At 2/6/08 01:10 AM, ZENON wrote: If you listen to music for the purpose for inspiration, you're not gonna find it. If you listen to the music you like because you like it, you'll find it everywhere.

I guess your suggesting that the inspiration will come to me, as opposed to me having to look for it. Which is comforting on many levels but also not greatly helpful for my current writers block.

At 2/5/08 08:02 AM, Whirlguy wrote: I have it all the time.
Taking a break doesnt work for me.
Even when I find inspiration I cant find a way to work it out the way I want.
Ive become way too perfectionistic..

I find this all the time. I begin writing something and a few hours in to it I listen back to it only to find that it's much worse than I thought it was. I guess I'm gonna give taking a break a try. Hopefully the next time I come to writing something, it'll be a masterpiece.

I appreciate what your both saying but do you not sometimes feel like the software you're using restricts you in making the music you want to make? I often feel like I've got good ideas for different sorts of music, but get put off by the vast amounts of effort that has to be put in to it. Perhaps it's my lack of musical ability, or my lack of money and hardware, but I find it nearly impossible to get the exact sounds I hear in my head and this is a major factor of my general lack of inspiration.

I've been writing music for years and I've always enjoyed it. But at the moment I've got absolutely no inspiration for writing music. I'm feeling bored with writing and just feel like I can't be bothered to spend all the hours into writing music that is only going to be listened to by members of newgrounds and friends. I suppose the questions are, does anyone else ever feel like this, and has anyone found any way to put the buzz back in to music composition?

At 1/27/08 11:17 AM, preffertobedead wrote:

At 1/27/08 07:37 AM, thespectre1 wrote:

At 1/27/08 07:32 AM, jrayteam6 wrote: Soundfonts.

Dude...what's a soundfont??
and yeah, if it sounds like the composer, then i'm willing to pay.

Here is a thread in which i explain in a graphic way how to use a descent piano with Reason. =)

I agree. Use reason if you have it. Many people mistake my piano songs to be played by me. I can't play piano in the slightest.

Feel free to use any of my stuff. But be warned, non of my music can be classed as great!

All of my songs are poorly mastered, and it's something i've had trouble with for years. It does help to have more than just fruity loops to master with, but I think trial and error is your best bet. Hopefully after a few years the mastering part will come naturally to you, and you will be correcting and mastering your music without any trouble.

Good luck with you songs man.

At 1/21/08 01:36 PM, PhysX wrote: Has anyone here ever done this, or can anyone think of a good way to use it? What would be some creative ways to apply 7.1 surround panning? Thanks =)

Just go wild man. Try getting some nice sounds to fly round the panning in rhythms. Try getting some call and response between speakers. As long as your main instruments are properly mixed, I think you could get away with some really cool panning effects.

Good luck.

Could it possibly be a midi file converted in to a song using reason or something? Because I think that technically makes it a remix which is allowed I think. Would not a jazz CD use a real drummer etc? I don't know though, your probably right.

Is this not more of a popularity contest than a 'best artist' contest? It will surely be the same names appearing. I'm not trying to discredit the name that will come up over and over again, because they tend to be the top end artists. But I still think this will turn out to be more about popularity than musical talent.

Or perhaps i'm just being wrongly dismissive.

At 12/2/07 09:43 AM, jrayteam6 wrote: Anyone surf any good porn latley?

Yep

Audacity is always good.

Is anyone in to dubstep? And if the answer is yes, would you mind giving me some feedback on a dubstep song i'm trying to write. Thank you in advance.

Dubstep Demo

I don't think it seems as if there are any problems with the thread. So does anyone know what the name of this song is?

Unknown song

Cheers in advance guys.

At 11/27/07 09:18 AM, ZENON wrote: Techno and psytrance? Might wanna search for the keyword "Goa" instead.

Do you mean google search for Goa track Identification? I've already tried it. The problem is it doesn't have any lyrics I don't think. I just have a 22 second sound recording I made on my phone at a rave. So it's really hard to know what to search for.

Alright Guys, i'm searching for a techno/psytrance tune at the moment which i'm finding impossible to indentify. I've got a couple of quick questions about this.

