Charas-Project
Off-Topic => Creative arts => Topic started by: Uberpwn_w00t on April 25, 2009, 08:46:57 PM
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A thread where I post all music written, composed, and played by me, or any band I am in at the time.
ARCHIVES:
2009
25 April - Wqegr (http://www.box.net/shared/m8dimlcjie)
31 May - Call of the Whaleman (http://www.box.net/shared/qmhghsvgm7)
5 June - Isotropic (http://www.box.net/shared/3gqrpigg6a)
5 June - Chiapas (http://www.box.net/shared/us9hm0zp7k)
5 June - Danglefoot (http://www.box.net/shared/cm0036aivt)
6 June - Nebular (http://www.box.net/shared/tjzhxryotq)
6 June - Soundscaping (http://www.box.net/shared/n6l93qse3q)
6 June - Eleven Times Over (http://www.box.net/shared/e3o1v0q1l1)
30 August - Puppy Journey to the South (http://www.box.net/shared/gg7v37ktg6)
7 October - Untitled (Demo) (http://www.box.net/shared/chkr8tvu9u)
12 October - Ale's Song (Base) (http://www.box.net/shared/7e843yiy0m)
NEW:
30 November 2009 - Ale's Song (Demo 1) (http://www.box.net/shared/oesalu0np1)
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Dude, amazing. This is fantastic.
Add it to Soundgasm.
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Pretty good. You need to add a little vibrato to your leads to keep the feedback down, it sounds a little scratchy sometimes. One bar of your tapping (was it?) is off-key. Those are my only criticisms. Everything else is good. I really like the section starting at 1:16, especially that keyboard melody.
Would you mind if I asked how you did your drums?
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MINOR BUMP
Sorry for taking so long to reply to this, I forgot I had posted it.
Thank you for your praise/criticisms, both are equally appreciated.
Pretty good. You need to add a little vibrato to your leads to keep the feedback down, it sounds a little scratchy sometimes. One bar of your tapping (was it?) is off-key. Those are my only criticisms. Everything else is good. I really like the section starting at 1:16, especially that keyboard melody.
Would you mind if I asked how you did your drums?
I did everything but the guitars in GarageBand. (Don't worry, I didn't use loops or samples. Assembled everything myself.)
Also, about the scratchy feedback thing. I didn't have any kind of input cable for recording, so all the guitars were recorded by just putting my amp near the computer's built-in microphone, and playing. Once I get my guitar fixed, I'll probably get a cable for recording. They're only 7 dollars.
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Direct Input is usually better provided you can fiddle with the settings and make the guitar sound how you want it to. Computer microphones are godawful.
I really need to find something that works for drums.
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Other than proper recording equipment?
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There's always Fruity Loops...
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Rather than starting a new topic.
Call of the Whaleman (http://www.box.net/shared/qmhghsvgm7)
Still working on this. So, if you have any criticisms. ...You know.
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Too digital. Like ones and zeroes.
Yeah, I need to make references to more well-known things. It's nice, but it does have too much of a midi-quality sound on what I assume is supposed to be an orchestra. It's also a tad repetitive, and there's a bit too much focus on the piano for my tastes. It's great for adding a sense of tension and emotion, but it needs more work from the rest of the rock instruments to be truly great. I'm more-or-less saying that it needs a guitar solo and a less ringy (fake words ftw) orchestra.
Someone needs to work on vocal parts for these songs, though. Even a little bit of vocals can help these songs out a bunch.
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Eh... I'm a little against random singing in music. Though a kind of choir thing could work. That'd be epic.
Thinking about it, it's pretty good, but needs more instruments. And maybe some choir. Heck, I think it'd be appropriate for this kind of song.
Edit: Some male choir "Aaaaah" comes in later I see now. Maybe something of a more female vocal though in places.
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I don't mean random singing, I meant perhaps something to emphasize the mood. A story of some sort would rule.
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Huh? Now your wanting him to generate a story for a rather wildcard (meaning it fits several occasions) song?
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You're really not reading my meaning very well...
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Too digital. Like ones and zeroes.
i cant agree more.
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There's not much to read. Quite a bit of sarcasm. XD But I do agree that it needs some vocals and other instruments to be more orchestral. Otherwise, as a sound critic I do feel engaged by this piece, I get a definate feeling and situational image. But it feels a bit empty in places where a female choir and another instrument or two would serve to make it more distinctive. And thus more epic.
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You have no idea how much I wish I could have put more guitar in it. But for now it's going to have to wait, since my guitar is dead.
Also, I am fully aware of how cheesy the virtual instruments sound. It's the best I can do though, until I get Pro Logic or something.
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I dunno, I rather like the idea behind the beat. And I'm VERY picky.
