Ethalyn's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Out Of Fantasy (Original Mix)]

Well i do have to say...

I think it is a pretty good track man, i don't honestly see where Karco was going with his blabbering... Im not just saying this to make you feel good or anything, this track is damn good and VERY well made!

Great kick, a good punch in it and manages to keep all the energy that a song like this needs. You change some bass sounds (or atleast automate it to sound different in some parts of the song) and i think it is a real great bass sound, really nice thumpy phat sound to it, good bassline m8 =]

Also i do think that all the melodies and synth sounds are AWESOME, amazing work!

I enjoyed that reverse kick transition thing you did =)

Current Score
4.26 / 5.00 (+ 0.0070)

10/10
5/5

Great work, although i do think that the smugness in the author comment was a tad to much x)

Thank you for your time.

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JohnnyFrizz responds:

Hahaha I agree with you buddy, the author comment thing was just a lil experiment I made to see if big comments stops 0 ratings (it didnt work though lol).

Thanks for the review bro!

[We Believe Ep.2 - F-777]

Awesome =)

I love these songs, they are just so hard and energetic. With both awesome melodies and original sounds!

Great starts, its just so inspiring as all your melodies are, you have a gift for putting together good notes and make them sound epic by incorporating incredible bass sounds and pads =)

I have to say, i am both impressed and speechless at your recent works. Amazing...

Current Score
5.00 / 5.00 (- 0.0000050)

*Im sorry for minusing your score xD*

10/10
5/5

A clear fav, and a clear download!

Amazing song, the best of the best man =)

Thank you for your time.

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*Sorry for the short review, but really. I am speechless*

F-777 responds:

Wow thanks =O! Epic review man thank you so much!!!

[Brando - Hard Soundz]

Great hardstyle!

This is indeed a great hardstyle song! Very powerfull and hard melody, so is the sound that carries it!

Good opening, pure hardstyle, this is something i could definatly see at Qlimax 2009 =D Just some cleaning up from time to time with the kick transitions that sometimes are out of rythm, and sometimes i do here some notes that doesnt fit. Now hardstyle or not, the scales exist!

Awesome melodies mostly though, i just heard like sometimes some notes came that didnt fit =P 01:46 to be presise!!!

Really good bell that entered there though, i was talking about the synth melody transitions TO the bells. The bell melody was pure awesomness! Great job!

Good kick and a really good vocal add there =) Just start cleaning up your songs and make sure that everything is in key and in rythm, good work nontheless!

Current Score
4.37 / 5.00 (+ 0.0020)

9/10
5/5

A VERY good hardstyle track, a rare diamond among the suckass hardstyle songs of NG x) Awesome work!

Thank you for your time.

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*Gz on the top 5, I hope the exposure will encourage you to do even better music in the future =)*

Dj-Brand0 responds:

Thanks Ethanlyn for the great criticism and advice! I now see I need to improve my composition when it comes to the scales and also the rhythm. Glad you liked it! I don't think I'll much really coming through during the next 1-2 weeks because it's exam time and I have to study. Thanks again for the great score and review!
-Cheers Brando

[@ndrea - Silver Rose]

Hey Andrea!

Okey well good song for starters, proper beat and melody for a video game =) I do want to say a couple things though =)

In the intro, there is very many things going on at the same time, only a few amount of sounds, but what i mean is that there is alot of echo and all the sounds and melodies are just ruining eachother =P Great harmony other than that though, the melodies were great!

After that you bring in the intro, really firm kick, not to hard or to soft, just in the right place to give the song a REALLY pumped up feel =D

Awesome submelodies, fast and hardcore man, i just got to love that! Great piano melody AND sound. This entire song is just an inferno of fun melodies and great sounds =) I gotta say, i am impressed, this is 100k times better than Candy Dance, the transitions are way smoother and the sound is much clearer and this is original, i definatly see where your style is =)

Other than that i would that maybe from time to time it lacked something, just that little extra boost, either some variation in the hihat line or just bringing in some hard hitting sound or something, but this would work very well for a video game indeed, awesome work m8 =)

Current Score
4.19 / 5.00 (+ 0.0024)

9/10
5/5

Cool scratchy sounds (like dj decks scratching) and a good overall song, would work well in a video game, good work m8 =)

Thank you for your time.

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*Gz on top 5 two weeks in a row ^_^*

AndreaDigita responds:

Yehh! :P

Thank you very much for your honest criticism Ethalyn, I agree with you I could have worked more on the percussive side of the song, I just focused to much on the melodies and forgot about that ^^'

And yes I also think its waaaay better than CandyDance :P

"inferno of fun melodies and great sounds" I loved that description XD

Thanks again!
xoxo
@ndrea

[In The Factory]

Nice!

