
Truemas
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About Truemas
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Germany, NRW
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http://www.youtube.com/user/Vashetrockner?feature=mhsn
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Biography
Hi Dear Reader,
im Truemas , a 28-year old German Drummer, trying to get this as short but informative as possible ( in possibly awful english grammar ; )
I did start playing the drums in the Age of 20 and started in a rock cover band and after 1-2 years of band pause ( playing for myself because there wherent interesting bands ) i joined a rock/metal/alternative band ( The Chronicles of Jane Doe). For the interested Reader: www.myspace.com/thechroniclesofjane (Listen to Uberfail because its the most gamish sounding, allthough in all we arent a video game band, pity. ; ) or for those who like it harder: Precious )
About my gaming experience: I started estimated 23 years ago with games of the c64 and the amiga 500/1200 oh and even c+4, so im all in all a retro gamer who played almost all the classics. When i think about my first music experiences , from which i can say that the melodys stayed in my head, its been "the great giana sisters" "hot´n herby" and "r-type". But the soundtracks i mostly got addicted to where in the super nintendo and game boy era. "Secret of Mana"(Seiken Densetsu 2) "Final Fantasy VI"(Me and my childhood friend played the US-Final Fantasy III version which we had to beat in 3 days because we lend it in the video rental store for the weekend, but we failed and needed one more weekend =) and "Final Fantasy Legend I and II" (I think "II" had the better music).
Since then i allways have been addicted to game music allthough i made an exploration through many music genres but im staying with progressive/power/symphonic/metal since 11-12years. My most favourite Bands are Dream Theater and Symphony X.
About my drumstyle: My style is somewhat inspired by the Drummers of Dream Theater and Symphony X. Maybe more of the later (Jason Rullo) because i like his accented play style where the rhytms are quit accented to the music. ( Ill quit here, this box is to small =)
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3. Very Interested
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Software - Digital Audio Workstation (DAW)
Cubase
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Drums
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OCR02699 - Final Fantasy VI 'The Impresario'
Truemas replied to djpretzel's topic in ReMix Comments/Reviews
I will always remember the moment i heard this song. I listened to B&R to to this points with thoughts of "cool , great , well-made" and so on and then The Impressario started. I stopped the chat i was participating in before and my eyes, ears and smile got wider and wider. The 9 Minutes later my conclusion was: "This is the "best" song on the album and even the next ones can´t top THAT." Of course music is subjective. But for me it has proven to be that way. Enough said. No wait. One more thing: Thank you very much for "The Impressario" Mr. Kaufman!- 79 replies
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Yeah, you are right. I just got that revelation ( actually i remembered it ) that you can use a major-chord as dominant-chord to increase the pull to the prime. It is true that the rules of music theory are very loose but the reason why they are there ( so i was told ) is that it fits the taste of our ears, and for the start i want to understand theese basics. And thanks again for your reply i should get something done now!
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Thank you guys very much for your answers ( in advance because i just opened my browser and i am now going to analyse what you wrote)! The only thing that didnt made sense for me was the Bb at the 7th and 8th bar, but lets see if i am getting it now with the approaches of you two. I will report later on what i have learned. Edit: It is almost embarrassing... D minor makes total sense. I think i must have been totally mentally tired after spending 8 hours of working with cubase. I am also trying to speed up my workflow and i ran into problems with pitchbending and note expression. (Havent found
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See TLDR for the short version + the midi i am talking about. I just checked the music composition&production forum and i was suprised that there are so few Threads but then i read the sticky of zircon that there has been some stuff sorted out. I hope that it is ok to ask such kind of questions here, since i want to seriously start remixing and to apply my theory into practical experience. For my background: - I play drums for 11 years (recently much e-drum - I used wikipedia and "the principals of orchestration" course of garritan online (i read it whole!) to get theoretical knowledge -
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EDit: Question answered. =)
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Hmm, about that Guild Wars thingy: From all the instruments i have experienced up to know i would intuitively say that it is a Sitar (indish String Instrument) which is played in this track at a quite low register. When it comes to video game music i really like it in the Boss Music of Bastion (it is played on higher registers there.)
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OCR02290 - Mega Man 9 'Smooth As Honey'
Truemas replied to djpretzel's topic in ReMix Comments/Reviews
Shame on you for almost got me to dance in my sportstudio when i first listened to BiB while my training! This song is a stand out and really lives upon the fact that your vocals are so damn enthusiastic. I love the "smooth as honey"-line after the breakdown when you get really energetic and drag it from low to high! Keep on groovin'!- 34 replies
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NEW TORRENTS are FINALLY out! ReMixes 1-2500 AVAILABLE!
Truemas replied to Liontamer's topic in Announcements
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finished Final Fantasy VIII - Force your Way (Rock/Metal Rmx)
Truemas replied to Truemas's topic in Post Your Game ReMixes!
Thank you for your reply. Yes, because it is that coverish i wouldnt ask if it could be an official OCR track, but i think it is quite good to use this forums as feedback. I know what you mean with the guitars, it is an expression-thing of the bass-player, i also like the higher note in the original. I am just playing the harmonics of the melody. -
Hi everyone, when i have listened to the new remix-albums here on OCR i thought about posting my newest rmx/cover here. About me I am from germany and did some drum covers of other videogame stuff on my youtube channel. Five months ago i came in contact with a british bass player who asked me for a collab for this track and he did bass and most of the guitars on this one. It is surely not good enough for official OCR because it is a double-playthrough of the original and by that means not "really" creative (but we didnt play over the original and actually made a new midi track), but i hope som
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The Orchestra Composition Thread
Truemas replied to Truemas's topic in Music Composition & Production
Yeah, i just got through the Strings section yesterday and after googling all the words , everything became quite clear. It was really mind-opening , especially the chording of the Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass was great to know. Also i never knew what "Harmonics" where. I never thought about that stopping a string creates a colder flute like timbre, but when i read it through it totally makes sense and ive heard it a hundred times before. Finally, getting through this stuff needs some research on some terms, but its definite worth the time! -
The Orchestra Composition Thread
Truemas replied to Truemas's topic in Music Composition & Production
@moseph: You brought me to an interesting thought: I really dont know how many horns are involved in the ensemble (so its called patch, not sample? ). So chording, them if they really contain all instruments of a given section of the orchestra, is indeed ridiculous. Unfortunately my manual is in the boxes from my last move from my flat, so i try to find some answers about this in the Motu Forum. But, taking not more than 2 ensemble patches of the same type similary sounds like a good rule of thumb.