive the whole world in sound... woah.

Awesome work.

-cd-

SoTshu responds:

yooo! thanks for stopping by! I'm so happy you like it!
cheers!

[0620]

This was way too short! Such a good tune. From the catchy little jingle in the beginning, the slow build, the drums in back that maybe clue you in subconsciously on what's just about to hit you...

When the drums actually kick in full force, accompanied by that dirty bass or guitar or whatever it is you hear in parallel there, ohmygawd man!!! It's so good! And then it stops! And that's IT!

Maybe part of what makes this as good as it is is in fact also that it's so transient and brief. There's no time for it to get repetitive or monotone either, it's just a blast all the way through. A catchy build and then BANGER.

Thoroughly enjoyed this, though do wish it was longer still. :)

-cd-

TheReq responds:

Thanks! I'm thinking about extending it now

[Holding On - [Trance]]

Feelgood tune, good energy, good vocal samples that waver and move along with melody, high notes, a build, beautiful breaks and pauses...

The actual words are somewhat difficult to make out, but then again that seems to just amplify the music itself somehow. Like it adds to the atmosphere and mysticism.

Really solid tune. Crisp quality and great structure overall, it builds and breaks and keeps you going, and bring it all around towards the end...

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Euphoric-Danique responds:

Thanks for the feedback! :)

[[Hyperpop] you won't know.]

A bit much clipping on the vocals y'all, and loudness overall! Otherwise this was hypnotic in the best possible way. Love the sound. Love the build and breaks and everything about it, it moves in fresh and unpredictable ways, but always melodic.

Yet the clipping gets in the way of the experience for me... I wonder if it's intentional. Feels like vocals might've just not been recorded with the ideal kind of equipment?

Musically this is amazing. The vocals are on point melodically too, and the pacing's great, but the clipping...

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G2961 responds:

Thanks for the review! I literally just went to this song's page an hour ago, and then an hour later here's your review. I think this song is the worst thing I've ever done, but I don't want to delete it because some people like it, lol. I've never been able to record quality vocals as I'm not good at it, so most of my songs are instrumentals

[Thick-it]

Such a rich mix with this one, and the titillating saw-like synth, it hits some special frequencies it seems, they both bounce and sizzle around my headphones... the production's great, and the music's both ambient and powerful. It transitions seamlessly...

Feels futuristic. I could see this in some Blade Runner type movie too, robotic and new, and that subtle beat in the background too... the instrumentation's great.

Really dope mix.

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CaperCube responds:

I really appreciate this dude! I've been on a slow journey to figure out how to mix well, so this is really nice to hear

[i'm sooo scared..!]

Daaammn what a quick build... and the way it starts with a video reel sound effect! Considering the title it feels like I'm jumping straight into a horror movie right there. Just watched Sinister, supposedly the scariest movie ever made, and the video reel element was a prominent part of that movie too, so that's suitable...

I do wish the music would switch up a bit more along the way though. The vocal sample shift a bit. Some kind of screams maybe? Something that goes a bit better with theme. All things considered it's a little tame, and the beat - despite the ominous overtone - starts getting occasionally a bit too upbeat along the way considering the theme.

I love the beat though; I love the style. The breaks. Everything about this. Just doesn't feel like it really amped up that scare potential and theme to the fullest.

I'm dead but you make want to live is a cool catchphrase though.

Dope work.

-cd-

itstdx responds:

woah, this is an amazing review man. thank u very much! i'll take ur points into consideration -as you're so right about the inconsistent changes in tone-! it's been a while since i made this kinda breakcore now, so i'll try to do so with your advice soon enough.

hope to see you again in my comments, thank you again! =)

[Tension Temple]

I could imagine this playing in something like Pokémon. :)

Feels like a familiar kind of style. Upbeat and adventurous, videogame style, with a psychedelic kind of background synth all the way, yet plenty of variation atop of that...

Lovely tune. Production quality feels just like it would for an older console too, pixel perfect.

-cd-

Kman465 responds:

Ah, funny you say Pokemon; a lot of my soundfonts actually come from Hoenn. The bass for example is the Pokemart! :P

If you liked this one, a lot of my recent tracks have been following suite in the same style.

Thanks for the kind words!

[Silk Wrapped Mothberry]

What a descriptive title. :) The monotony of the tune... it's like you're just waiting for a cocoon to break too. Then instrumentation with Eastern influences, silky.

