490 Forum Posts by "Bspendlove"
Ahh I think I found it...
It was just a couple of lines I missed out.
//
on ui_control ($rockloops1)
if ($rockloops1 = 0)
disallow_group($ALL_GROUPS)
end if
if ($rockloops1 = 1)
disallow_group($ALL_GROUPS)
allow_group(find_group("Rock Loops Part 1"))
end if
end on
//
Now it works! Just posting this in case anyone is into any Kontakt Scripting.. :)
At 8/28/13 01:37 PM, sorohanro wrote: That might be a bit over the knowledge of the common audio newgrounder. The most advanced thing we did here was the "aeiou" choir mapped to mod wheel.
Ahhh damn :(
Okay then, looks like my research starts tonight.... (And a massive headache..) :(
Try this link I found on the actual YouTube Video.
http://www.mediafire.com/download/j4vu0qb44bmyfyz/The_Bloody_Warrior_MIDI_Pack.zip
That worked for me ^^
At 8/28/13 08:59 AM, MDavidJohnson wrote:At 8/28/13 06:23 AM, djahmusic wrote: MIDI Pack: http://www.mediafire.com/download/j4..._MIDI_Pack.zipThe MIDI Pack link isn't working for me.
Same here.
Let me re type that part where I say I found out how to do it all...
I mean I know how to create custom graphics for my own UI like this now, the knobs, sliders and the Text which lets you load all the samples instead of having loads of Instrument patches with each instrument..
EXAMPLE.... Piano, Guitar and Bass..
Instead of having 3 instrument patches. I find it better to give the option as shown (8Dio Picture) to select Piano, Guitar or Bass on one instrument patch... and it makes it a bit easier to navigate.
Any one had a lot of experience with Kontakt Scripting?
I have been learning a lot over the year and now I need to up my level with the fancy Graphical UI scripting.
I started a little study the other month about creating custom graphics inside the Kontakt UI and I got pretty far so far.
I researched about creating custom UI controls.
Animations with Text (example on the picture)
On the picture provided (The 8Dio's UI) I figured out how to do it all and how to make them work, but does anybody know about creating groups that the samples load when you click on on of the text?
When you click on Monster, the Monster samples load, if you click on Cursed then the monster samples get purged (No longer use until you re-activate them) and then the Cursed samples load.
I am sure its just a couple of lines I might of not researched about...
Any ideas?
I would of bought it off you but I love Cubase 5 too much to buy Cubase 6.
Someone should get in there though because its a very great deal.
At 8/27/13 11:54 PM, ErikMasters wrote: I'm a user with a similar problem but can anyone tell me what a DAW stands for?
Digital Audio Workstation (DAW)
I have some kind of weird thing that goes on in my mind. I can not think of anything worth developing until it hits midnight. After midnight my brain is filling up with loads of ideas to write down and develop later on in the week.
I have never researched about this and if you know anything, please tell me... I sometimes feel weird because it happens all the time, not just here and then.
When I write music I focus on that tune that is in my head... Get it down on a bit of sheet or record on the piano.
Once I have a short idea to work on, I start thinking about the instrumentation and what I want it to develop as...
I normally do a lot of orchestration in my head when it comes to working on Cubase, I feel like I can orchestrate better in my head at midnight than working with scores (The main time I work with scores/sheet is around 1pm..)
Everyone has gone through this when they have a 'awesome idea' and think... Ok, now I want it to sound like this....
and then bam... You are stuck for like 4 hours trying to write the next 4 bars... I normally take a break and save the project and come back to it another day (Or like me.. a week).
I also think composing through Cubase using midi is stronger than me writing a score, its just I feel more confident when working at a piano...
Another note in my opinion is that I think I can write music better on sheet than on notation software... When I write music on sheet I generally hum or sing the notes but when I compose on notation software, I just turn lazy and only use my ears instead of my mind (Its a bad habit of mine)
I recently found out about Eric Whitacre and what he has done with people over the internet to create songs using them as a 'virtual choir'.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3HfS-ZeF34
This is him explaining about the project of the Virtual Choir
and here is one of the first song I viewed a while ago:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8oDnUga0JU
^^^
It says in the description but check this out, he had 5,905 singers take part in the project, each recording there voice separately (and I think a couple of groups got together to record them singing all together). I just though the sound of the choir is insane.
Does anyone think 5,905 was a bit OTT? It is just in the back of my head why he got so many to take part.
Speaking of Garageband.... the computer I'm on has it and I have no idea how to handle input without a MIDI controller. There's only the standard keyboard, mouse and I try opening the piano roll, but I can't click notes in like I do on FL. Any idea how I can get around it?
complete Garageband noob
Damn, I used Garage Band in school a year ago and totally forgot about it... :(
I remember going to the bottom right of garage band (Where you find samples that are in Garage band, and the effects) to select which instrument you have and I never touched the piano roll in Garage Band. :(
At 8/20/13 05:59 PM, floppypawss wrote: So i Know that the first reaction from the majority of the people reading this is that "garageband is not a real DAW". first of all thats not true...
