ADR3-N's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[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.

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[(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.

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[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!

[bolt]

Lots of distortion in the left channel at 17 seconds. Actually, there's so much distortion I find it hard to make out until we get to our first... hook?

I appreciate the combination of various elements. I hear ghosts of voices that make this as frightening of an experience as walking in memphis at night in 2022. I'm kinda vibing with that.

At 1:39 the hihat is pretty loud. Like, super loud.

I'm starting to feel like I'm about to get run over by a train with the chords throughout LOL

I really think less compression and mixing quieter before you use master FX would help this piece a lot.

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[Silver drum]

Interesting play with the stringed instruments. The drums stand out well in the mix, but I would really like to hear a lot more bass. It's almost inaudible until the chorus, and at the chorus it is very busy. Nothing wrong with a busy bassline, but with all instruments busy at the same time, it makes it hard to figure out what to listen to.

The section at 1:30 sounds pretty nice!

I think some study of song structure will do you good. What we have here is intro, verse, chorus, verse, chorus, slightly different verse, final chorus that feels pretty much the same as all the other choruses. Even 2 choruses there would have done more nicely than the current iteration, the final chorus having one or two more elements.

I like the sound choices and effects here but found the structure hard to follow as I just expected more than was there. Wish I had more nice things to say as the piece as a whole other than that is very creative!

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[Nom - Sexsion Ayt (Inst.)]

This sounds SO 90's. Takes me back in time.

It's very quiet if I look at the waveform. I want to hear more volume on your toms and lower drums like that tabla or dholak -- cant tell what it is.

Structure wise, for the melodies, it's not boring, I just can't make out where exactly the hook is gonna be at.

I think the bass would do a lot better if it were in the center of the mix, not chorused to both channels like Tupac vocals, if you know what I mean.

If you're looking for samples and free instruments, check my newsposts. I made a pack myself, Adreanaline, and I try to post what I find around the web decent.

Recommend trying a free internet mastering service for the volume. It's pretty quiet.

Definitely a groove. Thanks for coming out to NGUAC!

[Low - Celeste]

Fantastically produced. Only think I can ask for is a bit less 18-24khz on the mix.

Very clean drop and transition to 1:28. Holy shit.

I would prefer a change in style or different bridge into your second drop because it feels like I just heard the same thing twice until 2:06. I may skip 2:20 into the final drop. But great work! Thanks for coming out to NGUAC!

[Reverie]

The intro up to 20 seconds is almost inaudible to me

Nice writing onto 35 seconds
The string instrument sounds dry and there could be better treatment of it with attention to attack modulation, velocity, and reverb.

1:11 sounds like you got irritated, walked across the room, and picked up your DAW haha

Overall, that's a very interesting approach. Sounds like you heard my critique and went over to do what you do best :P

But for the keychange, it sounds like a lot of the same elements. Nothing is particularly low quality -- I perhaps would prefer less string volume at 3:23. But something is happening, or rather not happening. Think I'd like some swooshy transitions, chimes, or whatever, to solidify transitions. But great shifts in style. That's much appreciated.

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[hello world! (nguac tryout)]

Your melodic writing is interesting. Some comments as I have trouble making out what is going on at points -- feels pretty avant garde

Better mixing and some light use of FX at this stage of development would vastly improve your presentation. Drums should be the loudest part of your mix and be clearly audible -- and not cluttered. Kick and snare are particularly important. Hihats and cymbals should be slightly less loud because they're alone in their frequency range for the most part.

I think you have lots of cool ideas in here but would benefit from some study of song structure. I recommend Signals Music Studios on YT as a launching point.

Thanks for coming out to NGUAC!

MameloIlMugna46 responds:

drums are too silent in the program i use.

[Volcanic [Lifelight Records Release]]

Your hihats and claps are really sibilant. I would take them down somewhat. There's also a LOT of reverb and low frequencies that I can't make heads or tails of what exactly they are, leaving me to feel like my head is underwater where there isn't sidechain or some obvious chunky piano.

I think the piece was mixed too loudly before effects were applied to the master. I can't hear a lot of your brass stabs added in for effect properly due to all that reverb.

Your sub bass is audible but isn't really standing out against all the other instruments due to the muddy low end.

I really like the writing of the piano but feel like for the bass portions of it other instruments would have served a better purpose, as it sounds a bit unnatural. Definitely feels like a videogame though. That I do enjoy.

Aside from that, not bad. Thanks for coming out to NGUAC!

mar234 responds:

Thanks a lot!