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Greetings,
After a 1 year and 6 months lasting authors block, it truely was a moment to finally have something done again. Please leaving some comments and usefull feedback.
EDIT:: Alternative link has been removed
I'd like to thank some people who supported me in this period and helping me with this song by giving loads of usefull information:
Atlantis  : Mastering
Randor  : Help & Support
Arlene  : Support
Analysis  : Help & Support
Offcoarse there are much and much more people, a big hug and a 'thank you' to those as well. |
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 koax (trance) |
10 Feb. 2007 |
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songs starts out with an exciting element...dark string and ncie lead...transition to drum is good...nice use of echo! a good ear for keeping tention! nice! the rythms is abit loud for the song overall feel here...the lead that comes sounds nice...transitions to harmony is nice...the lead surpriced me to be abit oldschool...the sounds are adding a nice mood...the harmony sounds melody wixe abit odd, not negative meant...but different so to speak! BUILD UP WITH piano...the piano sounds good! nice sound...melody sounding better and more together...lead is building up! more reverb here! It's too effect less...IT WOULD BENEFIT FROM THE USE OF REVERB.! transition on 7.03 is nice...feel that this song is abit long...it all breaks up to the same point oine more time! this song could have been pushed dwon to a shorter song with fasterr build up and harmony takeoff and lead breakdown!
overall: too long! melody is very nice! abit ,ore work on the overall mastering! very nice use of echo...the tention build up is very nice!
koax |
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 Andrew Scott (trance) |
08 Nov. 2004 |
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You don't really find many tracks with quality like this, and I really like the integration of the 'orchestral' aspects. I particularly loved the breakdown with the subtle pads, bells, and beautiful arps! The piano sounds a little different, but besides that, it's really great! I'd say the melody of this song is...in my top 5 of ALL time. Now THAT says something Xcalibur
Keep up the really good work. 
(8.5 only because its just a couple minutes too long to keep me interested, but that doesnt mean the track is killer!! Ohhh....oohhh it is.....definately  ) |
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GolezTrol (various) |
31 Oct. 2004 |
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I'll keep this short (or at least try to), since so much has already been said about this song.
Apart from this specific song I think you have greatly improved yourself in de years past. Just by listening to this song you can tell you really know the right techniques to produce music that sounds really professional. Thumbs up to that!
On the other hand, I feel I need to utter some critisism. I sometimes get the feeling that you put too little variation in your songs. 'Moments' frankly is to long, there just doesn't happen enough in the song to fill the entire 13 minutes. Maybe it's just that you haven't really discovered your own style, or you are just to careful. I'd wish you to be more daring and put more variation in the song to make it maybe less easy, but certainly more interesting to listen to.
A thing that is interesting, but in my view not so good about the song, is that it actually mixes two styles. The first part is plain GOA. I really can see myself dancing to this music at a GOA party in Amsterdam (although maybe it could use a little more bpm to be really dancable, but that isn't your primary goal anyway, is it?). But then there's the intermezzo which smoothly turns the song in some mellow/trance state. I think it's great music, but for a different party. The song then boldly turns back to GOA. A great mood-shift here, continuing the beat, but really changing the genre by adjusting the melodies, but unfortunately it then happens again. It seems like it's two times the same song, with minor variations in the second half.
Although I like listening to your music, I would like you to write a plain GOA track, without the intermezzo, so that I can write this to a CD and force some GOA DJ to play it at a party
No offence. I think you're really great and I couldn't nearly write songs like this, but after so many adoration I felt I had to put you in your place
(Anders ga je maar naast je schoenen lopen ) |
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RAVE-n (trance) |
30 Oct. 2004 |
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I was somehow holding back after all this euphoria about this song, since I knew i'll put a low mark on it. But worry you not, nobody can please us all. Forgive me if i repeat things that were said earlier by others, but i'll not search nor I want to know what other think.
