i don't like the way you've used a synthesized piano and tried to make it sound real, i don't think that you tampered with the velocity correctly, it is very hard hitting....and a poor sample at that... i don't know where you got the vocal's from, but they either sound like a badly ripped mp3, or an insanely compressed vocal, try side chain compression with your hi hat's to your vocals, that way your hats will always duck instead of your vocals fighting for that frequency, or just revise your EQ try it all lol
ok, first of all i'd like to say thank you for the feedback, i agree with half of what you said, maybe it isn't trance like, however you must bare in mind that i am a hardcore producer and this was more of a one off to se how it goes,
enough of that, i could say exactly the same near enough about you production however it seems to be a lot more "basic" i don't mean to drop a bomb on you or hate on you, however the production on your tracks could be a whole lot better, i think first of all you need to get yourself some sample packs, as i've said to many people on this site today VEC Vengeance Essential Clubbers sample packs are the way forward, they are awesome sounding percussion sample packs and cheap too, just by listening to your track i can tell exactly what basic samples you used from FL,, the 4 that are already loaded up into the step sequencer are pathetic drums to use, i'm sorry but anybody with any music knowledge will agree with me, fruity loops all together is a good starting point but the audio engine is a tad bad,
also i think you may need to either invest in a new computer or set up your preferences correctly, YOUR CPU CAN'T PROCESS A TINY BIT OF INFORMATION CREATED BY YOUR SEQUENCER, seriously the crackling in your tracks is either because your buffer rate is set too small or your computer is a fossil, try downloading ASIO 4 ALL, then go into audio set up and select that as your primary driver, then check the buffer rate, if your buffer is set small it will have a quicker response to external equipment such as midi keyboard and controllers, if it is set high, you will not get the same crackle BUT you WILL receive "latency" (DELAY) therefor your external equipment being declared useless,
i suggest buying a better computer all together, making sure you have a reasonable processing power, half decent RAM, and a sound card/audio interface of a reasonable standard to go with it, then my friend you will be more capable of producing a track.
ok, first things first, you need to sort out your percussion, your drums have no power and are basic samples, what you need to look for is VEC Vengeance Essential Clubbers, these are huge sample packs which will definitely blow your mind and your tracks, i like the melodic idea, however it is repetitive, look at a plug in called Nexus, its a basic plug in with patches which i think would suit you just fine,
you want a big kick layered up with another big kick to make it huge, use a shortened closed hi hat to layer over that so your kick will cut through the mix, then on every 2nd kick use a distorted snare or clap but be careful on the volume, use it as more of a mask than actually in the mix, then use an open hi hat on the offbeats, also accompany this with bass, then to make your drums more interesting, try using a ride on your kick drum, and then another short closed hi hat in between your open hi hat on the off beats,
music is about experimenting, it just seems like you want it but you just aren't doing it, try using snare roles, automate a snare roll coming in using the volume, if your using fruity, then just use the velocity bars at the bottom of your piano roll,
i could go on forever however this might point you in some sort of direction, trance needs strings too, try playing around with chords,
i agree with travis on the drum's, unfortunately i have to say that this track is more like a progressive Techno track than Trance, the mix down is muddy, try using a low cut on a lot of things to leave room for your kick drum, also fruity basic kick drum is bad, look for VEC Vengeance Essential Clubbers. they are amazing drums, layer a few of those up and you can't lose,
also i think it would be wise to consider learning to play the keyboard and how it works, once you have mastered major and minor scales, you have the basic knowledge to start producing a reasonable track, i mean, alternating patterns are ok in bridge sections, however people are moved my by big melodic compositions.
try listening to tracks that you like, but this time instead of listening to them, write down everything you hear and then reference that back to your music, sit back and think, how did they do that etc and try to interpret these techniques within your own music, don't just look at trance look at all genres, you can take bits and bobs from everything.
anyway, sorry if i put a downer on you, but just keep trying, everybody starts somewhere, good luck in the future...
making a beat has always been my downfall,,,so i huess i dont really try to hard.not enought to go looking for beats other than what FL provided. and oh by the way matey i have been messing around on the keys for ...well over 20 years. that i know what to do.i will impliment this clearly on my next track....as for the drums...idk but ill see what i can find.
thank you for the review
synthiziz
ok, this is a reasonably good vocal, it is slightly out of key in places, and i don't particularly like the harmonies, the recording is of a not so great standard, however i could work with you IF:
you could write something to the track i have posted,
you could sing as close to key as possible - i can melodyne the rest.
you could record with no background interference or plosives.
you could send me a DRY recording in a Wav/AIFF format.
i don't mean to put a downer on you, however you do have a good voice.
thank you for taking an interest in my music and i hope to hear from you soon.
keep up the god work
sure thing bro...I appreciate the comment too. Constructive criticism is always welcomed, and I will start seeing what I can come with as soon as possible.
nice chilled out layout, transfers are ok, however i really think that from the break into the main you really need to cut out the orchestral aspects and bring in some really uplifting melody, maybe interpret the orch's in the rise and throw in a big kick and snare build with a riser, just to add a little tension to the track. so ye reasonable layout with nice chords, just like i said a big melody would kill this track.
