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[Summer Nights (edit 1)]

Interesting song, I like how you made the kick and bass different enough that they could blend without the need for hard sidechaining. The chord progression is nice and the addition of different leads keeps it from getting stale, but I would still suggest adding a break section with a differing feel, something that blends with the rest of the song but also stands out. Nice work so far.

alvys18 responds:

Thank you!

[Carousel]

seems solid so far, it'd be nice to hear where you go with it. That lead bell synth definitely sounds upbeat but its rhythm is a bit confusing. Maybe later into the song you can add another harmony synth with a varying but similar rhythm to balance it out.

alvys18 responds:

thanks man!

[Golden Beach]

This track is sweet man, you definitely have a knack for chord progression and the flow of a good trance song. How did you EQ this? It sounds like you've done an alright job of it already but it could still have a bigger sound. I would suggest exploring and experimenting more with all your synths and samples to pull away from typical sounds and develope your own unique trance style. Other than that it's all gravy man, very nice song.

btw which program are you using?

Ditchy responds:

Hey dude, cheers.

I use fruity loops atm, as I am still confused with reason. I tend to use my fantom roland G8 to get a synth or idea for the main song.

[The Way of the Future]

Certainly was filthy, awesome bass sound. Those audio clips got a bit annoying, but during the bass sections it wasn't too much, just when it keeps repeating. That kiss my ass bit made me laugh though. :P All in all it's very good work, keep it up.

theofficialdoughboys responds:

thanks a latte sir...the clips do get kinda annoying but thats like the song LOL those are the clips from The aviator with Leonardo DiCaprio.

[CowardlyLion - Scorched Earth]

LOL! i love the audio clips, not to mention how sick the bass and melody lines are. The Navi quote was super random though, I'm not entirely sure I liked it. It didn't ruin it, but... eh.

Anyway, super nice work, keep it up. :D

CowardlyLion responds:

Thank you very much! Haha yes it was very random. It was just in case someone doesn't know that music is for listening. Haha, thanks for listening! Cheers.

[AB - Disturbance]

I like how it drops sort of softly into the dubstep section without any kind of hard break or build, makes it sort of fluid and trippy. I like your intro on this one, catchy melody, but I feel like at around 1:00 when you build it up, it sounds too much like you're going to drop or break right there instead of repeating, and it just doesn't flow as smoothly as it could. Another thing you might want to spend some time on is adding more percussion to add more rhythm, and maybe another high-end synth to give some more atmosphere. Other than that this is sounding very good so far, pretty catchy. Might need a break section or a bridge, but catchy.

AsteroidBlues responds:

Helpful tips, thanks a lot ) I don`t think i`ll be editing this one soon, but sure as hell i will add your pointers to the next one ;)

[Ragequit (Demo)]

Awesome track, the audio clip was pretty funny, nice touch. To me the bass sound like a robot trying to rap with a full mouth. xD Still sounds pretty sweet though, I feel like maybe one or two more audio clips placed throughout at seemingly random times would be cool. Anyway, good work so far.

zlarke responds:

thanks for the ideas and feedback! will try to do that. :]

[[Dj LC]Viva La Remix]

Very nice remix, I agree with everyone that the pluck synth you used in the intro. Maybe it's just an opinion but I don't really like all the glitching on the vocals. A tasteful amount never bothers me but sometimes it gets to be too much, ya know what I mean? It still sounds pretty good, so very nice work.

inhstudios responds:

Yeah, i know what you're saying. there's so much I'd want to change on this track now...

[KKS - Fractal Universe]

The intro is very cool, with the kick and the chords blending in a very unique way. My first issue is that the last chord in the block has a bit too much dissonance, maybe tone it back just a bit, or at least bring it out more later in the song. The hihat is also just a bit too loud to match the rest of the song's ambient/trance feel. I also feel like it's missing something to really give it some pop, like a raw, ripping saw synth, or a pulse pad. I would also recommend throwing in a bridge or at least a change of chord progression. Anyway, other than that it's very chill and I like what you have so far. :D

KKSlider60 responds:

Agree, besides it's just an experiment. I didn't follow many of the "rules" I make myself on the spot just for the sake of fun and curiosity. In fact it's pretty much copypasta for 8 minutes and it was really to study a bit some samples I had and how they "fit" in such a context. I've heard some Trance around and it's rare to find atmospheres like the one I made, primarily because they apparently enjoy raping your ears by maxing EVERY FUCKING SOUND to 11 and more. Yup. Anyway, thanks for your thoughts ;)
KKS