Music Test WIP.

[SuperMorto]

Bare in mind im still very poor at music, so if anybody can give me a hand that would be great!

This is just a little music test for a video i have on the way for PSU.

The melody is STOLEN from the Planetside theme! :)

Music Test For PSU.wmv - YouTube

[SuperMorto]

Look if its crap please tell me I would love some creative criticism here!

thanks in advance :)

Morto.

[Crator]

Really not liking the robot sounds. It has been confirmed that they are not putting BFRs in the game. Why highlight the game with a robot sound if they aren't even in the game. And even when BFRs were in PS1, it's not like they were robots that had their own AI and had voices to match.

[SuperMorto]

Really not liking the robot sounds. It has been confirmed that they are not putting BFRs in the game. Why highlight the game with a robot sound if they aren't even in the game. And even when BFRs were in PS1, it's not like they were robots that had their own AI and had voices to match.

Thanks for your feedback Crator,

The robot voice is just a test, its due to me not really having the confidence yet to talk on the mic, its used timing as well. Any thoughts on the tune?

But the feedback is good thanks.

[Crazyduckling]

Its a good start.

As it stands, it is highly repetitive, but it is a work in progress. I would say work on making it less repetitious, add more layers (possibly of a different synth sound), and switch up the drum beats to keep it interesting. When mixing, keep drums and bass in the center. If there is only one other layer, I would recommend duplicating that layer with a very slight change, and mixing one completely left and one completely right. If there is more than one layer, mix left and right tastefully.

If you start with an idea and you want to end with the same idea, make it different by adding more layers (like you did), have a wide stereo mix (makes it sound bigger), and make the drums more intense by adding a second track sounding more crunchy with an almost overkill amount of compression. When adding a lot of compression, you will have to turn that track down to compensate for the gain you will have to add on the compressor.

When it gets to the point of having a ridiculous amount of tracks, try not to turn up individual tracks. You can always turn other tracks down.

Finally, you should add a limiter on the master bus if you haven't already.

[SuperMorto]

Its a good start.

As it stands, it is highly repetitive, but it is a work in progress. I would say work on making it less repetitious, add more layers (possibly of a different synth sound), and switch up the drum beats to keep it interesting. When mixing, keep drums and bass in the center. If there is only one other layer, I would recommend duplicating that layer with a very slight change, and mixing one completely left and one completely right. If there is more than one layer, mix left and right tastefully.

If you start with an idea and you want to end with the same idea, make it different by adding more layers (like you did), have a wide stereo mix (makes it sound bigger), and make the drums more intense by adding a second track sounding more crunchy with an almost overkill amount of compression. When adding a lot of compression, you will have to turn that track down to compensate for the gain you will have to add on the compressor.

When it gets to the point of having a ridiculous amount of tracks, try not to turn up individual tracks. You can always turn other tracks down.

Finally, you should add a limiter on the master bus if you haven't already.

Music Test Morto***39;s Planetside Tune WIP.wmv - YouTube

Cheers for the comments Crazy, ive taken what you said into consideration, and have come up with this, this is still very WIP. But one thing I really struggle with is adding instruments. I can get a good melody or loop going but adding things is very hard, well in fact taking them away is hard 2 :)

thanks again for your feedback.

It is appreciated :D

[Crator]

Ok, now that, I like. But I like high energy dance so, I'm biased. :P More transitions would be nice (I kinda like the new dub-step stuff).... But if you do something like that for this I wouldn't put too much into it.

Dub-step inspiration:

deadmau5 - Strobe

deadmau5 - Raise Your Weapon

[Crazyduckling]

Cheers for the comments Crazy, ive taken what you said into consideration, and have come up with this, this is still very WIP. But one thing I really struggle with is adding instruments. I can get a good melody or loop going but adding things is very hard, well in fact taking them away is hard 2 :)


Now its really sounding good! I'm glad I could help. The layers and the mixing are sounding good.

