The Gang of Five
Beyond the Mysterious Beyond => The Arts => Sound Off! => Topic started by: The Anonymous Person on January 12, 2015, 08:46:42 PM
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I figured it was time for me to show off some of the musical talents that I have. Being an undiagnosed savant in music, I am easily able to improvise on most of the instruments I play, and can play many tunes by ear.
Shown here (https://soundcloud.com/thatoddandanonymousguy/electric-piano-improvisation) is just a touch of what I can do. I hope you enjoy it.
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Love it!
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Wow, some very interesting and peaceful harmonies :yes I'd like to hear more of you for sure! :wow
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It's just beautiful :exactly
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Thanks all! :D I hope to post more stuff soon.
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Ready for a song that'll be stuck in your head for life? Well, here (https://soundcloud.com/thatoddandanonymousguy/the-song-that-never-ends) it is!
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That's pretty funny! :lol
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Long time no post, I presume? :lol
Here's a look at an instrumental portion to one of my songs from my somewhat still-in-progress fanfiction.
Link here. (https://soundcloud.com/thatoddandanonymousguy/together-as-one-interval)
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That's awesome, The Anonymous Person! Holy crap, I envy that!
Hey, have you ever attempted to reproduce a score to a piece of music by ear?
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^Many, many times, sometimes to success, sometimes to failure. I don't have any pieces or songs to name in particular, but I do have that ability. Thanks for the comment. Glad you enjoyed it. :D
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Glad you enjoyed it.
Absolutely!
I'm looking to take on music composition a bit more seriously these days, myself. I'm just working out the specifics of the project but I'm considering doing something along the lines of
"A collection of music that's a series of odes to the things I love most in life."
LBT would be on that list, for example, so there would be a piece of music dedicated to what LBT means to me.
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I actually would like to go to college for a degree in music composition. I'm already doing some occasional music composing and arranging through software.
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I actually would like to go to college for a degree in music composition.
I respect that choice very much. :) I have considered it but I think a degree would be a little too academic for me, with regards to music. I've taken a bit of music theory ("enough to be dangerous" :lol ) and it does the job well enough. There isn't much more I want from a formal music education.
Why are you considering pursuing a degree? What are you looking to get from it?
I'm already doing some occasional music composing and arranging through software.
Me too; software is exclusively how I compose and produce music. I'm not much of a performer.
What software do you use?
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What software do you use?
MuseScore; probably the best free online music software available, I think.
Why are you considering pursuing a degree? What are you looking to get from it?
I guess it's because I don't know everything there is about music yet as far as composing. I mean, I know quite a lot, as you can probably already tell by now, but I'm sure I'll learn a lot more about it upon going into college. I still have time to reconsider, too, as I graduate from high school next year (yes, I'm 16 and you just heard that stuff from me. :p ).
What do I hope to get from it? Say, for instance, if LBT (or whatever other media I'm interested in) is still running in my late 20's or so, and I wanted to write a score and/or songs for it or something, the producers and directors might say yes when they see I have a music degree. Then again, they might not, but you never know. In addition, I could compose music or write songs for other singers, writers, and producers, or I could just write and perform them for myself. I constantly perform throughout school and other places; I'm a percussionist in band and I am a bass singer in the school's select choir (which is an audition class of sorts), as well as playing drum set in a combined jazz band, in addition to other instruments I play. I also offer a pretty wide vocal range.
So yeah, I suppose a degree for me is helpful just for the fact that I would be better educated for more challenging particles in the near future. :yes
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Wow, nice :wow
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Thanks. BTW, what did anyone think of my sax solo there? Hopefully I didn't stink on it. :p
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No, nothing musically interesting this time. Just some narration of children's literature... (https://soundcloud.com/thatoddandanonymousguy/rip-van-winkle-narration)
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EDIT: Track originally featured on this post has now been deleted and will be re-recorded and reposted in the future.
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A little while ago, me and Dalek in the caption section briefly discussed "The Raccoons", which for those unfamiliar is an animated TV show from the 80s. Of course, it had to be useful sooner or later.
Here (https://soundcloud.com/thatoddandanonymousguy/theme-from-the-raccoons) is my cover of the show's theme music. Feel free to compare it to the original (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4c7m-EhQhFU) if you'd like.
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"The Raccoons", which for those unfamiliar is an animated TV show from the 80s. Of course, it had to be useful sooner or later.
I remember watching that! It was actually pretty cool. :p
You captured the original sound with a lot of authenticity! I'm impressed; well done!
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Thanks very much. I'm quite impressed with the sounds myself, even though half the instruments were pretty much done on my keyboard. Oh well, at least I can play some other instruments. :p
Hope to post quite a lot more here soon, so stay tuned.
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half the instruments were pretty much done on my keyboard.
I checked out your equipment list on your Soundcloud. Your keyboard has a pretty nice sound. :yes
Have you ever considered buying some VST instruments in the future to give you more sound options?
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The program I use right now does not support VSTs, as it is an older recording program (from 2004 actually), but maybe if I updated to better, higher quality recording programs, perhaps I could do so. Though I'd much prefer to play on actual instruments.
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Want to hear Petrie as a DJ? ...Well, you might not, but you could at least take a chance, I'm sure. :p If you do want to hear him as such, click here (https://soundcloud.com/thatoddandanonymousguy/treestars-radio-aircheck).
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I usually try to stray from pop songs of today's generation, but I had to make an exception. Enjoy (https://soundcloud.com/thatoddandanonymousguy/when-i-was-your-man-bruno-mars-cover), and I sure hope my solo voice doesn't suck, even with the key changed. :p
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That radio thing is hilarious (what else did I expect? :p) At times I really couldn't distinguish your voice from Petrie's VA :smile
Also nice singing. I see your a good singer :exactly Maybe you should upload something to YouTube? Some people's videos really go viral on there...
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That radio thing is hilarious (what else did I expect? dino_tongue.gif) At times I really couldn't distinguish your voice from Petrie's VA Dino_grins.gif
Indeed, what else did you expect? Although I probably should've stopped the music or something on the "tickly red treestars" question, put in a record scratch, and then cue dramatic music or something. :lol
Anyways, yeah, that project was a lot of fun to do. I'd like this idea to become an eventual reality at some point. Maybe I could even become Jeff Bennett's successor. :smile
Also nice singing. I see your a good singer exactly.gif Maybe you should upload something to YouTube? Some people's videos really go viral on there...
Thanks. Glad my voice didn't "go down the hoooole" after all. :lol
I have a couple things uploaded to YouTube, but I'm going to have to see if I can't do that more often. Maybe if I had good video equipment...
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Where can I find a water buffalo? Certainly not here! But you can listen to this (https://soundcloud.com/thatoddandanonymousguy/water-buffalo-song-from-veggietales-acapella-cover) while I wait for my baby kangaroo to arrive. :DD
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Hey, TAP! :D Are you still doing composition? Anything new and cool to share? Just curious!
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Hey, thanks for asking! Much of the stuff I do now can be found on my YouTube channel, which is here (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsZyOCyDVD7NY6ItozJkr_g). I haven't uploaded anything for the past couple of months or so due to finishing off high school, but I guarantee more stuff is on the way for the summer. ;)