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Byte-Mixer
Member Since: Dec 04, 2007

I posted some comments on the song as to the reason it's not as polished as most my other work.

www.thesixtyone.com/jbot/...ree+Play/73750/

This is an older solo-piano piece that I constructed as one of my infamous attempts at fantasy/formless music. Basically, take an idea and run with it.

Now, this one has a bit of history and more frustration on my part than is probably healthy. I was originally planning on cleaning this piece up to churn out some sheet music because I felt it was one of my better works. Problem is, while actually recording it, basically the midi data went a bit crazy. So about 75% of the midi data are a "hung" wall of midi note data. (thank god it was a piano piece) I have a feeling it must have been because I was using a sustain pedal, and it must have just totally hated it or something. I've never had the problem occur on any of my other music, so maybe it's a scenario of "God is having fun with me" or something.

I have tried all manner of selecting/scaling note lengths, adjusting, etc. etc. and I think I finally just gave up, and I'm accepting it for what it is. A decent idea with a mediocre performance. (Hey, I never claimed to be a concert pianist though hah!)

I did some quick edits, and layerd the mda piano with 4front piano module to try to get a good full sound, and I'm happy with it for the most part. I just wish I could go back and fix the niggling errors that drive me batshit crazy.

Anyway, I'm done with it, and it is what it is. Maybe someday I'll find the patience to go through, note by note, and clean it up, but that task in and of itself would be monumental. Still....it's gained at least 1 heart over on t61 since I posted it and started writing this up, so...yay!

EDIT: (Oh, and I also uploaded another CoP snippet here on HRC. I really need to get on the ball and finish that damn thing)

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Czar of Midi
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Since: Apr 04, 2002

Oct 29, 2009 05:48 pm

I'll have to try and catch this later tonight. Been a busy few days as usual.

Czar of Midi
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Since: Apr 04, 2002

Oct 29, 2009 09:10 pm

cool. I'm not so sure I hear all the bits and bobs your beefing about in there. I thought it was pretty cool the way it just meandered here and there. And if there were mistakes this type of piece makes for them to go un-noticed for the most part. Pretty cool though.

Byte-Mixer
Member
Since: Dec 04, 2007

Oct 30, 2009 12:43 am

Yeah, I'm pretty fond of it myself for the most part. And for all the beefing, the main thing was the "stuck" midi notes which trail on to the end of the song. They're not audible because it's a piano, but if it were say strings, it would just be a cacophony of sound.

As for the actual performance and my playing ability, I just tend to be self-critical hehe. And you're right, this style of music does a pretty good job of covering up any performance mistakes. Really there's only a few spots that are painfully obvious (well to me at least) =]

Glad you liked it!

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