A noobs melodical piano noise

Brian, the best way to describe this is to take your own evaluation at face value.  That being said, the fact that you posted this and don't have an inflated opinion of yourself gives me hope.  If you're willing to learn, take advice, and be patient, you'll do well here.  Let this be the start of something bigger, and expand on this theme.  Keep writing as much as possible, and you will grow.  If music ever becomes an obsession with you, you'll be surprised at how fast you develop.  Good luck and welcome to the forum.

Better than my first efforts when I was "learning"*









*Well, I'm still learning but that is another story for another time.

Hi Brianb,

I echo all the responses above by a great bunch of guys that really know what they are doing.  Lynn, Bapu, and Wookiee have been around a long time. 

Cast out your fears and let it rip.  The worst that can happen is what you thought was good may not hit others the same way.  The best that can happen is you learn and grow in your skills and creativity. 

When you have a forum like this with very talented people willing to give you pointers, critism, and encouragement, you just can't go wrong if you keep an open mind.  Lynn said that very well.

All the best.

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thanks so much guys .. foxwolfen .. your words really put a big smile on my face .. I needed to hear that .. Apart from me and yourself, my sister is the only other person that said she liked it .. and shes hardly likely to say its rubbish :D The feedback you gave me foxwolfen is inspiring .. Thanks .. My heart was through the floor prior to this cos my mates just laughed at me when i asked their opinion, and I felt like i was just playing silly games with myself and should leave it to real musicians like you guys .. I stopped asking them for their opinions ... i was rather disappointed and posting it here was kinda the last chance ... like the deciding factor for me as to whether i should bother doing more I know i had fun making it of course .. But wondered, going forward, if theres much point if im the only person that enjoys it ... :D Thanks again ... Im curious to see what else i can 'piece together' :D God Bless

Brian, friends and family are the last people I go to now to show my work too. I too have been vastly disappointed by my friend's and family' lack of support. So much so that many of my old friendships have cooled. If they are not also already creative, then it seems they cannot understand what it is we are doing and why. Creativity seems to scare them. Do not let others stop you from following your heart. It does not matter what others think. Vincent Van Gogh was completely dismissed in his time. He died thinking he was a failure. Today he is considered among the top artists of all time (if not the top).

God Bless you too B...
I loved the music & video...

Please tell me about the graphics... how did you acomplish that?
I'm serious... I'd like to know a cheap & easy way of capturing and publishing computer generated graphics that interact with my music...
Very cool...

brianb


hi notnat .. pleased to meet you sir .. thanks .. 

The video was surprisingly simple ... If you have ever used winamp .. it comes bundled with a visualisation plug in called 'milkdrop' .. although you could use any other vis plug-in for winamp, from their website ... 

once winamp vis plug in is running ... i ran a small piece of software called fraps .. it captured what winamp was displaying very easily ... seems to be easier to use than i expected .. 

one i captured the 'video' .. i used a basic video editor (avs4you) .. to piece it together with the original wav file, (rather than use the replayed audio captured captured by fraps) ... 

i set the output setting to a HD resolution (1280x720) ... cos im sure when played at HD on YouTube, that YT doesnt compress the audio so much .. Good to have the HD resolution for that reason

If youre interested, and want more info .. please ask .. am glad to share .. 

there may be an easier way to achieve this ... but i always loved milkdrop .. so didnt really look for another solution .. 

Thank you Brian...
now you are the teacher... and I am the pupil...
 
I appreciate that, and will try it out soon... I do have a youtube account, but I've only produced a few slideshows using MS MovieMaker live... pretty rudimental stuff... I would like to learn more... 

Thanks again Brian...
 
your piece of music here, really is catchy & cool... 
 
 

thanks notnat .. means a lot :)

guitarhacker ... 
I had no idea soo many of you shared the same disappointing expectations for support and feedback as me from friends and family ... I guess its kinda why i ended up here .. hoping someone would say something nice about my wee tune before i give in completely   :D   .. i didnt expect to end up in a place where the rest of you were here for the same reason ...  lol .. excellent
Since reading around .. ive come across another couple of folk, who say they also come here cos they cant rely on friends or family ...   I really had no idea anyone other than me felt this way ... i suddenly feel a bit less alone in that aspect  :D ... 

Thanks again guys ...   youve been brill ... 

Thanks for the strong words of encouragement Mark .. 
I intend to explore my creativity more, thanks to the support you guys have shown me in this thread .. without which, i do think my heart would still be thru the floor ...   I really appreciate it ...   Just waiting on another flash of inspiration .. while messing about with all these gadgets in sonar that i dont have a clue what they do yet .. 

I love the words you wrote about yourself, in your youtube chanel ... haa .. made me laugh .. briliant .. 
That 'impact' footage is quite powerful eh ... as i was watching it .. it kinda reminded me of a strange thought i get when listening to Simon & garfunkels 'El condor pasa' ...  When the song plays, i imagine the irony of looking out the window, and seeing a huge meteor or something come into our sky, careering towards me .. and all i can do is wait motionless as i continue to listen to 'yes i would, if i only could' ... The irony of having to listen to that wee happy song while watching my imminent doom hurl towards me kinda humours me in some sick way .. 

Thats exactly the effect i get when watching teh impact, and listening to your happy music ... i wasnt sure if should say that or not, cos i dont want to sound offensive, and i do like it ... But then i see you wrote 'your goal is to create musical ironies' ... If this is what you meant by musical ironies .. then you should know it worked perfectly for me 
if not .. then please ignore those last 2 rambling paragraphs   ;)

Cheers Phil ... 
I do hope i stick around too ..  This would be an excellent hobby to have ... Probably like the rest of you, my love of music is what inspired me to try .. Feeling how good some music makes me feel when i get lost in it .. and wishing it was me that could make music and have it make someone feel that good .. even just one track ...  but the fun aspect is the main part for me to appreciate now i think .. 

I didnt know what to expect when i posted it ... i thought it may make a few smile, at the sound of its initial simplicity .. maybe some may compliment me, to humour me and make me feel good ... while the more serious musicians may not respond, but instead inwardly be insulted by my noobness ... :D  

Youve all been real nice to me ... and i can tell the compliments are all sincere and genuine, which is extremely valuable ..  i didnt expect yous to actually like it so, musically ...   :D ...    I can see how this can be a great community .. 
i think doyle has irish roots eh

B36B.. Thanks for the pointers mate .. will check it out ..