Aalasteir's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Inktober #26 - B-35 Bomber]

Amazing song! I greatly enjoy the mystique of the sound—very deep, excellent work! @Jabun and @Cyberdevil. The flow is awesome, and your lyrics have strong symbolism. The flow is uncompromising!

Cyberdevil responds:

Thank you Aalasteir, glad you liked this one! @Jabun definitely built a pretty atmospheric and gritty foundation; prepped the way for the flow today. :) Cheers!

[aaaccceeeeeeddd loop [175 BPM]]

Great classic techno sound! It reminds me of how, back in the day on Newgrounds, there were a lot of loops. Developers often looked for short loops because Flash file sizes needed to be small for easy viewing, especially given the limited Internet speeds at the time.

wineplume responds:

yes, loop were common back in the day. i enjoy making them - they're usually short and sound good enough.

[snowy evening in the woods]

Nice calming atmosphere.

wineplume responds:

yep, was aiming for this kind of sound

[embrace the empyrean]

Your arrangement is excellent! The way each section of the song transitions feels very complementary to the overall structure. Great mixing and mastering—the contrast between the distorted and clean sounds creates a strong juxtaposition, which is a great choice.

wineplume responds:

thank you! by the way the funniest part is i didn't even realize the track was this long until i finished working on it.

[Liminal Pool]

Your sense of melody is truly exquisite.

Nerostratos responds:

Wow Thank you! :)

[Party but idk whatever]

Very funky beat! I also struggle a lot with coming up with lyrics. Currently primarily, I actually sing first and then write the lyrics down afterward, because my main priority is making sure it sounds functional.

Nerostratos responds:

Whatever works for you!! its important to keep working on it to get better!

[Tunetober24 #26]

Gorgeous soundscape! What VST is that, and which reverb are you using? Great use of the comb filter; it’s such a powerful production tool and can be very easy to underutilize.

That is very creative! The sounds are awesome, and it’s surprising how you made it sound like that. It’s very peaceful.

larrynachos responds:

Valhalla supermassive is a really good free reverb/delay plugin!

Gonna be honest, you sound like chatgpt with that comb filter comment 🤭

[Tunetober24 #24]

You have an amazing way of layering sounds that creates depth.

larrynachos responds:

4 reviews in 5 minutes lmao

Thanks!

[Tunetober24 #23]

Your ability to combine various instruments and genres to create a unique composition is impressive, and you’re inspiring me to utilize more stuttering effects.

larrynachos responds:

Gross beat is the cheat code

[Tunetober24 #22]

Strong intro and drops are so good! May I ask why you felt angry?

larrynachos responds:

Kinda frustrated with making music, real life is frustrating me too. Feels like time is moving too fast and I don't have any time to actually take a breath and enjoy myself.