Rob Chapman started out with garage band and now look at him.... Such a great guy...
Some kind of different style I tried... xD
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Celebrate by BspendloveShort Jazzy/Blues typed Composition
- Score
- 5.00 / 5.00
- Type
- Song
- Genre
- Jazz
- Popularity
- 71 Views
Check out my Soundcloud! https://soundcloud.com/brandon-spendlove
Give me a message if you want a talk about music or anything....
I reviewed:
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rok/rol by no-ma-designsA song of a remix.
- Score
- 4.57 / 5.00
- Type
- Song
- Genre
- House
- Popularity
- 71 Views
Please review:
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Celebrate by Bspendlove
Short Jazzy/Blues typed Composition
- Score
- 5.00 / 5.00
- Type
- Song
- Genre
- Jazz
- Popularity
- 71 Views
If someone could find out where he lives.
If any one does, I feel like freaking him out with some horror movie shit.
Queerfrom1960.....
He is the same guy that voted 0's and is a complete idiot. The worst troll I have ever met.
He is doing the same as before, abusing and being a prick... Someone sort the kid out.
Got a bit of time to record on my piano downstairs... Here is 2 songs I recorded (Improvs)
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Jazz improv in C by Bspendlove
Jazzy Improv in C(Major to Minor change)
- Score
- 5.00 / 5.00
- Type
- Song
- Genre
- Jazz
- Popularity
- 32 Views
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Feeling by Bspendlove
Piano Improv in F
- Score
- 5.00 / 5.00
- Type
- Song
- Genre
- Solo Instrument
- Popularity
- 19 Views
Mixcraft is great (NOT ACTUALLY FREE but....)
You download the free trial version and after 30 days, make a new user account and then the trial will last forever.
Not the mention the trial it basically the full version but only for 30 days.
It is very user-friendly when using midi and comes with some cool plugins to use. Although that bug with the 30 day trial may not work anymore... :( I used it when I first started out composing and I loved it, I even used it the other month to check out the new mixcraft 6 and looks quite simple and easy.
At 8/12/13 03:09 PM, deadlyfishes wrote: So basically the dash - represents minor in modern analysis.
^^ If you get the idea of this and start studying some of the chords that are on a modern sheet (As deadlyfishes said, Modern Jazz, Pop etc...)
Here are some signs;
C = C major
C- = C minor
C+ = C augmented = 1 - 3 - #5 (C - E - F#)
C° = C Diminished = 1 - b3 - b5 (C - Eb - Gb)
Cmaj 7 = C Major 7th = 1 - 3 - 5 - 7 (C - E - G - B)
Cmin7 or C-7 = C Minor 7th = 1 - b3 - 5 - b7) (C - Eb - G - Bb)
C7 (Not to be confused with Cmaj7) and also called the Major Minor 7th - A C7 is a dominant 7th. Which is a Cmaj7 with a b7. OR you could view it as a Cmaj7 with a flattened 7th but don't take all of that in otherwise you might get confused?
C7 IS = 1 - 3 - 5 - b7 = C E G Bb (So if you wanted to be a pain like my friend you could call it loads of different stuff, but just call it a C7 or a Dominant 7th)
C°7 is a C° with the 7th being bb (Double flat) = 1 - b3 - b5 - bb7 ( C - Eb - Gb - A)
C+7 or Commonly known as CΔ+7 is a C+ (Augmented) with a 7th.
1 - 3 - #5 - 7 (C - E - F# - B) This can also be seen as a Cmaj7 with the 5th note being sharpened instead of being a G. YOU could call it a Cmaj7(#5) but I think CΔ+7 is neater and simple.
Then you have loads of chords that you could just think of like:
C9 (Its just a C7 with the 9th interval of the scale which is D (But! Also the second interval of C major)
These are simple to understand but are sometimes pointless;
C7(b3) - Think of a C7 (C - E - G - Bb).... Now flatten the 3rd (b3) - This is just a Cmin7!!!! but if someone just wants to test you or writes differently on chord progressions then you can simple understand it.
Cmaj9(#6)
I never see this but its just a example and you should do it yourself at a guitar/piano/so on...
Cmaj9 is C - E - G - B - D NOW sharpen the 6th... Oh wait there is no 6? THEN ADD IT IN......
1 - 3 - 5 - 7 - 9
Cmaj9(#6) = C - E - G - A# - B - D
1 - 3 - 5 - #6 - 7 - 9
Play that as a simple chord..... Sounds horrible right? (You might like the sound depending on how harsh you take harmony, I think its different xD)
WARNING: This does not really talk about chords no more in a way as I was saying.....
Talk about Inversions and making that horrible block chord sound more 'Jazzy'?
Take some of the notes... maybe like the root note and that horrible note and put it in your left hand...
SO your left hand is playing C and A# (Let me talk like a piano player? Because that is all I play xD)
Now you have ---- E - G - B and D in your right hand? Hear the A# and B clash together??? Now remove the G and the B from your right hand....
