Hello World
So, here it is Finally. I spent one week to make this small piece of music with Fruityloop software. Though a very raw piece with improper sound mixing and even some errie sounds, I like it. Please let me know your opinion also.
To understand the opinion of the listeners better, if you care to comment, do add any of the rating mentioed below
*****- Want to Download the piece to listen to it again and again
**** – Will hum this piece even hours later
*** - Will come back to this page to listen to the track
** - Will listen to it only once
* - Wil stop in the middle even in the first listening
Narayanan said,
November 3, 2006 at 9:28 pm
First – I wish you the very best Suresh! First attempt is a fantastic attempt. My best wishes to you.
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Liked the composition. As a Melody fan, I’d have appreciated it even more if you could have introduced some Violins.!
I got a feeling of listening to IR / ARR together!!
Superb.!
I am not a techie – Let’s see what Anil says.!!
Good Luck to you.!
rosh said,
November 3, 2006 at 10:21 pm
Hey Suresh…thanks for the alert in my blog.
Good to see another audioblogger in the community, i am not well versed in music to give any constructive feedback. I like what i heard.. I found your composition pleasing to my ears….esp liked the way it progresses from a bold theme to melody and back, but somehow it gave a strong feeling of listening to some part of “how to name it”, must be the same raagam?
Do post more of your work and all the best wishes.
Srividya Kasturi said,
November 3, 2006 at 11:47 pm
Suresh, thankyou for visiting my blog and welcome to audio blogging! I found ur composition pleasant:) Do post more of ur work and share.
Regards
Vidya
krishna said,
November 4, 2006 at 12:16 am
Suresh, it sounded good. The ideas were pretty good and had some classical western touch … keep ‘em coming and good luck
Meera Manohar said,
November 4, 2006 at 1:02 am
Suresh,
Thanks for the alert. I agree with Narayanan on the melody part. Good attempt given this is your first post!!
Keep composing more…
Pradip Somasundaran said,
November 4, 2006 at 1:17 am
Suresh,
That was a very good first attempt. I see the spark in you to become a very good composer. Learn more and work hard. You will make it…I understood your ideas, and so know what is within you.
God bless you!
soumitra said,
November 4, 2006 at 1:46 am
very good work
enjoyed 
please keep up the good work 
Baranidaran said,
November 4, 2006 at 1:51 am
Liked your compostion.. Keep them coming. Will be checking this space for your posts.
Thanks,
Barani
ani said,
November 4, 2006 at 2:21 am
hi Suresh,
Thanks for the alert . It was a good piece indeed .I am not trained in any kind of music to judge you but it did sound good to me :0) . Liked the transition from melody to the bold one very much . Melody part is really good too . Keep up the good work and come back with more good ones.
Divya.S.Menon said,
November 4, 2006 at 3:18 am
Hi Suresh,
Thankyou for the alert.Also thankyou for visiting my blog……… [:)]
Welcome to Audioblogging….Your first attempt is simply good….as all have mentioned I liked the change from melody to the bold part……..Really enjoyed listening to it [:)] ….keep them coming….ALL THE BEST.
Murali Ramanathan said,
November 4, 2006 at 3:41 am
Suresh,
Good Start…With nice changes. Keep going. Thanks for visiting my blog too. As Pradip Sir said, work hard..
Regards,
Murali
ursmusically said,
November 4, 2006 at 3:56 am
Narayanan,
Actually before the strings start playing the main theme, i had a solo instrument playing the theme, but didn’t like that much and removed it and that too, my composition is not purely based on the melody, i just wanted to pick a simple, small melody and build a orchestration over it and that is why it sounds less melodic in parts. Anyway, thanks a ton for ur comments and do keep visiting this page where a lot more is to come.
ursmusically said,
November 4, 2006 at 3:57 am
Rosh,
I have absolutely no formal training in music. Learned Piano for just 4 months. And really don’t know about any Raagam…I am a zero in carnatic. Anyway Thanks a ton for ur comments and do keep visiting this page where a lot more is to come.
