ADR3-N's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Patriotsean - 8 Bit Blast]

Composition is okay. Sound quality is awful. Recommend a different DAW that actually allows you to export or otherwise feed your audio into a PC or something. Also, no need to state your ID. It's in the link. If people are too dumb to figure that out, they need help.

[How to Time Leaper]

Honestly, despise this meme. Would give a star for effort/quality, such as actually trying to make something listenable.

Patriotsean responds:

Why is Right In copyrighted?

[How to Badland]

The absolute worst beatboxing I have ever heard. Well, second worst, but still. This is a meme I will never understand.

[MDK [Fingerbang VIP] Edit Music]

I don't see why people think not being able to use something in GD merits a lower score. That's not what NG is here for, anyway. This is a good remix, just not really my kind of music, and it could use some better mixing -- EQ and leveling mostly. The rest is pretty standard. Watch that those mid frequencies don't drown out your lows and highs.

[I Sing Fingerdash]

Essentially a really terrible acapella cover. I don't see why people do these; I'd give stars if there were actual effort put into making this stand out from the hundreds I sift through looking for rule breaches.

Also, who the hell is crying in the background? If that's even a person. Sounds like a baby screaming in another room.

GeometricalCube responds:

yes, it was a baby.

[How To Fingerdash]

If it were my choice, stuff like this wouldn't be allowed in the audio portal, and as is, you're on the fringe of spam and rule breaking. These "How To" submissions are an uninspired meme I'd like to see canned; once you've heard one, you've heard them all. There is nothing I can critique about this submission because there is absolutely no effort put into making something listenable or enjoyable. Why do this at all?

LuigiDiamante responds:

You create a "How To"

[lia;quo「Crystal Corruption」【Nightcore Edit】]

Yes, if it was uploaded by someone other than the original author (you), that would be precisely why it was removed!

Pleasing listen, having never heard the original, although nightcore tends to make dubsteppy basses sound shitty. Subtracting half a star for what sounds like a speed change in Audacity and not an in-DAW fix, if you still have project files. Otherwise, good.

liaquo responds:

Tragically I don't have the files anymore. My PC's SSD died due to an electrical issue. I modified it with the only files i had: Kicks and Snares.
I can't recreate the whole song and expecting the same sound so I simply did a pitch tweak.
I AM NOT a fan of Nightcore version because of the reasons you just exposed, the subbass turns into a weird +80Hz bass and the kick sounds like taken from a Speedcore track.
I uploaded this version because people requested it to play Geometry Dash.

(Fun Fact, if you make a "raw" pitch change on Audacity, you'll get an extreme echo because the central channel which contains the kick, snares, subbass and some growl basses tends to pan)

[ISO-Metaljonus]

Playing is superb. Mixing is a bit weak in places. The spacy atmospheric synths are sticking out until you get to about 57 seconds.

Writing is good. Bass could probably do with being down an octave at points but that could just be my ears. At points, it feels too loud. Others, too soft. Maybe needs a bit more grit to it. Of course, the djenting is very aggressive, panned well -- I feel there could be just a bit more aggressive distortion on the rhythm, perhaps EQ.

Your leads could probably come up a bit more in the mix and do well. Drums, particularly snare, need more grit and presence.

Overall, good work. Excited to hear the finished product!

Metaljonus responds:

Thanks! Glad ya dig it! :)

[Astral Temptations]

Sincerely enjoyed. Takes a while to get anywhere, but so did most 80's stuff. Certainly a soothing yet eerie piece. 1:59's key change threw me off with the tom fill. After, I'd have never known the difference.

Good stuff.

[AIM - Faith in Freedom]

I sincerely enjoy this. Each piece, although not entirely perfect, transcends itself. It is more than the sum of its parts. Although, 1:56's perc change was a bit abrupt and uncalled for to my ears. However, it became clear later why the semi-sudden change.

I really love your arps. Perhaps not so much your basses and that female lead, although I know samples and vocalists are harder to come by -- experience. Your use of percussion so far has been sonically appropriate, dynamically, rich, and a supplement rather than a crutch to each piece. I'm impressed.

One thing I'd like to know is how you find all these sample libraries and VSTs on your budget, because I'm not far from it, running the same approximate gear, and struggling to accomplish what I desire with the tools I have.

Fantastic piece again. Keep up the great work!

zybor responds:

Thank you very much for your review :)

Some people collect cards, some collect dress, some have cars. But for me I collect sample library and VST. The hobby gradually grows larger over years. To be honest I go broke numerous times for this. Can't afford my food yet I can get a choir library. It's just that 'judgement day' that I decided to invest my poor life into this hobby of music production. That day lasted over a decade haha. Funny thing is that I barely used most of them.

But over time I also learned that I can create many of these sound with the plugin I already have. Which is kind of a bummer because you spend time looking for unique sounds and they're already available. That's where I learned sound design. And why I refuse to get shit like Nexus or UVI. A lot of stuff in here are made from the free stuff I shared on the free VST posts.

Thank you again for the review!