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#1306
Site News / Re: SPOOPY HALLOWEEN UPDATE (10/31/2016)
October 31, 2016, 10:38:09 PM
Wow, nice work everyone!
You know, if I wasn't told 3 days before the update I would've submitted something else.
#1307
Happy Halloween? (Or something, I dunno. I just used it as a dumb reason to arrange these two songs. I had something spookier, but it was taking a really long time):

Touhou 13: Ten Desires:
 - Let's Live in a Lovely Cemetery: MUS
 - Rigid Paradise: MUS

I'm starting to warm up a bit to the TD soundtrack, mostly because now I can complain about DDC's instead, but also because I'm realising how nice some of the songs are, these two being no exceptions. It's rare to see a Touhou song in 12/8, and the style of melody in Rigid Paradise is very non-standard, but they're both unique in a way that also sounds good.

There is a playback issue with NotePad that prevents the D.C. from working, but it shouldn't be an issue for someone trying to play it on piano.
#1308
Piano Arrangements / Re: Onion's Arrangements
October 30, 2016, 11:24:29 PM
So after doing a bunch of importing/exporting and arranging, I have arrived with this file, which contains the whole song, with an almost entirely rearranged L.H. Please copy-paste parts of the L.H. into your existing sheet. Feel free to mess around with it, simplifying it and other important things. Feel free to point out anything that you think needs to be pointed out.
#1309
Forum Games / Re: Questions, Questions, Questions
October 30, 2016, 12:52:45 PM
I've never "Halloweened" before and I don't think I'll ever do it. It's an American thing, not an Australian thing.
#1310
Pretty sure it's in 3/4, but in saying that, I think some of the notes should be re-beamed to match the time signature.
#1311
PC / Re: Touhou
October 28, 2016, 08:17:45 PM
Quintuple-post because OH YES:

This actually happened ages ago I just forgot to post an image or confirm it in any way possible


This was a pain. But not nearly as much of a pain as another one...
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I'm supposed to be studying


Screw EoSD. So, so much.

Just like with UFO's Extra Stage, I had a run close to my successful one which had me die just before the final spellcard finished. Just like UFO's Extra Stage, on my successful run I had it happen again, but this time I had an extra life. Just like UFO's Extra Stage, I hate this Extra Stage and I never want to touch EoSD again.
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#1312
I fluctuate between feeling like an Australian, and feeling like this wierd mix of cultures/ethnicities (which I am).
#1313
Quote from: Onionleaf on October 28, 2016, 02:22:36 AM• Don't forget to add a dynamic marking in the beginning. :)
Wait... It was there in my unformatted file...

Quote from: Onionleaf on October 28, 2016, 02:22:36 AM• The first 6 measures seem to be missing the needed "drive". Perhaps including those softer 16ths notes in one hand would help?
I had to alter it slightly, but it's there now. It's a bit loud though.

Quote from: Onionleaf on October 28, 2016, 02:22:36 AM• The LH notes after G step down in semitones, so the notes in m7 should be F naturals.
I swear I'm hearing a solid E there.

Quote from: Onionleaf on October 28, 2016, 02:22:36 AMSimilar pattern in the LH m11-12 as well as m19-20, which you actually wrote correctly in m15-16, so you can just move/copy those two bars to fix that.
Dunno how I failed to recognise that. Whoops.

Quote from: Onionleaf on October 28, 2016, 02:22:36 AM• I feel like I'm hearing a C note on the first beat of measure 17.
That's because there is one and I somehow missed it.

Quote from: Onionleaf on October 28, 2016, 02:22:36 AM• m. 24, on the 3rd beat, it sounds like there should be a minor second chord there where the two melodies play together.
Correct, there is indeed a minor second, and I did recognise it while arranging. I decided against it because it clashes with the very next note.

Quote from: Onionleaf on October 28, 2016, 02:22:36 AM• Maybe have the funky beat in m. 41-43 be at a higher pitch to make it sound a bit more like the original?
It sounded pretty bad when I tried that. I might just get someone to replace it with an actual beat.

