Really appreciate the feedback on my track guys, VERY useful.
On balance it seems the organ has to be killed and replaced by something more interesting. I deliberately tried to find an old boring small chapel organ as I wanted this to be a foil / contrast for the much more interesting piano part that comes after.

But I don't want people to turn off the track right away due to a depressing organ sound so I will address this.

Droidika - that's a good point about the lack of clarity in the vocals, maybe time to layer them up with a less affected version but I'm terrified this will cause me to loose the mix balance I've got.

Cheers again!

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Originally posted by Richard Butler Ok the track is way more done now, I personally like break 2 and the drop there. Any feedback on anything, mix etc is very welcome.

Having browsed the last 10 or so pages...this one stood out [to me]. Quite liked the vibe and energy. Can tell quite a bit of work went into this. Liked the subtle filter work in the mid-section.

Hard to judge the mixes coming from soundcloud. I'd like to think the mid to high end sounds much cleaner at 320+ bitrate, sans soundcloud compression.

good stuff.

I'm entering a remix contest. I don't want to commit to a mixdown without some kind of feedback: does this track work? It's aimed at being pretty oldschool epic and dreamy, hypnotic and emotional. Any thoughts?

First thing I noticed, bass needs to be compressed. Then I realized your whole mix needs to be tamed. Also your reverb settings aren't correct.

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Okay. Reverb is incorrect in what way? Does the structure work?

The percussion is virtually nonexistent, which makes the track drag badly.

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Originally posted by deegee Okay. Reverb is incorrect in what way?

In a way that it doesn't sound like you removed the low frequencies from it. It overpowers your mix. And I suppose you're using a single reverb for the whole instrumentarium. You'd generally need at least two verbs with different decay times.
And remember, reverb isn't mandatory for every element of your track.

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Originally posted by deegee Does the structure work?

You mean the arrangement? It's a personal choice.

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Originally posted by deegee I'm entering a remix contest. I don't want to commit to a mixdown without some kind of feedback: does this track work? It's aimed at being pretty oldschool epic and dreamy, hypnotic and emotional. Any thoughts?

I liked the intro but then i dont think that bassline suits the track really

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Originally posted by deegee I'm entering a remix contest. I don't want to commit to a mixdown without some kind of feedback: does this track work? It's aimed at being pretty oldschool epic and dreamy, hypnotic and emotional. Any thoughts?

Some nice floatey sounds and melody work here. It would benefit from ducking the synths more to let the rhythm section through better as it is a bit far back.

I quite like the verb and bass myself.

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Originally posted by TranceElevation In a way that it doesn't sound like you removed the low frequencies from it. It overpowers your mix. And I suppose you're using a single reverb for the whole instrumentarium. You'd generally need at least two verbs with different decay times. And remember, reverb isn't mandatory for every element of your track. You mean the arrangement? It's a personal choice.

I would like to thank you for your feedback, and I would like to suggest that making assumptions might be counterproductive. Not everything is reverbed, and you suppose extremely incorrectly. As for the arrangement, yes it is a personal choice, but I am directly asking for opinions on whether it works.

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Originally posted by evo8 I liked the intro but then i dont think that bassline suits the track really

Yeah I'm going to have to do something about that. It's the bassline that came with the remix, unfortunately. Do you have any ideas of what may sound better? I think it's the actual sound itself that's not working well, as opposed to the pattern, but I'm not sure.

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Originally posted by Richard Butler Some nice floatey sounds and melody work here. It would benefit from ducking the synths more to let the rhythm section through better as it is a bit far back. I quite like the verb and bass myself.

Yeah, you're right, I didn't pay much attention to the percussion. Shall remedy that.

Thanks everyone!

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Originally posted by deegee Yeah I'm going to have to do something about that. It's the bassline that came with the remix, unfortunately. Do you have any ideas of what may sound better? I think it's the actual sound itself that's not working well, as opposed to the pattern, but I'm not sure.

Dont like when it goes to G, C to E is nice, try and keep it simple

Drums are way too far back in the mix, you need to fix that first

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