First, this is a far shot from progressive, like, nothing like it. Its a simple generic melodic trance tune. The lenght is scarry, but well see. The first thing I just have to nag upon is bass Its masked quite well, not sounding to reason, but I believe Atlantis should have used a bit more EQ on the higher part (making it more audible) or you should use some kind of auxilary bass, playing higher freqs. But what really bothers me is this, artifact in sound, that occours when kick and bass hit on the same time. Its annoying and unproffesional. There are two ways of making it gone. Either sidechain compression or a group compression of those two.
Otherwise, SQ is really nice, clear & crispy. Atlantis did a good job on both master and mixing, tho I think hihats are a BIT to loud. But away from the tehnicals. I think you kick in percussion a bit too sudden at 0:55 Make it slow, first this element then that. Song is obiously long enough for this kind of play I greatly miss some fills in transitions here here. I also miss some more drive greatly. Elements don't really form any groove; might be the lack of FX or transition elements tho. Here I am at the break now. Pads sound nice. NAH .... I really don't like the piano.... at all. The stuff killed my interest totaly. You used the piano in the most common way possible. The supersaw melody is nice as it comes, but the break is too long, attention is dropping rapidly. The melody itself aint that bad, but after a time, it becomes rather tedious, and i think its the chord structure that makes that (being slightly repetitive on its own), the fact that strings being slighly simphonic and being granted too much front listening space. Make saw more dominant, use a filtersweep in the middle and please do some building up on the percussion. Dunno, take the main hat away for a sec on transition, or add a nice driving ride hihat. Transition from first climax onwards is a bit awkward. Didn't really felt it. Well yes. The fill in 7:28, use such things more often on the palaces you want strong transitions on. The piano is well used here, and the transition really worked well. Oh well.... not being a fan of the quasi trance-orchestral pieces I'll be deaf on one ear here. Well.... It's been done 100000000 times before in this way... better I like the climax more here.... no pads melody stands out more. Pads comes, but its good this way, and it should be done before in the first climax. Outro.. well..... I preffer nice clean club ready music, and its not really like this.
well.... I can understand the appeal this track got to the people, since its REALLY mainstream dream trance (that was done to death in the past millenium  ). It only misses the supersaw pad . A bit experienced listener however, is not really satisfied with you ideas. The song shows your lack of inspiration while making it .... heavily. Nothing particulary ground breaking or fresh. Or anything in particular that would excite someone who has heard it all already. Maybe a better dynamics management would help, but transitions are sooo uninspiring. Try to play more with percussion, and FX. All those blips could be put to use also with some heavy delay just before the transition.
The lenght seems also to be the issue. You could cut a repetition here and there to bring it down a few minutes, but .... BUT, two such long breaks are really too much. Rather make one, but powerfull or something. Most of all, if you have two climaxes, make them shorter. It helps... it really does.
Tehnicallywise, apart of the bassduck problem, Atlantis deserves fame and glory 
Still, its a nice song for a one listen, but really nothing more. |
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AmBeam (ambient) |
29 Oct. 2004 |
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!!!
incredible!
man! one of the best song i've ever heard! really, really!
now i'm gonna searching ur other projects on the internet! really good sound. i don't know what i should say..
i'll give u 10. no one at this site shown that skill!
main synth is perfect! i wish there is no vst tunes like that..
gjman!! i'll sending link to "moments" to trancemakers from Poland hehe they'll be jealouses me too
chears!! |
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MatthijsB (house) |
26 Oct. 2004 |
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Kick stomps pretty hard, lots of little sparkly effects.. The bassdrum is a bit too hard for my taste, the hihats have a long release which makes the beat a bit messy.
The overal quality is good, the mix is very transparent, but the song also tends to sound a bit hollow which isn't good at all.
Still building up, some things could be a bit progressive but I would define this as melodic trance or something alike. This track isn't really deep or anything imo.
