Ethalyn's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Valley of Death--_--]

Damn! =O SWEET!

Zenon, and the ''--_--'' thingy, neen seeing those allot lately, and finally i checked one of them out, im glad i did! Finally a new sound on Newgrounds (atleast for me it is) I love it, the effects make your speakers go crazy, and the beat i presume is ''Hand made'' so thats really just amazingly done man! i love this song!

I like the intro, where you add one and one thing at a time, and the first note you struck with that REALLY high pitched (violin?) was great, creepy sounding and then adding the more harmonic note after that was good, and then you came to my favorite part of this song, slowly adding the beat, and that fast melody on top that just tops it all, great work =] I like the percussions used, they add an original feel, and really helps the song! i will download this forsure, and favorite both IT and YOU! =D ZENON FTW!!!

As said earlier the effects are great, i have never heard them before, and hearing some new effects instead of those overrused FL presets is really nice, MAYBE they are FL presets (i really really really REALLY doubt they are) but then you did good at making them better thats for sure! Seriously, this song is just so great, the strings you blend in from time to time creates a harmonic feel from time to time, and gives the listener some time to breath...

Great job on the construction, the length is something i should say is positive, making this long songs is hard as hell, but i stayed interested and my foot was tapping all through! that is great!

Awesome transitions, that you automate some cutoff filters (if that is what you do) upwards really fast, to make it into an FX, is a great add to the song, and makes it sound proffesional, to proffesional to still be on newgrounds!

All in all, this is a really really good song, which deserves it plays, and deserves every 10/10 out there, amazing!

Current Score
4.43 / 5.00 (+ 0.0016)

10/10
5/5

Keep it going dude!

-Beating-Source-

PERVOK responds:

Too professional for Newgrounds? Man, no matter how good I ever get, I'll always find time for Newgrounds :) Thanks for the review, and the favorite man!

(Oh, btw, I don't use FL presets. I make nearly every sample I use and definitely every synth)

[vLm-=ATTACK!=-]

damn! =O

Okey dude, you have to know, that this is great, goa is without doubt your style! i was like wow when i heard the melody, you definatly have to keep doing this, i wanna see you on top 30! i believe your songs will get there! just practice even more on the goa song, and get influence from great songs (like yours!) to get some inspiration, and ofcourse some great ideas, to get your mind flowing with great stuff for upcoming songs =]

In the intro i especially liked the way you made the melody kinda flanger or something, and kinda WHOAPED in sound, like fast volume automations, no matter what it is, it sounds great, it gives you the first impression that you are about to hear something incredibly pro =] And you really managed to fill that expectation dude! =O
I mean the melodies themvelves are bloody awesome (haha bloody, song name, haha XD) i mean they stutter, and they do so in an original way, they keep in rythm, and just automatically gets your hips moving, you managed to get me to nod my head to the rythm of the beat, with your melody alone! that is great!

When you added your kick it really raised the song to an entire new level! The kick was empty, but powerfull at the same time, and just kinda dragged your brain out of your skull, now thats a fuckin kick! i love it! and it is simple and is the ''beating source'' of the song, great!
And i enjoyed the transition automation you did at 1:18+, with the kick going speedie up, and then lower volume, and raise it, and lower it, it made a great effect, and built up great expectation for the next part, where again, you managed to meet those criteries (sorry if mispell).

And how the song is constructed really is good man =] I can see/hear nothing wrong with it, my foot/head never stopped tapping to the beat, which means you did an amazing job keeping the overall energy up, which raises the song in score drastically, i mean the rythm + the energy through the song, is the most important thing to be sure is right when you do a song! i see you get that one ^_^ !!!

The bass is great, it is not in that normal kick-bass pattern, but is placed in an original way when it comes to bassline rythm, and you made it sound great =]!!!

i also have to add that all the transitions were clean, and this song is the best you have made so far, and i am REALLY looking forward to seeing you on the top 30 list when you make more (and maybe even better!) songs!

Current Score
4.90 / 5.00 (+ 0.033)

Damn that score is tight man!

10/10
5/5

Keep it going dude!

-Beating-Source-

[vLm-=pH=-]

Damn =]

You know, i absolutely love this song, now i wont leave a long review this time, since i have basicly told you EVERYTHING i like about it, it is great man, good job =]

Current Score
4.38 / 5.00 (+ 0.24)

10/10
5/5

Keep it going dude!

-Beating-Source-

vampiricLLAMA responds:

Hey thanks! if it wasn't for your advice i might never have finished the song, so I'm twice as glad to hear that you like it ^ ^

[in da club remake Dj O-H]

Hm well =/

Well, it is a remake alright, but you didnt quite do anything good, and some of the notes you hit were wrong =/

First up was the vocal volume, it just totally drowned in the synth and bass/drum sounds.
Also, the vocals, after sometime, fell out of rythm =/ which just ruined my ENTIRE impression of the song, really, RYTHM is the most important thing in a song, nothing matters more!

You could've used more time on this, and you could've gotten the rythm right, and you could've raised the volume on the acapella =/

in case you do not know how:

To raise the volume on a vocal, you assign the acapella a mixer track, where you can add basicly anything you want, and, raise or lower the volume =]

To make sure its in rythm - Basicly just set the rythm count to none, and then just addjust the wav to match the beat!

I gave you a 2/10 - atleast you tried, and i want you to try again =)

Current Score
2.27 / 5.00 (- 2.73

2/10
0/5

Keep it going dude!

