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[Allansona]

Ozoh, it's very engaging. I like it a lot! I need to hear it on monitors to give a true opinion, but it's very well produced and interesting even on macbook speakers. What is your background in terms of education on music composition? 

[Ozoh]

Thank you

I've been playing cello and learning music theory for 9 years in East Helsinki music institute, as a part of school. _{As you can see, I'm just 15.}

Background in terms of ... composition? Eh, well. I'm pretty much self-educated, even though the theory lessons and music school give definitely a great base to build on. I just listen to a lot of music and try to do something similiar.

I really started composing music with computer programs, or "making" music, as I tend to call it, a year ago.

 

[Allansona]

Fantastic! I'm twenty two. I've been studying music composition in college for the past few years. You should really consider finding a good professional composer in your area and studying with them. Although you're doing awesome on your own I can guarantee you with some direction from a strictly classical sense you could be amazing in a few years. Theory is really important so it's good that you're getting that kind of guidance. It's amazing how many self taught composers there are out there. I was very much like you in, but without the music theory background and instead of cello it was violin. Have you had your music recorded by live musicians before?

[Ozoh]

Ooh..

Nope, my music hasn't been recorded live, but I admit that that would be amazing
One problem: I never write any score, even though I probably should.

[Allansona]

Yeah! It's very important. Check out Sibelius for notation, great programed and well priced!
Would you mind giving me feedback on these two pieces of mine? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xu2_HXm3HE&feature=plcp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo4oFiskdr0&feature=plcp
Both were recorded at a sight reading session.

[Ozoh]

I'll look into that, then!

The first one, Symphonic Sketch No.1 was beautiful. I hear some mistakes/dissonances somewhere, but as it's prima vista, I don't see it as a problem. At a couple of places I feel like there's too many different things happening around you. For example around 4:42. It might be just me though.

The second one, No 27 - String Quartet is really interesting and impressionistic. It just kept me listening, because I never knew what was coming next. This was really cool!

[Allansona]

Thanks for the detailed feedback! The issues in the Symphonic Sketch are due to it being a first reading. Have you written anything for full orchestra?

[Calum Bowen]

Thanks Mono - it's true - i wish it was bigger too. The challenge is bringing more people together i feel but i suppose there should be more open discussions here? Instead of people coming, posting and leaving? This place looks a bit like a portfolio section sometimes.

Anyway, don't want to get off topic! Keep posting your great music people!

[Fark]

Hey guys.

Woke up one day and started humming on this arp. couldn't shake it off so I had to jot it down.
I think the melody could be somewhat related to the tutorial level in "Lost Vikings".

Anyways. An easy playful retroish thingy.


http://soundcloud.com/fark/lost-pikeys

[Ozoh]

This is very catchy! I like it a lot!
I also liked your other stuff, so I decided to follow

[retrohelix]

A track I made for a physics game I was working on but stopped. I've now decided to use it as the menu music for my current project. I really like the sound of the medusa2 synth, arped and delayed with no dry signal.

http://soundcloud.com/rexasul/physics-game-soundtrack

[PostPre]

http://soundcloud.com/postpre/intranet

House/hiphop/electronic

I don't usually do buildups but I did one in this track and I think it worked out. Theres also a lot of sub bass which is always nice. Thoughts?

[kitheif]

@Fark
I enjoyed that piece ALOT!
It has this chill pump feeling that makes me want to explore while pushing through to the end 

[Mono]

A track in wip. I don't really sample all that often but it is fun and there is really no way to recognize the original vocals.

EDIT: Made an extended version. Hopefully I will get some tracks together for an ep.

http://soundcloud.com/mntdth/clam-full-version

[seagaia]

http://soundcloud.com/seagaia/intra-fields-tentative-title

working a lot on this track, from my current in-dev game. the song is set for a a fields/plains like area somewhat like this photo: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Vincent_Van_Gogh_0020.jpg , an area meant to be a calm intermediate area between dungeons.

A track in wip. I don't really sample all that often but it is fun and there is really no way to recognize the original vocals.

EDIT: Made an extended version. Hopefully I will get some tracks together for an ep.

http://soundcloud.com/mntdth/clam-full-version

that's pretty neat. what were the original samples?