Finished a new rock song "The Fade". I was more than pleased with its turnout. I think it actually turned out quite AWESOME!

So anyway, feel free to review/vote/download.

At 5/27/07 06:06 AM, Rucklo wrote: Check out The Bays on propellerheads.se website! They only do it live, nothing else!

I listened to the "HowDaMan" demo and it made me want to stab myself in the eyes.

Uploaded new rock song "The Scarlet Letter"

I composed this piece while at Jacon in Orlando at the beginning of the month. My friend, Brian Buyea, asked if he could write the lyrics and do lead vocals, and so we recorded it this morning, and this is the turnout.

Feel free to vote/review/download

Uploaded 2 new pieces for the "Legend of Zelda: Mark of the Triforce" project. They are titled "Legend Reborn" (which is a rendition of the main menu music of LoZ) and "Warrior Spirit Within" (rendition of the Dark World Theme of "LoZ-Link to the Past")

Please review/vote/download at your leisure.

Uploaded new piece to accompany pieces to my recent project "The Legend of Zelda - Mark of the Triforce". The newest piece is called "Saria's Lament"

Feel free to vote/download/review.

DSL (Jessie's Song)

I don't know exactly what kind of game you're doing, but if you were doing some kind of Guitar Hero type game (which I can't see how anyone'd work that), then I'd put this song up for it.

Now, if you're doing a different type of music game, let me know. I've got lots more rock in my AP profile.

Jesus, did anybody understand a word he said?

I've got plenty of rock songs that you're more than welcome to sift through.

http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/view.php?id=1 699615

It's stuff like this that reminds me of why I don't post here much anymore.

I listened to your top piece you had linked to.

Trust me, you don't want me to review it. I'll be honest before I'll be nice.

Uploaded new piece. Track 2 to the album "The Message". This piece is called "Signal".

Please, by all means, review/vote/download. I'd also appreciate some input on "Echoes Through Eternity" (the piece right under "Signal").

At 4/6/07 10:45 PM, Chronamut wrote: that song has been playing for over 2 years now - it plays every day - every time you come - its like listening to your favourite song 50 million times a day - after a month you wanna throw your stereo through a wall.

Word.

Posted opening song to new album The Message. Song is called "Echoes Through Eternity"

Upon finishing the album I had to work on for Creative Writing class, I have now finished the first piece to a new album. This one will be called "The Message", and I intend to fully utilize the theme to this name for philisophical purposes.

There's a thing called "Pitch Bend" which can also apply to audio (not just MIDI). Nuendo has it (though I imagine other host programs have it as well), and it allows you to adjust and transpose/tune audio without affecting its bpm. This can, and is most often used, with vocals.

So, what I'm getting at is: It IS possible, but it's a total pain in the ass and I refuse to do it with my own work (but then again, it may just be the program I'm using that makes it difficult). I would just recommend finding a good vocalist or practicing with your own voice.

Practice. That's really the only thing you need for that. Lots of practice.

You don't need any books, tutorials or anything unless you can't even make it passed the breathing/mouth-shape/diaphragm mechanics of singing. If it's just pitch you're worried about, practice.

Submitted last two pieces to the commission for the indie horror film: "Keep Quiet" and "Post-Climactic Calm"

These are the last two commissioned pieces to the independent horror film that used "World of the Fallen" and "Presence of the Fallen".

These aren't particularly awesome works of art, but they're designed with the horror project in mind -- to serve its needs.

Feel free to download/vote/review.

Most of the entries that my music's been used in are crap, but that only made for a good laugh. You can't expect your music to show up in something good -- at least in an amateur realm, because many amateur animators/game makers/cinematographers don't entirely take their work seriously.

You're stuff'll show up in total crap. It's just a sad fact that you have to learn to live with.

Uploaded third piece from "Brotherhood" called "Lost Loved Ones"

Well, its title is actually "To Lose a Loved One", but there wasn't enough space to type that.
It's the third piece to the short drama film "Brotherhood" that I scored.

Feel free to review/vote/download.

At 3/27/07 06:40 PM, MGrac3 wrote: My Music =D
Reviews always appreciated!

5300+ downloads in 21 days (Above the Clouds)? Damn!

Uploaded two commissioned pieces: "Dance on the Road" and "Don't Leave Me"

I received a commission from someone writing a short drama film in Singapore. The film was titled "Road" but in a context of "Brotherhood" which was the title I used for the OST (which only was comprised of 3 pieces -- the film is to be 10 minutes long).