The break is nice and feels energetic, the lead in there is resonating a bit on my headset, which doesn't sound that good... so maybe a bit les resonance on that.... piano, cliche haha..
not too much of a problem, tension builds up very well. The lead is quite okay but so not progressive... The climax... it isn't really convincing for me, it does sound good, but it isn't as breathtaking as the break itself, it's almost like you've but the track down a notch when the beat kicks in....
Going on, holy :O I see this track is 13 minutes... scary. I hope it will stay interesting that long, because I'm on 6:30 right now and I'm losing interest, but the song just keeps going on.
7min.. Try to put some extra sounds in your beat, some extra percussion percussion would suit it well.. The hihats are way to harsh in there, it's literally hurting my ears at the quite high volume I'm listening.
Strings in the middle are cool. they sound good and the transition with the piano into this break is done very well! It tends to take a bit long though.
Building up towards the same idea as before.
This climax sounds a bit better but isn't convincing either.
the outro, nothing nice extra things for dj's or whatsoever unlike the intro. I'm sorry, but I'm not as extatic about this as all the others. The total length is a bit too much for me, the first climax takes 2 minutes!! - too long!, same thing goes for the 2 breaks, both take a bit too ling for me to keep this whole thing interesting.
Lot's of little issues which need to be taken care of and which nibble my rating down from 8,5 to 7,5.
this really is melodic, not progressive btw |
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robodex (trance) |
24 Oct. 2004 |
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Having heard this song from it's early conception, I have to say it's a great song... Great effects, great melodies, great mastering. It's everything that one would expect from XCalibur. Having known XCalibur since his tracking days, I have to say he's definetely improved. There isn't too much I can say about this song in the way of not liking it, it has everything I like in electronica and more. Perhaps some vocals could have been used at parts (even if it was someone whispering something.) Keep on making music! |
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 Randor (various) |
19 Oct. 2004 |
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After numerous listenings in preview stage and now in finished form I feel a bit unappropiate to review this but like to express my opinion anyway.
Having said, this song has magnificent quality what comes to post-production. I usually start with less-good issues but this has to be said before start nagging with minor issues (wich is more than obvious since song is generally great )Though mix is sparkling clear I'm going to point out some things wich may have more to do with my taste than a real flaw. First time I heard it said 'wow what a clear mix' but later on, after those numerous listenings, I noticed its the mixing or mixer wich were kinda oblivious of the emotional content and message. For me it sounds now more neutral and clinical than strongly emotional what it was in preview stage. Imho something is missing and it seems to taken in mixing stage, a cost of sparkling clear mix....
Now digging deeper into song I feel just as ignorant as always hearing a brilliant song, " oh, I wish I could do something like this " Composition is great, especially stringpart in middle is just stunning. Albeit sounds that clinical mixing has obsessed mostly in this part, more warmth is needed. Simple, many times used strucutre isn't real flaw here, there isn't many ways to make over 13 mins song work. Biggest lack might be missing soundeffects, few well chosen and placed effect could push even more drive and emotion to song. Its a well-known fact that instrumental music is many times driven by side sounds like effects, appearing there where needed they give slightly new perspective to song, in other words keeps listener awaken: whats next??
All in all, great song. Again time to check my favourites |
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Proteo (trance) |
19 Oct. 2004 |
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You have a new review!
The begining of the song is very relaxing, very deep.
I dont like the beat of this track, for me it sounds too hard or weird in some parts when played alone.
The first minute of the track is symply great. The claps are good reverbed.
The rythms are good and typical but I dont like the way they come off!
Some more fx would sound more professional. Strings arround 3:00 should improve also a lot this track. I dont think you have chose the right sample also in 2:56.
The piano is very good but it is strange paste with the rest of the pads, nevertheless it sounds correct!
The main synth is probably the strongest point of this track as well as the sound quality, but it lacks a bit in the middle part when the pads and that kind of bleep sound is also with them.
The ambient of the track is well obtained but again for me is a bit weird.