1. Should I be asking about this here on the audio portal.

2. If so is there already a previous topic for helping people identify music.

3. If not 2, then would it be possible to start one.

and finally, if none of this is if avalible or allowed, would anyone with a good knowledge of psytrance or techno let me PM them a song to see if they can ID it for me.

Cheers.

At 11/23/07 11:53 AM, Perpetual-303 wrote: Sorry for double post, but I just solved my own problem. Thanks to JimBob, I screwed around with Audacity enough to find out how to rip sounds. THANK j00!

Good work, and good luck again with your project.

I'm not entirely sure what effects your after. But could you not search for a halo video on youtube and then rip the sounds you want with something like audacity?

Either that or if you have the game, you could play and record it.

If that isn't what your after i'm afraid I can't help you. Good luck with your halo mod.

No you shouldn't. If it's not your work then don't submit it.

At 11/19/07 09:10 AM, jnry3 wrote:

At 11/19/07 07:25 AM, Gorglore wrote: It's great how when someone mentions the word copyright it fuels a massive arguement. :D

Over here in the UK, if we make an original work/art it's copyrighted. Simple as really. But other measures don't go a miss.

Is there a procedure there in the UK? What if someone steals another one's work and claims it as his/her own? Just curious...

I live in the UK and I can tell you straight off that this isn't true. Sure it is your own work, and it's illegal to steal or use other peoples work without their permission but you have to be able to prove it was yours. Basically if someone nicks your material, prove it was your material.

I think it's because theres this 'interactive pixels' competition. Someone's asked for people to write a 4 second jingle for their flash. I know I submitted one which is probably what he's on about.

Sorry about that man, but if someone wants a specified composition, the audio portal is the place to ask for it.

Ok, it's a bit cheesy, but I gave it ago.

Interactive Pixels Jingle

I like some of the jingles already, you've got a good selection to choose from.

Good luck.

Hey man, got a drum and bassy ambient track you can use if you want.

This Time Tomorrow

I don't want any money or percentage of whatever you earn. It's completely free if you don't mind linking my audio page in the credits.

Good luck finding what your looking for.

Hmmm... this may be of use.

Real Piano Theme (1:47)

It's piano music and it's quite sad.

Good luck with finding what your looking for.

At 11/16/07 04:50 PM, SBB wrote:
And for a final touch, use for example audacity, layer two copies of your song, invert one layer (or phaseshitting if you feel like saying so)... and there you have it! Your very own über-minimalistic hit.

Just tried and I can't get any sound ;)

At 11/17/07 12:41 PM, CreamyEar wrote: ... just feels so hard, and I kind of feel forced to be original at everything. I'm using Reason 4 right now, and I just HATE using presets, so I try making up some random sounds, but I just can never get them to sound the way I want them to. I don't even know what kind of effects and synths I need! All this is just so turning me off from continue composing, and I really don't want to quit...,T_,T

Question: Do YOU always make sounds from scratch, or do you use presets?

To answer you question, I use both. I usually find a preset sound that is generally what i'm looking for and adjust it until it is exactly what I want. Just keep going for it man, don't give up just yet. It's hard work but the more you get used to creating your own sounds the quicker it will get.

Good luck man.

At 11/16/07 06:56 PM, RigAudio wrote:

At 11/16/07 04:55 PM, Jimbobsthebest wrote: Very cliche rig ;)

Nineteen downloads can't be wrong.

Lol. But on a serious note, I thought cages 4'33 was meant to be a live performance. I just doesn't sound the same as a recording ;)

Very cliche rig ;)

And cheers SSB, i'll give that a try.

Thanks again guys.

At 11/16/07 01:43 PM, Sp1r1T wrote: Request. Ok, loads of people ask for recommendationd for midi keyboard controllers.

BUT not many people here are in the U.K

So, I would like to know some good keyboard controllers for around £50.

Thanks :]

I'm from the UK, but don't own a midi keyboard. They are useful but i'm under the impression you shouldn't skimp out on them. My mate bought one for about £50 and the keys started to break after a couple of months.

I know this is a bit of a useless reply, but be careful of what you buy I guess is what i'm trying to say. Good luck man.

Cheers for the reply man, although I was going for more minimal techno. Sorry I should have specified. Although I am a fan of glass.