New here, with some old music...

[OrangeRiff 45]

Hi Everypony!

 

I'm totally new to this, so I will actullay try and not screw it up on my first try...

I made some non-pony releated music over the last few years (2009-2012) and I have thought about putting some of them up here, so you could listen and comment on 

As I have no confidence in my voice and lack the amount of money to have all the instruments and technology I need, I have only instrumental tracks mostly made with FL Studio and the likes, so the quality may not be as good as I want it to be.

Hope you will like them as much as I do~

 

(I also played as the bassist in a local band called Dark Cherry for 3 years, but the band has since disbanded, so I wont be posting any material...)

06 Battlefield.mp3

02 Twilight.mp3

02 Fly.mp3

06 Peace.mp3

08 _I just hate Lies_.mp3

09 Sky Surfing.mp3

the Chase.mp3

the Chase.mp3

01 City Lights.mp3

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,824]

All of them are great tracks, but they all are lack one thing: variance. See, with electronic music, there's hardly any room for variance, due to the fact that there are so many repeats. This is why I say that studying chord structures is really important in music, for with a great chord progression comes a music piece that has great variance. I see you also play bass. I'm a pianist and I've been doing music for 14 years. This includes three years of composing. I'll be happy to help you anytime you need it!

[OrangeRiff 45]

Wow that was fast
Sorry if I sound ungreatfull for the advice, wich I will most likely take to heart, but isn't it early to say that all of them are great after listening to 3 of them at most
(seeing as only 3 tracks have downloads as of now...)

I'm deeply sorry if I'm mistaken in any way!

 

 

Also not all of them are electronic stuff

[edit: or aren't ment to be]

Edited December 2, 2013 by OrangeRiff

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,824]

@@OrangeRiff,

 

Yeah well, I'll listen to the rest a little later. How long have you been in music by the way? 

[OrangeRiff 45]

Started around six or seven years ago with acoustic guitar, and soon went over to play the bass. Formed a band in 2008, got bisbanded 2011.

I frequently tried to find others to play with, and wrote some songs that never got out from my drawer, and got old and/or over-listened in midi or low quality mp3, so I lost interest in them.

Haven't been doing much since late 2012 because of lack of time and such, but I'm still searching for ppl to start over from scratch.

I think my playing routine slowly rusts away with the little to non practice I have right now, so it doesn't feel so bright anymore...

 

But I've still got my hopes and I still want to produce music I feel my own.

My tastes have changed a little even during this small amount of time, and i lost a bit of my confidence, but I still belive in making music for ears that listen.

I'm still young after all!

 

(this turned out quite depressing in my oppinion, but well, whatever )

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,824]

@@OrangeRiff,

 

Well...I can help you produce. Let's work together over PM

 

For me...

 

I started being interested in music at a very young age. In fact, at age 3, I could distinguish the different sounds of instruments!

 

At age 5, I picked up the piano, and that's where everything began. I took piano everywhere I went. Around age 8, I started entering piano competitions and ended up with 7 years consecutive superior awards. Unfortunately, it ended at 25 superiors in a row. But that didn't stop me. Soon, I found myself as pianist for the Union Symphony Youth Orchestra. I only stayed there for a year though, since they couldn't keep up with piano music.

 

Soon, I picked up the saxophone, which was a great sucess, since I joined not one but TWO jazz bands. 

 

In 2010, I got my first composition software, which I wasn't very active back then and couldn't come up with any good things. However, I did crank out my first original "High Voltage", that year, which was the only thing I did. Took about two weeks to get done.

 

Now, I'm just looking for people to perform my music live. If you and I can get in contact in a way, you could probably sing for me.

 

Sounds good right? 

[OrangeRiff 45]

Sounds brilliant

 

only problem is I can't sing, but it would do me great pleasure to write music together

 

Also reading your breathtaking resume, and listening to your youtube channel I think I have an idea of where we could start, if your still into the idea

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,824]

@@OrangeRiff,

 

Oh yeah, I'm still in the idea. But I've got very different softwares. But I know a way we can mesh the two together. Bare with me.  

[OrangeRiff 45]

What kind of softwares do you use?

My list is kind of short: FLStudio 11, Guitar Pro 5 (and maybe 6 until I buy myself an electric guitar, which will be very soon ) and Audacity if I need to record something

 

I just spoke with my boss today, and I will buy a copy of Rocksmith for PS3. It comes bundled with an Epiphone Les Paul Jr., which is really just a starter level guitar, but still a good one in that category, and a Jack to USB cable, which I can use to more easily record my stuff, if I decide to do so

It would still cost half of mym onthly salary, but thankfully I was given the OK to pay it back to the company in smaller portions, under six months.

(and yes, I work at a video game store )

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,824]

@@OrangeRiff,

 

I use Finale Printmusic 2011 and Finale 2012. I also use Garritan ARIA Player and Audacity. 

 

I use audacity for mainly adding sound clips to my songs. I do mostly pony songs, but I do a non-pony song here and there. 

[OrangeRiff 45]

I've been looking for some software for orchestral music, so I think I will be looking into ARIA.

Thanks for the tipp

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,824]

@@OrangeRiff,

 

ARIA player is REALLY good for orchestrals. Hook up a keyboard to your computer and you can record straight form the ARIA player itself.   

[OrangeRiff 45]

my brother has a keyboard, but I'm not really good with it...

sometimes I sit in front of it and try to play something, only to find out, I can't play it the way I want to.

but that's still more than what my brother uses it for

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,824]

@@OrangeRiff,

 

Well then...problem is that Garritan costs quite a bit of money. Finale 2012 alone costs $600. Printmusic 2011 costs around $120 to buy, but it's not as good as Finale 2012, because Finale 2012 is powered by Garritan, a software that emulates real instruments. Printmusic runs through MIDI.  

[Satsuki Kiryuin 1,155]

 

 

See, with electronic music, there's hardly any room for variance, due to the fact that there are so many repeats.

I'm sorry, but.. WHAT. Just because something loops doesn't mean there's a lack of variance. In Electronic Music, it's more about the energy flow in the track. You don't just have to have 5 billion super complex melodies in one song to have variance.

 

 

So, my friend, I listened to The Chase and I rather liked it. I almost freaked out because that chiming bell-ish synth sounds almost exactly like the melody to an upcoming song of mine. I really think that it's really good. I just think that if it was mixed and mastered better, it'd sound a lot cleaner. Other than that, I really enjoyed it! Keep at it!

[OrangeRiff 45]

 

So, my friend, I listened to The Chase and I rather liked it. I almost freaked out because that chiming bell-ish synth sounds almost exactly like the melody to an upcoming song of mine. I really think that it's really good. I just think that if it was mixed and mastered better, it'd sound a lot cleaner. Other than that, I really enjoyed it! Keep at it!

Thank you for listening to it and sharing your oppinion 

 

to be honest the chase was made in an afternoon because I wanted show a friend that I can make music in that kind of style if I tried.

I liked how it turned out in the end so I thought I'd put it up here, with the better part of my solo resume, but as it was a small side project I didn't realy put much effort into mastering it.

also, mixing and mastering were always two things I wasn't really good at