Ethalyn's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[{Runaway}]

Ah, happy hardcore, aye!

Well it is indeed an hhc song, thats forsure. But i think that this song just kind of lacked something, the lead was weak and the construction was kind of a mess =P

Well first off cool intro, there the lead did not sound to weak as it was alone, but after some while i think it lost its power, and when you added a second synth, you just surprised me, you didnt introduce the coming of it, you just added it. I think maybe to introduce things as the song goes along is VERY important, or else i just get surprised =P I think maybe another lead, and to plan some parts/transitions/bridges more would be a great first step to make this into a REALLY great track!

Second off i would like to mention that this mix is a mess, as said earlier i think that you didnt introduce your transition/bridges well enough, and therefor i think the song just lacked a ''point'' And it just became a mess of parts, good parts though! But it lacked a propper structure, now hhc or not, it needs a propper structure! xD
Now the intro as said before was great, and the part after that was good, kind of an intro chorus if you will, but after that you completely lost me, there goes all the random *good* parts and away goes the structure of the song. I think that the breakdown after that made you loose some energy, and with it some interest from me, now to improve this i would advice you to listen to some music and just kind of examine some ''pro's'' in the works, just pick up little details and above all how they construct the song to keep it interesting to listen to =]

Maybe longer songs, i think the 03:02 minutes was great, but i got mad to see it was so short x) This is barely a song, more of a ''tune''

But dude, awesome song! As said the parts that was in it were awesome, and i think you have potential to go a long way within hhc, you got it in ya thats forsure! Great song =]

Current Score
4.42 / 5.00 (+ 0.00014)

9/10
5/5

Incredibly good song, but lacked some propper structure and some stronger leads maybe? But, all in all a VERY good song, a great listen ^_^

I hoped this helped you man! =D

Thank you for your time.

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[X.-Dreams-.]

NICE!

I definatly like the intro, fresh and very new-thinking, i like the transition, i hear some presets in there x) Lol nice song man!

Cool melodies and very nice drumbeat through the entire thing, definatly didnt loose any bit of energy along the way, good!

One thing is maybe that it is a bit short, i think i see way to many songs on newgrounds today that are below three minutes, i think that for it to be called a song, it has to cross atleast three minutes, a loop or a tune is under it. But i love the shit that IS the 02:37 minutes man =D

Current Score
4.31 / 5.00 (+ 0.10)

9/10
5/5

Nice song, a little short, but what was in it was incredibly new-thinking and not generetic at all, great work here man!

Thank you for your time.

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[.HLS. Russia Privjet (Live)]

VERY good remix! =D

I like that you did a live version, very cool idea. And i gotta say that this remix is among the best ive hear, great job man =]

Current Score
4.04 / 5.00 (+ 0.12)

10/10
5/5

Nice song, a good listen indeed ^_^

Thank you for your time.

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heartless1298 responds:

Thanks for the review!

[(Dj-NX) DnB Loop]

AWESOME!

Dude love it, cool beat and a really dark feel to it! :D cool!

voted 5! ^_^

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NX177 responds:

GET ON MSN!!

[Crossing the Threshold]

Hey man, great song!

Very good song! Liked it alot, actually a little bit of a flowing feel to it, only things i just kept thinking about was when is the climax coming and that how you could have maybe added a bit more hardness to the song, i know its maybe not like PURE techno hard stuff, but i think that maybe having some more bass and harder kicks might help you out.

Ill first ''help'' you with getting a more hard sound, now i THINK that i hear some preset FL kicks in here, if they are VEC (vengeance essential clubsounds) i would recommend to use a harder kick sound from it, but im pretty sure this is an FL preset kick. What you do is go to www.thepiratebay.org and type Vengeance Essential Club Sounds vol 1 and 2...download them both and also download the house essential, vengeance really have some good drum sounds! And really sounds in general that you can have alot of fun with, i advice you not to rely on bass/synth sound from Vengeance samples, i see you wont be needing them though, since the synth/piano in this song is a really good sound =]

Now a climax is just a part in the song where everything comes together, and kind of just settles the listener, this song had VERY good parts, but it never came together all in one part, it was just more of a song with parts rather than a song with parts forming to be a song, in other words i can say that the song lacked ''a point'' Now i think that construction and overall energy are two VERY important factors to carefully consider when putting together a mix. You have your intro, your verse, your chorus, your bridges and so forth, this song i would say consisted mostly of an intro, bridges, and then an ending, the verse and the chorus was missing!

Beside that, dude, this was an awesome track! As said the parts that were in was very good, catchy and very complex and original! I hope to hear more from you soon, and please feel free to PM me when more is out on NG, or if you just want to show me something in private over MSN or something, this was all in all a good song!

Current Score
4.74 / 5.00 (+ 0.014)

8/10
5/5 [I can hear that alot of work went into this song!]

Nice song, but had some faults, but beside them, i hear a very good track =]

Thank you for your time.