SUB updated. All of that was definitely useful, thank you.
#1314
I have my English RoSA Exam on Halloween, so I don't have much time to create many Halloween-themed arrangements/compositions. English also happens to be my least-favourite subject and UGH I HATE IT SO MUCH.
#1315
Piano Arrangements / Re: Onion's Arrangements
October 28, 2016, 02:38:12 AM
Quote from: Onionleaf on October 28, 2016, 01:40:22 AMA couple more arrangements to share, one of which has been lying around half-finished for years. :o
Usually if anything reaches an age over 4 months I just rearrange it.

Quote from: Onionleaf on October 28, 2016, 01:40:22 AM
Touhou 10.5: "Dancing Water Spray"
[MUS] - Youtube
Ooh... I'm interested.

Just some things to point out:
 - You have unnecessary use of the second layer from M.10 to M.14.
 - This is the only other one, and it's a BIG one. The arrangement of the acoustic guitar throughout the song should be revamped. Take the first 2 measures as an example:

Example
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This is what I'm hearing, and this is what is playing (to some extent). I can perfectly tolerate changing the bass guitar, because hell knows if I even got that right. The focus is on the acoustic guitar. Again, creative liberties are fine, but if the original feel of the song is removed, then there is a problem. Some of the sections are fine, others not so much. I'm pretty sure playability is not a particular concern for the guitar sections either.

Besides that, I think it's all good. Didn't seem like there were any incorrect notes, so that's fine. Nice job!
#1316
I would kinda like some insight on this one:

Original Composition:
 - Generic Sky (Town): WAV

I tried for a mix between chiptune and other instruments, but I don't know how well it works on other speakers.
#1317
Quote from: Chris on October 26, 2016, 09:43:49 AMHi, drummer and percussionist here. 
Look! It's someone who knows what they're talking about!

Quote from: Chris on October 26, 2016, 09:43:49 AMThe Main Menu song is not 12/8. 
We should probably fix the one on site then.

Quote from: Chris on October 26, 2016, 09:43:49 AMIn any time signature the bottom time defines the fundamental beat of the time signature, and this song very clearly has the fundamental beat occurring 4 times per measure.  The bottom number is also usually considered the note type that you "count" and this is just way too fast to be 12/8.  The correct way to notate this song would be 4/4 with triplets for all subdivided beats.  Someone could argue for 2/4 with triplets, but I think the note groups clearly lead toward 4 beats.
I'm learning.

Quote from: Chris on October 26, 2016, 09:43:49 AMAlso, this is NOT the same thing as swing.  Swing and triplets are not really the same.  Swing CAN have a triplet feel, however swing is actually not rigidly defined.  Actual swing can be anywhere from almost straight feeling to more of a 16th note feel.  In addition, as the tempo of a song increases the swing of a song often decreases, though you can definitely still have a light swing in a slow song (heavy swing in a fast song is almost impossible).  This is one reason why, if you look at a jazz lead sheet, you will see the song written with straight eighths, dotted eighth/sixteenths, or broken triplets. And ironcally, none of those actually indicates how you should feel the swing.  Triplet swing tends to be a reasonable approximation for many cases, and that's probably what most of the actual swing songs in this game are since you have to "pick" one for a digital game, but the main point is that having a triplet feel isn't the same thing as swing.
Ok, so the idea is, because triplets aren't the same as swing, it definitely should not be in 12/8, but we should get Main Menu notated in 4/4, with triplet swing as an "approximation". Hilarious because I originally notated it in 4/4 with triplet swing.

Also if you're going to spread your percussion wisdom, please stay for a while.
#1318
Music / Re: What are you listening to right now?
October 26, 2016, 02:19:49 AM

It just boggles my mind that a song like this is in a game about a duck trying to get money.
#1319
SUB updated. Thank you.
#1320
Movies & TV / Re: Animated films
October 24, 2016, 01:02:57 PM
From what I remember of it, I liked Cars 2. I found it entertaining, but it doesn't hold a candle to the first movie. I'd like to watch it again and try to give a more informed opinion.