Now you have together C - E - A# - D ......... Well.... I love that chord, I think it sounds awesome and its quite simple?
I thought I would post that last bit in case some people think its hard to make a simple chord sound cool, I think making a 'good' chord sound is to space it out a bit and remove a couple of notes that is making it sound blocky.... (I actually like the sound of clashing Semitone chords)
At 8/10/13 02:15 AM, Blacklawn wrote:
but more subjective stuff like melodical progressions are more complicated in these cases.
When I write a review and say something about the progression or chords, its normally not because they are bad or anything, just that they could be stronger in a few different ways?
I noticed a couple of Orchestral tracks (including mine because I am no expert for my age xD) on NG are quite weak, I am not a theory person when everything involve theory but I really believe that it does help to know some orchestration to actually help you write an orchestra (or at least make the chords sound more spaced out). (I am not aiming at you by the way) xD
I have noticed that some of the NG artist are quite stuck up? (Sorry if that's the wrong word for describing it...) xD
I joined this forum and the people here that are generally active are friendly and nice, but you get some people who just seem to think there music is the best music in the whole universe... xD
A great way to get some views on your song or to get to know some people:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyB8BR82Fno
The part in the video where he drops a piece of ICE!!!! on a metal beam? THAT NOISE............. (2.28)
I love that noise.
At 8/4/13 09:29 AM, PeterSatera wrote: > Right now you're using a single wav file for some instruments, and the kontakt player does the pitch changing, the problem with this is that it can sound really awful. im not a sound engineer and I can see it maintains tempo but the pitch ends up really muddy when you go low down.
Yeah I know what you mean, each instrument is supplied by one sample (that's why it sounds bad when going below/above the original key) BUT! I will be doing more than 1 sample (for different octaves, so in different places it will not sound like its just been pitch shifted through the kontakt tracking)
> You could do with an arp ability too, right now its all set in stone, so people cant decide on their own arp.
(You just gave me an idea to add that in, I just noticed that I kept calling them arps. I am sorry, what these are mean't to be are Tonal Loops but I will get around to doing the arp ability if that works out)
> It's lacking a bit of width you need to compare it to the likes of Project Alpha and cinematic guitars. They offer sounds we dont hear elsewhere and make it worth the purchase. You have some nice glitch effects i'd use in my tracks, but I'd find i'd have to layer them to make them sound wide, and maybe have to add effects to make them sound interesting.
Yeah, at least I am focusing on doing a lot of sounds literally everyday until December so I will come across making some sounds that would make it worth it.
Thanks for the feedback! (AND for the idea of the arp ;) I look forward to scripting that in, I hope its not too hard. )
At 8/3/13 07:21 PM, Elitistinen wrote: I hope no one will fall to your product.
I am just saying from my point of view, it sounds kind of rude, everything you have said. We are all the same, we all make music here... it would be very useful as well if you pointed out which ones are not useful and what I could do to make some better.
Your comments are just not helpful, if you were to 'criticize' then at least add some more detail in what needs to be changed.
At 8/3/13 01:21 PM, Elitistinen wrote: Then you should put some in the demos. Bragging about how powerful it is won't help you make money.
Bragging made a lot of money for other libraries out there, I have bought libraries that have been quite disappointing. I don't see why I can't basically do the same.
I think LA Scoring Strings is overrated. $999 for a string library that sounds like $100.... Its just left in my Kontakt Libraries, just sitting there. The only thing I liked about it was the Cello Pizzicato's.
At 8/2/13 07:58 PM, Elitistinen wrote: Just simple arps with little work effort. In fact most of your arps can be thrown together in short time.
Have you read the above....
This library will include much more, and the instruments will be MUCH more powerful.
At 8/2/13 03:55 PM, Blackhole12 wrote: In addition, the demo version is comprised almost entirely of loops, with very, very few usable samples that would be worth the money
I forgot to add, this is a demo version of some 'arps' out of the library, the library also includes Percussion Loops, FX and Percussive Kits and Instruments. It sounds like you think this is the demo of the whole library, if that is what you think, its not... Its just the arps.
At 8/2/13 03:55 PM, Blackhole12 wrote: It's hard to take this seriously because the website is terrible and obviously just thrown together. I'd suggest doing something about that. In addition, the demo version is comprised almost entirely of loops, with very, very few usable samples that would be worth the money. If you're going to convince people to buy this, you need a better demo, because right now it compares very unfavorable against free sample packs that usually consist of the same kinds of loops that are in the demo.
I have contacted a website designer a few days ago to make a half decent website better than the one I listed. That is being sorted.
'The demo version is comprised almost entirely of loops'.... That is what the arps in Cinematic Rhythms are, they a loops of sounds that I have created. NOTE that there are like 28 instruments in the demo version, the full version will consist around 100, (and in the full version, I am only using about 10 of the instruments in the demo.)
If you're going to convince people to buy this, you need a better demo - About that.... I understand about showing what it can achieve in a demo but I personally want to show what it can do in a trailer or some compositions before the release.
Thanks for the feedback though, I really appreciate it.