Unfortunately it does get a bit monotone though IMO! And the way the different instrumental layers play atop each others, though at a different pace... is pretty cool initially, but after a while starts to feel badly timed to me. Like you wait either for a break or for a build, something to bring everything together; something to align or expand everything, yet it never really does, it stays slightly out of tune, never going in unison... though it may be the layers are just a similar loudness, and so you focus on both, may be different if one was more in back; the other the central part of the mix.

I love the concept; the style, unfortunately the composition's just feels a little lackluster and simple to me. Feels like it needs... something more. Some more variation at least.

Keep up the good stuff! I do love the vibe.

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Tyhond responds:

Thanks :3 It's old soundtrack and I've gotten better now.

[ADR3-N / 10 / A200]

Such a good podcast. :) Awesome you actually use pretty much the exact same recording setup! And there's so much good stuff in this, both life advice and experiences and pure unadulterated NG historia and nostalgia... thanks for them answers too; obscure NG trivia.

You've been exposed to some wild stuff through those early years here huh AD! I wonder if the Internet is getting better or worse though. Content-wise at least the content we had earlier was actual content, now with the gen alpha skibbidipi toilet and what-not shots though... where is this all going, is the Internet still progressing and growing or will it go the same way as NG General some day, just devolve into shitposts, memery and matterless mannerless madness... it may not be as violent or sexual yet I'm not sure this is better, what's the purpose now, edgy or deranged or mindless and strange. Which is most cognitively enhancing and useful...

...at least NG's still holding the fort huh! Plenty of sensible creativity of all sorts to go around here. And podcasts that last almost an exact 4:20. :P

Props on managing the red thread surprisingly well throughout too Adrean, despite the early warning this'd be all over the place it doesn't seem like it was! Subject detours albeit there may be they all seemed like natural detours.

Guess I'm a have to [I forget the word - some unusual one in audio context mentioned in an entertaining manner somewhere herein] some of your audio too some day @Aalasteir. :P

Good stuff y'all! And @TheShokBlok on the visuals as always! Starting to take the art for granted I think... it's always on point though. Profile perfect.

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ADR3-N responds:

I love me some internet historiography! It was sure a different place 10 years ago, miles more so than today where everything somehow feels cookie cutter, even if it isn't all AI generated yet!

I actually do like skibbidi toilet -- I think it's one of the finest memes of its era, to the point it's developed an entire story and community. Certified best shitpost. Brings back the good old G'mod days imo, and the creator does spectacular skits and stories to breathe life into it. I think this style is a hangover from the old internet, where we would sit around and read creepypastas while chatting IM and so on.

I'm most concerned the internet will turn into a bunch of AI advertisements and influencers, completely censored, with only private telegrams, discords, and their analogues as the places humans try to hide lol. It feels much smaller already than it did when I first discovered the internet, when StumbleUpon was a massive trove of intrigue, and now instead of going there and to all those strange sites for our amusement, we turn to YT, NG, snapchat, facebook, and so on. The internet is now... quaint. Boring.

It's thanks to Aalasteir's great editing that the interview didn't go completely off the rails. Some of these questions and answers were TOTALLY all over the place.

Thanks for tuning in!

EDIT: I removed like 4 occurrences of the word "actually," because I'm factually liable to say it every 3 sentences when I get excited LOL

[Koibs / 11 / A200]

Thanks for the answers. :) I wish I'd opted for a simpler name myself looking back, but once you choose one it's with you forever!!! Alas. You got a good one at least. Easy to remember. Easy to speak. And it makes you wonder... if there's something underneath. Something beaming. Some hidden secret or meaning... seems you have plenty of history with the site too, I thought you were relatively new here!

And hey I started with Apple as well. XD Though eventually succumbed to... the cheaper side! Or rather the side with a pricing that better balances the functionality you get with the price you pay for it IMHO. Though Apple's awesome. How you like them apples? Pretty well.

nigahiga! :D 'The Best Joke Ever' comes to mind...

Great interview y'all. This was fun to listen to. A fluent, always entertaining and occasionally also enlightening/thoughtful convo all the way through.

Props @TheShokBlok too on that FNF style and potentially somewhat babified but very smooth looking @Koibs cover art. :P

Good stuff all!

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Aalasteir responds:

@Cyberdevil your name is great! I'm always happy to see you! As long as the Apples are not Pink Lady! I didn't know you started on an Apple computer. 'The Best Joke Ever' ! I remember when you introduced me to the video—thank you, it is really funny.

You Are Truly Awesome!