Music Contest #1 - Races

[11SmoKe11]

Hi. This is my piece for contest (but it will be in some project warcraft 3 too, but now shh! ).
Well its ~90% done (but still its a WIP), in a few days my friend will record real strings and i think it will be enough.
Anyway, Did you think its fit to Naga race, or other water specific?

Edit: Link now works. (this max filesize is distrubing >.<)

P.S. Yeah, i`m author of this song, my music nickname is nobody.
Two samples used in this song is not mine. Author of (u-boot ping and animal scream) is ERH - http://www.freesound.org/usersViewSingle.php?id=215874
Sorry for my english, i`m still learning.

 

[anarchianbedlam]

Sounds good, very mellow, low key, a bit repetitive. could use some more contrast, but a good WIP. keep up the good work

 

[JetFangInferno]

Damn it's really late but I hope I can still finish in time. I will post a WIP in a day or two.

 

[WherewolfTherewolf]

Wow at one part it sounded like it belonged as the dungeon track for The Legend of Zelda - I like how it builds up at the end, but it is a bit repetitive at a few spots, you don't need to shorten it just making it a bit more eventful at a few places would help.

 

[Eccho]

I still need to vouche my irl mate about this, he doesn't seem to be hooked to enter :&

 

[Hamster Hunter]

Join

Hi.
Hope it's not to late to join Sounds really fun I'll try to finish it before deadline... I think its worth a shot

 

[WherewolfTherewolf]

You have until March, you have plenty of time to finish before the deadline. Don't forgot to post a WiP

 

[Hamster Hunter]

You have until March, you have plenty of time to finish before the deadline. Don't forgot to post a WiP

Ok thanks

btw... how soon do you want a WiP? I got like 1 min of the song now... but I can wait untill I got more, if u want :=)

 

[WherewolfTherewolf]

Whenever you feel like it - it's just so we know you made the song

 

[DudeSpirit]

Yeah, I've got all the acoustic recorded, and I've got the vision..
Just need the pack of cigarettes and approximately 8 hours spent on computer, woohoo.

Hmm, thinking saturday maybe.
Gotta post a wip before that though.

 

[Sephalo]

Yeah, I've got all the acoustic recorded, and I've got the vision..
Just need the pack of cigarettes and approximately 8 hours spent on computer, woohoo.

Hmm, thinking saturday maybe.
Gotta post a wip before that though.

8 hours? That's sick

 

[Drenferalis]

8 hours? That's sick

I think that a normal amount of time for making music, even if just using clips.
It takes alot of work to get levels, composition, and mastering done. I think im on my 30th hour working on mine just trying to weed things out and fit things in!

 

[Hamster Hunter]

8 hours? That's sick

Yeah, it takes time... even if you know what to put in, it takes a great amount of time to get it exactly how you want it.

 

[Sephalo]

I think that a normal amount of time for making music, even if just using clips.
It takes alot of work to get levels, composition, and mastering done. I think im on my 30th hour working on mine just trying to weed things out and fit things in!

Wow nice. You make me pretty curious about your submission now
The WIP I made was done in one hour I think. Started on something else aswel which also took me an hour. It's just that after an hour of work I usually have to stop because my idea's are becomming... uncreative and bad.
So that's why I usually finish a song/composition after ~3/4 sessions of an hour

 

[Drenferalis]

Here is my last WIP.

Then you get to wait for me to finish and submit my final entry.

 

[Fanny.Shaver]

This is my first and a final entry, you can drop it into audacity or anything to convert into mp3. I just won't do it, quality is low due to mono anyway. I'd love to keep it .wav. Still, you can edit first page as this with my final entry.

http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/1451268-post117.html

 

[JetFangInferno]

Here is my last WIP.

Then you get to wait for me to finish and submit my final entry.

Hmm very atmospheric intro there but it does not transition smoothly into the part after it, partly because there is a significant volume distance in the two parts.

 

[Hamster Hunter]

First WIP

ok, this is my first WIP. I'm not sure if my finished work will sound exactly like this, but here is atleast a WIP.

