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I played about 4-6 different instruments between the ages of 9-13 in school band. Although that never included really anything music theory wise. Between the ages of 16 to 18 I spent alot of time messing around in Fruity Loops 3. I had absolutely no friggin clue about music theory or anything. I literally spent my time trying to make hooks and arranging 1-2 minute songs. During my teenage years I picked up lots of weird habits in making music bc I was literally figuring everything out in a closed box by myself. As an example: I was wicked excited when I realized that when I played 2 white keys on the piano with one white key in between it sounded good. This came after the discovery of how playing only the white keys on a piano sounded good...not kidding. At the age of 20, in the summer of 2006 I got back into music much more seriously at OCR. At this time I started learning about everything else that goes into making a song. I got my first mix accepted in September 2007: http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01832/ I really worked my arse off in 2006/2007. I think the best and worst thing I did musically was to constantly take chances with songs I made. After joining OCR lots of things happened and music took me in many different directions. I am lucky enough to have done quite a bit of professional sound design in terms of making presets for all kinds of crazy shizz. Went to graduate school in Ireland and received my Msc in Music Technology. Right now I want get back into improving my song writing. Since 2006 my focus went way more towards the technical and production side of things. This was due in large part to OCR production standards. Although in grad school having a strong background in that area helped tremendously. My advice for the peeps starting out is to try and always keep the fun and joy of making music going. Also learn what your creative impulses are. Try to learn to make music before making an OCR passable song. It'll be easier to develop your style. Also try out multiple genres. It's a crash course in picking up all kinds of little tricks.

Hahah this is really a great business idea as sad as it is.

Revoredo* damn spelling! BTW Brad

Hahaha...my sentiments exactly.

Prometheus and John Revored are the same person. You could prob send him a PM.

Haha..the game does look pretty good! (oh the music ain't half bad either ;P)

Nice mix you two.

Love this mix. The intro is pure sublime. Each sound choice is goes well with the composition, and the minimalism of these choices allows for the nuances in each sound to really shine through. Kudos on the mix good sir!

Haha whoops wrote this right after I got home from work. Suffice to say I was asleep 15 mins later.

Damn, really enjoyed his music. Incredible style and soul to his productions. His productions always reminded what I liked about older hip hop to begin with. Rest in peace dude, maybe he'll come back in the next life as an MC.

EQ is an extremely relative thing based upon performance, notes played, and the importance of the piano in the piece. EQ should be the last thing you attempt to use. Although just in case, here are some general frequencies to keep in mind: 2000 kHz is the loudest frequency to the human ear. 8000 kHz will make the sound feel like it is sitting above your head. 250 Hz is where alot of warmth and depth can be found. Also one of the easiest areas to muddy up an entire song. I agree with Rozo, try lower velocity settings on average. All in all the most important part is the performance bar none. Put a reverb on a send bus and make sure it has a wide stereo field.

One of my favs off of the project. Well thought out with emotional displays of sonic goodness utilising simplistic means. Kudos Mr. Burns.

Reason used to be only $200 academically. Not a bad price, but could be a little too much $ depending on your budget. Getting Reason/Record is a nice option since all of the aliasing is gone from Reason's synths in Record.

Nice song you crazy kids

this track still amazes me to this day...oh the humanity

Happy b-day dude!

zomg happy b-day dude!

Sounding awesome dude, keep it up!

Happy b-day dude and dudette!

It's not really the controller's fault. NRPN and other midi messages for control changes are just a pain in the ass due to the MIDI protocol which is oooooooold. But at least things are waaaay backwards compatible.

Sorry to hear that dude. People will never get anywhere in this type of field keeping everything to themselves. The best people I've ever known or worked with are some of the most sharing people I have ever met. Although there is a thin line to walk to between taking the initiative yourself and trying to have everyone else do the hard work for you. (not saying that's you) Good luck!

There is massive appeal for Zebra on KVR...it's nuts. If Zebra clicks with your music it is an excellent choice and is alot of fun to make sounds with once you get acclimated to the interface. IMO it really depends on what kind of sound you are going for. Highly recommend Synth1 to learn on. Once you got the hang of it then look to invest in a commercial synth. If you have the money Omnisphere is incredible. My Fav soft synths: Korg Legacy Analog Edition Sylenth1 Predator BLUE Try to find patches you really like and study what makes them so special to you. Sound design isn't something to be learned quickly. Every synth has "sweet spots" and it takes time to learn synths sweet spots. Trust me one day it'll click. The more time you spend practicing the quicker you'll be able to find sweet spots and all kinds of little tricks.

Sound awesome dude! Kinda has the feel of a downtempo battle theme with subtle edge to it.

Congrats!