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General Discussions / Promote your stuff! / Re: Everyone Check this out. |
on: 10/12/01 at 14:05:34 |
| Started by Hypercubed | Last post by Dance MIXX |
Not, bad... you've got a pretty good start. It may have jsut been my audio settings but I think maybe the audio was a little overdriven and peaking? Try remastering it at a lower volume. Good luck.
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trance[]control Related / News - trance[]control / Re: trance[]control Cancel all 2001 Shows! |
on: 10/12/01 at 09:13:10 |
| Started by Alex [DjC] | Last post by cb |
yeah..
the label problems should sort themselves out. one of the best things bout making music is that its fun.. if that goes - then it just becomes a job - and music is art not business (even though its getting that way).
i do understand your concerns though.. 2002 is coming soon though - hope everything is ontrack by then.. the attrocities in the world are of great concern to me - and safety of ppl first.. doesnt matter where theyre from..
anyway - hope all goes well..
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trance[]control ReMixed / Reviews - trance[]control ReMixed / Re: Niluj - I Love Trance |
on: 10/12/01 at 09:02:27 |
| Started by benski | Last post by benski |
Sorry - just had to add something:
Something amazing happens at 5m44s when the string come in. There are beautiful harmonies on the strings, an amazing melody - really heavenly.  |
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General Discussions / Promote your stuff! / Re: New Mix available |
on: 10/12/01 at 08:40:50 |
| Started by cb | Last post by benski |
Erm - I just re-read my review and realise it is too technical without enough "listener opinion"
I have to say I loved the whole tune - and unless you specially asked for a detailed "critical" review I would have just heaped praise on it! I think it is awesome.
Mind you I haven't actually heard the original, so it was a pretty un-biased review. 
All the best 
Ben
PS - I am getting some new stuff together now which should be ready shortly (I've been out of the music scene for a while and haven't had time to do anything for ages). I am really looking forward to getting some of the tc samples to remix their work, but the ftp site never lets me connect! 
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General Discussions / Promote your stuff! / Re: Feed back on hard trance |
on: 10/12/01 at 08:21:31 |
| Started by RichieV | Last post by benski |
Track: Engage1
Artist: RichieV
BPM: 142
Style: Hard House (?), Progressive House, Trance [in that order!]
As I listened to this the first time, I was going to say that the production used way too much limiting and the sounds were too harsh, but after a few plays, I realised that this little chestnut fits very nicely into the hard house section - the hoover noises were a dead giveaway! However this is a real builder and changes style dramatically after the break. Could be an excellent DJ tool to move to smoother stuff from hard house.
Production and Mix:
Nice meandering low warble during the intro. The morse code comes in way too loud, maybe just filter the top end a tiny bit to give the mix a more rounded feel [ignore that comment if the intention is full on hard-nasty-house]. I expected the morse code to change or be replaced once the beat came in at 55s. The hoover noises are pretty dated, but hey- why not? I like the offbeat low pizz(?) noises that come in at 1m49s. The building from 2m to the break needs work. The break itself is nice - I think it would have more impact if that morse code  had been removed earlier an then only came back for the break? SUPERB effect/riff/movement in the break from about 4m. Beautiful new riff - nice filtered sound in the mid range. Double time ticks are too loud though. EXCELLENT film sample - good balance. Disappointing exit to the break [although at this point the tune is more in the Progressive House or Trance style]. I would have liked to hear the lead [reflective trance riff - filtered brass sound] develop more - just in terms of the filtering, perhaps bring it out of the mix to bring it to the front.
Overall:
Excellent ideas in there mixed in a nice, harsh hard house style that seems to develop into something a lot more melodic that expected. That morse code riff does gets very annoying, and the main break with the film sample could come earlier. A top tune with some tweaks.
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General Discussions / Promote your stuff! / Re: One of my first songs... opinions please |
on: 10/12/01 at 07:48:05 |
| Started by yieldblue | Last post by benski |
The mix is generally a bit busy - quite a lot of space is taken up by the low voice patch that comes in at 21s. If you keep this patch, I put it right at the back of the mix, or change the octave.
The high end of the mix is very sparse, a lot of the elements seem to hug the low end.
Also, there is an unusual break structure (three equal parts), and no real format to the building.
A good effort. Try playing around with the patches to give a better diversity of the sounds and maybe do a remix by scrapping the original structure and seeing where the patterns take you.  |
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General Discussions / Dj Talk / Re: Can anyone tell me how they are mastering? |
on: 10/12/01 at 03:03:47 |
| Started by AtomikkPulse | Last post by benski |
This has to be the hottest topic in production, and the most difficult to get right.
I am constantly looking for new Production/Mastering techniques.
The way I do it would start even before the mastering stage, with fairly aggressive compression on most track elements - not so much that they don't have any dynamics left, but so you don't have nasty peaks in the bass or any unwanted spikes, particularly if you are filtering a lead synth with high resonance - that type of thing.
Then I'd check the balance of the sounds carefully - I find you can gain a whole different view of the mix if you actually turn the volume down! This gives a much more realistic picture of the mix because you'll immediately pick out whatever is too loud or dominant.
Then I'd go into some minor eq/fx tweaks. (Sorry I know this is still production territory, not mastering - but if you are mastering yourself then the two kind of blend together)
Next - listen to something of a similar style on a professionally mastered CD - something that I know well, and can use as a reference point.
Make any adjustments - perhaps even grab the spectrum of the reference CD with something like Steinberg FreeFilter, then apply some of it to the mix.
Then a little light (3:1 ish) compression on the whole mix to bring down any stray peaks - this usually gains about 2 or 3db headroom. If you can use a mutliband compressor (like Steinberg Master Edition Compressor). This is a lot more forgiving - especially when you are processing the entire mix.
Next - burn a copy onto CD, play it on all sorts of different hifi stuff - and see where you are.
The process can go on and on - but there is a definite limit to the capabilities of any home studio to properly master with limited equipment. The professional mastering engineers do it every day, using the best equipment available, so they are always going to have the edge.
If you are thinking of pressing vinyl, try to use the same engineer as on your favourite tracks that are in the same style. Look around the inside of the record, usually opposite the matrix number, you'll find the name of who pressed it.
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General Discussions / Hi-Tech Corner / Re: Korg MS2000? or... |
on: 10/12/01 at 02:45:37 |
| Started by 125 | Last post by benski |
Yeah - plus you won't know what is going on with the sound if you move, say, 5 faders at once. I think it is better to try out say Filter Cut/Resonance, or LFO Speed/Depth.
Just record the movements, then if you like them, try two more controls: you can always filter out the data for individual controls later. |
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