Melodic Techno, my best work? please feedback me

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  1. Radio

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    Thank you very much Johnny, I sent you a PM with my email address!
     
  2. JohnnyBoy023

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    So to be clear you want all my music? Thats on Soundcloud? I can certainly fix this for you, just confirming that you want basically all of them :)
     
  3. Radio

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    I have a folder with my music, it contains all the bands I listen to. And at least your latest song should be in there. I don't have a Spotify account and I've already saved your SoundCloud as a bookmark so I don't lose you.
     
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    Alright ill send you alot of songs that i think is good,'

    Some of the songs are 5 years old when i started making music and is fun to listen to, so you can also follow my development but i wont send any trash songs, ill make a folder ready all i need is a mail, you can PM me the email

    Regards
     
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    How do you mean? build on drop last drop and break? or skip the last drop? I tought last drop was dope! :D i might do something new with it but i need better instructions, or i just make a new track, thnx for the comment!
     
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    Overall. I think the sound design could improve, as well as the mix. Some Notes:

    Kick feels like its siting on top of the track, not a part of it. Some glue compression, multiband compression could help. Both at track level and master. Group / Buss the kick and bass and apply a few db of reduction in the lows.

    Kick also feels a bit thwacky, a 2010's deadmau5 EDM kick. Scooping off some of the highs either with a bell or LPF / shelf can help. It will settle the kick back, giving it more power and less thwack. Can also ever so slightly boost the sub / lows on the kick.

    Hats feel a bit static. If you have them sequenced, consider slight velocity changes. If its a loop, try subtly automating the volume of the hits or using some sort of volume gate / lfo thing to add movement. I dont mean completely obliterate their dynamics, but add subtle movement to make things less sterile. You can also try layering in bandpassed found sound or evolving noise behind them, and have it triggered by a gate that is sidechained to them. So that tucked behind each hat is a complex, moving layer, adding life and dynamics.

    Synths feel a bit pedestrian / sterile. Especially noticeable at the saw stabs around 2:11. Some reverb to give them some vibe and life would be nice. Can also experiment with some stranger layers. Something sampled and grainy tucked in there, found sound, or granular synthesis plucks that are constantly evolving. I mean tucked in there, subtle, but giving movement and life.

    Automation!!!! Automation everywhere. Washout reverbs, delays and filter sweeps across the board. Every 8, 16 and 32 bars. Subtle on the 8, a bit more on 16 and nearly 100% dry / wet building up over the last 2/4 bars. This makes things less sterile, more exciting and can add subtle, complex variations and movement. Different plugins for different elements in the song. Hats, bass, plucks, even kick! Transit 2 plugin is made for this, but really any FX plugin will work.

    The C section around 4:20 feels out of place and unnecessary. Should be its own song. Somebody else pointed out that it should go back to a previous section of the song and i agree. This final drop should have an additional layer. A duplicate layer of the plucks or bell at a higher octave, or a different preset. A tucked in ride layer etc.

    The track has great core foundations, but in my opinion could really benefit from these subtle tweaks. Bringing life, "vibe", depth or whatever word you want to use.
     
  7. Auen Fred

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    imo he meant you open up to many newish drops i guess this comin from your workflow which is great but i think key for you is follow more of redline and build tension and build up catchin a certain vibe and not open new scenes as fck ....you often have some great stuff happening but allready moving on in a lot of your tracks....

    what synths you are using ?
     
  8. Auen Fred

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    yt copyright them first...:winker:
     
  9. JohnnyBoy023

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    Yeah i see your point, tho the last drop with the plucks gets me to dance and vibe, but i could do two versions on all of my music it seems like, people are saying theres like too much theme in the tracks, so i need to cut them or make two out of em, but im glad you like it:) thnx
     
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    Im using omnisphere and nexus mostly diva, sylenth1 mostly those, moog mariana also a good one, retrolouge cubase synth


    'Yeah yeah i get what you mean, i go to a drop from with no tension i do that alot, i kinda let the instruments and samples and fx do the transitions, but i get what ur saying
     
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    OH and fabfilter ONE

    I mean i have all the synths thats relevant i just use less than i have because its too much having 20synths,

    So i use those mentioned, Omnisphere, Nexus, Diva, Sylenth, One, it will get you everey thing and with quality

    Serum i hate it, its ez but sounds crap to me it does, i know its a good one i used it in my older stuff then now its collecting dust
     
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    Hehe that i will do when i get really good :)
     
  13. Auen Fred

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    you have a main synth for makin bass ? or am i wrong ...?
     
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    Yes ur wrong i mean
    I use whatever i feel like, i try presets, or i go to omnisphere and use their library for amazing synthesizers, i use the wave form and apply some cool filter on the bass,

    I use nexus sometimes mostly omnisphere, retrolouge has been used in 4 5 tracks as bass and main sound, anything with 3 oscillators

    Bass is just a saw or sine anyway, or square, but i would recommend omnisphere for bass
     
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    Omnisphere has main filter ontop of the synth filter so you can ez make the sub bass in a nice spot, its like adding a filter in the end of the chain but in the synth!! pro tip :D
     
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    Monster.. very tasty... :wink:
     
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    Hi. i missed this one. Great tips some is spot on some is little wrong, but my hats is static, there is room for improvement as you say, sometimes i produce lazy like i just wanna go on and like thats ok, then move on to next track, but the review is a good one, thank you
     
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