ADR3-N's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Cocaine Is Not Good]

Same problem as your later submission, too much damn reverb -- or at least not enough damping on it. Turn your wet down, or damp it more. This could be pretty good if not for the static and distorted highs in the reverb.

[Static Rain]

Lots of distortion. Too much reverb. Rhythms are good, but everything is just covering that up, especially the staticy reverb. If you're going for trap, I have some tutorials I can link you to.

JoyDisk responds:

maybe distortionwave is my genre, who knows, thanks a lot!

[Megaman X3 - Chemical Factory]

Not bad, but some of the harmonies sound ... dissonant, and the hats are sticking out in the mix pretty hard. Lighter touch is needed.

themaskedmonocle responds:

thanks for the input, i'll see if i can
patch it up soon!

[Rolling Girl (Remake)]

Pretty good, if a little generic. Not a lot of velocity modulation going on, and man, without lyrics, this song is really bland.

I don't think Miku as an instrument is copyright, though, just her image.

Ddelsol47 responds:

Well I can understand, this was nothing more than an experiment. Thanks for the feedback!

[Yubitsume]

Interesting, and pretty good mixing, but 808 tone could use some improvement. It's just such an odd timbre for a trap-styled 808, very mid-heavy, not enough sub... Yes! More sub is what it needs, and a punchier kick. Around 1:10 is where it gets prettier. Maybe adjust cutoff and resonance. It seems a bit high for an 808 line as well. The writing is good though.

Overall, pretty good. Could use modulation on that... Christ, what's the name for that synth. Koto? Ah, if you know what a koto is, you'll know what I mean. Needs some variable velocity on that thing, stat. Otherwise, no complaints.

You're always improving and seemingly innovating. I like that. Keep it up.

larrynachos responds:

uuh I think it's either a koto or shamisen. I totally forgot to vary the velocity xD Thanks!

[LazyTown - We Are Number One (Dubstep Remix)]

Meh. This is isn't doing it for me. After listening to the stems, I'm not seeing a lot of departure from the source material except for the drop, and everything is sort of laying on top of the bass. Distortion didn't do much for the lead vocals, and the buildups sound ... pixelated, deformed, grossly inattentive and insensitive. Sounds just thrown together, really. Lackluster effort considering the stellar material we have to work with now that stems have been released.

Ipsiom responds:

This was made before the stems were released, using only the original as a source...

[EVERHYPED (Remix)]

Good song. Instrumentation and mixing leave something to be desired. Kick and sidechain? No problem. Treble and high end is seriously lacking. I also feel the lead in general isn't sticking out. Feels like accidentally listening to an instrumental instead of a full song, in that regard. Bass is good though.

CANDYdisturber responds:

I appreciate the critique. It really helps a lot, thanks

[Motion of the Ocean]

This sounds like "up on the housetop" to me. Kinda RnB-ish. That delay and reverb is really muddying your mix though.

ConceptSama responds:

im uploading another version soon with a few changes