Fran VD vs RickyM - Forgotten Memory

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Posted by RickyM on Oct-03-2005 17:49:

Fran VD vs RickyM - Forgotten Memory

Need thoughts on improvements we could make to this -

http://users.skynet.be/fa398036/For...mory_sample.mp3

Thanks

Posted by Subtle on Oct-03-2005 18:15:

* listens *

nice drive, firm kick, rhythm is nice, this is really building a great tension, i can kinda feel it..

breakdown:

sounds great still.. really building a dark track, but u need to make the track stronger in the bassline, as alot of bass drowns after the breakdown.. the melody is ok, very linear but very good.. but the first minute of the track was great..

finish

Posted by Nomen Nescio on Oct-03-2005 18:37:

Hey RickyM and Fran,

This track is ace! I like the build up, the track has a great darker feel to it (push kind of style). Great percussions, good break, good fx. I really enjoyed hearing this track. yes it is simple in its melody but that does not bother me one bit. This track really is top notch.

One of the better ones at the moment on TA. would love to hear the full version soon!

Cheers mates!

Posted by PDM on Oct-03-2005 20:27:

Fran VD showed me a sample of it the other day, the only complain about it is that the final render's overall loudness is at -8 DB, which is too loud, when you open the wave file in your sound editor, in my case Wavelab, you can see that the song's wave is being cut (its peaks).
Try to reduce the original track's gain by - 7 DB and render again, so the final overall loudness is between -14 DB and -12 DB, ahh, nice now you can appreciate the full wave, and even ready for vinyl press.

Posted by Maor Levi on Oct-04-2005 00:25:

hey rick u british bum and hey Fran

ok here it goes:
This track currently has very HIGH Potential , Now for some Technical adjustments: the bass is kinda getting swalloed when the beat enters...so u might wanna EQ it to make it more "Sub-ish" , Pads and Leads are ok , Maybe Decrease the Reverb abit...same goes to the Delay , The only thing that disturbed me is the kick...It Lacks energy if u ask me , I Think something punchy will do the work =)
and the Percussions are kinda dead , so Try to remove the LOWS and focus on the mids and highs
since the lows arent that neccassary when it comes to Percussions.

Thats all for Now

Maor.

Posted by djHollen on Oct-04-2005 00:43:

i like this a lot. its got that old skool sound. real awesome to hear. stands out. great work.

Posted by RickyM on Oct-04-2005 09:14:

Thanks a lot guys

Posted by Fran on Oct-04-2005 15:36:

Thanks people, i ll try to re Work the mix in the FL project

Posted by Stu Cox on Oct-04-2005 16:53:

Pretty cool stuff here as previously mentioned the kick could be a bit tougher but I think that's about all I can fault about it... turning it up a tad and boosting the mid frequencies slightly to give it a slightly more prominant click to it would probably do the trick.

Erm, yeah, cool melodies, lots of nice sounds and good perc... the lot! I like the long build up, kicks in really cleanly without losing energy (something a lot of people find hard to do well). I'd play it

8/10

(Scale: 0 = don't bother, 1-3 = needs work, 4-5 = nearly there, 6-8 = releasable, 9-10 = outstanding)

Posted by alexpea on Oct-04-2005 19:40:

Smooth and aggressive melodies
Bassline needs to be more soundable...
Nice use of FXs! Hmm.. Haven't I heard a preview of this before...? The melody sounds soooo familiar...
The buildup before the takeoff is kick-ass-good

Posted by Shafteh on Oct-04-2005 22:56:

Very nice, enjoying it, keep it going Ricky

Posted by Cloud on Oct-05-2005 13:09:

Great work guys. The melody is and I love the breakdown. Very MIKE-ish.
I really enjoyed it. Finish it and send it somewhere.

Posted by Project 7 on Oct-05-2005 14:21:

Didnt this melody get posted here before, sure i have the midi for it!, mind sharing it again?

anyway great track, build is nice

Posted by richg101 on Oct-05-2005 15:47:

reminicent of some 2004 somatic sense releases. nice melody indeed!

Posted by RickyM on Oct-05-2005 20:48:

quote:
Originally posted by Project 7
Didnt this melody get posted here before, sure i have the midi for it!, mind sharing it again?

anyway great track, build is nice

yeah here is the link to the original track

http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...55&referrerid=2

ill try and put the midi up again if any1 wants it

Posted by KAKAAKlol on Oct-05-2005 22:52:

Not a producer so i dont know what to say about improving it... but i really it!

Posted by Romi on Oct-08-2005 17:37:

Just heard your track in a mix by PDM on sensegenerate.fm and remembered i heard it before on the TA forum. That's a huge plus imo, the melody is very catchy. I think the melody is a very important aspect for a great trancer, well for every kind of music i guess. Maybe the sound was a littlebit outdated, but it sounded really cool in the set. Maybe let that kick stand out more, the rest is really cool, i like the melody and the overall energy, good job.

Posted by RickyM on Oct-09-2005 16:57:

Thanks a lot Romi - glad to hear you remembered the song!

Posted by azndragon0613 on Oct-10-2005 03:15:

Hey,

Song is pumping man. Nice melodys and a driving beat. I think the bassline could use more of a drive to it. A bit muffled. I like the pads, very surreal.

Good job going here!