Forty tracks in the project and it still does not sound as big as the reference doing the whole drop with six. Two sounds fighting in the same range do not add up to one bigger sound.
Why Your Track Sounds Cluttered (Use Less Than You Think)
Author: ReOrder
Why Your Hi-Hats Sound Robotic (And The 20ms Fix)
Perfectly programmed hats that sound like a machine gun. The sample is not the problem – yours is too perfect. Two settings fix it in thirty seconds.
The Dedicated Sidechain Kick That Fixes Your Pump
Your breakdowns go static the moment the kick drops out. Build a muted trigger track instead, and calculate the release time properly: 60000 divided by BPM divided by 4.
Why Your Mix Collapses In Mono (And The Width Rules That Prevent It)
Your mix sounds huge at home and thin in the club. The fix is not a better imager – it is knowing which sounds are allowed to be wide, and which absolutely are not.
How To Add Space Without Killing Punch (The Reverb Trick)
title: “How To Add Space Without Killing Punch (The Reverb Trick)” slug: add-space-without-killing-punch-reverb-trick excerpt: “Reverb makes everything sound
The Sub-Bass Recipe That Translates On Every System
title: “The Sub-Bass Recipe That Translates On Every System” slug: sub-bass-recipe-translates-every-system excerpt: “Your sub-bass sounds massive in the
Three Types Of Risers That Make Builds Feel Massive
You’re building up to a drop. You drag a white noise riser sample onto the timeline. You ride
How To Make Plucks That Cut Through Any Mix
You’re working on a breakdown. You add a pluck to carry the melody under the pad. You bounce
The 4-Note Motif Behind Every Memorable Trance Lead
You sit down to write a trance lead. You hit record. Twenty minutes later you’ve got a melody
The Mastering Move That Adds 3dB Without Touching Your Limiter
Your master sounds quiet next to commercial trance releases. Your limiter is already pushing 4 dB of gain
I’m an Ableton Guy. Here’s What I’ve Learned Watching Logic Users Struggle.
After 25+ years producing trance in Ableton, I started coaching Logic Pro students. Five patterns I see in every switcher — plus the live 1-on-1 fix with Makoom.
Why Your Trance Drums Feel Lifeless (And The Layering Trick That Saves Them)
You’ve got a kick that sounds great in solo. Punchy, tight, full sub. Then you put it in
The Phase Problem Secretly Destroying Your Layered Sounds
You stacked two saws to fatten up your lead. You doubled your kick with a sub layer for
The 8-Bar Build That Makes Your Drops Hit Twice as Hard
The drop isn’t where the magic happens in trance. The 8 bars before the drop is. If your
Why You Should Low-Cut Everything When Your Kick & Bass Are Playing
Here's one of those mixing tips that sounds almost too simple, but it will transform your low end:
