SimplerCity
New member
Hi All!
I've been producing now for over 7yrs and working on a track today and listening back thinking, this sounds crap lol! I'm not just saying that either, it sounds amateur.
I don't really know what I'm doing wrong. Using decent plug-ins and the sounds on their own or in You Tube videos sound great but when I use them they sound ok-ish if that makes sense. The melody lines and things sound good, gelling well and all that but the track sounds limp and has no oomph. Maybe it's no processing as yet and I only have 20/20 headphones to listen through atm but when it comes to processing, even though I understand the principles of EQ, Compression, Reverb, Delay, Saturation, Panning and Levels, apart from the last 2 listed there and reverb and delay, I don't really know how to apply the other stuff for any great benefit. Like I don't listen to a bass sound and go, oh, that needs EQ'ing at a certain range or whatever.
Think mainly in todays track, it's the drums. Think if I could get more oomph with those, the rest would fall into place. The drums lack punch and oomph.
Thanks!
I've been producing now for over 7yrs and working on a track today and listening back thinking, this sounds crap lol! I'm not just saying that either, it sounds amateur.
I don't really know what I'm doing wrong. Using decent plug-ins and the sounds on their own or in You Tube videos sound great but when I use them they sound ok-ish if that makes sense. The melody lines and things sound good, gelling well and all that but the track sounds limp and has no oomph. Maybe it's no processing as yet and I only have 20/20 headphones to listen through atm but when it comes to processing, even though I understand the principles of EQ, Compression, Reverb, Delay, Saturation, Panning and Levels, apart from the last 2 listed there and reverb and delay, I don't really know how to apply the other stuff for any great benefit. Like I don't listen to a bass sound and go, oh, that needs EQ'ing at a certain range or whatever.
Think mainly in todays track, it's the drums. Think if I could get more oomph with those, the rest would fall into place. The drums lack punch and oomph.
Thanks!