TheHands Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 Well, it's my first time ever re-arranging anything here, and I'd like some feedback. It doesn't feel finished yet to me, but I'm not sure what's missing. http://www.soundclick.com/util/downloadSong.cfm?ID=5824060&key=605F18DF-9 Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHands Posted October 4, 2007 Author Share Posted October 4, 2007 [bump] C'mon, even if just for composition. Anyone have anything to say at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHands Posted October 7, 2007 Author Share Posted October 7, 2007 Update: I played with my tracks a little more (limited resources have hurt my sounds), and I think it sounds more natural. http://www.soundclick.com/util/downloadSong.cfm?ID=5846460&key=135123AA-8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceansAndrew Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 Just checked your updated link; Cool obscure source tune choice, but sadly there is a lot to work on. The GM midi-ness is overpowering here, and is apparent in every instrument. This is going to need a massive sound upgrade to make it further than an auto-rejection letter. You don't need to spend any money to do so, just get some good free samples (check Darkesword's page) and learn how to use them and you will be fine. It's also pretty clear you input this all by mouse, which in itself is fine, but it means you have to do a few extra steps in order to make it sound natural or "humanized". This includes adjusting velocities of individual notes and offsetting notes ever so slightly to be a fraction of a fraction of a second off beat. This is crucial and isn't something you can ignore. The arrangement is pretty similar to the original in tempo, but does turn things a bit more rocked out. It seems like you simplified it quite a bit and turned it into mostly bass and bass drum, which I'm not sold on. The drums end up being mostly repetitive with just bass drum and snare. Where are the cymbals and hi hat or ride? It needs counterpoint as well. It seems like you mostly just took the chord progression and made a rock song out of it. A lot of the melodic ideas and supporting parts are absent, even in altered forms. It's a start, but you really need to upgrade your sounds (which can be done for free), and add more to the arrangement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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