Song name: ERROR: FILE_CORRUPT
File type: mp3 (MediaFire)
Length: 5:48
Software used: Logic Pro 8
Description:

This one's another college assignment. Unfortunately, it'll be one of the last Logic-produced track you'll hear from me.. until I return to college in September, of course. I don't have Logic Pro at home, so I'll be stuck with Music 2000 again for two months. (but hey, that's not to say that's a bad thing, right? )

On reflection, there are a few things I should've fixed with this track: For one, I do NOT recommend you hear this with sub-woofers; I didn't bother turning down the sub-bass, so if you've got a really complex sound system, sorry if all you hear "BWWWWWWWWWWWW". Two, I should've been a little more confident with the compression, despite it being really quiet, it's at peak volume. Thirdly, that kick drum sounds a little weak to me.

I'm not sure what genre you could put this under: It's got the tempo and drumming of a Drum and Bass track, but there's a real trance element creeping in behind it as well. (I can't help it - I need a melody to drive my tracks forward) (Someone in my class who listens to a lot of drum and bass said he'd put it under "Liquid", but it's not calming enough to be Liquid, in my opinion. I've put it under "Melodic Drum and Bass" myself, but I'm sure there's an official definition.

I should be uploading this to YouTube soon, once I find a suitable enough backdrop.

DOWNLOAD LINK: http://www.mediafire.com/?y4dnm0m0fqj

When is Part 8 going to be released? Only I have a little project of mine to do in Music 2000 over the summer break (not back at college until September), and it'd be great for a track to go on there.

Having listened to all five tracks..

Can I just ask, if you're using Audacity to record, what's the Input Volume set to? I'm getting a lot of clipping in these. I personally set the volume to 0, that way I get no clipping whatsoever.
Do you change any of the riff's volumes in M2K? More often than not, I usually have melody at around 60% and bass at around 30%. I've written my "drum kit" settings on another thread - for a rock-based song, I recommend looking at it.
Also, coming from a producer's point of view (I think being in a music college kinda does that), some of the instruments need a little panning: I tend to usually do this with the hats, cymbals and toms, just to give a sense of space, so it's not all trying to cram into the middle.

Also also, little tip: If you're using short 1/16th notes, don't have them playing on the same channel: alternate the channels so it doesn't sound like it's skipping (Behind Enemy Lines is quite guilty of this)

Don't get me wrong, these are great tracks; it's just that sorting out the levels and panning will make these sound much better.

The adrenaline of Pheonix, the anarchy of They Don't Know, the chaos of Clockwork, time we all chillaxed.

Song name: Lucid Dream - parts I & II
Genre: House / Electronica
File type: mp3 - Gimmesound
Length: 5:18
Software used: Logic Pro 8
Description:

Very simple House tune. Tried to go for a bit of a deadmau5 feel with the loud bass drum.
Was made as part of another college assignment, where we had to create a track in a genre we weren't too familiar with; it was either House or Drum and Bass (and since that's apparently meant to be percussion galore, I don't think I could've done the genre justice so I went with the simpler option - no offense to the House producers out there)

DOWNLOAD AT GIMMESOUND - http://www.gimmesound.com/8762Entertainment/

If you're wondering what happened to the other thread.. I moved that to the Trash bin. No point in showing a demo version.

Song name: Clockwork
Genre: Progressive Metal
File type: YouTube -> mp3
Length: 7:28
Software used: Logic Pro 8
Description:

Remember when I said that Pheonix was my darkest track? This one just takes the darkness to a whole new level.

Originally came up with the intro melody on my guitar; since I knew what the notes were, I programmed them through the keyboard into Logic and just built it up from there.

Main inspiration behind the track as a whole was Tool, since I've really gotten into them recently, although the slight gothic element that this track has... no idea where that came from.

Must say, the guitar samples in Logic are, simply put, win. It's certainly the sound I'm looking for. Saying that though, I may just end up recording every sample form M2K and making sample patches of them into Logic.. of course, I'd need to get a Mac for myself if I want to use Logic at home (admittedly, I do find it a lot easier to make a track in Logic than I do M2K... I am considering getting a MacBook and switching to Logic Pro. )

YouTube:

mp3 is in video description.


One last thing..actually no, I'll let you figure out what crazy time signature it's in.

Song name: Supporting Me
File type: YouTube -> mp3 (MediaFire)
Length: 3:30
Software used: Music 2000 (PS1)
Description:

Who says I can't make songs that are less than 6 minutes?

Remix/Recreation of the Biolizard theme from Sonic Adventure 2 for the SEGA Dreamcast/Nintendo GameCube. Created in Music 2000 for the Sony PlayStation.
Just a warning to all: Even though my vocals aren't perfect to begin with, parts go a little above my usual singing range.. making them sound... ugh.
Also since I recorded the vocals on top of the instrumental, it does mean they'll jump in and out of the mix at random points.


mp3 in video description.

Enjoy. Or Endure, whichever applies to you.

Out of curiosity, could the source code be released? Exactly what needs to be added to it? (note: I don't know any programming language, but it'd be interesting to know what would need to be added/fixed)

I've still got my disk of M2K on my desk. It's missing its booklet and warranty card and the case is cracked, but it still works.

(I'd make a backup of the disc on my computer in case the disc fails but two of the files don't want to copy over...)

