HAPPY'S PROFILE

Mission accomplished.

author=Merlandese
I added a a WAV version for the entry, but also an OGG for people who might not want to load up all of that data.

I think this new version is finished compositionally. I gave it a decent mix and mastering, although I've never been great at that. I may tweak some EQ and compression as the month goes by to try and get it a little better.

Sounds really good! Really like the main melody instrument you begin the song off with and all the quirky turns it takes. Pretty spot on.

What comes to mix, it's pleasant and balanced in terms of volume, but I feel the soundscape is leaning heavily to the "front end."

It's hard to say how the song would work on a system like Nintendo DS for example, but listening to it on pc I have hard time focusing to the atmosphere or ambience as there is so much stereo separation. This is kind of hard to explain, though, but I feel that I cannot find elements in the middle, or place a foreground and background to the atmosphere when listening to it. Not sure how else to put it.

Edit: Perhaps to get a better idea you could compare your mix to commercial soundtracks out there! It's never a bad idea where it comes to mixing!

author=Merlandese
@Happy: Great atmosphere for a hero naming. Depending on the game, that could work really well. :) (Although, does your entry fit the guidelines? XD)

Thanks! Why do you think it doesn't fit the entry guidelines? :( Wouldn't you say it fits a light-hearted game as a character creation track? :( It may not be exaggerated take, but I'd argue it's still a light-hearted take as opposed to more serious type of music. :P

author=Healy
This is pretty nice! I'm not a fan of the samples used for the violin, though; I think they sound a little choppy in places, particularly when, um, transitioning between notes, whatever the word for that is. Still, nice work. I could also see it used as music for an intro cutscene, or a bedtime story.

Just a short comment about the title: my first thought when I read it was the song by The Who. Be aware of that if you plan to stick with that title.

Thanks for the feedback! I have to see about that cello, and if working its' "release"/ delay qualities could make it sound better.

What comes to the title, I wasn't aware of that. :P

Nothing wrong with that. It's definitely light-hearted.

author=mjshi
Short flute/piano duet...

Not sure if it sounds happy enough, and I can't write a decent harmony to save my life, but here it is-- http://rpgmaker.net/content/events/sos/files/air.wav

Sounds somewhat oriental to me! And it is more lighthearted than serious in my opinion at least. It may not be light-hearted in an exaggerated way, but it would fit as a more peaceful location track in a light-hearted game, sure!

All the instruments sound like they are panned very much to left, though. You could give it a try and spread them more horizontally, some a bit to right too, perhaps? It also sounds like both instruments are positioned on top of each other in the soundscape. You could try to see if you can vary their volume, delay or reverb qualities to see if you can bring in more ambience?