ADR3-N's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Lazarus Rising - [8-bit]]

Very nice! I like the arpeggiations and octaves in the bass -- which I know is pretty common, but with the melody overlaid, it makes for a great track. I can see it as a boss battle more so than side-scrolling, but perhaps that's just due to my less than spectacular library of platformers and the like. Excellent writing!

[HIDDEN project - Battle Theme]

Lead comes in a bit strongly -- almost too heavy for the mix, but still a great song. I can hear the inspiration in the 7th chords especially. Great work!

NickKaedalus responds:

Thanks for the comment and kind words‼

I'm not sure if you meant the lead synth at the beginning or the lead guitar at the chorus, but it was a bigger problem in the old mix, which I tried to fix on this one. I think it's a bit better here, but it's hard to know on other sound systems - will keep it in mind for my next tracks though.

Also glad you noticed the chords‼ The chorus and post-chorus have chord progressions I'm particularly fond of. I especially like the base guitar on the chorus, but it's quite unnoticeable in the final mix.

Rock On‼

[Time/Space]

This is not house. This is either going to be in Video Game or, well, somehwere else more 8-bit friendly. Sounds like playing centipede almost.

[Robot Boy]

Was hard to tell the meter at first, but I noticed the non triads. Very nice work! Favorited, dl'ed.

[Not Gonna Make It Instrumental]

Very laid back -- beautiful. I'm probably crazy, but it makes me think of Tupac. It gives me the same feeling as when I'd listen to some of his easy going tracks.

[With You Tonight]

Nice, cheerful, and simple. I like it! Vocals could use just a bit more harmony to the lead, but maybe that's just my own personal taste.

viewtifulday responds:

Thanks for the review :)

[Light House]

Relaxing yet revitalizing at the same time. I found it really fresh -- can't tell if those are 9th chords or 7ths or what (too late in the morning, haha). But very nice. Saw lead wasn't grating, but it seemed kind of plain. Maybe modulate it a bit, like JoshuaHughes said. I'd definitely love a mix like this!

piggemz responds:

thanks for the kind words again, and yeah, that saw lead is quite plain. i never got around to making the mix but mebe one day

[Stainville Goose Theme]

Loving all the chromatic scaling and whatnot going on here. Beautiful composition! Absolutely brilliant.

piggemz responds:

hey thanks stranger, glad u could catch this ol' tune of mine

[calalalaoyatah]

I do hear it! Very nice. Clearly very Pokemon inspired. My only gripe is that it doesn't loop very well on its own, so it'd be pretty hard to use in a battle scene without trimming silence.

metroidfannumber1 responds:

Oh right the looping. I noticed that there was a looping option but I didn't get it set up for that so I said never mind.