Xavier
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So I've been messing around with this track for a while now, having promised to make the soundtrack for my friend's little text adventure game. It's pretty standard fantasy fare, but I didn't want to even bother trying that epic orchestral hubbub. That whole area is completely beyond me at the moment, and frankly it's all a bit samey anyway. Instead I opted for a sort of baroque sound, or at the very least a vague imitation of it from the perspective of an amateur with no real musical knowledge, and not a whole lot of experience or love for said sound. I'm primarily looking for feedback on three elements: All around technical stuff. Is it musically correct? Are the instruments out of their range or unrealistically played in some significant way? (I do plan on going back through and adjusting the tiniest details like humanizing the velocity and tempo variation regardless) The ending, starting with the key change. I'm concerned that said change and the bit that follows after might be egregiously sloppy/weak from the perspective of someone who knows what they're talking about. Does it sound good allaround? This is subjective of course. Pull no punches; I'm aware that I have no idea what I'm doing. Do bear in mind though that I'm not trying to follow any particular form to the letter, just to evoke a mood without ruining the immersion of the musically literate.
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Got a brand new 17.3 inch laptop that can handle anything my DAW throws at it. Time to get to work.
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I've had this lying around for some time. My intention was for it to be an intro track to a full album/ep that revolves around sleep, but I've been completely stuck ever since, floundering for a sound that both follows this track organically enough while also being at once appropriately surreal given the founding concept and sporting some literal value for storytelling purposes. So while I'm racking my head for the solution to this little conundrum, I figure I may as well have you guys confirm that this track is actually as strong and memorable as I've been assuming, or if it's boring and embarrassingly over-simplistic/ amateur. Or somewhere in between. Thanks.
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Finally got around to finishing my Paypal setup! Feel free to test it out for me here: https://xavtunes.bandcamp.com/releases
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This made my day. Someone commented on my blog (Straight White Male): "Usually I click on your blog, stare, read through everything semi-intrigued, semi-wondering if I should be on drugs while reading. Probably blink a few times. Then mentally pat you on the head a few times and walk away with a bemused smile. I don’t know what the heck you are, but take my follow. You’ve earned it at this point. I still have no idea."
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Just saw Mad Max. Go see it. Just go, before it's too late. In 3D, if you can. GO!!!
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Accomplished a lot today: 1) Graduated from high school 2) Got a free pair of slacks 3) Also a belt
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Getting a Paypal Business account set up is like picking your nose with pillow stuffing.
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ONLY A FEW DAYS LEFT. Back them, share them, or go to @strafegame and aid the retweet campaign! HURRY!
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Lol, forgot the link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/strafegame/strafe
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Changed my profile pic to a gaping black hole to better compliment my personality. I hope you're happy.
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Trying to figure out how to tell my mom that I may not HAVE to go to college without her head exploding.
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Not a bad plan. (: And not every school makes you declare for sure what you are going to study from the moment you apply, if you're worried about it. And many will let you switch halfway through as long as you can make it happen with the courses you've picked. I did that a couple of times and still graduated on time. Don't worry. No one else knows what they're doing either. :D
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So... anybody else here have fl studio? I suddenly feel the urge for a small collaboration to shake my brain up a bit. Any genre will do. Except metal. Or big room house. Or Juggalo rap...
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Recording Music For A Non-Musician
Xavier replied to notamusician's topic in Composers' Headquarters
If you don't know how to notate and you'd rather avoid the whole ordeal (like yours truly), try FL Studio. It's the best of its kind, in my opinion. It has an awesome piano roll function in which you can put exactly the notes you want while hearing them in real time, with time based on an intuitive visual representation rather than a plethora of notation methods. The default plugins are awesome, too, but you can get third party stuff as well. -
Does anybody know how to see how many total free downloads of your album there's been on Bandcamp? (This album, to be precise: https://xavtunes.bandcamp.com/releases )
