ThreeOhThree
New member
I'm a n00b producer, using Ableton Live on and off for 9-12 months (lifelong hobbyist DJ). I'm attempting to make (and remix) techno predominantly.
With some online tutition and a little input from two different mates (one an "old fashioned" sound engineer, the other a producer of music for TV/film, I've picked up some of the basics; compression, side-chaining, layering instruments, percussion programming, adding texture, adding depth with reverbs and delay, saturation, distortion, some basic sound design. I don't expect my songs to be great though, not for year, especially as my perfectionism is somewhat holding me back.
Yet my finished arrangements still sound flat. It's not the lack of mastering, even for pre-mastered tracks they seem to be missing that extra level of depth that make the song seem 3D instead of a load of flat samples. My tracks sound more Dance eJay than they do Beatport. What is it I'm overlooking? What is that magic ingredient that takes it from flat and devoid to big and roomy?
With some online tutition and a little input from two different mates (one an "old fashioned" sound engineer, the other a producer of music for TV/film, I've picked up some of the basics; compression, side-chaining, layering instruments, percussion programming, adding texture, adding depth with reverbs and delay, saturation, distortion, some basic sound design. I don't expect my songs to be great though, not for year, especially as my perfectionism is somewhat holding me back.
Yet my finished arrangements still sound flat. It's not the lack of mastering, even for pre-mastered tracks they seem to be missing that extra level of depth that make the song seem 3D instead of a load of flat samples. My tracks sound more Dance eJay than they do Beatport. What is it I'm overlooking? What is that magic ingredient that takes it from flat and devoid to big and roomy?
