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Trance-catalyst

New Track from David McGowan

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David McGowan24 Sept 2003, 16:47
This is a repost from the old b oards thanks darkshade for your comments already.
Hello T[]Cfans and fellow producers . Here's a track ive been working for a week or so now. Im pretty happy with it let me know what you think. All critiques and reviews welcome.
My best description is slightly epic generally melodic.

http://www1.iwvisp.com/baja/songs/trance-catalyst.mp3

Thanks for listening.
David
OOBE24 Sept 2003, 22:04
I don't know, man...I loved it...very mellow and had this romantic feeling to it...like when you are thinking about a girl and can't get her out of your head...good job.
David McGowan25 Sept 2003, 01:45
Great, im glad you enjoyed it OOBE.

Any other comments ? Thanks.
Scott25 Sept 2003, 02:12
Sounds Great =). I do not know if I would use romantic as a description myself but its flows very nice and is just relaxing. A late night drive on an open highway would be a perfect addition to that track for me. Very nice =)
DJDickie25 Sept 2003, 02:13
that was me =|. i forgot to log in =) great track once again :D

Scott
David McGowan25 Sept 2003, 04:10
Cool, its always nice to hear positive remakrs to a track. To me it brings out the feeling of you can do something, or that you can accomplish something... kinda hard to describe. :unsure:

David
OneLoneMan25 Sept 2003, 06:36
Well, David, I like it. I thought it is too short. I like the tunes I like to be longer (you know, you can never have too much of a good thing). Since I don't know what goes into making such music I'm sure I can't appreciate how much trouble it is to make songs of 6 to 8 minutes in length. But Like I said, I like it. :D
David McGowan25 Sept 2003, 17:28
yeah for trance 4 minutes is a little on the short side.Maybe ill come up with a club edit , that is a little longer. ill let you know. Thanks for listening.

David
Dj-M25 Sept 2003, 21:16
Listening to it now.......
Nice kick and clap. NICE pads. U could have developed more on the melody though. I like the voice effects. I defenetley like those pads. It's a bit repetetive after a while but the bassline sounds good. The drums seem a bit dull around 3:45 (near the end) all alone. But overall it's a great track. Well mastered!!

btw what did u use 4 those pads?

Dj-M
David McGowan25 Sept 2003, 21:28
It depends on which part you mean , most of it is orchestral string combinations, with some filtering work. There is another pad sample i used but off the top of my head i cant remeber what it was called. Thanks for the review, as far as teh drums getting dull im not sure why that would be unless osme frequencies are clashing in that range with another instrument. and also i might introduce the finnal melody ever so softly in the intro and begining of the track. Thanks.

David
Tim29 Sept 2003, 21:10
Hey,

Offbeat bassline, i don't like that, it's overused these days.. (that's my opinion ;) ). Anyway: nice pads. Great idea that the bass plays along with the melody. Try to add some fills and background effects to make the song sound more interesting.
At 2:46 there's a sound coming in wich doesn't fit the track...

Good song, keep it up

Tim
David McGowan29 Sept 2003, 22:04
thanks for the input. I dont think ill be reworking this one. or i might just use the melodies and redo the whole thing i dunno. i agree with the bass , trying some new techniques. i.e 2 and 3 step delays with long and short notes.. well see, anyways thanks!

David