An experiment of sorts... [NEW LINK]

Hi Bradster. This is a strange track indeed. During the first minute and a half or so it seemed there were lots of ideas in there, but they wer'nt gelling together, like several songs stuck end to end. As the track progressed though you seemed to mix these elements in with each other and it did seem to work to a certain extent. I started to like it more during the second half of the track, i thought the off-kilter melodies were really interesting. There's some nice programming and the production is top rate.

There are a lot of ideas here that just need to be honed to get it all to gell i reckon. I'm no expert on Trance though so DA will be able to advise you much better than i can.

Call me dim, but I can't actully see the musc download on that link ?

Heads up Bradster!
Seems to be a problem that has cropped up recently when hosting files at the Auditorium - I've encountered the same problem with my music that was being hosted there as well. Someone suggested that they were probably no longer allowing guests to download posted files. Seems to work if you join the forum though.

Thanks for the confirmation blipp.

Bradster, I'm with blipp on this one; lots of good ideas but not a very coherent piece in all. But then again, I'm also with him on not being an expert on this genre and so, probably not best suited to criticise this. The part that starts at 1:22, I liked, but in the second 8 bars there's some strangeness with the levels that I found distracting - the bass drum disappears for a beat or so. Anyway, sounds well mixed and it was an enjoyable listen, keep it up.

B'ster,

I thought there was a lot of good Ideas in here alittle too many, for me. I lost track of the song. YOu know what I mean? The piano was the only thing that really was consistent. I like a few of your fills. I cant say it's bad, I just didn't think it was bangin. I go for hard Kick's and more breaks. The thing at 3:16 wasn't bad. I would say overall the cymbal every other 1/16th note could have been sacrificed during some breaks or something. Not bad at all though, I would recommend listening to more stuff that you think kicks ass and keep on truckin.

later

Thanks for the honesty! I know it's hard, especially with this crowd, to give negative comments. This is exactly what I needed to hear.

I hadn't realized that Auditorim had changed their policy. I put it up on my site instead for those who haven't experienced the torment yet.


The beginning is a total train wreck, no doubt, however what you hear is not entirely intentional. This is my first piece using the newly acquired SampleTank/SonikSynth plugs and something is not quite right. I have a single track of Sampletank with three lanes running on three different MIDI channels. At measure 9 when a second lane comes it, it is not only silencing the first ST lane but also impacting other tracks and other synths. I think it's the z3ta+ or possibly Velocity that's getting knocked out there also. Yet it all seems to come back in at measure 17. Hmmmm?

I'll definately take note though of what seems to work like the breakdown at 1:22 (though I think I need a better way of entering it). Glad you liked the bit at 3:16 crabtwins. I was worried that the transition to that was a bit cliche but I've always like that cliche! There's also a slight increase in tempo at this point.

blipp, thanks for the nod on the programming but I can't take all the the credit here. The snare rolls and build ups are mine, but the beats are just P5 off-the-shelf trance patterns with a few tweaks. This is also my first track using the Trigger Finger so that's where the crash fx came from (via Cyclone). And thanks especially for the comment on the production -- you know how much this matters to me! I've also had a little help here from the newly acquired SpectraLive plug.


It may be a little while before I have the time to pare this down and restructure it but it will happen.


Thanks again!

Bradster

I like everything except the key signature changes - where the notes are is great, the patterns work well, and the song is well 'recorded', but the key ranges that the notes shift to from measure to measure are a little discordant. It almost sounds like you're mixing flats and sharps or something. Otherwise I think it follows the conventions well. My 2 cents.

Thanks OB and DA!

I was intentionally aiming for 2 different themes so as to not come out with something monotonous, though I hadn't given much thought to an overall key signature. Perhaps this is what is most jarring (or discordant, as OB says). This isn't required it seems and I could extract 2 different pieces out of this monster.

Funky House. Hmmm. Is this anything similar to Acid Jazz, like St. Germain? I'm still a bit fuzzy on the exact criteria of each subgenre. D.A., I know you posted something awhile back about some aspects of trance (minor key, emphasis on second beat, etc.). I like trance and I think I can tell it when I hear it, but I couldn't for the life of me recite a recepie for making it.

And I know what you're saying about the sniping between the purists in the various camps. Tell them to get over it and just make some music!

We'll see what I can make of this. I'm headed up to San Francisco for a long weekend, perpahs I'll come back with some inspiration.


B'ster

Here's something you might like to browse over.
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www.TRANCEPRODUCTION.com

And I know what you're saying about the sniping between the purists in the various camps. Tell them to get over it and just make some music!

You got it! Here is the next thing to post on your fridge... Never, Ever change one note of your creativity because it fits in one category or another. Let the BLOG pundits worry about all that!

RJ