Hey guys, i havnt been hanging round the promo section much recently. ive been busy with myspace, www.edmspectrum.com and getting internet radio play time.
anyway, im back with a new one. this one is called Distant Horizon, and is an attempt to get my stuff sounding as pro as possible (after listening to lots of pro tracks recently and comparing them to mine)
in other news i was chosen for "showcase artist of the week" on www.edmspectrum.com < look to the left of the home page. its a small site, but i was pretty chuffed
Kick sounds more like a hardcore kick than a trance kick. Kinda bugs me. Maybe something softer would fit the track better.
love the pads in the intro!
Hearing lots of distortion in the breakdown. Might want to check your levels there.
Breakdown is a bit too long for my liking. It sort of kills the energy you were building with the intro.
Melody is nice, but a little simplistic for this sort of track, especially with a breakdown of these proportions.
I like the lead synth, but it sounds a bit buried in the mix. Might wanna bring that out a bit.
I like the overall atmosphere of the track.
It needs some work, but it definately has potential. Not quite pro sounding yet, but getting there!
Jul-02-2006 01:06
DJ_Sea
tranceaddict
Registered: Apr 2006
Location: Central England
Thanks for the reply!
Fair play to most of your points, as for the distortion however, im not sure what your hearing, but whatever it is, its not distortion.
To master this track i exported a pre-master .wav, then loaded the wav into live 5, and used the waves C4 multiband compressor along with the Ultramaximizer+ hard limiter. and mastered it to 0.3 dB. and during the whole process never came across any distortion...
good work...... keep it going....puts ye in a nice place...all the best
Jul-02-2006 19:51
The Drow
Super Programmer
Registered: Apr 2004
Location: Israel
The kick is really hard.
The gated clap has too much reverb.
Is this hard trance? Like dumonde?
Nice lead melody... The breakdown is too long.
Good pad but try to vary it more.
It just follows the lead.
Nope it's not hard at all.
It's decent.
I like the start to this, but mix does sound a little messy. I have similar problem, so difficult to get a clear mix but still have that "big" trance sound. I think you've got a really good choice of sounds in there.
The melody is good and develops well during the breakdown but breakdown maybe a little bit too long, just a taste thing though probably. Pads are great.
Really enjoyed this, i like your style, similar to mine. Just need a bit of work on the mix.
Thanx for sharing!
