Afelium's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Take me to the sky]

I definitely enjoyed this, hope it gets more attention. Unfortunately it seems like I can't come up with any substantial feedback, but I really liked how you managed to build on the same chords throughout the track without getting too repetitive. I wonder if/how it could benefit from the introduction of different chord progressions

[Ocareuke Hill Zone]

You really got those energetic/retro vibes right! the flow of this composition is interesting and unpredictable. I wouldn't change much, but I feel like the transition at 0:14 should be either smoother (making more contrast with the abrupt yet poweful start) or sudden.
A little hint of danger (a very brief shift to a more uncertain/menacing mood) could also have been interesting

wobwobrob responds:

Thanks for the feedback :)

[Chippin' Dancin' Desert! (Pixel Day 2021)]

Reminds me of Wario Land 3. Very evocative, but there's one instrument which adds too much noise IMO, a more polished sound would make the melody stand out more

TeraVex responds:

EDIT: I turned down the shaker a lil bit, lemme know if that's better!

[Weirdo]

Title's really on point, weird indeed and very action packed.

[Detious - Golden Haze (Prev)]

Love this song, I really like that pitch effect at 0:33. Also the steady percussions/chords are so powerful. The only issue is that it ends abruptly (despite the fade effect)

[The Feeling (2020 Remaster)]

Quite catchy at first, but after a while I think it needs more variety. The melody changes from time to time, and it is powerful yet it always stays in the same place. I may advice to try alternating between octaves (for example lower notes echoing the higher ones) or streching your melody (making phrases with longer notes)

SpeTheof responds:

such obvious suggestions for me now, but this song was made before 8 years haha

[3rd Prototype & Emdi - House [NCS]]

The drop is so cool, innovative and strange. Talking about the drop I really liked the contrast given by the alternation between the intense and noisy bit and the regular beat pronounced by that vocal sample. I'm not familiar with this genre but this piece really captured my curiosity.

[Synthwave Brawl]

Really cool, I loved the speed up at the start. Kinda lost steam in the middle section. Plus around 2:38 a new, heavy and really cool instrument is added, I think you should've let it stay on stage some more time with a longer solo, backep up by heavy percussions

ChordsInMotion responds:

I definitely agree on that suggestion, thanks! :)

[Pulsatila]

Thats so intense. In the first third I never really knew where it was going (maybe a good thing, maybe a bit overused). I think you should put longer ambience/melodic parts or shorter yet more intense drops, just to let the viewer get used to the flow of the song and then break it when least expected for a more powerful effect.
(btw it was awesome and your samples are so good, if u use any free software I'd be glad to use it too. Check out my stuff too if u have time, I dont receive a lot of feedback :( )

FwWFW responds:

Thanks a lot mate, I sure will
I don't use anything except than Sytrus, Massive and FL stock plugins for effects. All the drums here are synthesized or were in the fl libraries

[Organ Jaws ~P~]

I love organ tracks so much, and this is so powerful yet essential. I personally made a track with similar instruments (lower sound and composition quality tho lol) and I realized I'd like to achieve similar results. Which plugins did you use?