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Post by magicwillow on Nov 24, 2023 10:13:56 GMT -5
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Post by andrewwerdna on Nov 24, 2023 14:06:29 GMT -5
I found this very entertaining and inspiring, and I think for people starting out it could be very helpful. Seeing how you use the EQ (24:40), first boosting to find the harsh frequencies, then reducing, I think I need to start doing that.
"I don't know how the dungeon synth community feels about using presets and stuff..."
It is a-ok! Almost all the foundational albums are made from presets, if not just keyboards where there is no possibility for original patches. Since that time not a lot has changed as far as I can tell, there are some who dabble but it is not expected.
Do you ever noodle on a midi keyboard to come up with the compositions? Also I find recording live keyboard performances makes things sound more warm and natural, but it is pretty time consuming to get a clean enough take, at least for me because I'm bad at playing the keyboard.
I thought it was pretty cool that you honed in specifically on the early Harry Potter video games for the aesthetic concept. I remember playing the first one as a kid, and although even at that age I was disappointed that it was not more atmospheric and exploration-focused, I do still have some nostalgia for that primitive 3d rendition of the castle. Boo about Rowling's transphobia though, right? Sorry, I feel like it's a bit of an elephant in the room with any Harry Potter stuff these days. Feels almost like talking about Burzum haha.
(also I've noticed your albums seem to be getting popular fast on youtube lately, congrats!)
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Post by magicwillow on Nov 25, 2023 9:16:29 GMT -5
I found this very entertaining and inspiring, and I think for people starting out it could be very helpful. Seeing how you use the EQ (24:40), first boosting to find the harsh frequencies, then reducing, I think I need to start doing that. "I don't know how the dungeon synth community feels about using presets and stuff..." It is a-ok! Almost all the foundational albums are made from presets, if not just keyboards where there is no possibility for original patches. Since that time not a lot has changed as far as I can tell, there are some who dabble but it is not expected. Do you ever noodle on a midi keyboard to come up with the compositions? Also I find recording live keyboard performances makes things sound more warm and natural, but it is pretty time consuming to get a clean enough take, at least for me because I'm bad at playing the keyboard. I thought it was pretty cool that you honed in specifically on the early Harry Potter video games for the aesthetic concept. I remember playing the first one as a kid, and although even at that age I was disappointed that it was not more atmospheric and exploration-focused, I do still have some nostalgia for that primitive 3d rendition of the castle. Boo about Rowling's transphobia though, right? Sorry, I feel like it's a bit of an elephant in the room with any Harry Potter stuff these days. Feels almost like talking about Burzum haha. (also I've noticed your albums seem to be getting popular fast on youtube lately, congrats!) Hey! Thanks for the feedback and for watching the video! I also have much nostalgia for those early harry potter games. To answer your question about keyboards, I do use an old 2000s keyboard with half the keys broken on some other albums that I haven't released yet. I am not very good at playing in time and am so used to perfect quantisation that I find it annoying, but my keyboard also doesn't have midi out so I have to make do with audio recording my very poor playing. But that's also part of the charm I guess. In regards to presets that was my understanding but I also had surprises where certain people got mad at me for using AI art and others said my music is fake and made by AI so I didn't know if I was accidentally breaking another taboo by using presets. I appreciate your kind words, I am very proud of my growth on YouTube, I think the algorithm just jumped on my rate of uploads and watch retention and promoted me a lot. Very grateful.
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