ADR3-N's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Into the deep]

Sounds like a nice contemporary idea, and the rhymes ain't bad. The adlibs in the back and cutting itself is okay. It sounds with the production like you're performing at mic night and that's your recording though.

There are lots of tutorials on mixing vocals, but some quick recommendations from me, I would cut everything below 250 hz on the vocal so it doesn't sound boxy. You might actually be able to take a free all in one plugin like KSHMR Essentials, even the free Kick version and up the pressure and tape saturation to achieve a tighter, less PA pumping. To remove those harsh P, B, and F sounds while recording, you can take a t-shirt and coat hanger if a storebought pop filter is out of your range.

As far as the beat, the percussion, with the exception of the hats, isn't cutting through like it should. I'm not sure what DAW you use, but I would side chain the instrumental with the snares, claps, and kicks, the 808 to the kick, etc. I would reduce the hihat by about 2 dB at least, while taking up the snare/hat, and kick up in the mix.

Make sure the volume of your acapella is consistent throughout. I'm not sure if it's compression on the master, or if it's ducking in and out. At some points it's quite loud.

After listening through twice, it doesn't sound bad. There are some spots where in your delivery, particularly adlib "eeeeeeh" where it sounds like you're not projecting confidently. Can you imagine any of your favorite artists sounding like that trying to get you hype? The verses themselves are great disses, but remember every part of the track got to have the same vibe.

Beyond that I would recommend doing some of your own processing on your samples to make them your own. KSHMR Essentials Kick is a free plugin I've been using for transients, fizz, width, and compression all in one box, and it isn't just limited to kicks :) I also recommend GComp2 for gating. If you want plugin or samples other than what I mentioned, hit me up.

Good luck, and keep doing what you're doing. It's a long road to great sound, but it's only onward and upward from here :)

[Empty Streets]

A nice hard type beat. I'd like to hear a little bit shorter kick, sidechained onto that square bass, maybe add some distortion to both. You can also experiment with gates to give those chords in the back some more exit/entrance as they pop in and out, side chain those to the kick and snare. Add some grit and compression, and this baby will pop fire :)

[😈Maldades😈]

Sounds like oldschool 80s martial arts films. I'm digging it!

[travel channel instrumentals]

Sounds olskool inspired. I'd like to hear just a little more pop on the kick transients, a bit more compression on your samples, and a tad more 808, but otherwise fantastically pleased to see you come this far in your production! Congrats on all the years. You're getting it <3

[Buisness Remastered]

I imagined it as an accent on the pronunciation of business, to be cheeky. Nice to see somebody else out there not afraid to mix it up with the titles, as I'm a fan myself :)

demon4hire responds:

It actually was a misspelling on my part almost 7 years ago, but I decided to keep it because I thought it added to it.

[Misham Studio - Apollo Justice Remake]

I might take the snaps down a couple dB, but that upright sounds good, the piece moves along like it feels it should. The muted trumpet sounds pretty natural, as does the brush kit. I may take some of the sibilance off of the vocal and remove some boxy mids, but as a whole, everything sounds good.

Azurenite responds:

Thanks for the feedback! I listened back to it and I agree with the things you pointed out. It's something I can definitely improve on next time I try something similar to this.

[Major Dissonance]

Interesting use of dissonance and bass instruments. Smooth and nostalgic

[Old Vibes Loop]

It does sound like old pinball music. I dig it. Some of the chords are a little dense in the lower range. Feel like you could take them up an octave or invert them, the bells, and free up some space in the mid range for the bass to shine

[Elevator Trap]

Smooth. I would take down the triangle sample just a little. It's pinging just a little hard in my left ear, but otherwise groovy