-Beating-Source-

newrounds1 responds:

well i tried :P it was worth it :)

[Tranquile Disorder]

Great!

You know what, i am going to give this song 10/10...It has great beat, and all the synths are great, it is a complex song which i can really hear the hard work in, great work =]

I really just enjoyed it, it was fast, but calming. I am so picturing this to one of those old SEGA fighting games, or the menu music for a driving game! really cool how you made everything so smooth and fast =)

The transitions and the overall construction + the sound is just fucking ace, this song goes under my list of downloaded songs, which i promise you is not long!

incredible!

Current Score
4.19 / 5.00 (+ 0.013)

10/10
5/5

Keep it up dude!

-Beating-Source-

Cheez-R-Us responds:

Thanks for the effort you put in this review, appreciate it!

[(NUB)TheseMistakesAreForever]

This song is amazing

It is just so good, really, the intro piano is just so great and epical. The sound of the piano is great, the delay, and im sure some reeverb =]

The melody is great, it is basicly just amazing =]

When you add your great beat to the piano, you raise the song to the level of ''great DnB'' which i have no problem seeing go pro =]

The soundquality is great, good job on the mastering there, and the transitions are GREAT!

i am sorry for the short review, but DnB aint really my area, im more on the HHC/Hands-Up area =P

GREAT SONG! i added both IT and YOU to fav! ;-)

Current Score
4.38 / 5.00 (+ 0.0040)

10/10
5/5

Keep it going dude!

-Beating-Source-

nubbinownz responds:

Thank you so much, this is a wonderful review, it's not short at all. Very informative and to the point. Thank you again !

[-Jumper-]

Happy ^_^

You just gotta love this man, a cute little tune, i am sorry for the short review, but this is just cute ^_^

Keep it going dude!

-Beating-Source-

[Dark Conviction]

Awesome! =D

Oh gawd this was to good to be newgrounds material, i mean this is pro!

The intro melody and sound was great, you got me interested from the beginning with your interesting choice of synth sound (X-files! =D) and the melodies didnt follow that same boring fucking bassline that is on newgrounds with the 1351351351 Dj's that are on this site =P

great job on the construction, they are clean, and they do not interrupt the song or ruin the overall energy of the song, they add something to the song improving my impression =]

the construction is great, now the energy of the song comes back in the picture, i stayed interesting through the whole thing, and the breakdowns were good, and everything just blended nicely =]

nice job on the mastering, i could not find any faults (im not looking for them XD)

Great job!

Current Score
4.35 / 5.00 (+ 0.016)

10/10
5/5

Keep it going dude!

-Beating-Source-

cycerin responds:

Thanks a thousand!

[Don't Give a Damn]

Hm, well it is good but...

Well it is good, but i would like to point out some faults that could really change my opinion about this song, maybe they will help you, i really hope they will =]

to start it off, i have to say that this song is good, but there are just some of those faults that like get my mind to ''MEH!'' XD

When you start the song, i get excited, but then you start adding bass and other weird stuff that really just dont stick to the melody, and the bass sound sounds like it has holes, i do not know if you made it or if it is a preset, but it is either to deep or it is just a bad preset =/

The soundquality is good, and that improves my impression very much, it is a good song when it comes to that, great mastering!

The transissiong are half-ways clean, but they sound like they need some work, some are to loud, some dont fit, and some basicly are just badly made =P i heard some in the that enters in the left side of my head-set, which got really annoying XD

all in all its a good song, but as said there were some minor faults man =/

Current Score
4.44 / 5.00 (+ 0.0075)

8/10
5/5

I voted 5, it seemes like alot of work went into this one =]

Keep it going dude!

-Beating-Source-

NemesisTheory responds:

Hi! Big review :o

i think it depends on our stereosetups then...
i tweaked that bass quite a bit and it sounds pretty wide and deep here, but I can't hear the holes at all :o weird.. i also dont think any melodies clash with the whole feeling, but then again, opinions aren't always going to agree with eachother lol :D

left side of the headset? which parts were this?
aside from the ride-cymbals i didn't pan anything out... another weird thing lol XD

but yes... sometimes mistakes can't be avoided but you can learn from them :)

Thank you for the scores, and yes, but more mental work than actual arranging lol :p

Thanks for the detailed review! :D

[Scapping Vibes]

Really great!

Now this is something i can see going off at some running-away scene, or by all means a great fighting/shooting scene in either a big hollywood movie or a big ass cool game!

The beat is great, DnB ftw right there, and i have to say im impressed that you managed to create that without slicing any beats/loops or using anything like that, because it is really ParagonX9 quality, just to use a newgrounds example =)

also the guitar shredding is just pure awesomness! (wtf word XD) The sound, (unlike every other fake-guitar sound here on newgrounds) sounds good! it really fits, and really adds something to the song!

The soundquality is great, the transissions are pure, and i see nothing wrong with the constructuin, you manage to keep the overall energy of the song up during the breakdowns, and i never got bored, im now at the 3rd or 4th looping and my god damn foot wont stop tapping!

Great job =]

Current Score
4.29 / 5.00 - i voted 5 earlier today!

10/10
5/5

Keep it going dude!

-Beating-Source-

shadowmana responds:

Thanks for the review! Although it might sound real, I can tell you honostly that everything is fake. It's all done on the computer.