Since HLP is down

I'll post this here

http://www.aqsx85.dsl.pipex.com/FSU-A.mp3

4+ minutes of Freespace rembling, intended as an idea for the FSU Video

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• Mon Jan 30, 2006 12:36 am

*has it on loop*

Awesome stuff as per usual mate.
And yeah - this sould meld brilliantly with with the FSU vid - can't wait to see that.

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• Mon Jan 30, 2006 7:34 am

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• Mon Jan 30, 2006 10:15 pm

Loved it. You've done a great job of working in some of the great FS2 themes into it.

Only one complaint. At 2:54 you have a beep that sounds exactly like the trillian "incoming message" beep. Not only does it not add anything to the song but it means I spend the next few seconds looking for the new window

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• Tue Jan 31, 2006 2:27 pm

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• Tue Jan 31, 2006 10:01 pm

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• Tue Jan 31, 2006 10:31 pm

Thanks for the comments

The 'techno'-type rhythm I have going on over the Brass section was actually intended to give it a more 'modern' drum sound, as the SCP is a more 'modern' version of FS2, still deciding if I like it, it is a bit 'reedy'. And yes, it might still build up to something, but I looked at the tune length and it was at 4mins+ so thought I'd at least post something in case I was barking up completely the wrong tree. I'd like at some point to put something 'big' between the Pizzicato section ( 3:24 onwards) and what I think of as the 'Aquitane theme'.

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• Wed Feb 01, 2006 1:29 am

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• Wed Feb 01, 2006 2:42 am

Sounds fantastic. Some comments:

The first 30 seconds or so sound very similar to the Last of the Mohicans theme song. That was the first thing I thought of when it started up.

The four-note FS2 theme which you include starting at 1:29 is one of my favorites. I like the way you did it here, but IMHO your best one is in "evacuation". But that's not my main question - have you thought of doing an adaptation of the four-note theme from FS1? It also shows up in the ending score from FS2 (during Petrarch's final monologue).

I agree with Raa, slow down the Aquitaine thing at the end.

Karajorma, I couldn't hear anything special at 2:54. What does it sound like?

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• Wed Feb 01, 2006 5:05 am

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• Wed Feb 01, 2006 12:33 pm

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• Mon Mar 13, 2006 4:35 am

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• Mon Mar 13, 2006 4:52 am

Heh, Forum Necromancy

Yup, I've still got the file somewhere, I need to look at extending or altering the tune, though lately, I've been mucking around with Fraps and Freespace myself

It was done mostly on Cubase SX using VST Synths, in particular one called Edirol Orchestral Synth, which is an absolutely awesome Synth for the kind of stuff I do, haven't done music for a while though, since my headphone socket is busted, so I have to stop at around 8pm, cos my neighbor starts work at 6am

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• Mon Mar 13, 2006 5:37 am

hehe, thats a pretty nice tune. I must of missed it first time round. << >>

I might have to look for this Cubase SX.
How easyish is it for beginners?

Though realistically I have little time to spare as it is. =(

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• Mon Mar 13, 2006 8:08 am

Cubase SX is easy to use, but a bit of a nightmare to set up in the first place. Especially if you're using VST instruments, since you have to start looking at things like latency and ASIO drivers etc.

You need a pretty high end sound card to be able to use it properly as well, Soundblaster Audigy or the like is good, though I use a specialised card.

Let me know when you have the time to spare, and I'll help if I can

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• Wed Mar 15, 2006 1:22 am