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I sat down and recorded 6 songs one day when I was bored. These are the ones I think came out the best.
Isotropic (http://www.box.net/shared/3gqrpigg6a)
Chiapas (http://www.box.net/shared/us9hm0zp7k)
Danglefoot (http://www.box.net/shared/cm0036aivt)
If you're interested in hearing the rest, I'll post them.
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Hm... your strings sound a bit loose. Sounds like your trying to do something folksy. Not really my thing. The last one I'm not sure on. There is a lot of "twang". Makes it sound folksy too.
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I wasn't really trying for anything in particular, but I see what you're saying. I didn't have access to a working electric guitar when I recorded those either, so my acoustic was the only thing I could use.
But yeah, I hear the folksiness. Which is apparently a word.
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Isotropic sounds a bit chaotic and disharmonious. It has a few good things working for it, but the overall execution is flawed. Chiapas has issues with the parts all being properly in time, but there's a lot of quality found within the walls of this tune. Definitely my favorite of this batch. Danglefoot has an excellent chill factor to it. This is something any good progressive band needs. I like it quite a bit, but it lacks a little bit of flare. Just a little something to really make it stand out can push it from a good track into a great track.
And yes, I want the other tracks. Why wouldn't I?
Also, raws of them would be appreciated. I want to see how I can mix them for massive damage.
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Nebular (http://www.box.net/shared/tjzhxryotq)
Soundscaping (http://www.box.net/shared/n6l93qse3q)
Eleven Times Over (http://www.box.net/shared/e3o1v0q1l1)
There are the rest.
Also, what do you mean by raws? The recorded parts individually, or something?
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Yes.
Nebular has a very awesome, eerie quality to it. Reminds me of Mastodon quite a bit. Soundscaping has a repetitive sound that makes it good for, say, background music in some other form of entertainment media, but lacks strong enough features to really stand on its own as a quality song. Don't get me wrong, I like it quite a bit, but it's like it takes off from the airport, circles the runway for a couple of hours, and lands. In other words, it gets off the ground, but it doesn't really go anywhere. Eleven Times Over really defines improvisation, but in a bit of a bad way. There's a lot of sound that really doesn't mesh together well, but individually, each part brings something interesting to the table.
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Like I said, those were the ones I wasn't as happy with.
I'll upload the raws tomorrow when I'm not lazy.
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Yeah, I understood that you weren't happy with them, but I wanted to hear them anyways. I think they just need a little bit of work and quality mixing, and they can be good stuff.
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wqegr sounds like Metallica meets Pink Floyd. I could hear vocals though in it. Like an actual singer. When the instruments stop and such it would be cool to have a nice singer come in and just do some words... I dunno though...
The piano parts in the whaleman are awesome, and those swooshy-sounds sound like Muse (awesome).
Isotropic just doesn't sound like it's one song. It sounds like 2 different songs being played on top of each other. Meaning the Rhythm and Lead don't sound right together...
Right away Chiapas is a cool riff, a lot of fun. There are some timing issues and such. Again, I think vocals would add a LOT to this song.
Nebular is a cool creepy riff as Archem said, but it reminds me a bit more of Slayer (think seasons in the abyss or south of heaven)
Soundscape started really cool... then became unlistenably off-key
Danglefoot is just repetitive. A nice sound, but it just becomes bland quickly...
Eleven times over... I just couldn't get into it. It sounds disjointed, and disconnected. Also, it just has nothing that grabbed my attention really...
Overall, they're mostly not bad. You're an excellent guitarist (better than I am) but I think a lot of them would benefit from having a vocalist.
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When the instruments stop and such it would be cool to have a nice singer come in and just do some words... I dunno though...
Might be a really BAD idea. More often than not does a singer with a terrible voice ruin a song. So the singer has to be at least fairly good, and if he tones out, it's ruined.
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Well, yea, I'm talking about a good singer here, not a shitty one.
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Well, good singers are very rare.
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That's also true, depending on perspective.
But I'm also not really a fan of instrumental music, so I'm probably a bit biased.
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I prefer non-singing and favor the heart of the song more, than a few words spread about. Don't get me wrong though, there are some good ones and I'm not really biased. But I've seen what random lyrics can do to a song.
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Puppy Journey to the South (http://www.box.net/shared/gg7v37ktg6)
So uh. Yesterday I had a couple of friends over. A guitarist and a bassist. We jammed for a bit. And we ended up recording this.
I'm not even gonna be modest here, it's pretty win.
It's a rough-ish demo, and it's about one third of the song. Enjoy. And of course, praise and criticism are encouraged.
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Agreed.
Agreed.
