ADR3-N's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Praia Apaixonada]

Great vibes. I'm not sensing it's very rushed at all, beyond the mix. There are some changes I would make there. The backing synths are very verbed out, and the bass volume does not feel quite uniform -- the high notes are louder than the low notes, leading to it sounding a bit off balance. It also sounds a bit flat or sharp on the upper octave. Would probably sound better centered.

I would cut away some of that verb so that it doesn't get too much of a shoegaze, and push some of your percussions and leads back just a little. The articulations are pretty sharp in contrast to the sweet, smoothly gliding along vibe you have in the writing. Trumpets are fine in that regard and tastefully utilized.

[meet me outside]

Like a fusion of lo-fi hip-hop, ambient, and I'm not sure what else. I wish it were longer. That's the only real drawback of this track to me, beyond perhaps a bit more volume on the bass would make me happy.

[Lagrange Point (NGADM '23 R2)]

I have nothing to say for the writing but good things, and about everything else, not too shabby. I really appreciate the attention to detail in arranging this piece. I think there is a bit much reverb throughout and would like to hear more bass frequencies. The verb is muddying out some of the higher end instruments and melodies, as well as a bit of the perc. If you prefer this verbed out sound, you can gradually increase it throughout, to give more of a sense of movement -- a thin intro to a vast, washed out final chorus. :)

[Somewhere I'll Find You]

The high points for me -- great guitar tone and for the most part articulations, mix is approaching fantastic during most portions, phrasing and variety of phrases within same style.

I would like more bass volume, a bit less reverb in portions -- and compression to dial back on your big drop impacts. They actually swallow up the whole mix. Every point at which you have a big sub or WHAM/WOOMPH transition, the mix gets very cluttered and muddy, and it actually takes away from the gravity of the piece.

Also, I personally didn't like the sax. Would have loved anything else. The articulations are very synthy, and the volume level is not quite there for it to be a solo. Any other synth would do just about.

Beyond that, great work!

BeyondOurEyes responds:

Thanks for the love and feedback! I have some bass drops in there that I think are contributing to the overcompressed impacts so I'll revisit those and try to fix for future, and make some other little tweaks for some more bass.

NO SAX??? :( I like how it sounds personally, though I do agree it would be even better with a more realistic saxophone VSTi versus the basic one I used, so i'm looking into that. The real thing would be even better, but I haven't picked up that instrument / skill yet haha - maybe one day!

[0i00 - Votamelon]

I can definitely hear your knowledge of theory. Simple in terms of orchestration but a lot more complex than what I write these days. Keep it up!

zeroizerozero responds:

Thank you!

[KARABINE]

Tight and crisp sound. I'm listening on my phone so can't say much about mix, but I can say from looking at the waveform you could use to compress the final result/mastering. Otherwise great!

[Caleb Carnell & MAXXJAMEZ - PG3 (Full EP)]

Minus the vocal mix sounding a bit thin and not quite pushed hard enough in terms of compression, saturation in places, this is fantastic. 4:59, those hihats are up pretty high, and the 808 could take up more space in the mix. I think what I might be hearing is a bit of a tinny mic or mix on it. Flows are on point though. I would love to produce to these <3

[walk slow]

I think in terms of mix this could be a lot better -- pump the vocals some more, and perhaps up the dry level before FX (aside from compressor ofc)

The delivery and style of FX though is nice and modern sounding

When the hook hits, the whole beat appears to be distorting, making the vocals hard to make out. Try mixing at a quieter volume and then using compression to reach this level of loudness. It sounds like we are already really loud before hitting the compressor.

Overall though I really like the idgaf vibe of this track

realityreimagined responds:

yea this def not one of my proudest stuff mixing-wise, might do a remix at some point lol i made this track when i didnt have alot of material to work with in my daw and knowledge of mixing but my latest stuff is way better mixing n stuff :) thanks for the review!! <3

[I Went On a Bender For a Week]

Oh the nostalgia. Missing a time I wasn't even alive to experience. Great work