Ethalyn's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[KO - Street Racer]

WHOAH! AWESOME! =O

Now this song was pure awesomness! yes i just made that word up! XD
Good beginning man, i love it when you bring in the awesome pitchbass, which i am going to have to ask how you made =]
I am thinking of a pure Hands Up song for my next, after i am done with my Rave Heaven remix i will definatly go for some pitchbass!

As said cool start, you start it off with some nice and easy melody, with a hard synth sound, love the way automate it very fast at some points, and the house/trance beat added below did wonders =]
Now my head + foot starting moving to the beat when the kick-bass part came in, i mean the pitchbass is perfect! not out of tune, not to low, not anything wrong with it. Just the right volume to! That you manage to keep it interesting with a one-note bass for that long is amazing, i actually wanted more of that part right there! XD

GREAT melodies, i simply love them. And the synth sounds kick ass, they are so badass that it is hard to believe that you havent gone proffesional yet!

Current Score
4.21 / 5.00 (+ 0.014)

10/10
5/5

I fav'd both this and the last song i reviewed by you! ''Beginnings'' i think it was called, to lazy to double-check! XD

Incredibly track! love the pitchbass, and the hard feeling over it!

Thank you for your time.

-Beat[-]Source-

Karco responds:

A third review? Didn't see this one. :O

And no, you did NOT make up the word "awesomeness!" :P I used to use it all the time. Now I just use the word awesome. As in, "now THAT is pure awesome." And it's fun to do, too. ;D

The pitchbass was just a Nexus preset. No real effort there. :P I believe it came out of the Dance Vol. 1 expansion.

Thank my friend for those melodies, they're all his. :D

And thank YOU for the review. :)

[Karco - Beginnings]

Hey, me again =P

Now i have heard this way to many times, i just do not know how i have avoided reviewing this for so long... Well well i will do one now =]

It is very good man, for me it sounds like house (but i am not good at genres so excuse me on that) I see now that you put it in under ''Trance'', and i am sure that that is the correct term, hearing later in the song the synth you put on, i actually know that this is trance =]
Cool beat, very interesting, and with the pitchbass ontop of it, it gets very interesting and it actually makes it much more fun to listen to, if you would have just gone with the usual kick-bass or the usual trance bass i think this song would be ''generetic'' :) So i love the bassline and the beat, both very cool.

It was cool in the beginning, but when you brought in the beautifull synths it got divine, it sounds so epic and everything is in harmony, this track truly reminds me of Tiesto's good songs and Oceanlab (only 100 times better than both actually, not kidding)
I think this has way more juice, and way more power, and is 100 times more interesting to listen to!

I dig the guitar sounds in there!
It adds a very ''Ibiza trance'' feel to the song, and makes me picture this bigass rave in slow motion down at Ibiza...

The pitchbass goes through the whole song, and is very low in volume during the synthplay, which honestly i think was a good choice, it gave the synth more room to play, and did not cause to much sounds at to high volume at the same time...

Nice ending, you broke it down to a very simple synth melody first, and then went back to the intro -break-bass part, and then took away the bass. Nice choice to break the song apart as an ending =]

Current Score
4.28 / 5.00 (+ 0.0081)

10/10
5/5

An incredibly beautifull song, both original and VERY interesting!

Thank you for your time.

-Beat[-]Source-

Karco responds:

What do you know. :D

I can understand the house thing, it might be the loop in the intro, combined with the tempo, giving you that feeling. This was originally intended to be a house project, when I had only the first 28 seconds or so finished.

I actually don't like the bass synth, I took an easy way out with that one - I took a rhythm from one of Cordis's tracks and changed it around a little bit. :P Not complaining if you liked it though.

OCEANLAB! :D They're awesome, I can really see where you came up with that connection. Though I'd need female vocals for it to be truly an OceanLab-like track. :P

That's about all I've got to respond to. Thanks for the praise, the high ratings, and the review!

[Karco - Abyss]

Hey man, it has been to long!

