My music shorts.

[Cucumber!]

Here it is, I decided to put all my music shorts I made in Garageband here to see if you like them.

Names of songs.
In unision we will walk

Test 4

I couldn't really think of a name :P
Nothing

Speeeeed

My first try at something 8-Bit-like
8-Bit

First actual composition, no premade loops ;D
No premade loops ;D
I hope you like them :D

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[Cucumber!]

Bump? Please respond :c

[JD]

Brodawg, you need to host your stuff on NewGrounds or something. It's a bitch for people like me with super slow internet to download this stuff. =P
(will edit once I download your songs)

[Cucumber!]

Oh, right sure I'll get a newgrounds account :D

[JD]

Oh, right sure I'll get a newgrounds account :D

You do know that you have to go through a song approval before you can upload, right?
Also, I just listened to In Unison We Will Walk.
Here's what I think's odd with it:
1. None of the guitar really flows together. I'm tempted to say you just used pre-made loops, but I'm trusting you. :S
2. You opened with percussion, and your percussion didn't go anywhere. For a song that quick with that many guitars, you need a kick and a snare.
On to the next ones :U

[Cucumber!]

Well...I don't really use that much of complex programs. I use Garageband, and that's good enough for me.

[JD]

Yes but did you actually compose these or did you take pre-made loops and slosh them together?
Because, after listening to Test 4, it has practically no buildup--but a lot of very complex sound. What intrigues me is you would have went through the trouble to change your sounds multiple times for such a short and simple song. Do explain.
Edit: Also, that 8-bit song isn't  8-bit. It would be classified as electronica.

Edit2: The percussion on speed is a bunch of hats mangled together and a snare. What is this I don't even

[Cucumber!]

Well...I'm not a music expert :/

Well yea I use premade loops, but what I do sometimes is on some loops you can edit it, and I completely change it. I just downloaded a new music program, I'm gonna try it out and hopefully it won't be premade loops.

[JD]

Erm, still.. Music has to flow. What you made had no flow, sorry. Flow is when all of the notes actually sound correct together, for example, in trance, you'd take the first note from the lead, on each two beats and use that for the bassline. That makes it flow well, because the bass keeps the percussion and lead tied together like a string, see what I'm saying? You seemed to have picked nice sounds but they didn't fit together at all.

If you try FL Studio, Logic, Reason, or Ableton Live, try out what I'm talking about. Start with a basic pattern of notes then edit that pattern with different instruments and add in percussion. You should also try looking up some tutorials on percussion/composing. :D

[Cucumber!]

I don't have much money :C

I found a program, it's got a wierd name :S

It's called RubberDuck lol

[Cucumber!]

Well in that you load a music but you can change it totally, this is gonna be fun C:<

[JD]

I find composing more creative, but remixing is fun as well. :P (it's just my opinion, don't worry bro.)

[Cucumber!]

Well what program do YOU use to compose?

[JD]

Well what program do YOU use to compose?

FL Studio XXL Producer Edition. :o

..It's $600 on average, depends on what you get and when.

[Cucumber!]

Ah...

Well I think I'll stick with the basics, because before I buy the really expensive programs, I gotta learn how to make music SOUND good.

I also have good news, I was toying with Garageband, when I noticed something called "Piano keyboard". And what you can do is play notes on your keyboard instead of clicking! So now I just hit the record button and play :D