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Pretty good tune you have here. There's still a lot you can do with the general sound design, though. I recommend looking at others' FTMs, studying their use of various effects (such as vibrato, multi-channel echo, volume/duty macros, etc), and experimenting with them in your work.
RE: 2A03 Original V1Posted: 2014-12-30 01:13 (Last Edited: 2014-12-30 02:24)
I love the composition! You have a great sense for melody and bass, and like the previous poster stated all this really needs is some sound design modification.
I've attached an edited version I made. For the most part I retained the contents of the original composition, but did the following:
- Bumped the tempo up a bit by alternating "F05" and "F06". I put it on the DPCM channel so it didn't mess with my workflow.
- Made the output volume (the instrument volume and the volume column combined) on the 2 pulse and noise channels average around 9 or A (10) volume. This is because you can't (easily) change the volume on the triangle channel, and that's typically a good mix level for standard 2A03.
- Changed pulse duty cycles for variety (Vxx)
- Made longer notes on the pulses play a slight vibrato (4xy)
- Took a MM2 kick and MM9-esque snare and replaced the old ones, and added some toms to the triangle channel near the beginning.
- Added a bit more percussion to make the song overall more upbeat.
- Slightly detuned pulse 2 with a "P81" to avoid some clashing pitches, did another detune on the very last melody note using both pulse channels to create a cool MM-esque phasing effect on the lead.
- Added a couple of guitar-like pitchbends on the melody/harmony using Qxy. Very subtle but can be effective if used carefully.
For the remaining effects I used, refer to the Effect Table in "Help>Effect Table" at the top of the FamiTracker menu [url=http://famitracker.com/wiki/index.php?title=Effect_list]or wiki.
Also, take note that I almost never cut off the notes on the pulses. Every time they aren't playing a note, I make them play echo on a very low volume level. Most of them are triggered by the "=" release, which lets the instrument's volume envelope reach a lower volume of 4. I hope this helps! Feel free to analyze all the changes I made in the FTM.
I want to hear more from you! Once again I want to emphasize that you have a great sense of bass/melody flow, and I personally believe those matter the most when composing. Keep at it, and good luck!
Some other places I've tried to conquer:
[url=http://chipmusic.org/ch3dd4r]Le Chipmusic
[url=http://battleofthebits.org/barracks/Profile/CH3DD4R/]Le BattleOfTheBits
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