Dren's Music/Mids

[drenrin2120]

I'd love to hear that! I don't think you'd be playing it live though. That'd be your whole set. XD

EDIT: And hey JP! Why don't you post anymore? Haven't seen you in a while.

[InsaneJP]

I've gotten really busy with my martial arts and work but i still work on my game here and there ive remade the whole thing but mostly i don't post about it anymore because when i do everyones games start lookin like mine haha

btw still see you have that same avatar lol looks preety sweet

[drenrin2120]

Yeahh, understandable. Though you gotta admit, the sprite sized battle charas were ingenious because you could keep the animation simple or make it as complex as you wanted or were skilled enough to do. It was a cure for the crappy RTP style ones. One I was more than happy to make the transition to.

But that's cool that you're still working on your game. I've been working on mine too, but haven't posted much. I mainly want to make progress before posting anything. And yeah, I'm too lazy to change the avatar. lol

[InsaneJP]

as long as you keep workin on your midis man! i wont be posting for awhile but ill send ya a link of something ive been workin on for my Bcharas and battle look in a PM

[drenrin2120]

Not a midi, but doesn't really fit in my other project either. So here's an experimental mp3.

MP3s
     The End of the World

[fruckert]

I like the (Take 2), even if it's not in the actual title.

I like the actual song, also.

EDIT: It's a bit mono, doesn't really have an actual climax, but that, if anything, adds to it.
It's a very calming piece.
It's something that I'd actually want to hear if the end of the world actually comes.
It fits the theme of the world falling apart, but doesn't seem to make a big deal out of it.

[drenrin2120]

That's kind of what I was going for. A feeling of awe and a tense situation but at the same time, helplessness, only able to watch as it all falls apart.

EDIT: Also, the (Take 2) part is just cuz that was the second time I'd mixed it down to mp3. The bass on the first one was kind of lame.

[drenrin2120]

Boss Theme in the works. Opinions?

Click!

EDIT: Okay, above boss theme has been updated. I meant to leave the old one up to compare it to the new one, but box.net replaced it with the new version. Oh well. Opinions people! I want a memorable boss theme for my game, is this it?

[drenrin2120]

and it's really the last one.

ADD6 - The Last of them All   -Time-   26:05   

I didn't do all the tempo changes, modulation, pitch and pan changes I would have liked because I don't have a program capable of doing that anymore  buuuuuut... it's fine. I made this, so I figured the one fan I have of these might wanna hear it. =P (here's looking at you, Fruck!) I'm considering recording all the ADD with better MIDI fonts and guitar and shtuff. (As for the guitar, recording what's humanly possible and less some). Then slap some fancy titles on em and zip em as an "album" of sorts. Maybe I will, most likely I won't. =D

To date, the ADD Saga is a total of 83 minutes and 11 seconds long.

And I don't care that 2 and 3 combined don't even beat the first one in length. Think of them as dwarf planets, but they shall retain their glorious title as not a fledgling, but a...! (I lost track of fancy words to fill up that sentence) ...songs.

<.<
>.>

Yeah!

[A Forgotten Legend]

Looks like you've been busy.  Haha, your thread seems so organized that it makes me want to do one again.

I'll try to listen to ADD if I get the chance.  Looks fun.

[fruckert]

I do believe it takes a phenomenal amount of talent to be able to hold a persons interest this long.
(been listenting for ~10 minutes, I'll edit again when it's done)

EDIT: There's a few "clang"'s that seem sour, but that may just be me.

EDIT2: It honestly seemed to kind of blend together near the end to me.
I did like it, it just kind of blurred.

[drenrin2120]

The "clangs" you hear are most likely purposefully. Notably, the one at the end with the accordion. I guess you could say it's "symbolic" of my frustration, if you want a stupid artistic reason for it.

Thanks for listening though! I'm surprised you listened to the whole thing. 0_o

[drenrin2120]

It's been a while since I shared any music. I'm asking now for a comparison. Here's an old battle theme.

Old Version

And the new, updated version.

Flashy! Shiny!

So, which one do you like better? What do you like/dislike/wish was in the new one?

[drenrin2120]

Because I haven't in a while. I don't know why I made a techno song, but it happened.

http://www.box.net/shared/9c3bk4aq3j

[Emerates]

The two have a big difference in instrumentation and styling, even if they both use the same basic theme.  I wouldn't say one is better than the other, but one would be more suited for one situation than another.  The original one, which I'm pretty sure was the main fight theme from AOA works well as you used it, and I would say that the revamped version would probably fit better as a sub-boss or some sort of side quest.

As for the techno song, I kind of love it.  It has that quirky chiptune-sound going on with the synth, and a kind of classic Sonic sound toward the end, which I would have capitalized on instead of cutting it short.  Maybe extend the song and reintroduce that theme or something, or just have it repeat a few times.  That part feels too short to me for some reason.

Hope that helps!