I would like to hear someone elses perspective or what you would rate them.

This is a midi of Harp.

Heres the mp3 version.

i really like Battle_flow it has a great tune.

really like Harp mp3 what version of finale do you use.

I use finale 2005 and then convert it to a .MP3 :)

What notation software do you use to compose?

i also use finale 2005 but right now im using 2004

Harp:
I was captivated from the beginning with your instrumentation and mood/atmosphere. But I felt it needed more melody, otherwise it'll just be background music . . unless that was your intention, hehe.

Mp3 version :)

harp reminds me of the music in the ice world of secret of mana, or maybe also cave music in ffvii. the song is really good.

battle flow was great, havent heard mp3 version yet. i presume the soundfont is better there.

EDIT: heard mp3 version of battle flow, excellent, just as the mus file, only better sound of course. i have one suggestion though: i think in the mp3 version you have too much... hmmm shall we say legato? instead try to put more staccato.... or hmmm maybe its the effects that make the sounds blur. its kinda hard to explain, but you can compare it to playing a melody while holding the sostenuto pedal on the piano down all the time. IMHO battle music should be crystal clear in its instruments. of course you can have sostenuto on some instruments, but overall it should be, you know, kind of hard and rough. but this is just my opinion and one idea.

eeehhh.... or maybe it is called the sustain pedal.... :heh:

Ya, your right.
Ill be sure to try that. ^_^

do you have the full version of finale note pad or the downloaded free version. because i cannot do stuff like that with the downloaded version!!!!!!

I have finale 2005 full version(not notepad). :D

As a battle theme, it sounds excellent and real. I only wish there was a stronger melody. It'll help give your music direction, rather than a constant undiscernable 'flow'.

This is something I just made a while back. It needs work :heh:
I just put some words together for the name.

wow this is great, it reminds be of kingdom hearts. this is a good battle music or just as a dungeon music. imagine myself playing inside a real dark castle or something like that

XD Ooh I love kingdom hearts. I cant get enough of that game.

:whistle: At the time I was bored, thought of clowns and then this was created @_@ ............ Its not even finished I just found in the folder with all the other unfinished songs :lol:

Im presently working on this song I really need help Im stuck. At times it sounds okay but other times I think I should not finish it (mostly because I cant think of anything else) . Im out of Ideas any suggestions to fix or add something. :/

Gempyre:
This one needs work? Eh? Not really =P There's no real theme, but I guess that's okay for background music. How about a mini-climax?

Insaneclown:
I found it interesting how you made the circus idea recognizable to us, yet at the same time, you made it unique for yourself. However, it sounds more like a silly clown than an insane clown to me, and for the life of me I couldn't tell you the difference o.0

indecisive:
I bet you could have yourself a fancy drum solo with that funky-sounding accompaniment?

I liked the clown one. Does remind me of how clowns are really scary. I think it would make great background music.

how much did you pay. Like $300

:huh: For what?

the full version of finale. sry should of specified

Oh finale 2005 was on ebay for about 200.00 You could probably still get one for about that price.(if you were looking) ^_^

A song I made.

I like your bass ostinato, but I'm glad to see you didn't stick to just that for the duration of the whole piece . . and I like how you've split up the melody between the strings in a sort of duet/counterpoint.

Finale '05, sounds sexy. I'm going to pirate it today, almost finished dling it over my torrent.

I loved the Insane Clown. Reminds a bit of Danny Elfman... The sound-effects work nicely.

Lost is beautiful and intense.

(I don't download MP3s, too slow connection and they take too long. Pity. I like your style.)

Thanks for the replies ill be sure to post new songs just as soon as i get a burst of inspiration. :D

wow!
i just downloaded al the mp3s u posted
they are all well composed, lots dyamic variations, and sound quality is also really nice!! are the sound from soundfront?

are you doing partime cases for games?
again ,they are really nice!

Thanks again . I use finale 2005 to compose and make the mp3s. :)
Part time cases? ?What do you mean

I started putting together something. Its pretty much just for background. I dont even know if i will finish it. :lol:

This is one of my few finished songs.

Town: Definitely finish it! I'm very much interested in hearing what happens next to this town. Sounds like it's doomed though xP . . but yeah, once you know how to finish it, you'll get the direction going for the piece.

Tainted: Very RPG-ish, hehe . . good job with the orchestration. Just the right amount of dissonance in my opinion for the 'tainted' theme. Hmm, the very ending . . while it was good, I wonder if you should take out the drums? *shrugs*

Actually the drums were extracted from my other song. I just never got around to making its own, but i see what u mean at the end. :lol:

I tried to make a battle song like one you would hear in a rpg. ^_^

Really nice! ^^ Love tapping my foot to this . . for a rpg song, I thought it was gonna loop, but your ending was abrupt o.o

It was suppose to loop but i just put and ending to post it.

I finished town. I didnt really add a lot, but i finished it.

Just some Adjustments I had to make

This is a pretty neat piece, though it doesn't really remind me of a town theme at all. Actually, the harmony reminds me a lot of the "main" theme from Xenogears, with a sort of dramatic somberness. Anyways, it sounds good to me for the most part; however, you should really try to smooth out those transitions, which feel too sudden for just "background music". Also, you might want to vary the velocity levels a tad more for the drums, especially on those snare rolls.

