A little tip for music makers

[greenday-punk]

hey everyone,
have you noticed how complicated it is to get good videogame style music from music creating programs. Have you ever wondered if there is a program to make good music? well wish no longer, get guitar pro 5 or 4. Its pretty cheap and guitar pro 5 has a RSE (realistic sound engine). What you simply do is compose a piece of music that sounds video game styled. and File > Export it as a Midi file. It now sounds like a mono/poly ringtone. Perfect for mario style sprite animations or other game based animations.

[Chronamut]

...or you could just LEARN how to use fl studio and make tons of video game music like I did - but really.. thats your choice, oh yes..

[Tome89]

At 2/27/06 09:10 AM, Chronamut wrote: ...or you could just LEARN how to use fl studio and make tons of video game music like I did - but really.. thats your choice, oh yes..

word.

[Crazy-Pigeon]

I dont use Guitar 5 or something. I dont want to make it easy. Its a challenge to make it though :)

[jarrydn]

Wow. Good on you. You have devised a way of making otherwise useful MIDI files sound crap.

Would you like a medal? ;)

[Khuskan]

I don't tend to take advice from people that have the words 'greenday' and 'punk' in their name.

[LunarSun]

Yeah... you want it to sound like a poly ringtone? That's NOT GOOD. But thanks for the heads up on another music program.

[MrDeepshadow]

Well, Guitar Pro wasn't intended for making music. It's a tablature program. However, there are programs, and even real instruments, solely for making music. I recommend trying them out.

[Rythim-Man]

I just wanted to add Anvil Studios and Finale Notepad to the list. Erm, they're not the best but it all depends on what kinda music you are making and how you prefer to make them. To tell you the truth, I don't even use my Anvil Studios anymore.

Ah yes, they might not be the best, BUT THEY'RE FREE.

[Seasons]

At 2/27/06 12:08 PM, Khuskan wrote: I don't tend to take advice from people that have the words 'greenday' and 'punk' in their name.

Word.

[Khuskan]

At 3/1/06 05:28 AM, MrDeepshadow wrote: there are programs, and even [b]real instruments[/b], solely for making music. I recommend trying them out.

That made me laugh. It's now my sole objective to find an instrument that ISN'T solely for making music.

[DekapitatoR]

Guitar pro is for guitar learning and song writing. Not actually for electric music makin nice try but...

[jarrydn]

Just because a piece of software is designed for one thing, doesn't mean you can't use it for another (no matter how hard the results may suck).

Same thing applies to hardware...there are so many chiptune artists who use NES and Gameboy systems as the basis for their music.

[Denvish]

At 3/2/06 02:53 AM, Khuskan wrote: That made me laugh. It's now my sole objective to find an instrument that ISN'T solely for making music.

Allow me to assist

[LunarSun]

At 3/2/06 10:18 AM, Denvish wrote:

At 3/2/06 02:53 AM, Khuskan wrote: That made me laugh. It's now my sole objective to find an instrument that ISN'T solely for making music.

Allow me to assist

Hehehehe... Nice.

[greenday-punk]

At 3/2/06 05:20 AM, jarrydn wrote: Just because a piece of software is designed for one thing, doesn't mean you can't use it for another (no matter how hard the results may suck).

Same thing applies to hardware...there are so many chiptune artists who use NES and Gameboy systems as the basis for their music.

Yer, u get my drift, i always experiment with programs and if the result is crap i loose none, has anyone herd mario being played on guitar, now sum1 try and tell me that that would sound good on a sprite animation.

[Khuskan]

At 3/2/06 10:18 AM, Denvish wrote:

At 3/2/06 02:53 AM, Khuskan wrote: That made me laugh. It's now my sole objective to find an instrument that ISN'T solely for making music.

Allow me to assist

Did you go on a mission to proove me wrong? Nicely done.

[Chronamut]

dude u dont have to go on a MISSION to prove you wrong..

hahaha...

[PERVOK]

At 3/2/06 10:18 AM, Denvish wrote:

At 3/2/06 02:53 AM, Khuskan wrote: That made me laugh. It's now my sole objective to find an instrument that ISN'T solely for making music.

Allow me to assist

I never saw that coming.

[Chronamut]

what the hell IS that thing neways - what does it do? It is just a space thingie?

[Khuskan]

At 3/2/06 04:15 PM, Chronamut wrote: dude u dont have to go on a MISSION to prove you wrong..

hahaha...

... I hate you.

[Denvish]

At 3/2/06 04:21 PM, Chronamut wrote: what the hell IS that thing neways

I have no idea, but it's got a great name and includes lots of scientific mumbo-jumbo in the write-up, so it MUST be good

[Chronamut]

At 3/2/06 06:22 PM, Denvish wrote:

At 3/2/06 04:21 PM, Chronamut wrote: what the hell IS that thing neways

I have no idea, but it's got a great name and includes lots of scientific mumbo-jumbo in the write-up, so it MUST be good

so.. If i name anything with a really cool name and include lots of scientific mumbo jumbo.. does that automatically make it cool? Is that an automatic recipe for coolness?I'll have to remember that..

It kinda looks like a futuristic outhouse..

[jarrydn]

At 3/2/06 02:53 AM, Khuskan wrote:

At 3/1/06 05:28 AM, MrDeepshadow wrote: there are programs, and even [b]real instruments[/b], solely for making music. I recommend trying them out.

That made me laugh. It's now my sole objective to find an instrument that ISN'T solely for making music.

And one more ;)

http://www.synthmuse..sio/casvltone01.html

(if you can't be bothered reading, it's basically a mini analog synth with a calculator attached. Apparently it was designed for corporate dudes who got bored at work and wanted to play some music :P. I have one and it's the best $10 I ever spent :P)