well i guess i'm extremely biased but wall of sound style things are so satisfying to listen to
gonna have to figure out how to convince everyone of this

On November 20 2012 08:24 malady wrote:
very nice

do you use a certain template on your apc?

I have an apc40 and I'm still finding new things to map everyday

template like general habits for arranging parts? aka hotkey habits in our starcraft metaphor

fusefuse

Estonia4644 Posts

November 20 2012 16:31 GMT

#22

intrigue + music = 5/5
i still wanna remix castles. whenever i get out

YoruWaAkeru

41 Posts

November 20 2012 16:54 GMT

#23

This is what I needed after a tough day.
Thank you for the awesome music.

GulpyBlinkeyes

United States1449 Posts

November 20 2012 17:40 GMT

#24

Sounds really great! Nicely done! It's a very pleasing texture and progression.

It really is hard to figure out how to perform electronic music live though for sure. Since it's electronic, there's no difference in sound between something pre-recorded and samples/synths that are triggered live, so the question always becomes, "Why am I here at all? What should I do besides just hitting the play button?" Incorporating your human body into the performance in a non-redundant way can be tough. I like that you include live instrument playing along with the samples, especially the guitar since it produces a sound that is actually unique in live performance, as opposed to the keys and sampler which will sound they same whether they are live or pre-recorded.

I did a set at a club in Tokyo last Saturday and I ran into the same problem you expressed: how do I make this not boring for a live audience? I ended up doing something similar to you as well, playing keyboards along to samples. I was happy with the compositions, but I don't think I really succeeded at pulling off a particularly interesting live show.

Mr. Black

United States470 Posts

November 20 2012 20:24 GMT

#25

Sounds sweet. I don't think it sounds oversaturated--a lot of electro-rock bands do similar things in the loud parts.

Rat a Tat, Octopus Project, This Will Destroy You, Explosions in the Sky.

Not saying you sound like them, just trying to counter the argument that it sounds too messy at parts. I mean, it sounds messy as hell, but in a good way :D.

ketomai

United States2789 Posts

November 20 2012 20:30 GMT

#26

I dig it, including the 2 min mark. Wish I had the skills to do stuff like this :p.

JieXian

Malaysia4677 Posts

November 20 2012 21:09 GMT

#27

nothing wrong with the saturated part at all. levels sound perfect. Everything is perfect. You guys just aren't used to this style :D

reminds me of sigur ros - festival and that's a bloody high level of compliment for me to compare anyone with them :D
+ Show Spoiler +

goooood shit man I'm putting the final touches on my first non solo guitar track (or so I though I've been doing for the past 3-4 days).

I'm just starting and I've already blown so much money buying a keyboard, good headphones and a guitar to pc link costing a total of RM1.5k or so (hate the shitty buying power) before getting an apc/mpc thing.. though I could map it to my keyboard I guess.

On November 21 2012 01:08 intrigue wrote:
well i guess i'm extremely biased but wall of sound style things are so satisfying to listen to
gonna have to figure out how to convince everyone of this

Don't worry, the only way to please everyone is to make a normal boring piano track with some brass and strings layered and a nice clear voice over it. You don't want to do that do you :D

I mean you can't possibly "convince" any random teenager to listen to the blues can you? They have to want it themselves and be interested to listen to the song and your explainations. Or they may just slowly acquire that taste when the time comes. Just like how I'd have hated a lot of stuff that I like now if you've given it to me a 5 years ago. Yours included. Many many people don't like even the great legends of rock or jazz or classical. It's only fair that not everyone like your stuff.

Sadly I was planning to make something like this too but it ended up as something like what I said you won't want to do hahahahahahaha that's so ironic.

So did you use samples (as in cut and pasted from other tracks, not sample sounds from libraries) or did you make everything using libraries and midi stuff?

http://soundcloud.com/castlesmusic
it's free to dl, I'm going to get everything :D And followed you

boesthius

United States11637 Posts

November 21 2012 01:17 GMT

#28

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JieXian

Malaysia4677 Posts

November 21 2012 05:14 GMT

#29

Maybe I should add that if you don't like it, try to think of it as the tension part like the part where the villian comes in a movie or where the shit hits the fan (aliens/big sharks/the japanese etc).

You don't feel good or really secure with the situation but that's ok, because the hero is going to kick his ass later. The tension is going to resolve.

And just like how romantic movies can make you feel good, thriller or horror or action movies can do the same too. And for many people, the action scenes and main thrilling parts of the movie are the -- climax.

hope I make sense. I once ended a song with some tension which will make the listener feel empty (which was the intension) after having a whole part of romantic like stuff and everyone complained about the ending too haha

Any explaination behind the title of nanjing 3000?

Trozz

Canada3455 Posts

November 21 2012 06:00 GMT

#30

This sound is awesome.
I hope that you'll make more tracks!
I'm all for the wall.

Azera

3800 Posts

November 21 2012 10:40 GMT

#31

I've always been a huge fan since I heard Rowboat Villainy! Listening to Hello Rabit! at the moment

r.Evo

Germany14080 Posts

November 21 2012 11:49 GMT

#32

i'm a bit worried it won't be fun to watch live though, since people are usually below and in front of me. i guess if i wear really reflective sunglasses it could show off all the colors? =]

DJ's I've seen perform with similar equipment have used a video cam -> projector towards the wall behind them or in one scenario, really classy but was a bitch to pull off properly (and only suitable for small sets), basically a wall of mirrors behind and above them to reflect everything they're doing on the set towards the people in front of them. The whole projector thing isn't too expensive or tricky to pull off tho, add some cool visualizations on top and you're golden.