Aalasteir's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[AIM2025 - I See You]

Going with a less-is-more approach can give great results, and you prove that.

Your sound design is very calming.

RosesWolf responds:

Thank you for the kind words! That’s very validating to hear. I always second guess myself in these cases, and think that I need to add more, so it’s nice to hear that it worked out

[Desx - NO FILTER]

The structure of the song is immensely well built with great variation and progression.

[Feel So Good]

Fantastic heavy bass.

[goat of car]

Great groove. Sick sound design!

[SR PELO - Interview "CUT IT OUT!" #1]

Great interview!

A good YouTube downloader is yt-dlp, I use it every time I need to download something from YouTube. Please also remember to credit the artist who created the artwork on your Newgrounds page; I see you did credit CelestialCherri on YouTube.

The audio could use compression. It's very quiet overall, with huge volume spikes, it gets loud, then very quiet again.

Especially when I downloaded the audio and listened outside. With background noise, I couldn't make out some parts. Because they were very quiet.

I really, really appreciate that you didn’t constantly interrupt Pelo. I hope you continue that with future guests, letting them speak without interruption. That’s one of the main things that can frustrate me and make me click off and leave a low rating on interviews.

And having a basic understanding is fundamental. It’s frustrating to hear an interviewer ask, “So, what do you do?” or ask questions that could easily be answered by simply checking the guest’s page, actually looking at what they create.

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A good recommendation from littlbox is something he does: asking pre-interview questions, it can be “What are some interests you have but rarely talk about?” or “Are there any obscure facts or stories you'd like to share?”

Also, having a conversation before the recording starts helps create a comfortable environment for the guest. That’s very important, considering what the experience is like for the guest being interviewed.

Your number one priority should be to have the interview be a positive experience for the guest.

I really liked hearing about Pelo’s process, the behind-the-scenes look at what it’s like working on Spooky Month and how, when he does faces, a technique he uses is camera to help with expressions, that is really cool. I’ve seen animators use mirrors while drawing so they can look at their own face while creating expressions for characters. Honestly that technique blew my mind! But it makes a lot of sense.

KJBurbankVA responds:

Thank you SO MUCH for this incredible response!! Genuinely very helpful! And I can’t believe I forgot to credit the artist here, I’ll fix that up asap.

With all my interviews I plan on asking questions that aim to keep new fans and die hard fans interested, and best believe I definitely won’t interrupt!! I notice that too with some interviews, and it drives me wild.

I had such a great time with Pelo, and I’m glad you did as a listener as well. Thats super great to hear! I’ll take notes on the advice you gave to make sure the guest always feels the same. Thank you again for all this feedback!

[#67 - NGADM 2021]

It’s great to hear the artists behind songs. Contests and events are great way for the community to come together and make awesome stuff.

[#66: Awful-Ike (Winner of NGSJ)]

No, it was not Danny Antonucci the creator of Ed, Edd n Eddy who ran from the police and got shot.

It was Paul Boyd.

Paul Boyd was a member of the production team of Ed, Edd n Eddy as a title sequence director and animator. Paul Boyd was shot to death by the Vancouver police force on August 13, 2007 after he was seen creating a disturbance on Granville Street. Vancouver police claimed that he was shot by an officer in self-defense.

[MUSA BROOKER | CREATIVE BLOCK #212]

Really good advice: you shouldn’t be afraid to introduce yourself and message people and give compliments.

[Final Boss A - Corrupted Brother (Flipside)]

Super cool melody!

Interloping responds:

No youre a super cool melody

[KENNEDY FREEMAN | CREATIVE BLOCK #211]

That's a good philosophy, that you shouldn't put yourself in a position where you jeopardize the production. It's important that you say no to things you know you can't do yet. It's a balance between pushing yourself and also not putting yourself in a position where you know it's going to make things more difficult than they already are for yourself and others.