How can I improve this track?

T.C. · Post by **T.C.** » Sun Feb 06, 2011 1:32 am

Hey guys and girls, I've been working on a techno track for the last couple weeks, and I'm not that happy with it overall. I was wondering if you could give me your opinions on some ways it could be improved. I know that it's very subjective, but I'd still love to hear your thoughts.

Here's the link:
http://soundcloud.com/taylor-caldron/t- ... es/s-AxFkW

Raddler · Post by **Raddler** » Sun Feb 06, 2011 2:09 am

No bad. I think you need to do something with your kick however. It doesn't have enough depth/ punch /presence. My opinion anyways...

Casanova808 · Post by **Casanova808** » Sun Feb 06, 2011 5:26 am

I think I liked this track better when it was called Spastik.

T.C. · Post by **T.C.** » Sun Feb 06, 2011 7:58 am

Casanova808 wrote:I think I liked this track better when it was called Spastik.

Hahah, yeah, there is definitely a strong Hawtin influence. By no means am I trying to rip off the plastikman sound, but I've been listening to a lot of his stuff lately so it's likely this came out in the production.

hydrogen · Post by **hydrogen** » Sun Feb 06, 2011 5:12 pm

T.C. wrote:
Casanova808 wrote:I think I liked this track better when it was called Spastik.
Hahah, yeah, there is definitely a strong Hawtin influence. By no means am I trying to rip off the plastikman sound, but I've been listening to a lot of his stuff lately so it's likely this came out in the production.

the drum programming is almost identical.

T.C. · Post by **T.C.** » Sun Feb 06, 2011 5:49 pm

hydrogen wrote:
T.C. wrote:
Casanova808 wrote:I think I liked this track better when it was called Spastik.
Hahah, yeah, there is definitely a strong Hawtin influence. By no means am I trying to rip off the plastikman sound, but I've been listening to a lot of his stuff lately so it's likely this came out in the production.
the drum programming is almost identical.

Definitely wasn't intentional. Maybe the track could be improved by getting rid of that main click-y drum roll and replacing it with something else - I'll mess around with this.

Phurniture · Post by **Phurniture** » Tue Feb 08, 2011 3:20 am

yeah, I hear what people are saying with the "Spatik" thing, but I don't think that it coms off as a rip-off or anything. I'd leave it.

Two things stand out for me.

1. When sections drop in or out (such as when a kick drum comes in after a break) it could be more dramatic. It just seems to happen, without any excitement. Perhaps some additional sounds of some sort at that point could add to the energy.

2. This might just might be more of a personal preference, but I feel like this track is just the backdrop for something, but that "something" isn't there. It's like it has a groove of a sort, a beat, some effects, some background sound, but nothing that says "this is what the track is all about". Perhaps part of it is a lack of dynamics. Everything just goes along together at kind of the same level. Nothing sticks out like the centerpiece of the track. I think I said it about another track of yours...it needs a hook. The part of the track that sticks in your mind.

Maybe it's just me.