AngelCityOutlaw

Pretty badass post I'd say.

Yeah, but the majority opinion is usually referred to as, "consensus". The consensus on Pro tools seems to be that it's MIDI sequencing is inferior to many other daws. Which is useful knowledge to keep in mind when making a purchase.

I prefer Tekken's music after 3 personally. Though Gon, Nina, Dr. B, Jin and Eddy had killer themes in Tekken 3.

Arguing about Reason......

I've wanted to finish a tekken remix forever. I would love a tekken remix tournament. Make it two on two, then you have "Tekken Tag Remix Tournament":-P

So, this game company, for the past 7 months I've composed tunes for their fighting game due out this year. I had all the songs written but alas, they decided to add in a new stage to the game. So I was called forth from the shadows once more to write some tunes for it. Here was my initial idea for the "Ancient Ruins" stage. Scrapped it though because it was a little too much on the Arabian side for the look of the stage. http://soundcloud.com/angelcityoutlaw/ancient-ruins any feedback and crits you have, I would love to hear em'.

I think this thread can be bottom lined pretty easy. His brother wanted to compose music. COMPOSE. Get FL Studio & MIDI Keyboard (plus the necessary cables to connect midi keyboard to computer) Get some kind of music notation software Some samples (be they free soundfonts or higher end stuff like EWQL) to make mock up recordings of his compositions. Composing music and producing music are not the same. Samples will also never replace real instruments, which you should try to get as many of as possible. On the production end there are a few things you can do to make your compositions and recordings come to life. 1. Learn how to record, mix and master music on your own. 2. Take courses at local studios or schools to learn how to do it on your own. 3. Collab with freelance mixers/producers to handle the mixing and mastering end of your music. 4. The best route (imo), hire a professional studio with high-end gear, session musicians, perfect listening environments and educated, skilled, and experienced audio engineers. This produces the best results possible and is not actually that expensive. In the next few months I'm taking many of my songs that I composed for games to a professional studio for all of those things and it fits within the budget just fine. My band is also setting up some time later this month to get some of our songs professionally mixed and mastered. The studio offers great quality and affordable prices. Quality that few can truly get with just a home studio. Each of those methods has it pros and it's cons. Always involving time and cost. Some people like to learn all the audio and producing stuff on their own because they enjoy it. Others are like me and aren't really interested in that stuff, we just do what we love and feel we are best at; composing and playing music. While being able to handle both the composition and production elements of music is unquestionably a great skill to have, it is not a requirement to have killer production skills of your own to become a great, successful composer and musician. As the composition and musical performance should always be the main focus and never take a back seat.

See that bold text up there? Words can not describe how much I agree with that.

How is that a bad thing Modus? You're creative! You could be like me, I have lost all drive/inspiration/motivation for music lately....I've now gone several weeks without any means of recording guitar and I make all my best ideas on guitar. Now I feel all depressed and haven't made any new music for what feels like an eternity.

Kind of, the lines got all distorted. Of course you use your mind and ears to write music...sheet music is just a way of putting that sound into writing and guitar tab is shorthand (for guitarists).

Well....as demonstrated by this thread, tab is often put beneath sheet music. The first tab I tried to post in this thread (but it got a little messed up) has the names of the note duration above the fret numbers. Regardless, sheet music is still superior in most ways.

I've been told that Nicki Minaj's superbass stole from the song "Poolside" from Tekken 5, but I've never done a comparison. Because that would require me listening to Nicki Minaj.

Lol well, as you can see, I prefer the best of both worlds. Tab makes it quick to figure out what notes I need to play on guitar, but the sheet music provides more detail.

Indeed, knowledge of the ancient hieroglyphics known as "tab" and "sheet music" is vital!

Damn, I gotta say...You have some serious dedication to this tune! Respect.

Sheet music and guitar tab?

Pretty damn awesome. It's nice and epic. Currently, my only suggestion would be to perhaps add in some orchestral elements? I could see some strings or brass fitting in real nice. So basically, more instrumentation. I love it the way it is though. Keep em' comin'

Once again, I must apologize as this thread somehow got posted twice...which lead to two of the same threads getting answered. Thanks for all the comments and suggestions guys!

If your brother is well versed with sheet music and tablature, I would recommend a notation editing software as well. Guitar Pro 5 (they're up to six now) is fucking amazing. Because you can create sheet music, tab and MIDI all at the same time. Then you can transfer all of that MIDI into your DAW if you like. You can also export MIDI data from your DAW, open it with Guitar Pro and you'll have instant sheet music and tab!

Indeed, but discussing all aspects of comic art is another point of the thread.

Technique! Where you mute is crucial. Closer to the neck will give you more staccato and a sharper "chug". Too close and it sounds bad. Farther back and the mute has a bit more sustain. Try experimenting with the position of your picking hand. I find palm muting sounds best on my guitar with my hand just over the back-half of the bridge pick up! Also, too much distortion/gain can thin your mutes and sound in general quite a bit. Not enough and it will sound weak as well. I have not noticed a huge difference in sound with string gauges, but do be sure to use fresh, new strings. Or at least, strings that still have life in them. So basically, try rolling the gain back a bit and experiment with specifically where you are palm muting. You should be able to get a good metal palm mute sound out of most any set up, but remember that it will sound a little different depending on the guitar and amplifier you are using. EDIT: Also, many modern metal bands tune their guitars down a whole step or even lower. So try that as well. Lower tuning will provide lower mutes. Just don't fall into the n00b belief that tuning down = heavy.

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The third image no longer appears hmmm... Thank you for the tips! I'm going to keep working on a few more drawings and then share them and see if I'm making any progress. As for the Damned's question about sites....I shall search for the answer!

I predict falling Capcom stock prices.