Richard Napier's MP3's

[BigPapaFly]

Hey Dr., thought I'd start a new thread on your mp3's. Might help people get to them easier. That other thread is fun and long, but I'm afraid some of the url's will get overlooked, and some of the references could get buriied.


www.mp3.com/Roomusic

I was thinking, about two minutes into each of these songs, how cool it would sound to put some vocal smaples in there. Maybe with one catch-phrase repeated every so often. I like hearing that in this kind of music. I was thinking movie dialogue samples, so I'm not sure you'd be able to post them on mp3, and it would cause some publishing issues, but it would sure be a nice addition to give these tracks some vocal dynamics, given that the tracks stand alone so well without actualy vocal melodies. In fact, while I listened, I was running through cool movie lines in my head. (but hey, that's just me.)

I was also thinking right off that these tracks would make awesome soundtrack music. I don't know if you're a movie fan, but try to check out the movie "Entrophy." The soundtrack is realy cool and reminds me a lot of your stuff (a little more agrresive, though). Another movie you should check out is "Run Lola Run." Also a really great soundtrack, really inspiring.

I get inspired by film and soundtracks a lot. I think you'd really get off on these two films (the music anyway....actually, "Run Lola Run" is probably the coolest movie, ingeneral, you'll see for a long time.

Nice work.I don't know why they're "throwaway" tracks.

In "Quench," is the rythm all drum machine? Or are there samples in there, too. If it's all drum machine, what drum machine are you using. I really like the tone onf the grooves.

 

[philboyd studge]

Hey doc, my meds are running a little low but we'll get to that later.

Are you chopping your eq's for mp3 use? It's especially important with a synth cause they're so fat. I just tossed an mp3 to bpf that was on a heavy diet down to 64kbps. I'd forgotten how much cutting at 60hz and 15khz bumps up the waveform, it's amazing.

 

[Dr Roo]

Thanks gents,
BPF your comments are valuable and echo some others I had, particular wrt soundtracks. Video game music possibilities and Alan Parsons were also mentioned which are all flattering (I never thought of any of that stuff as me though!). I'm a classical guitarist by training and both were mean't as a backdrop to a few geeetar stanzas which never materialized (or rather they did, but sounded crap). I think I mean't ongoing rather than throwaway and quench was my find attempt at midi (the inferior bridge was my second).

The rhythm is all Korg Electribe ER1 which soundwise I find strides ahead of any other rhythm machine in the price range including the new Boss DRs. However it is dance/modern rhythm orientated box so check it out before you buy it if you don't intend to use it for that kind of stuff. Also it only has two audio outputs and to my mind the signal requires a bit of a boost even at max internal volume (same goes for the Electribe EA1)

Philboyd that was a fluke, the synth eq on those tracks seems perfect for mp3's.

I'm still wrestling with these (amongst others) but I'll let you know when they're finished, if ever

Thanks again guys

Rich

 

[BigPapaFly]

Interesting, out of the handful of folks we have here, looks like we have three classical guitar players! Cool. How about someone post some of that stuff.

I started playing classical at a young age. recived a Superior rating in a high school competition, then discovered. Nirvana, Dr. Dre, etc...

Funny, though, eh?