Hey man! it has been way to long since i checked up on your music, i dont know why though, you are ON my favorite artist list! So yeah, This was a nice track, gave me some creepy feeling, me writing this at the middle of the night, just finished watching The Orphanage all by myself...Hehe.

It actually gave me that horror movie feeling, and when you added the VERY weak drumbeat (of course it is weak, it is supposed to be that way, it is ambient...) It really starts reminding me of Saw, the horror movie that some people fainted seeing at the movies etc XD
The way you built it was great, i like it, i cant really call it ''calm'', the reasons for that i kind of already said, im scared...But, this song has a very chill feeling over it, calm mood but creepy, good background music for anything really...

Good background action, all the little things, the occational bell, the occational thingy here and there, adds some depth to the song and makes it more interesting, it being so long and all, it needs something like that to make it more interesting =]

The ending was real good, nice choice to just end it with a cold feeling, just loweing the volume on the incredibly cool synth sound, with one note (is it one note or is it unison?)

And hey man i asked you for help way back in time (3-4 months lol), and maybe you would like to check some of my latest song and toss in a review telling me what you think =] Ill certanly check some more of your stuff now, i just love this!

Current Score
4.17 / 5.00 (+ 0.023)

10/10
5/5

Great ambient song with a creepy feel!

Thank you for your time.

-Beat[-]Source-

Karco responds:

Hey Ethalyn. :) I see you've left reviews for two of my tracks, so here go my responses...

And, funny coincidence, with the movie and the time. :D

Not sure what you mean about the ending. I held two notes - the pad on one note, and the FX on another note - as the track faded out to the end.

I'd be glad to check out your stuff when I've got the time. No guarantees on reviews, I'm quite busy these days, but if you've got an AIM, send me a message while I'm online and I'll critique your stuff there. :)

Thanks for the review!

[X.-We Remember-.]

I liked it =]

Now i first saw ''File Information - Hip Hop - Modern'' and i thought like, what the hell!? o_O, like XenoxX the nr. 1 trance producer on newgrounds made a Hip Hop Modern song!? XD But then i listened to it, and it was great. It reminded me of all the underground rap producers out there, like Immortal Technique and those guys... Which by the way, is a compliment! I think that this is what Hip Hop should sound like, not those pimp/whores songs that 50 cent and stuff pump out =P

I like this song, the piano introduction in the start is pretty damn awesome, when you add the strings it gets even better, and it reaches its climax when the beat enters, really good beat, nice shakers in the back there, and the tiny little snare transitions make the drumbeat sound more real instead of it sounding obviously computer made...

Nice piano sound, it sounds dry, BUT, that fits in hip hop songs, not like in trance where you delay/reeverb the hell out of your melody instruments (you get what i mean) and stuff like that, but the piano sounds nice that way =] The strings fit, violin makes it seems more dramatic, and way more ''proffesional'' if you will.

Nice bass, good rythm and basicly a good sound.

Current Score
4.31 / 5.00 (+ 0.070)

10/10
5/5

Incredibly nice demo, i will keep my eyes peeled for the full version!

Thank you for your time. <----Thats right i have a sig to! XD

-Beat[-]Source-

XenoxX responds:

WOOT Long Review. eww lol I hate 50 cent and soujaboy. They suck balls lol. I hae it when you come hear and hear amazing pic and detailed beats but when you listen to like akon or t-pain or something and the beats are like simply as can be and they are making millions of it. Anyways thanks for the awesome review.

[Bust A Head]

Heeeeeheeeeey tight beat bro! =D

yoyoyo love the guitar! Sounds almost like Party Like A Rockstart (not like, but the guitar sounds reminds me of it =]) Nice tunes, and the beat is pretty tight! Nice for your first go at a full song! =O

Nice man, the beginning is really cool, a little kick transition there, to introduce the beat a little before starting the whole thing =] I also like the little breakdowns you have throughout the song, they give room to breathe and i love the toms you add there, them + the hihat is a nice way to keep the beat going, so that anyone wont get bored and start fast forwarding instead of listening through the entire song, which i have been doing for a long time now! =D
Nice ending, just holding a note is sometimes enough!

