When I started to use LMMS, there is one thing I totally underestimated.
Its the mixing of my own tracks.
That is for me much harder then I thought, and a study by it self.
I was also told , that if I was gonna spend more then 500 euro on monitors, I should also sound treat the room.
Watching a vid I made for a house track I made. I also read the comments.
When I listened to this track on the Adam tv5, it sounded very bad. It reminded me of trying to add more bass (low end).
I clearly over did it, but that's something I could not hear on my gaming headset.
The comments how ever.
Aye, this is a sick house tune dude. Subscribed
Wow! Cool house music dude
Dude, this video and music is sick! o
I just subscribed.
Here I am, it seems I already wrote a hit, but I am complaining about the mixing.
Not every body likes old school house, but the ones who do like my track.
It makes me wonder, should I quit trying to make music and just go full house.
Make a boom clap drum pattern, do a 4 or 8 count loop. Add some stuff to hide its repetitiveness, and you have a house hit.
The hard part though is to have a groove and loop that makes people want to dance.
Chords ? who need chords.
Back to my monitors, most of my listeners don't seem to have any high end audio gear.....
Only on these forums I get use-full feedback. Pan instruments different, was something that did open my eyes.
I started to notice this in pro mixed tracks, after this.
My monitors and DAC are helping me allot to notice it.