How to improve my tracks need some feedback :)

[CosmicEquilibrium]

Here are two tracks I'm making, they are work in progress how can I improve them? I will add more elements for sure but for now I wanna know about sound quality and that kind of stuff.

https://cosmicequilibrium.space/audio/

 

Thanks

[MikroMakro]

Hi there I thought I would reply, psy trance is very difficult music to produce well, as I believe you are finding out. My suggestion is to buy some psy trance tracks you like and put them in your DAW (try and get the wav files) and reduce their volume so they are at the same volume by ear to your music. This will give an instant comparison for you to work towards. It can help if they are in the same key/bass root note.. but it is not strictly necessary.

Think about what is making the track... what synths, what balances, what effects (reverb, delay, phasers etc) and also consider how the track progresses.. also consider how much is going on at any one time. How does the open hi hat sound compared to snare level and those levels vs kick and bass.. consider the sonic relationships.... levels and tone of the sounds.

There are so many elements to sound engineering, good mixing and sound quality. I could write an essay and yet it may not be super helpful because I am not sitting next to you and able to make EQ adjustments, fader adjustments, apply effects processes etc. and demonstrate in real time what is happening and how and why things are getting better or worse)

Firstly well done for trying, it is a long road to be good at making psy trance, sadly many give up as it really is difficult. I think you may have some sounds that are clashing in your music when I listened just in headphones.. try not to have multiple sounds with strong lower mid ranges - i.e. between the 200-700Hz areas as they tend to interact with each other. (including with the kick and bass)

I cannot really say more as it is beyond the scope of a short internet posting.

Good luck and if you are feeling the vibe keep going and you should get there.. but realistically it might be 5 years to get something good going. Sorry but I have to be realistic. However it will be a fun, rewarding (and frustrating) journey. You need to love have the patience and drive to continue.

Also try Youtube/internet searches for advice on kick and bassline, synthesis, mixing arrangements. I suggest that E-Clip has some very good resources on YouTube.

If you are enjoying it continue !

[CosmicEquilibrium]

I guess this is something between full on and progressive

[CosmicEquilibrium]

I'm using Logic and one synth only, the retrosynth, one retrosynth with the Step FX effect, everything from Logic stock, thanks for your opinion, I know my tracks now sound a bit repetitive I will try to improve.