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Em7add11
April 21st 2003, 03:34 PM
Ok, techno fans (and anybody else reading this), I've been learning how to use a program called Acid Pro for about 6 months now and I have about 11 songs created. I would love to know what you think about the song I just finished today: Fight the Urge to Kill (http://www.uproarband.com/music/FightTheUrgeToKill.mp3).

It doesn't fall into any particular genre, I just like the dark vibe that it has. I would appreciate any comments/suggestions that you have.

I also have three other songs available for download here: http://www.mp3.com/nobody_nowhere
djnoz
April 21st 2003, 05:19 PM
Acid pro is great isn't it? you can slice up your samples and rearrange them. I use Fruityloops myself, which is like a music sequencer with loads of virtual instruments plugged into it.

Nice music anyway, I've downloaded 'fight the urge' and am listening to it now... nice analog sounds, a bit abstract... I've started to download the mp3.com stuff :teeth:

I've got a drum+bass electronica track uploaded at www.mp3.com/nuco... so give me some feedback on that if you want :smile:
graceinme
April 21st 2003, 05:24 PM
That was cool! Good job Em7. What fun that must be?
yxboom
April 21st 2003, 05:31 PM
Excellent job. There was one part that seemed to throw the song off but overall it was awesome.
Em7add11
April 21st 2003, 06:10 PM
Which part is that?
yxboom
April 21st 2003, 06:13 PM
The schranngablang part.
Em7add11
April 21st 2003, 06:20 PM
Thanks for that. :hrm:
Em7add11
April 21st 2003, 06:21 PM
Are you talking about the two times where everything scrambles?
Em7add11
April 21st 2003, 06:37 PM
Today @ 04:19 PM post located here (http://www.theologyweb.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&postid=74894#post74894)
djnoz:

Acid pro is great isn't it? you can slice up your samples and rearrange them. I use Fruityloops myself, which is like a music sequencer with loads of virtual instruments plugged into it.

Nice music anyway, I've downloaded 'fight the urge' and am listening to it now... nice analog sounds, a bit abstract... I've started to download the mp3.com stuff :teeth:

I've got a drum+bass electronica track uploaded at www.mp3.com/nuco... so give me some feedback on that if you want :smile:

Oh man, Acid Pro is tons of fun. You can loop anything with a little patience. I've tried my hand with Fruity Loops a couple of times and I need to spend more time learning how to use it. It seems to have a lot more that it can do and a completely unintuitive interface.

When things slow down a little here at work I'll check our your stuff. :smile:
djnoz
April 21st 2003, 07:02 PM
em7add11:

cheers mate :D

and yes fruity does have more options (you can sequence melodic stuff), but as far as sample mangling goes, acid wins hands down. Fruity 4 is about to come out - that'll have good sample mangling support. I think you can also make the computer sing lyrics to particular melodies/rythms in the forthcoming version. Until it comes I'd stick with acid though as that is what u are used to :smile:

takes ages to learn new software....
Em7add11
April 21st 2003, 07:05 PM
When I really feel like mangling samples I fire up Sound Forge. That program is just a little too powerful for what I do, but occasionally you can get some crazy sounds and loops from mashing things up.
yxboom
April 21st 2003, 07:06 PM
It intros great at the 1:40 it sets a new tone and then at the 2:20 mark it abruptly ends and sets a new tone which is against the rest of the song. If it played out a bit longer or the scramble was less distinct and defined it would work pretty good but it goes through a pretty good transition at the first than makes a hard change that just comes really out of place.
Em7add11
April 21st 2003, 07:25 PM
So you noticed :smile:

That's actually what I was trying to do. I wanted to completely kill the vibe and only have certain elements that were recurring throughout the song.
djnoz
April 23rd 2003, 08:21 AM
http://www.twisted.co.nz/media/evil_hi.mp3

Here's another recommendation - this song is very funny. (Right click+download)
Solly
April 23rd 2003, 08:34 AM
Em7, great track; especially liked the dot matrix printer sample. To be Acid I think the tempo needs to be faster and pushier as with the one djnoz posted.

djnoz, or should I say, DJ Noz in tha House, Bo Selectah!!Let me hear ya say Ho!! That's a great track from Twisted, LOL. You should post it in the Political Science forum.

then again, perhaps not!!
djnoz
April 23rd 2003, 07:11 PM
djnoz, or should I say, DJ Noz in tha House, Bo Selectah!!Let me hear ya say Ho!! That's a great track from Twisted, LOL. You should post it in the Political Science forum.

tempting ... :rofl: