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    The Newbie Introduction Thread: Come on in and say hello!

    in General Discussion

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    hello all, been a fan of ocremix for a long time but just now registered. started producing in fruityloops when FL4 was the newest version, whole reason i started producing was to remake music from a certain game on the n64. many years later i'm finally getting around to it lol. figured id post here get my post count up a little bit. i look forward to posting some of my work here, maybe get some tips.

    Welcome!

    Whenever you're willing to share your works, in whatever stage of completion they are in, don't forget to take a visit to the Workshop forums!

    be seeing you around!

    Anorax

    RWS - ReMixing With the Stars: Pilot Episode

    in Competitions

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    I was under the impression that it was the other way around, at least from what I've gathered from this thread. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but it seemed like the result was top priority, and not the process of a novice learning something, because you can't really determine or control "learning".

    Nah, I'm with Rozo on this one. The learning came first, mainly because this was an attempt for novices to learn techniques of some posted remixers. Yeah, it's a "contest", but still the main idea was "learning".

    RWS - ReMixing With the Stars: Pilot Episode

    in Competitions

    Posted

    Ugh, we have to judge? UUggghhh, fine.

    Actually, that brings up a good point...how exactly should we be evaluating source usage? Should it be based on the OCR guidelines (Not too much, not too little kind of thing)?

    ENTERING JUDGE MODE

    I'll put up my eval here, but I'll judge in PM. However, it's late at night, and I might not send in the judging PM until later. (I'll probably edit this post here as people begin posting their sources)

    Song: Upon New Shores

    Remixer: Cash and Change feat. DusK

    I remember this source! Ah, sweet nostalgia.

    I'm not a fan of the synth used for the opening notes, nor the slowing down/speeding up of the opening arpeggio like that. However, it's a clever re-instrumentation of the opening, and I feel like the guitar parts are well-written and performed. The mixing is good. No muddiness or anything like that.

    aaand I still can't get used to that sudden slowing down of that synth. Oh well.

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    OHC - One hour compos start again!

    in Competitions

    Posted

    OK, you've convinced me :P

    Man... when I sit down to write a tune, either I come up with a ton of material within a few minutes or I sit there dicking around on my keyboard for hours. This may not end well, haha.

    this this this this aaahhh.

    Maybe I should try this? I'm not sure how well it will go, but ok

    Does writing music scare you?

    in Music Composition & Production

    Posted

    Here's what mine looks like

    Well, this confirms that I do need a larger computer monitor.

    I'm sure someone's already mentioned everything I'm going to say, but I'll say it anyway.

    I listen to a lot of music, and the few times that I'm not listening to music is when I start playing it in my head. I usually get all sorts of ideas that never survive the trip to my DAW, and if they do I can't seem to visualize them properly before they mutate into some other idea or disappear entirely.

    Composition is another thing I'm not-so-good at, but mostly it's sound design that gets me. I think my problem is that I always try to do sound design before I actually get the melodies down, which usually gets me nowhere.

    slowdown phenomenon

    in Music Composition & Production

    Posted

    I guess you gaiz have a point, but I'm disappointed that noone experiences exactly what I do. It's actually a really profound difference in tempo. Either you guys have higher quality brains or you don't ever go running :]

    Here's the thing. They are, of course, your tunes, so when you're running, your body is operating faster, so to speak. Heartrate is up, Alpha and/or Beta waves in the brain are in motion, and because they are your tunes, you expect them to be as fast as your body feels in motion. In your head, the song will play back 'faster' because your body is well, operating faster. So when the song plays and it's not up to the subconscious expectation, it seems slower, and the 'slowdown' will be more pronounced the more intense the exercise is. I know what you'e talking about because this happens to me from time to time, albeit very rarely.

    Adrenaline does have a part in this, yes. But it's mostly a mental thing.

    Now, as Rozo is hinting to, running with a metronome? I believe the metronome will match your song tempo either way, although I've never really tried it and I'm not sure what the result would be.

    And Modus, you're not magical. :-D One of the effects of adrenaline on the body is that time seems to go a little slower. This is usually a part of the fear auto-mechanism ( for example with a poisonous snake: snake hisses and rattles tail, fear rises, adrenaline begins to flow, heart rate speeds up, body's reaction time speeds up, perception of time slows down slightly). Those last two are closely connected, and is affecting the 'tempo' of your own work. The reason only your music is being affected is because, well, it's yours. You "know" how it's supposed to sound in your head (because it's your own creation- you made it from start to finish), and when the adrenaline starts pumping, your internal metronome speeds up but the song doesn't, so it plays back 'slower'.

    I think I just reiterated myself somewhere.

    tl;dr it's all in your head. your body's chemicals are screwing with you

    How To: Eurobeat. Anyone know?

    in Music Composition & Production

    Posted

    Hey Anorax, I just stumbled across a post on Odyssey's blog that gives some info on this. It looks like he has some other tutorial posts as well, so you might want to browse around.

    http://eurobeatblog.com/how-to/eurobeat-for-garageband/

    Edit: Actually it looks like you've already seen that. Oh well.

    Yep, I sure have. However, that tutorial is Garageband-exclusive (refers to certain patches within Garageband) and seeing as I use Windows, I obviously can't use Garageband or the tutorial.

    Remixing guide needs YOU!

    in Recruit & Collaborate!

    Posted

    Rozo should make an album and have ppl who read this thing support it by getting the album for like 20 bucks or something.

    Tho I should probably add a few things to it before then. Like how to market yourself on the net, how to sell your remixes, and a few things like that. Stuff that I'm such an expert in.

    PROTIP: Bandcamp.com

    Cello project

    in Post Your Game ReMixes!

    Posted

    http://umadashibayashi.tumblr.com/post/28008941602/some-composition-work-for-jenova-cello-version

    Here's some composition work -- done with the computer mic and Audacity. I did a little candenza in the beginning, and made it a little more "cellistic" with some arpeggios. What do you think of the arrangement?

    I ran out of time to tweak the intonation today, but I plan to tweak it after getting some of the tools you guys recommended.

    Chris -- Thank you for your recommendations! The microphone is a bit out of my price range, but *fingers crossed* if I get a job soon I'll go for it.

    I'm thinking of borrowing my friend's nice mic and seeing how that goes. :)

    I love your recordings! Do you play viola, too? I can see now that the reverb does make it sound like the space is better, like it was in a church or something.

    Calum -- I'm usually placing my microphone in front of the cello, about two feet away from the f-holes, where the sound comes out.

    ok, when it comes to mic positions, you have to remember that the mic picks up audio a lot better when it's closer to the sound source (voice, analog synth, cello, random trash can lid) than when it's further. However, you want to avoid clipping at the same time.

    As for DAWs, you will want to look for a DAW with a decent free-trial mode and/or a low msrp when the trial mode ends.

    I never did like FL, mainly because you can't load a saved project file. I don't know about Reaper. I use Mixcraft, which has no track limits. I know some DAWs do, especially Ableton Live Lite.

    Mixcraft has a 14 day trial. Once the trial ends, you can't save to mp3 or another audio codec, but there are workarounds for this. However, it has a relatively low pricetag ~$75.

    Is your friend's mic a USB mic or do you have an audio interface for a microphone jack?

    The Newbie Introduction Thread: Come on in and say hello!

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Hi there,

    I've lurked around on this site a little bit, not really sure if it was for me or not -- I play the cello and make instrumental arrangements of video game music, but I'm terrible at the electronic side of things. At any rate, thought maybe I'd come out of my shell and say hello...you people seem so nice and helpful so I thought maybe I should share some of my stuff here after all. :)

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    welcome to the OCR forums! While it is true there are a lot of electronic musicians around, there's always a need for more organic instruments like your cello. See you around!

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