I am actually really impressed with the 2 parts where the melodic pads shine through. I had the song on repeat for a few hours today and this the first time where I have a long song that has the same old boring structure, but does not seem that boring/static. I might of used 2/3 times more volume/filter automation than usual and I finally understand how some of my older song might feel boring/lazy due to using a lot less automation than here. Seems when I go in selfanalize mode something I picked from djing, I can improve significantly in a short time. It helps that I finished like 4 songs in 10 days and 6 in a month which was what helped me progress fast at the first place. Closing on 100 I think even without some finished songs that I straight up shelfed and never uploaded anywhere.
I bit of story about the song, I am trying to emulate a sound from the 90's when gipsy bands got their hands on cheap synths and started playing them in their song using the presets. While comical in some cases it really created a unique sound combining traditional balkan music with electronic music. The sample and the melody (that you can hear at the start) emulate that very well, even the percussions are quite on point too. When I think the bassline too in some ways.
I am a bit confused to be honest if this is song is actually not a trance one is disguise. That melodic pads really shine through some parts. While its sits at 125 it combines so many styles and elements without even counting the balkan rhythms.
On a side note (and as a precursor to a thread I am working on), how are you feeling with the progression of your production skills?
I can hear that you have come a long way since I first joined here and there were times that you were getting a little frustrated considering quitting.
Are you starting to feel more satisfied with how your productions are starting to sound?
You should be!
I think these days I use a bit more samples, but that's more of lazy/time saving hack. I definitely see where I lack and I work on improving in those places - theory, melodies, the structure and I think my biggest weakness atm is becoming drums - lately I use mostly samples or if make mine I use the samples to improve them. I noticed my drums was the one thing I haven't improved at all and while they were pretty good for a beginner, now they are a bit underwhelming.
I think self-doubt will always be a thing for me like most producers. At one point I was thinking it's only me and 2/3 people on this fucking planet that actually like my music so what's the point of even trying, but then again what's the point of anything
Recently after my first label release came out, it counted the listens from the label upload towards my profile SoundCloud listens and somehow I managed to break through the SoundCloud algorithms. The previous 3 songs I uploaded managed to get 460 listens combined in 10 days which is what normally I get from 10 songs for an year.
The song before this one just became my most listened one and I don't even think it's that good. Sometimes I can't understand what is what, 281 listens - how I can't imagine, not that I am complaining:
https://soundcloud.com/lq5vxcb1rzbn%2Fdj-recharge-carefree
