Trance is not my thang really, so I need people to tell me what works here. This is the main section. No sweeps yet and may need more percs, but want to get the mix and sounds right first.
Teezdalien
I sort of have mixed feelings about what I'm hearing here so far, definitely some well produced sounds and has the kind of nice balanced mix that I'm aspiring towards but I don't like the melody from a musical perspective, it's too.. um cheesy for my likings but I certainly appreciate some of the production concepts in its implementation, it develops rather nicely from subtlety to stand-out. I also think perhaps the kick is a little thin and plastic like, but that could be down to a a matter of taste.
TranceLover007
Hey Richard,
nice to see you working on something you are not feeling perfectly comfortable with lol.
Let say that this second part of this production is clicking with me more then the first one, I like when you have bit more movement/elements push into you track and makes you feel like is a lot of more energy is coming out of it (either with some sub-bass addition or some crazy going arp), it is all about catchy melodic sound and energy formed with it. Try to roll some bass line end get this dynamics to the level this production deserve lol - still like this second part and you can definitely work with it or/end develop it farther.
Cheers man,
Darek
Trancelover03591
It depends on what you are aiming for.
I think a lot of people have this stereotype about 'trance' the same way they do about 'techno'. Now, I have never heard a techno song by a good artists that sounds like the 'techno' songs that pop culture thinks techno is. If you listen to Gary Beck it isn't German 90's car commercial techno. It's deep, subtle, hypnotic darkness.
The same is true for trance. If you actually listen to Above & Beyond or Markus Schulz (two artists I have decent respect for on their good days), ect, you never hear 'trance'. You hear dark progressive- trance, electro-trance, tech-trance, not car commercial trance.
I know I say that to everyone and I am certainly a nobody. But I think that is a good advice I give people.
I gave a few reference song suggestions to Kysora and a few people lambasted them. However, the songs I chose were current, popular in context (50,000 views, ect) supported by mainstream trance DJs and too me fun songs (and that is what trance is at the end of the day, a cheap thrill, it isn't trying to be Shubert or whatever).