Dynamics:
i think you need to look at your hi hats, rather than boosting the high end which i think you have done, try a little technique i picked up, in terms of EQ, i try to stick the rule "always reduce never boost," obviously sometimes it needs a slight couple of DB to stand out, however if it is over used frequencies will fight in that range and you'll receive a phase effect, i tend to use a high cut EVERYTHING at 13KHz, also i take away as many frequencies as i can that aren't required, such as some low end on hi hats, just because you can't hear them doesn't mean they aren't there,
also i think your kick needs a little more punch, try layering it with a similar kick, and discreetly throw in a a very shortly enveloped hi hat, this will help it to cut through the mix,
your bass is slightly overpowering on the G key, try using a low cut at around 40Hz, also Nexus initiate patch is ok i guess however i think you should consider layering that bass up with other presets from the ROMpler or if your any good at synthesis then make your own square synth and layer you "Saw initiate" with that, saw's and square are more filthy than an old guy on viagra when they get together.
any ways, i hope this helps you, let me know if you get it sorted out, or if you want help on a melody give me a shout, i write melodies in seconds usually, keep up the good work, and hope to hear from you again soon :D
I thought you may pop over for a listen and iv been dreding the review as i noticed you've got a bit of a gob on you:P lolol.
Cheers for all the pointers dude. im at the point were i have the ideas and can get them mostly down into a peice but i really need to clock up somemore hours behind my desk to work at the finishing touch's & find out what sounds work where and just really get the whole of a genre under my belt, mastered, down to a fine art.
I completely agree with all your points too fella. i can hear there are things wrong (i knew the treble was ruff as a d@gs ar$$)but knowing exactly were to go to rectify them kinda eludes me in the most part.
Altho im getting a lil better at spotting frequency issues and stuff...
I like your indepth pointers so if you could take the time out on a few of my other tracks i would be indebted to you.
Oh and by the way "our servey says UHHH URHHHHH.." it was not Nexus on the b-line :P lol
it was a couple of trilogy's and a ms20 was in there somewhere too i believe.
cheers for the pointers tho, im gonna have a little flutter with the whole 40hz thingy on the bass :)
ok, all the idea's are cool, the melodies are good, however may i recommend that you get your hands on some vengeance sample packs aka VEC Vengeance Essential Clubbers, because you percussion is weak, basic sequencer patches = (N) . also the gate that you used on the vocals didn't work out too good,try chopping the audio instead, EQ some of the lower range frequencies to leave more headroom in your track, please get to work on this and you'll have yourself a good track
ok i don't mean to burst your bubble, but alot of your beats i think you are knocking out too fast, because you could do sooooooooo much more with this, it needs progression and feeling, it's all good getting a loop and throwing a drum loop together, which i will say the drum loop is pretty cool, but you need strings, you need pitch bending synths like on your top track,
this isn't hate or negative feed, just think that you can do better, you have it in you, just stop being lazy, rushing projects doesn't get you anywhere i used to do that and i end up with like 100 half finished efforts... come on man prove to yourself you can make not just a hip hop beat, but a CLUB BANGER...
ok. u definitely got your name right lol. and you didnt burst my bubble, you just made it like microscopic man. this beat isnt the final product of what im plannin on publishing, this is just a rough draft. i was plannin on adding a lot more to this, but i wanted to put it up to see what other people think. id rather have 100 "unfinished efforts" than 1 nicely polished track. u feel me?
ye i was gonna say, it does sound really flat, however it sounds pretty good, ye your vocal at the end is too loud for the beat, you all have a nice flow, double tracking is good
i think the beat would sound a bit better if you layer that clap to get a crunchier sound, just sounds a little thin all on it's own, not sure about the f**kin around with the turntables at the end is good tho lol, if you did a good job on it then ye it would be cool but it just sounds like you fell on the vinyl while it's playing lol.
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enough of that, i could say exactly the same near enough about you production however it seems to be a lot more "basic" i don't mean to drop a bomb on you or hate on you, however the production on your tracks could be a whole lot better, i think first of all you need to get yourself some sample packs, as i've said to many people on this site today VEC Vengeance Essential Clubbers sample packs are the way forward, they are awesome sounding percussion sample packs and cheap too, just by listening to your track i can tell exactly what basic samples you used from FL,, the 4 that are already loaded up into the step sequencer are pathetic drums to use, i'm sorry but anybody with any music knowledge will agree with me, fruity loops all together is a good starting point but the audio engine is a tad bad,
also i think you may need to either invest in a new computer or set up your preferences correctly, YOUR CPU CAN'T PROCESS A TINY BIT OF INFORMATION CREATED BY YOUR SEQUENCER, seriously the crackling in your tracks is either because your buffer rate is set too small or your computer is a fossil, try downloading ASIO 4 ALL, then go into audio set up and select that as your primary driver, then check the buffer rate, if your buffer is set small it will have a quicker response to external equipment such as midi keyboard and controllers, if it is set high, you will not get the same crackle BUT you WILL receive "latency" (DELAY) therefor your external equipment being declared useless,
i suggest buying a better computer all together, making sure you have a reasonable processing power, half decent RAM, and a sound card/audio interface of a reasonable standard to go with it, then my friend you will be more capable of producing a track.
