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Originally posted by szm really like that techno fart for the most part, I wouldn't even call it techno, more like good quality trance. when the saws come in it gets quite busy, so after that im not in. maybe more of a short release short decay staccato thingy might work better or a stubby pluck, i dunno. and to explain, I was using ableton for a few months and yes I was unhappy I couldn't bend the sounds like I did in reason, what you heard were experiments in sound and failed ones, not really track attempts, but trying to get a knack for sound design/mixing. im currently daw-less, hope to pick up reason again in the holiday maybe. and yes I do need work on my track making skills, micro transitions, builds, things like that for sure, taking the lazy route most of the time, which I do hope to progress at some point. its not a priority right now. I downloaded a demo of reason the other night, and I am happy with how I bend sound over there. too bad I cant export, re-open saves atm. I could capture my screen with obs, so there is that. this is a lot closer to the sound im aiming for.

That melody in your video sounds really cool, just work on your dynamics and you can have something really cool man!

Cheers

thanks for the feedback darius, I would love to create something cool one day :}

after playing it back a day or so later, yea its definitely lacking dynamics and a finished sound, kick and bass verry iffy! I've already started working on something that sounds much better I think.

How is this dynamics? - working on a new track and trying a few different things splice in it, let me know if you have time.

hey darius, sorry I cant help beyond my "skills" to do so. everything sounds clear to me with good balance. I really like the ideas on the second clip.

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Originally posted by szm hey darius, sorry I cant help beyond my "skills" to do so. everything sounds clear to me with good balance. I really like the ideas on the second clip.

Thanks Mac for your time man, appreciate. Just to keep this thread alive and active I will upload another short melancholic concept lol

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Originally posted by TranceLover007 Thanks Mac for your time man, appreciate. Just to keep this thread alive and active I will upload another short melancholic concept lol DariusX. · New Melodic Idea 25JUL2022 Cheers, Darek

That intro has a very ethereal tone and I could listen to that looped all day.
The miramba undertone is nice however it starts changing the vibe. And it starts taking on this island feel, which is still nice and very enjoyable however...
When the guitar piece comes in, it changes to something completely and I get more of a feel like its more of a "bed" track for some guy using it on a loop while playing guitar in the city streets...lol
imo if you kept that progressive house feel to it, it is a very head bouncing track.
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Been kinda on a roll lately. All over the board genre wise (naturally) but getting some good ideas down and trying to ride that wave
*note -Those cymbal flams will be removed

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Originally posted by TranceLover007 Thanks Mac for your time man, appreciate. Just to keep this thread alive and active I will upload another short melancholic concept lol DariusX. · New Melodic Idea 25JUL2022 Cheers, Darek

really nice. atmospheric

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Originally posted by SystematicX1 That intro has a very ethereal tone and I could listen to that looped all day. The miramba undertone is nice however it starts changing the vibe. And it starts taking on this island feel, which is still nice and very enjoyable however... When the guitar piece comes in, it changes to something completely and I get more of a feel like its more of a "bed" track for some guy using it on a loop while playing guitar in the city streets...lol imo if you kept that progressive house feel to it, it is a very head bouncing track. ................... Been kinda on a roll lately. All over the board genre wise (naturally) but getting some good ideas down and trying to ride that wave *note -Those cymbal flams will be removed Systemtest · RE\W

i like this a lot but i think it can use some more peaks and valleys to really accentuate when a new element comes in. All of the elements are there though.

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Originally posted by LoveHate i like this a lot but i think it can use some moore peaks and values to really accentuate when a new element comes in. All of the elements are there though.

Thanks man =O) Yep, she's still getting worked on and totally agree and it shall be

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Originally posted by TranceLover007 Thanks Mac for your time man, appreciate. Just to keep this thread alive and active I will upload another short melancholic concept lol DariusX. · New Melodic Idea 25JUL2022 Cheers, Darek

Good stuff. Waiting for a catchy hookline to reel me in.

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Originally posted by SystematicX1 Been kinda on a roll lately. All over the board genre wise (naturally) but getting some good ideas down and trying to ride that wave *note -Those cymbal flams will be removed Systemtest · RE\W

You got a nice groove going here. Separation between instruments is great. Around the 2:00 I'm waiting for something to step in on the foreground, some big lead. There is something coming but it sounds like a background arp. Overall you have a bunch of nice sounds but it lacks a memorable theme.

Could use some help on this one from you guys.
So, this issue surrounds the low frequencies and I shall explain.
There are basically two lines of sub that are separated by an octave.
The first line is the higher octave in which I am using a saw that blended well with the mix however,at the 2:00 mark I attempted to pitch down an octave and it went to shit and it distorted all over the board.
So, I went with another sub on it and I am getting some distortion, or at least on my transition points where it is peaking. When attempting to EQ, it seems like it dulls out the lower sub and doesn't match up and almost seems to lose power
Any suggestions? Another Sub? lol
Also, not sure about my lead (still not sure about the tone) but is it dragging?

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Originally posted by SystematicX1 ***Revised** Ok, so I kept the older bounce in order to see the difference. I "think" I have chosen a better remedy on the new bounce. I found one mistake in the fact that my EQ was off for whatever reason on my percussion.However, now I am seeing a lot more peaks and valley's on the waveform when it got turned on Secondly, I ended up ducking both subs which helped bring out that kick. With that said however, I am getting some clipping. Not to say that I am religious on being a "meter" guy and generally try to trust and rely on my ears,but I try to at least follow some sort of guide using a meter and I am getting some red. But, the strength returned. I need to test this out on my other two references to make sure Systemtest · OccTestBounce8compareto7sub

Hi Phil, sorry for late respond, busy couple of week (work and home lol). First of all, I would work on your drums and bass to create more movement/dynamics and then try to give more separation for different instruments - this would be good start to take control over your production and add intended flavor to it.

