Hi Guys

I am having trouble mixing trance leads.  They seem to sound weak due to the reverb and delay been too busy I think.  When I listened to some well produced trance tracks like Darren Porter - Terraforming the leads sound very big and not too cluttered.  Same with Sean Tyas , his leads seems to have a lot of presence and don't sound too cluttered.

Have you guys any pointers ?

Should I use send FX's for my delays and reverbs.  I find using them from the synth to be messy.  What would your typical chain be for leads ?

Any info would be great thanks 

One of the things that makes it big is the sub and the noise that plays along with it. Sub fills up the lower frequencies nicely and the noise fills up the higher part. If you take away both I will sound way more empty. Other than that its more than one layer of leads and pads. All of them most likely have their own frequency range. Dont drop just any sound on eachother because each individual sound sounds nice, but all of them should fill eachother up. Each sound also have their own charachter. These parts are just things you learn by experience, there is no certain rule to it.

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