[Invader_Quirk]

Originally Posted by M249-M4A1

@Invader Thanks for the feedback man! I don't quite understand what you mean by the "echo" thing. Could you elaborate on that? Thanks

Well, in the World 1-2 song, the second and fourth measures are repeats of the measure right before it. That's the echo I'm talking about. If you had those echoes expand on the previous measure instead of copy them, it might help the flow.

[M249-M4A1]

@Rev thanks again for the awesome feedback! I went back to that mutated mute trumpet and adjusted it a little bit, should sound slightly different and not have that fading out/slide sound between each note

@Sirius I went back and adjusted the world 1-2 theme a bit. It isn't as repetitive and doesn't follow each other verbatim but at the same time adds to the excitement when the overworld theme kicks in. I also raised the pitch of the snare and attempted to give it that "pop" again. Let me know how this works

As an added treat, here's a music video I put together with today's update:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYwVopocRNw



UPDATE: http://tindeck.com/listen/kwdn <--- OLD
SOURCE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqcPSbkS9TQ

[Invader_Quirk]

Springy echo thing at 4:50: LOVE IT!

[M249-M4A1]

Haha yeah I like that effect too! It's something that you wouldn't expect the first time hearing it, and it goes pretty well with the whole "echoing water" theme that goes throughout.

I do feel that I need to step up the drum track. It's a bit too boring at times since its 95% of the time a kick, snare, kick snare, fill, repeat.

Next update should have a new drum track

[M249-M4A1]

So I'm back after about a month with a promised update (happy Valentines Day btw)

Some notable changes would be the addition of a super awesome bass drum hammering in the intro, with a sexy new thunder crash.

Likewise, the outtro follows suit with the intro, and also ends with a pretty cool bang.

Throughout the song I've concentrated on changing the drum track, which was more troubling than I had anticipted. Why? Well after playing so much with the drum track, it seems that any major change would really throw the mood of the song off. So I reverted most of the changes and went to subtle tweaks here and there. Mission accomplished (I think!)

One section of the song that I forgot to finish tweaking would be the transition at 1:17. Please don't kill me! It doesn't sound as smooth as I would like it to be.

And for the final notable change (actually it's subtle), I brought back the original bells I started with (the reverby kind). So some parts of the song will have an intentional echo-y ness and it really seems to work well with the whole water theme.

I hope you guys like this! I'm marking this one as finished and unless you guys have any more suggestions on production or whatever, I'll change it to mod review after some time.

Oh and yes, I still have to master this a bit louder.

Feedback is much appreciated! . . . . .

UPDATE: http://ocrwip.fireslash.net/?fid=1115 <--- OLD

[Tyler Gill]

Yes, I agree with you on the remastering - I had to bump up the volume on my headphones to be able to hear all of this songs awesomeness in it's entirety. But I must say, I think it sounds excellent! I'd seen some of the progression on this song, and more than any other improvement, it just feels less cluttered than some of the early versions did. And you have tons of variation, so it never feels like its simply repeating.

I also like the little hints you have blended throughout of other themes and sound effects in the background - it adds to the semi-chaotic, but still controlled, feel of a storm. I think the name Thunder Synthony (or Thunder Symphony? this is the one I'd prefer, but its totally your call) fits it perfectly. The whole song has the intensity of a storm, but at the same time, it has the calmness that is Dire, Dire Docks.

I can't think of a single thing to change. Very well done.

[TheReverend]

I find no reason why this isn't in Mod Review yet. This is exceptionally polished. Bravo.

[M249-M4A1]

@SuperSlacker Thanks for your feedback throughout! Since you've been listening since the start, you pretty much heard the entire thing grow and evolve. And as for the name, I chose Synthony because it's like a synthesized symphony, especially with that bass

@Rev I'll be changing this to mod review real soon; I just want to see if I can get any last minute suggestions before I bother a mod. Thanks again for your continued suggestions and that wonderful breakdown you've given me with the good and bad's. It really helps!

[M249-M4A1]

OK! So I finally got around to the much needed volume adjustment. Mastering it wasn't as easy, and simple raising the volume on the mixer wasn't good enough, because many of the instruments, especially the percussion, would become too loud and start clipping.

So basically, I took apart the song, rendered each individual group, made volume adjustments and finally stuck them all back together. A 6 hour process that I wish was a little easier, but hey, it should be up to par now.

Because some of the sounds have changed, I'm just asking for your opinion again on how this sounds!

EDIT: Do the drums need to be louder?? asdhfasdfaskdfa..



UPDATE: http://tindeck.com/listen/phyz <--- OLD
SOURCE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqcPSbkS9TQ

[Tyler Gill]

Well, I'm glad to have been able to follow this from start to finish - Dire, Dire Docks can never get enough love. The fact that there are like 3 different songs with variations on it floating around right now in the WIP forums is proof enough of that.

Anyway, I think the mastering came out really good - I don't think the percussion needs to be louder personally, mainly because you can hear it in the parts where its need, but it doesn't draw unnecessary attention to itself. As for the rest, there are a few parts where I really like the almost secret parts hidden in the background, and I think this draws them out a little by hiding them, if that makes sense. I don't see a single reason for this to not be put to Mod Review, and then hopefully submitted soon after. Congrats on all the hard work!