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State of Matter - Crystal Rain [4 min 192 kbps sample]

First thing i've made in a month. This very much reflects my current style, slightly more energetic than my more recent work, but just as relaxing and uplifting. Anyways, hope you enjoy.



State of Matter - Crystal Rain

This is beautiful, mate, but it needless to say, i think

Anyway, i think it still needs another melody on top of it, with a thrillseekers like synth, nothing complex just some 3-4 note melody i would say, it would glue the whole thing together,

the strings are beautiful as always, bassline could be a bit more driving, though, but all in all great track,

lemme know once you have finished this one off

Sweet track dude. I've been very impressed by your other productions and this is no exception. Drives along nicely and isn't as synthy/airy sounding as a lot of uplifting trance these days. (a good thing imo)

The strings are very nice and the pad that comes in at 1.50 is just magic. Good work =)

Good going overall.

I'm feeling lots of "sparkle" in the high range and i feel like i'm getting a bit of hiss (just might be mp3 compression). I really like your synths though.

Quality stuff sir. And a good break down as well. The strings are okay, there are MUCH better than others I've heard.

I really dig it. Keep it up.

EDIT: I <3 the drums and piano at 3:10 wayyy coooooollll

it is definitely sparkly in the highs, but i dunno if its a good thing, maybe just cut em back a touch. the bass could stand to come out a bit more too. love that deep saw pad, you do that sound so well. You have some sort of weird squeak at 1:13 when the strings fade in. strings are beautiful. i think the bass maybe a bit too growly for this melodic style, but maybe its just me. snare could come up quite a bit in the breaks section. beautiful piano, and it doesn't sound out of tune! maybe my hearing works now.....

sorry, my comments seem a lil negative. i think this is a beautiful melodic piece with a lot of potential. the sounds are all greati think it just needs a second look on the mastering/levels side of things.

another class track. keep it up

Sounds good, love those strings again! Though, for me, not your best job so far I think... The whole mix seems a little less 'maintained' - don't know how to describe exactly how it feels to me. It feels like there's nothing really dominant about the mix at all times, though this might be your intention?

I know it would seem like I'm a bit frustrated about this, but I'm only wondering when people are gonna start babbling about the lack of sounds that you didn't use in a previous track and how it sounds 'like yourself'... Personally, I don't mind at all since it's nice to recognize some SoM music

Cheers,
Wim

all your instruments are awesome, it's sad that we can hear the kick same goes for the bass, maybe filter out a bit more the reverb you have on your 'high instruments'.

the strings at 1:30 are maybe a bit short and i dont like the feeling that it gives to them, please check the ADSR again !

the climax is superb tho ! i really dig your style. beautiful pads.

static blue

dude, how do you come up with all those incredible melodies?! gorgeous track again.. just have a look at the strings during the breakdown, they do not sound full enough to me.

anyway, great work

Thanks a lot for the feedback guys!

I'll have another look at the weight of the sound spectrum later to see if I can't balance the highs and lows a little more. The accoustics in my dorm room are .

Pete: I think another melody would cause this to sound too busy and detract from the main idea of the track.

Wim: Yeah, I'm more about atmosphere and mood than I am about dominance and establishing a lead.

Yeah, i've used all of these sounds before. I'm not too too worried about it though because I think (or atleast hope) that my style stands out enough from the mainstream for that not to be a problem.

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Originally posted by State of Matter Yeah, i've used all of these sounds before. I'm not too too worried about it though because I think (or atleast hope) that my style stands out enough from the mainstream for that not to be a problem.

I've never been worried either... Just that other people seem to be hehe

I really dig your style, always a pleasure to hear more.

this is excellent mate!

Well when it all came in I really needed to get used to the soaked wet strings in there hehe. Maybe less reverb and less delay could work. Very twinkly sounding indeed. I'd try to move the synths back lower in the spectrum and then you can give the percs more body as well...?

Nice track alltogether m8.

This is gourgeous.

personally i find the hi's to be ok and the sequencing excellent apart from that noise @ 1:13

however it sounds bare in spit of its complexity imo, the bass needs filling out and there needs to be a presence in the lower end spectrum for some beat percs or something, that area of the mixx sounds very barren and is harming the track a lot.

I like the atmosphere.
Good synths and melody.
I think you make the bass more upfront in the mix.
The kick should be compressed. I noticed the volume goes up when there are less elements.
Good strings.
Great lead. I like it
I think you should add more precs.
Nice breaks.
There are two notes that stands out too much.
Those at the end of the bar.

Overall really good production.
4.6/5

Thanks for all the feedback.

I reweighted the mix to have a more prevalent lowend, the highs sound as they should now by comparison. I'll get a sample up soon.

I reeeeeally need to get cracking on that demo cd, I keep getting sidetracked.

sweet song, emotional melody, great breakdown

you know what i think (orchestral )

quote:

Originally posted by Luke Terry personally i find the hi's to be ok and the sequencing excellent apart from that noise @ 1:13 however it sounds bare in spit of its complexity imo, the bass needs filling out and there needs to be a presence in the lower end spectrum for some beat percs or something, that area of the mixx sounds very barren and is harming the track a lot.

Agreed. Other than that, it's a pretty nice track. Keep up the work.

Thanks.

Anyone else?

a little mastering problem in your track.
but it's still good. the sound for the lead is good, i like it.
3.3/5 for me.


ps: see my thread please: http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...threadid=245310

wow impressed i like the build up and synths, the breakbeat is very cool to. the strings in the break are nice to a very good track mate this could get signed for sure. Oh and the piano in the background is excellent

wow great harmonies... you really know how to stretch harmonies out to the next level... only thing i would do is maybe add some percs to even out the high hats.

i think the track does exactly what it's supposed to do, i personally don't think it needs another melody, as has been suggested.

it sounds to me like the whole bottom end of the mixdown could do with lifting a bit, which may require you to take the kick down slightly

other than that, sounds excellent to me

i'd play it!

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