ADR3-N's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[[Z] Random Collab 2.0 Loop [Z]]

Nice!

I'm loving the progressive loop thing you have going on here. The looping is practically seamless. =D

Nice work!

KI1 responds:

xD Yeah, s'what I was going for :P

[[Z] Yellow Minute (Remix) [Z]]

I'm highly confused now, but I like it

I think the vox is what kept me listening through this song. It's pretty captivating. The riffs are also nice. It sort of felt like you were fumbling around for a groove through most of it though. I still enjoy it, however, so you can relax. You didn't make it horrible. If you did, I wouldn't bother reviewing.

The piano in the back ground of this adds a pretty soothing effect to the song. It made the iffy transitions bearable, later on in the song. I just really didn't like the crashes. They seemed a little too early, too late, too loud, etc. I just thought they clashed with the song. The rest of the percussion is pure love though. I also like the gate effects you used. Now if only I could get my hands on FL, Nexus, and Vengeance, haha. You're honestly making me jealous. ;)

KI1 responds:

Yeah, I always use crashes because I dunno anything about transitions >_< As you said, probably should turn down the crashes as well...
As for the piano, I was trying to soften up the main lead and riff from the original song, but didn't quite have the same effect though.
If you're gonna get FL, you better start saving... If you're planning on buying legally...

[[Z] Tempest [Z]]

Sounds very familiar

I've heard quite a few songs like this on NG. It doesn't bother me though, not one bit, especially since it's not hurting my ears with too much treble, or etc. I only give a 9/10 because the kick was pretty . . distracting. Maybe try less distortion on it? The thunder, lightning, and rain were pretty spot on though.

I program/play/sample most of my stuff and use old style programs like Audacity most of the time, so I couldn't tell you much about dramatic effects, but I do like a lot of what you tried to do here. You took a pretty boring riff and spiced it enough for me to sit here and think out a review while listening to it over and over. I think that speaks enough for my thoughts, right?

KI1 responds:

Yeah, as Trystlions said, very generic. To be honest, I kinda slacked this one: Just got a sequenced synth, alternated between chords, added some SFX and yeah...
If you've noticed I've used the same kick for a lot of my songs, untill I got the Vengance Electro samples :D

[Attack Again (Ziggyreno Mix)]

Pretty sounds! haha

This is a good song, in my opinion, but the background and percussion is slightly lacking. Still, it makes me want to hug someone. I'm guessing you mixed this on headphones? That could be why it's sounding weird to me, since I use a stereo system whenever I'm not on the go.

The chorus = eargasm, by the way, and the vox was pure awesomeness, despite being repetitive.

I hereby favorite and 5. :)

KI1 responds:

Yeah, my history with percussion instruments hasn't been so great I must admit.
I'm afraid I always mix all my songs on headphones :/ Don't wanna wake the family...
I tried to get as much vox in as possible, but that was all I could get without getting interference from the original song.
TY for teh fav :P

[\<--After Lightning-->/]

Not my style, but still pretty cool

I'm extremely disoriented as I write this, so I may leave something out. If I do, forgive me. For a first song, this is done very well. It makes me want to go insane in the good way, haha. It just has that vibe to it. =3

KI1 responds:

xD I honestly hate this song, my friends taunt me by beatboxing the drum beat.
I have made worse crap than this, luckily it's trapped in the confines of my hard drive.

[[Z] Dustout [Z]]

Hmm....

It needs a bit of EQ'ing. The kick is squealing a bit, which any synth with bass tends to do. What you can do to prevent this is to make a separate track for the kick drum and EQ it in layers. I find that lowering the ranges under 64 Hz tremendously is a big help. Then you can beef it back up. Most of the kick is at about 70-ish Hz anyway.

Other than the mild headache inducing squealing, I like the song. Your lead is cool. :)

KI1 responds:

Yeah, I know what you mean, after looking back through the project file, it was the bass that made that squealing noise... I've stopped using that synth alltogether now.
But yeah, I'll be sure to try out your EQ suggestions :P

[[Z] Decimation [Z]]

I'm confused, but I still like it

Some of the loops seemed very out of place here, mostly the underlying melodies, right around when the bassline came in. Other than that, it's pretty danceable, which balances out the bad points. It's good!

KI1 responds:

Yeah, after listening to it again many times, I see what you mean. Probably should double listen it before submission next time...

[Agoraphobiaification]

Hmm.. Relaxing. =b

You just earned yourself a download, hehe. I'm loving the bass synth here. It's the awesome sauce. The pauses threw me off a bit, sure, but not enough for me not to enjoy it. I'm beginning to think I'm going to like all of your stuff, lol.

5/5

KI1 responds:

Yay, a download :P
Yeah, this was originally meant to be an ambient song... but I just couldn't do it, so this is how it turned out I guess :P

[[Z] Qualm [Z]]

Not bad. :)

The intro didn't put me off that much, just the hi-hats for some reason. Other than that, it's pretty well done. It's not bad. The bass was a bit detuned at times, however. That could just be the distortion and my speakers though. Nice work!

KI1 responds:

Heheh, thanks :P As usual, I have a problem with percussion instruments >_<