Limes Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 http://sppppk.googlepages.com/Skychase2.mp3 Not entirely done yet, but pretty close to what I want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayza Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 Not sure if I've heard ~120bpm trance before. Sure you didn't just leave the default setting when writing this tune? Pump it up to at least 132.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Rod Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 That intro background synth sounds a little too gritty (saw-like) to me. Otherwise I like your synth choices and the effects you use. That background sound as the song ends just sounds staticy though...I would get rid of that completely. If you're going for trance, you're lacking some of the key elements of the genre. Firstly, like Rayza said, the tempo is unusually slow for trance. Also, trance kicks tend to have more presence, particularly in the bass. As far as arrangement goes, this is very creative. It definitely doesnt sound generic or too repetitive to me. You really interpret the source, but I can still clearly hear the Sky Chase in there, so kudos to you on that. Refine this some more, and keep up the good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inv1ctus Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 i think the only time this slow a tempo would be used in dance tempo were if it were put to vocals of some kind. However, i think its a personal preference, and just because its trance doesnt mean it has to be set to a dance bpm. Personally, the bpm didnt feel inappropriate, instead it feels thoughtful and something to be listened to when taking ones time. I think maybe the outro might need some work tho. The eq is great by the way. You get 2 thumbs up from me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limes Posted October 31, 2007 Author Share Posted October 31, 2007 Alright, 1st update: http://sppppk.googlepages.com/Skychase2.1.mp3 Based on what you guys said, I: - Upped tempo slightly to 127 (don't really like it much higher) - Filtered the opening pad to make it less "saw-like" - Changed the gate near the ending to something different - Changed around the last 20 seconds to try and do something about the background noise Otherwise, I just made a bunch of EQ tweaks and messed around with some more automation. A couple of really minor changes in the arrangement, too. I'm probably going to compress the kick a little more, didn't do it this time around because apparently I've been listening to this with the bass boosted. I guess that's it for now, thanks everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limes Posted November 14, 2007 Author Share Posted November 14, 2007 Hmm... bump? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metaphist Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 Sounds pretty run of the mill for Trance, which could be good, or bad... Seems to me like the build might be a little slow. The good Trance tracks I've heard always seemed to have heavy layering as a common denominator. You achive this near the end, but it's kinda booring up until then. The best trance type track I've heard on OCR is Icon by Binster (if you need some inspiration). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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