Yo here are two tracks ive made over the last few months im working on more music but ive got a lot of projects stuck in or left unfinished they arent exactly hard theyre minimal with very few elements but maybe someone will find them worth a listen i had actually made a hard techno version of the first track before but while djing on my pc recently i stumbled upon a folder labeled techno 2020 full of slower bpm tracks i thought i try something in that vein i started fresh the next morning and i think i put this track together in half a day to a full day the second track is at 150 bpm also minimal though i think it might be a bit too fast for that style feel free to comment good or bad no matter what i need the feedback plz!

Track1 it's a bit long

Track2

One thing im wondering about i was recently browsing through my folder of downloaded samples and came across a loopmasters pack i was listening to the percussion loops it’s amazing how they utilize the stereo image with their percussion i didnt use any loops for my own tracks just one shots and some processing but my percussion sounds so flat compared to theirs does anyone have tips on how to get my percussion to sound that wide in the stereo field?

Track3
It’s a remix from a few months ago i think the kick and bass are spot on though the vocal is still a bit muddy otherwise i really like the track

 

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Track1 --> Well done @MindCtrlDel, it comes across really well...!
Track 2 --> fits right into public traffic with that horn, but it’s a very demanding, stressful song! It’s got substance, though!

 

i try out different styles but i suck at melodies sometimes it just doesnt work out i have several tracks that are almost finished but not quite there yet usually the arrangement isnt interesting enough or i try to cram too many elements into the track whereas using fewer elements would actually let everything shine

mastering is another thing i can get my tracks reasonably loud but the issue is that even with just a limiter on the master and nothing else my lufs are already lower than the recommended levels for youtube or soundcloud when i upload to soundcloud if i turn the volume all the way up it sounds like some compressor kicks in a really weird pumping crappy sound even though it sounds reasonably okay on my system and phone i usually master between -9 and -6.5 or -7 lufs depending on the track but soundcloud targets around -11 lufs i guess i have no clue what to do just turn my mastered song down until --11 that would be a bummer

 

The best thing is a .WAV file for downloading!!!

As you know, number-one hits are the exception and a rarity. A really good song is the result of either luck or hard work. The band Deine Lakaien spends two years in the studio and two years on tour—just to give you an idea of the scale involved in creating ten songs.

Just between us: you’re making real progress.

P.S.: If you mix down to .FLAC with -1 dB of headroom, you’re on the safe side without having to worry about those LUFS values!

 

Ok thanks ill keep that in mind weird there are not man people interested on this forum is it that bad

ow yeah i made the bass of track 2 with uvi rumble its a bad ass plugin and track 1 is just a kick with maddix rumble over it just to let you know!

 

You’ll have to get used to the fact that a lack of feedback doesn’t necessarily reflect the quality of the product.
To put it plainly—whether in German or Dutch—don’t take it personally; don’t get annoyed, just find it curious.

Thanks for sharing a bit of background on how you did it!

 

That’s exactly the problem there’s no one around me to help with mixing producing or mastering im learning through trial and error some days go well others don’t that’s why it’s important to me that people are honest about what works and what doesn’t so Iican learn from it i could watch tutorials for hours but you really learn by doing it i do alot of things wrong but how cares eventually you learn from it

 

It was similar for me; I’m self-taught in sound design and photography/black-and-white darkroom work! I have a lot of reference books, and I taught myself everything I need through a mix of reading and hands-on practice.

You have to choose the right critics—people who actually know what they’re talking about. Ultimately, though, you have to make the decisions yourself; in other words, you need more self-confidence. Maybe you should pick up a self-help book on self-confidence or assertiveness.

I haven’t asked anyone if they like my work for years—take it or leave it. There are plenty of musicians who send you something and then say, "Please, no critique!"

 

What do you think of the 3th track i posted?

 

Technically very well done! Imaginative, with good tempo and vocals. You could even resell this track or play it at your club!

 

repeatable results, THE keyword

i suggest Decibel meter and aligning your volume knob to roughly 85DB, there are some for like 20$ on aliexpress, they might be 2-3 db off but you would have a reference loudness so you can catch the "fletcher munson" ,after that you only play reference tracks on the volume knob marker, that way the energy would be easier to gauge with the ears

after that you could also get a VU meter also from aliexpress, cheap and the quick way to understand the concept even more, or just use Klanghelm one, basically making your mind start cross-referencing not just loudness but also energy

this sounds like wikipedia but anyway..

but i really love the 3rd track..