OverClocked ReMix...

HoboKa · #11 07-07-2007, 05:15 PM

Oh right well, I'd have to do a MIDI rip to get the whole thing, and well I really don't feel like being a wannabe so :P, I'm gonna have to see if I can actually imitate the whole song first, then rearrange it...cuz I skipped the whole bass part in it.

Monobrow · #12 07-07-2007, 05:28 PM

Well, honestly, if I were you, I'd cut out the entire first part of the song (up to around 1:30?) (with the heartbeat type things) and just start from the weird piano part instead... The intro is way too long... and I kinda feel that the heartbeat thing is a little corny, or just not executed like you may have originally been aiming for.

What you do with the source material is creative as far as trance may go, but I think much more can be done...The theme itself is very versatile to work with, so just experiment with the melody and countermelody and the chord progression some more, because I think you really need a more dynamic build as the song progresses.

HoboKa · #13 07-07-2007, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Monobrow

Well, honestly, if I were you, I'd cut out the entire first part of the song (up to around 1:30?) (with the heartbeat type things) and just start from the weird piano part instead... The intro is way too long... and I kinda feel that the heartbeat thing is a little corny, or just not executed like you may have originally been aiming for.

What you do with the source material is creative as far as trance may go, but I think much more can be done...The theme itself is very versatile to work with, so just experiment with the melody and countermelody and the chord progression some more, because I think you really need a more dynamic build as the song progresses.

Oh dear...I wish you said that earlier. I cut out the part with the weird piano :S but I think I can do that over again.
BTW, what does "countermelody" and "chord progression" mean :S? I'm a newb to musical terminology and theory.

HoboKa · #14 07-09-2007, 11:18 PM

Well, I started over and retained some of the song. Keep in mind that it's even more "WIP-y" than the last song, therefore there's a few notes that are unpleasant to the ear and some of it is kinda loud...
-All I really need to know is this heading in the right direction?
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=HG9HTBFG Hope you like it.

HoboKa · #15 07-13-2007, 08:05 AM

I really don't want to have to keep on posting and posting, but I have a new WIP of Tyrano Lair that takes a whole different angle/style.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=F42RUWW I think this is pretty damned close to OC material. If not, then I just wasted 8 hours of my ****ing day lol.

Monobrow · #16 08-14-2007, 07:11 AM

Can you repost this? I've been gone for a bit, I may give it a listen.

HoboKa · #17 08-14-2007, 06:11 PM

That was an old pile of crap. Trust me, you don't want to hear it. But LagunaCloud and I are collaborating on the Tyrano Lair remix now, (plus he knows quite a bit more about tempo and melody than I so there's a good chance we'll hit pay dirt). Anywho, it's kinda boring but at least the melody is more or less correct.
http://media.putfile.com/new-idea2

Tensei · #18 08-16-2007, 01:36 PM

productionwise, this is slowly getting there. However, in terms of arrangement, I think the intro is drawn out wayyyyyyy tooooo long, I would end it at 0:28. I can't say I like the fourth chord you're using in the intro either (0:07, 0:21), it's unexpected, and it doesn't work for me at all. When you get to the main melody I think you could make things pick up a bit more, add percussion, or at least SOMETHING that isn't playing long, drawn-out chords. The long slow passages work for half a minute at most, after that it really sounds like you're just noodling around. I know you're probably purposefully going for a dissonant approach, but the high violin is so dissonant it makes me cringe. The explosion at the end is totally out of place, it made me chuckle though =P

What you've got now is a half minute intro that's drawn out to two and a half minute, so I suggest you cut out about two minutes and start making a section where things really pick up.

HoboKa · #19 08-16-2007, 04:46 PM

Actually the introduction is 45 seconds long. The main melody is the piano and its support instruments ><. I was thinking of adding in a certain form of percussion but its hard to do so, without making it sound out of place. Laguna was thinking of maybe using a timpani and bongos, because rock drums just don't fit with it at all (as well as techno drums). We still intend to keep it dissonant though I'm sure that we can find ways to make not all of the instruments sound long and drawn out. Keep in mind, its not done yet, so when we do finish it, then we'll do some more heavy editting ^^ - we hadn't actually intended to submit this to the WIP forums until later, but eh shit happens.
Thanks for the tips Sensai-Tan.

HoboKa · #20 08-19-2007, 10:01 PM

http://media.putfile.com/Tyrano-DanceTranceLinks
This is definitely more upbeat

, it's still painfuly WIP-ish, so its hurting in certain parts. But over all I think this is coming together.

BTW Sensei-Tan thank you very very very much for the choir sample you gave me - it rocks.