Author Topic: Tyler Wildman - Lavender Town Syndrome [Progressive Trance]  (Read 4908 times)

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Tyler Wildman - Lavender Town Syndrome [Progressive Trance]
« on: January 08, 2016, 11:10:09 am »
This one is veering away slightly from the stuff I've usually been making but I am hoping to experiment more with my music and this is the beginning I suppose.

I've been working on this for a short while and I'm at a brick wall with it so any suggestions are welcome. A friend of mine possibly wants to sign it when it's done so I'm only posting a private link on here (with his permission), so you'll need to be logged in to SC to listen to it.

https://soundcloud.com/tyler-wildman/tyler-wildman-lavender-town-syndrome-1/s-VlJTV

« Last Edit: January 08, 2016, 01:46:45 pm by TylerWildman »

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Re: Tyler Wildman - Lavender Town Syndrome
« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2016, 11:21:07 am »
Hey Tyler!

Love the track name! I know the pop culture reference, and I love how the mood of the track reflects it.

There's two things I can point out that could use improvement. The first is the bass-line. While it carries good low bass energy, and doesn't appear to clash with the kick (rather, compliments it quite nicely), there's not a lot of sound above the low bass area (above 150hz), which is where your bass starts to gain it's presence in the mix. The result is that there's a bit of a hole around that low mid area (150-300hz or so, approx.) and it creates disparity between the low end and the rest of the mid/high content. Like there's a gap in the spectrum.
The second would be the crunchy sound from the get-go. Its like a distorted loop or shaker. It's got a lot of content in the 'pain frequency area' (3khz-5khz), which stands out and makes it sound quite harsh to the ears.

This track is full of atmosphere and melody, and it makes for a great listen. I loved how the main lead going into the track climax acts as a sidechain trigger against the backing pad. It creates this really cool rhythmic effect that not many producers use these days! It also gives the lead a lot more emphasis which carries really well into the main part.

I've followed on SC because I'd love to hear more like this!
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Re: Tyler Wildman - Lavender Town Syndrome
« Reply #2 on: January 08, 2016, 11:26:51 am »
Brilliant feedback mate, appreciate it massively!

I'm glad somebody got the reference  ;) There's a very high almost sparkling arp in the track which you can hear from the start, if you listen closely almost sounds like an extremely sped up version of the Lavender Town theme. Not something intentional at all but once I noticed it I thought was really cool.

In regards to the sonic feedback you've given, I'll have a look at that tonight and see if I can address it. Would you say the shaker could do with being brought down or removed just from the intro section or from the track completely?

Thanks also for the follows and support, I'll check some of your stuff out when I'm home later on :D
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