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~Hakurei Shrine~ => Alice's Art Atelier => Topic started by: Ex-Nue on October 12, 2011, 02:29:44 AM

Title: [Music] Remix I guess....
Post by: Ex-Nue on October 12, 2011, 02:29:44 AM
Touhou Project - Nue Houjuu's Theme - Heian Alien (Soundless Sonata Remix) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpeA9qrsDCE)

First try at mixing Dnb and Touhou together. Hopefully someone might like it.  :)

Title: Re: [Music] Remix I guess....
Post by: Romantique Tp on October 12, 2011, 03:20:36 AM
I'm personally not familiar with DnB, but I think this arrange would benefit greatly from some changes to the structure. It kinda sounds a little too much like the ZUN original as it is.
Title: Re: [Music] Remix I guess....
Post by: DX7.EP on October 12, 2011, 03:51:45 AM
Youtube's heavy compression, GAH. Soundcloud link worked better.

I'd like to hear much more synthesis and variation in the instruments...not expressive enough. And as Bigode suggested, more structure variation.

Also seems the beginning drums are a bit off-key, but that may just be me and my sense of absolute pitch kicking in.

Lastly, which DAW, hardware, software, etc. do you use?
Title: Re: [Music] Remix I guess....
Post by: Ex-Nue on October 12, 2011, 03:52:49 AM
I use ableton live 8.
Title: Re: [Music] Remix I guess....
Post by: DX7.EP on October 12, 2011, 03:53:28 AM
Hm, I do have Live 8 M-Powered as well, but can't help as I am a Logic and Sonar user for that. More suggestions will come in as they arrive.
Title: Re: [Music] Remix I guess....
Post by: Ex-Nue on October 12, 2011, 04:00:32 AM
Hm, I do have Live 8 M-Powered as well, but can't help as I am a Logic and Sonar user for that. More suggestions will come in as they arrive.

I forgot to mention Cubase. I don't think anybody here uses that.

I gonna try again but with a different track. Any rec's?  :)
Title: Re: [Music] Remix I guess....
Post by: DX7.EP on October 12, 2011, 04:01:41 AM
I forgot to mention Cubase. I don't think anybody here uses that.
Bigode IIRC has Cubase, and I'm taking an interest into that DAW as well.
Title: Re: [Music] Remix I guess....
Post by: Bio on October 12, 2011, 06:22:55 AM
Some comments:
Breaks are good, but generally not a good idea to repeat the same break.
Maybe just my personal taste, but build ups make the it a lot better.
Try to make the instruments louder, or at least have a part of the song where the bass loop actually slows down a bit, since I assume you are making break beats.
And yeah, what EP and Bigode both said, variation (even though I know its quite hard to in DnB, trust me I know)
Title: Re: [Music] Remix I guess....
Post by: Infy♫ on October 15, 2011, 02:02:59 PM
ehehe, another DnB x Touhou person!
Though it seems you put more detail on the DnB part D:
I can barely hear the melody most of the time, but when I can, something in me just keeps whining about how weird the instrument playing it sounds.
in the beginning it's mostly the attack that makes it sound weird. all wobbly. then... the high-frequency screeching gets on my nerves. D:
the beats are awesome though. you might want to tone them down. and, combine them with the melody.

Title: Re: [Music] Remix I guess....
Post by: Ex-Nue on October 26, 2011, 04:49:26 AM
I suck at remixing (http://soundcloud.com/soundless-sonata/alien-anarchy-1/s-X6L7r) :/

Ugh. Not happy with this one. :(

Touhou and my style of DnB don't mix well i guess. :/
Title: Re: [Music] Remix I guess....
Post by: DX7.EP on October 26, 2011, 06:22:42 AM
Beginning is a bit unclear - too much release, I think, or too many notes in succession.

Not a bad mix, but it is still a bit too similar to the original, I think. Also I think the melody can be better adjusted to the current rhythm pattern, and that the other instruments, particularly the saw lead, can use a bit more variety, once again.
Title: Re: [Music] Remix I guess....
Post by: Infy♫ on October 26, 2011, 05:57:59 PM
the intro also sounds a bit too soft, i think. at least too low of volume to be heard easily.
Title: Re: [Music] Remix I guess....
Post by: Ex-Nue on November 21, 2011, 09:26:12 PM
Tried to do something different while  i was offline, couldn't think of something cooler. :p

http://soundcloud.com/soundless-sonata/hieans-dark-road/s-YucwD

http://soundcloud.com/soundless-sonata/s-o-a (Used some some danmakufu samples in this one)