Progressive house track

On May 15 2011 02:12 ShoCkeyy wrote:
Amazing stuff, I really like it. I wonder the same as wrags?

On May 15 2011 01:58 wrags wrote:
sounds good, is that all you have or just all you have on soundcloud?

On May 15 2011 01:57 ZergoV wrote:
Dude this is so Cool ! my ear are loving it ! seriously man this is good shit !

sorry for my english im french lol

On May 15 2011 02:13 sob3k wrote:
Well first off let me say I love your kicks, they are very nice.

Recommendations:

Bring our your counterpoint/second melodies a bit more, they are so quiet. Plus you didn't even have like a second part in integrals, which you def need.

More stuff! I know this is prog house, but I started losing interest as you just went over the same chords again and again. You can either go the route where you just switch up the melodies a bit more or you can try to emulate more of what like mau5 does in brazil and maintain interest by constantly moving the filters. Listen to that track again and notice that there isn't a single part where he just sits on his progression, there is always a part either coming in or going out very gradually (but audibly).

oh, in integrals right after :44 I could swear that you hit a sour/wrong note

On the speakers I would say that any mainsteam monitor will serve you well. Your price pointis a bit on the low side and I would seriously recommend spending about 500 for the pair, as that seems to be the break point where speakers go from being crap they just call monitors to actually solid equipment for cheap (plus anything really small is not going to have the bass you want for electronic). M-audio/rokit/mackie/genelec and all that kind of stuff are all going to be good, I wouldn't deliberate too much just find some and get them.

On May 15 2011 02:33 hifriend wrote:



Thanks!! Well, I have a tendency to remove some old stuff the minute I add something new, and due to 2 hard drive failures in less than a month I lost most of my projects. I'll upload stuff on occasion to my soundcloud though.


Thanks for the criticism/recommendations. You're right in that it certainly needs more elements right now. I listened over brazil and there's a lot more stuff going on with several plucks and moving filters so I'm gonna work on this track a little further. About that sour note it's probably synth clashing with delay.. Grrr.

and yeah I suspected 200 per speaker might be a bit on the low side, I might end up waiting and getting something in the 250-300 range, but right now I do everything by headphones which probably isn't the best idea. >_<

On May 15 2011 01:50 hifriend wrote:
I've posted some stuff here in the past, and gotten some very helpful criticism. This one is a progressive house track I made two days ago while laying home sick, and deadmau5 fans will probably notice the similarities to his Brazil track. Dunno what else to say, hope someone will enjoy it, also appreciate criticism be it negative or positive. :3

http://soundcloud.com/ehrencrona

Also OT question, I've been looking to purchase some decent monitors in part just for listening purposes (EDM) and in part for monitoring/mixing/mastering bass lines and such properly, but I can only spend around ~$200 per speaker. Anyone got some advice?

On May 15 2011 02:39 WindOw wrote:
I like the sound, but there's a lot missing to it ....could definitely be improved
Anyway good job ^^

On May 15 2011 02:42 Starparty wrote:


I reccomend that you run down to 4sound on folkkungagatan and actually listen to the stuff before you buy. Any brands previously listed is bound to have a model that suits you. Also ask the personell there for assistance, they are great.

On May 15 2011 02:47 hifriend wrote:


indeed, that's where I bought my headphones and it's also right where I live. :D

Since you're both into production I have a question for you. I easily get really tired of working on my projects and pretty soon I'll end up hating listening to my scores over and over, so I find myself abandoning any given song I'm working on after a couple of hours rather than polishing them and working on finer details. Do you get that as well? Do you usually work on multiple songs at the same time?

On May 15 2011 02:56 sob3k wrote:


Yes, but it doesn't really help for me. I probably have in excess of 500 song starts on my computer accumulated over several years.

The only way I finish tracks is if I use a friend and basically send the project file back and forth adding and revising each other's contributions.

That or turning off auto-snap and making hilarious bizarre tracks with 600samples! You should try it its really fun! http://soundcloud.com/sob3k/dimmer-switch

On May 15 2011 02:58 Starparty wrote:


lolol i could put a raging tech beat on that x)
http://soundcloud.com/kristofferelmqvist/starstruck-madeleine

On May 15 2011 03:00 sob3k wrote:


loool, I don't think the world is ready for that yet...

On May 15 2011 03:49 mikehall683 wrote:
Coming from a fellow musician: very nice track! Deadmau5 would be proud :D

On May 15 2011 05:37 Rustymike wrote:


oh yeah deadmau5, king of progressive house, right lol?

On May 15 2011 01:50 hifriend wrote:
... and deadmau5 fans will probably notice the similarities to his Brazil track.

On May 15 2011 05:37 Rustymike wrote:
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On May 15 2011 07:20 Starparty wrote:
As a counter part to rustymikes arguments here, i believe inspiration should come from within. Do whatever kind of track you want man, its only when you follow your heart that it will show in the music aswell.

However, if your goal is to get a track signed, rusty has a point in that something more has to happen in the track. i actually sneaked this track into one of my label managers to see if you could get some proper feedback, and he gave you a pass on the sound quality, but desired something more in the actual writing of the track.

On May 15 2011 07:15 hifriend wrote:

edit: tracks are good.. but that pixies remix. I might have died a little bit inside.