I discovered soundfonts a few weeks ago; they work much like letter fonts, only with sound. (Duh.) Anyway, there's a huge variety of them only from 8-bit videogame-style to symphonic epicness. The song below (click "read more" to listen) was not done with symphonic epicness, but with the 8-bit videogame-style. :) I titled it Sweet Dreams because for some reason that kind of music never fails to make me smile and/or laugh; there's something playful and energetic about it that gets me.
Though I didn't spend much time on it at all (probably five minutes) I was pleased with the way it turned out—as far as the sound of the piece goes, anyway.
Thanks for listening!
Sweet Dreams was recorded in GarageBand 6.0.5 using my MIDI keyboard.
Awesome! It sounds legit! Definitely an "up-beat" song. Makes you feel happy. :)
ReplyDeleteI haven't had too much luck with that song so I might just post what I have and then forget about it.
LOL, yeah, thanks. :D
ReplyDeleteWell, that's okay; I'm sure it's doing better than you think it is. (Not that I don't trust your judgement, LOL) It's just that when you hear a song you're writing so often all you start to perceive are the different parts that you dislike; perhaps the initial epicness has worn off for you. Definitely a good idea to get it out of your system though, in that case; once you stop having fun with it, things start to drag and don't go much father after that.
Anyway, I'd love to hear what you have composed so far! How's the ol' Linux Multimedia Studio's doing for you, by the way? Does it seem to be running well? :D
Yeah, I suppose you're right--I hope you're right. I'll post it and then you can judge for yourself.
ReplyDeleteThe ol' studio is running just fine actually. Haven't really had any problems with it, fortunately.
-James
LOL, wow, it certainly is upbeat! Personally, the scratching noise isn't my taste, since that sort of sound makes my skin crawl and remind me of someone running their hands over carpet, but I like the rest. It DOES make you feel happy!
ReplyDeleteLookin' forward to more!
--Dalu--
Dalu,
ReplyDeleteLOL! Yeah, I guess I kinda fell in love with that scratching noise once I rediscovered it after hearing it in old games for so long. You must understand that it was the only way they could do any form of drums back then in the golden age of 8-bit (at least digitally like that), and it was an art form getting the best they could from what they had. :D But I see what you mean: technically it's just raw white-noise, so pretty much a lot of frequencies mixed up to make a wonderful scratching noise that can be used from anything to bomb sound effects to intense drum sequences, LOL
I know--it's so weird! The Square Wave--what I used for the melody--always seems so cheerful! :D
Unfortunately, I discovered that my song wasn't truly 8-bit after all; though the sound of the instruments was, the tempo irregularities is something only achievable with 16 or 32-it. If it were truly 8-bit, it would sound a lot cleaner and precise; more mathematical is possibly the best way to put it.
Thanks for commenting! Hopefully I'll have something up soon; not sure if art, music, short stories or poetry is next. :D
-- Coyle
Ben,
ReplyDeleteLOL, well, I guess I misjudged the scratching. Seems it can be used for all sorts of things. Funny, I'm not bothered by someone scraping a pen down a chalkboard, but I can't stand the sound of hand on cloth. :P
Ah, blast! Well, it still sounds clear. Sixteen or 32-bit must be extraordinary, then! :D
No problem! I love it when ye chaps post music on here. That's my favourite thing, second only to your drawings. :D
--Dalu--