right, basically this is the first proper trance songs i've ever made. i used to mess around making drum n bass & breakbeat, but sort of gave that up.

i know the arrangement could do with sorting out a bit, but any tips would be greatly appreciated since i'm sort of new to the trance production side of things...

Last edited by motionblur on Mar-24-2009 at 23:34

right here goes..........

nice fx on those percs in intro... i suggest starting the main kick straight from the start.

What a sick bass... good work. Nice snare also, kind of a electro house feel for me

I can tell i think your a d n b guy,,, the melodys and bass r very sort of 'grimey' ;-) I think that sort of bell thing is bit too loud, maybe just lower the volume on that

but on the whole really good track mate, and fresh approach to trance. I think that attitude is what people are looking for, as trance is getting depressingly repititive these days.

Did u use sytrus in there?

cheers man. yeah, you can sort of tell it's dnb influenced, since that's what i'm used to! i think i agree about the kick drum, i think i might also need to put a bit more variation in there?

no i didn't use sytrus, pretty much the only synth i used was 3x Osc, can get some nice effect with that synth with a lil bit of work, and it's so simple to use!

ooo wait, i tell i lie, i also used wasp to make that bell sort of sound, and yeah perhaps it could do with being a bit quieter...

as for the snare, yeah it is sort of electro housey - i suppose you could also say thats a dnb influence though, as a lot of effort needs to go into making dnb snares punchy + have a good impact.

really enjoyed that mate, well done.

bell comes in too loud and abruptly, id perhaps have the cut off filter automating it in. Reduce the volume on it also. Arrangement needs a bit of work, as does breakdown.

Solid drums and nice melody however. Few tweaks and it'l sound quality. keep it up.

pretty much what everyone else says really , bell is too loud and maybe EQ'ing the sounds so that everything sits above the wacking bassline.

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i like it keep it up

congratulations, in one track you have surpassed so many milestones. the harmony during the breakdown is powerful, uplifting, and energetic-nothing at all like a redundant hands in the air breakdown.

great job crossing over into trance, and stick true to your roots, we dont want nomore of those babycrib jingles that are getting produced.

wow, thanks very much for the replies, wasn't expecting such a good response! i will try and work on all the things mentioned asap, then i'll post up the results.

right, ive made the 'bell' sound fit in a bit better. turned the levels down and sorted out the EQ a bit. I've also worked on the bass in the intro and changed the arrangment a bit. I haven't uploaded it yet though, as the breakdown still need some work.

has anybody got any tips on how i could make the breakdown more progressive? the breakdown at 4:00mins seems a bit too sudden if you know what i mean? how can i stretch it out a bit more and make the progression into the breadown a bit smoother? i think the way it comes out of the breakdown is good, it's just how it goes into it i'm not too keen on.

and help will be appreciated VERY much

cheers guys (and girls...?)