This topic has been moved to Contests!.

http://www.mtv-music-generator.com/index.php?topic=3451.0

As 01/02/2010 draws to the 24-hours-away mark, I fuigured now would would be a good time to gather up a little more interest from the other thread I posted a week or so back (I'll soon move that into the Contests section)

So, for those who missed the other thread:

The RPM Challenge is an annual event in which musicians are given 28 days - from 01/02 to 28/01 - to create a whole album from scratch - This is usually a minimum of 10 tracks or 35 minutes total, whichever comes first.


So, who's up for this?
I've already got interest from myself (of course ) and Fear2Stop, who else is up for this?

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Few ground rules regarding the collab:

1) All tracks MUST be produced between the dates of 01/02/2010 and 28/01/2010.

2) Submit your tracks in the RPM Challenge 2010 discussion thread that's in the Contests section. The higher the bitrate, the better; These will be burnt onto CD and sent off to RPM on 01/03/2010. If you're attaching various demos, then notify me of the final version via PM and/or through email (flappy DOT thirteen AT googlemail DOT com). Since I already have an account on RPM, I'll be uploading the tracks onto there, but you'll still own the rights to your respective tracks.

3) I don't know what RPM's official stance on creating songs based off ideas you had before that time, but let's just assume that if you thought up a melody and hadn't started making it into a song before the Challenge starts, that could count, but remakes/remixes.. probably not. In fact, to quote RPM's website itself: "All material must be previously unreleased, and we encourage you to write the material during February too." I think to be fair, I'll allow any melodies you thought up in January '10, provided you haven't put them into a track already. I'm afraid that won't count (as it happens, I've come up with a few melodies on my guitar but haven't done anything about them)

4) All tracks MUST be composed using MUSIC/MTVMG software. I request that when you do submit your track, you do specify what MTVMG software it was created in. External samples are allowed, provided they are mixed using MTVMG software.
4a) Although, if you do add anything outside of MTVMG (guitars, vocals), they can only be an accompaniment (I think that's the word); creating a song sans-melody, importing it into FL Studio and putting an FL-Studio-made synth over it doesn't count.

5) Meta-collabs (that is, "Artist A" ft. "Artist B" on one track) are encouraged, so if you want to make a track with someone else, then go for it.

Full details can be found here.

There doesn't HAVE to be a maximum of 10 songs for this disc, although I'd recommend keeping the whole thing limited to a total of 80 minutes just to keep it on one disc.

So, to quote a Mr. Jenkins: "LET'S DO THIS."

So, as February draws ever closer, who's actually up for this?

Okey-cokey;

Reading through this, I'm diagnosing a case of HSS (High Standards Syndrome);

Bear in mind, Sonic*, that Music 2000 is VERY limited.

I can work my controller on a track until only its PCB remains, and I know full damn well it will still have things that are a little off or don't sound right, but I'm near as, damnit.

We're not here to create the next Top 20 hit nor are we here to just hit random keys on the piano; that's not how music works.

I leave you with a quote from a certain "TheSaneRevelation" on YouTube: "Criticisms can be critisized". You don't have to like a song as much as Casper doesn't have to make a song for you to like. It's called a "niche audience". I know that I push the envelope too much and some may even say my style is too niche; but that's just how I work. Do I care? No. I'm simply making the most out of what I can do.

Since Rob's already informed me of two warnings, this'll be your third and final warning; keep it up and your account will be disabled for a week.

--Neo "2.3" Hylan-May

*I never thought I'd be saying that.

Little bit of an idea: Make the whole RPM Challenge '10 a TIMGUL collab?

This thread is for the discussion and hosting of the tracks made for the RPM Challenge.


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ORIGINAL POST:

No doubt this'll be something you'll want to enter.

Premise of this challenge is simple: Create, from scratch, a load of new songs in February; from the 1st to the 28th. A "load" of songs being a minimum of 10 tracks or 35 minutes (whichever comes first).

I already signed up to it this year for the first time ever.. anyone else up for this?


Link --> http://rpmchallenge.com/

Damn, that chicken's got some lungs on him. Even I wouldn't be able to hold a note that long.

I got my CD a week or so ago (I think living in the same country as the sender has its advantages. ) and I'm loving the CD. (well OK, I've only listened to HD so far.. but it's great nonetheless)

How would the staff come to a decision on who gets chosen, would it be one mod chooses from one week, or would there be a thread in the Staff Only section discussing who would be Stickied that week?

I like the idea of a "Featured Song"; kinda like what YouTube did* back in t'day.


(*since they just feature the same people now...)

I made a similar-to-this-site design for my unofficial backup; it's a simple colour scheme and the colours don't clash.

Although, one idea I have - in order to keep it associated with the MUSIC series; maybe have the background from one of the games as the site background? For example, in MUSIC 2000, you've got that "M2" background behind all the other windows: It's possible that you could screenshot that background, find where it loops together and have that tiled - it's a subtle background, after all. Only problem with that is that a possible copyright issue. But, this site even has "MTV" in the URL and we haven't gotten in trouble from that, so chances are we'll be safe using it.

Would Omni be OK with a new banner as well? I don't know if that would come under the scheme change either.

Oh, we're back. So much for the backup. (which doesn't bother me)

Hold on, I thought Omni said this site was going or something? Or have you taken over from that?


But back onto more optimistic things: I'll do what I can to help.
(I use MegaUPLOAD anytime I can't attach anyway)