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Precursors / Game Music

« on: August 13, 2005, 10:21:03 pm »

Sounds like a bunch of awesome ideas to me!!

Chris: I already have Acid Music Studio 5  8) and yes, I have seen it where on other games you can just put in your own MP3's into the music directory for the game, and then you can always play your own music instead of listening to the music you get with the game (i.e. Battlefield Vietnam.....although I am still partial to a lot of the music on that game :P ).

Sounds great, it seems like if we wanted to get actual recordings of people playing instruments for the creation of the songs, I can write out each part in GP4, and that way each instrumentalist can study it (it writes it in both tablature and standard music notation). I'd offer my services in drumming and possibly backup vocals if we were to do that. Keep up the good ideas!!

Oh yeah, and I'll see a bunch of you in about a week or so 8)

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Precursors / Game Music

« on: August 12, 2005, 12:08:11 am »

Well, it may be too early in the stages of development, but I would like to offer my services to help create music for this game, that is, if you already don't have music for it. If it's too early for thoughts of adding music to the game, then I'll shut up and help at a later time :P

Otherwise, any ideas for what types of music you would want for this game? You could possibly have a cool-feeling ambient type song for flying around in space for example. Or maybe if something kicks into overdrive and something exciting happens (confrontation with a major enemy, traveling at some insane speed) you could have something heavier/faster. Just ideas.....if it's one thing that I feel can make a game better, it is having some killer and fitting background music. I'm open to all sorts of suggestions!!

I can write music out in Guitar Pro 4, although that would come out to a Midi file. I could, however, take those Midi files and string them together with another program and create mp3's. These midi files are cool, but could be higher quality....any ideas on writing music with a program using higher quality sounds, or possibly finding other sounds to use in writing the music?

I'll keep brainstorming on stuff, and I am open to all suggestions and ideas.....I hope I can be of service!!

-Dan

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General Discussion / Introduction Thread: New users, please post here!

« on: August 11, 2005, 11:45:32 pm »

Hey, my name is ShadowFlame, or Dan if you will. I'm mcrobotics' (or Mike's) younger brother.

First of all, you guys are incredible. I could never know half of the stuff you guys know about programming. Despite being the programmer for my FIRST team the last 2 years, that doesn't mean I'm very good at it :P

Ok, so now for what I am here for. First of all, I'll be happy to comment on and make suggestions on the game and aspects of it. The main reason I would like to get involved, however, is that I have this natural knack for music, and I am interested in writing music for this game. Maybe you guys have music already selected, or maybe music has already been thought out. I searched the forums and didn't find anything about music though, so even if it is early in development, I'd like to offer my services in music!! I have Guitar Pro 4 and a few other programs, although that just makes stuff in Midi format (however I can string stuff together in another program and create mp3's), so there might be brainstorming involved in getting the music created and played in higher quality.

My main instrument of choice is percussion, but don't let that fool you, I don't just hit things, I can create music :P I'm happy to be of service in whatever way I can!!