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  • Nightsward Hill - a new track
2016/09/02 11:25:41
Firesong X
Hi everyone. Here is a link to a new piece, I have been working on for a while. The scene invokes winter and snow (I live in a place that has lots of winter). As always I would be grateful for any feedback you might give and the time you might take to listen.

Thanks

https://soundcloud.com/us...417081/nightsward-hill
2016/09/04 00:21:25
dcumpian
Love that little arpeggio you've got in there. Very fitting. The ending sort of petered out though. I was going up the hill with you then reached the top expecting something a bit more dramatic or glorious. Didn't happen. 
 
Nice piece though. 
 
Regards,
Dan
2016/09/04 07:39:19
CreatingNoise
John,
  Very nice piece.  I am in an area where it has been like the surface of Venus lately so a tune evoking cold weather is just perfect!  LOL  This sounded very nice on my system, a good ride with a nice ending.  Good job taking this one to the finish line.  Are you a player and a MIDI programmer or more one than the other?  I am just curious, I like the nuts and bolts info of how these songs come together.
2016/09/05 09:29:38
Firesong X
dcumpian
Love that little arpeggio you've got in there. Very fitting. The ending sort of petered out though. I was going up the hill with you then reached the top expecting something a bit more dramatic or glorious. Didn't happen. 
 
Nice piece though. 
 
Regards,
Dan


Thanks so much for listening and the feedback. Feedback from you is always really appreciated because I really respect your work. My dad thought the same about reaching the top of the hill, (my mom disagreed with him). I have thought about how to introduce something more dramatic, but haven't been able to come up with anything that works.

Thanks again
John
2016/09/05 09:47:25
Firesong X
CreatingNoise
John,
  Very nice piece.  I am in an area where it has been like the surface of Venus lately so a tune evoking cold weather is just perfect!  LOL  This sounded very nice on my system, a good ride with a nice ending.  Good job taking this one to the finish line.  Are you a player and a MIDI programmer or more one than the other?  I am just curious, I like the nuts and bolts info of how these songs come together.


Hi, many thanks for taking the time to listen and comment. I am really glad that you liked it. It has been a hot dry summer where I live too, but our winter is long, cold and snowy. I am glad you liked the ending , I struggled with how to end it, and came up with what I posted. I am not really a player, I work with MIDI and my MIDI keyboard. I play around and experiment and do everything by ear until it sounds and feels right. I have hundreds of bits and pieces that I save to hopefully build into something bigger, or that fit into another piece. So I guess I would be more of a MIDI programmer, but I can't say I really know more than a few basics. Thanks again and good luck with the heat.

John
2016/09/05 10:02:27
dcumpian
Firesong X
dcumpian
Love that little arpeggio you've got in there. Very fitting. The ending sort of petered out though. I was going up the hill with you then reached the top expecting something a bit more dramatic or glorious. Didn't happen. 
 
Nice piece though. 
 
Regards,
Dan


Thanks so much for listening and the feedback. Feedback from you is always really appreciated because I really respect your work. My dad thought the same about reaching the top of the hill, (my mom disagreed with him). I have thought about how to introduce something more dramatic, but haven't been able to come up with anything that works.

Thanks again
John



Some songs take time and a lot of patience to finish. Put it aside, work on something else for a while and come back to it. You'll know it when it comes to you.
 
I can understand both perspectives. It really depends on what you are going for mood-wise. On the other hand, there is no reason you couldn't do both; big finish then a peaceful cool down to the end. Just don't stretch it out too long or you'll end up with two songs
 
Regards,
Dan
2016/09/05 11:10:08
BASSJOKER
Very nice , clean and balance on my phones.....thx for the share.....yeah...I liked it too ! 
Keep it up  ;o)
2016/09/05 11:54:55
emeraldsoul
I like it! I think the highlights were the sections where you had the glockenspiel? chimey things? going. It certainly sets the mood of snow. I even liked the epic taiko type drums, as though trees were falling down into snowy explosions, or as if someone were shooting a cannon at me whilst I trudged upward.
 
I think you might take another look at the piano sample, what are you using? It sounded kind of two dimensional (as most piano samples do!) but maybe swap it out, or better yet just add some lengthy reverb to it? It's kind of dry as it is, compared to the rest of the orchestra in the forest, in my opinion.
 
this is a cool piece, thanks for sharing it.
 
-Tom
2016/09/05 12:49:57
Wookiee
Certainly invokes that sense of chill.  Mix came across nice a clean here, thanks for sharing.
2016/09/06 20:15:01
Firesong X
dcumpian
Firesong X
dcumpian
Love that little arpeggio you've got in there. Very fitting. The ending sort of petered out though. I was going up the hill with you then reached the top expecting something a bit more dramatic or glorious. Didn't happen. 

Nice piece though. 

Regards,
Dan


Thanks so much for listening and the feedback. Feedback from you is always really appreciated because I really respect your work. My dad thought the same about reaching the top of the hill, (my mom disagreed with him). I have thought about how to introduce something more dramatic, but haven't been able to come up with anything that works.

Thanks again
John



Some songs take time and a lot of patience to finish. Put it aside, work on something else for a while and come back to it. You'll know it when it comes to you.
 
I can understand both perspectives. It really depends on what you are going for mood-wise. On the other hand, there is no reason you couldn't do both; big finish then a peaceful cool down to the end. Just don't stretch it out too long or you'll end up with two songs
 
Regards,
Dan


Thanks for the advice. It makes a lot of sense. I sort of did that with Zwiespalt, I changed it after a few weeks, when I found the string sound I was looking for. Now the second half is completely different from what I had originally. I won't have a choice about putting it aside, because today was the first day back at school, grade 10. Summer is just too short.😫

Thanks Again
John
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