Making a sound stand out more without raising it's volume

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Posted by jayxthekoolest on Mar-25-2013 00:59:

quote:
Originally posted by MIKE333ACE
Erghh, I can NEVER get the kick right. It always sounds fine to me but according to everyone it's way off... I'll look into it next I guess.

Here's the latest version. The breakdown/buildup after the bassline is kind of irrelevant, it will just about certainly be significantly changed. The sounds have been cleaned up a little and the lead pluck taken out.

Oh my, pretty much the same.

What speakers/headphones are you using?

Posted by cryophonik on Mar-25-2013 01:04:

quote:
Originally posted by MIKE333ACE
Yeah I'll take a look at the kick. And haha, I tried doing some chord changes throughout the bassline but it didn't work. This track isn't uplifting or anything, it's just meant to be all-out dance track.

It's sort of meant to be like Porter & Weston's track, The Tesla Effect.

I'm not familiar with them, but is their music completely devoid of anything interesting, too? If so, then it's official - trance is dead and all that's left is the lowest common denominator. I'm not trying to be a dick, but you're polishing a major turd here. There is absolutely nothing in that track to keep it interesting - no tension, no release, no melody....just Fmin ad nauseum. So, quit fucking with the stupid kick drum and focus on making something worth listening to.

Posted by MIKE333ACE on Mar-25-2013 01:09:

quote:
Originally posted by cryophonik
I'm not familiar with them, but is their music completely devoid of anything interesting, too? If so, then it's official - trance is dead and all that's left is the lowest common denominator. I'm not trying to be a dick, but you're polishing a major turd here. There is absolutely nothing in that track to keep it interesting - no tension, no release, no melody....just Fmin ad nauseum. So, quit fucking with the stupid kick drum and focus on making something worth listening to.

NOOOO, don't misunderstand my intentions haha. I love true Trance, this track is the most non-typical uplifting trance I've ever made and ever intend to make. not to spam, but here's the type of stuff I really make
http://soundcloud.com/mike333ace/mi...rays-of-light-1

Anyway, I guess I can look into making it a little more entertaining. For starters I'll be adding a heap more atmospheric fx. I just prefer to get the structure of the track down first before I get into details like that

Posted by Juan Paulino on Mar-25-2013 01:11:

Standard uplifting, nothing special but not boring.

Posted by MIKE333ACE on Mar-25-2013 01:13:

quote:
Originally posted by jayxthekoolest
Oh my, pretty much the same.

What speakers/headphones are you using?

I use a crappy laptop with a pair of barely working Sennheiser HD401's.

Posted by MIKE333ACE on Mar-25-2013 01:21:

quote:
Originally posted by jayxthekoolest
Oh my, pretty much the same.

What speakers/headphones are you using?

wait, I got it wrong before, they're Sennheiser 418's

Posted by jayxthekoolest on Mar-25-2013 01:35:

quote:
Originally posted by MIKE333ACE
wait, I got it wrong before, they're Sennheiser 418's

then it worries me that you can't hear what's wrong with the kick

Posted by MIKE333ACE on Mar-25-2013 02:13:

quote:
Originally posted by jayxthekoolest
then it worries me that you can't hear what's wrong with the kick

Well I think it's just my taste. I prefer a strong, phat, bassy kick that takes up a fair amount of low end..

Posted by jayxthekoolest on Mar-25-2013 03:24:

quote:
Originally posted by MIKE333ACE
Well I think it's just my taste. I prefer a strong, phat, bassy kick that takes up a fair amount of low end..

we're not all born winners

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