I know that it lacks of a lot of instruments and stuff... but its only a WIP previewing some of the main melody. But I'd love feedback /

 

[WherewolfTherewolf]

@Hamster - Nice, I have to say my favorite part is the piano melody

@Dren - Cool, the intro thing was interesting. The random flutish thing towards the end was interesting

 

[happyde]

Fanny.Shaver owns ;o
hamster hunter, this sounds like a pegasus sounds, very syntetical.

 

[JetFangInferno]

@Hamster: That's quite a beautiful piano melody you got there. Too bad it's so short because I thought you were going to do a piano solo for a bit.

 

[Pyritie]

ok, this is my first WIP. I'm not sure if my finished work will sound exactly like this, but here is atleast a WIP.

I know that it lacks of a lot of instruments and stuff... but its only a WIP previewing some of the main melody. But I'd love feedback /

Sounds nice but I think the gong doesn't quite "work"

 

[Xarwin]

I'm so sorry but I can't continue my WIP since school is taking more time then I expected.
I'm out.

 

[DudeSpirit]

I've got the kind of situation with Xarwin, don't count me out just yet though.
Not sure if i can make it till the date.. I've never liked deadlines.
I'll post my piece on my music thread later if i can't make it till the date.

 

[Fanny.Shaver]

Could someone update first page with my final entry?

 

[Waldbaer]

Hello all you guys at the hive!
I'm sure you won't have expected me here, so please let me explain a little how I came here again after more than 2 years of absence (the last post the forum found by me was from december 2007).
From time to time I looked what was going on here, mainly when I got PMs (which was very rare of course). Last time I got a PM on February 12th this year. This was when I saw this music contest here. I was completely stunned: When I stopped to be active here, I don't remember anything going on in the music section. I often planned to return as a musician and change that, but until now I didn't get so far, I didn't even get as far as finishing a piece of music for myself in an acceptable way.
Well, when I saw this contest, I read all the 23 pages which had been written until then and I decided to take this chance and finally build a piece of music myself, and take it to a finish, at any cost. I didn't know if I was going to succeed since I didn't know which problems I would be confronted with, so until now, I just read the thread and listened to all the samples that were submitted.
The Listening process was very interesting for me. It's great to see how many different styles are used and how each of the participating members does the job in his very personal way.

@Xarvin: Sad to see you leave the contest. Yours was one of the most individual pieces, so I liked it. Maybe you get it a little further nevertheless… maybe you even rejoin.

My piece is more classical, it's written for a bank of brass and percussion instruments, some few sound FX added; everything recorded & mixed from MIDI using Logic pro. I'm dealing with the Demons of the Burning Legion in it, you may divide it in three parts: The silence before the storm, then the meteors coming down and the demons devastating everything, and the silence of the destruction when they have left to devastate another place. I'll add some parts in the middle, I think and probably do some fine tuning in the mix for the final version…
so I'm in if you accept me and hope you may enjoy my work.

I think I'll be a little active in the music section in the future. I plan to make music for maps, too… we'll have to see how much time I can find, though.

 

[Darkgamma]

Okay, last minute change to repair the fckup

 

[HappyTauren]

I really like your piece so far, baer, but I think it'd sound a lot better if you'd add string patches on some places (it needs the background harmony, rather than just bassy tuba and trombone to make it more powerful, and trumpet to hold the melody, and yes, I know that brass instruments are the epitome of power in an orchestra). What makes your piece powerful is the dissonant arrangement of brass instruments, so it seems you really know your shit well.

 

[Panda]

We now have 8 more days till the deadline. Please submit your music soon!

 

[Hamster Hunter]

@Waldbaer

Hi.
Great piece of work. It felt just like a WC3 music-piece. I could feel it building up towards the storm, and then calming down afterwards. Personally I would've loved if there was "more power" in the middle "battle" section. But a great piece. Indeed

 

[Waldbaer]

Thanks for your nice comments.
You confirmed me to focus my work for the remaining week on the middle part, which should be the main part, but it does not yet play up to this role enough. I'll see what I can do and try to get it as convincing as I wish it to bee.

 

[Fanny.Shaver]

Only two final entries? Nobody else?

 

[Waldbaer]

Hey, there's nearly a week remaining... and everything can always be made better. I myself can't understand that some of you already submitted their "final" entries.
Well I started work very late, but nevertheless... even if I felt that I was done I'd wait to keep the chance that new ideas during the remaining time might make the piece even better.

