ADR3-N's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Galantis- (U & I) (Instrumental Remix)]

Interesting, quirky synth in the beginning, and the piano sounds pretty nice. Could use just a tad of modulation so it doesn't sound like a midi. Chords are all pretty (I actually think you could stand to make the -- it sounds like saws -- stand out more), and everything seems mixed pretty well. I like the sort of delicacy of the tracks as a whole, as well as returning to the same themes throughout. It's one of the most sensitive ways I've seen dubstep handled, and it still keeps the punch of the genres as a whole. At 2:22, you could have just hammered it home rather than feeling like another buildup was necessary. Would have been just as satisfying. Great work!

Thanks for the request!

NevoMusic responds:

Thanks so much for the review! You've given me some great insight. I'm glad I made a request!

[Wind Chime Crime]

Great chords! I was expecting a trap beat, the way you presented it at first. It's certainly very laid back. Beautiful stuff here. I love it. That sneaky bass is great, too. Sounds not quite ambient, for the 2:30 mark. Maybe house. Really laid back house. Someone double-check me because I'm not the greatest at divining genres. In short, I'm in love with this track. Excellent stuff!

Thanks for the request!

MuffinLad responds:

Hey, thank you so much for the reviews! I'm glad you enjoy the songs :) I wasn't sure what to tag them as either.. Usually I choose electronic 'chill' so I thought ambient might be the closest thing. I made it all electronically, but I like making relaxing tunes :)

[Threesome]

I actually really like the offbeat, dark feel and thin percussion. It makes for an uncoordinated sort of threesome. I'm not great with EDM genres aside from techno, DnB, and dubstep, but I think you definitely nailed your theme. It really encapsulates the stomach-sick of "What are we doing?", that I feel you wanted to imply. Great arrangement, also. It's sensitive without being overpowering.

AlexTL13 responds:

Thank u for you glowing review!
the overall positive thoughts on this is really exiting.

[Banging]

~Per your review request~
Interesting. Sounds like some sort of fusion of genres, though I hardly listen to Dance. The lead at 00:30 is pretty nice. I feel like the sub-bass is muddying up the whole mix, though. Almost as if it isn't laying in the chords. It sounds much better at 1:00, when it's laying in a chord. Gate play is interesting. Percussion sounds a little naked, though. Don't be afraid to add some personality to your VSTs! Distort them. Phase them. Chorus them. Reverb is your friend (sometimes). The list goes on. I'd have definitely liked a longer version with some minor alterations -- maybe a change to the bright-ish piano riff every 8 bars or something.

As is, I can bob my head to it. My main gripe is that the kick isn't as gritty as the snare. Cannot get enough of that lead, though. That's one infectious melody!

Keep it up!

TheNGVirus responds:

thanks for the review, man!

I'll keep it up!

[Warpdrive]

Some pretty catchy stuff, but you'll probably get more traction in trance than here. Some pretty sweet sounds around 40, and the low pass play is nice. I feel like you diverged from the mainstay of your chorus around 00:50 to 01:00. Once things got moving again at around 01:30 though, I enjoyed it quite a bit.

The 303 bass feels a little dry in places. Lead around 2:10 is spectacular at its entrance with the shaky tremelo pitch mod.

Overall, it certainly doesn't sound bad, but I feel this is in the wrong genre. Maybe Dance or Trance would be good places to put it. Don't worry about that for now, though. I'm not good at divining genre anyway. I have a couple gripes, however.

-I feel like the cutting of the intro and outro is a bit unnecessary unless it is a consistent theme of the track's melody or accompaniment.
-The pads and basses sound like presets. Nothing wrong with that on its own, but they don't mesh perfectly, and a smooth soundscape is everything.
-Watch your leveling. The mid range between 00:20 and 00:30 was almost painful in my left ear from some frequencies sticking out so much more than others.
-Some parts of the song felt almost copied and pasted, like around 01:02, where the main theme came in.

Pretty catchy tune you've made! Keep it up!

Daru925 responds:

Thank you for the detailled review and useful feedback, especially about EQ
Definitely a lot to improve, listening back to it monthes later^^ Still its one of my favourite track.

I admit i m always lost when choosing a genre for my tracks. I must be stuck in the past where everything was called Techno.
Now I m more like: i will create something and let audiophiles decide what genre it fits best ahah^^
They know better :)
Thanks again!

[Got Home]

I like it. It sounds pensive and maybe a bit sad at times. I can imagine it as surrounding me as I recline in a white, wooden wicker chair, resting my chin on one hand, staring out a window and just thinking. Loops just about flawlessly. I give a 4.5 due to a bit of unsure footing I'm hearing when it comes to the chords, but I think that may just be my ears.

Noisysundae responds:

Uhuh. I gave it a bad arrangement for the chords. It should be better than this. :(

[C.U.R.E. (Concentrated Unmaking Robotic Entity)]

For a moment, I thought my player was freezing, which alarmed me until I realized that was part of the theme. It's not dramatic, so I couldn't dance to it, but it's a good effort. Nice job on the track. It reminds me of 2006 trance on NG. Thank you for the nostalgia. :)

Noisysundae responds:

I'm kinda old-fashioned so I made many old school things. :P
And thank you too. You even went to my profile to check my stuff. :D

[One]

Mixed pretty well, with some cool old conventions like the naked claps and offbeat bass. It's a simple, atmospheric groove that would fit well in a risky platformer, a run and gun, or a laid back set. Amp up the kick and subtract a bit of reverb, pump the bass, and distort that antsy lead, and you'd have a pretty nice club banger. :)

EdKempeper responds:

Thanx for your review !
I tried to do my best with this one. I was influenced by a french DJ and tried to
do the same things with my own means.

[Two]

You've always got the best kicks. I could trip to this. Nice atmosphere.

1:30 threw me off, though. Could just be that it sounds like a rubber band pluck. It didn't mesh too well with the rest of the song until the very end. I can't tell if it's a triangle wave or a ramp or what. Might try a ramp or pulse with a little grit to it. Maybe it's just my ears. Still, I enjoyed the listen. You've got some skills, and it's good to see people cranking out new tunes. :)

EdKempeper responds:

Thank you !
I spent some time on this one too.
The song i'm working on now is very different.
With your advices, i think i need to work on it harder ;)