I uploaded 2 out of 3 pieces because of NG's two-a-day law and will upload the third piece tomorrow. These pieces were composed back early this year. I was waiting for his deadline to release the film before I posted the pieces online for download.

I tried to do tearjerking music to this (personally, I can't wait til I can post the third piece).

In order to second what n1k-mUg said, I will clarify.

MP3s (which are only a compressed form of raw WAVs) are files that are read according to their waveform translated into sound. MIDI files, on the other hand, are not sound at all. They are messages sent from a MIDI output device into your sound card where it is there translated into sound. These are two entirely different ballparks of audio recordings.

I know that some people have worked on programs to do the conversion, but few have been successful; and the few who've been successful have had their programs not work well as intended.

In all honesty, most popular songs out there that you would want to convert to MIDI probably already had some person make the song in MIDI format and all you have to do is search for it.

At 3/24/07 03:45 PM, n1k-mUg wrote: I am trying to make some awesome scores, but I have no knowledge for music scoring!

I am asking all of you scorers and artists to give me and any1 else some helpful tips on music scoring (tempo and all that good stuff) lol, well Thanks !

From my own experience, I have found that the best way to learn orchestration is on your own. People can give good advice, but everyone's advice (even my own) is only what works for them. There's technically no right or wrong way to go about scoring (unless you lack musical knowledge altogether).

Anyway, what's worked for me is listening to professionally scored soundtracks (namely John Williams, James Newton Howard, Hans Zimmer, etc.) and listen for how the instruments are layered and used for harmony and support then sometimes as leading melody. From there, try to practice using some of the techniques that you heard then implement them in your own pieces. From there, you learn additional techniques from others' work and it helps you build upon what you'd already learned in the past.

Now, I've been an amatuer composer for 11 years (although I've been a musician for 21 years) so I've had a lot of time to practice techniques and build upon what I've done before. The best mindset to have and keep is the mindset that says "For my next project, I'll try to do something to make this next project better than the last one." In time, with practice, you'll see your skills begin to really take off. Learning to score is not something that you can rush through; it takes time, effort, and practice to work your way up to being a strong composer.

Anyway, that's just my opinion. Take it for what you think it's worth.

At 3/22/07 01:21 PM, KipptheCool wrote: Can anybody give me ideas for a song based on 9/11? Example, lyrics, if you're a guitar player, good chords to go along with it, a cool guitar solo (In tabs.) This is going to be an acoustic song so I don't want anything to heavy metal-ish. Something light but good.

If you're asking this, then why are you even wanting to make a song? You seem to want ideas from everyone on how to do everything in the song; that takes away from the fact that it'd be YOUR song.

Added two cover songs: "Sun and the Moon" and "Simon"

Now, before you get all on my case, here's things you should know.

Although these are cover songs, due credit is given to the original artists. Also, I did ALL of the COMPOSITION and VOCAL work myself; no samples or loops were used from the original pieces. Furthermore, the album that I have these featured on is NOT FOR SALE as it is FREELY DISTRIBUTED, so that should dismiss legal liabilities.

So, make of it what you may, and/or enjoy/review/download them.

Well, it sounds like I'm well in the green then -- I'm going for it.

I'll post links on the Audio Ads thread.

So Rucklo, what about you singing the same lyrics to the song provided that you composed the entire cover yourself?

I actually didn't notice. I don't always scan the entire forum before I post.

This may seem like a dumb question, but if the answer is what I think it is, then I would want to point something out.

The question is: Are we allowed to post cover songs in the AP granted that due credit is given to the original artist AND that the cover artist remakes the entire song themselves (using NO loops or samples from the original)?

Reason I'm asking: Because I'm pretty sure a few people before wondered the same thing but didn't want to sound n00bish to ask (and quite frankly I don't care how I look), and also that if the answer is "no", then account will have to be given to all those who have remixed video game music in the AP by remaking the pieces independently.

Haha! So I'm not the only one to try the headphones as a mic trick.

Also, you might want to consider this if it's singing vocals you want to add in. This program's a pain in the ass to use, but it's worth it. Although, with how much it costs, you'd be better off going out and getting a mic.

Uploaded new track for album "The Cheshire Act." The song is called "When Shadows Fall".

Feel free to review/download.