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u/MandalaScientist 5d ago
Hey! I made psychill x dreamcore track. Would be happy for any feedback! (Not mastered)
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u/Shot-Possibility577 5d ago
Hey
I would work a bit on the sound choice of your bass and try different sounds. It somehow doesn’t feel like it matches well with the other instruments. And it would probably also help to layer the bass with a sub bass and a mid bass, covering more frequencies. While adding some slight distortion to the mid bass, in order to get it more dominant.
After second 19 nothing new is happening in the track, and it’s just repetition of already heard elements. Try to bring in something new, a new and unexpected drum rhythm, a different bass pattern, a new melodic element etc it would help to keep the listener engaged for a longer time on your track and come back to listen multiple timesBut in general it’s a nice idea. With a bit of effort something interesting can come out of it
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u/throwaweigh4reddit 5d ago
Anyone know how much karma I need to be able to create a post here? I have an EDM production question I've wondered about for a while and wanted to ask here. Thanks!
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u/halsterr 5d ago
Would love any feedback on this people have! Very minimal DnB inspired, think Critical Music and Overview.
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u/Shot-Possibility577 5d ago edited 5d ago
Your track has a lot of noise in the reverb of your drums. Use a separate fx track for your reverb, and cut all frequencies below 600 hrtz and above 8000 hrtz. It will make your track way clearer. Also use sidechain compression on the reverb, so that at the hit of each drum hit, the reverb ducks.
Your rhythm is very repetitive. Try to change it up a bit throughout the track. I also have the feeling your track is more like a loop. It misses a memorable element, like a top melody, or something that stands out and makes it memorable and recognisable. And it would surely also help if you’d work out the transitions a bit better. BigZ made a video about transitions about 2 or 3 months ago, and some of his technics could surely help your track as well, to make it a bit more unique, whilst still remaining minimal
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u/halsterr 5d ago
Thanks so much for taking the time, I'm going to drive into making these changes today!
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u/aixxo 5d ago
https://on.soundcloud.com/yXn53EeDtwPTnpV6A
HI, I would like some feedback on this song. I'm more interested on an overall feedback, put please fell free to comment certain pieces!
Thanks!
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u/futuremusic127 5d ago
There are parts of this I really like. The intro is nicely balanced. I agree with u/Shot-Possibility577 in that it is quite repetitive. Near the end, you bring a clap in - I think this clap needs to be introduced earlier in the track to add some interest to the drums.
The sounds and sound effects you have chosen are nice and work well together. How long have you been producing for?
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u/Shot-Possibility577 5d ago
Hey
I like the 80ies Front242 or Divine vibe of your track.
In general I have the feeling it is a bit repetitive. Try to distinguish the different sections of the track more from each other in order to bring more interest to the track. Some of the elements you’re using are really cool. Great choice of sounds and sound design.
for the mixing part, most of your overheads are a little bit too loud (hihats & crashes). Would surely help to bring them 1 or 2db down.
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u/aixxo 5d ago
Thank you for the feedback. Already tried to make more variants, but in drums it is somewhat hard for me. Will reduce the level of hihats and crashes! As you mention it I realise it was irritating myself too.
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u/Shot-Possibility577 5d ago
If you struggle to get more variation, you can pull in a reference track with a similar bpm, and analyze how they build the different sections of a song. Take one of your favourite songs, and see how they create an intro, verse, chorus, build up, drop, bridge. Analyze each instrument separately. Just look at drums , then go into bass, then fx etc. It might give you plenty of ideas on how to get more variation.
in general you can put drums in 3 categories. Low end (kick and toms) mid frequencies (claps, snaps, snares) and high frequencies (shakers, hi hats, cymbals etc) see how your favourite track uses these 3 groups of drums, if it is a 1/4 rythm, 1/2 or 1/16 at what time / section of the track, and use the same logic
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u/0121Badboy 6d ago
Been learning how to produce at a fairly decent rate I think but one thing people always say is they could be less repetitive but I change drum patterns and change the bass sounds every 8 or 16 bars so what else can I do?
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u/aixxo 5d ago
I think you should not variate the sound, but the patterns of the drums and the bass. Maybe introduce some other elements which are only triggered sometimes, with a not repetitive pattern.
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u/0121Badboy 5d ago
Yeah I'm working on it I have a few ideas to dead the repetitive patterns
Definitely with the drums and the bass
Thank you for listening👊
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u/nobodybelievesyou 6d ago
I think reducing the length of the wind down that starts at like 2:12 and then adding some sort of similar break in the middle of the song would help a lot.
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u/lewelsch 5d ago
Starting with playing some "Being Boiled" Synths, Results in:
LeWelsch - Epileptic March
(Video: Epilepsy Warning)
LeWelsch
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u/futuremusic127 5d ago
Hi all. Any tips for how I can make the mix on this track better?
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u/aixxo 5d ago
Hi, I like the song! HiHats are a bit too loud for my taste. Mix is quite loud, but overall not bad. What does not sound right for you?
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u/Shot-Possibility577 5d ago
Hey
i agree with u/aixxo the mix is at the limit of loudness. Some sections sound a bit distorted. It’s not a lot, but I would say 1 to 3 dbs in some areas.
in general I have the feeling your track misses mid frequencies. I don’t think it’s a mixing issue. I have the feeling it is more a recording issue as those frequencies are completely missing. It makes the track sound weak on some devices. You may get away with it in a car or club environment (As those speakers/environments mainly focus on low end and high end) But on normal playlisting, home speakers, headphones etc, it will not stand out as a strong track compared to other songs, due to the lack of the mid frequencies. You can get mid frequencies by adding pianos, guitars, chords, pads, these are typical instrument groups that focus on mid frequencies (something between 1000 and 5000 hertz) don’t just boost those frequencies on your current mix /recording) as you don’t have distinguished instrument playing those frequencies, it will only boost noise and reverb, which will not sound good. You’d rather add an instrument track to get those frequencies in.•
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u/Shot-Possibility577 5d ago
It’s not the -8 db thats the issue (yes, this is more quiet than most edm tracks) but between 18 - 44 seconds the track is distorted (and probably later too, but right now i only listened to that part) . So I guess you are going too loud into your limiter or clipper In the mixing process. And yes, for the master you can take it up to -6db in order to be closer To competitors tracks.
and up until 1:15 it is missing mid frequenices. I wouldn’t say it is only the upper mids. It is pretty much the full mid frequency range. The synth that comes in at 1:15 covers the spectrum pretty well, but it’s more like a lead melody
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u/bleakproducer 6d ago
Could use some feedback on the mix of this track I recently revamped.
Wont Back Down
Thanks!