timaeus222

Do you think there will be any more contests in the near future? I probably won't be able to get the inspiration to write a remix in 1 day.

There was actually a lot of effort put into these, but really, anyone can just listen for free and that would be perfectly fine. Donations are more like supporting actions.

The drum rhythm at the beginning seems to be very simple and repetitive. It didn't change until about 1:37. Try varying it up a bit, adding rides later, and then creating a sort of DnB beat with the samples you have.

I just want to say a few things: @WillRock: - The drums layered in that way was intentional; I did want that kind of a low passed sound in the snare. That gives it kind of a distant feel. - The piano was probably from the best possible plugin out there. TruePianos is completely epic. Maybe I'm just not pulling it off as well as it could be, but the plugin has some great capabilities. - The bass sounds treble-heavy because I was layering it with lightly distorted guitar for an extra fret slide feel. @Rozo: - The "samples" (more like plugins) couldn't be low quality. I'm only saying that because they all cost money. I would say otherwise and say instead that the patch choice resulted in a low quality sound. - I think the arrangement is fine, but I agree with most other things. I'm happy though that you picked up on the 90's style that I intended, so something worked. - I also don't like how there just has to be more than one answer to music production, but that's life I guess. Thanks for the feedback!

I second that. Just upload it someplace where it's easier for everyone to look at it.

Oh, pH, that reminds me. PixelPanic: I used to use these plugins that are great for 8-bit music! Chip32 Basic64 They're both free, and very versatile! Chip32 allows you to draw your own waveforms, and Basic64 comes with a lot of cool presets to show you what you could make from it.

I'd just like to say great range! Those are some pretty high notes you can hit in mixed voice! High B! I can usually manage a high A, maybe a B, but I generally use falsetto between high A and high high A.

Something I would suggest would be to add some light reverb to the snare because there aren't many high-mid frequency instruments for most of the mix (~6000-10000 Hz). I would also recommend you widen the soundscape on the rhodes. I hear it throughout pretty much the entire mix, so try making it fill more of the frequency spectrum.

I'm not a mod, but I think you should replace that organ plugin with something different, because right now it sounds very lo-fi. If you're going for a chiptune sound, you shouldn't try putting in low quality instruments that could possibly be higher quality. Try replacing it with a square-saw lead or something, with slow LFO for a constantly changing sound. Maybe something like this, which looks like this? Good luck!

I recently started backing everything up on mediafire, box, and two thumbdrives. xD

0:00 - 0:18 ~ the bell-like sound that comes in is only slightly high in the 1.6-2 kHz range. Try EQing that down a bit. Just a tiny bit. It's not an irritating ratio, but with my headphones it's borderline "slightly", so maybe someone else might have said something eventually. I dunno. The snare sound could be better. It sounds like you took an acoustic snare and stretched its waveform a bit. Try looking for a high-end snare and add some nice reverb to it. If you use FL Studio, it's kind of like DNC_Snare_3.wav. The triangle wave that comes in at 0:27 could be a bit more expressive. Try adding some vibrato either manually through the note sequencer or through the plugin. If possible, I recommend you route it through an envelope and give it a ~0.25sec attack. The saw wave that comes in at 0:34 is a bit annoying with its detuned nature and should be fixed. It feels like it's ~20 cents flat. From 0:52, it does seem that the snare has too much tail, so that's another spot I recommend fixing the decay on it. I also think putting the dubstep wub through a notch filter and slightly accentuating the ~200-300Hz, ~1300-1500Hz, and ~6000-8000Hz ranges would make it shine more. I'd say 1:18 - 1:31 is where the focus shifts to your dubstep idea. Go all out there with the wub variations! At 2:07 - 2:09, I suggest using a wub as an introductory sound for the next section. That would be pretty cool. But really, I have no idea what you're doing after 2:09. It seemed kind of random there for me. You might find this as some good inspiration: Good luck!

