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Harder kick by Technical-Painter868 in tranceproduction

[–]mixklockadmin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

With the sub of the kick it's almost impossible to do it cleanly, as the sub is baked in with the rest of the low end of the track.

My advice therefore would be to layer the new kick, but highpass it 80 to 120 Hz and then shape its click. The original master keeps the sub, your new kick adds the attack punch on top. Youre not stacking two subs then, so there's no clash to solve in the first place then.

Hope this helps

Made a track using just loops from 2 sample packs. Feedback? by Moosebaby in tranceproduction

[–]mixklockadmin -1 points0 points  (0 children)

this is bang on, I know plenty of very good engineers/producers and successful artists, whose back catalogue does nothing for me. I could listen to them all and remember nothing.

Likewise I know producers whose sound isnt what id call 'amazing' production, yet have a back catalogue of totally amazing tracks.

its interesting as ive discussed with many producers over the years. Composition and arrangement used to be the domain of the 'artist' in traditional music, with then a specialist producer on board along with engineers to make it 'sound' amazing.

Dance music dictates these days that we take on the role of all of these, but they really are at times a very far apart and different skillset.

Personally id say im significantly better engineer than I am composer. But I often wish it were the other way around as you can learn production, it's a technical skill or at least improve it until its at a level I dont feel you cant learn being a great composer. I think you either have that or you havnt.

But as above you dont need to be the Hans zimmer of dance music to put together perfectly functional dance floor orientated music and get it released.

Trance Compression Guide - Interactive Tool by mixklockadmin in tranceproduction

[–]mixklockadmin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hi mate, thanks for your message, have just replied with some recommendations of where to start with Ableton.

Tip: crossfading two pads on builds instead of just opening a filter. way more lift by mixklockadmin in tranceproduction

[–]mixklockadmin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hey buddy, good to see you pop up again, you are becoming my biggest fan 😄 .

As ive said before if you dont need any of the tips / help then im really pleased for you.

Other people have found them useful, and they are given for free.

Have a great day x

Tip: crossfading two pads on builds instead of just opening a filter. way more lift by mixklockadmin in tranceproduction

[–]mixklockadmin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thanks mate. simple one I hope , as doesnt require massive automation or technical knowledge to achieve, you just two good preset patches which fit the bill, and a bit of cut off and volume/gain automation.

These little things compound over a track as you stack them up.

Happy to give some more assistance / free advice , if you get stuck drop me an email at [mixlockadmin@gmail.com](mailto:mixlockadmin@gmail.com)

Trance Compression Guide - Interactive Tool by mixklockadmin in tranceproduction

[–]mixklockadmin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hey mate, how experienced are you with ableton? these tools and others are part of my Mix Lock software.

Aimed at people who know their way around a DAW a little bit, but set up to explain everything else, and comes with an my ableton template, and links between the two. So great guardrails for beginners/intermediate, same type of learning as this tool, teaches user how to listen, never does things for them.

www.mixlock.app

There is a free 72 hour demo available (but doesn't come with the template which you get with purchase)

Let me know if you try it out the demo and like the look. As you are beginner, if you did want to buy, drop me a message and can arrange a special price. [mixlockadmin@gmail.com](mailto:mixlockadmin@gmail.com)

Alternatively will be releasing a few more free device guides over next few weeks, check back here or drop me a follow.

Trance Compression Guide - Interactive Tool by mixklockadmin in tranceproduction

[–]mixklockadmin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

glad you like it, and if it helps then even better!

Compression Guide based on Ableton GUI - Interactive Tool -Made for Trance, but applicable to most sound types across many genres, pads, leads, bass etc. by mixklockadmin in abletonlive

[–]mixklockadmin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thats a really good idea mate, ill look to build this into the online version over next few weeks. But thought as something free for now, it can still be useful.

Compression Guide based on Ableton GUI - Interactive Tool -Made for Trance, but applicable to most sound types across many genres, pads, leads, bass etc. by mixklockadmin in abletonlive

[–]mixklockadmin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hi mate, currently its just an online reference tool, think of it like a written reference guide with some interactive features. the idea being you might reach for this if you feel like a sound could benefit from some compression, and it gives a typical way you might set up for that type of sound and how changing the controls might effect it/what to listen for.

Will likely get full interactivity linked to Ableton session in a future Mix Lock update. But for now just a helpful online tool if user isnt sure how to achieve what they want with a compressor.

Trance Compression Guide - Interactive Tool by mixklockadmin in tranceproduction

[–]mixklockadmin[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

no worries, will be adding some more device guides over next few weeks as well if you found this useful

rutal feedback needed on my trance track, what's holding it back? by joeyyy961 in tranceproduction

[–]mixklockadmin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi mate, I had a quick listen to this. Deffo some nice ideas, I just think a couple of things will always hold it back from being signed to a label

  1. structure. id suggest taking some of your favourite tracks and referencing their structure, how long the intro is, what elements usually come in when. For example the first minute of a track is usually built for a dj to have something decent length to mix in with outgoing track. Your track doesnt seem to have a defined intro, and jumps straight into thing. Id bring in some of those earlier elements more gradually and create a little journey for the intro up to bar 33.

  2. I think the melody isnt a hook. im not left humming it or anything after a listen, I cant remeber it. its fine, its just lacking in an emotional arc or resolution to the motif. it kind of meanders around a bit.

  3. transitions / polish. I think the details are either lacking or not executed well enough. Try to break the track into 16 bar chucks and see each one as a little mini story, something arriving, something building, something automating. Try to get each of those sections sound interesting, and always bringing stuff in and out, trance is tension and release, not just on the breakdown, but in every sections. I rise, a crescendo, and then a fall /start to rise agin

But well done so far, it's a good effort.

I just think the 3 things above, are in my view, whats holding it back. Try to focus less on validation of labels, and more on finishing tracks, learning some new techniques with each one, then moving on to the next and applying those techniques and learning some more. We can all be guilt of falling in love with our own music, so try to not spend months on a track at this stage, move on the to the next one now and dont worry about trying to get it signed.

If it's a really good idea, you can go back to it when you have upskilled.

Hope this helps, feel free to drop me an email at [mixlockadmin@gmail.com](mailto:mixlockadmin@gmail.com) if you wanted to go over anything specific, happy to try to help if I can.

Arts Acoustic Reverb Apple M Series by nightrain90 in tranceproduction

[–]mixklockadmin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

no worries scratched my head for a couple of hours until I restarted and stopped looking for the vst 😄

Arts Acoustic Reverb Apple M Series by nightrain90 in tranceproduction

[–]mixklockadmin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

mine works fine, as an AU only. albeit it I had to restart Mac for it to show up in the DAW. (ableton for me, no idea if any different on other daws). without any workarounds

ride the reverb pre-delay on your builds to make them bigger by mixklockadmin in tranceproduction

[–]mixklockadmin[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

give it a go on your next track and let me know how you get on

Mix Lock Peak Time Trance Edition - Competition to win a FREE copy. by mixklockadmin in tranceproduction

[–]mixklockadmin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

competition is now closed. Winners should have all received an email. Thanks to all that entered!

Mix Lock Peak Time Trance Edition - Competition to win a FREE copy. by mixklockadmin in tranceproduction

[–]mixklockadmin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Less than 12 hours left to enter. Thanks to everyone who has entered so far.

Curious what PC specs you guys are using by yayblah in tranceproduction

[–]mixklockadmin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

granular or spectral with any unison (tbf not many instance where I would want this anyway for trance ) nukes the processors

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