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EpikOmar

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Feedback on my first finished track
« on: February 03, 2016, 05:54:05 pm »
Hey guys,

This is my first finished track. After year of Djing I have got into production like three months ago. Now… I am fully aware that my track is utter shit, but hey...That was probably case of everyone’s first track.  ;D
If you be so kind and tell me what fundamental mistakes I have made, that would be great. Please take into account that this track has not been mastered as I still very much lack skill in this area.

Thank you for your feedback! It will really help me to get better.

https://soundcloud.com/erikomar/gabu-demo

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Re: Feedback on my first finished track
« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2016, 07:46:35 pm »
Not bad for a first track.
Blunt Criticism: Track gets stale, there's some variation, which is good (variation in tracks are VERY important), but the bassline stays the exact same, needs to change and it needs more layers. I forgot who said it but it applies "You can't polish a turd." In other words, a lot of your sounds in your track sound stock or just not interesting enough.


A couple of tips:
1.) Figure out what genre you're producing, go to beatport top 10 in that genre, see what differs between your track and their track. Doesn't mean that you HAVE to conform to their creative process, but listen to what they do in their tracks, and see what elements your track is missing.
2.) Good, you're a DJ. Think to yourself: "Would I play this song out?"
If not, what reasons would you play it out? Intro outro sucks? Not catchy enough? Doesn't sound professional?
3.) Join a community of other producers in that genre, so you can learn and evolve.

PSA: One last thing, I'll put this out there, since everybody does this and I noticed you do this too...
DO NOT EVER REPOST PEOPLES STUFF ON SOUNDCLOUD.
Why? Because when people are coming to your profile, they want to see what YOU made. They don't want to dig through reposts of skrillex tracks and Cheif Keef tracks just to find your 2 songs BURIED in 50 reposts.
The only exception is if you are on a label thats tight knit and you are promoting a label mate's track.

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Re: Feedback on my first finished track
« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2016, 08:34:07 pm »
I'm don't have much to comment on this (in a good way I mean) - your levels are good, nothing's too loud or too quiet. The overall mix sounds a bit bass-heavy, but pretty much everything I've ever made has been guilty of that, and it's nothing to sweat at this stage. This really isn't a bad track at all if it's the first thing you've made. I rediscovered a couple of my first productions the other day and I almost cried with shame listening to them :D


Don't worry about mastering at this stage btw, and don't be under the impression that you'll need mastering to persuade people that your tracks are good. A good song will be self-evidently good without mastering or even a mixdown to be honest. Those things are just polish.
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EpikOmar

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Re: Feedback on my first finished track
« Reply #3 on: February 04, 2016, 06:37:44 pm »
Thank you for very usefull tips!