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Do you guys like music?; I like music.
Topic Started: Oct 8 2012, 07:05 PM (1,532 Views)
Dylnmatrix
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Alright. Third attempt at making this thread, thanks to the stupid backspace button always making the page go back and lose my post. -___-

So, I love making music. I mainly make instrumental techno/dance/trance music, seeing as I suck at writing lyrics. If you’re new to the forums and haven’t seen my threads, I’ve made two fan songs for Cry, which you may have heard: Cry Plays: The Music and CryPlayFan. But those two aren’t the only songs I’ve made. I’ve made plenty more, which I shall share with you here.

Here are 5 of my pieces that I am most proud of, aside from Cry Plays: The Music and CryPlayFan

And last but not least, have an older video of me singing the song Someone Like You from the musical Jekyll and Hyde

If you liked the music, feel free to check out my other stuff on SoundCloud or Newgrounds. I’ll also post some of my music to my Youtube channel. If you have an account on either of those, it would be cool if you followed/favorited/subscribed to hear more :D

Anyways, I think I’ve advertised enough for now lol. So, I think I shall end this post. Kbai.

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Edited by Dylnmatrix, Nov 5 2012, 01:10 AM.
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I'm just gonna leave my newest piece here, and then go back to being a silent forum stalker
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A current WIP I'd like some opinions on, if you guys wouldn't mind ^^
Finished it! :D
Edited by Dylnmatrix, Nov 29 2012, 10:42 PM.
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I can't write lyrics either. Something about the "formal constraints of grammatical phrasing in relation to musical beats and melodies".

I listened to the WIP. Technical shite:

1 I can KINDA hear it already but make sure you sidechain your drums to the melodic elements to make room for the ears.

2 gain down your high. I cant remember its name but if youre using FL go into your EQ and make small adjustments, because its only by about 1/2 dbs too high.

If youre using Gross Beat I love you already. I made sure to stick GB into ableton, but dont forget the free VSTs!

Also look for free acapellas for the trancy breaks to complete this. I havent used any myself but a female in a low range would be a nice addition.

Keep it up bro!

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Holy shit, someone responded

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1 I can KINDA hear it already but make sure you sidechain your drums to the melodic elements to make room for the ears.

-goes to do so- Woooooaaaah, I never knew about that before. And I've been using FL for a couple years now. This helps loads with the mastering process. Thank you!

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2 gain down your high. I cant remember its name but if youre using FL go into your EQ and make small adjustments, because its only by about 1/2 dbs too high.

The WIP was a pretty raw file except for basic mastering and mixing. I've since done that in the EQ, and it sounds loads better. But thanks for pointing that out, as I was unsure if I should've done it or not.

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If youre using Gross Beat I love you already.

Yup, that's Gross Beat alright and aw, I love you too xD (Seriously though, I do. I never would've thought of sidechaining my drums to the melodic elements without your advice) But Gross Beat does deserve the love. I only recently figured out how to use it in FL and it is so much damn fun xD

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Also look for free acapellas for the trancy breaks to complete this. I havent used any myself but a female in a low range would be a nice addition.

Hm..I would add it, but I don't know if it would fit with the theme aspect of the song. But that's a good tip for future pieces and I'll be sure to search for some.

Thanks for the reply, friend :D
These tips are very helpful for future pieces and productions, as I'm planning to start making part of my living off of my music, as I can't find a job currently, and I want my music to sound as professional as I possibly can make it without spending big bucks on having someone else do it.
Edited by Dylnmatrix, Oct 21 2012, 01:19 PM.
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No problem bro. I've made some crazy IDM with GB, it's simple yet versatile enough for me to do what I want without having to study more tuts for fuggin hours on end (which in the end I've had to do for my LPs >.<).

Glad I could help. Another pointer with the sidechaining is to be very careful with how much compression you use, and where the chain kicks in. You can make your listeners physically sick as the volume dips too low too often, creating a powerful WUB WUB effect (and not of the dubstep variant, but worse). Another example of "keep plugging till it sounds good".

Keep at it bro, I understand the whole lack of work thing, the job market here in sacramento is atrocious. If you want to make money doing EDM, the key is to stay connected to like minded people. I got my first commission for music for a mobile game through talking to a guy on youtube about seiken densetsu 3. Just remember your rights; everything YOU upload to the internet is YOURS per copyright law. So before you send those tracks to someone, upload them to youtube/soundcloud and keep them private, so you can do a copyright claim when its necessary.

Good luck man, I'm going through the same shite.
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Oh wow, I didn't see this thread before! Gonna have a good listen and come back, unfortunately I am not very musically inclined but I can tell you if I like it or not!
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listening to "Dancing With Death" right now. Sounds pretty good.
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So, I slept walk last night apparently, and during that, I ended up recreating Dancing With Death.

I need to get a camera in my room so I can see what I do in the middle of the night, since I'm a mildly frequent sleepwalker.

A video for those that don't want to open another tab to listen to the song
Edited by Dylnmatrix, Nov 16 2012, 09:04 PM.
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Inner Demons

Something I whipped up in a couple hours for my website on Tumblr.
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Hey guys, just updating to say that the song "Inner Demons" from the post above is now available for download at $0.50, with the option to pay more if you wish to donate to help me save up to register FL Studio, which is the software I use to make my music, and to buy new plugins for synths and the like.

