^ Do you mean cutting vs shelving filters? Anything that an EQ does is called filtering.

For a remix I made recently, I cut a bit too much of the highs for a stupid "buildup" effect, and the vocals ended up sounding like the singer has a cold. So don't cut too much!

That was scary!

Hope this fits mixing/mastering... I'm still a novice in many respects, but there is one "pattern" I've noticed while giving feedback on WIPs. Namely, trying to make a hard hitting bass with these components:
- Reverb in low mid frequencies
- Low mid and bass frequencies as wide as can be

Reverb not only guarantees muddiness, but also removes all the impact from pauses in the bassline. Stereo width tends to move the sound towards whatever is the opposite of "in-your-face". Not saying that everything should be mono, just that it may be easier to achieve the effect you want by limiting the extreme stereo width to high frequencies.

Quote from: Lydian on March 30, 2016, 03:30:39 am

If you're going to promote your music then at least make sure you're clear what you want to sound like.

...and make sure you actually sound like it.

To me this is the most important thing. I want to convince myself that I can come up with new tracks in the style I'm going for, before starting to think about marketing a brand. Other than that, I think you are ready when you feel like people should hear your music I don't think you can really lose much by sending a couple of emails.

^ My favorite scale to jam on the guitar. I blame Yngwie Malmsteen.

Agree on the Zedd track, "Addicted to a memory" also has cool progressions and melodies.

That transition to the drop is amazing. I don't have much to complain about the mix. It does feel like my ears get tired really fast listening to this, so maybe there's too much stuff in the high end.

Something completely different!

- When the vocals kick in, I like the groove and overall sound, but there's something really dissonant in the background. I think a part of it is that ambulance(?) drone thingy, but also the piano has the sustain pedal left on which probably contributes! Actually I kind of like the ambulancey thing, it's probably not that.
- Kick could be more powerful
- Vocals definitely should be louder and have more high end
- After this buildup the track really has to blow up Needs a huge wall of sound.
- Is there some heavy compression in the master? The mix sounds very "wobbly" and low-quality because of that, especially after 0:44.

Really good work overall! I don't really listen too much of trance, but this track has some unique qualities that keep it interesting for me.

Some comments:
- I dig the rhythm starting from 1:00. Only thing that bothers me is that this still sounds like an intro, you know, it sounds like it builds tension towards a drop that never comes. But then again I guess that's the point of progressive?
- That hit at 1:45 could sound muuuch bigger
- Vocal sample is great!
- at 2:52 the supersaws could sound bigger also, maybe just increase volume or add white noise stuff.