A Grand Exploration - Trance

[JMan9391]

Hey doods,
This is my third and best track yet. It's a trance track, coupled with euphoric sounds and FX. It is an epic of a song, and I finally got to use the AMAZING Sylenth1 in this track. I worked hard on this, so I hope you enjoy.
http://soundcloud.com/jshu/a-grand-exploration

[Migra]

Great track with nice sounds and melody!

Come check my track Running Away http://soundcloud.com/migra

[JMan9391]

Great track with nice sounds and melody!

Come check my track Running Away http://soundcloud.com/migra

Thanks man! Appreciated as always.

[som]

Sounds are great. Imho there is a little rythmic distraction before the first break, but this is eventually by intention. Beginning at 3:30 it sounds a little bit overcompressed. This is not typical for trance, but also here it is a matter of personal taste.

[JMan9391]

Sounds are great. Imho there is a little rythmic distraction before the first break, but this is eventually by intention. Beginning at 3:30 it sounds a little bit overcompressed. This is not typical for trance, but also here it is a matter of personal taste.

Thank you.
You bring up an interesting point and have valid criticism. All the compression is used because the vast number of layers used in the second half of the song do not cancel each other out. By this, I mean that the bass drum and general rhythm of the song become muddled in the mix, and without the compression, everything would sound squished together (and because I'm new to making music, compression seemed to be the easiest way to fix that problem, but maybe my inexperience is hindering me).

[digitallush]

Hey man I posted what got me goin' on SC. Really dig your track. My only caveat is some of the hard hitting synth 'plucks' or what have you in the beginning sound too tinny to me if that makes sense.. I don't know - maybe it's just a matter of taste but I think I'd rather hear something with a bit more blend of acoustic in their on those parts.. the tease build up in the beginning is not so fun but I feel like you make up for it with the build up following after.

[JMan9391]

Hey man I posted what got me goin' on SC. Really dig your track. My only caveat is some of the hard hitting synth 'plucks' or what have you in the beginning sound too tinny to me if that makes sense.. I don't know - maybe it's just a matter of taste but I think I'd rather hear something with a bit more blend of acoustic in their on those parts.. the tease build up in the beginning is not so fun but I feel like you make up for it with the build up following after.

I saw those SC comments. Too funny.
But yeah, my trance songs don't typically sound like what you might hear from Sean Tyas (in terms the introduction, at least). I agree that those types of songs have build-ups and intro with a lot of subtle acoustic soundss, but I don't think I'm quite that experienced yet when it comes to song structure. Thanks for the remarks.

[pr0fane]

Is it just me or does the bass lack a bit punch?

Otherwise it's sounding good (although it's generally not a sound I'm into).

[JMan9391]

Is it just me or does the bass lack a bit punch?

Otherwise it's sounding good (although it's generally not a sound I'm into).

The bass isn't recognizable when heard on computer speakers. Playing it through a good pair of speakers brings the bass out in the song because it is a very low sub-bass, accompanied by a rolling arpeggiated rhythm above it. Again, the song has so many layers that balancing out everything was very difficult, so I played it safe. Thanks for the comment.

(seems there aren't many trance enthusiasts here, lol)

[Soulution]

yo overall, i really enjoyed it. it has a bit of an older trance sound, like what was popular in the early 2000s, but hey its still good. great job on this track. mainly cause its a long track, it reminds me of the older trance songs.

i really liked that build up, it was quite a tease...