In 8:30, the strings are good. Well done this time, why havent applied this great technique before?
The melody melted in those Sawleads is a bit common but works.
I find the track very predictable, maybe this is something that can turns bad to you.
The legth of it, well, I like long songs, but maybe not that long. Two less minutes will probably be enough to show all this hard work.
The piano again at the end is good but I guess you just copy-paste the notes, so you should have made at least a small variation.
Congratulations about this track. Its very good, and Atlantis made a very good job in mastering process, no clipping, no distortion, good!
I wish you the best. This high ratings show the power of this track.
Regards mate.
Proteo 
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Raneem (trance) |
16 Oct. 2004 |
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Intro Is Very Interesting.. Cool Effects and Melodies..
Kick is good...and bassline is very good (simple).
cool hihats & claps, and well composed synths and strings..
i liked a lot the Calm Part..Nostalgic ..awesome Melodies
abt the arrangement ...it's very good..
the song is well mastered.. and nice breaks
Awesome Second Calm Part..which has the same spirit of the first one, but in another way of expression ..man..u really missed these moments! huh ?? (jk)
the outro is simple too..cool one
In General..i Give This Track 9.5/10..I Liked it
Good Work..Keep it up
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Platinum Butterfly (trance) |
15 Oct. 2004 |
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Review by F-Fact
Some good tension in the beginning, the groove takes me away to a high place, if the song stays like this i don't mind listening for 13 mins.
Nice break at 2.51, feelin the tension again, and a good one, nice melody, cool piano melody...
Aaah, the lead comes in now and gives me shivers....Heavy part at 5.10, cool melody again...Enjoying this.....
Nice return of the begin sounds and a beautifull part of slow strings start at 8.00, and again the nice build up and the melody....still enjoying...
At this moment i am beginning to miss some sound change maybe a submelody cause now it is getting a bit of repetitive not that i don't mind but i can imagine a lot of people will not do all 13 minutes if the melody doesn't change...
Nice fade out, could be maybe a bit longer, to keep us in the mood....
No comments on the mastering cause that is exelent.
For an overall rating i give you a 9.5 and i hope you are satisfied with that...
Keep up the good work!  |
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Extra Info: |
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Genre: |
Trance, progressive |
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Length: |
13 min 17 sec |
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Release year: |
October 2004 |
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Made using: |
Reason |
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File location: |
www.xcone.net |
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15 Oct. 2004 |
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12756 kB |
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[MP3] |
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not avaliable |
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Comments (49): |
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Crystal Ball [18th. September 14:33] ![[10.0.0.128]](pics/ip.gif)
very nice work here ,good atmosphere and melodies
totally deserved to be chosen for CTG's mixes . |
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Vegaro [27th. April 6:05]
This track has some glorious moments that make it a wonderful piece but it's a little too long for me.
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 Jonathan Weyermann [7th. February 16:59]
| Wow. I can't stop listening to this song. I am obsessed with it |
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a98 [10th. November 19:58]
| oceanseeker, do some comparison to pro songs that are released on CD and vinyl, even though i agree on your point on mastering here, songs shouldn't be tryied to make sound like they sound on vinyl, as that's just the sound that comes after the press. also remember than when songs are printed to vinyl the low and high ends are boosted like hell, and still the tracks sound a bit lofi, it's not because that's the way to do it, but because the frequecy scale of vinyl isn't as wide as in wav or other digital format. |
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Xcalibur [10th. November 18:38]
We know that by now .. but this song really wasn't ment to be like that, so what's the point about it ?
And progressive doesn't mean a song is good, perhaps u think it's good cuz u like progressive ? |
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oceanseeker [10th. November 16:21]
Listen to:
Above & Beyond - No One On Earth
That should be a gg, because its an extremely progressive track.
And in terms of mastering theory, its not just the bass up, everything is also eqed a lot different. And also about pop music, and hip-hop, the mastering theory is similar to this song, not to a song played by tiesto or armin van buuren.
