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Post by Heart's Soul (N723) on Apr 21, 2011 14:14:38 GMT -5
For me, it's the fact that I'm extremely limited to composing when I'm making music for video games. DOS-styled games that keep all information in the RAM?
I have two choices- WAVE and MIDI. I chose MIDI, and I'm barely standing right now, but it's a programming fault which I have to fix, rather than the limits on composing with MIDIs.
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Post by Dasgust on Apr 21, 2011 14:16:35 GMT -5
I hate musical blocks. I have one at the moment. I also hate that feeling after you've worked hard on a remix and then it just feels like crap.
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Post by Heart's Soul (N723) on Apr 21, 2011 14:22:55 GMT -5
Well, I'll just post something else.
Not being able to properly make my music from humming. Edison won't help, I have too much background noise (somehow), and I am really bad at making something from ear.
I can do it, but it takes longer than it should.
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Post by WherewolfTherewolf on Apr 21, 2011 17:03:13 GMT -5
Fighting clipping, this is incredibly annoying - especially when a few settings will either make the bass incredibly weak or just the opposite, too loud and thus intense clipping.
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Post by AMTRAX on Apr 21, 2011 17:07:31 GMT -5
working around the limits of soundfonts
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Post by Sockpuppet on Apr 21, 2011 20:40:08 GMT -5
I hate musical blocks too. I only make about one song every 4 or so months because every time I finish a song I'll get stuck trying to make the next. Also, intros. They take me ages to do and they always seem to be the weakest part of my songs. Although once I've done the intro everything else usually comes together pretty fast.
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Post by LightUmbreon on Apr 22, 2011 16:01:17 GMT -5
I hate coming back to things only hours later and deciding they sound crap. I also find difficulty trying to make a 4 bar melody idea into a four minute song. Which is why my songs tend to repeat themselves. Oh, and staring at a blank piano roll T_T Guh, I could go on...
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Post by almightyarceus on Apr 22, 2011 18:25:23 GMT -5
Lol well imma contradict what most people say here: I LOVE composing by ear! :DBut I really don't like composing with MIDIs. They're not my style, and don't really work very well with GB. They don't cooperate with soundfonts in GB one bit. Which is why I prefer doing things by ear. Plus, its harder to add improv and stuff when every single part is already laid out for you.
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Post by xtremethomas on Apr 25, 2011 19:18:01 GMT -5
The thing I don't like about composing is when I run out of ideas and I can't think of what to do next. Or I try to add my own thing and it sucks terribly no matter what I do to it... Also when I work incredibly hard on a song and I listen to what I've done on a later date and it sounds pretty bad.
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Post by xtremethomas on Apr 25, 2011 19:20:00 GMT -5
Lol well imma contradict what most people say here: I LOVE composing by ear! :DBut I really don't like composing with MIDIs. They're not my style, and don't really work very well with GB. They don't cooperate with soundfonts in GB one bit. Which is why I prefer doing things by ear. Plus, its harder to add improv and stuff when every single part is already laid out for you. You LIKE composing by ear? That's a first lol. I tried to recreate Burning Battlefield Ver. 2 (Kanto Trainer 2) from the Pokemon Anime and it didn't come out so good. I wish I liked doing things by ear haha
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Post by flameheadshero on Apr 25, 2011 19:34:35 GMT -5
Lol well imma contradict what most people say here: I LOVE composing by ear! :DBut I really don't like composing with MIDIs. They're not my style, and don't really work very well with GB. They don't cooperate with soundfonts in GB one bit. Which is why I prefer doing things by ear. Plus, its harder to add improv and stuff when every single part is already laid out for you. I have to agree with you there, Arceus. Writing by ear is definitely the way to go. I think the only time I've ever used a MIDI was in a collab where it was necessary. On that note, MIDI stuff actually confuses me, I use Finale to write so I only understand actual music notation. GarageBand/Logic bars are whatever are foreign to me. And my number one problem is thinking up a really good idea while I'm out and forgetting it when I get somewhere I can write it down.
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Post by Heart's Soul (N723) on Apr 25, 2011 20:01:09 GMT -5
Lol well imma contradict what most people say here: I LOVE composing by ear! :DBut I really don't like composing with MIDIs. They're not my style, and don't really work very well with GB. They don't cooperate with soundfonts in GB one bit. Which is why I prefer doing things by ear. Plus, its harder to add improv and stuff when every single part is already laid out for you. I have to agree with you there, Arceus. Writing by ear is definitely the way to go. I think the only time I've ever used a MIDI was in a collab where it was necessary. On that note, MIDI stuff actually confuses me, I use Finale to write so I only understand actual music notation. GarageBand/Logic bars are whatever are foreign to me. And my number one problem is thinking up a really good idea while I'm out and forgetting it when I get somewhere I can write it down. Carry a tape recorder with a blank tape and spare batteries. Best if rechargable.
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Post by utuber649 on May 12, 2011 7:48:26 GMT -5
What I hate the most About Composing music is..Coming up with ideas of good music to compose.
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Post by Voracious on May 12, 2011 10:36:50 GMT -5
What I hate? That's obviously never being satisfied. That said I haven't even cracked halfway through a song.
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Post by Heart's Soul (N723) on May 12, 2011 16:15:13 GMT -5
New thing- musical blocks.
I HATE THEM SO MUCH. I'm on one right now, I'm replaying the song over and over but it never sounds right.
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