TheHands

UPDATE: Newest version found here. Made the old thing less foreground-y, added a melody layer to retain more of the original and for atmospheric purposes, and have a melody of my own for the second half. I'm still working on an ending, and I'm not 100% on the mixing aspect of the background.

The guitars sound very mixed high, the lows are scooped entirely. They (rhythm guitar that echos the one chord at odd intervals) also sound too exposed, and don't seem to blend enough into the backing. Reverb might help this. The solo riff thing at the end sounds too mechanical and synthy to pass for guitar, though this again could be the need for reverb. Also, it needs an ending. You seem to have a direction in mind for this song, which definitely helps. Just keep pushing, you're getting there.

"Jumper" by Thrid Eye Blind.

"Mad World" as covered by Evergreen Terrace. I blame the game.

As it does come down to personal taste, I think that even if someone could name 15 Wii exclusives worth buying, you wouldn't agree. Personally, I feel the argument comes down to if you want games that will focus more on being fun rather than being deep. Best example: Boom Blox. This game equates to the simplicity of Katamari Damacy in my mind, because you're literally doing almost nothing through the entire game. I love them both, but the simplicity of the game play makes it fun without needing to be engaging. Personally, this is the kind of point that I feel needs to be made. At this point, I feel the PS3 is a better overall investment, but it is not one that is made entirely for gaming reasons. If you're looking just to play games with what you get, then the Wii is the better choice. If you're looking for something that will have more practical applications after your thumbs and forearms start to cramp, then the PS3 is the much better choice. That is, as long as you haven't gotten either yet. If you've already purchased your system, then don't let anyone or thing let you second guess it, or it will not be what you wanted it to be.

I dunno, Metroid Prime Ribs is mildly amusing. I'd say not to give a name that directly links it to the game at all, honestly. The way this site is organized, folks will already know what game it's linked to. Or something linked, but in another language. Musica Optimus just turns into Prime Music in Latin.

I'm hearing D mostly, with some shifts down to C and up to F for the main progression. I'm not positive but I think there's a shift into an A for the mellow bridge like thing. It seems to generally be in D natural minor.

Not really suggestions for chords themselves, just the style. I'm not saying to put the song in D, I'm simply saying that it's much easier to to have low 5th chords in dropped D tuning than it is in standard E. The song itself is originally in B though, so the tuning doesn't matter all that much as long as that style comes through. At least, that's my take on it. It's not my mix, my advice can be taken or left either way. Just seems like it's perfect to go crazy-heavy.

GIVES ME THE METAL! Towards the end of what you've got already, there's a perfect place for a kick-rim-snare jump into something more heavy. Melody? Distortion + Wah + D-e strings above the 12th fret. Maybe the tiniest bit of delay. Soundscape? Distortion + dropped D easy powerchords. Granted, the song's in B, but thats okay. I'm also liking the idea of replacing the strings in the beginning with an organ, right now they sound too sampled because of the overlapping that happens with Sytrus.

I wanted to try to make it more interesting. Old WiP: http://soundclick.com/share?songid=7798742 Current WiP: http://soundclick.com/share?songid=7894961 I'm working on something else to go along with what's here, which works fine as a background for the feel I'm looking for. I am mostly looking for feedback about the sound, but any/all would be much appreciated. Here's the source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVszUBzzPQY Thanks much.

I enjoyed this movie, because I went into it expecting to watch robots fuck eachother up. And that's what I got. I don't give a shit about the plot, it's not going to be good. That's a given. The dialogue is there as an excuse to have the robots do stuff. Humans? Tacky glue to keep the pages with robots together. No, it was not well written. No, the acting was not good. No, the plot wasn't the pull of the movie. Shut the fuck up about it. You went to see robots that turn into other shit beat the crap out of each other, just like you used to make them do when they were only toys that took 20 minutes to transform into something like Voltron. Only difference is that now they're better looking, transform in 10 seconds, and you don't need an imagination to make them do it. If you like watching robots beat the crap out of each other, go see it. If you're expecting a riveting plot and amazing acting from someone who got his start doing kid movies about spies and a woman who's only famous because she's in everyone's wet dream, then you were probably born with the umbilical cord around your neck. You don't get Oscar worthy performances from people you only pay to see because you want them to dance on your dick. Get over it.

Yeah, I didn't do any real production on it yet. The only real mixing I've put into it thus far is some volume balances. I was just eager to show that I'm still alive and doing something musically (even if I have no time to really post here regularly anymore). I'll tweak it a bit and see what comes from it. Thanks for the feedback

All the Rage, by Arron McGruder. It's a retrospective about The Boondocks. Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal, by Christopher Moore. I haven't' laughed this hard at anything in a long time.

Boss Battle is cute, though it could use better samples and more atmosphere. Overall everything sounds too midi/8bit/etc. While that's a cool niche sound, I'm not sure if it does for your music what it deserves. Foredboding is another example of something that could be improved with better samples and more atmosphere (though that may come with the samples). Juxtaposition is interesting, but I'm not sure I like how the conflicting keys mesh together. The plucked/harpsichord thing is cool, but it needs more coherence. Wander reminds me a little of a Nine Inch Nails song, which is good. Same basic problems as the others though. Overall routes to improvement: Better samples, more variance in the rhythm sections, more use of atmospheric sounds, and less repetition overall. We're all guilty of this last one at some point, but ultimately you're short changing yourself by repeating the same thing without any change at all. You've got some interesting ideas, and I think that if you stick with it and try to branch out from what you already know and are used to, then this could be some really impressive stuff. For now though, I think it might be best to keep practicing and experimenting.

There's something in the mixing that isn't sitting right, in an otherwise awesome track. I think the crazy synthy stuff a quarter of the way in should be mixed down slightly (it distracts from the main melody). Also, though this might be my speakers starting to go, I'm hearing something slightly tinny in the background, which detracts from the overall composition. All in all though, I enjoy this.

This reeks of psychological thriller. While I agree that it could've gone the direction with a more harsh beat to it, it would've changed the entire song and stolen some of the kind of energy this feel has. That would've been an awesome song too, but I like this one like it is. Good shit.

I like this a lot. It's the kind of thing that I can sink into while I'm doing other work, or even if I'm just reading. Keep it up <3

Glee. Seriously, that's amusing.

http://soundclick.com/share?songid=7692333 It's not finished yet, and it's not the sort of thing I'd usually do. I enjoy it so far, but I'd like feedback. Edit: Link was broken

I loved it. The beginning is sad, and the last scene almost brought back the same kind of sadness (bittersweet kinda shot), but the rest of the film was great. Made me smile and laugh out loud more than most movies. I saw it in 3D, I'm glad that it wasn't used as an excuse to throw things in people's faces every scene. Coraline's 3D was better, but this was pretty good.

I miss when it was just 11 legends. This shit will take me forever to get when Silver comes back.

I hope it comes back, it's got to be better than most of the shit I see on the shelves now.

Shotgun full a' rock salt clears that right up. Was tempted to get a plush Bonsly at Nintendo World just to throw at my siblings. Decided against it ($10 goes better towards other things, like bills). Still not sure if that was the best idea or not.

Constantly getting a Coheed song in my head, just the bridge about cutting babies' throats. It's awkward to sing it while I'm at work, shelving books with old ladies staring at me like it was their babies. Could always be worse.

Funny, these don't really suck. Not your usual stuff that we're used to, but un-sucktastic. Edit: Okay, Corrodors of Time wasn't so good. That first one wasn't bad though, and the third one isn't beyond repair if you wanted to revamp the old stuff down the line.