ADR3-N's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[day of big owls and smiling telemarketers]

This has got to be the weirdest title I've seen in a while, and that's saying something. Excellent compositional ideas throughout.

I would just recommend for your dubstep basses to actually give them an underlying sub bass, and possibly less chorus effect. They're spreading out in the stereo field widely enough that they're losing a little steam. But very interesting sound design.

XyobbMusic responds:

Thanks for the tips! The subs are there, I just made them too quiet. I'm still learning, I love having wacky titles. I just dropped a new one with better subs hopefully

[memoir of a disgruntled zombie survivor]

Why is this such a bop

m0onwalker responds:

Guess I’m just Mozart 🤷‍♂️
Thanks for the 5 stars!

[ADR3-N Drum Test]

It's free because I like it that way XD

I've noticed most people use it as single samples -- though it was supposed to be individual multi-sampled drums loaded as separate patches. Oh well! I guess I'll have to figure out how to program it into a proper instrument at some point.

I'm still updating and fixing things around the pack, so whenever there's an update, I'll let you know!

PS, I really like the rhythms you chose, and the N64 vibe of the track overall

Creeperforce24 responds:

N64 vibe you say? Huh, that never occurred to me! Thanks man!

[brodyaga]

More like this, pretty please. With a proper outro and I will rate 5

Vosh responds:

I'm in a bad mood right now, so I didn't have any ideas on how to finish, but I'll definitely come up with something later.

[-City Shallows-]

I like how lo-fi, busy, and freaking weird this is. Only complaint, the reverb on the low end is pretty high up. I would recommend turning up the low cut on your reverbs to 250 hz. It's especially important when working with a lot of instruments in the low range.

Otherwise, A for effort, and the instruments are pure nostalgia

Creeperforce24 responds:

Thanks man! I seriously appreciate it! And thanks so much for the follow! I seriously appreciate it! I’ll try and keep this in mind, along with @G2961 and multiband compressors

The nostalgia may be from the bass, I was inspired by many waterflame songs in the 2010-2014 time period. I think this bass was real popular with him back then :)

[Ziggurat]

Beautiful composition as usual. Very in tense, and unrelenting. I especially enjoy 1:15 to 1:50.

I have absolutely no problem with the programmed guitar. A bit more polish on the midi quantization and maybe a bit of running through to clean up the lower intervals -- de-mud -- will work wonders.

I have no idea why people insist we PLAY instruments in this age, if we are primarily composers. There is nothing wrong with either-or. I sympathize as an occasional bass player.

I will say the master is pretty quiet and a bit peaky. Might revisit that, and back off the fizz on the amps. It reminds me of my old work, where I would accidentally put the amp after the cab only to notice after I submitted xD

trunotfals responds:

I took most of all this advice and reuploaded for the comp <3

Always great advice firendo

[Taco Body Boat Bitch]

This is so stupid, and I love it. I don't know what it is about this sample that lends itself so much to house -- the demo I'm working on with it is also coincidentally house xD

VariableGR responds:

Ouh shit hahahhaa thanks!
I can't wait to hear it! hahaha 😎😂

[DrumNCrash]

Wasn't sure about this when it got started, but the base of the full drum beat itself sounds cool. I would totally sample it.

LMMS is really hard to mix in and get quality sounds. I would probably recommend exporting your stems and mixing them in another DAW.

FantasistEldrun responds:

Thanks !

I've been using LMMS for years now, however I dont really know any other plateform that I'd be capable to use for the same situations... Do you have suggestions for that ?

[Touch of the Wind]

I'm floored at not having found your music sooner -- this stuff is right up my alley! Loving the breaks and more IDM style production! Thoughtful, lively atmosphere with unintrusive motifs. In general, just real nice

8-BITek responds:

Thanks, I’ve got a few IDMs on Newgrounds

[Yamaha PSR-400-500 Song]

I'm here for that ting-ting-tong agogo, and no one can take that enjoyment away from me. Without removing said agogo.

This got me wondering if the PSR-400 sounds are substantially different from the ones loaded in my girlfriend's keyboard. I was thinking of making a sample pack of the different patches. If they're not too different, though, I may recommend this soundfont and record some interesting modulations instead. (EDIT: I checked and she has a PSR 423, so no wonder the patches sound familiar!)

This composition is a bop btw.

ALSO, I just thought of this since you mentioned Casiocore in your tags. Not long ago I put out a CasioTone 2400 sample pack with some soundfonts. From this track, it sounds like you could make it bang! Check my profile if you're interested in that sort of thing.

8-BITek responds:

The PSR-423 has different sounds and additional filters that weren’t present in the PSR-400. You can listen to the PSR-400 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ce6iYByAqxk - completely different sounds.

By the way, speaking of Casio, my first keyboard was the Casio CA-401. To this day, I’m still searching for a soundfont with those sounds. If you happen to come across one, let me know!