Aalasteir's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Mutilate]

Good bass, the melody is cool, and there are good changes in the arrangement, which brings a lot of style.

oChron1cTQ responds:

The bass is supposed to be really loud and kindof unleashed, 'cause it's Freddie Dredd, but I still do have sidechaining, which keeps it from sounding too muddy, however due to the nature of F-Dredd beats, the high end is reduced, so it obviously still is pretty muddy

Melody is just VK, It's pretty much just on the semi-tones, for that dark, killing vibe

Arrangement at the start is definitely different, follows a lot of hip-hop rules

[Green and Black]

That is a good balance in the instruments, and it's a very unique combination of sounds, creating an interesting atmosphere.

oChron1cTQ responds:

Thanks! Wouldn't expect that, I honestly didn't think it was the best, (especially the newjazz part) but ig it is a pretty good balance, I tried to keep it minimal so it's very uncluttered

Thanks!

[Blue River (feat Aalasteir)]

Thank you so much! The song sounds awesome! I'm really happy we could collaborate.

PapoFuradoPA responds:

I had fun with it! Thank you!

[AARON LONG | CREATIVE BLOCK #159]

You are awesome! The episode is interesting! I enjoyed the discussion about balancing personal indie projects with professional work, as well as the experiences with "BoJack Horseman" and "Tuca and Bertie." I've seen the full extent of all those shows, and I'm a fan of Sublo and Tangy Mustard. The animation is fluid, and I didn't realize that it was a deliberate choice to emphasize strong keyframes and animate on the threes! It looks absolutely amazing.

It's great to have shows like these that focus on friends interacting with each other. I would say the pandemic had a great influence on how people thought about their art and what it means to interact and express one's ideas through art. The creative process influences one's mentality and perspective. Great conversations about creativity and personal experiences.

[Cold Liquid]

The beat is great, and you have a cool flow going on!

oChron1cTQ responds:

Thanks, it should as it was made as RnB

I think I might try another track such as this, I want to expand on RnB, it's a really nice genre, and has a correlation to both jazz and hip-hop, which are genres I both like

[The Fools of April Collab EP]

We got the whole squad crying. 😎

[Celestial dream]

Your composition is excellent, portraying a vivid, dreamy landscape. I would say it is communicated very strongly through the great deal of auditory variation and the rapid pace of the instruments complimenting to each other very well.

[Animation Industry Podcast 248: Catino World & Animating Cat Memes As A Career]

Great episode, quite funny! I wish I were an expert at making jewelry so I could make you a pizza ring, Terry. The talk about creating an email list is interesting. It's a world I'm not familiar with, especially regarding going viral and making a profit! That aspect is very fascinating and really awesome. I really dislike when companies enforce petty censorship on the user base.

Amazing episode!

[Harry Partridge Interview - animation podcast #121]

This is just from my personal experience. I am aware that the podcast was uploaded a long time ago; however, I would still like to give my input on the experience I had with this episode.

I had to rewind a couple of times to understand what Stephen was saying. I didn't even know what his name was because he said it so fast and unclearly. He said, "Hello, I am animator Stephen Brooks," I felt that for a podcast intro, it's important for the audience to understand who the host is, especially if it's a prominent aspect of the show. That needs to be said very clearly; it's not something that can be glossed over. However, you can still communicate high energy while doing so.

I feel the intro is too drawn out and filled with information that doesn't provide any value to the listener. It's simply advertising, which I don't care about. I want to hear what Harry has to say; that's why I clicked on the podcast. I don't know what the Rubberonion Animation Podcast is, and if I were to be concerned with it, it would be recognizing that the Rubberonion Animation Podcast is capable of providing quality content. While I appreciate timestamps, is too condensed, the typography is extremely cramped making it difficult to read. I feel there should be a higher emphasis on spacing for the "Topics & Timestamps" to make it easier to read.

In my experience, timestamps in podcasts are a use of resources because they take a significant amount of time to set up. Setting them up for every topic can be tedious. Instead, I feel that they should be used sparingly and for significant topic changes. They should only be included when the event calls for it and if it is specifically relevant to the audience. Additionally, it is difficult to read when all of the text is combined, and long strings of descriptions describing what is going on make it very difficult to follow.

I would prefer it if the link to Harry was at least above the "Support Me on Patreon" link, as well as above the links to Twitter and YouTube. I found it confusing that there was not a clear separation for that. Pointing arrows to the links also feels cumbersome. I don't like the way they look with Harry's links below the Patreon link. I know none of you are most likely ever going to read this, and this is also well in the past. This is simply in case someone else stumbles across this review and gets some random perspective, like mine, on this podcast.

When it comes to choosing which podcasts to listen to, there are many choices, and podcasts require a significant time investment to get into. The podcast gets really good as it progresses, and Harry is really funny. What I find weird is how Rob is present, but there isn't much incentive for him to interact. The only thing I recall is Stephen saying Rob is excited by cuss words. Overall great listening experience!

rubberonion responds:

Thank you for the critiques and the 5 stars! You're definitely not wrong with your points and I'm glad you enjoyed the show as it went along. Some things we (may) have fixed over time and others are still what I might hand-wave away as our amateur status charm haha but the well thought out review is appreciated by us both, thank you for taking the time! ~Stephen

[Wind]

Keep making your music!

I feel that if you want feedback, you should ask people whom you'd like to take inspiration from. Please don't be concerned about my suggestions because I believe you should do what you like and what sounds good to you. Primarily, make the music that you enjoy creating and do what makes you unique and the person you'd like to be. That should be the most important aspect. The process is the goal.

Thank you, I'm extremely grateful that my style can be of interest to you. My full advice is to make music without being overly concerned about what I have to say, as it shouldn't influence what you like personally. I feel that you should primarily have fun with creating, and that should ultimately be the goal of the process. The only thing I can definitively say is that I don't understand what your producer tag is saying because it is not your username on Newgrounds. I feel your producer tag should be your name, that way people can search it up, and it should be said in a way that can be recognized and searched up, so people can find your music. That's just my perspective; perhaps it could be valuable to you. Ultimately, you should do what you want with the music you create.

oChron1cTQ responds:

nah, my producer tag is 我是一个人, my Chinese producer name..

It's part of my YouTube name!

Thanks for the feedback! I couldn't get a producer tag as my name because I can't really pay for vocalists on Fiverr or somewhere else to do my tag, so I just had to settle with an AI generated one lol