good luck
on Lazyboy DarkHearted remix by lazyboy
you want a big kick layered up with another big kick to make it huge, use a shortened closed hi hat to layer over that so your kick will cut through the mix, then on every 2nd kick use a distorted snare or clap but be careful on the volume, use it as more of a mask than actually in the mix, then use an open hi hat on the offbeats, also accompany this with bass, then to make your drums more interesting, try using a ride on your kick drum, and then another short closed hi hat in between your open hi hat on the off beats,
music is about experimenting, it just seems like you want it but you just aren't doing it, try using snare roles, automate a snare roll coming in using the volume, if your using fruity, then just use the velocity bars at the bottom of your piano roll,
i could go on forever however this might point you in some sort of direction, trance needs strings too, try playing around with chords,
good luck
on trance mission by SYNTHIZIZ
also i think it would be wise to consider learning to play the keyboard and how it works, once you have mastered major and minor scales, you have the basic knowledge to start producing a reasonable track, i mean, alternating patterns are ok in bridge sections, however people are moved my by big melodic compositions.
try listening to tracks that you like, but this time instead of listening to them, write down everything you hear and then reference that back to your music, sit back and think, how did they do that etc and try to interpret these techniques within your own music, don't just look at trance look at all genres, you can take bits and bobs from everything.
anyway, sorry if i put a downer on you, but just keep trying, everybody starts somewhere, good luck in the future...
thank you for the review
synthiziz
on Numb Cover by santiagosky
you could write something to the track i have posted,
you could sing as close to key as possible - i can melodyne the rest.
you could record with no background interference or plosives.
you could send me a DRY recording in a Wav/AIFF format.
i don't mean to put a downer on you, however you do have a good voice.
thank you for taking an interest in my music and i hope to hear from you soon.
keep up the god work
on Lost and found remix by Spudsy
Production:
nice chilled out layout, transfers are ok, however i really think that from the break into the main you really need to cut out the orchestral aspects and bring in some really uplifting melody, maybe interpret the orch's in the rise and throw in a big kick and snare build with a riser, just to add a little tension to the track. so ye reasonable layout with nice chords, just like i said a big melody would kill this track.
Dynamics:
i think you need to look at your hi hats, rather than boosting the high end which i think you have done, try a little technique i picked up, in terms of EQ, i try to stick the rule "always reduce never boost," obviously sometimes it needs a slight couple of DB to stand out, however if it is over used frequencies will fight in that range and you'll receive a phase effect, i tend to use a high cut EVERYTHING at 13KHz, also i take away as many frequencies as i can that aren't required, such as some low end on hi hats, just because you can't hear them doesn't mean they aren't there,
also i think your kick needs a little more punch, try layering it with a similar kick, and discreetly throw in a a very shortly enveloped hi hat, this will help it to cut through the mix,
your bass is slightly overpowering on the G key, try using a low cut at around 40Hz, also Nexus initiate patch is ok i guess however i think you should consider layering that bass up with other presets from the ROMpler or if your any good at synthesis then make your own square synth and layer you "Saw initiate" with that, saw's and square are more filthy than an old guy on viagra when they get together.
any ways, i hope this helps you, let me know if you get it sorted out, or if you want help on a melody give me a shout, i write melodies in seconds usually, keep up the good work, and hope to hear from you again soon :D
Cheers for all the pointers dude. im at the point were i have the ideas and can get them mostly down into a peice but i really need to clock up somemore hours behind my desk to work at the finishing touch's & find out what sounds work where and just really get the whole of a genre under my belt, mastered, down to a fine art.
I completely agree with all your points too fella. i can hear there are things wrong (i knew the treble was ruff as a d@gs ar$$)but knowing exactly were to go to rectify them kinda eludes me in the most part.
Altho im getting a lil better at spotting frequency issues and stuff...
I like your indepth pointers so if you could take the time out on a few of my other tracks i would be indebted to you.
Oh and by the way "our servey says UHHH URHHHHH.." it was not Nexus on the b-line :P lol
it was a couple of trilogy's and a ms20 was in there somewhere too i believe.
cheers for the pointers tho, im gonna have a little flutter with the whole 40hz thingy on the bass :)
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good luck
on For Revenge by AmnestieProductions
this isn't hate or negative feed, just think that you can do better, you have it in you, just stop being lazy, rushing projects doesn't get you anywhere i used to do that and i end up with like 100 half finished efforts... come on man prove to yourself you can make not just a hip hop beat, but a CLUB BANGER...
good luck
on Get together. (Gizella Sample) by ShowGunProductions
i think the beat would sound a bit better if you layer that clap to get a crunchier sound, just sounds a little thin all on it's own, not sure about the f**kin around with the turntables at the end is good tho lol, if you did a good job on it then ye it would be cool but it just sounds like you fell on the vinyl while it's playing lol.
lol the chorus sounds really snoop :D
but ye it's a good track, keep up the good work