Buy it here!

Do people actually look at this thread anymore?
Edited by Dylnmatrix, Nov 13 2012, 08:29 PM.
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I’ve been suffering from artist’s block for the past few days, but I didn’t want to let my site die, so here’s the last piece I was working on before the artist’s block took over. You can tell that my artist’s block was already beginning when I was working on this piece, as there isn’t much to it and it’s fairly repetitive. I don’t even remember where I was going with it, I just like the melody and arp I made.

Here you guys go.
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... I want to use these.

I WANT TO USE THESE, DAMMIT.

So good Q_________Q

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Nov 17 2012, 09:02 AM
So good Q_________Q

Thank you!

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... I want to use these.

I WANT TO USE THESE, DAMMIT.

Feel free to use my music, please do, just credit me in whatever you do with it. I would consider it an honor to have it be featured in other things.
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Thanks Alternative for giving me the inspiration to start another song :D

I'm going to be working on this the next couple days.
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Nice! Good to see you still plugging away.

Writers block does suck. I've had a bit of it lately myself. I keep obsessing and making one song into like 5, and getting all flustered until I ragequit, lol.
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Nov 19 2012, 06:06 AM
Nice! Good to see you still plugging away.

Writers block does suck. I've had a bit of it lately myself. I keep obsessing and making one song into like 5, and getting all flustered until I ragequit, lol.
Thanks.

Yeah. I know what that's like, it sucks. Thankfully, I finally got out of my writers block thanks to all the love my songs have gotten, and mainly from a very sweet message I got from Alternative on Soundcloud.

Speaking of getting out of writer's block, I finished that second WIP from my earlier post. It's my longest track to date, and I'm very proud of it. Enjoy!

Bound By Fate

EDIT: Now available to download for free, with the option to pay for a donation, which isn't necessary but very much appreciated if you do.
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EDIT 2: Made a vidya for it. Nothing exciting though.

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Edited by Dylnmatrix, Feb 9 2013, 03:06 PM.
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These are really good :D I really like the dancing with death and smile ones :) You remixed in your sleep? xD
 
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Nov 21 2012, 03:53 AM
These are really good :D I really like the dancing with death and smile ones :) You remixed in your sleep? xD
Thanks and yeah. It's weird what my subconscious does when I'm asleep. I once spent the nearly the whole night at an overnight party for my school sleepwalking, with my girlfriend there to witness XD
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Hey guys, I was wondering if you could help me out. I don't know if this is a good way to bump a thread, but my self-confidence in my music making is shot. This morning, I got a couple PM's on my youtube channel, with death threats towards me, saying that my music is awful and that I should stop making it. He ended with saying that he'd find me, which he could do, as I had to put my information out in some places for record labels and such. I reported him in as many ways as I could A.S.A.P., even bringing the cops into it, shutting him down and finding out he was just an idiot troll with really good grammar, spelling and sentence structure, so I should be fine right?

Nope. My self confidence was hit hard by this.

I don't really want any pity posts, but could you guys possibly help me out by sharing my stuff around or giving me feedback, positive or constructively negative, on the music, not just here, but where I originally post the music as well? Please? To let me know that people acknowledge my music and some care enough to leave feedback. I know it seems like a whiny post for self promotion, but I really need some help to boost my self confidence and get this troll's words out of my head.

If you can, thanks.

I'm going to go to bed and dwell on this, so...night guys.
Death threats are scary, man...
Edited by Dylnmatrix, Nov 28 2012, 04:50 AM.
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No Chance of Survival

Something new I'm working on. I kind of imagine it being used for a battle or fight of some sort -shrugs-

Anyways: Comments/feedback/whathaveyou on how it sounds so far?

Video for those who are lazy and don't want to click on the link like me
Edited by Dylnmatrix, Dec 1 2012, 04:09 PM.
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Added more to No Chance For Survival.

Here's the link to the updated version of the song. I'm keeping the original draft of the song from the link on the previous post as it is until I finish this piece.

Let me know if I should add anything/take anything away and let me know what you think of it.
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First impressions:

Nice buildup in the beginning, I really like how...not frantic, but pumped it sounds.

~2:07 mark, I might be having shitty speakers, but that oscillating high pitched noise, maybe it'd be interesting if you turned the volume down so it was like a change in volume-bridge? I'm not a great judge of what makes a song better, so you can scrap that idea if it's absolute shit.

~3:40 balls I don't know why but I love this bit, I'll have to give this song a few more listens to know why. Probably because it's a lot more stripped down in contrast to before.

~4:38 never mind this part has become more favorite. I'm a sucker for piano in unexpected places though so I might be biased :D

I liked it! Maybe extend the last bit, or integrate that piano more? It's almost barely added in before the song ends. Unless that's the intended effect? Eh, but if you keep it as it is, I still find it awesome. Does what it's suppose to very well.
 
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Dude, screw that guy who PMed you. I don't know much about music, so take this for what you will, but I would say you have some talent.

Anyways, make you a deal as far as a confidence booster goes. I'm learning how to draw/paint/whatever, so I'm going to sit down with your music and see what comes out. I'll share the final work with you, because artists sticking together, that's what we do here, yeah? :D
 
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