Oct 27, 2006 09:11 pm I am downloading it right now. I'll have to check it tommorrow though as I'm beat for the night. I liked youir other piece though so I am sure I'll like this one.
I'll post back tommorrow then.
sharing a new tune.
Posted on Oct 27, 2006 07:16 pm
saithan
Member Since: Oct 20, 2006
The critique here is always helpful and constructive so I thought I share my second attempt.
This piece I wrote to be a Background ambient piece for a fantasy RPG video game that a few friends are currently working on.
I took a lot of mastering notes from the Har-bal mastering tutorial and tips gathered from the archives here.
either way I hope some of you like it. (or at least do not fall asleep.
warning! 5min piece
espritdecorps.byethost14.com/oasis-aikre-06.mp3
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Oct 27, 2006 09:11 pm I am downloading it right now. I'll have to check it tommorrow though as I'm beat for the night. I liked youir other piece though so I am sure I'll like this one.
I'll post back tommorrow then.
Oct 28, 2006 05:31 pm That is very good indeed. This one had some great movements in it as well. Very good choice of instruments as well. Nicely put together, and sounds well thought out.
May I ask what type of RPG it is?
I liked the constant string drone moving up and down throughout the piece.
I"ll have to listen again a bit more later. For now I just had a quick listen, I wanna give it a better listen later. But from first listen it sounds well done.
Oct 28, 2006 06:13 pm the RPG is The elder scrolls IV (oblivion) and III (Morrowind).
the group I'm with is creating mods and expansions that impliments the other parts of the elder scrolls world (Tamriel)into the playable environment.
Great game and wonderfull Lore and plot. most the elder scrolls official music is by jeremy soule. his home page: 65.61.32.89/
(popular in the film and game (WoW, Guild Wars, Elder scrolls, dungeon seige etc) industry for ambient classical.)
Normally my position is as a concept artist but I love writing music so I decided to try and submit a music piece, and this was the result.
Oct 28, 2006 06:23 pm I should have guessed Elder Scroll's. It had a bit of that kind of feel.
I am familier with Jeremys work indeed. And as well with WoW and Guild Wars. My youngest son is completely into Guild Wars now rather then Warcraft, but he does still play Warcraft. I also liekd Jeremys work with a couple of the Unreal games as well.
Oct 28, 2006 06:29 pm at age 40, I'm still a guild wars fan as well as a gamer(when time allows). I like the elder scrolls for the epic story lines.
Jeremy soule's work is what prompted me to get some good instruments and try using midi.
Oct 28, 2006 07:45 pm Well I'm almost 50 and was around when midi first came onto the scene. I thought it was the greatest thing, even though in the begining it wasnt nearly what it is now. But it allowed me to connect multiple synths together for live performance and switch patches on the fly. And back then that was a big thing. Then in the studio it allowed the programming and midi sequancing and the rest is history. Now I control almost everything in here with midi, at leasat the hardware I have left. Most synths have since been replaced with software versions and only a few remain. But I still use it for automating rack effects and other outboard bits of hardware.
I've been involved in sampling and sound design. Soundtracks, game sound tracks, ambient tracks and atmospheres and the like for over 20 of the 40 years I've been doing music. And I as well fell into alot of what I do by the influances other artists have had on me. And eventually I'm sure my music will have influanced someone else as I am sure yours will too.
I liked the soft inflections of the brass sounds. Very subtle, but still had the somewhat synthetic sound to them. I also liked the very slight use of some percusive instruments as well. The sudden stop around the 4:00 marks was interesting as well. Made me think a change was coming, but the music picked right back up.
Did you try to stay in the scale of the instruments or did you play some of them higher then the normal scale they would be? There were a couple spots that sounded like a wind instrument played out of its normal register. I didn't peg exactly were it was, but it was only slight notice of that. Otherwise, I loved the entire piece it does fit the bill for what you are writing for.
Oct 28, 2006 08:17 pm the motu samples only run in thier sampled range by default. I have not yet learned to get them beyond the range of the library samples.
the combination of the "All strings ensamble" and "celli esamble" and solo oboe (at just below half velocity) blend together to create an almost synth air sound. this was that brass sound. I really didn't like the abruptness of the brass sounds in motu(not for that piece), so i didn't add any.
also the flute ensample for the first movment were played lower than normal velosity while playing on the lowest register that they can play. while normally many people might use bass flute or contra. this gave it a breathy sound.
I used the standard flute ensamble.
(the person in our group handling music complained that front solo instruments should not be overly recognizable for a fantasy ot of earth.:-/ ) Not to mention that Motu is in no way perfect. it is just good or great for the price. and the fact that I'm a noob with this as well as mastering the sound.
though I been playing guitar for all my life. This is only my third week ever messing with midi of anything involving a keybaord. so I'm still learning the abilities of the technology as well as the instruments.
symphonics is a lot of fun so far. I came from classic rock moved to thrash then settled on classical guitar, but never wrote beyond the basic rythym, lead, bassline or solo type writing. the use of midi has really opened a new world where harmonies upon harmonies can be combined for so many types of feelings. so again I'm once again a Newbie which might explain the overly simplistics of my music so far. over time I'll understand more about symphonics.
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