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Cells
Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2018 12:45 am
by Squill
Just finished this one. Going to make the outro more interesting later on. Please let me know what you think =)
https://soundcloud.com/mikesquillo/cells/s-EZeR7
Re: Cells
Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2018 1:32 pm
by dubdub
Mix sounds solid, track is also decent but it just sounds a bit vanilla and clinical overall. Would really benefit from some analog modelled treatment to give it a bit more interesting texture and flavour.
Re: Cells
Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 10:43 pm
by jordanneke
You know what you're doing. That's obvious.
Problem is is that as well produced as this, it's as forgettable.
What I really mean is that you are much more talented/ skilled than me, so I think you should try to make more of a stamp. You have the skills.
(I'm a b it drunk, so excuses if it sounds rude)
Re: Cells
Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2018 4:14 pm
by Squill
dubdub wrote:Mix sounds solid, track is also decent but it just sounds a bit vanilla and clinical overall. Would really benefit from some analog modelled treatment to give it a bit more interesting texture and flavour.
a bit of saturation eh? I was going to run it through omega a and some other plugs but the project maxed out xD going to bounce the stems and work from there
jordanneke wrote:You know what you're doing. That's obvious.
Problem is is that as well produced as this, it's as forgettable.
What I really mean is that you are much more talented/ skilled than me, so I think you should try to make more of a stamp. You have the skills.
(I'm a b it drunk, so excuses if it sounds rude)
Ya not rude at all, and you know what, you're right about it not being that memorable loll it's the first track I've finished in a while coming from months of unfinished tunes. I'll work on it more today, thanks =)
Re: Cells
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2018 8:54 pm
by RWise
Well produced and pleasant to listen to. But for me its too clinical and 'vanilla' like dubdub pointed out..
The vibe youre going for does work with the clean production style, but i think you could change up a few things to make the track more unique and give it more character. Something as simple as using some sort of field recording for a hat/percussion would work wonders in giving your track more identity.
Taking that extra step of detail with some elements can make your track stand apart from others, instead of maybe just reaching for a 909 hat or something.
Be interested to hear you can do if you decide to play around with it more.
Re: Cells
Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2018 9:06 pm
by jim_kezzle
yes needs a bit of grit in their somewhere, the hats are too quiet and its lacking some other elements. Nice work so far though
Re: Cells
Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2018 1:13 pm
by Lost to the Void
Can`t add too much to what has been said.
The mix is solid, maybe lacking a little final polish to give it the hi-tech sound you are going for.
The mix is a touch woolly in the high bass area and could do with more air 12k+ so it sparkles (a little more stereo in the high frequency region would also lift this up along with the standard for Hi-Tech/Prog).
The track is a little unengaging. It doesn`t really draw me in anywhere, as said above.... a touch "Vanilla".
Some kind of hook would really help finish it all off, it feels like it is waiting to say something, but never gets around to saying it.
Finally the mix could do with more, not grit..... it wouldn't suit the track...... Harmonic and non linearity is was it needs.
Maybe running to tape, or tape emulation, and a nice clean transformer/preamp (emulation if ITB) just to wet it down and add some sing song harmonics.
A touch of wow and flutter might also help.
Re: Cells
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2018 7:10 pm
by EKT
This is really missing a climax for me. There is a constant tension - but no point where the filters open to fire up some energy.
Re: Cells
Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2018 8:43 pm
by Squill
Thank you all for the feedback guys
Have not checked the thread in a while and did some fixing before I saw everyones feedback. Think its a bit more progressive than techno now, but i'll post a link to show ya what I got now anyway
https://soundcloud.com/mikesquillo/cell ... ed/s-iJFoV
Re: Cells
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2018 4:28 pm
by EKT
Listened to the new version right now. I like the new hats!
The ride I'd prefer coming in at 4:06 after the break - (that would give me bit of a climax that I missed in the first version)
Did you modulate the rides? Sounds to me like they're underwater (but could also be mp3-artifacts from soundcloud)
Anyways... I like it, trancy and clean!
Re: Cells
Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 1:17 pm
by SHIDZO
Cannot add much that hasn't been said...
I'm really digging this track, very well produced! And you fixed the outro
Re: Cells
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2018 2:58 pm
by Squill
Hey a little late here =p but thanks for all the feedback guys! And Wayfinder, not too sure yet where to put this, I made two other tracks the week after that I think would really do well on the labels that I wanted to pitch this to originally. Probably the labels more on the progressive side cause of the drums and atmosphere.
Re: Cells
Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2018 1:26 am
by Kromasome
Easily releasable quality (not that I'm qualified in any way to say that other than from a listeners point of view). And agree with everyone else in that it just needs a memorable hook and the job will be done.
I'm sure in the right hands at the right time and in the right place it would work wonders on the dancefloor.
Can't add any technical feedback as it is already a well polished piece of work.
Nice work.
(Just noticed I seem to like using the word 'work' for some reason...)
Re: Cells
Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2018 11:34 am
by Mimui
I wish I could do this aswell
I mean, for real.
bin searching how to get such a full sound for 3 years now and the only answer I got is:
analog.