This is quite enjoyable, actually. But yes, I would find a more velocity-sensitive plugin for the piano and bass (assuming the bass is supposed to be organic), or edit the velocity responsiveness curve on your DAW if possible. Personally, I want to see this ready for OCR approval.

This is my Western rendition of "Dark Groove" from Jazz Jackrabbit 2. Feel free to say stuff. This is going into my next music album and very soon my high school grad project. Should I get rid of 1:54 - 2:14 (a meh variation) and/or 3:34 - 3:55 (a repeat)? I might submit this in the future as an OCR if it proves worthwhile. I already submitted something else last week. https://www.box.com/s/d60173cac93c28f0d317 - Normal https://www.box.com/s/09cee3fb69f11f41f8e7 - Shorter version (1:54 - 2:14 and 3:34 - 3:55 taken out)

I love using TruePianos, but I want to know if I might be overdoing the velocity edits sometimes. I play piano, but still, I just want to know. Yes, there is overlap between hands somewhere. Let's just say it was played on two pianos at the same time, because these octave positions in combination sound best for this particular song, IMO. ;D Here is an excerpt from a remix I'm making. https://www.box.com/s/3a9b22514c2d484bd53a - Drums + Bass + Pads + Piano

I do know how to play guitar. I just don't have the tools to record it, or an electric one.

Since I had already submitted, I think I'll wait for a judges' decision first. xD

Have you tried Spicy Guitar before? You're so pessimistic. >_> Spicy Guitar DOES have chord detection and it realistically plays the chord that it finds the notes playing. So no, I'm not using a sample of a single note. That's too lame. >.>

This v5 isn't bad at all! Maybe boost the higher frequencies of the lead a tad and add some vibrato on it. You could also make the sound at 1:05 a bit louder for a bigger contrast in a section shift. Also, at 1:20, maybe a sound decreasing in pitch could serve as a good transition. Overall, some of the backup and lead synths you use are kind of bland. Try changing to a different waveform for your synths for a wider sound. You can also, rather than boost the higher frequencies, widen the frequencies it covers little by little until it sounds right but does not muddy up the other instruments as well.

Alright, that could be a quick fix. From what you said earlier, I can do fret slides instead. That's possible with my plugin. I just find it not efficient when it's only a half step. And the initial attack won't really be at 0 seconds, since this is literally going to be somewhere in the middle of a future remix. I appreciate the guitar-expertise help!

That's what I originally thought. Hm... What DOES it sound like to you?

What if it was just a fret slide? Would that sound like what I did? (I don't have an electric guitar)

Probably. I can't really say anything else about what goes through his mind sometimes. Nothing against him of course.

I didn't realize the third link was pasted like that. I changed the link now. Yes, it does sound significantly different with a bass and drums in context. The intent is a western feel, so the vibrato in those places was intentional. https://www.box.com/s/317bef1f55dfba2c80fe @SnappleMan: FYI, the chorus is completely realistic, or at least, however real Guitar Rig reputably sounds. For $399.99 it has to be worth it. The acoustic guitar "sample" isn't a sample, it's a free plugin, but it's actually a really good plugin. It has a lot of good stuff, like picking position, picking speed, impedance, color, etc. If it had pitch bend without a pitch mod wheel on a MIDI keyboard, it might be one of the best free ones out there of acoustic guitars. I actually controlled the pitch bend option with automation clips rather than a real pitch mod wheel. ------------ Later it is meant to be a remix of this: If you listen to the part at 2:04 or at 3:44, that's what this full is supposed to be a remix of---that section.

I'm seeing how realistic I can make sequenced guitar and bass sound. Does this sound real? https://www.box.com/s/a5b6622b1a74b4a6433a - Isolated Chorused Electric Guitar V1 https://www.box.com/s/d1df9c3281120b5e30e1 - Isolated Chorused Electric Guitar V2 https://www.box.com/s/317bef1f55dfba2c80fe - Chorused Electric Guitar + Bass + Low pass drums

True, that's actually kind of what I was imagining as well; my sister has a full-fledged synthesizer for performances.