Trance - uplifting old school style

[Digitus]

I just finished this track and I could use some feedback. It sounds very 1990's but that's my favorite era of trance so I'm okay with that...

[Aggie]

da da da daa da - da da da daa da....

I think maybe if your first lead was 1 key lower and a tad harder, it would work to support the thickness of the whole piece - maybe try it out?

Thanks for the share
Aggie

[jappe]

Hello Digitus!

Typing while listening:

intro sounds good. I'd add some more movement though, repetition meter alerts a bit.
The melodies makes me guess the genre would be dreamy trance? Perhaps some more reverb to make it even more dreamy.

Sounds are good.

It sounds like you have something good to build on and personally I'd like some twist/direction change, more automation and other things to make it engaging throughout the whole tune. Or perhaps even more dreamy so I can float away when listening to it from start to end.

[VNUprod]

Cool! I find the HiHats a bit loud and may be overall a bit more of about 300 Hz and a bit less of about 800 Hz would add some warmth. Anyway, nicely done

[Digitus]

da da da daa da - da da da daa da....

I think maybe if your first lead was 1 key lower and a tad harder, it would work to support the thickness of the whole piece - maybe try it out?

Thanks for the share
Aggie

Yeah, the 1st lead is a Subtractor patch run through Fatuator, Ubik-A, BV15, and Scream 4. . It sounds like fuzzy guitar with lots of reverb but maybe it's a bit over washed. I'll try layering it with something lower and sharper.

Hello Digitus!

Typing while listening:

intro sounds good. I'd add some more movement though, repetition meter alerts a bit.
The melodies makes me guess the genre would be dreamy trance? Perhaps some more reverb to make it even more dreamy.

Sounds are good.

It sounds like you have something good to build on and personally I'd like some twist/direction change, more automation and other things to make it engaging throughout the whole tune. Or perhaps even more dreamy so I can float away when listening to it from start to end.

So what sort of things do you feel would give it more movement? Should I add more filter sweeps, fx sweeps, and or melodic content? Whenever I write trance I seem to get stuck in formulaic style that causes a sort of tunnel vision. It's a tricky genre because if you break the rules you end up with something that isn't quite trance, but if you follow the rules too closely you get stuck in a formula rut. I would've thought I'd have figured it out by now. *sigh*

As for the genre, I didn't even know there was a genre of trance called dreamy trance but I'm not surprised. I think it fits so thanks.

Cool! I find the HiHats a bit loud and may be overall a bit more of about 300 Hz and a bit less of about 800 Hz would add some warmth. Anyway, nicely done

Okay, I will adjust them. After working on a track for long hours, it's hard to hear things objectively so thanks for the tip.

[VNUprod]

It is just my personal perspective and Ideas that came to (MY) mind. Just wantetd to clarify this

[XysteR]

Sounds cool, it's a fun track! I had a listen through the monitors whilst making a cup of tea earlier and my knee started jigging around lol

[Digitus]

It is just my personal perspective and Ideas that came to (MY) mind. Just wanted to clarify this

That's the whole point of getting another point of view...lol. No worries, it's all good and thank you for sharing...

Sounds cool, it's a fun track! I had a listen through the monitors whilst making a cup of tea earlier and my knee started jigging around lol

Thank you, I'm really glad you enjoyed it although you might wanna have a doctor take a look at that jigging knee...lol

[XysteR]

It is just my personal perspective and Ideas that came to (MY) mind. Just wanted to clarify this

That's the whole point of getting another point of view...lol. No worries, it's all good and thank you for sharing...

Sounds cool, it's a fun track! I had a listen through the monitors whilst making a cup of tea earlier and my knee started jigging around lol

Thank you, I'm really glad you enjoyed it although you might wanna have a doctor take a look at that jigging knee...lol

It just dawned on me - My knee was only jigging due to my pigeon necking haha

[Digitus]

It just dawned on me - My knee was only jigging due to my pigeon necking haha

Yeah, you should definitely get that checked out...lol.

[deepndark]

Pretty cool actually. The old school styled kick n bass combo make me smile but yeah, overall it had nicely done melodies. And the 90's are in atm.

[Digitus]

Pretty cool actually. The old school styled kick n bass combo make me smile but yeah, overall it had nicely done melodies. And the 90's are in atm.

Thanks man!