Guys I made a song
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- Merk
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Guys I made a song
Since I have nothing but free time on my hands I decided to give beat making another shot. I made this song in an hour so you know it has to be of superior quality.
In case you were wondering, no, I still don't know how to make music. I don't make music, I make beeps. I want Chad and Joe to critique this beep pattern.
http://mypage.iu.edu/~mmerkler/Dreamy_blips.mp3
And yes this deserved its own thread. Every song I make from now on will be posted here. Joe can put songs here too.
In case you were wondering, no, I still don't know how to make music. I don't make music, I make beeps. I want Chad and Joe to critique this beep pattern.
http://mypage.iu.edu/~mmerkler/Dreamy_blips.mp3
And yes this deserved its own thread. Every song I make from now on will be posted here. Joe can put songs here too.
- chocobojoe
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This blips are pleasings to my ears.
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Pretty cool song, makes me happy.
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Not bad. I actually think the beeps are the best part. The sitar thing (whatever it is) tends to dominate what could be a good ambient track. Might want to slow the tempo a bit as well. :52 - :58 is my favorite part.
- Merk
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I am genuinely surprised that there has been no negativeity thus far. Yes, I agree that the lead is a bit overwhelming, I have trouble it seems balancing all the voices in my songs. I want each instrument to add something and usually something either sticks out too much or is too subtle.
Sigh, I want to get serious about beat-making. I am going to make a song for Chad called "Robot Booty Drop". It'll be done in about a month.
Sigh, I want to get serious about beat-making. I am going to make a song for Chad called "Robot Booty Drop". It'll be done in about a month.
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Joe how has your beat-making been going lately? I admire your ability to create presentable music in FL studio. I think I got some working knowledge of music theory and how to make stuff not sound like absolute shit but I suck balls when it comes to song structure.
Pop stuff is fairly simple, it usually goes something like verse 1 (A), chorus (B), bridge (C), verse 2 (A), and chorus (B). I can't write a decent sounding bridge for the life of me, but I think I know the general song structure.
But Jesus, you get into other genres and I don't even know where to start. Some genres of electronic music have like an intro, a verse, a buildup, a climax, a break, another verse, and an outro all of which seamlessly flow into each other. Bleh, I'm probably making it harder than it should be.
Pop stuff is fairly simple, it usually goes something like verse 1 (A), chorus (B), bridge (C), verse 2 (A), and chorus (B). I can't write a decent sounding bridge for the life of me, but I think I know the general song structure.
But Jesus, you get into other genres and I don't even know where to start. Some genres of electronic music have like an intro, a verse, a buildup, a climax, a break, another verse, and an outro all of which seamlessly flow into each other. Bleh, I'm probably making it harder than it should be.
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My beat-making has been going slower lately because of other responsibilities in life, but I still try to fit some into my schedule. It's taken me several months to create 3 songs which I'm releasing as an EP pretty soon, once I give all of them a final polish and mix, render, and master them properly.
Making a song flow is one of the most difficult things to get down, in my opinion. It's all about the excitement and energy for me, that's why I like trance and hardcore music a lot, psychedelic trance in particular. If you want to discuss beat-making further, I'm always on AIM. You can reach me at Helix Eternal or ChocoboJoeDDR.
Making a song flow is one of the most difficult things to get down, in my opinion. It's all about the excitement and energy for me, that's why I like trance and hardcore music a lot, psychedelic trance in particular. If you want to discuss beat-making further, I'm always on AIM. You can reach me at Helix Eternal or ChocoboJoeDDR.
- Merk
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Guys I made another song. I put a little bit more effort into it, but it's still the terrible Merk music that you should be familiar with.
http://mypage.iu.edu/~mmerkler/Podopo_Tribute.mp3
http://mypage.iu.edu/~mmerkler/Podopo_Tribute.mp3
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what's podopo?
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Buttsexchocobojoe wrote:what's podopo?
Original Sin wrote:Besides, this is IndyDDR...honestly. What do you expect?
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WhiteDragon wrote:Buttsexchocobojoe wrote:what's podopo?
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well where is it?Merk wrote:I am going to make a song for Chad called "Robot Booty Drop". It'll be done in about a month.
Also here's a blast from the past