Amazing i love how it is so miniature yet it packs a punch.!
Reviews for "The Festival"
I love the song! Just one suggestion: instead of having a single loud clap, make it sound like a synchronized clap from a crowd of people. That would give the song a more festival-like mood.
Step responds:
Hm, you know that actually isn't a clap (although it sounds a lot like one). It's a clap-like sound made by the daiko drum I used, and that particular patch I used only had that sample which sounded like it did. However, I coincidentally used your idea in another song of mine (which I won't make public for a long time) since that one DID have a clap, and I synchronised like 8 claps together. Each time the claps were played I'd shift their time around slightly so it felt more human too.
In hindsight, I could've layered a few claps of my own on the drums so thanks for the tip! I'm glad you liked the song.
Wow, I really loved it especially the intro, it reminded me my favourite game OST, Mount and Blade!! How did you manage to create it, is it all program made or do you have a set of intruments for an orchestra in your garage? I hope i will be able to create a piece like yours, keep making the awesome mate!!
Step responds:
Thank you! I can't quite afford an orchestra haha. Like most other people, my tracks here on NG are all made with a computer program. I personally use one of the most popular ones, FL Studio, and I love it!
Thanks again for the review. You should start making music, it's a great hobby!
nice song
looks like it is Piano music
keep up the awesome work
Food123
it rocks
peace
Step responds:
thanks
glad you liked it
Step
thanks
Dang I love the last bits. It alternates between this energetic/sneaky music and flat-out triumphant. This is fabulous. Mixing is really well done too. I love those boomy hits that I assume are coming from Stormdrum, and they fit in the mix really well. There is a lot of excellent detail work on the percussion - the tambourines, the claps etc all fit together really well. I really like the thing at 1:55 (what is it?) - it's a classic grassland sound.
One thing I noticed is that there's not a lot happening in the bass, besides those hits. An idea that you might be interested in is to toss in a bass guitar to play something funky down in the low end. Yasunori Mitsuda, my favorite vg music composer ever, used this all the time (check out "Dream of the Shore Near Another World" if you haven't heard it before). I'm not sure it would work in this piece because it's so big and spacious, but it might be a fun idea for the future.
Spectacular melodies. Really nice work!
Step responds:
Oh wow thanks for the detailed review!
"Dang I love the last bits."
That's great to hear. A friend of mine didn't like them very much so I keep thinking there's something wrong with them haha. To each his own.
"It alternates between this energetic/sneaky music and flat-out triumphant."
And don't forget majestic and pretty at the beginning :3.
"This is fabulous. Mixing is really well done too. I love those boomy hits that I assume are coming from Stormdrum, and they fit in the mix really well."
Thank you! Those are indeed from Stormdrum 2. That particular boomy drum is called the daiko. I just love that bassy hit and I even EQ'd it to give it even more boom, because seriously who the hell doesn't like boom.
"There is a lot of excellent detail work on the percussion - the tambourines, the claps etc all fit together really well."
Thanks, I always try to put that little extra effort into the percussion!
"I really like the thing at 1:55 (what is it?) - it's a classic grassland sound."
That is a guiro! Only recently did I decide that I like guiros after hearing this: http://goo.gl/pbjnzv
"One thing I noticed is that there's not a lot happening in the bass, besides those hits. An idea that you might be interested in is to toss in a bass guitar to play something funky down in the low end. Yasunori Mitsuda, my favorite vg music composer ever, used this all the time (check out "Dream of the Shore Near Another World" if you haven't heard it before). I'm not sure it would work in this piece because it's so big and spacious, but it might be a fun idea for the future."
Good catch. As you said I actually tried to avoid putting in more bass instruments than the percussive hits, to keep things sounding roomy. That VG song is lovely though, and the bass really does fit! Definitely something to keep in mind.
"Spectacular melodies. Really nice work!"
Thank you for the great review. I was very uninspired when making this (hence my venting in the Audio Forum Lounge haha) so I'm glad I managed to finally get it done, and it's a relief to hear that it isn't as bad as I was expecting it to be.
Thanks again, you're awesome, etc.