10/7/24
listened to kirby super star and wrote something. idk if i like it.
time to learn like
gonna go clean up and take a shower before i really listen to/judge this. think im kind of moody and hate it cause im hot/sweaty/in a bad mood. but its also just not that good lol
like always, sounds are rough since initial pass. but ignoring that:
coming back to it now i like it lol. just had a headache/was feelin angry or somethin. idk.
real critiques though, the main melody feels a little too basic. feels like i might have actually copied a kirby melody and made it like less interesting.
like i dont know what song it is but i feel as if i copied SOMETHING. anyways, copied or not, the melody feels a little basic.
dont mind the harmony/chord progressions, just feels like the rhythm is a little plain. but to be honest, for nice simple things like this,
i dont mind a simple melody. feels like having something complex wouldnt be quite as relaxing. really appreciating that wood block rn for some reason lol
its just a pretty nice simple time keeper for something like this, specially with the cute sounds. kirby super star has a lot of those.
like the fade in and out of the main melody too. ill have to bring that out a bit
also need to polish up the fade in/out of the arp. starts a little loud still. really funny that the arp sounds that nice considering its just the pitched up flute.
really thought that higher pitches of that sample would sound really screechy. but no. just play it nicely/quickly enough and it sounds really nice.
time to learn like v2
made some of those changes. sounds much smoother now. could always use more polishing but i want to think about either finishing it up or doing another section.
it actually sounds nice now. dont even want to change it. feels as complete as i want it to be. again, could polish it but nah.
i think i should just move on. i want to do more kirby but something more upbeat next.
typed that, went to make a new project and realized that i literally did that like a few hours ago here it is
kirby_upbeat
honestly like it a lot more now than when i was making it. dunno if ill keep going with it. dont think i like it THAT much.
specially considering the way that second vox section resolves. it sounds really. spooky? but in a basic way that i dont really like
and the second melody for the horn is really derivative of the first part. which i dont like very much. anyways i dont think it turned out BAD.
just not good enough to keep going with. but what was good about it for reference?
really like that quick horn setup for the reverb in the first section. didnt really realize that the echo of the percussion lines up so well with the
horn echo. like that. but i like the way that the horn has a really simple melody, but the echo gives that one note such a nice emphasis for how simple it is.
same with the percussion. really simple rhythm, but that echo on that one note really emphasizes its importance.
could use a different main melody when the vox comes in. sounds a little weird the way it is. cant quite put my finger on why, but if i had to say its because
its too complicated to be in the background.
going to nightlurk/stalk/wander/ponder and go to bed. maybe ill work on this more tomorrow.
god kirby/axelay/snes sounds are so cool