Topic: Hi! (Read 12139 times)

Mark Knight [TDK] · « **Reply #25 on:** December 16, 2008, 12:16:06 AM »

Epic themes are my fav. too!

Don't forget to try and randomise the timing a little too... can work very well.

Melancholy Spork · « **Reply #26 on:** December 16, 2008, 05:57:54 AM »

Man that's frustrating- I had an awesome melody in my head but for some reason I couldn't get it to sound right in FL.

Mark Knight [TDK] · « **Reply #27 on:** December 21, 2008, 01:37:07 AM »

Leave it for a while, record what you have as an mp3 so you can listen to it.. and go back to it in a couple of weeks/months! I've got over 100 of those sorts of mp3s on my hard drive, just waiting for me to finish them!

Melancholy Spork · « **Reply #28 on:** December 29, 2008, 11:28:33 PM »

Good idea. Right now I'm kind of writing the song around other melodies that came through better.

I'm writing a song about a storm.

Also, I think I'm going to go into sound design, since a technical job is easier to get these days. Then I can use that to network and gain ground with my music.

Mark Knight [TDK] · « **Reply #29 on:** December 30, 2008, 12:35:31 AM »

That's not a bad idea mate. You'll start recognising sounds from various libraries once you start paying attention to the sound design in films/TV etc.

Remember though, sound design is a creative job too, but can also be technical. I'm more of a techical sound designer than a creative one, and luckily I work on car games where that tends to be more important.

Melancholy Spork · « **Reply #30 on:** January 05, 2009, 11:46:21 PM »

I'm definitely more on the creative side, and I kind of view sound design as an interest while I view music as a passion. But I'd be more than happy to do something I'm interested in until I can do what I'm passionate about.

My song is nearly finished; I've been working on it on and off for a few weeks. I'm proud of this one.

Mark Knight [TDK] · « **Reply #31 on:** January 06, 2009, 01:04:44 AM »

Cool. Chuck me a link when you're ready

Melancholy Spork · « **Reply #32 on:** January 08, 2009, 05:29:34 AM »

Here you go!

http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/201640

Melancholy Spork · « **Reply #33 on:** January 18, 2009, 05:59:06 PM »

I changed it a little and updated the link.

Melancholy Spork · « **Reply #34 on:** January 30, 2009, 04:08:32 AM »

Mark?

Melancholy Spork · « **Reply #35 on:** February 16, 2009, 04:38:42 AM »

Got a new song: http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/213371

Tell me what you think.

Mark Knight [TDK] · « **Reply #36 on:** February 26, 2009, 12:07:45 AM »

Hey ho - So Storm.. Starts off nicely, but you've got that robot feel on the piano still, it sounds too mechanical. You need to randomise the velocity and timing a bit more, make it sound like someone's really playing it.

You've got a bit of a Psycho sound in the strings there

That percussion you've got going, I can hear bouncing around the stereo image a bit more ?

Siren works well.

And are we moving into Jazz at the end???

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New tune is rather scarey

Again, the percussion needs a bit of humanising, and can hear it moving around the stereo image a bit.

The 4 to the floor rhythm works well, not something I would have thought off.

I can see this as some kind of evil monster chasing the helpless women kind of scene!!! Nice one.

m

Melancholy Spork · « **Reply #37 on:** February 28, 2009, 04:16:06 PM »

Quote from: Mark Knight on February 26, 2009, 12:07:45 AM

Hey ho - So Storm.. Starts off nicely, but you've got that robot feel on the piano still, it sounds too mechanical. You need to randomise the velocity and timing a bit more, make it sound like someone's really playing it.

You've got a bit of a Psycho sound in the strings there

That percussion you've got going, I can hear bouncing around the stereo image a bit more ?

Siren works well.

And are we moving into Jazz at the end???

--------

New tune is rather scarey Again, the percussion needs a bit of humanising, and can hear it moving around the stereo image a bit.

The 4 to the floor rhythm works well, not something I would have thought off.

I can see this as some kind of evil monster chasing the helpless women kind of scene!!! Nice one.

m

I don't really know how to randomize the timing... I can change the velocity though. LOL, I wasn't intentionally moving into jazz, but now that I think about it I think I might have.

Thanks Mark!

Melancholy Spork · « **Reply #38 on:** March 14, 2009, 05:50:32 PM »

Quick question Mark: What do you mean by moving the stereo image around?

Mark Knight [TDK] · « **Reply #39 on:** March 16, 2009, 03:40:42 AM »

Hey - Currently the percussion sounds a bit dead centre, and mono. Would be good to have some of the different instruments panned left and right a little.

Melancholy Spork · « **Reply #40 on:** March 16, 2009, 08:47:34 PM »

Oh! You mean panning the instruments to the left and right speakers? Interesting, I hadn't thought of that. I'll try it.

Do you mind if I mention you in a scholarship application?

Melancholy Spork · « **Reply #41 on:** March 20, 2009, 05:52:44 AM »

I slightly adjusted The Storm:

http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/222425

Mark Knight [TDK] · « **Reply #42 on:** July 18, 2009, 09:15:59 PM »

Of course you can mention me in a scholarship application - sorry it's taken so long to reply

The pannings working, as are the changes to the velocity - it does make the track sound a lot less robotic. I can see that you've finished with this track now, so I won't say anymore... but it's a big improvement over the original.

Well done

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