Originally posted by rfree21_82@May 27 2005, 04:59 AM
Thanks again . I use finale 2005 to compose and make the mp3s. :)
Part time cases? ?What do you mean
oh nvd... ^_^"
some of ur stuff can get u into the industry already~

Town: Glad to hear you finished it =) I don't know, the amount of repetition tells me you had a hard time figuring out what to do with the song =T But meh, it still sounds really good for what you got out of it.

I love Town! I like how the final version ends on that triangle. :D

Heres a song i just finished making. I still might make some changes cause I didnt quite get the sound I wanted in the mp3. Its Suppose to loop.

This is the midi version. Its alot more clearer than the mp3

i like 'battle theme 2'. i love the intro. i always like battle theme because it is fun to see how people interpret their own battle mood. i like your drum, but i think it would have been lot better if you didnt keep the beat the same throughout the whole song. but hey.. that's just me. once again... this piece is awesome.

Fierce is a nice battle theme, haha. Makes me wanna compare it with 'battle theme 2' *thinks* . .

Okay I kinda wanted to try something a little different. :mellow:
any suggestions.

Forest

Very distinguishable piece! I can't quite place my finger at all on which instruments I'm hearing, but I sure like how they mesh together. I like the pizzicato a lot! Good percussion line. Well-defined bass instrument parts. Overall, a very thematic song with a lot of potential for setting a scene to music! :)

@ Fierce~
I really liked it ._. I kept playing it in the background while I was working on my website. ^^ I like the development and the intro especially, the drums set the beat very well. Great work! =DD

@ Forest~
The oriental sounding instruments in this are awesome, they set the scene almost perfectly. The introduction of the hihat (I think?) is good too, instead of using bass drums for the entire thing. The melody of the oriental instruments is quite abstract, I like it. ^____^ -goes to listen to again-

Wow, I've never heard a forest theme like this before =P pretty good. You've got some good counterpoint going on. You can keep this thing going!

Thank you for your time and help. Evertime I Start a new song I try to keep your comments in mind to improve, it helps alot :D .
By the way Al I was just wondering around the site trying to find any music that you maybe posted. I would like to hear your stuff

http://forums.ichigos.com/index.php?showtopic=821&st=75 :heh:

Wow your songs are great I especially like "dissonance" and "nonameyet" They song so.. i dont know their just good. They make me think how much my songs need work :heh: at the same time they inspire me to make something new. :sweatdrop:
And you know what I barely realized that al is alphonse i saw someone else figured that out when i was looking at your music. You have to excuse me im a bit slow :heh:

Thank you . . but why don't you reply in my own thread? =P haha, j/k I don't mind . . thanks again =) and I'm glad you're inspired to continue to work hard ^^

This one is mostly just an introduction to something that I havent finished, ^_^
its one of my slower songs. hopefully Ill finish it this century. :sweatdrop:

Ooh, that sounds intriguing... ^_^

Only thing, the bells don't have enough room; perhaps you could replace them with another instrument and only accentuate one/two beats per bar with bells? I'm aware you can't get rid of them as they're essential to the mood.

It's generally fascinating, how well you integrate percussion instruments, with melody bearing ones...

Destined.MID
i like it~ very chill and moving ^.^ and it flows nicely

Destined

Good introduction. :) At first, it seemed to be slightly atonal, but as the strings and the other various melodic parts slowly weaved their way into the complex texture of the backing instrument, I instantly was drawn in to listen to every note carefully. I particularly like the little nuances of the cadenza-like parts exchanged between the strings and harp/musicbox/celesta (whatever that high instrument is... :P). I think it's a very pleasing loopable song with a great potential to be placed as a video-game backdrop. :) Pleasing, indeed.

This song I just made and actually finished. :D

Great tune. Pastoral memories?

This one suffers from being midi more than the others, I feel. It would sound so much better played live... (that's true for all compositions, but especially for this one).

Mp3 :D

Much better. ^_^

Since this is a CMA song, I'll comment on it later. Hope you don't mind.

Okay a new song. :D
If possible i would appreciate ratings or feedback on anything that you think could be changed. :heh:

Okay..

The title caught my attention right away, I think it's nice.. but the piece itself didn't remind me of an ocean at all. If it weren't for the MIDI waves you put in, there would be no ocean feeling. The flute/piccolo you used occasionly was a good addition, along with the bass. This song would make a decent background piece, especially because you made it loop. Since you didn't use a clear melody line, you could buff up the atmospheric feeling by adding more SFX.

Thanks I know the i couldnt really get the ocean feeling either The ocean sound was just a late addition. I have a hard time getting a good melody.

I went back to one of my older compositions and finished it ^_^ . I changed the title from my other post in this thread.

New World Rhythm is pretty interesting, though I think you could've made the "rhythm" even more interesting but to each, his own :P. The balance feels a bit off, though, especially for the bongos, which are barely audible with the default MS-GS synth. Also, I got somewhat tired of listening to the barebones harmony after a while - it would've been nice if one of the sections had a more harmonically full sound for contrast. But it's not bad at all - keep it up.

Could someone please close this thread for me.
Thanks :)

*sigh*