#biggg work in progress

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velvet hill
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before you comment, just know, nothing here is final and im just messing around. on top of that, i havent even messed with an intro, bridge, etc. this is simply a rough idea for what this song could be

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i think the brass might not fit too well right thee

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also its my first time trying something orchestral

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so if you see something that could be better here lmk

balmy sleet
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I like this. It sounds like battle music from an old school jrpg. My only suggestion is I think the drums at the end are slightly out of place. They sound like ethnic drums, but I think you might want to try them as Timpanis or something similar, something you would hear in a big orchestra. Hope to hear more of this soon, good luck!

velvet hill
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Thanks for the support

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By the drums at the end do you mean the drums at the VERY end

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because those are just some marching band toms

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they just go on longer than the other tracks so hearing them singled out is strange

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They act as my kick

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If this is understood but it still doesn’t fit I can agree w that too tho

balmy sleet
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it probably works with the rest of the song actually, but yeah just hearing them at that part by themselves was different. I like it, good job on it

velvet hill
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Well thanks

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That means a lot

balmy sleet
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yw

velvet hill
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Also I have this question

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you hear the brass

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I’m not sure if it fits

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In that file, I have it on the first bar only

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Should I tone it down

balmy sleet
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sounds good to me, I would leave it where it is personally. It's sharp and forceful. Makes for some really good battle music for an rpg or like a tense moment in a story.

balmy sleet
velvet hill
balmy sleet
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I would probably start with the 2nd one, so you start soft, and then build to the forceful first one

velvet hill
velvet hill
balmy sleet
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sure

velvet hill
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im guessing youre like well experienced

balmy sleet
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lol nope not at all

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just been learning this stuff for a few months

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it's fun tho

velvet hill
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i legit cannot start, transition things

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or do any like actual changes in my music

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unless its a simple trap beat drop

velvet hill
balmy sleet
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yea i struggled with that at first too, just got to experiment with stuff until it becomes smooth to do. Watch a lot of youtube videos about people making songs, and then one thing I would do is make new versions of my stuff (new saves) so i could experiment on them without messing up the originals. Sometimes you screw around and find something that is cool, sometimes it just ends up as practice time, but that's still worth it

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also whatever kind of music you want to make, listen to a lot of that music

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so that you will hear things and get ideas and inspirations and stuff

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so like if this is going to be a song for an rpg, go listen to rpg music, or if you want to make a pop song, listen to pop songs. You'll hear those transitions in them, and eventually be able to figure out how to do them.

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one thing on transitions that I have learned, is to usually keep it simple. Don't jump all around to something crazy, take a first step that is a small step or note change, and then go from there.

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but yeah, like i said im only a handfull of months in as well. Been taking this serious since about October, and i feel like ive got a lot better, but i don't think im good by any means lol. And I need to figure out how to do all the automation stuff, that's what i need to start focusing on this week when i get time.

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I have a track up right now on here that i would love feedback on if you get a chance. Nbd if you can't tho. But ya dude, goodluck with this song. Got a good foundation starting out on it, keep sharing.

velvet hill
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@balmy sleet

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I’ve recently looked into kontakt idk if you’ve heard of it but you should give it a try

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It’s got free libraries online for instruments and sounds that I’ve got to say

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Are really cool