ADR3-N's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[ANGLE]

Ooh, 8 seconds in and already hard.

Percussion writing is nice, doesn't sound like the hihats are too loud which is nice. What is loud is your kick and reverse kick. When the crash and different transitions -- and triangles -- come in, the track as a whole is distorting. This is robbing your track of much craved low end. Luckily you have a mid heavy bass to help it cut.

Look at the waveform. It looks like a sausage casing. I would mix at a much quieter volume, make sure everything is audible, and go from there. The first thing you can do is reduce the reverb on all of your keys and strings, cut the low end off the reverb up to 300 hz to make room for your 808, and make sure they don't sit on top of each other all muddy. You can afford to turn down your kick by a little too probably if you reduce the overall volume. After the levels are good, apply your master/mastering compression/sausage fattener/internet mastering service.

Also, if you're looking for dirty ass 808s, I dropped a sample pack called Adreanaline in my newsposts. There's tons of other free instruments hanging out in there too if you care to see.

Thanks for coming out to NGUAC! Really enjoyed your beat <3

[A new Chapter]

Great utilization of music theory in your chord modulations. Superbly and thoughtfully written. By 1:50 I'm waiting for a bit more to be said, wondering if we will see the incorporation of different instruments or lead lines. I think the ideas sold here would be best brought out into a full orchestra or a classic rock ballad. For a solo instrument piece, great work!

Thanks for coming out to NGUAC!

GeminiGemini responds:

Thank you

[Dream]

I think a different bass besides that slap would better serve you for such a busy bass line with notes that close to each other. Or you could try something like Ample Sounds Bass lite and see what happens.

I'm not sure entirely what is happening with those scream samples fighting each other but I like it better when they are used as accents rather than a melody.

The piece itself is weird in an endearing way. I appreciate that about it.

Thanks for coming out to NGUAC!

[Electronic danger]

UwU that opening is noice. Please tell me what that creaking sound is. It's a little too loud but I like it.

39 seconds I'm starting to feel like the intro is going on just a bit too long. 50 seconds, I've accepted it

I like your arrangement but think there is WAY too much reverb and the drums are too far down in the mix.

VERY NICE drum fill writing

I want to hear more bass throughout. The lead at 1:27 is much too loud without it.

Splendid writing.

Thanks for coming out to NGUAC!

idimension responds:

Thanks !
In this mix, i use Hybrid synth to make the riffs, i find theses on the bells and leads presets.

[Midnight Perceptions]

Very calming, sad little chords. I would place this in perhaps ambient.

I don't have a lot of critique as it's quite a simple atmospheric piece. I very much like the touches at 2:17 playing with noise. However it is quite a long time to have a lot of the same elements playing without much in the way of transitions or change. Perhaps some play with other noise samples, transition noises, and varying more so when different instruments come and go will help with that. I think you did the best you could all things considered.

Thanks for coming out to NGUAC!

[[NGUAC] Underground]

Your hihats are REALLY LOUD

I appreciate your writing and ideas throughout. I think it would sound a lot better with less reverb, a bit more variation in what instruments were playing at a time.

I appreciate that you play with half-time throughout.

Reminds me of olskool videogames.

Unfortunately the very loud hihat makes it hard for me to enjoy throughout. You really get a lot of use out of that thing!

The kick is also almost inaudible.

Splendid melody and structure however.

Thanks for coming out to NGUAC!

juanthecrack5 responds:

Thank u for the feedback!, I rlly will try to improve some of that points u mention.

[surreal grove]

Can't make many comments beyond I would appreciate just a bit more variation in the breaks and sections. Other than that, nice work.

Thanks for coming out to NGUAC!

[Summer Adventure]

F is for FREAKING MURDER EVERYONE
U is for UNHAND ME YOU ROGUE
N is for NO SCREAMING ANYMORE

I'm also genuinely concerned for your health

Some recommendations for mix -- less reverb on pretty much everything. just a bit less volume on your vocals at 2:02.

Thanks for coming out to NGUAC!

[(KhjjnOffical) - O,P, Q]

This sounds like a lot of noise and transitions thrown together. I mean that with absolutely no offense whatsoever. I'm not able to determine what is the main idea of each section unless it's like say 1:08 which is probably the best sounding part of the piece. It's clean.

1:28 was a nice chord. I had hoped we would chill with that and hit another weird drop or build.

I'm just not able to really understand what is going on until 2:05 again and am tapping my foot against my will it feels like haha. There is occasional really loud high frequencies. A lot of reverb makes some sections hard to make out. I recommend turning that down.

The next thing I would recommend is some study of music theory and song structure just to help you get out your ideas in a manner other people will understand. Signals Music Studios on YouTube has a great list of tutorials that are easy to understand and take ideas from for getting started.

Thanks for coming out to NGUAC!

[Depressed but Groovy]

Props for entering with a piece from 2007. Nostalgia <3

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Muzak4LikE responds:

Nostalgia? funny, even Chopin and Bach didnt released some stuff longe ago - would u call their music nostalgic?! ;) ( i wouldnt dare 2 compare myself with these geniuses - but u get my point) Music, my friend - is timeless!