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Off Topic / Re: Anybody know of a good 64bit chiptune VST (plugin) for ableton?

« on: October 12, 2017, 11:03:20 PM »

TB Peach (I do see it is on that list) is preset-based but has really sweet sounds. Should work with Ableton, works with FL and I think I've used it on 64 bit FL but I'm not certain.
Iunno about actual chiptune instruments.

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Off Topic / Re: i just had the nastiest burrito ever

« on: October 08, 2017, 01:23:50 PM »

If you just make a burrito with refried beans rice and cheese it's good like how do you mess up

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Off Topic / Re: are you oblivious when it comes to flirting?

« on: October 07, 2017, 12:36:49 AM »

I can't tell but I also can't tell in either direction. I don't know if I have a crush on someone or anything. I can be attracted to someone and I can appreciate someone's personality but there isn't ever a bridge between the two. I'm really worried I'll never have that and that I'll never actually love anyone, and that means that if I am attracted to someone and I like them as a person I should consider pursuing them even if there isn't some deep emotional connection already, but that means that I worry about that with like every female friend and they deserve better than to have to wonder whether I want something more than friendship so I don't ever act on my meagre feelings but I still stress about whether they like me because if they did I don't know if I'd be able to reciprocate.
Oh whoops I meant to say yeah totally haha I am totally oblivious when girls hit on me haha ain't that the truth.

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Games / Re: Starbound Megathread - Version 1.3.2

« on: October 06, 2017, 02:23:02 PM »

Alright. Have a good one.

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Games / Re: Starbound Megathread - Version 1.3.2

« on: October 06, 2017, 02:07:27 PM »

new vegas bounties except not fun

Respectfully, if all you're contributing to the topic is reiterating your distaste for the game, you don't really need to continue to be here. We're aware of your opinion already.

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Off Topic / Re: Shaving thread

« on: September 19, 2017, 09:59:22 AM »

I have to shave because all I get is a neckbeard and a giant goddamn goatee and ridiculous sideburns that don't go all the way down.
And a mustache that doesn't grow in all the way.
I do use an electric shaver though and I have no complaints.

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Games / Re: League of Legends - We now have a Discord!

« on: September 16, 2017, 04:51:54 PM »

that lee sin clip is cursed
it actually froze my youtube video

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Off Topic / Re: blogland: unbelievable mount of stress lately, on my breaking point

« on: September 10, 2017, 08:23:09 PM »

A resume is necessary even if it sucks. If it sucks, you can acknowledge that, and move forward.
Volunteer work is a good thing for resumes but probably not a viable option for you right now.
Often there's a huge overlap of information provided in a survey and on a resume. That's fine.

Getting a job isn't always easy. It's okay to fail, just keep failing until you succeed. Don't let any one thing stop you completely.

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Games / Re: League of Legends - More Star Guardian Skins...

« on: September 01, 2017, 02:55:56 PM »

a lot of his Q's are from unseen areas, so duskblade triggers quite often
it's just a lot more burst to go with sheen and manamune

This. At this point I like tear -> sheen -> manamune -> gauntlet -> duskblade.

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Off Topic / Re: I'm having serious problems with my dorm room (from "how has 2017 been so far")

« on: August 24, 2017, 09:41:14 AM »

Where is your college located?
I go to college in New York and there's no air conditioning here. But the last week of August in upstate New York isn't that bad.

Yo which, I go to RPI

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Creativity / Re: Music Megathread

« on: August 23, 2017, 12:57:32 PM »

P R E P A R E  F O R  W A R

check it out, give me criticism, constructive or not, whatever, just check it out, thx

The melodies aren't good enough to stand alone. The guitar sounds really dry and the rhythm doesn't feel right. If you're going to digitally do guitar, you have to have subtle variance to make it sound more like the real thing even if you're sampling actual guitar notes.
I know it's a thing to use the same sample repeatedly, but if you're repeating something that isn't extremely polished, its flaws become more and more apparent and abrasive with every repetition.
Additionally, while I do like the melody you made, I don't think it fits with the message. It could be in a minor key, but it sounds major. To settle it in the relative minor you'd need another instrument, ideally a bass of some kind.
The same thing goes for the second melody. We're conditioned to hear that as a major progression. To make it sound real you'd have to take the notes of the chord and very very slightly stagger them in time so that they sound like a strum and not a synthetic chord or a keyboard soundfont.
Moving on from there, the vocals are neat, but not connected to the music.
The drums are nice, but bringing in the same drums for the bit at the end doesn't really work. It just sounds inauthentic and lazy.
Having the record clicking noise in the background also feels inauthentic because there's no degradation of the audio other than that - it essentially sounds like during the recording of this, there happened to be a blank record playing the whole time.

But in general the problem is a disconnect between the elements - even the title. The title makes sense with the vocals and maybe the drums, but certainly not the guitar loops.

Two songs I recently made:
Rainfall
Countdown

What do you guys think? I'm just now learning how to use FL, so constructive criticism would be awesome.

A few critiques for each

The drums don't quite fit in Rainfall. Your synths sound pretty good though.

Countdown has quite a long intro that doesn't really do a lot. I thought that was kinda weak.
I don't like the synths so much on this one.
Also, the volume is basically maxed out the whole time. Dynamics are important, and relying on the limiter to make everything sit in a reasonable range is not good practice. Try turning everything down and then making sure everything has its own place and the pads don't get drowned out too much.

You don't have any problems with the melodies or chords, but they do get dull after a while. These are well-structured songs, but perhaps not interesting enough.

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Games / Re: Starbound Megathread - Version 1.3.2

« on: August 14, 2017, 05:29:18 PM »

novakids were a fan suggestion and were added in after most of the lore was pretty much set in place. then the lore changed and they still don't get stuff.

Also they have villages/space saloons now, which is pretty dang decent.

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Creativity / Re: Pixel Art

« on: August 12, 2017, 07:47:53 PM »

EDIT: This version looks slightly better but still like GARBAGE

That is a lot better.
what to keep in mind is that trees are a naturally visually noisy subject, and it does pay to reflect that, and also that they often have clearly distinguishable branches and boughs and thus have parts that are further forward and other that are further back.
I don't really know what you mean by sideview here though.

he's a very nice boy but he has a sidehawk and an extremely beefy neckus

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Games / Re: League of Legends - Urgot Rework! I guess you can rework a god!

« on: August 03, 2017, 06:30:06 PM »

I got it but I do deserve it because I'm nice to everyone and I communicate

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Creativity / Re: What art styles do you like?

« on: July 27, 2017, 06:20:23 PM »

pretty

can I see more of this

Indeed you can!
SSSS is short for Stand Still, Stay Silent, which is a webcomic that looks like that basically always.
Here ya go! http://www.sssscomic.com/comic.php?page=1