Good, but still repetitive...
For a 1:30 song, I must say that I was impressed. Right after the first 15 seconds the song started to sound great and I was enjoying it. Not a bad job on this; I'm not really into this type of Trance so I can't really say I enjoyed it a lot, but for a song of this genre this is great. Keep it up.
Melodically, this song is great. I liked the chord progression you used, and the rhythms in this song are good. The background depth is decent, although I was expecting some new element to come in at 0:42, such as some sort of pluck or a bass pad. Maybe you can add a new synth to the mix at 0:42, playing a melody which harmonizes with the excellent background you've set up right now. I must admit that this still sounds rather reptitive. Also, in my opinion, the song does get a bit too quiet. Easy solution though; just amplify it or turn the master volume up in FL. Your song is quite quiet so I'm sure that turning it up won't cause any clipping. Anyway, long story short, nice chord progression, good rhythms, lack of variety, low volume ^^.
The instruments are very good. Loved the saw pad, it was warm and calming, somewhat contrasting with the rough percussion. I still think this could do with another element. A bass would do fine, although more pads would be good too. Basically I think you need more synths...
Now, as for the sweeps, you used them very well in this submission. Sweep at the beginning was a great way to start up the song, and the sweep at around 1:00 added a lot to that part, making it more interesting. The only problem with the sweep is that maybe they're a little too ear-piercing. I think you should weaken the high end and give the sweeps a bit more bass. I don't know how you're making your sweeps, but I find that the best way is to get some white noise, and add a cutoff filter. The way you did it sounds rather ear-piercing, to be honest, especially if played with a high volume (which was what I had when I played this song, since it's pretty quite and I exaggerated in turning the volume up to hear it properly...). Also, adding a vocal sample to this submission wouldn't hurt either :).
The transitions on the whole are ok. Nothing really too special, but they fit. The transitions I didn't like were the ones at 0:14 and 1:00. At 0:14 the song really starts, but it doesn't start prominently or importantly, and came in as if it's just another average part in the song. Don't get me wrong, the transition is fine, but the problem is that it's quite anti-climatic. Add something like a reverse cymbal or a another rising sweep. Maybe even some other effect. Just something to indicate the song is about to really start. In addition, personally, I don't agree with Animith about the transition at 1:00. In my opinion, the drums and background left way too suddenly from the song.
The structure is good, although not exceptional. The intro sounded like a totally different part from the song, because of its lack of depth, and the only thing which linked the intro to the song in general was the decent transition and the drums being the same in the intro and the part from 0:14 onwards. Then, right when I was really starting to enjoy the warmth and depth of the submission, the background disappeared at 1:00, and this marked the beginning of the outro. Variety also wasn't that good; as I said, I think that even for a 1:30 song, this needs more melodies/elements. Intro, as I already said, sounded like a different part from the whole song, but the ending was good...
The drums are great, albeit repetitive. Loved your samples and the beats were decent too, if not slightly generic. Maybe you could use more open hats, and also the volume levels of your drums could use work (the kick was weak, and the snare was too loud and rough), but other than that, nice drums!
This is a nice little song, but even then it has a few problems which slightly ruin it. Sounds very calming overall, just work on those defects. Keep it up! Wow lol, it's amazing how much a guy can say about a 1:30 song lol :D.
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