ADR3-N's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Random Song 10]

In this unfinished state, I can't really give a good score. I'd be interested in hearing the finished product though.

[Let's Stomp!]

Not bad, but the reverb on your lead is getting just a tad out of hand. You've got some untamed frequencies sticking out. Composition wise and mixing, this is more in line with what I usually expect from you. Pretty good stuff, and an enjoyable listen.

[Hit 'em Like This!]

The tone of that synth in the beginning is a little meh for me. Actually, I feel the whole track is a bit meh as far as your compositions go. That sub hit is popping in the left channel really bad around what sounds like 200 hz to me but I could be wrong. The mixing in general is just really off on this track compared to the quality of your usual submissions. Perc is really laying down in the mix. Rest sounds over-compressed, sub is getting out of control and really sticking out at points when it shouldn't. I thought my ears were playing tricks on me at just how raw and unmastered everything sounds. Do better, man.

[Here I Get Nasty]

Half a star for "big ass man juice" and a lot of breathing in. And some people might dig it.

Ardhamon responds:

The fact that it has over 300 plays and 7 downloads scares me hahaha.

I was actually just fucking around haha

[If You Where Mine Ft. Flame The Odyssey X The Kid Griff]

This would be lit -- if the mixing were better. Can sound a little cliche at points, but had good pacing and phrasing. Acapella sounds dry. Needs some chorus, compression, a little noise cancellation if the noise is noticeable (make sure to find an absolutely silent point to select, then render the track again and see how it sounds, because live cancellation will sound like shit).

Actual beat could use a little more attention paid to it. We have a lot of high end with virtually no low end, and the kick sounds a bit weird. The dry vocals make it sound even stranger in terms of soundscape. Just sounds very naked.

If you're interested in more tips and thoughts, let me know. Tbh I can't tell from this whether you're on Ableton or Cubase.

[Jedi Mind Tricks Ft. Flame The Odyessy]

Your mixing/flow is ... a little weird. Reminds me of Wiz Khalifa minus good production values. I hope you haven't <em>actually</em> had a lobotomy, although that would explain why your verse just sort of seems to poke and hope when it comes to syllables in a series. Your actual rhymes are ok. Your structure is lacking and we're left wondering what is going to rhyme with what. Confusing your audience like it's some kind of incomprehensible opera is never a good thing because then they can't get into it.

Also hope not everyone copies you because I really couldn't deal with the same loop laying down in the background not doing much of anything to supplement the track. The way it's mixed, it makes your acapella sound really heavy on the right channel. Sounds like you've got cheap or no equipment here but you left it dry, no FX. I've certainly heard worse things, but this one needs to go back to the drawing board. I don't know if you made this beat yourself or not, but whoever did needs more experience. Maybe some YT tutorials.

Mixing, I could spend all day telling you what's wrong here, but in the future, just make sure if your beat has some weird ass panning like this one you record your verse 2-4 times and pan it as well. Think old Tupac tracks. Most kids these days don't know shit about olskool mixing, but rehearsal and multiple recordings were the saving grace. If you can't hack that, don't use a wack beat. Also, think about what you're actually saying and if your audience can actually get behind this. Rap these days might be about talking about yourself, but you're also talking about what your audience wants.

This sounds either like a freestyle or written verse that just wasn't rehearsed. Definitely not the best I've heard, but not the worst either.