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At 11/10/09 07:16 PM, Stupor wrote:

At 11/10/09 07:12 PM, Sealander wrote: amirite?

Youarewrong!

...Simply for the fact that Paragon is a girl, not a guy.

Dear lord, of all the days that I could have chosen to pop in here at 2:20 in the morning...

That's the sign put up by fate herself. It's lit in neon and says "GET THE F**K BACK INTO BED".

Imperium II
The first game I ever made a complete soundtrack for has finally been submitted to NG! I made a total of four songs for it, and another song I previously submitted was also used in it! I don't know if you noticed by the amount of exclamation marks, but it kicks ass!!! And stuff!!!

This is probably the second bigger project I ever worked on, and I can say it really feels good.

OK, I'll quit bragging now. Maybe. :3

Halloween
On a more pumpkin-related note, me and my friends have been planning to go to a Halloween party to the same place we go to every year, and we've realized that, being the cheap asses that we are, we always bring the same darn costumes. Every single year. Do any of you guys do something like this, or do you actually put some effort and money into it?

Games

At 10/25/09 09:05 PM, Mich wrote: I don't own any game consoles so you guys pwn me all lololol.

I don't actually own any either (did have a SNES when I was a kid), but I borrowed my friend's PS1 some time ago, and another friend gave me his PS2 for safekeeping since he isn't playing it anymore.

That darn thing cost me so much hours of sleep... and it still does. XD

Anyone in need of Halloween spooky ambiental stuff?

=Jack's Lantern=, by Hades Type: SongGenre: Ambient

Just posted two of a couple of loops I made for a movie a while ago. Both kinda medieval-ish and forest-like.

The happy, cheerful one:

=Crown of Leaves=, by Hades Type: LoopGenre: Video Game

The sneaky, gloomy one:

=Through Shadows and Fog=, by Hades Type: LoopGenre: Video Game

Fuggin' Hell
Isn't it only logical that as soon as I mysteriously re-appear on NG, my computer decides to divide HIMSELF with zero and simply collapses? Rage.

Anyways, will try to be on-line more often, yadda yadda yadda...

Also
I just remembered that I haven't told you guys: the game project I was making a soundtrack for (which I mentioned ages ago and am sure no-one remembers) should be out soon. It's a direct sequel to the really cool game Imperium by Belugerin Studios, and seeing the demo so far, it should be somewhere in the range of "Moderately Amusing" to "OMFG AI KANT STOPP TEH PLAYINGZ". So yeah, hopefully it'll be out soon.

Just remember that it would probably be a good idea to post about it in this thread, too.

It is nigh!

At 10/6/09 12:23 AM, jarrydn wrote: I love it when I get a knock on the door from the parcel post guy :D

I wouldn't piss that thing off, if I were you. Looks as though it might just take over the world should it feel like doing it.

Happy birthday to you!!!

...ginger.

Badly Shaved Babies. A still un-used, yet awesome band name.

Debts of the fleshy variety

At 10/2/09 03:40 PM, Chronamut wrote: lots of gayness - which reminds me you owe me pics :P

...

I'm gonna go hide in a closet now. (Pun intended)

Also, Chron, you'll probably be happy to see I finally dropped the PX9 female-account info switcheroo. Happy b-day. :3

Stuff

At 10/2/09 04:21 PM, MICHhimself wrote: Hades is back!

Back in black! Well, technically, back in a dirty-black-stained shade of gray with some white and yellow, but not that it really matters anyway.

More audio mods...

Oooh, golden shiny-ness! Who were the lucky buggers this time?

... even though it didn't seem to have helped, as there are awaiting audio approval and banned? threads spawning like crazy.

Ahhh... I'm finally home again.

Congrats on passing your exams!

Thanks man, it really feels good to be able to say I passed all of them, especially because two of those are widely known as being two of the five most fucked-up exams on the entire college, all courses included. And I passed them both! That makes me cool and a geek at the same time! Well, not so much a geek, 'cause I just got passing-grades. Nothing more. Still, I'm proud of myself. XD

Interesting fact
Infant members of the beaver species are called kittens. Fancy that.

Also, on an unrelated note
I've sorta been gone for like a month and a half due to a self-punishing act of not using the internet (as well as doing some other stuff), which was supposed to help me stay focused on my final exams. I guess it worked, 'cause I passed each and every one of the damn bastards.

Now that I'm back, could someone give me a fast rewind of the last month? Anything interesting I missed out on?

At 8/11/09 01:37 PM, sorohanro wrote: Well, you can't expect that people take this serious and "keep the flame on" if you post in this thread every third week... I really think that you should be more active if you want other people to be active too.
Lead by example ;)

Meh, didn't really see a point in posting more actively, seeing that there were practically no contestants at all. Not meaning to sound childish, but a contest without contestants doesn't exactly have a point.

Anyways: I thought it was a cool idea, the majority thought otherwise. Idea dropped.

Mods: lock please.

Beer
Link in sig. Give bump now.

Just a reminder to anyone who wanted to participate in any way (if there is such a person out there): the deadline is tomorrow, so get to work if you want to submit songs or be a judge!

At 8/8/09 12:45 PM, nubbinownz wrote: So it's like a Gift to you guys for my birfday :D

But... why didn't you give me that Batman action figure you wanted...?

