Ethalyn's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[The Heist (A->N)]

Nice one ^_^

Really cool man, i liked the opening, cool effect automations. The only thing i would have to say pulled the intro down is the breakbeat, i really fucking loved the melos and the dark almost industrial feel you had, but i just feel that the beats/drums in this song was incomplete. They didnt really follow an easy pattern, sounded to complex and the sounds could have been better chosen and mastered in my opinion.

I love all the instruments you use for your melody through the song, they at the same time make it interesting and original, like it ;)

The structure i didnt really follow, just an up down pattern that didnt reaaaaally make sense in my head, but dudes, totally love the melody, and the idea! =D And remember, just my personal opinion, maybe you could revisit it or something? I just gotta stress it how much i love the basic idea of this tune :)

8/10
4/5

Nice melodies, and i love the feel. It just could use some more work on the beats and the structure, both of those factors made the song, well confusing...

Thank you for your time.

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ApproachingNirvana responds:

Thanks for the constructive review. I'll admit that the structure on this piece is a bit all over the place. Our more recent submission, "Wrecked by Deja Vu," follows a more generic structure that should ease your pain from this one. The beats were a challenge to get in conjunction with the orchestral parts and we put a lot of work into that. Before progressing on this song, I think we'll give that some more attention in order to fix some of the things you mentioned.

Hopefully our other submissions won't confuse you as much. Thanks again for the review!

[Synthetica EP Demo Track]

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Hey man, i just wanted to drop a review telling you thank you for putting all of this together, its really a nice way to bring artists together here on NG... nice work :)

[We Believe Ep.7 - F-777]

Very good man :)

Wow, i liked this ALOT... the intro was very beautifull, and the pan flute was amazing ;) Although, the only thing i would have to say was out of order in this one, is that the sound is WAY to scattered, i think the mastering is just a tiny bit off... a little tip if to maybe turn the kick slightly up (in volume, and make it sound more like a kick, sounds very weak atm), and maybe to make sure that everything stays proportionate, the overall sound atm is as mentioned very scattered, and sounds like you used Soundgoodizer? Now if thats not the thing you use, i think its may just be slightly overcompressed...

But dude, i really love your note progressions, and your melodies are off the hook ;)

Just give mastering another look maybe? And try use a different set of compressors and EQ/master the kick just slightly different, to make it pop out more.

9/10
5/5

Nice work, but mastering is just a tiny bit of in my opinion :)

Thank you for your time.

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[Monsoon (nal1200 Remix)]

Wow, pretty great man! ;)

I liked the intro ALOT, with the breakbeat, really great stuff there. I definatly liked the way you used the vocals to make a stutter feel there :) Although, i think the music may paused to many times in 1 minute, like you first had the breakbeat, then you had the slightly harder/faster feeling part, and THEN you paused it entirely with the vocals... maybe next time you should think about the structure a tiny bit more in the intro? Now dont get me wrong, it sounds great, i just think the breaks/pauses in the intro wore it down slightly :)

Dude, totally love the autotune, funny that you use it now actually, because i am remixing Tell Me Why by Nordic Stars together with an irl friend of mine, and i to am experimenting with autotune for the first time ;) Totally love it, a little hard to get a hang of but it was worth it! Do i also hear some VEC3 samples in there? I just got the pack and i LOVE it!

I would have to say that 03:21 was the greatest moment in this song, and to be honest its the greatest finish i ever heard on Newgrounds i think ;) It was very catchy, and i loved that you just used everything at ones rather than waiting with hihats and claps in that last part!

I like the Rob Mayth feel over it, and how you didnt copy him, alot of people want to sound as good as him, but few just incorporate his ideas and mix some of their own, i respect that man ;)

10/10
5/5

Awesome work, keep it going ;)

Thank you for your time.

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"Btw, keep an eye open for the Tell Me Why Remix dude, theres guitar in it, that's all im going to say! x) It'l be up next week ;)"

nal1200 responds:

Will do, my man!

