Some of the chord progressions are fairly jazzy and smooth, and you have some nice melodies here and there, but your instruments tones frustrate me a bit Isn't it about time...
TO POWER UP YOUR MUSIC MAKING TECHNOLOGYYYYY?
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The tones frustrate you? Im a bit confused, do you mean the samples? I think they sound pretty strong, maybe Im wrong though.
Also I used a various amount of software to create my songs. I compose and edit songs though Finale, then edit them in Cubase or Pro Tools (depends sometimes), and finish mixing them in Gold Wave or AVS.
Chill n Blues is my second-favourite of this group of songs. It's got blues, it's long enough, and has a pretty cool melody. =D More songs like this would be awesome! =D
Disfunction was pretty good and had me interested for the first ten seconds, but I think would sound better with more bass and less "noise". (Not sure how to describe that sound, lol.)
DOOPS was curious, but seems to be missing something... not sure what, just... something... =\
Sloth City was far too short, but has an amazing melody. Would love to hear an extended version of it. =]
The Dulcimeris brilliant! Obviously using the motif from Battery Powered has me biased, but I really like this song the best of these five. =] The dulcimer is a nice instrument; relaxing.
Haha, thanks man! I agree about DOOPS...I might add some bass and percussion, it was just a random melody I had in my head, but I am glad you enjoy these!
Tone as in the specific sound you are getting out of each synth, sample and instrument in the song. Pretty basic term, I thought...
I'm just saying I think it's about time you upgraded your technology. Save up some cash and make your music better, by like, switching to cubase, and buying a nice set of VSTi's, and maybe some new recording gear... The stuff is really important
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I knew what you meant (I know what a tone of a sound is), but people sling that around all the time, so you actually werent as specific as you thought. As far as your tip, thanks, but Im well aware of the mechanics of audio technology (you come off a little pretentious, btw, although I know you probably dont mean it that way). I use Finale 2009 for my scoring, and once that is done I edit the midi file in Cubase 5, and I use whatever specific sound Id like. As far as a nice set of VST, Its moreso up to what I want my piece to sound like, so if it sounds pretty ballsy I usually want it to say that way hah. So as far as "upgrading" goes, Im pretty recent to be honest. I have VSTs ranging from EWQLSO to stuff like Pro-53; Its just my prerogative to use it actually.
Making music better isnt about the type of sound you use, its about how you use the sound, no matter what it is. I usually hear amazing midi with a non-professional VST sound great rather than one with Komplete sounds, because the writer feels that since he has a professional collection of samples that his piece will sound fantastic.
Just because I have a few posts does not mean I am un-informed or uneducated
This isnt aimed at you, by the way, its just a standard post to anyone who wants some standard advice or feedback.
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QUOTE (Fat Panda @ Feb 28 2011, 07:37 PM)
Just because I have a few posts does not mean I am un-informed or uneducated
This isnt aimed at you, by the way, its just a standard post to anyone who wants some standard advice or feedback.
This is exactly why my first post said:
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To those of you who would not listen to the above music because the member is new to RRR, think again.
I'm glad you chose to stop by R3 and deliver on the "music's". XD Oh, and Adriantepes doesn't really mean to be pretentious, he's just a musician as well (and from my experience most musicians are very particular and always have an opinion - which is good). =D
Of course! and he has been nothing but helpful, as have you! I appreciate all the kind words, and I def. agree with what you said about the post counting not being valid sometimes!
And I appreciate you listening to my "music's", XD haha.
I should have some new tunes up, ive been writing like crazy lately for school o_o;;
Didn't mean to sound cocky Sorry. I do believe in the power of composition, of course. A good piece will always sound good, no matter what the quality of your sounds. I'm just a tone junkie, despite my lack of a decent guitar amp myself xD <3
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I somewhat figured you werent, sorry for the abrasive tone, I didnt mean to sound harsh at all! (Im a softie, really! lol) But I totally agree with you, man. Tones are awesome, especially good VSTs!
Heres a piece I was working on yesterday, tell me what you think!
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CCTheme1 was pretty decent, but not as good as CCTheme3 (in my opinion) since CCTheme3 was really awesome and reminiscent of the SNES Donkey Kong Country 2 soundtrack. =]
Electric Powered2 was brilliant! I really loved it, has a great tune and plenty of action going on. (Transition with the guitar was pretty good as well.) =D
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You're welcome. =] I'm glad that I was able to find time to do it. =D (Been really busy this week, so you guys haven't seen much of me recently - my apologies.)
Wow, Tide of Life, amazing, reminds me of Final Fantasy X, and a fantasy combat scene. Also when I listened to sarsparilla my mum handed me a can of it, no joke lol
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