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[~EnV~OCP]

figured it out

ORIGINAL CHORD PROGRESSION

Envy responds:

HOW DID YOU KNOW

[No Housing (WIP)]

not house

This is definitely trance. Not that it really matters, but if you wanted this to be house, first you would need a deeper kick. I think you have too many hi-hats going on, playing a bit too randomly. Try and tame the beat a bit more so it has more groove. The bassline, while a bit faint, was good. Again, I think the beat prevented the bassline from really making its presence known, but it is deep and well done. The biggest contributor to the "trance sound", would be your pads. The sidechaining is well done and adds pump, but also sounds a bit distant from your beat. Try and EQ your samples so they blend better.
Obviously this review is under the assumption you wanted to make house. It definitely has a chill, trancey vibe going for it, which sounds good. But the biggest improvement I can see regardless of what genre you're going for, is make your kick deeper.

Jenni-Harry4eva3 responds:

Thank you. Now I can definitely discern between both House and Trance. Like I said, first attempt at something, albeit I wasn't sure if it was House or Trance. Thanks for that. I was having a bit trouble with the bass and the kick conflicting with each other because of they're subby aspects, so I'll take your word for it. Thanks! :D

[[Fruity Rave-JaV]]

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why dont you just derelict my balls?

alexjav21 responds:

I CAN DERELICK.. MY OWN BALLS.

[{425} Wasted]

pretty neat

You had some good melody's going on there. I think you could have used a bigger kick though, it was clear but it lacked texture. It sounded like your synths were fighting for air in your mix a bit, maybe try something like side-chaining to help your drums fit better. I liked the melody near the end... very uplifting. I can hear the effort you put into this, good job man.

Fived, favourited.

Michael425 responds:

I agree with you. I have to learn more about mastering. I have watched videos about side-chaining but have yet to implement it into a song. That is why the kick is turned down.

I'm glad you noticed the uplifting tune near the end. That was the main idea I was going for.

Thanks for the review Axe. Can't wait to hear your stuff on youtube.

~{425}~

[Daemon ]D.M.[]

pretty tight

I listen to alot of psytrance, so this was quite familiar to me. Your lack of a hard bassline was what made the flow a little weak. The sound effects were great, but sometimes later on when the melody kicked in, it got a bit random. It felt like you crammed a little too much in there at once. Everything seemed to fit not too bad, but I think some EQ cuts would have made more room, as well as a bit of sidechaining to accentuate your kick drum better. Nothing got overly muddy or distorted, but I think you need to make some breathing room in your mix, as well as a much needed hard bassline.

Darren-M responds:

thanks man, thats what i needed to hear.

ill work on that and try to upload a newer version

[(E-E) Eleven Hour Blotter]

good shit

I see you've been plugging away at the TS-404. This is some pretty good acid dude. I think if you practiced a bit more, studied psytrance, and got some better samples... you could make some really hard shit. Seriously I totally see you getting good at psytrance.

Everlasting-Elements responds:

This comment made my day.

[{ANT} - Metal Ghost]

80's horror

I love that evil monk choir at the beginning. Your song varies so much and never gets boring. I hear the signature wasp synths that you use in all your tracks, really gives it that oldschool disco vibe. Only thing I would maybe suggest, is when the "metal ghost" vocals come in, it gets a bit muddy. I would say EQ a bit of the lowend out of the metal ghost vocal, and it should sit nicer in your mix. Always a pleasure to listen to your stuff dude! and this is no exception.

Anth0n responds:

Thanks for the good review. Actually, I did EQ out the low part of the "metal ghost" vocal. It sounded worse before I did. If I messed around enough with the rest of the song, maybe the vocal would sound a bit better.