music

BS/OD OST – Rogue Agent

by shaggy on January 27, 2011 at 5:23 pm
Posted In: BS/OD OST

I decided to challenge myself today.  Not only did I decide to do this particular one hour composition with no instrument other than my Moog Slim Phatty, I also chose to do it in Ableton Live.  All of the sounds were created with the Slim Phatty and this includes the percussion sounds.

While finding good sounds on the Slim Phatty were easy, I am again reminded that I don’t really like Ableton Live that much.  Live’s workflow just not jive with my own and it ends becoming counter productive.  I really wish that Propellerheads would implement MIDI out into Reason/Record.  It sure would make the use of hardware synths much easier.

Rogue Agent by theshaggyfreak

  Rogue Agent (2.4 MiB, 46 hits)
You need to login to download this file. If you do not have an account, you can create one here.

└ Tags:
  Comment
silent

Captain Cirius

by shaggy on January 25, 2011 at 8:40 pm
Posted In: All Things Art

One thing that I definitely need more practice with is post production and composition.  I know I’ve probably said that a few times before but it’s one of those things that I keep reminding myself of.  While what I’ve done here is rather simple, I think it came out rather well.  I’ve been going through a lot of trial and error with laying options and how each layer has an effect on the one below it.  While it’s a slow process, I do feel like I am learning something.

This image was rendered in Carrara with post production done in Photoshop Elements.  I’ve given a thought about trying Pixelmator in the future since it seems to be growing in popularity and it seems you can do a lot with it for the price.  There’s just so many tools available out there!

└ Tags:
  Comment
music

Misfits Audio Production

by shaggy on January 23, 2011 at 5:33 pm
Posted In: News

During the middle part of last year, Kate and I started to look into do a little amateur voice acting.  Neither of us are strangers to the theatrical stuff and we decided it might be fun.  Well, during that process I came across a group of people who produce a number of different audio plays that are very much like the radio plays of old.  This group is called Misfits Audio Production.

The first project I was going to work on was supposed to be  writing music for a Halloween special but it didn’t work out due to a number of logistical circumstances.  Well, I’m now in the process of finishing some compositions for their series Strange Stories. I have a new opening and ending theme written and I should have the scene change music finished by the end of this coming week.

I’m really excited about branching out and getting involved in different things.  Hell, I’m just excited to find out that people are still making radio plays.  Television and film is great but you get to use more of your own imagination when it comes to radio plays.  You just sit back, close your eyes and let the images form in your mind.

The BBC radio version of The Hobbit is still a favorite of mine and I spent a lot of time during my college days listening to it.  Do you have a favorite radio or audio play?  Have you ever heard one before?

└ Tags: ,
  Comment