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Xcalibur [10th. November 11:59]
| sounds like a plan |
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Atlantis [10th. November 3:01]
| I think I should re-mix and re-master this. |
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Xcalibur [9th. November 10:34]
Wheeee, my song is getting a mastering dicussion forum ...
anywayz, I don't care much wether it's theoreticly right or wrong, only thing I care about is how I like it !!. And I like it this way, yes it could have been done better, yes after these reviews I hear it, but I still like it the way it is. Who cares if it's mastered right or wrong for commercial trance standards nowadays, it isn;t even commercial trance anyway !! |
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Randor [9th. November 9:37]
| Matthew, it begins to be in pop music too, listen to Linkin Park for example |
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Matthew Nite [9th. November 9:35]
@Oceanseeker, I was only talking about the mastering theoretics hehe, they're like 99% the same as every other style, the only thing which is different is the overwhelming amount of bass in dance music and maybe the fact that dance music is mostly compressed harder and less natural.
@randor, HELL YEAH, they do the same over and over, it was fun 4 years ago heh! |
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Randor [9th. November 4:06]
Oceanseeker, you know many musicians hate that sound of "commercial" music just because it heads more and more towards non-dynamic result. Not only in club-oriented genres (where its kinda more acceptable since wide dynamic range makes sound messy in clubs) but also in mainstream music. Making something different to what's currently most used formula is essence if underground wants to be an alternative. Besides, after certain level you cant say "pro's" are better. Its just different. I dont get this spectrum analysis comparison, what's the use of it  Use ears instead, and heart... 
Oh, I hate Above&Beyond sound |
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oceanseeker [9th. November 3:25]
And besides mastering theory, commercial songs are much different, they don't use such a kick or bass, they are much more compressed.
Even in terms of mixing, professional tracks are done way differently. Huge compressed reverb tracks, way less high eqing. I mean, let's give a huge example about where the two theories differ.
In conventional theory, 300Hz-800Hz is the danger zone, and its always eqed down. In this song, that rules apply also, from Atlantis' teaching but in modern trance, way different story...
300-800Hz is a really loud in some songs, and hugely stereo separated to give a really thick resonating atmosphere, and most pro songs have that nowadays. Anyways, good thing Matthew knows what he is talking about, he's a trance guru. |
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oceanseeker [9th. November 3:18]
Funny thing is that I am completely not wrong!
As in, this song is a lot worse than commercial trance. I don't what commercial trance you have been hearing. Commercial trance is ruled by amateur and new aged styles now. I am not talking noobie k-system commercial trance, I am talking Junkie XL, Above and Beyond, Solid Globe, Mark Otten, Filo & Peri, Astral Projection, Markus Schulz, Gabriel and Dresden (House I know!), Signum, Jaron Inc, Nu-NRG, Paul van Dyk, Ferry Corsten, Armin van Buuren, |
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DJ Kneh [8th. November 13:43]
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Matthew Nite [8th. November 10:29]
| a good final mix is the most important thing before mastering |
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Atlantis [6th. November 6:41]
What I did is actually just called mixing I later learnt. 
Sure I mastered the track afterwards as well by applying multi-band compression and limiting to the stereo mixdown, but most of the work I did went into the mixing (or engineering) of it.
Anyway, Matthew Nite: It's never sounded 'messy' any of the times I've done it. It will just go to reduce the change in dynamics of the two sounds and 'glue' or 'lock' them together.
