KVR Audio

sxop · Post by **sxop** » Mon Dec 18, 2017 8:28 pm

Hi together,

something new that took me a little bit more time than I'd really like to admit

https://soundcloud.com/sxop/we-will-make-you-fly

Hope everything works in the mix after all, but perhaps another pair of fresh ears can give better judgment and direction.
Playing in G minor with a solid 128 bam per minute

Enjoy!
sxop

fastlanephil · Post by **fastlanephil** » Mon Dec 18, 2017 11:26 pm

I’m not that schooled in the genre but it sounded balanced to me.

Good EDM!

sjm · Post by **sjm** » Tue Dec 19, 2017 12:35 am

Loved the distorted synth from around 1 minute in. That was the bit I was waiting for!

Not sure you need that much side-chaining in the breaks when there's no kick playing. Of course that might be personal taste, I just find it distracting personally.

sxop · Post by **sxop** » Tue Dec 19, 2017 9:35 am

fastlanephil wrote:I’m not that schooled in the genre but it sounded balanced to me.

Good EDM!

Thx fastlanephil, nice feedback and kind words! Probably the balance is ok enough if others say so. Now I only have to find the right genre for my tracks

sxop · Post by **sxop** » Tue Dec 19, 2017 9:38 am

sjm wrote:Loved the distorted synth from around 1 minute in. That was the bit I was waiting for!

Not sure you need that much side-chaining in the breaks when there's no kick playing. Of course that might be personal taste, I just find it distracting personally.

Thank you sjm, or shall I call you by your secret identity steevm

Too much side-chaining is also something that typically struck me right away in other songs, but here I think I couldn't hear it anymore

sjm · Post by **sjm** » Tue Dec 19, 2017 12:45 pm

shodri wrote:Thank you sjm, or shall I call you by your secret identity steevm

My cover is blown.

Frantz · Post by **Frantz** » Thu Dec 21, 2017 10:59 pm

Solid EDM. The little variations kept it interesting.

The kick drum is mixed lower than typical for the genre which is fine with me as I am not a fan of super loud kicks.

sxop · Post by **sxop** » Thu Dec 21, 2017 11:06 pm

I think my whole track is a little thinner than others.
Most likely because all compressors and exciters are reduced to a minimum and the kick is not so punchy.

Thanks a lot Frantz for your feedback!

DJ LFD · Post by **DJ LFD** » Fri Dec 22, 2017 9:15 pm

i'm still learning mixing mastering, i get ear fatigue easily, but this is definitely the tune i would want to hear in a club when i'm there, great sounds, dope transitions, and great beat! remember you from IL Forums, Keep up the good work man

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sxop · Post by **sxop** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 2:15 pm

DJ LFD wrote:i'm still learning mixing mastering, i get ear fatigue easily, but this is definitely the tune i would want to hear in a club when i'm there, great sounds, dope transitions, and great beat! remember you from IL Forums, Keep up the good work man .

Hey LFD, you're absolutely right about the IL forum, also remember you from there.
From time to time I still pass there by and post some comments but don't post my tracks because I recently switched to Ableton. It just fits better to my workflow.

Thanks for your feedback, gave me some motivation to continue and improving

DJ LFD · Post by **DJ LFD** » Sun Dec 24, 2017 6:02 am

You're Welcome, I've been using a Novation Launcky 49 MIDI Keyboard Controller... Ableton Lite is available to me, and i think i'm stuck on FL Studio, just bought the Producers Edition Upgrade for Xmas.

I watched a great vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POAIy44dE_I

I didn't have Maximus before, and i still need to watch this very carefully because he doesn't explain how to achieve the balance, he just tells you what Freq. in his mix he is compressing without the why, and the how is even confusing too, i'd use SoundGoodizer, but it often muds up my mix, i just started trying to be on the road to Pr0 in Feb this year

I have a lot of experience in creating sounds and engineering them to be exciting, but it's hit or miss with some of my mixes as i haven't yet seen a tutorial series that walks you through from creating the sound to leveling it, mixing it, and making it sound good with mastering and exciters. i don't have a lot of plugins either, but i think Sytrus comes with Prod. Edit. so i'm glad

Any pointers to resources other than Busy Works beats.TV (i've seen it and it's helpful, but i think i need more in-depth "from beginner" tutorials, i'm confused).

Thank you for reading, im sorry but i couild use pointers from non-competing artists, i'm in a whole different genre in TripHop, but have a deep appreciation for Club Music and EDM, especially 90's Rave Revival, of which i made 2 tracks in that genre. Cheers, Merry Xmas!

[Dance] sxop - We Will Make You Fly