ADR3-N's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Silver]

I need more of that snare!

Reminds me of 80's rock with indie vocals. Could use reverb/a light delay, and chorus on that lead vocal, unless you'd prefer to run with the same chain and just deliver it a little stronger/intense.

There was a little distortion on the first solo section, clipping.

Otherwise, freaking awesome.

MistyE responds:

The 80s comparison is interesting; definitely new to me for this track. I appreciate the specific suggestions as well; thanks for the review!

[Love Song No. 3]

A little pitchy on the vocals, but that's way better than oodles of auto-tune. This isn't my favorite genre of music, but your mixing has vastly improved, and your song-writing has always been good. I'm still yearning for a little thicker, more widely panned drum sound, but hey.

That clean electric that comes in with straight 8ths is a little flat. Solo is also wayyyy too short for my tastes and comes in too strong on top of the buried drums. I was ready for more though. Overall, I think you could have stretched that last bit out with the solo, lead into a bridge, then finished strong with a chorus. Would be a project if you ever decided to transition into a heavier, rock-y section for the finale.

MistyE responds:

Structure and mixing are definitely things I struggle with, so I really appreciate the in-depth feedback here. Thanks!

[AU Reviews Theme]

That's a pretty sick channel intro! Mixing on the vocals could be stronger, but the idea is quick and cohesive, not to mention catchy.

MistyE responds:

Thanks!

[Back at the Lighthouse (2015 Demo)]

Oh, I remember this. Reminds me of Wonderwall -- probably the style of delivery and the relative chord progression. Good for a demo, but the mixing and vocal delivery are your weakest point. If singing out in that range is hard for you, I'd just capo the guitars, and port any electronic instruments into the right key. Vocals need harder compression. Track as a whole could use less reverb. I'd like the guitar doubletracked in the left and right with a chorus, the drums panned a little better, bass centered.

MistyE responds:

Thanks! I've definitely improved on the mixing aspect of things, I hope. I totally get what you mean about the reverb, and my vocals would sound better if I transposed it up several keys.

Oh and the Wonderwall thing - Oasis is among one of my favorite bands and they've got several songs with those types of progressions, so it's definitely something I picked up from them.

[Les Mis the Confrontation]

Jesus, you're a man of many hats, Jazza, and wonderfully talented. Masterfully done.

[Xtrullor - Paradigm Shift]

Now that is a hard brick wall!

I appreciate the cinematic elements of your mixes, as usual, and of course your characteristic growls. The super hard compression has robbed you of dynamics, though. Also getting a little pumping here and there where parts that should not be as loud as your growl are coming in and actually sounding louder. Could be compression or just the result of not EQ'ing each individual track to its strengths. This can even be as simple as just cutting the 0-80 Hz out of every instrument but the bass. You'd be surprised what is lurking around in there.

Love ya, brother. Keep doing what you do.

[Groove Heaven]

Ooh funky delayed drums. That's my thing.

Interesting little groove. Gets infectious. Levels could be better, but hey. Realized I was tapping my foot. I actually really like this. Got a good flow for the most part.

[Apocalypse [WIP]]

Ooh, pretty chord. Then more pretty chords. Sounds like a really old videogame vst. I'm not quite hearing the apocalyptic feel, unless that's to come some time later. Interesting lead writing. That's not an overarching melody I'd have thought of.

Ride cymbal sounds good. Drums are buried in those strings and lead.

[LabGroove]

Slow build... I think I heard this one before. Actually, dead sure I have. Is this a duplicate?

[Back On Track - Dance Remix [Geometry Dash]]

Okay, it could just be that I'm sick of hearing this song after spending forever removing stolen versions of it from the AP, but this remix didn't really excite me very much. To be fair the original melody isn't particularly very evocative, and everyone uses this chord progression at least once.

The song itself feels very quickly produced. The piano especially, and the sort of uniform 100% velocity, it feels like. Plus the leads are octaved and never seem to do anything interesting together. Lead is also way too loud for my taste, and this could have used a lot more bass.

Just not a fan favorite for me. No hate pls >.>

PancakePocket responds:

Don’t worry! I like criticism because it makes me a better musician! Thanks for the help!