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That's mostly due to the lack of recording equipment and the fact that I only had a dynamic mic to record the vocals(you should use a condensor mic). I had to make do with what I had. The screams that you hear towards the end aren't even screams at all, just recording tricks. It's like...a high pitched yawn, with a lot of high-end equalization and reverb thrown behind it to make it sound louder and forceful, that what it really is. I've played around with protools before. It is a nice protools and, as you said, alot of professional studioes use it. Alot of that has to do with compatibility, as well though. The ability to take recorded works from one studio to another and not have to worry about the sound files not being recognized is a huge benefit. But, I do love some protools. It makes the process alot simpler. I just don't have two grand to throw down on the program and the propriety equiment required to get the full benefit of it. That is my next investment though, that's really all I lack for my studio and it would be nice to have.

Nice. The flange through out the composition kind of holds it all together through the transitions and I liked the interlude with the use of delay in there as well. Were you using an alternate picking technique for the main rift? I think it would sound that much better to throw some more instruments on top of it, definately some percussion. I might be able to help you with the processed instruments, if you give me a bit more detail on what you're refering to in that sense.

Learning a DAW was actually one of the more easier things for me to pick up. It was just a matter of making like...A thirty second to a minute sound file and just going wild with the different editing options and features, to see how they manipulated the sound itself.

Sony Acid Pro 7.0. It's not protools or cubase, but it gets the job done. I also have quite a few pre-amps and external interfaces that I run the signal through, before going into the computer, to help regulate the recording quality of the signal itself. Really, all I use Acid for is capturing the end signal and do very little editing(outside of final mixing and production) with the program itself.

I also think it has to do with fear of experimentation or exploration.

Absolutelly. I'm a firm believer that diversity equals longevity. If you look back through the history of music and take a good look at the most notable musicians and bands, that have withstood the test of time. Even as far back to the Beethoven, Bach, and Mozart periods, they all had diversity. And that diversity has allowed their music to carry on through the ages. I think that if someone constricts themselves to one specific genre or style of music, they are only building walls around their musical creativity and freedoms.

That's awesome! That's the exact element I was going for with that project. I wanted to create some tunes that were a throw-back to the early 90's grunge era, but mixing in more contemporary rock elements with it. Mind you, that is not the only elements that I draw inspiration from, just this current mix of songs that I've been working on. With each session, I try to incoporate different musical elements into the various compositions.

I appreciate the response. In regards to the quality issue. That is due to the fact that those were recorded before I made some recent investments. The vocals sound flattened because, at the time of those recordings, I only had an AKG dynamic mic to record through. The guitars sound a little muffled, because...I only had one mic to mic my amp with. Those were recorded like...Three years ago. I just haven't gotten around to re-recording them yet. I've since gotten some significant equipment upgrades, including a condensor mic for the vocals. But, even with those recordings, I had some decent equipment(for the guitars at least) My set up is a Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier through a Mesa 4x12 standard straight cab and a Schecter C-1 Hellraiser. But, at the time of those recordings, I didn't have the greatest recording equipment. The fact that I was forced to use my computer's on-board sound card as my recording input(with no pre-amps or periphrials) also added to the downgraded recording quality. At the time, I was forced to make do with the resources I had. ! I should have some more up-to-date recordings up soon, with two new songs. I still need to tweak some levels and cut out some clipping, as well as play with the sound balance and frequencies some. But, needless to say, they are MUCH better quality than those were. Eventually, I plan to completelly re-record those four songs, I just wanted to have -something- to put on the site and felt the music was more important than the quality or available equipment. You said that you're a musician as well? Do you have any tunes I could check out? Always love hearing new stuff! =D

So... I thought I would share somre art with you guys. My passion, if you will. That is, MUSIC! I consider myself a professional amature, I do hope to one day make a decent living of my tunes. High hopes, right? So, I present to the community some original tunes by yours truly. All songs were composed and performed by me. Yes, that is me playing the bass, drums, guitar, and singing, in all four songs. All songs were also completelly recorded, mixed, mastered and produced my me in my living room and...one of my bathrooms. ! Seriously..Bathrooms have great acoustics, and the price is just right. So, check them out at... http://myspace.com/altermatum ...and be sure to leave comments! Lemme know what you think!

Chapter X : Flight of the Phoenix

The Incunabula of Midnight Chapter I : Star-Crossed Lovers Chapter II : Ballad of Forbidden Passions Chapter III : Birth of the Misbegotten Chapter IV : Vagabond's Legacy Chapter V : A Melancholy Passage Chapter VI : Epiphany of Vengeance Chapter VII : Homecoming of the Forsaken Chapter VIII : Dawn of Destiny Chapter XI : Contest of Fate

The Elder The Elder Rise of a Legend To Enter unto Exile A Disenchanted Return

Prelude The Four Tribes For we do not know how long the Four Tribes had roamed Eorzea before the Conflicts- nor do we harness knowledge of the lands from which they came. Only the Elders of the past held the knowledge of our origins; A chronicle of our history that they would take with them to their graves. The Four Tribes were defined as rival mercenary groups of Duskwight Elezen, that roamed the lands in everlasting strife. They vied for domination over the lands, obtaining new technologies from rival Tribes and, ultimately, acquisition of contracts from the various city-states scattered throughout the region. The Four Tribes fought each other, in a ceaseless battle, to hold advantage over these aspects for ages. The Twilight The Eventides The Nightfall The Darksky The Garlean Invasion Decent of the Four

I have to agree with Kashemia on this. Every game has a certain aspect that they favor and flaming FFXIV because they favor crafting doesn't make sense to me, it's just different. WoW favored PvE aspects. Dungeons, Raids, Quests, etc. When it first released, there weren't even battlegrounds or any real PvP content, it just evolved into that field over almost six years of development. You're not going to get very far in WoW, in terms of game progression, if you don't like PvE. Aion favored PvP. Can't reference as much on this game, because I stopped playing it after I realized that it was a heavily PvP influenced game. Not being a huge fan of PvP(outside of Duels for Rp purposes), I left because it simply wasn't the game for me. XIV seems to be favoring crafting and community economy. But, they also have some pretty strong ideas, in my opinion, in terms of PvE content. It seems to me like they are simply wanting to encourage players to experiment with all the various class types. One of the BIG things that I love, in this regard, is that every item in the game has a purpose and that a player can become entirely self-sufficient. Craft your own armor, make your own ammunition, make your own food/potions, etc. etc. This is something that I really enjoy about the game that you could not do in WoW.

Satisiun... That comic was...EPIC! Pure win.