As for a sidechain setup…hmm, that could compress the bass instrument down in volume whenever the kick drum plays. That could work too, and might give a similar result. But I think just compressing the two together is more effective as it allows both of them to lock together rather than only having the bass pump up and down. It's something I really should've done, but having too slow a computer is always a good excuse. |
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Matthew Nite [5th. November 19:12]
| funny thing oceanseeker is quite wrong |
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Xcalibur [5th. November 14:08]
| good thing it isn;t commercial style trance then |
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oceanseeker [4th. November 18:50]
| Commercial trance uses much different style and theory in mastering |
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Matthew Nite [3rd. November 21:42]
| @ atlantis: Doesn't conpressing a bassline and a kick together sound messy like 90% of the cases, why would that help... or are you talking about side-chain compressing? |
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Xcalibur [3rd. November 19:18]
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acecream [3rd. November 11:09]
| It is not over yet day no12. |
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Xcalibur [2nd. November 11:41]
| well, after 11 days at 1st place, I'm finally kicked off, about time that is I've been 1st place much longer then the song deserves, actually it never did deserve 1st place |
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Atlantis [31st. October 20:41]
Thanks for the review, RAVE-n. Now I know what I have to do next time.
I realised the kick + bass clash was an issue, but it's only really at the start when they're playing together that it's really apparent. I should've sent the two off to an aux bus and compressed the two together properly, but I overlooked it because of the limitations of my computer. 
Next time I'll definitely consider it though. |
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ScallyDog [30th. October 14:44]
| Great track, deserves to be in the favourites, and deserves to be right at no.1! |
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AmBeam [29th. October 11:30]
one more think! your track is now added to my playlist called: "favourites"
you have been placed near nu-nrg, pvd, kamaya painters and other... !
ehh... |
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Matthew Nite [26th. October 18:09]
well progressive is based on a repetitive melody which is constantly evolving.... that isn't the case....
deep is a common thing most of the time.. very true, but this track isn't built on one simple thing to build the whole track on. |
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Xcalibur [26th. October 18:01]
thx for the review matthew, I can't think of a point which I don't agree to in ur review, just hope I'll be able to manage those things in a possable next song.
But does progressive really has to be deep, I think that more like a common thing instead of a 'must be'
-Xcal |
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Randor [26th. October 13:32]
| Your welcome Atlantis, about original being more 'emotional' is pretty subjective as I havent heard that version xcal sent to you Also I know 2 people have obviously different goals and influence of both sounds in track, thats just natural Yet I think you did great job with this |
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Atlantis [26th. October 12:36]
| Hehe sorry for the long comments. People better write some more reviews then to move the left part of the page down further. |
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Atlantis [26th. October 12:35]
Same to Randor -- thanks for the mixing comments. I know exactly what you mean about the mixing possibly having lost its emotional content, but keep in mind that two different people have worked on the mix now, and so the result is obviously going to be a bit different too. It's kind of added my signature sound to it, I know, which could either be a bad or a good thing.
But, I'm still perfecting my way of setting up hi-pass filters so that the mix sounds both clear and, well, "strongly emotional" at the same time as you put it. I'm not sure that can be the sole reason for making a track sound more emotional (I certainly don't agree the original is more emotional), but it probably is a part of it that I fail to see. |
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Atlantis [26th. October 12:28]
Matthew Nite, thanks for that great review from my part as well. I'm aware of all the things you brought up and they have been a strong part of the mixing and mastering process.
I thought the kick was a little too hard sounding as well, but Xcalibur liked it that way.
The resonating part in the "Spacey Dingz" melody is an annoying frequency at around 7 kHz (can't remember exactly) that I dampened down a little, but the more I did so the duller it started to sound as well of course. Still, maybe I didn't cut it enough.
And the hihats -- yes, they're too harsh. I thought the same and it happened after I multi-band compressed the final mix and used a lower compression setting on the high frequencies to get a similar effect as a finaliser would do. But I didn't really listen to it enough to realise this, and by that time I had already sent it to Xcalibur and he was happy with it.
Also keep in mind that compression to OGG or MP3 loses the very top end, and seriously messes up all the other frequencies, i.e. the wave file doesn't sound as bad as this.
The other thing of course is that this took a flattering 3 hours to render, and as soon as I had to adjust the final mix compression settings I first had to render the project without it so that I could actually listen to all of the tracks together, and then had to render for 3 hours once again with the multi-band enabled. Really no fun if you have to adjust such little issues.
