On Mon, 06 Feb, 2006 at 07:30PM +0000, Folderol spake thus: > On Mon, 6 Feb 2006 00:35:31 +0000 > james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > On Sun, 05 Feb, 2006 at 08:14PM +0000, Folderol spake thus: > > > OK, I guess it's put-up or shut-up time. > > > > > > I've put a couple of tracks on www.folderol.ukfsn.org They are quite > > > different to what I've seen on here. I hope you like them. > > > > > > I'll put more on when either I get a decent soundcard or can change the > > > instruments to use ZynAddSubFX voices. > > > > Ohhhh, they're nice. Reflections is great, and Crystal has that > > brilliant tongue-in-cheek sound. > > > > I really like the instruments, but personally I'd like to hear parts > > in something a little harsher. They all sound so clean and glassy, > > sometimes they blend a little too well. > > > > And, since you asked for suggestions, have you ever heard of Tipper? > > I'm thinking of the Critical Path album. His beats are beautiful and > > something along those lines would really suit this music. > > > > The usual disclaimer, of course: This is all just my opinion. > > > > I feel kinda bad about saying any of this, because I really like these > > tracks. But, I personally crave feedback and suggestions, so I try > > and give people what I would want. > > > > James > > I'm glad you like these. It's a bit nerve-wracking when you put you > music up for public scrutiny isn't it? > > I hadn't heard of Tipper, but went on to the website and had a listen > to the sample tracks. I see what you mean. Far more complex patterns > than I could possible hope to manage, but the style would indeed fit > well. Give it a go. The worst that can happen is that you don't get it how you want it, but learn a few things along the way. -- "I'd crawl over an acre of 'Visual This++' and 'Integrated Development That' to get to gcc, Emacs, and gdb. Thank you." (By Vance Petree, Virginia Power)