Meteo Xavier Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Howdy, I'm trying to practice my orchestral skills and create some tracks to help beef up my Youtube page some and one of the first tracks I wanted to work with was this little Fairy Fountain ditty. The arrangement is about where I want it, I just want to know whats off that I could reasonably fix. This is not mastered, I mean to master it. The string section I had trouble with so I'm open to working on that. Finished - How do I change it to Finished on the topic title? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris ~ Amaterasu Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 I love the fairy fountain theme, and it's always great to see it being arranged. I like the overall direction of this, but there are a few things to comment on. I thought the continuous double bass staccato was a bit at odds with the gentle choir and harp in the backgroun. Even changing it to a soft pizz might make it a bit softer. The only other things for the strings, is to cres. and then dim. each phrase, but I'm sure you'll get around to that soon =) The other thing that stuck out is the harmony that the choir sings at some points throughout the song. I'm at hospital so I don't think I can download anything to give you specific times, but from what I'm hearing the choir singing the D --> E flat is quite jarring(unless my pitch is off haha). However, maybe others might warm up to it more. Apart from those two main things, I still enjoyed the cover - hope to see it on your channel soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteo Xavier Posted December 16, 2011 Author Share Posted December 16, 2011 I think I might've actually wrecked it, but we'll see. You want me to automate volume up and down each phrase? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteo Xavier Posted December 16, 2011 Author Share Posted December 16, 2011 Ok, I think I got it fixed, and I replaced the detached with pizzicato. I should've thought of that earlier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris ~ Amaterasu Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Haha, those were only suggestions, but keep the changes if you like it. In regards to the string section doing those swells, most string players will do that naturally, and myself personally would do that a little for that passage, but it is up to how you want it. You might want a constant, warm sound from the strings, a blanket of sound effect =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteo Xavier Posted December 16, 2011 Author Share Posted December 16, 2011 Did I get it ok? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris ~ Amaterasu Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 The vocals sound better harmonized to me, I'm probably just used to boring chords haha. The pizzicato works well when all the other instruments come in, but it still feels a bit too loud and mechanical in how it is played early on imo. Maybe make it softer when it enters, and add some dynamics to the pizz so it follows the melody, but either way, keep up the good work =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteo Xavier Posted December 16, 2011 Author Share Posted December 16, 2011 Finished! Youtube link is here and at the top now: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dissidia Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 My back is itchy now, the choirs are really nice. Is the harp layered or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteo Xavier Posted December 16, 2011 Author Share Posted December 16, 2011 Actually no, it's just Cineharp and some reverb plus stereo separation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelCityOutlaw Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 I think it's awesome. Great work! Really, that's all I can say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteo Xavier Posted December 16, 2011 Author Share Posted December 16, 2011 Well do share it around so I can find incentive to make more just like it. Thank you Angel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelCityOutlaw Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Well do share it around so I can find incentive to make more just like it. Thank you Angel. No problem. Still though, I love the hell out of your Metroid remix on youtube the most. and holy crap. Check that shit out! I've apparently reached "Ryu Hayabusa" level now. Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside to know that I've posted 701 times... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Good work with the cineharp - sounds really really good. The vocals feel a little late - they change note slightly after the beat to me. And their melody seems a little random (particularly at the beginning). I'm not sure if you're basing this on a different fairies fountain that has all these things or if it's very interpretative? I really like all the key changes, they work a treat. I think all the other stuff is very subtle and I had no problems with it at all. Good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteo Xavier Posted December 17, 2011 Author Share Posted December 17, 2011 I think I put the attack too high on the vocal, I was trying to just get it to smoothly come in and out but I wasn't sure if I was noticing that or being too picky. I don't think it's too noticable, but there's some of that in there, yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteo Xavier Posted December 27, 2011 Author Share Posted December 27, 2011 I'm going to bump this one more time and see if I can get any additional comments on my orchestration. My MIDI GUIDE TO ORCHESTRATION came in and I want to coincide some notes to it. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelCityOutlaw Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 I'm going to bump this one more time and see if I can get any additional comments on my orchestration. My MIDI GUIDE TO ORCHESTRATION came in and I want to coincide some notes to it.Thank you! Keep the music comin' I've listened to this several times and it's still just awesome. I still like your metroid remix the most though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FM Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Very clever modulations, I wish I thought of them for my arrangement of this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteo Xavier Posted December 27, 2011 Author Share Posted December 27, 2011 I just moved the key down a half step. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FM Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Yeah but who cares, it sounds great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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