ADR3-N's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Major Dance Moves]

Holy shit that first chord. This is nice. I gotta know where did you get that sample/instrument!

[Spit On It]

This is super creative use of the sound space and drum machines. I think I'd like some more distortion on that 808. You could probably bring out your percussion with a free plugin like kshmr Essentials Kick (it also works nicely for other instruments despite the name and has a full version that is versatile)

I really like the way you harmonized this piece. Otherworldly

[Growl Loop]

Nice melody on top of that bass. I think with a nice bass amp plugin (studio devil as far as I know is free with mixcraft and can probably be found on the internet) for distortion, it could stick out a bit more. Needs some more sub bass. I'd like that. Would like to see this turned into a full track :)

[Hey Boi Gana Get Shot Boi]

This freaking slaps. Simple, punchy, chaotic arpeggios, nice overtone on the 808. I think all I could ask for is a little bit better mastering and some side chain so the 808 doesn't get pushed down in the mix with the gunshots but rather works with them. I found a cheap way to do sidechain is to use automation on volume controls in your FX to trigger them up or down depending on the signal you put through the controls. I.e. when the snare hits, volume on the arps and other instruments goes down, or the kick trigger takes down the 808 for a split second. The same could be done with the gunshots and whatever other tracks you wanted for an interesting effect. :)

Father-of-Death responds:

wooooooooah thanks for all these reviews man! much appreciated! ty ty ty

[Nightfall]

DnB was definitely unexpected. Got some nice lines, all flowing together and structured pretty well. I think if you're going to use what sounds like stock instruments for your drums, I would do some wild ass processing with them -- for instance I really like playing with distortion, pitch shift, ring mods or bit rate changes.

There are lots of free synths out there like 99sounds drum machine and aggressive drums which would also help out here.

The square bass is a nice sound but also doesn't offer a lot in the way of changing tonality, which is what dnb is ... now known for. Try some fx and modulate different parameters of them to say, the kick or snare, so that the audio output of those moves some knobby knobs. I'm not sure what DAW you use or what those would be called in it, but you get the idea.

Good work :)

b1n4ry1 responds:

Thanks, by the way, i use FL Studio

[Ground Zero]

Nice chord progression in the beginning, and lo-pass play

By 33 seconds I'd have expected a bit more dramatic of a transition into the intro than doubling the melody. I used to listen to a guy by the name of Kush on YT. A rule he had for transitions was either add two things, or take two things away :)

Cool piece. Cheers

b1n4ry1 responds:

Thanks, I'll consider your advice!

[Cybernetic Carpentry]

Interesting concepts, a lot of them repeating. I think some study of song structure, contemporary meaning, and a lot of the all over the place feeling of this composition could be tamed into a more comprehensible and enjoyable structure. You have a lot of nice sounding ideas. Just sounds like it isn't quite sure where it wants to go :)

Signals Music Studios is a good place to start

Winkwing responds:

Many thanks! I plan to be working on more stuff sooner or later, so there might be a sudden wave of posts from me.

Also, RIP the VS Joy mod, got completely abandoned after like 2 songs were made for it.

[FROGDAD - Neat!]

Love the aesthetic of the vocals, nice writing on the chorus. It's irresistibly catchy

[You aren't my sunshine]

You aren't my sunshine
My fucking sunshine
You make me sad boi... all de time
You'll never know, dear
how much I hate u
or how that hate consumes my whole life xD

littlemisfortune responds:

Didn't you sing this when I first made it, too? Lmao

[Trancy Move]

I'm amazed something that last 3 seconds has managed to hold my attention this long. Still, I would have liked to have seen it turned into a full song