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Re: Ask HN: Do you create music? let's hear it

#271
Been writing/composing (or what do you call it when you "write" the music by figuring it out on the keyboard and never even writing it down? :D) some piano pieces. I feel I would need to up my production quality by a big factor, but I've made some simple recordings:

Rhapsody for piano (2011):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exB0I5igyuA

Summery winds (2020):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gicm_2eXqRI

Re: Ask HN: Do you create music? let's hear it

#273
I write the music I remember hearing playing in UT and Quake mods in the 90s.

I've been producing and programming for over 15 years, previously electronic, but when the Synthwave hit, I got hooked!

My two most recent albums are: https://soundcloud.com/namtao/sets/c0ast and https://soundcloud.com/namtao/sets/namtao-1986

I experimented with programming music in https://soundcloud.com/namtao/sets/supervised-learning which is also the BGM for my scifi/mental health podcast, http://lostterminal.com.

I also tried my hand at a few videos:

Covers [Adapter Pattern] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1meeqQRR28&list=PL95NP4bDIT...

Originals [Factory Pattern] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKjTJ_TbLC4&list=PL95NP4bDIT...

love to know what you think, and I'm LOVING this thread!

Re: Ask HN: Do you create music? let's hear it

#274

I’ve been producing electronic music since the early 2000s, and I’m still not sure what genre it is. It’s definitely not dance or EDM, but it’s not downtempo or ambient, either. https://presteign.com

I also have no idea with what genre this is, but it's great to listen to when I'm writing code. Thank you for sharing.

Re: Ask HN: Do you create music? let's hear it

#276
Been composing music as an autodidact for almost 10 years now, trying to break new harmonic ground :p

- most recent work in progress, Future music attempt https://youtu.be/E_Mt9CScDHk

- electro-neoclassical music for my DOA indie game projects (2D Homeworld/EV:Nova mashup) https://youtu.be/gcH4GFtSjmM?list=PL0SManLChlTNp7TjQ0GtziON-...

- garage made fusion-rock with a guitarist friend, averaging at about an afternoon of work per song :p https://youtu.be/W8pTA4ll_Ug?list=PL0SManLChlTNTIgx_zs5lrJka...

This is a nice thread, I think one of the hurdles we will have to overcome in advancing our common civilization is the lack of cooperation and clear meeting grounds for artists. Do we have anything like the 19th century artist cafés in Paris that gave rise to new artistic movements for both the elitists and the broad public?

Re: Ask HN: Do you create music? let's hear it

#277

Off topic but not really: how y’all feel about piracy and DRM and so on? Here’s mine, it’s no good though, I make them all in one sitting when inspiration hits. During the heyday the pandemic, I was getting really into synths, look mom no computer vibe, but I got depressed ame stopped everything

On a certain level, I think music should be free as in libre. It’s kind of an idea more than anything else. I’m thinking of selling music and then after a certain time (12 months?) it becomes pay what you want.

In terms of DRM I hate it and never want it to be a burden to my listeners. If someone steals it, they probably weren’t going to buy it, but maybe they’ll come to a show/buy a shirt. I don’t like ad supported streaming either, or streaming in general, we already went through the issues of mega record labels, would hate to see steaming services start to dominate music taste/direction.

Re: Ask HN: Do you create music? let's hear it

#278
post #273

I write the music I remember hearing playing in UT and Quake mods in the 90s. I've been producing and programming for over 15 years, previously electronic, but when the Synthwave hit, I got hooked! My two most recent albums are: https://soundcloud.com/namtao/sets/c0ast and https://soundcloud.com/namtao/sets/namtao-1986 I experimented with programming music in https://soundcloud.com/namtao/sets/supervised-learning whi…

Your AI made music is pretty good as far as AI music goes, it's an interesting approach to not go for "put a neural net on Bach's discography". Maybe using other styles of World Music or evolving from simplicity is the way to go...

Re: Ask HN: Do you create music? let's hear it

#280

Recently released my debut album, "The Good Ship Cacophony" as Space Pirates Guild. Heavy guitars, synths, drum machines. - https://open.spotify.com/album/6YS0IJarvrzMtZzYMiN51z?si=GAI... - https://soundcloud.com/spacepiratesguild - https://spacepiratesguild.bandcamp.com/ - https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-good-ship-cacophony/154... - https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nC0XLATC5H8i...

Ooof some guitar riffs really hit right! Maybe the mixing could make them less detached in the highs from the rest.

Great stuff!

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