ADR3-N's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Timeless Ibis]

Could benefit from a master -- the mix is quiet!
But writing is fantastic. There are a few bones I have to pick with mix, such as kick and snare not always being upfront and clear, but overall is clean and easy to hear all important elements

Great work!

death2go responds:

Thanks! I definitely can understand needing to try to make the mix louder and polish up on a mastering, though, Though, it feels odd that it renders out quieter than what the DAW is that, i found out recently that my Master mixer Volume Exceeds what a lot of people would consider normal mixing volume, so I've been adjusting that and trying to experiment on trying to increase the volume so it matches closer to other songs. I don't like the idea of someone having to turn their volume up to listen to this, then going to another song and getting blasted because they forgot to adjust their volume. maybe whenever I understand it a bit more later down the line, I'll go through the songs that have this issue and update them! Thanks for the review! It means alot!!

[Evidence Of A Creator]

Could benefit from mastering for volume level (the mix is FANTASTIC), but otherwise, this is a stellar piece, with great modulations and lead writing. Sounds like something straight out of Final Fantasy 13-2. Like discovering time travel. Nice!

DarkGod666 responds:

Appreciate the comparison! I love the more experimental vibe of that ost. I suppose I could have clipped the transients more and pushed up the volume a bit, yeah.

[Scream of Anguish [No Mercy EP]]

Fantastic work. My only complaints are mix. Hihats could come down when not on drops. A bit less reverb would do you favors for clarity, and I want to hear more of your kick and snare volume wise.

[TOXICITY]

Came here to drop 5 because I like phonk
I think I would prefer less compression but overall, once the vocal comes in, I'm impressed by how nearly understandable it is. Noice

Shark-Pool responds:

Thanks for the support! Will take it into consideration for future tracks :)

[MENACE]

As a composition, solid

Mix is sounding a bit flat
recommend bumping up cymbals slightly
a bit less reverb
more distortion on 808 and volume. perhaps hard sidechain for when kick comes in, do enjoy the writing there

samples sound niiiiiice

snare is laying flat. perhaps excite it and have a wet tremolo pan behind it. I think cymbals on 2 channels, one left, one right, alternating, would sound good

Otherwise nice work!

[Casporb - 100 MPH]

Arrangement wise, perfect.

I think I would like a little less compression, .1 dB more hihat on drops, some panning play on hihats for builds, perhaps a bit less reverb, like say 10% less, and a little more sub. It's not easy to hear it.

But otherwise great!

Casporb responds:

Thanks for the advice! I'm glad you enjoyed.

[Online Musician - Rock Instrumental (Demo)]

It sounds like you have multiple melodies on the same shreddage instance -- there's some low string getting triggered occasionally that shouldn't be there

I love shreddage so much. so common sense. sounds good what you have, but I wish there was more!

Some things I recommend
less reverb on your rhythm guitar, and double track them
more volume on kick and snare
more volume on counter melody, chorus FX????
experiment with panning and try to maintain a bit cleaner sound
experiment with FX on drums such as gentle verb on snare

carbonlad responds:

Thanks.

[CaliberKat - Nobody Else (ft. Drezzz)]

Ouch, I felt the fuck out of those lyrics. My heart is with you

I think the sections of "breaking up mentally" are mixed pretty well on vocals

the hihat at 1:07 is LOUD. Please turn it down some -- snare/kick should be the loudest elements in the drop, followed by vocal, lead, and bass turned up to push the track.

Your synths on the side at the drop are also quite loud. I want more bass, much more vocal, more clap. Actually a lot more clap. Less reverb will help clarity.

You know, I think just taking down the synths on the side and pumping the center vocal will fix a lot of issues. Also turning down the lead on non-drop sections. The mix is just top heavy and the hihats are partly to blame there.

But writing wise, this is classic house and I adore it.

[Ranwinddom]

Well, I sort of like the strange intervals in your melodies in the beginning, but once in a while something in key would sound nice! I may not know what's going on, but I can hear you arranging and building some ideas here. You're on the right track. Keep it up with your variety of instruments and phrasing. I can hear the intentionality there. Where this piece is hard for me to really understand is what is supposed to harmonize with what, is that intentional dissonance, etc. While it may not be my cup of tea, I'm sure someone would like it somewhere.

I also see you have a lot of other pieces. This is good. The more you practice, the better you will become. Take some time to learn about scales and musical theory/songwriting. Some basics there will do you good!

ALSO, I APPLAUD THE FACT THAT NOTHING IS OBNOXIOUSLY LOUD, GRATING TO MY EARS, AND EVERYTHING IS ACTUALLY MIXED FAIRLY WELL. all caps because this is a huge plus

[Livewire]

Wow, that reverb or whatever the hell you got in your intro is WILD. I think your synth is a bit loud in the intro to 42 sec though

The track sounds a bit empty at 50 sec, but the things you're doing here are more complex than they sound. I think I'd like a few percs or other melodic elements to distract from that empty space there.

Very cool ideas here and I really enjoy your play with FX

The piece is a bit short but I think you pushed it as far as you could without it becoming stale. Great work -- a few more ideas and I feel it would be complete

BigTWONeli responds:

Thank you for the criticism, Nobody ever gives me any so I 100% appreciate it