« previous next »
Pages: [1]

Author Topic: Flying With Dragons  (Read 4044 times)

Joseph

  • Low Mid
  • **
  • Posts: 177
  • Honor: 33
  • just a guy trying to make some music
    • View Profile
Flying With Dragons
« on: February 16, 2016, 07:37:54 pm »
https://soundcloud.com/josephh8/flying-with-dragons (apparently the soundcloud code thing doesn't want to work...)

So I decided to try something new. I arranged everything with piano first and then worked on the sound design and fx instead of making a melody with X sound. I also kept it really simple, I think I had like 10 different layers. I spent like 50 hours on my last song, which had 80 layers, and I feel like this track is so much better than it. I think I'll continue starting off with all piano, just seems easier to get more melodic tracks, and I don't get sidetracked by sound design.
Logged
"Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal."
-Picasso

"The reason we struggle with insecurity is because we compare our behind-the-scenes with everyone else’s highlight reel."
-Steve Furtick

birdwork

  • Sub Bass
  • *
  • Posts: 29
  • Honor: 1
    • birdwork
    • View Profile
Re: Flying With Dragons
« Reply #1 on: February 17, 2016, 05:11:35 am »
Beginning is really good, I always find it hard to having piano sections sound "authentic" and your piano is great. The kick is fitting. I like how the strings sound like they come in with some sort of synth layer. After the first little break at 1:20 the strings come in full force and I like that, but after another 30 seconds of them going at full force, I feel like they are blaring and repetitive, so I think you could either begin filtering them down, or lessen the velocities to lead the listener into the main break. The main break is really good, and the pacing sounds nice. Endings great too.

Logged

birdwork

  • Sub Bass
  • *
  • Posts: 29
  • Honor: 1
    • birdwork
    • View Profile
Re: Flying With Dragons
« Reply #2 on: February 17, 2016, 05:22:36 am »
...Ok I went to get a snack, and realized the melody was stuck in my head, so good job on that!
Logged
Pages: [1]
« previous next »