Good sounds, for hip hop, the slayer preset guitar sound in FL actually works pretty damn good! as said it reminds me a bit of Party Like A Rockstart! =O

Current Score
3.50 / 5.00 (+ 2.03)

10/10
5/5

Tight beat! Keep it going like this and your beat will be off the hook with time!

Thank you for your time.

-Beat[-]Source-

Slosha69 responds:

thx a lot man

[{DJ-HLS} The Basshunter Song]

Hey man, great work!

This is much betterwork than the last preview you showed me! the full song is awesome!

way to go on the beat, and the synth really is just awesome! a little original melody in there, which works! and i love your transitions, and really good job on playing around with automations, it added a sense of interest to the song, rather than it just being straight forward through the whole thing =P

Current Score
4.25 / 5.00 (+ 0.20)

10/10
5/5

Good song man!

Thank you for your time.

-Beat[-]Source-

heartless1298 responds:

thanks alot man. and it is alot better than the demo.

[JJ1 - Diamondus]

Hey, just saw your reply ;-)

Hey man, i just saw your reply to one of my earlier reviews. And you told me that i should check some of your other songs out =] And feel free to check some of mine out! and drop a review on my latest song, leave an honest one though, i dont wanna get 10's just because i give you ten's because your music is good.

So another video game/cute tune thingy, i love it ^_^ all the effects blend well together, and i like the bass you bring in late in the song, that kind of pitches upwards, makes the song interesting and a little originality to the mix, nice =D

Great construction, perfect for a game, or for an intro, or really as the theme of a game, like for example Super Mario or Mario Cart or something like that, i could actually picture this as the background music for when you pick the course on Mario Cart, i understand that this is a game remix, but i never played that game so =P

Current Score
4.35 / 5.00 (+ 0.076)

10/10
5/5

I fav'd this one! and ima fav you to =] remember to fav me as an artist if you really like my music! =D

Great little tune, great work on it =]

Thank you for your time.

-Beat[-]Source-

TheDevilZ responds:

Ill be checking out your music right NOW! :)
Again, thanks for your great review, its greatly appreciated.
I love doing videogame remixes but i like doing my own music too :)

Be tuned to hear more mixes and other songs.
Ill check out your music now!

TheDevilZ

[{DJ-HLS} Basshunter Song Demo]

Nice =]

Good job man, cant wait til its done =]

Great job, i love the bass, but i think maybe you can work some on making the synth a bit smoother, and make it fit in a bit more, add some transitions and fills and it will be great!

Current Score
3.88 / 5.00 (+ 0.26)

10/10
5/5

Great =]

Thank you for your time.

-Beat[-]Source-

heartless1298 responds:

again just liek the guy beneath me, thats exactly what im gonna work on.

thanks for tha review ^.^

[Runescape Venture [DNB Prev.]]

I actually loved this, simple as that...

wow dude, i cared for this alot, a cute little tune, nice job man =]

The very simple lead of it, sounds like someone blowing out of a pipe, and it reminds me of the old school games =]

Nice drums, easy, but very energetic.

Current Score
4.19 / 5.00 (+ 0.29)

10/10
5/5

Cool little loop =]

Thank you for your time.

-Beat[-]Source-

TheDevilZ responds:

Wow! Thank you for your great review! you just made my day :)
Check out my other songs and i might finish this one too :)

TheDevilZ

P.S: thanks for vote!!! its greatly appreciated

[§-Love at First Site-§]

Hey man, this was very good =]

I like the opening, simple, and really just good =] nice!

I like entire song really, nice buildups and all the transitions are great! good job on this one, i like the vocals ^_^

Current Score
4.51 / 5.00 (+ 0.19) <-----WOOT VOTING POW! =O

10/10
5/5

Nice man! =D

Thank you for your time.

-Beat[-]Source-

SinZLazTWordZ responds:

Congrats i wont have to kill the kitty.... =] Yay for the kitty.... Only for now though :D Haha but yeah thanks i took alot of time of this one and i think it came out pretty nice =D But thanks for the review i know how u hate reviewing cuz you my Beat source and you pwn =]

~§in§