Seth Skoda
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An original piece I first wrote early in 2016 and recently decided to refine for my YouTube channel.
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Yes, the whole song remade with the mighty SEGA Genesis.
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Not entirely finished, but if you have any comments/criticism, I welcome it.
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32 minutes ago, Hemophiliac said:
To open the synths feel dry.
The open hat sizzle is hot, bring that down ~2db.
The arrangement is solid with plenty of interpretation, but the production is what needs the most work. The parts don't feel like they blend together for cohesion so much, they feel like they are all the foreground and I'm not sure what I'm supposed to focus on. The panning is favored to the right it seems, I think it's the open hat just standing out so much.
Open sections like 0:58-1:11 and 2:25-2:54 could benefit from having another soft lead play a countermelody or pads with filter sweeps to fill the space in.
You give us textural contrast by dropping out parts to create less going on but what about dynamics? Could definitely use some dynamics with the track staying at close to the same level throughout.
Fade out? After 4 minutes, it'd be nice to have a more refined and conclusive ending.
After all of that it's gonna sound like I'm really ragging on this, but it has potential and I want to see you develop it more.
Awesome, this is precisely the kind of criticism I needed! Thank you so much!
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I'm loving it so far, but that last 45 seconds or so kinda stretches a bit long. I think that for a good ending, you could give the brass one more riff/cadence with the bass doing the same, considering its melodic nature throughout.
Very good stuff overall, I hope to see you finish and submit this.
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What I have so far. Criticisms welcome, I want a perfect piece.
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I first started this project in 2016, lost it due to a computer crash, recovered it years later, rediscovered it, worked on it recently. And this is what I've got so far.
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On 12/22/2023 at 4:19 PM, Audiomancer said:
Are you manually drawing the automation, or are you sidechaining it? Also, are you using an actual filter, or an EQ of some kind? Which DAW you using? Thanks:)
I'm using Mixcraft 9 Pro Studio's native sidechain to control the mix amount on the built-in filter (set on high pass at about 400Hz).
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I have an issue with clicks/crackling when I feed audio to the mix amount on the built-in filter VST in my DAW. Basically, I'm trying to filter the low end from other instruments when an 808 bass hits in order to create space without sacrificing volume levels, but I can't do with the clicks/crackling from the value changes.
What are some good ones?
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Did you actually make the mashup? Or is it just a concept?
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This is gonna be part of an album of SEGA Genesis music, all in Crystal Clear mode. Criticism welcome.
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My approach is ridiculously technical.
I'll split an audio file into dynamic parts to get some sound separation (usually bass, mids, treble, more if necessary). Next, I send each file through an online "audio to MIDI" converter, which gives me some (really) rough translation of the music, but at least it's not one big, hot mess. The resulting MIDI files go into my DAW. Bit by bit, I'll start knocking off the notes with the lowest velocity to get rid of translated harmonics in each track. Once it starts to more cleanly represent the original composition, I'll start new tracks and rewrite what sounds like it's correct; albeit with some trial and error. I use my ears to fill in the parts missing from the above mentioned note deletion.
Yes, it's a pain in the ass, but it gets the job done for me when either no one else did it or someone did and wants to charge money for it.
Some of my SEGA Genesis covers have been done this way, such as Rumors by Timex Social Club.
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Yo, I'm in. Coop, check your inbox.
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Okay, I fixed it.
https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/1093989
Sounds alright to me, but I definitely wanna hear from someone else.
Also, here's the first mix ever submitted, if anyone's interested in hearing the changes.
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I'm satisfied with this, but I wanna make sure I didn't screw up and not catch it, so I'm poasting it here (never mind my spelling, I like toast!).
https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/1093989
I'll be editing this poast for a YouTube embed when the video publishes tomorrow evening...
Edit: Jesus Christ. Okay, I just listened to it sober. Well, my writing is good (always is when I'm drunk), but I screwed up so bad on the mixing and transitions. Wow, I need to fix this.
Edit 2: this and the next poast are the same link. I replaced the audio file in the page.
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On 11/18/2021 at 8:39 PM, The Vodoú Queen said:
@Argle...I don't mean to sound stupid myself, or mean, but no way you can find another track to use or do?
For real, I just searched Google for "Christmas midi" and downloaded a bunch of MIDI sequences that I found lol
Then I went through them until I found something that I thought was worth a mix.
@Argle maybe try this before you give up?
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12 hours ago, The Vodoú Queen said:
I've got two I can supply as well, as WIPs.
I'll drop them in the DMs in a second.
I hope you can get those two tracks polished and ready in uh... *checks calendar* about 5 weeks.
Holy crap, it's that close, wow...
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Not intending to double poast, but I am dropping in to say that I have submitted my second Christmas track.
Both are radically different from my 2019 tracks, btw
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I got one finished so far. Sending it by PM, as I'm not uploading it anywhere public until late next month.
Also, sorry about last year. A certain individual in my life really dragged me down without me even realizing it until it was too late.
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Looking for this soundtrack on vgz to rip the instruments
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I shortened it, arranged a few things, complete overhaul on sound design and mixing. I intend to make a few small changes.
Here's what it sounds like now
https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/958152
And if anyone is curious, here is the one from last year (the one that got rejected)
https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/880226
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Sonic 2 - Hidden Palace (Industrial Remix?)
in Post Your Game ReMixes!
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Thank you to everyone for the thorough criticism. I will definitely keep these things in mind when I have time to give this project another go.