ADR3-N's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Utopia]

Gorgeous intro arp -- I think it would benefit from less low end on your reverb, if you can cut around 300 hz on that wet and below.

Your lead intro at 30 seconds is tastefully done

Sidechain at 40 seconds is also quite tasteful. I'm appreciating your panning work as well.

Overall, I don't think I have much in the way of critique. The mix sounds fantastic, and the piece glides smoothly from start to... 1:30

Chords tremeloing at 1:50 are absolute saaaaauce. Crashes nicely placed at 2:00. Chord progression is complex but not overly so, and very reminiscent of RNB.

Only detractor is there is not a smooth finish. I'm unsure if you meant this to loop or not. A fade out or a final chord would do more justice.

Excellent work. Thanks for coming out to NGUAC!

Xyrul23 responds:

TYSM for the feedback!

[Far From Home]

Nicely done! Absolutely feels like an anime opening, lyrical composition and all.

I would appreciate pushing the vocals up by about 1 to 2 dB. The drums are nicely present, but they and the vocal should be about equally in your face, otherwise, it is difficult to separate the well thought and performed vocal lines from the "lead snare"

Fantastic work, however. Thanks for coming out to NGUAC! I can't wait to hear what you do next!

Zip-Zap-Official responds:

Thank you so much! Funny that you mention anime, because we have been working on a Japanese version :)

[Zoftle x Tokzick - Hellfire]

Getting some mad hype with that intro. Feeling very olskool trap there, lots of bass to go around.

Around 1 minute, that vocal sample could use a bit more push to the front, perhaps a bit less overall compression on the song itself, or back down some reverb in the 250 hz range.

In terms of arrangement, this is top tier ear destruction. Kudos to varied drops, tactful buildups, and thoughtful melody/counter melody. My complaints are very few barring aforementioned slight overcompression and a little mud from wet channels.

I think the snare around 3 min could be pushed a bit harder with clipping and widening, and very slight ducking of the bass volume down by .2 dB max. That is such nice formant manipulation. Well done.

Brass around 4 min could use stereo doubling with a different synth, slightly louder, and I was yearning for just one more drop.

Fantastic work overall. I look forward to hearing more from you!

Thanks for coming out to NGUAC!

edit: oops, wrong acronym, NGADM. LOL, but you should totally hit up NGUAC too if you haven't already!

Zoftle responds:

Thank you so much for the amazing feedback!!! This is the first time i've ever entered into a NGUAC and I'm so excited!

[Requiem For A Dream [ZdiZdiK RmX]]

Hey!

Don't have the mental capacity right now to write in Russian, HOWEVER:
very much appreciate the acid elements of the track.

I think leads could come down by 2 dB overall, bringing drums up, and not mix quite as loud. It sounds as if you have a brick wall limiter on the master. Bass also could come up in the mix a bit.

Other than that, very varied and interesting take on a classic song <3

I promise I will come say hi when I am more awake!

X-500 responds:

Hi! Wow, thanks for honest review! Really appreciate it!)

[0i00 - Lobotomy]

I think I would put it as dance

My only complaint is that the song is mixed a bit loud and seems to just have brick wall limiter applied. Beyond that it doesn't sound bad at all, just the whole track is distorting at the limiter.

It has some phonk elements but overall, dance.

zeroizerozero responds:

Спасибо большое

Попробую пофиксить.


Так лучше?

[Are You Listening?]

I hear a great song hiding under what sounds like digital distortion on the bigger sections. Not sure what's causing it, but I definitely hear lots of reverb creating a wash, a 10k fuzz on the guitars it sounds like, and the drums aren't cutting through the mix as well as I'd like. I would pull down the cymbals and see how that sounds. Smaller sections sounds totally fine minus I can't tell if it's my tinnitus or recording noise that could be removed

Still I hear a coherent track and a nice style once it's a bit more cleaned up. Great work

ADarkerBreed responds:

Thanks for your comment, definitely stuff I'll keep in mind moving forward! I'm glad you enjoy the track despite its roughness.

[Sand Beach | RPG Music | Royalty free + MIDI |]

Got some fantastic sounds going on, although feel the bubbly bell like pluck and some other sounds may be spaced out too wide in the stereo field. Maybe rely on delay more than reverb and it may help.

This is a really interesting piece! Nice work

Aalasteir responds:

Thank you so much, yes I do agree with you. You have good advice!

[The Bobronella Swamps (wip)]

I wouldn't say this is hiphop, but it's a nice compelling tune. I would recommend running this through an internet mastering service or something as louder these days is better. I think it would do a world of good to bring the bass forward for that matter

Nisker121 responds:

I don't think it's hip-hop either. And I wasn't trying to make it so. I just didn't know what genre it was myself, so I let the bot define it. The mixing is bad, I know. I just haven't finished the music yet. The full version will be out very soon! :)

[Nightfall's Breeze]

Take my straight 5 for this quality beat. And screw the GD players who give you low star reviews for something you can't control.

Maybe we need to do something about that.

I especially appreciate your low and hi-passing and what sounds like moving around the stereo field. Probably the highest quality lo-fi beat I've heard to date, great transitions.

Casper responds:

Thanks, it was actually your tips when I first started uploading my stuff on here that made me compress my drums and just overall mix them better! The effects on this track were kinda rushed but i guess it fits my style haha. Yeah, some melodies are panned as well as the hi hats and some risers. I don't really pay too much attention to whining GD players but I leave the option on since there have been some really cool levels made with some of my music.