ursmusically said,
November 4, 2006 at 3:57 am
Vidya,
I will do that. Thanks a ton for ur comments and do keep visiting this page where a lot more is to come
ursmusically said,
November 4, 2006 at 3:57 am
Krishna,
you got it, I am WCM fan and wanted my first piece to be in that style. I hope it is bearable.Thanks a ton for ur comments and do keep visiting this page where a lot more is to come
ursmusically said,
November 4, 2006 at 3:58 am
Meera,
Sure will try composing more and concentrate on melody.Thanks a ton for ur comments and do keep visiting this page where a lot more is to come
ursmusically said,
November 4, 2006 at 3:58 am
Soumitra,
Thanks a ton for ur comments and do keep visiting this page where a lot more is to come
ursmusically said,
November 4, 2006 at 3:58 am
Barani,
Sure. Thanks a ton for ur comments and do keep visiting this page where a lot more is to come
ursmusically said,
November 4, 2006 at 3:58 am
Ani,
I never thought that this transition thing would be liked by everyone, just did what sounded good to me.hanks a ton for ur comments and do keep visiting this page where a lot more is to come
ursmusically said,
November 4, 2006 at 3:59 am
Divya,
Sure. Thanks a ton for ur comments and do keep visiting this page where a lot more is to come
ursmusically said,
November 4, 2006 at 3:59 am
Murali,
Ofcourse in music one must always work hard. Thanks a ton for ur comments and do keep visiting this page where a lot more is to come
ursmusically said,
November 4, 2006 at 4:01 am
Pradip,
So even with such a rough work, it is good that you understood my intentios and i am working whenever i fine time. Thanks a ton for ur comments and do keep visiting this page where a lot more is to come
Hemanth Sharma said,
November 4, 2006 at 4:44 am
Hi,
This composition was some what different.
I should say really really nice.
Though initially I couldn’t understand this tune, later, it was found to be awesome.
I agree with Narayanan’s comment above. Do work hard and try more and more wonderful compositions like this.
ursmusically said,
November 4, 2006 at 5:11 am
Hemanth,
Yeah sure will concentrate on melody more. There are acutally two melodies here. One that appears on a solo flute in the middle and the other is the main theme on which the whole orchestration is built on. Actually I concentrated more on orchestration. Thanks a ton for ur comments and do keep visiting this page where a lot more is to come
praveena said,
November 4, 2006 at 5:33 am
hey. Its good, its surprising that its your 1st composition.. but as good as it is, it cud also be better. like other have said, melody.. and also maybe you should build up the song more.. i mean, right now, the ending and beginning are a bit nondescript almost the same, more variation would be cool.. enjoyed the way the sudden bass in the middle surprised me.. n maybe the imitation of the music phrases needn’t be so strict.. more versatality.. hope you don’t mind me being so frank.. i’ll probably be checking back later to check out other compos once they’re here!
.. but i must say, the begining really was good.. just that maybe you could have modulated to something a bit different later on in the song.. keep composing, don’t ever stop.! cya.
praveena
ursmusically said,
November 4, 2006 at 5:46 am
Praveena,
I appreciate your comments. Actually this is the one I was looking for, a honest criticism. I know there is always scope for betterment that too in this stage. I could have done the track in 100 better ways. Yeah, I agree about the starting and the end. May be in future, i will rework on the track. Thanks a ton for ur comments and do keep visiting this page where a lot more is to come.
Kiranz..!! said,
November 4, 2006 at 8:47 am
Suresh,
Welcome to the free world of musicianz..thanks for your alert..!! Good music u started with,try concentrate on melody part,cuz these days the real melody is getting disappeard ..All the best for your upcoming postings..!
Kiranz..!!
ursmusically said,
November 4, 2006 at 12:58 pm
Kiranz,
Sure, will concentrate on the melody. Thanks a ton for ur comments and do keep visiting this page where a lot more is to come.
Shyam (tsjstudio) said,
November 4, 2006 at 3:38 pm
Suresh, very good attempt, especially considering it is your first try. I agree with Pradip sir, the idea comes through the tune. I am not sure if I am qualified enough like other people here to tell you this, but anyways, here goes my 2 paisa. I felt fruityloops inhibited your creativity, as it has a lot of limitations. Try to get hold of a more complete interface.
good luck!
Shyam
ursmusically said,
November 4, 2006 at 5:17 pm
Shyam,
This is the first time I am using Fruityloop, more than the music, i was struggling with how to recreate the music as it is mind my mind through FLP. Suggest me some other software. Thanks a ton for ur comments and do keep visiting this page where a lot more is to come.
Jo said,
November 4, 2006 at 6:48 pm
Suresh, welcome to the audioblogging world!!
If you need my honest opinion, I would rate this ** – And it is okay since this is your first attempt.
At 00:40, the bg suddenly stops, so it gives an empty effect and it also suddenly comes up at 00:54. It doesn’t sound good.
Anyways, please keep coming up with more, none of us are perfect or professionals, so its just a matter of time. Keep audio-blogging!!!
ursmusically said,
November 4, 2006 at 6:58 pm
Jo,
Thank you very much for your honest feedback. Actually that empty effect was intentional to move from a solo theme to a orchestration of the same solo theme, so that when it bursts out finally playing the main theme, i thought the transition would be good and punchy.
