TankEyes wrote:Hi tehlord.
There's a nice smooth vibe to this track and I think it would benefit from a different kick that deeper and has more character. It sounds a bit too loud as well.
There's no melodic hook or sample that stays with you after you listen.
The buildups and transitions are uninteresting at this point in your WIP.
Basically you've done well to recreate the trance sound of someone like Digweed but I feel like if you're going to go to the trouble you may as well try to bring something new and exciting to the table as well.
Maybe you could try adding some instruments or synths that you don't usually find in your average trance tune, or experiment with some percussion that doesn't adhere to the usual trance rhythms. Or you could cross-pollinate your sound with some inspiration from another sub-genre of dance.
I'm sorry I'm being harsh but listening to this tune I get the feeling you need to push yourself a bit more and just reach for that extra something, because your mix and synths sound quite professional but your arrangement and ideas are a bit lacking IMO. I havn't listened to any of your other tunes so I could be way off mark here, but I hope you appreciate my honesty. cheers.
This is just the feedback I like to get tbh.
You're spot on about the kick and I have lowered it already. It was completely overwhelming in the original (this) render as it was mixed on headphones but i've had it on the monitors since.
You're also correct about me trying to recreate something, this track was heavily inspired by a track that somebody sent me a few weeks back (in fact the track was saved as Marks One hence the name Mach 1
) and it was more about trying to achieve a certain sound than being groundbreaking or new. But it seems that i've achieved that certain sound and can now try and break some ground.Thanks for the completely non harsh feedback
Yup!thecontrolcentre wrote:I'd turn the riffy synths up and the kick drum down, and add some variation to the hi-hat pattern ... as TankEyes said, maybe a deeper kick, and a hook.
