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[Cycerin]

Not sure where else to post this, but I decided I had postponed working on music due to Starfarer for too long. Ironically enough the inspiration wore over and I started on some dark electronic *** inspired by a certain megacorporation... consider the first half the only part I'm sure about keeping thus far. _{Re-watching Blade Runner might also have played a part in it}

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/32517861/tri-tachyon%20theme_2.mp3



Stare into the center of this while you feel the crushing hand of ultracapitalism squeeze the life out of your expendable husk, you pitiful layman.

[Thule]

Too short!!!

More more more

[Hyph_K31]

MOAR! Please make it longer, and make a looped version! I will play this music as I crush the heg fleet with a single paragon!

It makes me feel powerful and imposing.

[Cycerin]

  I will resume working on it a bit later. Just need a break, I made everything in one go and it's better to return to the keyboard with a neutral brain.

I think I just doomed myself into focusing my entire creative life on this *** game.

E: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/32517861/tri-tachyon%20theme_2.mp3

[Psiyon]

This is pretty darn cool, I must say. I love the power in the lower frequencies--the sound fits the TT quite well in my opinion. My only real criticism is the occasional samples used, like the one that comes in around 1:26 and 2:25. I think they kind of feel out of place. I might suggest replacing them with some more industrial-sounding machines, but of course, you're the composer.

[Cosmitz]

Personally i think it could use a bit 'smoothened'. Sadly, i have no real musical knowledge to express exactly what i think would make it better imho, but i feel it's a bit too 'raspy' and 'hard', like the sound a peaked speaker makes.

[Thule]

Still to short in my opinion really nice so far, nevertheless.

And i am secretly hoping you get inspired doing more faction themes ...

[Cycerin]

Haha, I just might make more fanthemes. Guess I'd have to use orchestral elements for the Hegemony... hmm.
And yeah, I think I still have some more work to do on this track. But *** yeah, I'm glad you all seem to think it fits the bill.

Personally i think it could use a bit 'smoothened'. Sadly, i have no real musical knowledge to express exactly what i think would make it better imho, but i feel it's a bit too 'raspy' and 'hard', like the sound a peaked speaker makes.

Hmm, I tried to sort of mix vangelis-style synth soundtrack with something more industrial/dancey. Juxtapose smooth and gritty. Still, it will sound smoother (no aliasing) if you save the file instead of streaming it from the dropbox link.

[Cosmitz]

I'm sorry, i'm just ***, i did open it up in BSplayer which i had set on +20db preamp for headphone-speakers. Nullified that and it sounds just gorgeous now. I was right on the money with the 'peaked speakers' comparison.

[Thule]

_{Re-watching Blade Runner might also have played a part in it}

You had me by Blade Runner

[Cycerin]

I'm sorry, i'm just ***, i did open it up in BSplayer which i had set on +20db preamp for headphone-speakers. Nullified that and it sounds just gorgeous now. I was right on the money with the 'peaked speakers' comparison.

Haha, that reminds me of when I used to upload stuff on TinDeck and the site let you amp the volume slider way over 100% and totally ruin the track/your ears if you were unlucky

[xenoargh]

Needs a balance/eq pass; it's clipping quite a lot over here.  Really cool otherwise, although I'd like to hear more silence occasionally and stronger bridge transitions

[Cycerin]

The master is brickwall limited to 0dB, you sure you're not just hearing the distortion filter on the bass/the same stuff Cosmitz is talking about? I compressed the *** out of it though, because I was too lazy to do a long mixing pass. Either way, I totally agree with the latter part. Before I can finish this track though, I will pretend that it corresponds to Tri-Tach aesthetic preferences that the waveform resembles one long rectangle..

[Aratoop]

I think it sounds awesome 

[xenoargh]

you sure you're not just hearing the distortion filter on the bass/the same stuff Cosmitz is talking about?

No, it's actually clipping, although it may just be compression artifacts.  I ran a normalization pass on it and recompressed it, check the difference.  On less-than-nice speakers, this makes a noticeable difference.