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[Kingbastard [ boxclever ]]

Heard this via the Retro Collab, and what a perfect part it played there too. :) Apparently made for a game as well hmm, further research seems to be required... great work.

Seems all the more impressive that it's all from scratch too. In this sample-heavy age of the now.

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Kingbastard responds:

Thank you for the comment. It wasn't made for a game, but was used by a game-maker here on NG as background music to their game of the same name, Boxclever.

Always been a "from scratch" kinda guy;) I never liked using samples of any sort. Sure, I've used the odd thing here and there over the years, but primarily my ethos is DYI.


Thanks again.

KB

[I'm a Simp For You by The Simpletons]

If y'all really got serious with this I can imagine it actually going places! XD Got potential! Fun to listen to, but just imagine this with perfect harmonies and all, damn... but wait I guess that maybe wouldn't be all as Simpable...

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Fro responds:

I could see why to an untrained ear this doesn't sound like perfect harmonies. Luckily our screaming fans say otherwise.

[Reduction]

This turned out so good! :D Foreboding in an epic kind of way... a long build but never montone either, those orchestral elements are really all over the place, impressive attention to detail along the way. It's like you constantly expect something to jump up on you as you listen to this...

The way it speeds up and trickles away a bit at the end too... just perfect. Title too. ;)

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ChordC responds:

Yeah, that's my thing, I don't like monotonous things, especially in music. I always make each segment different and interesting, just like in this piece, appreciate you coming here :)

[Vista Sounds - Merry Christmas II]

Almost getting some Folk and Country vibes with this one. :) Festive and bright and suitable for the season for sure! Merry Christmas!

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Vista-Sound13 responds:

That's amazing! I am glad you liked this track! Thank you, buddy and Merry Christmas!

[Over your Shoulder]

Foreboding and vibrant... I love the style! Getting some Resident Evil-like vibes too, eerie in a good kind of way, a suspense that builds thoroughly, and when it goes full orchestral towards the end: woah... masterful work here. Maybe not as eerie an ending but: pompous! For the right scene this'd be perfect. Something really going on there...

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ChordC responds:

Appreciate the feedback, I guess I can tweak this when the scene is finished, we'll see.

[Holidays Under Construction]

Well this was definitely different! :D Was expecting to go all punk rock for a moment after the intro but it took a totally industrial tone instead allofa sudden... title fits well, but definitely not your conventional Holiday kind of music! I mean I can't really imagine playing this over a Christmas dinner/party/present-opening kinda event. XD Or whilst attempting to just get into the seasonal spirit/feel the winter and all, even if the elements do be there.

Maybe a bit like a Santa's workshop type thing though... intriguing mix; props on the idea! It's definitely fun to listen to regardless.

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GoodL responds:

Thank you so much, cd! I'm glad you found it interesting :)

[Tundrata]

This is just radiating chillness and wintery Christmas spirit. :) Really cool.

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TeraVex responds:

Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed the listen!

[Slow Motion]

Love the instrumental, and the lyrics, and the overall tone of it, but feels like the vocal processing doesn't really match; sometimes gets lost to the music? Seems like a somewhat grungy/modern/heavily processed style that contrasts maybe a bit much with the upbeat/airy instrumental. Imagining that a bit brighter, clearer, more in the front, without as heavy effects or autotune, and it'd maybe have that nostalgic link it seems it might be intended to have? No idea how to best emulate the vocal style of old but that's the one bit that feels a bit off to me here.

Going by the 'all in one vocal processor' question I hope maybe you're thinking the same; this isn't exactly the vocal style you were going for, in which case above suggestions may seem misplaced. :P I do not know of any miracle one click things of such sort unfortunately! Would be nice though.

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ADR3-N responds:

You know, I actually laid down the vocals while my roommates were having a party in the next room over, and a loud phone call was in the kitchen LOL. So I'm about three inches from the mic with the input turned all the way down. And to top that off I was really sick. I was going for a more industrial vibe and then realized at the end I'd written a K-Mart drum track hahaha. So I guess it's a fusion of 80's pop, 2000's Imma Be vibes, and modern pop.

The closest I've found to a one click is Butch Vig Vocals from waves. I found myself falling in love with distortion on literally everything, so that's primarily what I use it for. Then I use ERA-R and ERA-N for removing reverb and noise. They also have a delay remover I thought about putting on. But too much of them and you get a hollow tube sound that sucks the life out of your vocals. It's a game of experimenting

[sweden - Plastic People]

This is great but... I gotta ask about sweden? As a Swede this clearly caught my eye. :P

Love the vibe. Love the crisp and somewhat saturated style of sound. Vocals sometimes maybe a little unclearly enunciated but overall you got a great voice too. Music's all but plastic here!

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TheRealFool responds:

Thanks! Sweden is an acronym by the way, you can fill in the first two with whatever you like, the rest is every day, every night. :)

[Understand]

Now this one's really solid! On beat. Not too generic either. Next step maybe vary the notes a bit? You could have phases, a few bars with different ones, so as to give it a bit more breadth. Also feel like maybe some additional layer here would add depth. Something that flows constantly, a synth or similar? bass? Getting better and better!

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HyBridRiley responds:

Thanks for the idea!