FL

At 8/4/09 03:10 PM, LaForge wrote:

At 8/4/09 02:41 PM, B0UNC3 wrote: Oh em Gee, I'm starting to dislike fl 8 alot now. Read da blawg for info.

FL8 crashes on me every now and again (like once a week), but other than that it's stable. Must be your computer.

Damn, and there I was thinking it's my comp's fault. Meh, still, I doubt I'll change over to anything else. Not really swimming in cash and all that, so I'll just stick to FL for the time being.

To anyone wishing to avoid feeling down, I suggest skipping the remainder of this post.

R
Today, after a month of serious illness and constant visits to the vet, we had to put my pet, my friend of 11 years, to sleep. Writing that sentence took me about 15 minutes - I'm not generally a very emotional person, but this event has really struck a heavy blow to me and my family. She was always stubborn, as much as any cat ever could be, but I loved that chubby little furball. I've never even realized how much I did until this morning. Entering my house after coming back, I've found that I still expect her to come out behind the corner, looking at me as though nothing happened. Because I loved her with all my heart, and I cherish every second I spent with her.

Those among you who never had pets probably can't understand this, so I'll just address the ones that do: spend every spare moment you have showing your pets how much you care for them. I always have, and today it just doesn't feel as though it was enough. Every second that I haven't shown her my care now pains me. So please, cat owners, dog owners, iguana owners - I don't care: find your pets right this instant and give them a hug, a pet, anything. Because when you won't be able to do that anymore, you will regret it.

Goodbye, my friend. I hope that you moved on to something better. That's the only comfort I can give myself at the moment.

Sorry to anyone who is bothered by this post, I just had the need to say it, and writing is currently a bit easier than speaking the words out loud. I've only told my gf, and barely found the strength to finish my sentences properly.

Well, I doubt I'll be as useful as BFP's comment, but here goes: it's all about getting the feeling down: counting won't do it in the long run. The point is you have to embrace the fact that it has to feel natural. A good way to achieve this is this one: you imagine accentuating the 1st note and every third afterwards (as in: TA-ta-ta TA-ta-ta), and at first, if necessary, you DO actually count the notes. But after a while, you'll get comfortable with them, and it won't be a problem at all.

I hope this made any sense to you. :P

Too obvious

At 8/2/09 06:47 PM, Chronamut wrote: beatcha to it ;P

Would that mean that you came first?

LOLOLOLOL SO HUMOROUS

Also...
Not really in the mood for a lot of posting lately... I just fly over the conversation topics in the Lounge, and rarely find something my comment could add to. Meh.

When exporting, choose "Wrap remainder", and it will sync the ending to the beginning. Basically, there won't be a break, so it'll sound as a loop. If you composed it in such a way, of course.

At 8/2/09 03:19 PM, sorohanro wrote: Actually if you would look on the first page, you would see her post and tracks made for this contest.

Oh, just noticed those... My bad. :P

At 8/1/09 06:48 PM, gregaaron89 wrote: Oh wow I only noticed this contest today now that you bumped it. You could extend the deadline to get more people to join.

Well, I suppose that IS a solution...

Very well, people:
Deadline is EXTENDED until AUGUST 12nd

Anyone wishing to participate in the contest- post your entries here. The same counts for people who want to be judges for the contest!

At 8/2/09 03:26 AM, sorohanro wrote: 1- would be ok if I submit now some tracks (made for the game "The Insanity") that were finished before the deadline ?

Technically, no, as the original idea was making a new song from scratch, and then rearranging it. It would probably be best if we kept this purely on songs made for the contest.

2- my wife made a song that I was orchestrating and helped recording, is that considered in the contest her work or our work and I'm not allowed anymore to submit... ?

If you submit work that was originally composed by her and choose to enter it as her's, that would be OK, but she should also make the arrangement of the second version, otherwise it wouldn't exactly work out... Wasn't exactly expecting anything like this, but I guess it's OK. She doesn't happen to have a NG Account, does she? :P That would make it a lot easier.

One could say that this contest didn't go as planned...

Lookie, a new euphemism!

I've just had a similar problem: finished the song, sounds beautiful on my massive headphones. Switch it over to my mp3 - nothing's eq'd properly, not enough reverb, panning completely fucked up... I hate the goddamn fact that I have to use crap in order of getting near a sound that isn't crappy.

HAPPY B_DAY TODAY!

Also, get drunk or get lost. <3

At 7/28/09 04:47 AM, UndergroundOnly wrote: i did not break any rules

Did you:
-use any sections of songs not originally made by you?
-use any pre-made loops from programs such as GarageBand?
-submit anything that is unnecessarily painful to the ears?

Support and too short signatures
I encourage everyone to steal and proudly use this improperly sized sig picture. NOW.

At 7/26/09 04:43 PM, Joshy94 wrote: Is this ok? I can make changes if needed.

Very nice! Thanks, dude! I hope to be seeing a few more if these around the Audio Forum! ;D

Hey, I know it's slightly soon to post a reminder about the sig that I requested, but most of the ones requested after mine are already done, and the one I requested is pretty simple, so...

Anyways, I'd just like to add white letters (some really flashy ones, if possible) saying "For Mod '09" on the right of MICHhimself's banner (below) and have it turned into a sig.

Thanks!