Thank you,

Darek

Currently working on few releases at the same time and would like to share one of those tracks with you:

sounds great, me likey bass!

only thing I can detect is that you need a meatier snare / clap with more body because it making your percussion sound paper-thin.

nvm weak attempt.

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Originally posted by TranceLover007 Currently working on few releases at the same time and would like to share one of those tracks with you: DariusX. · Chill Funk Snippet 04SEP22 Thank you, Darek

Sounds solid with the intro. Bass is too loud on my headphones. I would go for a different sound & pattern with the bassline I think.

The piano melody @ 1 minute mark feels a bit farfetched and the sound doesn't appeal to me too much. All the other sounds are enchanting.

2min mark when it comes together you lost me. Doesn't happen too often with your clips I must say.




I've been at it too. The first three clips are new. I need to start finishing some stuff. Will happen again one day.

1st is the first where I feature my own voice (heavily edited surely), even if only spoken. I need to think of more lines

2nd is an attempt to play with vocoder and voice of my son

3rd is just dnb-ish noise

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Originally posted by szm nvm weak attempt.

And you sir, stop doing this

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Originally posted by Storyteller Sounds solid with the intro. Bass is too loud on my headphones. I would go for a different sound & pattern with the bassline I think. The piano melody @ 1 minute mark feels a bit farfetched and the sound doesn't appeal to me too much. All the other sounds are enchanting. 2min mark when it comes together you lost me. Doesn't happen too often with your clips I must say. I've been at it too. The first three clips are new. I need to start finishing some stuff. Will happen again one day. 1st is the first where I feature my own voice (heavily edited surely), even if only spoken. I need to think of more lines 2nd is an attempt to play with vocoder and voice of my son 3rd is just dnb-ish noise

Sorry Matthijs for this delay comment.

034 - Deephousechordje - It's a pretty cool track, but if I had a chance to change/adjust something it would be the hats, which are a bit too loud for my taste.

035 - Virtualriotniet - This is my favorite; nice and catchy melodic line with soothing sound/s all over it; not much to add or change (oh, maybe a kick if I'm being picky lol).

Badf - Guite intriguing production which has well controlled energy and dynamics, could be a strong release!

Detroit Vanilla - I think you already know my opinion on it and at some point you should really start to finish some of your concepts (guilty as charged).

de-gangsters-op-de-laan.mp3 - Even this one deserves a look as, in my opinion, it has a lot of potential with additional melodic development. Sounds are quite well selected and, structurally, they are put well together.

Those are only my $0.02 and personal opinion so don't take it hard lol.

Cheers,

Darek T/a DariusX

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Originally posted by Storyteller Sounds solid with the intro. Bass is too loud on my headphones. I would go for a different sound & pattern with the bassline I think. The piano melody @ 1 minute mark feels a bit farfetched and the sound doesn't appeal to me too much. All the other sounds are enchanting. 2min mark when it comes together you lost me. Doesn't happen too often with your clips I must say. I've been at it too. The first three clips are new. I need to start finishing some stuff. Will happen again one day. 1st is the first where I feature my own voice (heavily edited surely), even if only spoken. I need to think of more lines 2nd is an attempt to play with vocoder and voice of my son 3rd is just dnb-ish noise

I'll reply on #3. First start of the track and the impression is a Liquid D&B but then transforms into something else as if you couldn't make up your mind on which way to go. Or, perhaps that IS the way you wanted it to go but yet still sounds confusing and was hoping it would stay Liquid with some lush tones and a heavy back end.
Production is nice,as usual

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Still working the percussion but hopefully to your ears, it sounds a tad better

Thanks for the feedback guys! Very helpful. Now only if I can make some time to make more progress......







@SystematicX1
Liking the arp. The piano feels rather artificial. Could be helpful to introduce slight timing differences and velocity to make it seem more natural. The last piano chord in the pattern feels like a miss, offkey.

At the 2 minute mark I'm waiting for a strong lead. There's a bunch of arps and plucky stuff of which the last two chord progressions feel rather uncomfortable to my ear... And, oooh there it is at 2:30! The lead. That part I like.

Hope this helps!

3rd track is the most interesting to my ears, maybe the drums are sitting out a tad too much? but nice track

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Originally posted by SystematicX1 ---------- Still working the percussion but hopefully to your ears, it sounds a tad better Systemtest · OccidentalBounce10

Sorry for sooooo late comment lol - In my honest opinion, I would very a bit of melodic development by adding some interesting sounds /instrument to it and I would really try to cut at least one of those arps for more space in eq. Some orchestral elements are really nice addition to this track which definitely needs some of those moments.

Cheers,

Darek

OK to stimulate this thread a bit I will share my latest WIP. Still some work will be needed on this drums and some FX but overall flavor is there already:

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Originally posted by TranceLover007 Sorry for sooooo late comment lol - In my honest opinion, I would very a bit of melodic development by adding some interesting sounds /instrument to it and I would really try to cut at least one of those arps for more space in eq. Some orchestral elements are really nice addition to this track which definitely needs some of those moments. Cheers, Darek

Well now, talk about a crazy last few weeks and still can’t get a breath.
Sorry I haven’t responded it’s just been nuts.
So , this track Occidental has been a little odd on the creative side. The more I did the more I realized it was becoming a vocal track. I went as far as to inquire about it and may have a female vox over it. With that said, through its course, I have purposely not added elements in hopes that some vox can go over it.
If you re evaluate the track….well, there is no sense actually because you guys can’t hear my vision on it. But trust me when I say that the vox will fill in those voids

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