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I rarely make topics, and spam in them even less, yet here we are, bolstered after the near-praise of almost three people for the last snippet I posted. is a rough rendition of a melody that's been floating around in my head for a while and, after bashing it out with piano and violin samples (yes, again) I can't actually tell if it's worth pursuing, developing further, or recording properly. I've spent too long listening to it :/ So, anyone fancy downloading it and offering their opinion? |
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damned preview button |
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it's definitely worth pursuing further! you should do a few more tracks of violins used in a rhythmic manner.. like, you have small stabs far far in the background doing a sort of hihat and in certain parts you could do some pizzicato that follows the tune for just a few notes... sure, it'd get a very very "made for orchestra" feel to it, but I think it'd fit it. Also, because I'm getting back to it recently, I'd love to hear some microbeats on it, but that may just be me. |
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feel free to remix it's ass off :) |
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it'd probably be better if you did it, but I'm going to try putting microbeats on just to see what happens (it may explode). |
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it didn't work that's either because I'm uninspired or, equally likely, I was wrong in my initial assumption about the place of microbeats in this composition. |
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Well I wrote it along to a cheesy breakbeat used as a click-track so theoretically a steady rhythm should work. |
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yeah, but I was thinking the type of sound would fit it, but it didn't. I don't even know if any type of percussion would suit it. but you should definitely do more! finish it! |
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I can't be fucking bothered. |
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No opinions from anyone else? Except dog_belch, who can't be fucking bothered. |
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i like it a lot, the sound and everything, but i do feel the melodies could be just a tad more exciting. there are some wonderful moments like the last few chords you do, and some other progressions in there, but the song as a whole didn't exactly sit correctly to my ears, mostly because of the melody. but i feel there is a lot to be had from this style, so cant wait to hear your next one.. |
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I'll give an opinion when Im' at a computer I can download an mp3 on. |
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That's very conscientious of you. I thought most people gave comments based on the poster's popularity without actually listening to it. |
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I don't think the comments they give are based on the posters popularity, but people seem to have only certain people they'll bother listening to, and sometimes that also means they won't listen to someone they haven't listened to before. |
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well I'm pretty sure if dog_belch would post a track there would be more replys. not because his music is better but because he's so awsome. |
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well there may be more replies because he's dog belch, but that's just because there'll be lots of people "wanting to get back at him" or something as well. and his music is quite good at times. I'm not too fond of some of the stuff that sounds too much like fruityloops (though I suspect some of it he made while he was drunk), but I have a few of his tracks in the playlist and they're welcome returns whenever it hits them. |
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I liked it. I think some pitched up 1 or 2 octave "runs" of the melody for a few notes here and there would go well. Perhaps if they had a fair bit of reverb on them or were panned to the extremes? |
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i have so many tunes on my "to listen to" queue now... *adds xceque's* |
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thanks for the response. it's just a rough working of an idea, not a finished track by any means, so the melody hasn't really been developed very much yet. i just wanted to get the thing down and out of my head. |
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yeah there's plenty of scope for development in there. it's basically just a core idea that i wanted to get the feel of. i'll probably leave it untouched for a month or so and come back to it fresh with new ideas. mmm... reverb... |
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this is a nice melody. like the strings. you should definately develop it! also yes it is hard to get feedback off of people in this place. i usually get a couple of responses after a few bumps which is a shame as when i do get then i always get useful stuff. guess im not cool enough though. |
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It's not bad in any thinkable way, but still, it didnt create any emotions in me. To be fair, i've just listened for 3 hours straight to a net radio station that only plays irish music (wich i adore), and i stopped it to listen to this, and it just struck me as sort of bleh. At another time, and another place i might have enjoyed it, but it just didn't do anything for me. I'm sorry, because i can't really elaborate on WHY it doesnt do anything for me. For me, personally, the quality stuff i did, i always had a gut feeling that i needed to finish it. If you don't know if it's worth finishing, don't bother. If you don't feel it yourself, why should anyone else? |
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Normally I do but I make an exception for xceque :P |
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Sorry, I really do make myself laugh sometimes, lord knows hardly anyone else does. |
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This is actually quite nice. Finish it. I'm really into slower music of late. |
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A fair comment. I'm pretty sure I want to do more with it, or I wouldn't have posted it in the first place, but sometimes I'm not the best judge of my own efforts :) Plus I think most stuff might pale in comparison to 3 hours of irish music. You'd be knackered if nothing else. |
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As a rule of thumb, i don't give a negative critisism if i think it's bad music. Then i just keep my mout shut. So me saying something about your music is a good sign in the first place. It's annoying as FUCK when some dickhead says something about your music, that you've worked hard with for a long time, so i'm sorry about that. |
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I like your style, I think constructive criticism is great, but being a dick just because it didnt suit your fancy is nonsense. btw whats the irish station? xceque I do quite like the melodies, I can sense this emotion weaving through however it is somewhat faint. I chalk that up to the fact that it isnt finsihed yet and more of a conceptual idea. I do hope you finish it and post it when youre done. do you have any finished tracks that I could listen to? |
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Highlander radio #1 Some of it isnt that good, but try staying tuned in for a while, some gems pop up. |
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thank you sir I shall listen while working on this damn essay |
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thanks. I think the feel of it is flat because, out of the necessity of keeping a rhythm, I applied samples against a steady beat. This'll make the rythmn in general a bit mechanical, plus using pitched samples (even though they're from a real piano) will add to that effect. I need to make the spaces between notes more natural by not sticking to the rhythm, which I can do now I've got an idea of how it might be. |
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I think you need a bit of talent instead of all this fannying and umming and aahing over something that's basically piss. |
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aww, you're only saying that because you're a floppy-haired mediocre-talent internet-only-tough-guy intellectual wannabe who's not getting any at home. have an affair mate. and get a proper haircut. i'll have your bit of talent. you don't seem to be using it. |
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xceque, it's nice! If you'd care to develope the melody the more, i.e. make it longer, I believe it'd sound nice if you added reverb-effects to background-sounds, echoes. However if you'd skip the ambient-approach, add a fat, tight beat with a little acid-touch, and there you go. :) |
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Everytime i look at your avatar i have to stop for a second |
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I think it has loads of potential. I really liked the way it was building up. It kind of dropped off in the last 20 seconds or so. I think if you were to keep building it and really doing some interesting layering it could be a very intense and pleasurable listen. Definately keep me posted. : ) |
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I couldn't really, in any honesty, refute what you said. |
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Though I'm not about to get my hair cut, it's my best feature. |
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Every time I look at it I do too. I might have to change it, I'm not getting much work done. |
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Thank you mr skink. A seal of approval if ever there was one. Because it was a rough idea the last 20 secs were just me making up an ending so it didn't just stop. Right, I shall now leave this topic to die like it ought. |
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