ADR3-N's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Madness Symphony: Act 1]

Давно забыла как правильно писать по русски, но попробую.

Этот трек меня постоянно удивляет. Точка. Стиль по тихонько меняется каждым переходом от фразы к фразе. Мелодии бьют себя в голове словно гвозди в новое строение.

Басс мне звучит как DirectWave, и даже не мешает. Это большое достижение с моей точки зрения. Только бы предпочитала другой басс инструмент для некоторых переходов, просто чтобы чётко отличались друг от друга некоторые секции композиции.

Потрясающая работа. Могу слушать 5 раз в подряд.

[We Are Not Alone]

This is beautiful. Frantic, calm, complex, and simple at the same time. I always love your work for that reason.

And don't worry, I won't say anything about the samples. I don't think they are used in a way which is unoriginal by any means, nor are they all that recognizable without you saying so. So if I didn't recognize it and I listen to this stuff, I don't think the labels will either ;)

Quarl responds:

lmao, sampling is half the fun of EDM. It's in our legacy to learn a little about it and find out how to be as creative as possible from all angels! I'd happily remove questionable samples but no one has ever called me out for them. Suppose I wasn't able to join the underdog tourney because my audition song had a noteworthy sample but I really don't care about that. Sampling is EDM legacy.

[Dumbfounded]

I'm dumbfounded as to why this doesn't have more reviews. That olskool vocal chop is put to good use. I think some use of a mastering plugin like smiley vst and a mild sausage fattening would go a long way for the final mix down but it's chill af

[Alone]

Not bad. I'm listening on my phone so I don't have much critique for mix.

I can say that the piano and synths you sidechained for chords seem to have too much reverb and are very chunky in the low mid range. I would bring some notes from those chords up an octave, or pare down the octaves so that the other notes of the chords can be heard. They sound very dark and muddy in comparison to the bright and energetic lead.

Other than that your composition is structurally strong, nice and loud, and the lead is clear. I would bring out your kick and snare just a little more to match the volume of the lead and drive the track harder. You've done a great job keeping the rest clean and tight from what I can hear. Great work :)

OVERSCORE responds:

Thank you, I need as much advice on mixing as I can get… can never seem to get it right
EDIT: maybe it sounds different on headphones?

[DOOTCORE]

Yo, this is either drumstep or dnb I'm pretty sure. But 5/5 for memery

[Drummer]

Hard as hell. Love the fusion of phonk and almost synthwave house. Mix is pretty clear as well. Great use of chip speech. Drum programming is solid and stays fresh. I'm a sucker for that olskool sound and you nailed it.

And huge thank you for sharing your sample sources! You might enjoy the freebies I just posted to my user page. Metal Drums that do nicely for synthwave incidentally, a Casio keyboard, and my own Japanese ethnic hiphop and industrial sample pack. You posted up a whole goldmine. Great sources man. Can't wait to check them out. Thank you!

You should try doing demos for people. Good way to get your hands on more samples for free and make money in your own right if you keep it up!

[The Duel]

Ah, back when quality audio was unheard of. The good old days. Not bad

[HYACINTH GIRL]

So much vibrato-y goodness. I would like to hear just a bit more of your harmonies on the sides

[ForTheLeft - Fluxus]

Great arrangement and melodies. Could use some different instruments than piano throughout. Although you do well to use a large range of the instruments, and probably some different cymbals -- I've released a ton of soundfont instruments and samples in my news, for free, for use with sforzando (also free). I think you'd enjoy them based on this composition. I also can't recommend the Junk Guitar sfz library enough for guitars, over any other sfz. It's hard to find but will help you out massively. You can use it with Emissary Amp and any free cab you like.

Also, even just two different synth guitars panned 100% L and R would help bring your guitars to the front and push the song along. As is, it feels like they lay there a little. I'm on my cellphone also so I can't tell if there's a sine bass but don't hear one rn.

PM me if any of this is unclear or poorly explained. I really enjoy your music and think some new sample material would take it to the next level.

[htaM airA]

Not a huge fan of FNF, but this isn't half bad! I'd bring out your drums a little more, the kick and snare specifically. The concept itself of modding the game is cool as hell