September 5, 200917 yr really simple piece, but it makes me happy. i tried to have some contrast between the glitchy bells and the smooth piano, and i played around with a lot of effects and filters. as usual, it's not mastered very well :-p sorry guys, i'm working on it. other than that, just sit back, relax, and enjoy Starship
November 10, 200916 yr Once again, not bad. Here's how I break it down. Mix -more piano when it enters in bar 9. It's interesting and percussive so turn it up. I know you highlight that line later on in the piece, but even that needs to be louder -more bass overall. Piece feels incomplete without some low end instruments. You won't be sacrificing the happy character by introducing something low either since most of the happiness comes from the major tonality and upbeat rhythm of your piece -a bass never hurt anyone. Ever try timpani (sparingly)? Instruments: -bells. I'm not totally satisfied with their sound. Try something more realistic and see how it sounds with the distortion. -this idea can be taken with a minutiae of salt, and I'm talking out of my donkey. But! What if, you treated the rhythm of your bell distortions as a snare drum pattern. They both can have a drum rolling sound. Perhaps you can find some inspiration for your distortion rhythms if you listen to some snare drum rhythms. I'm slightly excited with this idea. Imagine, you have a low synth/bass getting distorted to an army rhythm of a snare drum creating this feeling of a dark, futuristic military. Think about it! Form and Style: -in one of your other pieces, you talked about pushing away from your comfort zone by writing in different genres with different VSTs. What I challenge you to do is write in different forms instead of this arc that you like so much. So, instead of quiet beginning A section, louder, developed B section, and then return to soft A, mess with our expectations. Perhaps you can add in another section (C!) that comes in fully developed and totally catches your listener off-guard. Maybe, you keep the arc, but introduce with different material and end it with a fully developed B section. You can go frackin' crazy at the end and twist your melody into something insane. Think about it.
November 13, 200916 yr makes me happy too, I think the choppy bell chops are great against what could be melodramatic piano back there. I like it
