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Post by VanilluxePavilion on Jan 24, 2015 1:36:37 GMT -5
Hey guys. This is my first Pokemon composition. Wanted to get some input from you guys. I'm not too if I REALLY wanted it to be a Champion battle or a special character battle... But, yeah, here it is.
BLAM!
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Post by briman0094 on Jan 24, 2015 3:29:27 GMT -5
This sounds great! I'm trying to think of what game series it reminds me of other than Pokemon...it's hitting Pokemon and one other for me that I can't put my finger on.
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Post by Hydra1520 on Jan 24, 2015 11:35:33 GMT -5
Great job! I really like the amen breaks. Keep up the great work!  |
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Post by Ludwig van Larx on Jan 24, 2015 12:07:27 GMT -5
Very nice! As far as the composition goes, I really like what you have here, especially that i - ii - III - IV chord progression! The only thing that was weird for me was the transition at 1:53 because it sounded like it suddenly changed keys. But other than that, great work! You have a beautiful melody here as well. |
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Post by VanilluxePavilion on Jan 24, 2015 16:11:57 GMT -5
Thanks for the feedback, ya'll. I noticed that about the transition, too. It's like the tonic is being drowned out by the other tones because they are louder and at a higher frequency. Next time, I will try to be more aware of that. Also, does the sound I used for the pattern at the very beginning at some other sections sound a little weird or out of place? I'm trying to think of what other sound I could have used for that pattern to make it sound better.
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Post by lala19357 on Jan 25, 2015 0:46:00 GMT -5
This sounds great! I'm trying to think of what game series it reminds me of other than Pokemon...it's hitting Pokemon and one other for me that I can't put my finger on. 0:51 - 1:13 sounded a bit like Metroid Prime and Metroid Prime 2: Echoes to me. Totally think it was the choice of choir aah's! I like. You did a really nice job with this VP! Larx pointed out the great melody, and I can't get over that intro bass sequence; as you are probably aware, the repeated bass is something that was used (successfully in my opinion) in the Unova and Kalos E4 battle themes, and I think that the inclusion of it in this theme is a great way to associate your theme with the Pokemon style. I didn't think that the bass sounded out of place so to say, but with my headphones on it was still a bit difficult to detect the lower bass ranges. I wonder if there would be any way to tie in the bass used in the repeated pattern elsewhere? Going forward, I would encourage to play around with some background instrumentals to fill the space a bit more. The official tracks utilize a lot of simple background patterns or harmonization to fill the space - music box arpeggios, accented trumpets echoing the melody, and harmonizing strings are all examples. Also, I think you could get a kick out of some light panning, as a lot of the instruments sound center-focused. For example, the gated pattern starting at 0:10 that moves in fifths would be a prime example of a place to look at. In panning that portion, you would allow the instrument to serve not only as an awesome harmonic motif but also as a special effect. Instruments can totally have more than one purpose! And is that DL Pendulus that I hear? I love it so much, I actually used a modified version in my Zephyr Grunt remake. Thanks for sharing! I am totally looking forward to more tracks from you, this is a really great start! |
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Post by VanilluxePavilion on Jan 25, 2015 20:46:37 GMT -5
I don't remember what DL Pendulus is. Could you remind me? It's a preset, right? lol sorry.
Thanks for all of your suggestions! I find it difficult for me to decide on background instruments and such, but I think the more I use them and the more I ask others for their opinion on them, the better I will get at implementing them. I will give it a try again in my next project. Also, I've never gotten any lessons on panning and stereo enhancing. I just know that I spent a good part on this project just messing around with the panning. I must not have panned them enough for fear of making an instrument sound more dominant in one channel and not being very audible in the other. I believe there are some instruments that shouldn't be panned at all and some that should be sent equally through the left and right channels simultaneously. I'm definitely still a beginner with this stuff. :P
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