Meteo Xavier

Yeah but some of us are busy IRL. Edit: My name is Meteo.

I'm seriously only interested in an answer and am not seeking any debate towards any judge or judging process. This is for my benefit because I often find myself trying to arrange bits that only have less than 40 seconds of music. * At what point does a song section become original and not recognizable from the OST? * As in, if I take a song that is roughly 28 seconds of source and turn it into a 3-4 minute waltz, I can't keep using the same melody line verbatim and a classical waltz, from what I studied, really likes to jump around in its structure and change up. To make the recognizable melody, I would have to take liberties with it, add some extra notes or a trill, or trail off as the ending chord changes to fit with it. I'd like to get several opinions if'n I could because this really seems like a gray area. Thanks.

God help if you don't pick up anything and everything ICHIGO MASHIMARO. And then... God help you when you do. /is about my most favorite anime/manga ever these days.

It just seems like a really expensive and time consuming series of ways to cut down a little bass. In order to do all that, I have to buy a BASS TRAP, something that does ELC sweeping, a MIC... and a ROOM. How much is all that going to cost me so I can cut down a little bass?

And yet truth is stranger than fiction or posits.... The wireless world is already here..... under government wraps..

No shit. The better question is which one would choose you. Artist representation, even to the smallest, half-credible degree is extremely hard to get and every passing minute decreases the chances of getting signed. You typically can't get signed to the majors without major credentials and/or something that will guarantee $$$ $$$ $$$. I'm not offering the cynical anti-record company view, I'm just saying thats how it usually works. Major companies spend an enormous amount of money on just one artist with advertising, PR, insurance, contingency, connections, they can't afford to represent anyone who can't guarantee them Millions of $. Indies aren't quite like that, but their issue is that they are usually all filled up already. I've seen it written more than once than you literally have to wait until someone dies before you might get a seat, and then you have to compete with over 1,000 others for that to happen. And then the money's not great, neither is the exposure, or sometimes even the quality of the record. And even if, God be praised you get your record represented and distributed, I think you have to do it all over again unless it sells like 100,000 copies if I remember right. Starting small sounds like a great idea, but it doesn't provide credentials. If you were to capture a company rep's attention, you have to provide a resume that shows you were on a record label and how much you sold. If the rep hasn't heard of it, it doesn't count as a credit. Your best bet is to join a small and up-and-coming and pray to the Good Lord its destiny is to be famous. Some. Most of my experience is trying to get my manuscripts published with a publisher and guess what? Nearly a year's worth of work down the drain. All these artist representation houses are the same. There is no real way to win other than luck. My advice? Get a job and focus on that and see what you can do with your project in your spare time. You can do small self-pressing and sell it individually until the sales build a respectable number, you can post your songs to those "vote for this VS" sites and see if it gets anywhere. Additionally, you could try TAXI. You do have to pay them to listen to it (which is usually the red flag calling card of a con-artist) but they actually have a really good reputation IIRC. They send it around to get licensed, and thats always a plus if that works out for you. Ultimately, although I want to give you the cliche "Follow your dreams and believe in yourself and you can accomplish anything.", the fact is this is the real world and dreams don't come true - thats why they're dreams. The cliche I will give you instead is "Its always worth a shot, but don't get your hopes up."

I wish I were autistic savant, and not just autistic. Still, its always amazing to see piano wizards who are blind, deaf or further still. His speaking skills kinda surprise me too. A lot of us aren't that good at talking, but he sounds pretty good.

I'm not sure I quite "got it". The videos just look like really extended previews of games set to its own music. I think the "soundscape" you called it gave the idea it would be something else. However, it looks like you chose the best videos and songs to represent. That Contra video I saw immediately kicked ass. That sentence structure works both ways too. Its like getting to really sample both the game and soundtrack without having to go too far away. More could've been done, but I can definitely see the worth of these videos. 7.5/10

Hell YES Ocremix has helped me musically.

and this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqz1ojIQTBk

Aren't there more pressing and important things to spend our lives boycotting?

For a second, I thought you were talking about the remix attempt I submitted back in April. It is also called V-13.

I think by now this topic could use a more fitting title like "Remembering Michael Jackson". "Dead at 50" makes it sound like its still news.

A pie in your eye, Brad! Now here's some awesome acoustic and folk vocals (which I call Folkals!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5e2BByeppVg Took me forever to find it too.

I like what you did with the synth bass. It sounds awesome. Most focus should be on that squarish lead and chiptunes that come in a minute in. What programs are you using?

I bet if Gandhi and Mother Teresa shared an internet record label, it would be somewhat less than yours. L:) FREE BIRD!

I thought he had a lot more than one or two albums out.

Graphics are for the weak. Gameplay is for the win. I see no reason not for a Wii version. /arrogance

No Wii? DENIED.

Why would I pay more money to cancel out a $60 purchase? Headphones aren't great for my computer anyway because for some reason, and I went through Brad about this, it never gets above mid-range volume.

Are you really going to teach electronic, computer music to younger children? Nevertheless, you can't go wrong with Fruity Loops Studio, but I'm pretty sure thats not PC/Mac, just PC. Be sure to do something on sample quality and the differences between Soundfonts, VSTs, Generators, WAV samples and so on. Be sure to show them how a piano roll and sequencer work and how you can get them to do more than just create loops to more complicated forms of music. Thats all I can think of right now. Edit: Synthesizers are a good place for advanced users. You can find a lot of those for free online.

Fuck, as I told Zircon, I put so much obsessive effort into my forthcoming Ambient/New Age/First ever record that I had a damn out of body experience. Its one thing when that shit happens at 3:00 AM, you expect that, but not at 3:00 PM when you're listening to your WIP for the 1,000th time and the next thing you know you're actually floating above your body and through the ceiling and screaming "Oh shit, Oh shit! I died! I'm dead! How..? How!? What happened!? Oh shit!" I really thought for about 15 minutes that my WIP was so bad that it killed me.

Can I friend request you on Youtube for my own shameless plugs, McVaffe?

What do you all do during these meetups?