Vinayak said,
November 4, 2006 at 8:21 pm
Suresh … you a step further into music – compositions. Should say a terrific start …. I felt like listening to some hollywood movie soundtrack … like you had mentioned, I too felt it goes wayward in just a couple of places. Rest was amazing …
Great going da …
-Vinayak
KK said,
November 4, 2006 at 9:55 pm
Hi Suresh:
Listened to your piece, seems good for a first attempt. One suggestion/advice: Always remember that programming/software is a tool, it should not be a substitute for your “free” wings of creativity. Focus on the core melody and/or on an idea that you want to convey. The software/synth etc. comes later.
It is true that sometimes ideas occur AFTER you play around with the software or start a rhythm pattern, but that MAY (as many before me pointed out) limit you. What I observed is that it makes a tune mechanical, because, we merely followed the software. I apologize for making my comment confusing. To summarize focus on melodies, or effects, depending upon what you want to do.
Hmm…the famous director of Titanic James Cameron once said “what others call obsessiveness with details is just a work ethic for me”….so keep working…you have talent!
KK
tunz4jesus said,
November 4, 2006 at 11:24 pm
Who are your musical influences? Why did you pick fruityloops as your software over some other things on the market?
Good first attempt, Next time I would like to hear you talk about the story and thought behind your music.
Shari
ursmusically said,
November 5, 2006 at 3:08 am
Vinayak,
I am happy that you came here and liked my piece. Thanks for ur opinion. Actually i thought of playing it to you when came to India, but there was no time for us even to speak. Anyway, keep checking the space for more.
ursmusically said,
November 5, 2006 at 3:08 am
KK,
Totally agree with you about the software, the piece (the orchestration) is not exactly the one I had in mind. May be i should explore the tool more or switch to someother tool where i would be able to recreate everything that is in my mind. Thanks a ton for ur honest feedback and keep checking this space for more.
ursmusically said,
November 5, 2006 at 3:09 am
Shari,
There are many. I am actually influenced more by Western classical music, because of Illayaraja and the short span of time during which i learnt Piano. I didn’t pick, that i was the only available option, and i even don’t know what else is there. And sure i would speak more about the thought process behind the making of the music. Thanks for ur comments and keep watching this space for more.
Sindhuja said,
November 5, 2006 at 9:51 am
Hi Suresh,
Welcome aboard! Though I haven’t gone too far myself
About this piece-I’m sorry I couldn’t really understand it to apprecite it. Thought it sounded pretty vague and a little disjoint.
But do keep going!
Best wishes.
ursmusically said,
November 5, 2006 at 1:20 pm
Sindhuja,
Thanks a ton for me letting me know your opinion even though you didn’t like it. I would try to workout a much better piece next time.
Murali said,
November 5, 2006 at 8:12 pm
Suresh,
As a person who has had similar experience dabbling with software and hardware, I empathize with you. Ithink I kind of understand what you intend to convey through your music but have not been able to bring out every element that you wanteed in place. Nevertheless, babies like us would ideally start like this and hope that we get better. I did / am doing the smae. A good first attempt and welcome to the blogging world.
ursmusically said,
November 6, 2006 at 2:50 am
Murali,
Ofcourse, I wanted something different, but I made it close to what was in my mind from whatever I from the software. Anyway, Thanks for ur comments and keep watching this space.
Prem Abraham said,
November 9, 2006 at 3:51 pm
Thanks for visiting my blog.
Excellent first attempt. You are on the right track!!.
Just realised that it has been a year since my first post and I started off just like you .
Would like to share a few things I have learnt for the last one year or so.
1. It is fine to start with a loop based software, but try to get away from it as soon as possible. Loops are good as building blocks, but create your own music to build the key layers.
2. Invest in a good software, which will help you in doing MIDI sequencing and audio recording/editing.
3. Get a hardware or software syntheziser. These days software synths are very popular.
4. Learn music theory.
5. Learn to play the keyboard.
6. Learn more about the different parts in a song. Bass, drums, chords, melody etc.,
7. Learn more about a song’s structure.
8. Create tunes for pre-written songs.
9. Keep working on it and keep posting.
ursmusically said,
November 9, 2006 at 5:38 pm
Prem,
Thanks for that wonderful comments and suggestions. I will keep each and every point in mind and try to follow while making music and developing the knowledge in music. But onething i want to make it clear, though i used a fruity loop software, believe me i didn’t use a single available loop in this piece. I was very sure about not using loops in the song. And the melody or any layer in the arrangements of this piece are composed and keyed into the software. May be i myself has looped some of the main melodies and sub melodies.
sainath said,
November 9, 2006 at 9:40 pm
wooooooooooooooooow… can u teach me?? plz
Prem Abraham said,
November 10, 2006 at 2:33 pm
Sorry I did not realize that. I was looking at the current version of FruityLoop and looks like it has evolved into a full fledged DAW. Which version do you have ?.
ursmusically said,
November 10, 2006 at 5:05 pm
Hi Prem,
I am using a FL Studio 6, I got some soundfonts which my friend gave me. When i composed this piece, i didn’t even have a single available midi files or loops with me. I just did what best i could do with the available sound fonts.
