Calum Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 http://soundcloud.com/calumbowen/shall-i-pick-you-up-at-8 This one is quite montage TV style - also pretty funky, slightly retro. http://soundcloud.com/calumbowen/the-white-house It's pure presidential orchestral - this is just a title screen cue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Posted November 7, 2011 Author Share Posted November 7, 2011 and another: http://soundcloud.com/calumbowen/rainy-day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ectogemia Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 I listened to Rainy Day since it had chiptunes in the tags, and you may or may not be aware that I fucking love chiptunes. First of all: SO MUCH MAGICAL8BIT IS HAPPENING IN THIS MIX. The pulse wave that comes in around 0:30 would be MUCH cooler with some creative panning/delay. I didn't like the disjointed chords at the beginning, but the progression is money, and the way the melody dovetails with it is gorgeous. The note at 1:41 is a little odd sounding. Very sweet fat synth at 2:05! The outro piano solo is gorgeous, but the final note would sound better (to my ears at least) down a minor third or up a major third. Ohgodilovechiptunes. This was a great listen overall. You should do more chiptunes, yes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Jobson Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 You're going places, Calum. Great, magical places. Keep it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Posted November 7, 2011 Author Share Posted November 7, 2011 I listened to Rainy Day since it had chiptunes in the tags, and you may or may not be aware that I fucking love chiptunes.First of all: SO MUCH MAGICAL8BIT IS HAPPENING IN THIS MIX. The pulse wave that comes in around 0:30 would be MUCH cooler with some creative panning/delay. I didn't like the disjointed chords at the beginning, but the progression is money, and the way the melody dovetails with it is gorgeous. The note at 1:41 is a little odd sounding. Very sweet fat synth at 2:05! The outro piano solo is gorgeous, but the final note would sound better (to my ears at least) down a minor third or up a major third. Ohgodilovechiptunes. This was a great listen overall. You should do more chiptunes, yes? Yeah, magical8bit is nearly all i got on the chiptune front! Thanks for the super detailed comments - hmm, i like the disjointed chords! The progression came out after studying some stevie wonder and sticking some of his progressions together! The first section if Fm7-Ab/Bb-Ebmaj7-C9, the second section is Fmaj7-E7b9-Am7-D9 if that means anything to you. Mmm yeah the pulse wave thing does sound a little lame and stationary at the moment - i could definitely liven that up in the ways you've suggested. Ah, yeah i wasn't very happy with the note at 1:41 but i needed a way to prepare the listener for the new chord sequence which started on a Fmaj7 instead of Fm7 so I played an E natural (maj7 instead of Eb which is minor7) BUUUUT maybe i could have left all that anyway because it does sound strange. At the end i was going for a bit of a james bond thing - i felt like A was the right note but I could have gone to any and many and i tried a few for the end! To me, the F# (minor third down) or C# (major third up) form the last note sounds even stranger! P.s. chiptunes more... YES! I love 'em too - i'm trying to improve my dance music productions and techniques + chips are the best... It's actually a homecoming doing more chiptunes - https://8bc.org/members/Chocobowen/ about 4 years ago I had a nanoloop and give it my best - forgive me for they suck! @syllix Thanks so much! I'd love to go to magical places! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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