This is really hard in a smooth way, weird sentence but that's really what i feel about this song! It just slides across my ears, and yet sounds so damn hard hitting!

Nice sounds and nice drums. The construction is just right and i do have to say, this track really impressed me =)

Good melodies, and the sounds are easy and nice flowing with the rest of the track, except for the lacking of some vocals, this track really reminds me of Sash! =)

Current Score
4.09 / 5.00 (+ 0.078)

10/10
5/5

Fav'd and dl'd! =D

Awesome track, both hard hitting and smoooooooooth! =D

Thank you for your time.

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XenoxX responds:

YAY! Thanks for the review!

[Happiness [PREVIEW]]

Hey man =) Nice!

I simply love this, and if you dont mind i want to remix it after i'm done with my current project. I really just love the idea in this! =D

Great breakbeats and lots of awesome melodies, pure Splatta track =) You found your style m8! I think you should focus some on your bass, try making it sound more, well bass *ish* if you will =P Get it more deep in there and try sidechaining it to the kick, i just learned how to do it and man it does the trick, boosts the song so much!

I enjoy your lead and your melodies, only thing i can say while your breakbeats are running, maybe try to make the flow a bit more detailed and maybe a bit more focused on the matter of hand, i feel that your breakbeat parts is maybe just a runner up for the next part =/ Try spicing them up a beat and really work on getting them to sound unique and powerfull! =D

Otherwise i definatly see the awesome potential in this song, schweet!

Current Score
3.99 / 5.00 (+ 0.073)

10/10
5/5

Can't wait to see the finished product, loving the preview m8 =)

Thank you for your time.

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*Your melodies are divine =)*

SplatterClock responds:

I will definitely work on the bass and breakbeat man, those were the two things I wasn't sure about anyway.. They didn't seem to fit that well :P Thanks so much for the great review, and I'll definitely let you remix this when I get around to finishing it ^^

[(Dj-NX) Baby's first Hardstyle]

Cool =)

Well this is very good, i think maybe some of the notes you have in there make me expect something entirely different than hardstyle, the melody may need some work. For a first try at hardstyle, i would say this is fucking genius! =D

Now what i mean about that is that one part of your melody, mixes in a note that doesn't belong in the right scale, as in you won't find any scales out there with those notes in together =/ Atleast not used in that direction! So what i would suggest is maybe just give the melody piano roll another go and try to go either ALL evil or ALL hard dance! The kick is good and the opening piano is pretty good! =D

Current Score
4.05 / 5.00 (+ 0.15)

Awesome!

Thank you for your time.

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NX177 responds:

ok ;D
the only reason i was saying stuff about the kick is cuz it was hard to make
EDIT fixed that note!

[.HLS. Submissive (Full)]

Amazingly good =)

The note setting in this is really just amazing, the intro string- play is something torn out from a hollywood ''sad and tragic end of the movie'' scene, that is a good thing! It takes musical skill to do something like this!!!

The trance part you brought in later catched me, it really did! Im impressed man =) Incredibly work! I am impressed the most by the length, and how you all through the song managed to keep me focused on really enjoying this wonderfull piece =)

Current Score
4.60 / 5.00 (+ 0.18)

10/10
5/5

Amazing!

Thank you for your time.

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heartless1298 responds:

Thanks so much dude! I have a feeling this might get top 5, but I'm not sure lol. *crosses fingers*

[.HLS. Submissive]

Awesome! =D

The melody is really just, great!

Basicly all i have to say, great job m8!

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heartless1298 responds:

Thanks man. I can't believe you didn't write a long review. I had you so entranced in the song that you couldn't think, lol.

[[EB] -Blissful Fate]

Really impressive!

This beat is REALLY tight, and all the sounds and melodies fit, each one helping to create the awesome sound ''portrait'' of a song this is! Masterpiece!!!

Now the opening was great, introduced me in a good way for the beat, and when the beat joined in, man i almost pissed my pants (i ACTUALLY tend to mean that as a positive thing, dont ask!) And then it's melody time! AWESOME! Now i almost CRAPPED my pants! THIS SONG ROCKS!

Current Score
4.21 / 5.00 (+ 0.081)

10/10
5/5

A definate fav and dl!!!

An incredible song, masterpiece!

Thank you for your time.

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*Im impressed*

ElectricalBypass responds:

:O dont shit your pants