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[Saga Musix]

No worries, we've all been there.

[Bryd0]

After getting used to MilkyTracker more, and got motivation back on working with the module, I am happy to announce that I've finally completed it. It is now three and a half minutes long and I like how it has turned out overall

So you know the drill... download, and listen I will be submitting it to the site if Saga or anyone else is satisfied with it.

[Saga Musix]

Well, to be honest, with the stuff you added, it didn't get better. Now you have semi-random melodies (a common problem for beginners), sometimes even combining them to be even more random. Listen to the melody in pattern 14 (0E), channel 4 for example - it's some completely random buzzing which is disconnected from what the other lead on channel 5/6 is playing.

[Bryd0]

Actually, that's the melody playing at a low octave which was intended, just for a bit of bass boost (which does have a gradual note increase afterwards). And the melody itself was made in less than a second as I couldn't think of a more decent one. Melodies are a pain to make, if you want them to sound good How would you suggest that I make it sound better then?

Well, despite that piece of criticism, I have submitted it to the site anyway. How only will it take to get a submission screened though? Just wondering.

[Saga Musix]

How would you suggest that I make it sound better then?

Well, that heavily depends on the situation and context. Since you're making a psychedelic tune, listen to other psytrance music and try to figure out how they structure their melodies. Most of the time you won't find semi-random melodies with notes on almost every 16th.

And the screening shouldn't be a problem as soon as someone gets around and clears the upload queue.

[Bryd0]

Well this tune isn't really psychedelic trance, but more of a goa/techno hybrid. It only sounded goa from the goa bass I added, and it's hard to actually classify what genre a piece of music is Suppose you could call this "freestyle goa" but I don't know. Thanks for all your comments anyway

[Saga Musix]

Well, I'd say this certain combination of bass drum sample and bass is more common in Psytrance than Goa. But there's not much point in arguing about that since Psytrance is just a goa spin-off anyway.

[SketchMan3]

And the melody itself was made in less than a second as I couldn't think of a more decent one. Melodies are a pain to make, if you want them to sound good Tongue How would you suggest that I make it sound better then?

Spend more than a second on it. Use as much time as it takes to make something that sounds good to you. The "random buzzing" sound I think the sample makes it hard to tell that it's actually playing a melody at first, haha. Maybe if you layered it with something with a clearer tone.