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Michael425 responds:

thanks for the review man. This stuff helps a ton. I was just thinking about downloading Vengeance and "Nexus" {{i think that's what it's called}} right after I finished this song. I'll try to work a good climax into my next song for sure. It sounds like that's what everyone wanted. Glad you liked it.

[(Dj-NX) Essence]

Ah, great song =]

I like this song, calm and very energetic at the same time.

As always i love your melodies, they are so FRESH! =D Love them, also youv gotten better at breakbeat and drumbeats in general, your transitions are fucking awesome now, and the overall construction of this is just so good =]

Current Score
4.55 / 5.00 (+ 0.024)

10/10
5/5

Fav'd it

Nice song, loved the melodies and could not see any faults in it ^_^

Thank you for your time.

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NX177 responds:

wow thanks man! ive been trying to make some new meloz that no on has has heard.

yeah ive gotten like 300 times better at drums i used to suck mucho at it!

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[§-LAFS (RemixeD)-§]

YOOOO!!! =D

I actually like this song ALOT, i think the melodies are great and your original approach to transitions and rythms i like very much! Cool melodies, i know for one that you use sytrus in this song, and that with more detailed VST Plugins such as Nexus or Vanguard, you would do great, this is great! DUde! Awesome!

I like the start, FX and straight in to the melody, this is where i mean your original approach to transitions is, like, i didnt expect the kick to come where it did, but it sounded incredibly cool, and when that voice came it sounded even cooler, i think i know every vocals preset in FL, but this sounded really cool!

Cool the song out doug! good job!

Current Score
5.00 / 5.00 (unchanged)

10/10
5/5

Nice song, incredibly nice melodies =]

Thank you for your time.

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SinZLazTWordZ responds:

Haha well i got you to thank for the mastering =] I really appreciate it and the kick is a little unexpected huh? xD Yeah i think the melodies are nice too... :D Haha but then again i made them so of course i would but i really would like to thank you for mastering... maybe il get a good score this time =p who knows =D

Maybe some more reviews too xD haha

~§in§

[~EnV~Endurance{NG Mix}]

Whoah, now this is your style! ROCKS!

This song was more your style, crazy fast melodies and really good kick and some kickass vocals, and your transitions did not sound rushed at all in this one!

Very cool intro, a beat right away and i liked the bass sound there, also some complex rythm/melodies, which i think is your ''signature'' in every song of yours, i love how you make it sound like the cutoff filter is being constantly tweaked in every chorus, it sounds very cool and boosts the song. Your transitions just keeps getting better, tighter, and way more original than what i heard in Heaven rd. 2. Where you just kind of added stuff instead of making some kind of transition, here i hear that you do something everytime you add something, which makes it tons of times easier to listen to.
Good construction, i have to say that the old school gaming sound that ended around 2:04 was really cool, hah, an original touch, and a crazy idea! loved it!

All the sounds were great, the lead sound was very cool, it made the stuttering in the melody stick at, and made it sound even cooler than what it could have sounded like if you woulde have went with the wrong lead sound. I like the vocals you have in your songs, the ones that are in some of your transitions, they are stuttering and they are pitched, almost like Dj Splash, which i think rule by the way. I have to add that in my newest song i took some inspiration from you and went ahead and tried it myself, pitched some vocals and made them stutter and shit, i THINK it came out sounding kind of cool?

The bass was good, the mastering was great so nothing was to high or to low, all in all a great song!

Current Score
4.37 / 5.00 (+ 0.017)

10/10
5/5

Fav'd it.

Very good song, complex rythms/melodies, and you had your touch all over it!

Thank you for your time.

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*If you should find the time to do so, come give my song a listen, and maybe a vote and a review =] This was awesome!*

Envy responds:

Woah! Thanks for the long review!

yeah! I wanted another song like Imagination that really shows what my style is all about 8D.

Stuttery vocals is what Im about duuuuuuude 8D

I'm glad people seem to like my 8bit addition XD

Thanks for the review!

[Invasion 2.0 - Mjattie (NG)]

Heya, this is great :D

Catchy song, cool feel over it =]

Some original, and really a great quality of classical music for newgrounds, i really liked it =]

Current Score
4.07 / 5.00 (+ 0.037)

10/10
5/5

Cool song, i fav'd it man!

Thank you for your time.

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mjattie responds:

glad you liked it :)

[.HLS. Winter Wonderland]

This song is so peacefull...

Great song, i really like the long stretched stuff, and really, this sounds proffesional!

Good intro, the piano is good, and when you add a more and more trance feel to it, it just gets better and better, really great.

When it also gets a rythm, its so cool! grrr this is sexy! =D

Current Score
4.37 / 5.00 (+ 0.18)

10/10
5/5

Good song, relaxing =]

Thank you for your time.

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heartless1298 responds:

Thanks! And I did think this song did sound pretty professional. I just wish more people would listen to it...