 

[Sephalo]

I will post a final submission 2nd of March probably

 

[VoidLordXtreme]

sounds fun
im probably in !
my theme will be human, dwarf or orc !!

btw good job there are some really nice wips already.

edit:

first WIP

http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=76330&stc=1&d=1267272732

well i guess i have to improve and lengthen it...

 

[RED BARON]

I am in - and actually thought I already written that - But apparently I never did.

Now the only issue I am having is in connection with the license, since I am using Appleton and maybe also Audiotune. So wanted to be sure that I am not violating the license rules by using those (Its license free tools that Appleton is using, but still felt I better ask).

 

[Waldbaer]

• ...
• Any method of music production is allowed, including using Sequencers, Virtual Instruments, Sound Samples (granted you provide the source of the original sound sample) and standard recording.
• Contestants may use any program to create their music. Essentially, the only part that is judged or limited is the final product. ...
• The final song must be at least 75% of your writing - In essence, you can use a royalty free drum loop (or other form of sampled material) in your song, but if you chose to you must create enough of the other material or use in such a way that it can be said that YOU wrote 75% of the song. Samples of instruments simply to be used for a sequencer (like building a drum line out of specific drums or using a pitch altering sampler to make a melody out of a sound sample from an instrument) are exempt from the 75% rule.

I guess this means that you may use any program you want as long as you don't simply queue loops that are done by other people.

@VoidLordXtreme: Nice WIP! Well of course a bit short and not really with an ending, but it's a WorkInProgress, so I'll look forward to the remaining part. Reminds me a little on music from "Commandos".

 

[VoidLordXtreme]

I guess this means that you may use any program you want as long as you don't simply queue loops that are done by other people.

@VoidLordXtreme: Nice WIP! Well of course a bit short and not really with an ending, but it's a WorkInProgress, so I'll look forward to the remaining part. Reminds me a little on music from "Commandos".

thx, but i have to do a lot of work left to do on this!
hope i can finish it...

 

[Fanny.Shaver]

Getting close and closer to the end

 

[RED BARON]

Getting close and closer to the end

Yea - Hope I make it - or at least something

 

[Panda]

Only 3 more days.

 

[Sephalo]

I'm always saving much work for the last moment.
I might not finish my entry. In case I don't come up with a finished result here's my entry: <Click my signature for Furbolg Theme>

 

[Tails96]

Umm....hey, does anyone know a program for creating music ONLY with computer?

 

[RED BARON]

Umm....hey, does anyone know a program for creating music ONLY with computer?

There have already been posted several... check the first page.

 

[EMPerror]

Ok, sadly, i had a lot of things to do this month, so i didn't get to work much on my project.

So, finally presenting my water elements themed song.

 

[Waldbaer]

I think your piece has a very nice drive in it, but is it intended that it is overdriven so much? Especially the piano sounds strange for my ears with this overdrive... everything sounds as if my speakers were broken.
Well, I'm not familiar with this style of music until now, so maybe my comment is just stupid.

 

[VoidLordXtreme]

WIP 2
sounds much better now, but it needs to get longer ...!!

 

[Pyritie]

I'm always saving much work for the last moment.
I might not finish my entry. In case I don't come up with a finished result here's my entry: <Click my signature for Furbolg Theme>

Could you attach it to your post in case your pastebin expires by the time we need it?

 

[Sephalo]

Could you attach it to your post in case your pastebin expires by the time we need it?

Can't attach wma files as an attachment, but the pastebin will expire 30 days after the last visit. So I doubt it will expire, and just in case I will visit a couple of times a week.

 

[JetFangInferno]

I'm always saving much work for the last moment.
I might not finish my entry. In case I don't come up with a finished result here's my entry: <Click my signature for Furbolg Theme>

Sounds a bit eerie in the beginning with all the high notes but eventually it turns into something quite playful. Violin is a bit loud compared to everything. I don't really see Furbolgs in this song -- maybe some other more "friendly" race like the Pandarens or something (Excuse me if I get my lore wrong). Overall it's jubilant and creative. Well done.

*Also, for a WIP, is it possible for me to simply post the melody i played on the piano in a hurry? Later on, I'll try to arrange it into strings or something.*