jwnicholson78 Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 (edited) I seem to be inspired recently by the music in video games that I've been playing. I started this after finishing "The Outer Wilds", one of the best games I have played in a long time. It's another in the general theme of spacey music I've been writing. Comments and feedback on how to improve it are greatly appreciated. Updated 7-9, I lowered the levels of some of the sound effects and adjusted the mix slightly. Jeff Edited July 9, 2022 by jwnicholson78 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhonoBrainer Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 Wonderful. The spacey ear candy (and then the birds!) all fitting into that nice chord progression and a clean mix. And it wasn't overly long - a great 3:30 that didn't overstay its welcome . . . a pleasure to listen to, well done! cheers, -Tom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeringAmps Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 13 hours ago, PhonoBrainer said: a pleasure to listen to, well done! agreed! t the "jangly" guitars, is that a synth? Has kind of a "Edge" quality ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwnicholson78 Posted June 20, 2022 Author Share Posted June 20, 2022 On 6/18/2022 at 7:48 PM, PhonoBrainer said: Wonderful. The spacey ear candy (and then the birds!) all fitting into that nice chord progression and a clean mix. And it wasn't overly long - a great 3:30 that didn't overstay its welcome . . . a pleasure to listen to, well done! cheers, -Tom Thanks so much, Tom. Really appreciate the comment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwnicholson78 Posted June 20, 2022 Author Share Posted June 20, 2022 12 hours ago, DeeringAmps said: agreed! t the "jangly" guitars, is that a synth? Has kind of a "Edge" quality ? Thanks, Tom! The jangly guitar is my strat, running through Guitar Rig 5. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wookiee Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 Nice, quite the grand entrance around the 1:40 mark, pleasant listen, thanks for sharing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X-53mph Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 Nice! Have you tried approaching Library Music companies or tried to get into TV music production? I think you'd fit right in there. Great job. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwnicholson78 Posted June 23, 2022 Author Share Posted June 23, 2022 On 6/20/2022 at 8:12 AM, Wookiee said: Nice, quite the grand entrance around the 1:40 mark, pleasant listen, thanks for sharing. Thanks so much, Wookie. I appreciate the kind words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwnicholson78 Posted June 23, 2022 Author Share Posted June 23, 2022 16 hours ago, Philip G Hunt said: Nice! Have you tried approaching Library Music companies or tried to get into TV music production? I think you'd fit right in there. Great job. Thanks! I've never thought my little tunes were good for much more than keeping me entertained. I'm kind of curious to look into Library Music companies now that you've brought it up, though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Wilby Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 (edited) Really nice piece that. The only change I'd make would be to make the "sonar pings" quieter, and maybe have them in a heavy yet subtle reverb that pans across the sound stage, if that makes sense, but that of course is a personal preference. I could certainly learn a thing or two from you about mixing! ? Edited June 23, 2022 by Keith Wilby 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busker Pete Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Very interesting and enjoyable piece! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark skinner Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 Very Nice .. A lot of cool stuff going on . Loved it .. mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bajan Blue Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 I really like this - sounds great here - very good mix as well Cool stuff Nigel 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwnicholson78 Posted June 25, 2022 Author Share Posted June 25, 2022 On 6/23/2022 at 5:38 AM, Keith Wilby said: Really nice piece that. The only change I'd make would be to make the "sonar pings" quieter, and maybe have them in a heavy yet subtle reverb that pans across the sound stage, if that makes sense, but that of course is a personal preference. I could certainly learn a thing or two from you about mixing! ? Thanks for the listen and the kind words. I agree with you about the sonar pings, and some of the other sound affects. I need to go back and adjust some of the levels. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwnicholson78 Posted June 25, 2022 Author Share Posted June 25, 2022 On 6/23/2022 at 5:53 AM, Busker Pete said: Very interesting and enjoyable piece! Thanks so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwnicholson78 Posted June 25, 2022 Author Share Posted June 25, 2022 13 hours ago, mark skinner said: Very Nice .. A lot of cool stuff going on . Loved it .. mark Thanks! I appreciate the listen and the comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwnicholson78 Posted June 25, 2022 Author Share Posted June 25, 2022 13 hours ago, Bajan Blue said: I really like this - sounds great here - very good mix as well Cool stuff Nigel Thanks, I really appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Kirby Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 I enjoyed the listen - nicely done. Sounded great through my headphones. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markno999 Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 Great track, really like the musical content and overall sound design. You have a very recognizable style musically. The only thing I heard that I would change is maybe change some of the intro sonar pings to another sound or change some of the tonality to mix it up in the intro? I would maybe use a Hang Drum on a few of the hits. I know you are going for a spacey type intro but the sonar pings to my ears are a bit on the annoying side and maybe distract from the music. Obviously it is a personal taste thing and other people may like that sound so take it with a grain of salt as intended. That said, a minor thing on an otherwise flawless track. On my 3rd listen and digging it a lot. Regards 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy j Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 I agree with the comments above. This is a most pleasant piece and you mix sounds great to these old ears. I also like that "jangley" guitar -- it has a sound similar to that used on the theme song for the television show called "Due South". Jangley guitars and birds at the end --- how cool!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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