ADR3-N's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Spaghettification]

Oh this reminds me of olskool house with those chords. Love!

[SPIDERTANK]

Love listening to tracks like this. It's like a cross between acid techno, midtempo, and the old, slower jungle era of dnb. Also, it was a complete shock to hear that marching snare in a different context!

I love your synth design. I might turn the bass down a bit actually, as it's blowing out in the mids upon master compression, but otherwise, great. Alternatively, you could pump up the drums a lot harder with something like a clipper. I use Cymatics Diablo for that now, but in the past I used free plugs like KSHMR Essentials Kick. Pancz also works for a NY style compression.

KI1 responds:

Yay thank you, I'm glad my lax approach to genre comes across as somewhat coherent :) I love percussion loops. As someone with a terrible sense of rhythm they really help move me along.

Really great feedback, thank you. Mixing & mastering has always been an absent spot for me which I've only started to care about in recent years (turns out cranking a compressor on the master channel with nothing else don't work too good, who knew?). Thanks for the suggestions, I'll get them on my shopping list.

[SOULKILLER]

Just writing here to say I've been an OG fan, since 2009, and I'm so happy to hear from you again! All these years I'd wondered where you went, where you were. Used to write fairly often.

My how time changes us. I can still hear your style, morphed and changed through the time. I myself am an amen break junkie. It never gets old. My only complaint is the stereo spread on the kick and snare has washed them out a bit, but that's just one of my modern stylistic preferences.

Congrats on the FP!

KI1 responds:

If not - 'THE' OG fan! I think I'll stop being such a baby and actually stick around NG now haha.

Thank you for the very nice review, any of your thoughts are much appreciated. Very true re: stereo spread. I'm still fairly under-practiced using real drum loops and anything with them. In this case I think it was a matter of 'stick on some FL Stereo Shaper, compress the shit out of it and call it a day.'

Thanks! A childhood dream of mine for sure.

Until next time

[ADR3-N / 10 / A200]

As hard as it is to listen to myself talk this was a great experience! I can't believe we had 4 hours of content I assume after cutting. Wow.

The linked lists at the bottom are huge bonus for folks who love to deep dive. Basically perfect autistic/adhd entertainment! I'll have to make time to listen to more of these as they come out!

Aalasteir responds:

The community is better because you are a part of it. You help so much with people's music, questions and various problems, it's great to see when people are thankful. It is tough to deal with when people are being rude, and you deserve a tremendous amount of respect for your passion to care about the well-being of the creative environment that Newgrounds has been building. You make Newgrounds better!

You've been a part of building a positive creative environment for musicians to thrive in and learn about creating music. You are extremely skilled and have an immense amount of knowledge to share. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and your experiences and talking about how you feel. There are a lot of bullshit and challenging scenarios in life that are tough to deal with, you are very strong. You deserve respect.

Thank you so much for being you.

[neW SERUM=tttype beat]

Neat little beat. Not much else to say beyond I liked the intro rate increase transition, and I wish it were longer

[Jungle run]

Reminds me of olskool electronic music, video games, and DJ sets, especially using the birds as FX risers and downlifters!

flashmakeit responds:

wow, thanks for that high score

[Inktober #25 - The Jungle Drum]

Just wanted to leave my 5 here to support yall friends. And also say this style of flow is exactly what I'd imagine on this beat.

Cyberdevil responds:

Eyy thank you kindly Adrean! :) Still not really proud of my performance with this one, could've done better on all bits but the finale - but next time! Thanks for the support!

[Not Enough]

You're describing my nicotine addiction in an entire song.
I have no words for how little my vape gives me. Nothing but flavored air. But it's like a pacifier.

[OrAnGe CoUnTy]

Just looking at the waveform, I would amplify or compress the mix. This is a premaster!

Vocal tone sounds great. Sounds like Phil Collins. Are you using a vocal AI or do you have that 80s vocal tone just on lock like that?

There's a mini autotune hiccup at 1:00

I think the mix could stand to be a bit more dynamic. The low mid range is slightly muddy due to the preponderance of reverb freqs that haven't been rolled off with a hi-pass as well as what sounds like synth and bass in the same space. You can achieve thickness in the low end with octaves on the bass or the roots of chords, without compromising cleanliness. But I really think it could be the panning of those low synths, any chorus you have going on.

There's a plugin called sanford bass tightener I use to mono bass below 140 hz on my instruments when I've artificially widened them.

2 similar sounding synth patches will also do the trick if panned slightly left and right respectively. Or really as wildly as you please. Same works for any instrument or melodic line that you want to epic-ify.

But you've really nailed the 80s slow jam vibe. Kudos for that!

And sorry to hear about your breakup! I got divorced in Cali, so there's that!

[0i00 - Vota In Ze Faer]

Вот действительно звучит как классики моей юности. Я бы поправила велосити нотов левой руки и уменьшила реверберации, но остальное вполне приятно слушать. Особенно нравится аккордовая прогрессия. Мелодия играет безупречно, буквально играючи хахах.

Спс что прислал

zeroizerozero responds:

Вроде поправил. Спасибо)