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layered progressive house WIP
« on: March 09, 2016, 01:36:22 am »
Any feedback on this would be very greatly appreciated! Though I do have some specific questions. The biggest one is how well do you think the end section sounds when all the elements in the track come together? It's not completely done, but the end section will repeat a few more times before transitioning to an outro. Another question is with the bass; do you feel it's too overpowering? I feel like I might need to bring it down a bit, or maybe not. Thanks in advance for listening :)

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Re: layered progressive house WIP
« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2016, 07:00:48 am »
the bass might need some minor tweaking in order to have a better relationship with the kick, but its basically pretty well done!  I like the vibe of the track. 

The combined elements in the end come together nicely  :)  There is even more space for a couple more things.

That random vocal throws me off in a bad way, just take it out honestly and use something else.

Overall good job and keep up the good work  8)

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Re: layered progressive house WIP
« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2016, 09:41:01 am »
hey man,
i think the kick needs changing out - it seems quite hollow at the moment and the kick / bass relationship isnt working too well. if i was you i would make the kick slightly punchier and mould the bass around it. i also notice parts of the bass are poking out - try a compressor to tame those peaks - set it up so only on the notes which peak up are being pushed back down.

i do like those washy pads you have going on but yeh like i said the drum track needs some work.

The break is cool with them little plucks. what i did notice about the break is there is absolutely no low end energy for quite some time - not having low frequencies present for too long can kinda lose the feeling of a track - i once watched a 7 Skies video (who is pretty much a genius at producing haha) and he said something like 'if there is no low frequency energy for 15 seconds - youve lost them!' (or something like that)

So id first focus on getting a punchier and tighter kick / bass relationship and then a good drum mix. The atmospheres n stuff are sounding cool thus far.


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Re: layered progressive house WIP
« Reply #3 on: March 14, 2016, 01:40:30 pm »
cool track! I would say work on the kick. Either pitch shift it to match the key of your song or just choose a new sample. The one you have works, but it feels like its clashing with the bass a little bit.

Around 2:45 when those little bell plucks come in, the have some serious ringing going on that is harsh to the ears. Defo a cool idea there with the break, maybe do some EQ chopping or even choose a more mellow synth for that piece.

These are all my own subjective suggestions of course, just some thoughts :)

Keep up the work for sure. Good stuff!
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