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07-20-2017, 12:17 PM
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Paratamatu
Haven't posted a song here for a while, so I thought I'd put this one up:
https://soundcloud.com/kaspartorn/paratamatu
Starting point was to use paradiddles for everything. Later I added some other stuff as well, but most of it remained.
Stick, bass, drums and synth.
Also here with better quality:
http://www.kaspartorn.eu/music.html
Enjoy!
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07-20-2017, 05:10 PM
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Loved it!!! And great mix as well. Really got kicking ~1:54. If I had one nit, it would be more variety in the some of the drum sections. But then again, it was prob best not to have them too busy and interfere with the Stick et. al. Great hearing something from you!
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07-20-2017, 06:37 PM
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Swingin! Reminds me of some of the more lively bits offa the Half Life 2 soundtrack, eg LG Orbifold and You're Not Supposed To Be Here. I like it. I don't really have any suggestions for improvement.
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07-21-2017, 02:29 AM
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Thanks sammydix and Reason, I'm glad you liked it!
The drums - yeah, I think what maybe happened is that I was initially going for a more static electronic feel, but in the course of composing / arranging deviated from that idea, so it ended up being somewhere in between - not minimal, electronic and not quite organic drummer.
I think I need to listen to the Half Life 2 now. So far I've missed that game completely for some reason.
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07-21-2017, 08:11 AM
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That's some unholy marriage of oldschool techno and prog. Well made!
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07-21-2017, 12:02 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by carbon
I think I need to listen to the Half Life 2 now. So far I've missed that game completely for some reason.
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Off Topic:
It's a good game although 13 years later, not as groundbreaking. I believe there are graphics mods which are nice; one in particular, Cinematic Mod, changes the game significantly and while I like it, is not recommended for a first playthrough. Without the mod there's a bleakness to the art direction that contributes to the tone of the game very well, and the mod makes it a lot more lush and overgrown.
Back On Topic:
I'm listening to your other stuff on SC, sounds nice! You said "stick," I'm assuming Chapman Stick?
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07-21-2017, 12:12 PM
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Thanks zeekat, these are my two favourite genres!
Reason: yeah Chapman Stick. Playing it as a single line instrument in this song, blending it more into the group.
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07-24-2017, 11:13 PM
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How much of it is stick-made? Like, this technoish riff around 3:30 and after is stick or synth?
Pretty damn weird instrument, has strings and neck, then people play keyboard parts on it.
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07-29-2017, 11:56 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by zeekat
How much of it is stick-made? Like, this technoish riff around 3:30 and after is stick or synth?
Pretty damn weird instrument, has strings and neck, then people play keyboard parts on it.
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The faster riff that uses the paradiddles and fades in at about 00:17 as well as similar parts at the second half - 02:55 until the end are stick.
The 03:30 and forward is the same stick riff with some delay and stuff (bit crush, filters etc).
The bass riff is tripled at 01:50 and 04:02 - stick at the sides and bass in the middle.
Also the long melody notes from 01:00 are stick.
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