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Star Trooper.

Posted: 09/01/2006 - 22:45
by leth
http://www.dotleth.dk/music/Star_Trooper_dance.mp3
I played around with it for a while, but it ended up as an unholy mix of 80 sound and some dance. (a style i usually hate)

I like the different lead instruments, i coded a waveshaper to make them change color during their long durations.
But i'm not so sure about the balance of the other stuff, is it a total mismatch?

The lead in the first half is not as massive as the second part which is on purpose, because i think it makes the second half sound better.

Comments will be very appreciated.

Posted: 13/01/2006 - 22:19
by leth
Changed the bass and drums and added a few more effects, aimed for a more industrial sound, but that didn't really come out of my master keyboard :)
http://www.dotleth.dk/music/Star_Trooper_industry.mp3

Posted: 14/01/2006 - 8:27
by Jax
80's or not, I prefer the first version. It just seems to have more about it...

Are you going to fill it out a bit? It sounds a little sparse right now - sorry if that's not what you wanted to hear, but I think an honest opinion is better than no opinion (or worse, a false opinion).

Keep at it :D

Jax

Posted: 14/01/2006 - 20:46
by leth
Thanks for your comments,
No i'm not the least upset about your comments, that's why i asked for comments in the first place.
I'm definetely an amateur musician, actually my music is more a software development project.
I've made the software synth myself including all the instruments, except the drum samples which i use in my drum machine.

My personal feeling is that it sounds a bit flat, i'll try your recomendation and add more things and variation to the main beat. I suspect that i miss some filters that magically can make the sound "fatter".
Another problem i have is that i only have headphones (decent ones) but i known it sounds quite different in speakers.

I'm not 100% happy about the new bass line so i might rewrite or revert that, but i like the softer drums and will probably keep them for the next version.

I've remastered and tweaked the instruments a bit in http://www.dotleth.dk/music/Star_Trooper_industry.mp3 but i haven't added anything new, and it's not majorly improved.

/Claus

Posted: 28/01/2006 - 0:22
by leth
Updated http://www.dotleth.dk/music/Star_Trooper_industry.mp3

I think this is about as far as the combination of my software, my skills and my patience can make it :)
I'll have to go back and work on the editor, as the mixing process is very tedious.