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Neat track dude! Definitely gave me some Metroid/Metal Gear vibes! You keep up the good work!

OrangeFluff responds:

Thank you!

Beautiful piece!

While I do not share your religious beliefs I do have to admit there is something extremely touching and beaufitul about this music, it truly feels like a story unfolding in front of me as I listen to it, the passing of time and going down memory lane to relfect on your past and how you got to this present moment, which absolutely matches what you described in your comments.

I feel like the interaction between the violin/viola? and the piano could be improved with some EQ, it sometimes feesl like they are competing for the same place in the mid-high range of the spectrum which could be fixed with some mixing.

Having said that, based on one of your responces below, was this recorded live? If thats the case then my comment above might be out of place.

All in all, this is a wonderful piece of music and you shouldn't ever feel hesitant to share work like this with the world. ^^

JF

Phonometrologist responds:

Thank you for taking the time to writing your review.
Although it is intended to be performed live, this isn't a recording as the piano and violin are sample libraries. I was bringing that up to the user below because he would've liked more effects and elements added to the mix. I wanted to keep what was on the page to be the only instruments heard. The mix will sound better once I actually have an actual recording.
Regardless of someone's faiths or lack thereof, music is a universal happening. The former isn't necessary for the enjoyment of communicating. I appreciate your encouraging words.

Never heard this one before brother!! So glad I stumbled upon it! It is fkng amazing!!! That acid beat bro 1:42 THAT BEAT!!! And then going into that deep break and buildup, what a trip!

We gotta do that collab soon!

Very beautiful! Really enjoyed this track man, the subtle piano that plays at around 1:50 definitely puts you in a meditative state, feels very nostalgic and then the stunning soundcape you bring at 3:00 is absolutely breathtaking, feels very rich and full of life!

Bravo maestro!
JF

Very cool track, Im definitely love me some good ol electro house!
Keep it up!
JF

Just found about this podcast, gonna listen to all episodes right NAO! >:)

Loved this episode btw ;)
JF

Great song keep it up!

Awesome compilation of sweet trancey tunes!!!

Love the break at the minute mark and all the arps and textures you added, now comes the lead synth building up with some nices pads, I really dig that high pitch 303 synth you got dancing on top of everything!!

Build up was smooth and old school just the way I like it B]

The first chorus has a lot of great melodies and ideas dancing around, I totally feel in a late 90s to early 2000s underground club or rave listening to this, its an awesome feeling!

Maaaaan that melody starting at 5:05 with the piano and the strings is a stairway to nostalgia, reminded me of something made by Robert Miles, definitely my fav kind of trance!

Mixing could be improved a bit to make everything sound cleaner but overall its a very well made and executed trance anthem.

This was a absolute trip! Thank you for the ride my friend :D
JF

Stroberider responds:

Awesome review Johnny-man! You definitely give proper reviews, and I truly appreciate that.

Yeah, I plan to fix this tune and clean it up a bit more especially with the bassline and percussion syncing issues. That's honestly my weakness...syncing percussion with melodies/harmonies. Looking forward to hearing more from you, brother!

This is wonderful! Great work my friend!

Not much else to say, quality prog trance right here!

You should definitely try knocking the door on Anjuna, Ultra, Vandit or some other trance record label this is pretty much up there with the industry standards ;)

Good luck brother, up for a collab any day with you!
Johnny

Nice work!!

I think this is definitely leaning more towards trance but I does have plenty of elements from techno, so I would classify this a Tech-Trance ;)

That build starting at 2:34 sounds a bit psytrancey tho :O Lol you got a lot of very cool ideas going on in this track :)

Your drops need MOAR BASS BRO!!! You could try amping up the low freqs of that bass line arpeggio you got going on to give this more punch, also try adding a sub, a low freq sine wave would do just fine ;)

Overall this track has tons of potential, you should definitely keep it up! If you need some help mixing and mastering this one feel free to drop me a DM ;)

Cheers!
Johnny

Midnights-Ocean responds:

Hey thanks bro!

I had a feeling this was treading on techy kinda trance territory. hehe I never pay attention to the genres when I'm creating, I just do what ever tickles my fancy.

I don't think I even have a bass instrument playing during the main line lol. It's easily enough added though. I'm just not sure what I want to do about it. I could add something new or as you said boost the arp lead's low end. Probably I would send just 220Hz and below to a bus where I can add a bunch of saturation to get it more beefy without robbing power from my kick.

Ooh! Or I could slap a multi-pressor on the lead with just the bass band active, so the bass is more evenly loud. I don't know, always want more bass but I kinda like how much more I appreciate it when it kicks in when it's not running constantly. I'm also not one who's bothered with side chains much, so I'm always thinking about dynamic headroom and mud problems too.

Ironically the music of my childhood, that inspired me to be a tech head, wasn't all that bassy: https://youtu.be/Co_kzXHZkio?t=2145 but my GAWD does it get my blood pumping!

Maybe someday I'll grab that dynamic EQ plugin from Waves and do that little kick ducking trick. Logic has a plugin that can do that but it ducks the volume for the entire spectrum. I just want the kick band ducking the kick. :P

I will keep that in mind! If you like it enough that you'd enjoy messing around with it, I wouldn't complain X3.

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