by Twy » 26 Jan 2014 18:18
I'm digging it. There's nothing too revolutionary going on, but it's a solid pro house track and I really like the chord progression.
I do feel that the lead when it's in pluck form, and especially when it's loud but also largely holding the track on its own (like at around 00:50) lacks a bit of fullness to it. I would try adding some more notes in the same chords but an octave lower, or maybe just adding another layer to the synth an octave lower or things like that, Or EQ it differently.
As well, the kick sounds like it has a bit too much punch in the mid range and not enough rumble in the low range, which might help full out the eq spectrum a bit. Not even to make it louder, just more felt and a little less heard.
There's also not a whole lot of bass action going on. I mean, it's there but it's pretty quiet, it sounds like. It actually still sounds good even without the bass levels being as high as I normally see for the genre, but mixing yours in more might sound better.
Then there's the "ding" Guthey mentioned. I don't really have a problem with the repetitive nature of it, since I think of it almost as a percussive element really, but I admit I didn't really notice it until Guthey pointed it out. One thing you could do is have it be considerably louder, but only bring it in when the songs transitions from heavy to soft (like at 2:57 or 6:24) to add an extra element to make up for the synth going back to having the cutoff or whatever, and let the ding have it's time to shine but also not wearing out its welcome.
Just some ideas. Again, solid track though. Keep up the good work m8.