ursmusically said,
November 10, 2006 at 5:06 pm
Sainath,
Thanks for ur comments. Happy that you reached my page. Actually i myself is in kindergarden learning what is in this music, how can I teach you?
arun said,
November 12, 2006 at 12:59 pm
good piece of usic man,
keep posting….
ursmusically said,
November 12, 2006 at 5:39 pm
Arun,
Thanks a ton for ur comments and keep watching this space for more to come.
isairasigan said,
November 13, 2006 at 12:48 pm
Commedable Job. More finer tuning will make this a great piece is what i believe
ursmusically said,
November 13, 2006 at 4:53 pm
Isairasigan,
Thanks for ur comments. Yes some fine tuning on the sound will make it sound better, i do know that, will do sometime in future. Right now concentrating on a new piece. Keep watching the space
Madan Mohan said,
November 14, 2006 at 5:34 am
Hi,
Well, the best part for me was the string and reed section interplay. That requires considerable imagination as it is not that difficult to create a fairly pleasant and sensible opening. Developing it into a pattern is more difficult and u made a great attempt at doing that. I don’t know how a lot of people are saying this is pleasant, in the sense I could feel a lot of pent-up anger even in this short piece. There waz a lot of mystery and intrigue in the whole theme, though not fully developed, which is OK, since this is ur first attempt.
What did I miss – if u don’t mind an eenie-weenie bit of criticism
– even in the short space of time, u cud have made things a little more interesting maybe by developing a second pattern that runs parallel to the first instead of emphasising the same theme. Like, intorduce a brass pattern or give the strings a free rein. This is not to take any credit away; I have no idea how the Fruity Loop software works. It must have taken a lot of effort for u to put this together. Kudos and keep composing, keep ideating.
****
Madan
ursmusically said,
November 14, 2006 at 5:12 pm
Hi Madan Mohan,
Thanks a lot for your honest feedback. I do found there is scope for improvement. The reason I stopped without developing much is because, i have been chewing this theme for a long time and I was working with the Fruity Loop for the first time. I didn’t even know how to use it, when I started to shape the theme in the software. If i had a good quality soundfonts my composition would have been a lot more different and much more lengthy, i couldn’t get the right sounds i had in my mind with this Software. Some of the instruments which i have used was not my choice initially, I had diff choices in my mind, but when my theme is played which has lot of stretched notes, it produced a jarring sound and that is why most of the time i had to replace some of the instrument with some other instruments having a bearable and close to what i had in my mind sound. Anyways I always believed that this theme has lot of scope for orchestration and betterment in its entirety. I am planning to do this again some time later, but now, i just want to move on and concentrate on my next piece. Do Keep watching this space.
Arvind said,
November 16, 2006 at 3:54 am
Hi Suresh,
For a first-timer, i would rate this as a really good attempt. IMHO – There seems to be a forceful, wilful, distortion in the tune, much against the gravity of the melody. If you intended to bring such a difference, then the transition should be subtle, if not, then, you will have to work on that.
Once again, where exhibited, the melody seemed very well thought out and haunting ! – keep the good work up !
ursmusically said,
November 16, 2006 at 4:42 am
Arvind,
Thanks a lot for ur suggestions and comments. I will note down the points you mentioned. Keep watching this space, i am going to post a piece sometime next week.
Santosh Chandrasekaran said,
November 25, 2006 at 5:58 pm
Suresh,
I just heard Hello World. Good attempt. I like the way the Drums grow into the song.
=Santosh
ursmusically said,
November 27, 2006 at 3:26 am
Hi Santosh,
Thanks for ur comments. Expected a more detailed opinion of yours. Anyway, keep watching the space.
harish said,
November 30, 2006 at 5:35 am
I was searching for a blog based on music. I was more than happy to find your blog. First your reviews and then this audio blog have impressed me.
As one listener has said, “Hello World” has the touch of IR and ARR in it. Well done. Thanks for this wonderful piece of music.
ursmusically said,
November 30, 2006 at 6:20 am
Harish,
I am happy that you landed here. Thanks for ur comments. keep watching this space for more.
Janani Vasu said,
December 28, 2006 at 7:25 pm
Hi Suresh,
Excuse me for this really late comment! But I felt that compliments shouldnt go untold. I really enjoyed the piece a lot…The mixing was amazing and the music was different and refreshing…Congrats and all the best!
ursmusically said,
December 29, 2006 at 2:40 am
Janani Vasu – Thanks for your comments and wishes. Keep watching this space for more.
Ashok said,
June 5, 2007 at 5:16 am
Hey buddy nice work man…Enjoyed ur piece of work a nice mixing of gud sounds…Keep it up sounds gr8…..