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Melodic house

Hey !

Almost complete with this, just the last mixing and mastering left.

Tell me what you think, good and bad feedbacks
I really appreciate if you give me some advice and tips because I haven't finished a complete track yet, even that I have produced a while now

https://soundcloud.com/legendofdeat...e-shorter-break
Forgot to raise the master volume when I exported it...

THanks

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Originally posted by legendofdeath Hey ! Almost complete with this, just the last mixing and mastering left. Tell me what you think, good and bad feedbacks I really appreciate if you give me some advice and tips because I haven't finished a complete track yet, even that I have produced a while now https://soundcloud.com/legendofdeat...e-shorter-break Forgot to raise the master volume when I exported it... THanks

wrong forum. but here's my thoughts:
your biggest flaw is the mixdown. also your sounds are very generic and thin. do you have a compressor and limiter on your master?
experiment with layering and try using something other than nexus.
i would start with a fatter kick drum. sample one from another track.
musically there's no hook in the track for me, it's very forgettable.

still not a bad effort, keep making music

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Originally posted by topofthew0rld wrong forum. but here's my thoughts: your biggest flaw is the mixdown. also your sounds are very generic and thin. do you have a compressor and limiter on your master? experiment with layering and try using something other than nexus. i would start with a fatter kick drum. sample one from another track. musically there's no hook in the track for me, it's very forgettable. still not a bad effort, keep making music

Nothing on the master

Btw, thanks for your feedback

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Originally posted by topofthew0rld wrong forum. but here's my thoughts: your biggest flaw is the mixdown. also your sounds are very generic and thin. do you have a compressor and limiter on your master? experiment with layering and try using something other than nexus. i would start with a fatter kick drum. sample one from another track. musically there's no hook in the track for me, it's very forgettable. still not a bad effort, keep making music

But do you actually have anything on the master when the track isn't done? I mean, dont you put compressors, limiters... after its ready? (after you have eq all elements and so on)

Sounds good to me, I like it.

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Originally posted by legendofdeath But do you actually have anything on the master when the track isn't done? I mean, dont you put compressors, limiters... after its ready? (after you have eq all elements and so on)

you will hear differing opinions on this but i personally recommend mixing into a compressor & limiter, or at the very least throwing them on your mix before you post it online

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Originally posted by topofthew0rld you will hear differing opinions on this but i personally recommend mixing into a compressor & limiter, or at the very least throwing them on your mix before you post it online

Ok, thanks for your advice

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Originally posted by topofthew0rld wrong forum. but here's my thoughts: your biggest flaw is the mixdown. also your sounds are very generic and thin. do you have a compressor and limiter on your master? experiment with layering and try using something other than nexus. i would start with a fatter kick drum. sample one from another track. musically there's no hook in the track for me, it's very forgettable. still not a bad effort, keep making music

I created a new fatter kick, say what you think about it
Volume is really low...
https://soundcloud.com/legendofdeat...e-diffrent-kick

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Originally posted by legendofdeath I created a new fatter kick, say what you think about it Volume is really low... https://soundcloud.com/legendofdeat...e-diffrent-kick

why dont you post your track here like everyone else????
http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...7&forumid=48&s=

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Originally posted by topofthew0rld you will hear differing opinions on this but i personally recommend mixing into a compressor & limiter, or at the very least throwing them on your mix before you post it online

it does vary based on who you ask, but mixing into a compressor and limiter is a horrible mixing decision in my opinion. this is actually really, really shitty advice to give. at least you're trying to be helpful though.

as far as putting them on a mix before you throw it online, that's usually a decent idea if you plan on showing it to people other than producers and DJs who don't understand the concept of a volume knob. anyone who is judging your track for mixing, etc, will know that they need to turn it up on their speakers to properly hear it.

just disregard this guy's advice. other's will certainly back me up on this, as well.

But again, what is it for?

you want us to listen your sound with our monitoring system?
notice that i am using yamaha speakers/beyer headphones, what about you? can you send your monitoring reference?

what is it for? mastering internet, nightclub, Concert event, CD?

for me, your sound as good as soundcloud
now, this is not the best, and you know it.

this is not because of your compressor, but the misuse of it.
(and please, for the guy who wasn't able to use a compressor; It is a good start to learn our knowledge, if any

single compressor can solve your mastering problems, but may not provide as well as a Multi-band processors and Maximizer.

But before that, what is it for?

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Originally posted by Miclocker But again, what is it for? you want us to listen your sound with our monitoring system? notice that i am using yamaha speakers/beyer headphones, what about you? can you send your monitoring reference? what is it for? mastering internet, nightclub, Concert event, CD? for me, your sound as good as soundcloud now, this is not the best, and you know it. this is not because of your compressor, but the misuse of it. (and please, for the guy who wasn't able to use a compressor; It is a good start to learn our knowledge, if any single compressor can solve your mastering problems, but may not provide as well as a Multi-band processors and Maximizer. But before that, what is it for?

Yes I want you to listen with your monitors and tell how it sounds, how the mix is and if you like the arragement and what you think about the whole track.
I am using M-Audio Av 40 and Akg k240 Studio (Headphones).

I haven't made the track for a specific use, I don't think it's a club track, I think it's for just normal listening purpose (CD). Mastering internet?

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Originally posted by Evolve140 it does vary based on who you ask, but mixing into a compressor and limiter is a horrible mixing decision in my opinion. this is actually really, really shitty advice to give. at least you're trying to be helpful though.

Yes, it totally varies depending on who you ask.

Producers can go either way - mixing with a limiter on the master track, or leaving the master track empty and leaving the limiting until the mastering stage. Both methods can produce excellent results.

From my perspective, when I was starting out and tried mixing with a limiter on the master, I really struggled - it was really messing with my levels.

For the last few years, I've had a limiter on the master and had no problems with it. Perhaps it comes down to the quality of the mixdown before it hits the limiter - a bad mixdown will behave a lot more unpredictably/ extremely when hitting a limiter.

To each their own, both methods are valid if the process works for you and you're getting the results you want!

I will increase level of the intro until 1 minute by few db.

as your kick (starting at 1 minute) suddenly add 6db it could be very stressful to most sound system.

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Originally posted by derail To each their own, both methods are valid if the process works for you and you're getting the results you want!

I agree with this.

I wouldn't say it was shitty advice at all, just don't over do it.
I never start a project with one on the master but somewhere along the line it will appear and stay there, usually quite early on.

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Originally posted by Miclocker I will increase level of the intro until 1 minute by few db. as your kick (starting at 1 minute) suddenly add 6db it could be very stressful to most sound system.

Thats the mastering process, rigt?
I have mixed the track now, but the I had to keep the volume low so it doesnt peak red. The advice you gave me and what I said can I do that in "the mastering process"?
Have a listening if you want

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Originally posted by legendofdeath Thats the mastering process, rigt?

No, the balance between sounds is the mixing process. Ideally, you shouldn't be able to hear a difference after mastering. Your song should sound as good as it's going to get, in terms of punch, clarity, detail, everything, after the mixing process.

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