There is one more thing that I would do. Try it and see if you like it. I would drop everything on beat 4 at 1:19. Then at 1:20 when everything comes in, bump the master bus and drum beat up using envelopes. Make sure that before the bump, the audio is not hitting the limiter ceiling too much, and after it is bumped, it is hitting the ceiling a lot more.

Here is an example: http://soundcloud.com/dmaix/riga-example-1
The boost is at :17. This mix itself isn't perfect, because it was from a live show, but you'll get the idea.

Just out of curiosity, what program are you using? Any other tunes you've been working on?

[duomaxwl]

Look into adding harmonies if you can. Do you know much about chords? They add so much musicality. If you listen to those two songs that Crator posted, you can hear the harmonic changes (chord changes.) That's when stuff starts to sound real good. For example:
The first song Crator put up, it stays on the first chord, I, until about :29 seconds in, it goes to (I believe) IV, than V, than back to IV. If you listen closely, you can hear it happen.
If you assume the key you are in is C, than the first would be C-E-G, the fourth would be F-A-C, and the fifth would be G-B-D. Learning to use chords for harmonics can make it sound less thin.
If you're interested (which I believe you are), check out http://www.musictheory.net/lessons That should be able to teach you a lot. Sorry if that's an overload haha. Best I can do to help/explain that.

[SuperMorto]

Some new stuff on the way, new PC, new year new me :) (less alcohol! :))

Took me about 10 mins to make :D

things to come! - YouTube

[Crator]

I like that!

Inspired by?

Mortal Kombat Theme Song (The Original) - YouTube

[SuperMorto]

I like that!

Inspired by?

Mortal Kombat Theme Song (The Original) - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAwWPadFsOA)

Haha see what you mean but no, just out my own head in 10 mins :)

Im getting faster at making music, and i suppose a little better, but still poor in my eyes :)

[SuperMorto]

See what you think folks (A War is Coming) By Morto.

A War Is Comming Music By Morto for Planetside 2 videos.mpg - YouTube

[Justaman]

Needs moar electic violin. :D Nice stuff. ~

[Crazyduckling]

See what you think folks (A War is Coming) By Morto.

A War Is Comming Music By Morto for Planetside 2 videos.mpg - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdeZYTWhf5g&list=UUPKtDbWbZ8aO8lfTF6MqEfw&index=1&feature=plcp)

I've been meaning to reply to this for a while. Here's my opinion:

I probably wouldn't listen to this on its own in its' current state. This song needs context, which it doesn't have.

[SuperMorto]

I've been meaning to reply to this for a while. Here's my opinion:

I probably wouldn't listen to this on its own in its' current state. This song needs context, which it doesn't have.

thanks for the feedback Duck. I really struggle with music. Im still not sure how chords and progression work, although I do understand them in some way I still cant grasp the theory completely.

I try to make the music for a reason, to give it a little more context like you say, some times it works sometimes it doesn't.

Here are some of my tunes for you. Some of these are much older.

Ohhh Whats This? FL Studio 2011 Music 001 - YouTube

Till The End Converted - YouTube

[Evilmp]

Music Test Morto's Planetside Tune WIP.wmv - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsuieAIVYkY&feature=channel_video_title)

Cheers for the comments Crazy, ive taken what you said into consideration, and have come up with this, this is still very WIP. But one thing I really struggle with is adding instruments. I can get a good melody or loop going but adding things is very hard, well in fact taking them away is hard 2 :)

thanks again for your feedback.

It is appreciated :D

This. Nice intro with a good build.

I'd suggest building on that and adding some darker synths with a cool beat. Also, don't stop until you reach 10 minutes.

MORE.

[SuperMorto]

This. Nice intro with a good build.

I'd suggest building on that and adding some darker synths with a cool beat. Also, don't stop until you reach 10 minutes.

MORE.

10 mins? Ohhhh! :eek:

[QuiCKaNdDeaDLy]

Oh a FL Studio User!
Check my Sig! :)

Might do also a Planetside Song ;)