timaeus222 Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 (edited) Something I thought of just now to help out newcomers, beginners, and people looking to improve. Here's the idea: Find a song, any song. Find an interesting detail in it, and point it out. Try to identify it by a name if you can. It can be subtle or obvious. Have the next person see if they can hear that detail, and then have them pick another song. It can be the same song if it's a different detail, but try to pick a different song. Starting it off: at about 0:31, there is a distant ambient hit. I actually didn't notice that until two days ago, and I've had the Globulous album for a few months now. The next person to hear this continues it. Edited July 19, 2013 by timaeus222 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelCityOutlaw Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 This isn't what I thought you meant by "Ear-Training" I thought it would be "Figure out this melody, chord or whatever by ear". because I'd be down for that game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkomega99 Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Well I heard what you meant, but I had to listen to it a couple times before I picked up on it. I guess I still don't really understand what to do now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timaeus222 Posted July 19, 2013 Author Share Posted July 19, 2013 Now, basically just pick out another song, point out something interesting you noticed in it, and have someone else see if they can hear it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkomega99 Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Jeeze, this is actually kind of difficult to find something interesting... Uhh, I guess I never noticed the way The La2t Frontiier played until one of my earbuds stopped working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzumebachi Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 .Am I doing it rite? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie Felis Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 I don't know what we're supposed to be listening for in that one. So uh...yes, it is Homestuck music? One of the things I had fun doing with the FFIX soundtrack was trying to figure out what the songs were remixes of. Uematsu remixed some old songs from other Final Fantasy games to the point where the source material is barely recognizable. So here's two of them. Instead of me saying outright what it seems the source material is, you guys have to guess. Hunter's Chance Eiko's Theme I know this isn't the point of the original music game, but I hear the original material for songs in FF9 when I play it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkomega99 Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 (edited) I don't know what we're supposed to be listening for in that one. So uh...yes, it is Homestuck music? The song has like the melody playing on the right and the harmony on the left. I only ever noticed it when one of my earbuds stopped working and I stopped hearing half of the song Edit: oh and hunters chance almost reminds me of the "action" theme from FFVIII, like when you first land on the shores of dollet and are storming the city this is the one i mean although it doesnt really pick up right away Edited July 19, 2013 by Darkomega99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie Felis Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Yeah, I hear "The Landing" from FF8. Except the synth in Hunter's Chance is doing that variation of A Place I'll Return To Someday that he used throughout FF9's soundtrack, and The Landing is using FF8's main theme that pops up here and there in that game's music. Mr. Uematsu is hella thematic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkomega99 Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 How about this? It's fairly obvious but I thought it was neat. http://www.ep-melody.com/en/ all of his megaman 9 remixes share one thing in common. also I love the snakeman remix he has, I don't think I've heard anything quite like it before. I think I've only played FF 1, 2, 7, and 8. I've seen a bit of 13 though as well, so I'm really not entirely familliar with all of the different soundtracks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timaeus222 Posted July 20, 2013 Author Share Posted July 20, 2013 How about this? It's fairly obvious but I thought it was neat.http://www.ep-melody.com/en/ all of his megaman 9 remixes share one thing in common. also I love the snakeman remix he has, I don't think I've heard anything quite like it before. I think I've only played FF 1, 2, 7, and 8. I've seen a bit of 13 though as well, so I'm really not entirely familliar with all of the different soundtracks. I'm not sure what it is you're hearing. What are you referring to in those remixes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelCityOutlaw Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 (edited) Obviously, one requires dog like hearing to figure this out. Edited July 20, 2013 by AngelCityOutlaw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkomega99 Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 I'm not sure what it is you're hearing. What are you referring to in those remixes? He put a little cheetahmen into all of the megaman 9 mixes for some reason. I don't really understand why but it seems like it worked fairly well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timaeus222 Posted July 20, 2013 Author Share Posted July 20, 2013 (edited) Obviously, one requires dog like hearing to figure this out. lol, I hear the intonation in that. I would have just said "wtf" and left it that, though, if you hadn't pointed it out. Here's something I just now noticed. It's in the treble range, so I guess my older headphones were just that bad. at 0:34 - 0:39 (0:29 - 0:34 in the MP3), there is a buzzy PWM bass seeping through. Edited July 20, 2013 by timaeus222 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelCityOutlaw Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 (edited) If you listen really close sounds like it shares many of the same intervals as the intro to . The Mighty Ducks theme is much faster, though.It's more obvious around 20 seconds in the mighty ducks theme and 30s seconds in the Life's A Bitch tune Edited July 20, 2013 by AngelCityOutlaw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timaeus222 Posted July 21, 2013 Author Share Posted July 21, 2013 It's REALLY subtle, but you can hear a choir-esque sound in the background here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timaeus222 Posted October 11, 2013 Author Share Posted October 11, 2013 This is a bit harder to hear for some people, but is a bit lossy (on purpose) before 0:22, and then when 0:22 comes, HOLY SHIT IT'S AWESOME. The production is 2013-quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liontamer Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 read: The Ear Candy Game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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