One Player Game: Picture Show

opg · Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2005 2:20 pm Post subject: One Player Game: Picture Show

This is what kind of music you make when you stay up until 4am....

It's kind of an orchestral piece.

http://www.oneplayergame.com/pictureshow.m3u

64kbps streaming mp3 as usual.....

Let me know what you think. I've got another tune on the way that is kind of a 70s TV show theme song, but I don't know how well these songs hold up against the other two on my site, "Anglerfish" and "Toner."

mosc · Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2005 5:33 pm Post subject:

Very cool. It IS orchestral music. What do you use for the orchestral sounds? (Geek question, sorry).

Sounds like the soundtrack for a TV show in the 60s. Maybe a spy program or detective show. You must be a real musician. Shocked

I like this a lot. Good job. cheers

Kassen · Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2005 5:44 pm Post subject:

Exelent!

OPG is like Barry Adamson jr.!

I get a distinct EMU vibe of some of those sounds, am I warm? Also, did you ever considder including some tastefull springreverbed theremin? That´s realy that era but perhaps a bit too "ghost" and too little"detective"? Good work anyway!

opg · Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2005 6:48 pm Post subject:

I'm saving the theremin for another song. Wink

Funny you mention the theremin. I have a friend that wants to build a theremin using Hall effect sensors and a bracelet made of rare earth magnets.

Thanks for the kind words! I hope you won't be too freaked out when I tell you I used all soundfonts, Fruity Loops, and T-Racks. I have a fantastic symphony soundfont with the essential orchestral instruments plus several well-made string/wind section combinations. I was working on another song and stumbled into the soundfont looking for those pizzicato strings. The song grew from there....

I spent my first year of college at a music conservatory, where I was fascinated with music theory but terrified of classical percussion and vocal lessons. They were trying to mold us all into performance majors, even though I was there for recording and jingle writing.

You guys just made my day! Very Happy

mosc · Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2005 6:58 pm Post subject:

We'd love to hear more...

I was right. It sounded like you had once had music lessons. Very Happy

Kassen · Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2005 7:03 pm Post subject:

Did you mix it down in fruity too? It seems to lack that fruity sound?

opg · Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2005 7:21 pm Post subject:

I used very few plug-ins (compared to the 8-bit NES stuff I normally do) this time, but I ran everything through a reverb unit and a vinyl effect. It's probably the vinyl sounds that helped the most when combined with the T-Racks processing. I've noticed that the "TV Broadcast" preset in T-Racks helps shape "that Fruity sound" into something more pleasing. The compressor and multi-band limiter settings sound great; I just tweak the high-cut EQ and gain a bit.

I'm going to try to finish up my "Disco Tune For Helicopter Scenes in 1970s Cop Shows" in a day or two.....

zynthetix · Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2005 7:35 pm Post subject:

This is great. You are obviously not a one-trick-gimmick with your music.

opg · Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2005 5:31 am Post subject:

Thanks. People tell me that all my songs sound completely different. I first took this as a compliment, but then I worried that it would hamper my ability to put together a cohesive album.

I mean, how do you follow a bit-crushed tune composed of Casio SK-1 beats and SID arpeggios with a song like this one?

mosc · Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2005 9:29 am Post subject:

OH NO. Do different stuff. Most people do that variation on one theme for their entire lives. There is a word for it: boring. If you do lots of variety, you will distinguish yourself. You already have. Play to your strength.

opg · Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2005 9:34 am Post subject:

Thanks for the advice!