And yes -- it does sound a bit hollow. But Xcalibur wanted more of a high mid frequency boost on the synths to make them sound the way they do, and this is part of the reason for this. The other is of course me making things clearer with hi-pass filters. I'm still trying to perfect my way of getting things to sound right from both ends.
I still have a lot to learn, but thanks for bringing up the issues anyway. I was aware of them, and I'll do better next time. |
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Nyocore [25th. October 11:24]
great track you made here m8!!!
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Void Pointer [22nd. October 19:30]
| heh, anders heb je ff in 1 klap meer dan 100 downloads |
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Xcalibur [20th. October 13:01]
| I never thought this song would do it so well, I'm not sure if I deserve this credit. though it does feel pretty good for my ego , again, thx everyone ! |
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F-Fact [20th. October 10:46]
| All that talking about what genre this song should be....for me it is totally unimportant, if this was called punk i still would like it. It is not about what the dog is called, it is about what the dog does.... |
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F-Fact [20th. October 10:39]
| Nice to see a song i gave a positive review about, is doing so well in the charts, hope you make it to no 1! greetz... |
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Xcalibur [19th. October 17:27]
U guys are diffinitly right about the side effects, but the weird way this song was build ( 1st the break, then the climax, then the second break, then the bridge between the climax and 2nd break, then the 2nd climax and end, and then the intro ) caused it to be extremely hard to fit in some appropiate side effects. Also the ambience got indeed killed in trade for the clarity, but we ( atlantis and I ) went for both, so it's clear, but a bit at the cost of ambience. The predictibilty is diffinitly true as well, but after 1 year and 6 months of authors block u really don't care, and have the inspiration to get original. N-E-Wayz, thx for these 2 usefull reviews, I WILL apply it in a next song ( which I'm btw allready tring to build )
-Xcal |
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Proteo [19th. October 15:46]
Great track!
It sounds different when you listen the first part of it than when you listen the middle and last part, strange but ok!
Wish you the best!
Regards Proteo |
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Randor [19th. October 7:19]
| I try to find time and mood for review tonight |
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Vixen [19th. October 7:07]
| I really like the song, baby. I did hear it too much lately when I was at your house though, haha. I hope that you get some better feedback soon - I just can't help you on that one so... Whoever reads this, just download it and review it. I know the song is 13+ minutes, but once you're listening to it, you forget about the time. I'm very proud of you. |
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Xcalibur [18th. October 16:14]
| I figure there should be more issues then only the repitivity, plz leave some feedback .. ( thx for the reviews and comments so far btw ) |
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Traveller [18th. October 13:39]
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Atlantis [16th. October 13:08]
All these high ratings...I think people just aren't being constructive and critical enough. Even comments on the mastering being "excellent" or simply "well done" either mean that it's perfect, or you don't know the difference between good and bad. Guess I shouldn't complain though.
I agree with a98 though. It's not so much progressive trance, although some parts of the song do somewhat have the right characteristics. I'd class it as club-trance or the so-called melodic trance really, but the key is that there are just so many movements in the song.
My personal comments are that it's a little mainstream and predictable-sounding, but I guess that opinion is influenced greatly after having listened to it for so long while mastering. I remember thinking it sounded quite nice to begin with, but I guess by now it's grown enough on me not to sound that special anymore.
Still though, a great track that I recommend every trance lover at least give a listen. |
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Void Pointer [15th. October 19:12]
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a98 [15th. October 18:26]
where is the progressive in this?
sounds pretty basic sawlead trance to me... gotta listen this a bit more, maybe it opens to me. |
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Randor [15th. October 18:02]
| As I said many times during the year, this song is magnificent, I'd buy it if releleased on vinyl. 9/10 from me so far, lets see if I have enough guts to review it later |
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Analysis [15th. October 17:17]
| No problem mate |
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