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It was used sort of like this:
それは響【ひび】きがものすごい
which I'm unsure whether this should translate as "that sounds terrible" or "that sounds awesome".
Google Translate suggests the former (I'm still learning, it's a huge crutch), but I suspect the latter seeing that ものすごい often means "awesome". I doubt myself though because of the stark contrast in the way I expected this to translate.
What does it actually mean?
Google translate is close, but misleading. 響き has a variety of meanings, but sound and reverberation are what we'll use in this translation. For added context, 響き is frequently used in connection with explosives, but not exclusively.
ものすごい means can be translated as awesome, yes, but it isn't the "that's cool" kind of awesome. As you'll see at this link, it has an earth-shattering, awe inspiring context.
So when we say that the sound/reverberation was awesome, We are really saying that the sound/reverberation is incredibly loud. As a stand-alone statement, it is neutral, not necessarily carrying a negative/positive connotation without context.
Simply put, it translates to:
That sound is incredibly loud.
