Rock Band Network Test Cases ( Fragile and Somber )

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I haven't done anything in the vein of a new video yet and I figure THIS video may explain why. Ya, I splurged and dropped some cash on the XNA subscription ( I got the 4 month ) to try and motivate myself to finish some songs I've worked on. So far so good, I actually worked to "completion" the two songs in this video. Bear in mind that these are really only complete in a demo tape sense of complete... if I were to actually submit this to RBN I would rework a lot of it. Not to mention the drums are midi and the bass is just my 6-string guitar post-tuned down an octave. If I were to put this on RBN I would track down a drum/bass and actually record it.

So I hope to eventually get some good quality stuff together to actually put on RBN... if I did, would any subs like to say up front that they'd be excited to purchase something of my own creation? :D ...

Oh and the name don't really mean anything... just words that came to my mind when I had finished it all.

Somber's Guitar Solo: 6:33

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[kyeruu2]

neither of these songs are the shit.

they're just average......

worth the cash though.

[Mystakin]

any tips for making them better, or parts that you particularly have a distaste for?

[gir2darescue]

i'm in love with both of these songs, but i have a few suggestions.

the drums are kinda bland on both songs, perhaps you could add some additional kicks or a 'double hit' or whatever with the snare. and since you're not doing any vocals for the parts you designed for the 'verse', i think you should add some more complex riffage to them [especially somber, the verse almost made me click away]. the outro on fragile was great, and i think you let somber's outro run a bit too long. hope this helps.

[Mystakin]

When you say Riffage you're referring to guitar or the drums? I agree that the drums are pretty basic, I'd want to record actual playing on my friend's e-kit if i was going to actually put this up. It was sort of like "What's a fitting beat that I can copy-pasta for the verses" XD.

[davidnumber13]

With some little fixes, I'd definitely buy both songs if I could =D

[Mystakin]

Any fixes in mind? Or just cleaning up my sloppy playing in general? :P

[Kjellarnek]

Just a tip: don't do 16th notes fills in a "swing" type pattern, it doesn't sound very good (eg. 0:38). Do an 8th triplet note fill instead, it fits the rythm much better.

[ArmsLikePistonz]

you could make it sound even better by making the breakdown bass chart an upper harmony of the guitar sound and chorus the 3rd time round every 3 times an octave higher on the bass chart( the guitar sound instead of a bass guitar, make it a rhythm chart like in dragonforce songs on GH3) so there was a harmony, that would sound sick, otherwise great work man. all above is about the first song

the second song is awesome aswell

[SaitanMar]

@James9894 You can't at the moment, Rock Band Network hasn't officially launched. It's just gone into open beta. The Rock Band Network Store (separate to the normal store) will launch in a few weeks time according to HMX. In the video he is using audition mode.

[James9894]

how do you get on rock band network from the main menu of rock band???

[LinkEdwardDrums]

ohh is the guitar playing a swing, and the drums were playing straight 16th notes.

[Cankersaurus3]

they're in time but they just really don't fit the riff

[beastrevor]

no they're fine :p

[beastrevor]

drums could be better whole song :P

[encisoification]

i've known that guitar hero was shit quality ever since GH3.

Even though it's on Rock Band (bestest ever) I still don't like it.

[ThaReMiiX12]

LMAO no wonder you dont like the song. Guitar Hero sucks. Trust me, I have both and Rockband is way better. A lot of the songs I had on guitar hero I didn't like, but once I got them on Rockband I liked them. Guitar Hero has shitty sound quality and the tracks are out of line with the song half the time anyway, so it makes sense to not like the song on guitar hero. I never realized any of this until I got Rockband though.

[encisoification]

nah, ive played it on guitar hero though.

i guess its more boring if you dont like the song

[ThaReMiiX12]

lol u crazy. It's fun on vocals, bass, and guitar. I doubt u even have the rockband dlc