ADR3-N's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[theme of some guy]

Pretty decent for a phone app. The sound quality of the piano does kind of grate on me. Is this straight up programming the notes? Is it original? It sure is catchy.

diesezme responds:

(no programming experience btw)
Yeah, pianogato is a pretty awesome app. you just click and drag the notes onto the staves (plural for staff, I learned that like a month ago) and you have a little bar at the bottom of the screen where you can modify the notes, like make them sharp and flat. if you get the 10$ upgrade you can do basically everything possible in music, except ritardando and use an instrument other than piano
And then it can play it for you :)

and yes it's original all by me (i mean, the piece of music not the app)

[Psybot - Rumble]

Love that progression and the falling kick. Gorgeous sounds. Could have used a bit more cymbal in the mix. Nice stuff!

[Psybot - Second Level]

Classic tune here, but distortion has it sounding like YouTube 360p. Definitely could have used a spectrum analyzer and master limiter. Beautiful otherwise. I especially love that bass at 00:48. Beautiful contrast to the mid frequencies!

[Psybot - Techno Stage 1]

Great piece, but distortion ruined the louder parts. Could really use a revisit. A master limiter would have made this song perfect. The melodic content is fantastic!

[Psybot - pixel]

Never thought I'd see you again! This one would probably fare better in Dubstep (videogame is harsh on non-mainstream game tracks usually). Nice to see you've updated your style, and happy to see you're still producing!

I like this one a lot. The kick is strong, the growls are varied yet also keep a central theme -- and then you even seem to go between dubstep and dnb. Nice stylistic changes a lot of artists don't employ here. Could use just a bit of sidechaining at the last full-out chorus to help the percussion stand out a little bit and breathe some life into it. Excellent otherwise.

Glad to have you back!

Psybot responds:

Thanks alot for your fair words! I have changed the genre of it and I will take your suggestions and advice onto the next track :D

[Chased]

Your mixing is fantastic here, at least on my end. Could use just a bit more hattage. I'm not sure I would call this techno either. The drums and bass pull me toward dance, but it's too slow for that. New Wave maybe (don't trust me here -- barely know that genre)? Or simply Video Game?

Certainly would make a fantastic video game tune, especially if it were looped. Great work!

LexRodent responds:

Thanks, extra work on the hat its a good suggestion.
I know what you mean, I added a little of various genres, decided its sound was a bit more on the techno side , video game is a nice choice too.

[Skrillex eight bit remix]

Pretty decent, but could use a lot of work on that outro. A fade out would have been fine. Needs a little bit more hattage for my taste, and that snare could also use a little bit of work. maybe make it grittier, etc. Not bad for what I expected with a Skrillex remix, for sure!

[Backup part 2]

Sounds more like drumstep or drum and bass than it does dubstep, but I like it quite a bit. Nice use of samples. Very catchy feel-good stuff here. :3

EdKempeper responds:

Yeah, its clearly not dubstep, I don't know why I chose this category...
Thanks for your review !

[{ND} Phantoms Cure]

Gotta love going back to the oldies. What a pleasurable throwback. Really loving how absolutely unapologetic this is. Reminds me of some old French core I used to listen to almost with the distortion.

[The Public Void]

Opening perc sounds like "Shots", lol. Catchy. Sounds like techno influenced by chiptune. I'd say Dance, maybe.

Needs a bit of a stronger kick and a master limiter. Make sure you watch distortion in the lower register when you mix. There doesn't appear to be much here, but there isn't a lot of lower end on this song either. That would be another improvement. Some sub-bass. The high end on the synths is also a little pronounced and headache-inducing until the lower end comes in.

Also, remember your crashes! They help build atmosphere like crazy. Some reverb as well would be nice. Once everything comes together, you've got a good song going. By then, you could have lost a lot of listeners though. Watch your structure.

So, overall, needs a harder kick, some crashes, a little mastering, and a bit more bass for some oomph. Other than that, arranging seems about right, and it's a good stand-alone song. I'd put it in Dance, but that's just me. Nice work!