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Giant Hamster · member Member # Joined: 22 Oct 1999 Posts: 1782

They're On The Roof...(the mp3 is inside this folder.)

Hey y'all. This song isn't quite finished yet, but It's progressing fast.

I want to share it with you though, because feedback helps me work faster...and I need the support and criticism right now.

my productivity level had hit a huge low in the past few months for a few reasons: My g/f and I broke up the other day and I had been working full time on music for other people the past few months. Mixing work and play can sometimes destroy your drive aswell as splitting your time/attention/etc between yourself and someone else can too.

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. =)

Lunatique · Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2002 3:01 am

How did you do the trilling for the strings?

The arrangement/timing gets a bit messy towards the end. I think you can either take the 16th note violins out, or make them more prominant so they stick to the overall timing more.

Giant Hamster · member Member # Joined: 22 Oct 1999 Posts: 1782

Hey, Lunatique.

the Tremellos on the strings are just strings with tremello on them. =) No secret trick or anything.

Yeah, I understand about those 16 note violins. I'm just gonna try making them seem more patterend to fix that problem. Maybe it will work. *shrug*

Here's another update on the song:

They're On the Roof...

[Shizo] · member Member # Joined: 22 Oct 1999 Posts: 3938

HEhe great eery song. Tremolos are great, especially in disco hehe.
I think the instrument at 1:02 in left channel is poopy (sounds like lo-tech synth).

By the way, why didn't you reply to my mail and nice VST instruments that i sent you? Disrespect :0

Giant Hamster · member Member # Joined: 22 Oct 1999 Posts: 1782

Yo, Bum:

1. Heh, as lo-tech synth it may sound, that's just what it happens to sound like. =P Can't really change it from being what it is...but I'll see if I can make it seem less, 'Lo-tech' or replace it with a similar instrument that's better.

2. Yeah, Thanks for the vsts, they were ok. =) I always love playing with new stuff though. The Wasp is the same as the OzO A in Buzz but the Slayer sounds pretty good...I'll stick to just recording a real guitar though for now.

[Shizo] · member Member # Joined: 22 Oct 1999 Posts: 3938

Forget what i just said. I appologize for being a dirty stinkin' bum, it didn't really sound as poopy as i said. You can fix it up with some glue.. Anyways i didnt hear any guitar sounds in your sings yet. Whore.

[ August 13, 2002: Message edited by: [Shizo] ]

Giant Hamster · member Member # Joined: 22 Oct 1999 Posts: 1782

Shizzy: Heh, tis alright. About the guitars: You'll hear some in a bit once I share them. I have about 4 new songs with guitar.

v1510nAry · Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2002 5:30 am

This piece is quite decent, sorry good.

I'm really feeling the engimatic atmosphere.

You got the tremolos on violins going,
your using a nice scale as well (wish i knew what it was).
Your really using the horns to your full advantage nice cresendos and decresendos

But i'm just waiting for it to pick up tempo.

Only thing I can recommend is to listening to the main theme of men in black 1, the composer has the same idea as you I think, altho he does pick up the pace.

[Shizo] · member Member # Joined: 22 Oct 1999 Posts: 3938

Oh wait wait, did it have any hiphop beat in it?! If it didn't you should add, cause that previous classic song that had beat added was pretty good heh heh.

Giant Hamster · member Member # Joined: 22 Oct 1999 Posts: 1782

Shizo: 6 steps ahead of you, my man. I had already uploaded a small Downtempo Mix teaser that I quickly 'shat out' in ACID.

Visionary: Yeah, I've heard the song you're speaking of and enjoy Danny Elfman's work very much. There are a few similarities, I guess...and the song is still unfinished, so I will take your comment into mind as I extend the song. psyk0-speed evil.

[ August 14, 2002: Message edited by: Giant Hamster ]

[Shizo] · member Member # Joined: 22 Oct 1999 Posts: 3938

HEhe excellent. ACID user :0
I think the "Santa's bells" gotta be much quieter tho, or "cut".

Giant Hamster · member Member # Joined: 22 Oct 1999 Posts: 1782

Yeah, you're the second person to bring that up. =)

Ben: "Dude, It sounds like Fuckin' Christmas."

[Shizo] · member Member # Joined: 22 Oct 1999 Posts: 3938

LOL Ever hear FDA - Santa The Dogg?

Kinda like that. ANd by cut i meant remove heights so it sounds subtle.

Giant Hamster · member Member # Joined: 22 Oct 1999 Posts: 1782

Fuck dat azz

[Shizo] · member Member # Joined: 22 Oct 1999 Posts: 3938

Hehehe, what he said.

Giant Hamster · member Member # Joined: 22 Oct 1999 Posts: 1782

Ohyeah, Shizzy: By the way; at the moment this guy is letting me borrow his Korg Triton LE.(and if he doesn't pay for it then his girl is gonna sell it to me for cheap, woot!)

So if there are any sounds off of it that you know of and want, i'll sample them for you.

[Shizo] · member Member # Joined: 22 Oct 1999 Posts: 3938

OMG you would do that for me?!! Weeeee!
I really dont know anything about Triton though, other than that it's very expensive and that it makes those little Korean pop sounds that Lunatique really adores heheh.
But if it has nice prodigy/hiphop-like drum sounds (like a whole kit without Toms) then i'd like that

I really dont know what else it has.

Lunatique · Posted: Thu Aug 15, 2002 8:58 pm

Haha. I'm a Korg Triton LE user!! It's sitting here collecting dust because I'm too busy doing 3D stuff. . ..

I'll need to composed the score for my short film though, so I'll get to use it eventually. . ..

Giant Hamster · member Member # Joined: 22 Oct 1999 Posts: 1782

aaaight, yeah, it's got a couple hiphop kits, etc.

get the hell on AIM or MSN, some day fool. those are the only ways I talk real time.

[Shizo] · member Member # Joined: 22 Oct 1999 Posts: 3938

bah alright. Good thing i got Trillian hehe. Shizo2000 on AIM