ADR3-N's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Color Drunk]

Not a bad little tune, and spicy chords. I think the only thing I could ask for is more variation. That will come from studying song structure -- I know the first thing I thought about that was that I didn't want my work to sound like everyone else's, but having that general idea of direction will allow you to write your fullest sections and build toward them for a more satisfying result :)

[Pixel Plaza]

Right off the bat, this sounds pretty damn cool. I like the chords and arpeggios, lead is smooth, and mixing is inoffensive. I would do something to remove the clicking when the bass comes in.

[Just jammin around]

You could probably cut out that hum by eqing out the particular frequency or applying multiband compression

End result is muddy, bar rock-ish. I do like your lead playing. You've got potential if you start seriously songwriting, find yourself a DAW that can support vsts, a bass and drum set in particular. I have recommendations if you're interested :)

Overall, sounds nice, even given the limitations of software and hardware.

[Chill sad acoustic.]

Coincidentally all my favorite chords. I'd like to see you revisit this with a bit more consistency after having played a while. Last section of single picking fingerstyle grabbed my attention. :)

JimmyBiscuit responds:

I love those chords I play them all the time. Most of this is just improvised and I choked in the middle of it a little if my memory serves me well. I've been playing for almost 2 years and yeah, I need to get a little more consistent with my stuff lol.

[Lord Bootyquake - Ara Ara Entrails]

This really takes me back to olskool ng metal. I can't understand anything, and the guitar could use to be doubletracked. The drums are really low in the mix. I would probably take the guitar down 2 to 3 dB just to hear them. But swishy string noises make me happy

[Sonic Lesbian Bondage]

The audio is disorting from being so loud. I would turn the guitars down about 2 dB to make room for the other instruments, especially the kick and snare to stick out through the mix. But I really like your writing. It's brootal <3

[Golden Axe Murderer]

As someone mentioned, a sega genesis literally shitting itself in absolute mania. Rated 3.5/5 because I really like your drum patterns and sound, with the exception of cymbal, but the genesis sounds occasionally clash with each other to the point I'm not really able to tell what's supposed to and what's not supposed to, if that makes sense? I think if different instruments were used and it wasn't all center channel it would stand out much better as a piece

[I Wrote]

Wow that was not where I was expecting you to go with that intro chord progression. Interesting choice.

Your mixing on your vocals is flawless.

My only gripe, I think would be the piano tone itself. I might have chosen a different instrument there, like a high bassline with a sub bass or something similar on the lower octave.

Lyrics themselves are pensive and sensitive without being overly so. Pretty great, especially for the genre, which normally isn't my cup of tea. You've got the voice of someone I imagine to be photogenic, in a guy next door kind of way. Not sure how else to put that, but it's a compliment haha.

Would love to see a process on how you manage your vocals

floorboardofficial responds:

Thanks so much for the thoughtful review! I agree I could've done something better with the bass end. I think a piano could work, but maybe a bit harder of a piano tone with better EQ, but my ears still aren't that great at perceiving these things, especially with mixing the low-end. But glad you liked it! And it's nice hearing some affirmation about the lyrics because I'm not all too confident with them.

Thanks again for the thoughtful review! I'll definitly consider putting something together to show how I appraoch my vocals if people would find that valuable.

[Prototype X9]

One of if not the best dnb tracks I've heard in recent memory. I'm practically without any point of critique. Although I do think it may benefit from just a bit more distortion and possibly compression on the eight string, maybe a bit of sub under it to help it cut through as aggressively as its synth bass complement. Could just bump it up .3 dB and see what happens. Otherwise, flawless victory. Really surprised me. Frontpage in my humble opinion well deserved!

[Devils Lament]

Amazing what can happen in seven years time. What choir is this? It sounds freaking great

The abrupt entrance at 50 or so seconds works really well. I think there could be a bit more velocity tampering on your lead just to get all the attacks sounding differentiated from one another.

1:39, those strings sound great alongside the guitar, and 1:58 sounds smooth as hell. I almost can't distinguish that from an actual guitar with how great the grungier picks sound. Fantastic and dynamic use of that synth. 2:55 similarly sounds great.

3:13 organ brings back fond memories of your earlier work. It's still surreal listening to this now and recalling you as one of the inspirations for my preteen self to start making music, to later use even some of the same software after a good decade and a half in the future. Excited to see what you come up with next :)

Lashmush responds:

This is the Dominus Choir for Kontakt. You have keyswitch syllabes/phrases of your own making and modwheel control of power, etc. You can also midi-learn a bunch of the other stuff for physical or virtual midi controllers in your DAW.

Thanks for the appreciation! c: