Geoffrey Taucer

Holy shit this is cool. Amazing that you can make an actual mix out of a source that's less than a second long.

What you have is fine to get started. You can get some good VSTs at www.kvraudio.com, and you can get some good soundfonts at www.hammersound.net. (In order to use the soundfonts, you'll probably need a VST soundfont wrapper like SFZ. You can get that for free as well, and I think you can ge tit from KVRaudio)

May I have everybody's attention please? The following is a public service announcement: The clouds are clouds. Nothing more, nothing less. Thank you for your time and attention.

It's back.

This mix is made of pure awesome.

To claim that one does not need any knowledge of music theory to be a good composer is ignorant in the extreme. Now, you don't need to learn music theory in a formal setting to be a good musician; you can teach yourself a lot about chord structure and melodic composition by ear. But you're still learning it. Some knowledge of basic music theory is absolutely essential. You don't have to know the proper terminology, you don't have to be able to read music, but on some level, you need to understand the concepts. The classic example is Nobuo Uematsu; he has, so I've heard, no formal training whatsoever. But listen to the Prelude from Final Fantasy. Even those simple arpeggios could not possibly have been written by somebody who doesn't understand basic major and minor chord structure, as well as a few other tricks (such as the added 2nd in the first 6 arpeggios, and the added major 7th in the last 2). Granted, he may not have known the names for those chords, but he sure as hell understood how to use them.

SOME of the tracks are orchestrated. Plenty aren't. Just wanted to clear that up.

I got it. Then I typed more characters.

I really don't think the vocals are the problem. The problem is everything else. You are fairly well on-pitch, and I like the tone of your voice. These vocals would work great in the right context. But this isn't the right context, at least not in its current state. The guitars have WAAAAAAAAAY too much high-end (though that's probably just due to recording with a piezo instead of miking it). The guitars are very heavy in the most crucial frequency range for vocals, so all we can hear is the other stuff. The vocals seem to lack clarity, but I think that's just because the guitars are covering up that key frequency range. I think a fuller soundscape with quiter guitars (miked instead of piezo'd) would help a lot. Bring in some other instruments to fill things in. Also, I'd double the guitars and pan them to opposite sides.

This just might be my favorite diss ever.

holyfuckingshitmagfestinfivedaysimgoingtocum

Count me in

One other question: how do I figure out which version I need? This is the first ipod I've owned, and I have no idea whether it's first generation, second generation, or what.

So I got an iPod for christmas (iPod classic, 80 GB), and I'm debating whether to keep the normal ipod firmware or install Rockbox. Has anybody tried this? What are the advantages/disadvantages?

Originally from CA, I've been living in NC for about 13 years now.

Adding one more thing to the list of gear I might bring: the world's coolest fuzz pedal, the Rebick Guitars Fuzz Fro.

Holy shit it's almost magfest time. By the way, I will definitely be bringing all my gear, electric stuff included. Here's the full list: -Acoustic guitar (Carvin C350) -Irish Whistle (Humphrey Journeyman high D) -Irish low whistle (Burke Composite low D) -Electric guitar (Carvin Bolt) -Amp (Kendrick 2210 combo) -Fuzz pedal (seymore duncan Tweak Fuzz) -Tubescreamer (modded TS9) -Wah (Rebick guitars Josh-oo-wah) -Power supply for pedals

Some people just show up without even arranging a room, and just crash with whoever will let them in. This will most likely involve forking over $20 per night to sleep on the floor, but it's better than nothing. Try to get a room if you can, but if the only thing that would stop you from comming is inability to get a room, come anyway.

Sounds good to me! Actually, I really should play some TA over the next couple days to get back in practice; I haven't played at all since last year. But anyway, I would definitely support an OCR Tetris Attack tourney.

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The event is indoors, but you have to go out to get food and stuff. And since the OCR crew often goes out as one big group, that means a fair amount of time spent outside waiting for everybody to gather and decide who's riding with who and where we're all eating.

Your friend wins this thread. He needs to come to MAG.

I think they give you the badge when you check in at MAGfest; they don't mail it to you.

Anso, you whore. You started a dropping out trend. You make god kill even more kittens than I thought.

That's exactly what it was. It wasn't a "replica;" it was the exact same track, tags and all.