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Yeah, lots of win in here. I don't think it really needs lyrics, but more length leads to more awesome.
Hint hint.
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It's a rough-ish demo, and it's about one third of the song. Enjoy. And of course, praise and criticism are encouraged.
So yeah. It's gonna be longer. We have other parts written, they just haven't been recorded yet.
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I read. Jus' sayin'.
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Untitled (Demo) (http://www.box.net/index.php?rm=box_v2_mp3_player_shared&shared_name=chkr8tvu9u&node=f_340995580&single_file=1)
Very rough demo, and just a tiny, tiny part of the song. My part actually isn't in this recording, but it's still my band, so it counts.
Enjoy, and, as always, praise/criticism appreciated.
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Rough as all hell, yes, but it's mighty awesome. I love you to death for this stuff.
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Ale's Song (Base) (http://www.box.net/shared/7e843yiy0m)
So, this is a base* I created for a song I wrote. Title is temporary, obviously.
*Base meaning entirely played by virtual instruments. This is so that when we do studio recordings (everybody recording on seperate tracks, one at a time), everybody has the guidance of every other part. Without a base, a rhythm guitarist may have to record without a drum track to follow, or a lead guitarist without a rhythm guitar track to follow, etc.
Aside from being the first base like this I have done, this has also been an experiment with using GarageBand as a medium for writing music. I'd say it worked out pretty well. Two birds with one stone!
As usual, praise/criticism appreciated.
EDIT: Also, I updated the front page.
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Really dig it. Can't wait to hear the final version. Honestly, this is the best thing you've shared with us thus far.
The lead guitar about 1/3 of the way in is a little boring, though. "Ascend, descend, repeat" is not a good thing. Don't know the time, since I'm listening out of the Box player.
The drum solo sounds like it will be sweet as hell.
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Pretty sweet. I especially like the syncopation :)
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Ale's Song (Demo 1) (http://www.box.net/shared/oesalu0np1)
Used the virtual drums and bass from the base, and recorded real guitar parts.
It's got a few additions and subtractions. A couple of solos. Enjoy.
Praise, criticism, you know the drill.
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I liked it. Not what I usually listen to, but it sounded pretty awesome to me. The drums at the beginning were a little weird, but it quickly was... not? I don't know what I was trying to say. Oh hum. Good job.
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Drum fill during the transition near the end felt a little unnatural... but other than that I like it. The one riff in the beginning reminds me of Dream Theater.
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Sounds more Scale the Summit to me.
Very awesome, by the way.
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Scale the Summit is awesome. I started learning The Great Plains the other day. Just have to get down the ending tapping section.
And of course, Dream Theater is cool.
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Yes, this'll do nicely...muahahaha.
*downloads and adds to library*
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I see it's been two years now. I still make music sometimes.
I was writing this riff in the tablature program I use, and on a whim I put it through a chiptune sound library. I thought it sounded kind of neat.
Enjoy. (http://www.box.net/shared/h06m7s7btmsbicnq0ns3)
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Please, stay. You're one of my favorite Charasians.
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I've been lurking, dearests.
Archem, I think I still have you added on Steam. One of these days we should have e-secks. Or like, play games or whatever.
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Either one is fine.
Also, before you lurk too much more, go contribute to TEXTVENTURE (http://www.charas-project.net/forum/index.php?topic=27561.0). Not enough people are playing, and it makes me sad.
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I'm in a band. We're having practices (:o), and I've been busy recording and mixing material (:o) for several weeks now. I decided this was a good time to put us on the internet. There is already enough material for a full release, but I'm not on any schedule, so I'm pushing for maximum quantity and quality. We have one song up, with more "teasers" on the way, leading up to an album (hopefully) very soon!
Go check us out, and show your friends. Or I'll ****ing kill you. But only because I love you. And I want the best for you. And that probably starts with being alive. So don't make me do that.
Aardfish on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/aardfishband) - Nudes sent to email upon liking page (!)
Aardfish on Bandcamp (http://aardfish.bandcamp.com/) - Download our ****! For free!
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You're back! And you brought tunes! **** yeah!
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Got a new track up tonight!
Listen to Ultimate Parfait (http://aardfish.bandcamp.com/track/ultimate-parfait) on bandcamp!
And Like our page (http://www.facebook.com/aardfishband) for christ's sake!
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New track up: Isochronisms (http://aardfish.bandcamp.com/track/isochronisms)
My mixing and mastering is getting way better, so this sounds pretty tops. Plus it has a kinda rad solo in it. And an "I could bone to this" jazzy outro.
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Oh damn, I very approve! Keep it up, man.
Now, to practice my dinky guitar parts with hopes of capturing something good...
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Yeah that's some good guitar right there.