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Angelwish
Joined: 12/06/06
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New Songs: I Wish, Killing Field
Friday, December 8, 2006 at 10:51 AM
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I am new to "AS" so I want to introduce my 2 songs: I Wish and Killing Field for you.
Have a nice day
Angelwish
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Kylo
Joined: 02/16/05
Location: San Francisco
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RE: New Songs: I Wish, Killing Field
Friday, December 8, 2006 at 5:34 PM
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I liked "I wish" better than Killing Field mainly because it was a little more transitional. Also, the snare sound in Killing Field is too much of a midi sound for me. If it fluxuated in pitch a little bit and had some reverb or something; but I'd think you can't really help that because of the software you use to make your stuff.
Both of your compositions could be much more intricate if you had better software in my view- you sound like you're reaching for that anyway and what ever you're using right now is depriving your talents... I've got the same problem with my software Reason 2.5, it only goes so far with its own sound- always highly distinguishable among other artists I've listened to on AS.
But also, your percussion rythms are a tad slow, and you don't seem to change your rythms off of 8th notes too often in I Wish. Since I'm kind of a percussive oriented person I prefer 'lots' of changes, it makes me feel special. 
Killing Fields; the first thing that kind of made me not care for it was the sound of the snare- although you got the 5 stroke roll down well. But once again it didn't really progress or change. In I Wish, I did like your melody though, it was un-predictable and it gave a sense of playing an old NES game like Castle Vania...etc. I dunno.
You do make good stuff, I'd just bump it up in BPM and throw in some extra rudiments in order to liven the monosynths you've got. Sometimes the great thing about using a computer to make your music is that you can jump ahead of your own thoughts and "catch up" to your subcortical ideas that you want to compose-- Translation: (sorry) the software can pull the music right out of your mind when you hear certain sounds from a sound patch. Let the melody come from your sound effects, it will lead to great music. Might be something you've already known about and I'm just going blah blah blah because I can.
Hope I was of help, not a bash by all means.
Good luck to ya.
"Energizer bunny arrested- charged with battery."
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(((stereofect)))
Joined: 09/02/01
Location: Ontario, Canada
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RE: New Songs: I Wish, Killing Field
Saturday, December 9, 2006 at 11:03 PM
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Welcome to Artistserver!!
I agree with Kylo. I Wish is the better track. I like the bassline. It has a nice 80's feel/sound to it.
Killing Field could use a more militaristic (does that make sense?) drum roll rather than the one you've got in there. You know, a real marching roll?
Otherwise, good effort... nice tracks.
“Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage — to move in the opposite direction.” Albert Einstein
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Kylo
Joined: 02/16/05
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RE: New Songs: I Wish, Killing Field
Sunday, December 10, 2006 at 11:57 AM
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That "real march" role you speak of is called a 9-stroke. There are mainly three types:
The 5 stroke, which is an 'open stroke' roll; sounds like a machine gun, the 7 stroke roll, which sounds like a machine gun in a triplet form (faster roll) and the 9- which is basically a buzz sound.
Actually in my tune Transaudience right at 2:40 I have a 5 stroke, then a 7 layed out for you- on the high-hat solo...
*nod*
"Energizer bunny arrested- charged with battery."
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Angelwish
Joined: 12/06/06
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RE: New Songs: I Wish, Killing Field
Thursday, December 14, 2006 at 5:31 AM
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Thanks for the comments...now I practis "march" so I get it right 
Angelwish
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(((stereofect)))
Joined: 09/02/01
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RE: New Songs: I Wish, Killing Field
Thursday, December 14, 2006 at 5:55 AM
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I suggest a "rat-a-tat-tat" as opposed to a "rum-pa-pum-pum"....
“Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage — to move in the opposite direction.” Albert Einstein
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nokalypse
Joined: 06/11/02
Location: Athens, Greece
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RE: New Songs: I Wish, Killing Field
Wednesday, December 20, 2006 at 9:40 PM
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I also like I Wish more. I think both tracks are nicely produced and they contain nice melodies and are easy going. The drums on Killing Field could well have been altered somehow because the way they sound is a bit General MIDI-ish.
Nice pieces 
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