Hello,
As you already know I am a chill out, ambient and new age producer, but lately I have been attempting to do some progressive trance.
This is a tune I am working on right now, this sample it's about 3 minutes and half, and any feedback is really welcome because I am not used to do this genre so I lack in alot of aspects .
I used alot of reverb in the main lead, and the reflection maybe is a bit nasty, you tell me, I am not very sure if sounds good or not, also the mastering is decent, I have not worked on it yet because I have not finished yet, I will try to give more punch to the kick and and other stuff, but if you have sugesstion about mastering please post them .
Thanks in advance .
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Nov-21-2005 21:30
david.michael
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Sep 2003
Location: Dayton, OH, USA
I think it sounds INCREDIBLE so far!
Other than adding a little more punch to the kick like you already mentioned, I can't think of much else to change so far. Though it's a new genre for you I can definitely hear "your style" in there.
I don't know if the guitar is MEANT to sound disorted\crappy, but it does... Anyway, that disortion drowns in the rest of the music when more elements were added. I think the harmonies here are truly beautiful. Kick needs more punch, as you mentioned The bassline is fitting VERY good to the rest of the sounds. This can become a top track if you finish it
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Nov-21-2005 21:54
kopi_luwak
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Thank you subtle and david for your encouraging comments .
Alex, I concur about the Koto , I am having some lil issues with it, but I think all is about the reverb and some freqs in the 3000 range, I will fix them, thanks for your comments .
Kopi =o.
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Nov-21-2005 21:55
cybernetica
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Registered: Oct 2004
Location: Cologne, Germany
now why do YOU call me a machine :P
your creative output is insane!
This one got a great atmosphere, especially thanks to the great arrangement of sounds. Well, maybe there is a little much reverb on some elements... A little more clarity to the sounds should be better too... And maybe you should make the percussion a little more interesting.
It's cool, and it has a lot of potential. So keep this quality up mate
Originally posted by cybernetica
now why do YOU call me a machine :P
your creative output is insane!
This one got a great atmosphere, especially thanks to the great arrangement of sounds. Well, maybe there is a little much reverb on some elements... A little more clarity to the sounds should be better too... And maybe you should make the percussion a little more interesting.
It's cool, and it has a lot of potential. So keep this quality up mate
Bro, thanks for your coments , about the reverb, is so true, I am so used to use tons and tons of reverb on my chill out stuff and I did it also here and is totally true, I will take off that much of reverb to give mor clarity .
Kopi =o.
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Nov-21-2005 22:04
Arctic Breeze
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Sep 2004
Location: Drammen, Norway
I think the distortion in the beginning is cool! I'm close to gettings chills from the intro, this is great! Please give us more
Thanks artic , you guys are encouraging me to finish it .
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Nov-21-2005 22:27
Nomen Nescio
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Registered: Jan 2005
Location: Deventer
Hey Kopi,
The melody is nice but for trance this is way to weak. Maybe if you would get a better bass and better percussions the track would become a little more intresting. On melody alone you won't make it trancewise, but the melody itself is gorgeous. You also just keep going with the melody for the full sample I have heard which becomes quite predictable.
So I am one of the few here so far but I am not overly impressed with the track. Yes u use gorgeous sounds, yes u have a nice melody but no trance so far is not your best genre. The lack of percussion and bass end up giving this track a shortage of energy and drive.
Cheers mate! Keep it up!
Nov-21-2005 22:33
kopi_luwak
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quote:
Originally posted by Nomen Nescio
Hey Kopi,
The melody is nice but for trance this is way to weak. Maybe if you would get a better bass and better percussions the track would become a little more intresting. On melody alone you won't make it trancewise, but the melody itself is gorgeous. You also just keep going with the melody for the full sample I have heard which becomes quite predictable.
So I am one of the few here so far but I am not overly impressed with the track. Yes u use gorgeous sounds, yes u have a nice melody but no trance so far is not your best genre. The lack of percussion and bass end up giving this track a shortage of energy and drive.
Cheers mate! Keep it up!
Thanks for your opinion, will take ur points in consideration .
PS:I dont consider any EDM genre my best genre, I am, will be always a New Age producer with open mind to attempt to do any genre .
Kopi =o.
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Last edited by kopi_luwak on Nov-21-2005 at 22:40
Nov-21-2005 22:34
Drik
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Jun 2005
Location: Boras, Sweden
I feel and has always felt that trance is a very big genre, it's huge really. This is deffo one style in trance
Nice starting slow with a melody, the beginning is a great place to put a melodic intro to get interest up
The track start mysteriously and good. I'd personally kick in the 1:28 part earlier, but this is fine if you're making a long track
I think the kicks shouldn't be hard in this one, it suits the theme of the track. Only thing I'd consider is maybe introducing a more protruding melodic hook?
Anyway, this sounds great so far
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