Allan Morrow - Surge [Strobin Records]
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sounds promising indeed, final opinion will depend on the drums a lot. just hope it's not that oversimplified pseudo classic sloppy clap+hat loop on top of everything
How did you find this please I couldn’t see it uploaded on the Beatport Strobin page. Also no artwork which I am trying to get corrected
How did you find this please I couldn’t see it uploaded on the Beatport Strobin page. Also no artwork which I am trying to get corrected
Well, today Beatport has some issues with a few releases, including yours. We need to wait, I guess but I found it while browning the Main Trance section.
Daysleeper
Lost in Trancelation
Thanks for the constructive feedback...
the drums def sound oversimplified like in the late 90s tracks, I don't see much sense in that for the modern days production
producers back then often were strictly limited to a smaller number of channels for mixing and just a very few drums samples to use, I reckon if they had all these numerous sample packs of now and a DAW with as many channels as needed, they'd love to make their drums different, more complex/sophisticated
so it's not exactly the best thing to replicate from the good old days tracks
producers back then often were strictly limited to a smaller number of channels for mixing and just a very few drums samples to use, I reckon if they had all these numerous sample packs of now and a DAW with as many channels as needed, they'd love to make their drums different, more complex/sophisticated
so it's not exactly the best thing to replicate from the good old days tracks
Julian Del Agranda
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Why?
is it better when more channels are used? I don’t think so. Its actually a lot harder to make something with lets say 15 channels, as it makes you really think about every element.
Magdelayna
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Im guessing you mean simple cos its just a kick drum and one hi hat....i think he did that on purpose to replicate an old-skool sound....ive never listened to an old classic track and thought 'oh it needs another channel of percussion here'.
I wanted it to sound like the late 90s… it’s the whole point of the Strobin Records label haha.
Everything is done intentionally and I actually try my best for it to not sound like a modern Trance production.
I also don’t agree that just because we have the ability to now use lots of channels, we should.
Some of the best and most long lasting tracks are simple…
you're mixing technical restrictions with the mindful approach, noone makes you choose weak sounding elements with unlimited channels, even though some amateurish producers who are rushing things to get it "done" could fall for it
to think of it, comparing a 15 channel track where each elements is great with the 50 channel track where each one is great too, the 50 channels one is most likely to win simply because it's offering you more rich and exciting sound design, and I'm not taking about the squashed wall of sound, it could still sound minimalistic or old school in a way
well it still sounds like a 2020s made 90s wannabe track, to make it proper 90s you would need not only pick the samples and synths with the 90s feeling but run the entire process through the hardware gear of that time, to master it accordingly by the time standards etc, not all of that is actually making the sound better, rather worse in some technical aspects but we're talking authenticity right?
of all the modern 90s wannabe tracks, Enigma State got the closest to that sound simply because he went all in for it
I am happy with how it sounds, so whether it sounds like how others want it to sound (to little elements, not enough percussion etc etc) doesn’t really matter I guess. I have got a place with production where the main goal is to make sure I am happy with it and the rest is just a bonus. Thanks for the feedback though.