I don't has VEC3, but I do have the first two collections. I've messed around with those two for so long that I can remember how most of the numbers sound lol.

Yeah, there were originally more pauses, but i've decided to take the majority out. I was originally going for the "silence" feel, but it didn't set well with the pickups for the chorus.

Anyway thanks for the review! Shoot me a PM when your track is out!

[DXM - Take Control]

Damn mate, awesome!

I love it, no long review here, it sounds awesome ;)

10/10
5/5

Awesome job, industrial ftw! You should make MORE of it! =D

Thank you for your time.

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tijnn responds:

Thanks alot! ;D

[DXM - Spacial Resonance Vol I]

Nice ambient man :)))

I loved pretty much everything in this song, i would have to say that the only mistake i hear is that the drums might be just a tiny bit to high, but just my opinion ;) And don't get me wrong, this song is by far the best you ever made, there's just nothing stopping your progression man, your the most original, newcreating and awesome artist i have ever heard on NG... Music is you man :)

I loved the opening, gotta say that that pad you used is REALLY heavy, and i love it, when the drums came, i cumd, seriously, exept for being to high in volume those drums gave me multiple eargasms, nice job on them!

And btw, that "check it out" vocal, BAD MOVE, about 99% of artists here on NG used 'em, including me (BIG MISTAKE! xD!!!)

But dude, seriously, well done ;)

10/10
5/5

Awesome, i fav'd it ;) And i'll DL it!

Thank you for your time.

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tijnn responds:

Hahaha well, you know, i personally don't like it when i hear it on other tracks etc, but when you manipulate it a bit it's not a bad thing in my opinion. it's more about how it's used than what it says.

Thanks alot for the really confidence lifting review though Beatsource, thanks a bunch.

And about the drums... Well that's just how i like it, it's a bit breakcore / glitchcore-ish in therms of the drums... And in that musical direction, drums just stand out alot.

That's just what i like. ;)

-DXM

[Essence Of Boredom]

This could very well be used in a game ;)

As said in the summary, this could very well be used in a game, either in the main menu, or just as a loop in the back for a quick flash game ;)

I guess what i love/like about it, is the very light feeling, very light synths, light bass (if any), and the beat is just very light an happy ;) Nice work on the piano, and good job on keeping everything together, it sounded very dynamic, and is actually very well made :)

10/10
5/5

Perfect song for either a quick flash game, or for a menu theme for a more serious game :)

Thank you for your time.

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Psycedelic responds:

Now that is what I call a review! Awesome maaan!

It's kinda repetive, plus the stupid vocals is stupid- yeah. Just stupid.

THANK YOU!! :D:D:D

[Wyze+WF1 - F777 tribute]

AWESOME!!! o_O

So i guess it's not weird for me to say that i totally have a crush on Jesse now? I mean, it's Jesse, HE IS SO CUTE!!!

Totally awesome job on the singing, you guys should do opera some time...

10/10 BITCHES!

Btw, i've been trying to 5 this everyday to raise the score, im gonna stop, i know a lost cause when i see it x) Hmmm... same reason i don't recycle...

Cu!

Blasphem-E responds:

Lol ya. apparently the 0 bombers love this track. Either that or it's the masked complainer? I dunno.

Thanks for the review, and yes, Jesse Valentine is very cute

[[TMM43] Sundance]

Nice :)

I like all the sounds, cool lead and a cool melody to go with it. The drums were maybe a tiny bit weak for my taste (just my opinion), and maybe the overall mastering is a bit to much, if not Soundgoodizer, some kind of overcompressing in there. Dont know if thats true, but imo the overall sound could be better.

Totally love the feel of it though, very aggresive, but happy song at the same time, love it! =D

9/10
5/5

Nice job on the melodies and such, but maybe some more work on mastering?

Thank you for your time.

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