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Posted by LENG on Feb-09-2006 09:11:

Essentricity

Hi all, this is my 1st track on TA... hope ya'll like it.
Streaming

Posted by thoughtlessjex on Feb-10-2006 18:30:

I think you mean Eccentricity.

You could use more layers. It's a really basic track right now. Very standard, ASOT sounds. Let's see some originality in synth programming.

Also, tone down that stupid hiss on your lead. I've always hated that sound.

Posted by LENG on Feb-11-2006 02:06:

thanks for correcting the song title...
do you mean more layers to the lead? what sound would you wanna achieve from layering?
the hiss that you meant should be from the supersaw pad that i put alongside with the lead. i'll keep in mind and lower it abit. thanks for the tips.

Posted by thoughtlessjex on Feb-11-2006 02:59:

What I'm saying is, you have hats, a kick, a snare drum, a bass, a lead, a monophonic pad. This is all as far as I can tell. All the bare essentials, but trance is about more than that. You need more percussion than just hats, snare and kick. Try bongos, shakers, tambourines, claves. Anything is fair game, as long as it fits with the song. There's also something to be said for things like harmony and counterpoint. Have two leads in contrast, have your pad play chords. Try adding some acid (this is trance, after all), or some other mid-range bass. Every element you add is another layer, and the art of trance production is including the most layers while maintaining coherency. Anyone with the right tools and equipment, mixing tutorials and Music Theory for Dummies can make what you've made; You'll distinguish yourself better if you can make your tracks more detailed and complex.

I also commented that your sounds are very standard, and that you could work on synth programming a bit. Experiment with basses, leads and pads. Don't just hit the supersaw button every time you fire up your JP8000 or whatever you're using. Think about new sounds you could make instead.

Good luck.

Posted by LENG on Feb-11-2006 10:30:

yeah... you are absolutely correct about that. i agree that the song lacks "richness" in sound. i get what you mean and will certainly try much harder in that sense. this is my 1st song with a supersaw... i'd like to try another few more with it before i go on with a different lead. thanks for the good luck

Posted by Dj Ruck on Feb-11-2006 10:41:

I think that this is a good track...i like the sound...i think that we can call this track us Progressive Trance...or not??

Bye bye

Posted by thoughtlessjex on Feb-11-2006 14:18:

quote:
Originally posted by Dj Ruck
I think that this is a good track...i like the sound...i think that we can call this track us Progressive Trance...or not??

Bye bye

This isn't progressive trance. This is epic trance.

Posted by Dj Ruck on Feb-11-2006 14:24:

yeah...but i want to say that is a song that bring you progressively...
sorry for the baaaaaaaaad english

bye bye

Posted by Majutsu on Feb-12-2006 22:53:

I agree with thoughtlessjex, but I am really no better at this point. All in all, I enjoyed the piece. Thanks for sharing.

Posted by LENG on Feb-13-2006 01:47:

hey maj... glad that you liked it

Posted by LENG on Feb-14-2006 02:42:

just for a lil info for ya guys... i got a reply from somatic sense.. they said that they don't take the kind of trance like this track of mine... i suppose it's amateurishly arranged, etc etc... so, if ya choon happen to sound something like mine, work on it more.. good luck to ya'll