Aalasteir's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Emotional Error 08]

Your song is awesome! Your style is awesome, especially in how you capture the spirit with a blend of old-school game sounds and piano. The amazing variation in your compositions gives them so much power.

DaxCamdaxian responds:

Thanks friend, i appreciate it, and thanks again for inviting me to the collab :)

[Underground]

Awesome industrial energy! I’m excited to see what this will be when it’s released later. Thank you so much for making your music royalty-free, James.

@JamesHeart, what are some of the VSTs you used for your song?

JamesHeart responds:

Thank you mate ^^ .. yeah its always free use with me .. just don't advertise it for reasons to my detriment

VSTs? Mostly NI Massive
I make custom patches for every song and this one has a lot of them
i have an Omnisphere piano as well and a custom Omnisphere patch I've made with loads of FX

every channel has EQing on it to shape the sound more ..
I use Raum reverb and play with its engine to alter and modulate as we as add reverb
I added distortion and phasers as well to make the sound crunchy and move .. but this is mostly me using my knowledge of NI Massive to create sound

[Future Shine: PacedUp [Full EP]]

You are awesome! Excellent songs with high energy!

Dieswyx responds:

always happy to see you commenting here. glad you liked it 🥺

[Born from an A.I.]

💙💙💙

Powerful energy with great drums, and the way you've mixed it is excellent. The attention to detail and the pacing are phenomenal, complemented by great synth melodies!

Dieswyx responds:

Glad you liked it, thank you very much Aaly 💜
I'm starting to get wild with the sound design now~

[Robot Manufacturing]

Good melody with well-paced drums, and the atmosphere is cool. Excellent job—Happy Robot Day!

Dynamic0 responds:

Thanks for review! Happy late robot day too!

[We are the Robots! (From the Newgrounds Robot Day Collab)]

Absolutely amazing song! It has a great composition with a unique atmosphere and is very creative. Drawing inspiration from the retro style of Kraftwerk was a great decision. I remember listening to the band a lot—they are truly unique. I'm happy to hear that they could be an influence on your incredible music. Happy Robot Day!

xanxoepico responds:

Thanks Aalasteir! I feel the song came out kinda cheesy, but I'm glad you enjoyed it regardless!

[Keep Them Coming! (NGUAC Knockout Round)]

The atmosphere is so fun, with great energy! You did an excellent job on composing a great composition with many complimentary parts!

01:07 - Amazing breakdown.

Interloping responds:

I honestly dont think I would be this far if not for your personal efforts to motivate me to keep going with my compositions. To this day Im still convinced that youre the one who scouted me on the portal <3

[The Sparrow]

You create amazing music, James. The richness of the sounds, the level of detail in your song, your great voice, and the progression of the music are all outstanding!

JamesHeart responds:

Thank you!! it means a lot
to be honest I almost threw this one away.. I felt it was no good and hated my voice in this
after abandoning it for a few months I went back and finished mixing it with low expectations for it with its reception
I'm glad i was wrong in that

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[Future Shine: Mindblow [Full Album]]

You made an absolutely amazing album! You should be very proud. You have a great sound and a unique style.

Dieswyx responds:

Thank you very much Aaly, I'm happy you liked it 😄

[Stargazer]

Excellent song with great positive energy!

JamesHeart responds:

<3 <3 <3