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    Sampling Techniques for Vaporwave / Synthwave

    in Music Production and Recording

    Posted

    Hello! It's been a while, and I've been missing you guys!

     

    I'm sampling a song from a very minor, crappy game pack know as Games xplosion (GBA), and I think it could work well for one of my older projects. I use FL Studio, so if anyone has advice on how to properly sample and separate the notes of an audio file, please let me know.

     

    I've attached a file so you guys could have an idea as to what I'm working with.

     

    Thanks,

     

    Karanis

    Games Explosion! soundtrack - Game music 6.mp3

    Ballad Challenge #1

    in Writing Challenges

    Posted

    On ‎9‎/‎10‎/‎2016 at 0:23 AM, john said:

     

    Well, it's not "Can't meet the requirements" so much as "My song doesn't meet the requirements.... Yet!" Lol

     

    in addition to the content requirements your song is not AABA form (or a derivative of). Did you read the 3 articles I linked to above? Remember, a big part of this is trying to meet the brief because the song briefs will take you out your comfort zone and expand your song writing.

     

    First of all I would look at the structure... 3 verses (the A sections), 1 bridge section (the B section) sandwiched between 2nd and 3rd verses. This gives a section layout of AABA. This is all explained in the articles.

     

    Secondly, the number of lines to a verse. 4 or 8 are a common choice. This is explained in the AABA article.

     

    There is a requirement for a refrain. The song building blocks article explains how a refrain and chorus differ. In essence, a chorus could be classed as a type of refrain, but the requirement for this challenge is a refrain, not a chorus. For our purposes that is a line that is repeated in every verse (not the bridge), in the same place in each verse. Most common is the last line or two lines... But second most common would be the first line of the verse. Other lines are sometimes the refrain, but much less common. Two lines are more commonly used  in 8 line verses.

     

    Often the number of lines in the verses is the number used for the bridge

     

    fitting in a number and color should be easy.... As for music genre, I would think that pretty easy too... The public figure... Well if you choose a singer it could be related to the music genre requirement.

     

    one other main point would be rhyme scheme. You can use whatever rhyme scheme you want, but the fact is that songs work best when the rhyme scheme is consistently used. In this case it isn't. Look at the end of line rhymes you use... And some are really pretty good, just out of place:

     

    your rhyme scheme is AABC, ABCA, AaB, ABa, AABA, AABA where lower case letters are half rhymes.

     

    Ideally your verses should all use the same rhyme scheme. Because of your refrain line placement, it will have an impact on the rhyme scheme (because the refrain lines remain the same. Refrain lines work pretty well when they rhyme. So you could go for ABCA, or ABCB or ABCC. Personally I think ABCB would be too bouncy for a dark song.

     

    To help draw distinction between the A and B song sections, use a different rhyme scheme for the B section, even no rhyming. So combining the song sections and rhyme scheme you might end up with ABCA ABCA ABCD ABCA. Note, the rhyme scheme letters are reset for each section. It B in verse 1 might be an "Oooo" sound... But B in the second verse could be an "Ahhh" sound. The only thing that changes this are that the refrain line is exactly the same in each verse. So the A sound in all verses is the same. The A sound in the bridge however can be different as the bridge has no refrain.

     

    You might need to read that a few times.

     

    Lets say you chose "Here in the night, I lie" as your refrain...It could be improved on as a refrain, but for this discussion lets go with that. let's place it at the end of the verse. That means we need a first line of each verse to rhyme with "lie". The other lines in the verse should not rhyme.

     

    To a large extent, you can just move around the lines you have and then tweak from there.

     

    As a lyric these changes will make it more memorable, easier to take on board and learn and should hopefully really work well.

     

    hopefully this is of help. 

    Thank you for the information John... I think I just happened to miss the links for some reason. I thought it was purely the rhyme xD. that might explain the structural failure of the song.

    Ballad Challenge #1

    in Writing Challenges

    Posted

    Well, shoot... I can't meet the requirements on the references, but I can give out a base Idea.

     

    If you could help a little, I might be able to take the idea and put it into the requirements.

     

    Here:

     

    (First Base Instrumental)
     
    (Choir)
     
    (End Choir)
     
    Silent shouts in oblivion
    Echoes off of obsidian
    The dying child of light
    Can sing of true sin
     
    Here in the night, I lie
    Out of a life supply
    Floating eyes will wander
    As I slowly choke and die
     
    I can hear the gates opening
    To the great all-knowing
    My time has now come
     
    Death is now showing
    I've become numb
    To the last bell tolling
     
    Now in the dark, I sleep
    With shadows of the deep
    In my lies I surrender
    To the others who will weep
     
    (Second Base Instrumental)
     
    (Wait, don't leave me!)
    (There's nothing here to foresee!)
    (I don't belong here!)
    (Death, come take me!)
     
    (End)
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    Hospital....

    in Musician's Lounge

    Posted

    On ‎5‎/‎5‎/‎2016 at 6:06 PM, john said:

     

    Nice track! I do like people with an original take on things. Thanks man!

    Kitaro also does this, just no vocals. Idk about the viseo part, but he actually plays the instruments for Cirque Du Soleil.

    First Release!

    in Musician's Lounge

    Posted

    Guys! In about a year or two from now, I'm gonna release my first album!

    Last night, in my sleep, I composed sheet music and tab for 8 songs! And I remember most of it!

     

    Songs:

    "Rust"

    "The Haze"

    "Hazardous Route"

    "Fireball"

    "Eternal Frequency"

    "If"

    "Miasma"

    Lyrics Writing Challenge Wk1 2016

    in Writing Challenges

    Posted

    First time writing rap LOL
     
     
    (Chorus)
    Know what? Know what? Know what? f*ck you
    I'm tired of this, now we're through
    You think you're some kind of genius and shrewd
    But bitch you're one of the sick few
     
    You better leave this nameless place
    Go away you waste of space
    I think you get what I'm sayin'
    You stupid slut, Hell's your destination
     
    You're looking for some kind of superhero
    To save you from your wastefulness
    But you won't find one here though
    All you'll find is a trip to the Abyss!
     
    (Chorus)
     
    You took my shit and broke it too
    You drank all my Mountain Dew
    I don't know what to do
    To do with a bitch like you!
     
    (Chorus)

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