whitedamp

Hi! I hope I´m posting in the right sub-forum. I'm interested on doing original music for any nice project. I have no knowledge on how to program WADs but I would love to write some tunes for a fun single player PWAD like Scythe. I aim for that kickass Doom 1 style, with thrash/industrial metal riffs on a blues structure. It´s written in MIDI, right? I´ve done some songs for Unreal Tournament in the past, but got a bit frustrated as the maps were barely played by the community. So can anyone help me (or can I help anyone)?

I decided to work on a project with 40oz that really caught my eyes. It´s still far from finished so it will give me plenty of time to make a great work that I´m sure you'll all enjoy. I would like to thank you all for the opportunities and kind words. Thanks! Glad I could contribute.

I see what you mean. Piano melodies don´t really fit that well. Actually melodies in general are not very Doom, but as the song gets really dull without it, I decided to keep it but making a few changes. I´ve "mixed" the MIDI following Bobby Prince´s choice of instruments and mixing, so check it it sounds better now: http://minus.com/muvB1dxZx#1 My main problem is that I write the riffs on the guitar, but when I pass it to MIDI it doesn´t sound so good anymore. For example, I recorded this riff idea: http://minus.com/myBkOgAuf#1 But when I´ve passed it to MIDI it became this: http://minus.com/mt5luKUUT#1 I´m not so sure if my Rammstein style of riffage can fit well anymore. I will try something more percussive/tribal later, use some of my brazilian blood ;P

OK, I played map 31. As it is a very advanced map, with lots of powerful enemies, I´ve tried to capture the "boss mood" writting something more epic, but still heavy. See what you think: http://min.us/lbubGBqNf2Vyz ps: I only write MIDI thinking it as a partiture. I mean, just guides or to send it to samplers or synths, never as the final product to be listen. So it might sound like crap as I don´t really know which "MIDI instruments" sound best.

I´ve finally checked all the WADs you guys are making. DTWID: I liked everything about this project. Played the first chapter and it was a blast, although I feel that there were more enemies than I would expect from id maps. I would love to contribute following Bobby Prince style. How can I help? I post some MIDIs here and you check if it fits? Newbie Megawad Project: It makes all the sense for me to join a noob project, but the project indeed is too new. Hit me up when you need! Blasphemer: The medieval thematic wouldn´t fit. Freedoom: Not what I expected. At first I thought it would be a chest of art/sound/music, to free mappers from the official WADs, but the more I´ve read about it, the more I got the impression that a huge chunk of effort was being destinated to making tons of cool maps instead of better graphics and sounds. If I make songs for other WADs, can I send some of them for the Freedoom dudes? TNT 2: I´m not a huge fan of Evilution, but if things with other WADs don´t work out I will shoot you a message. Progressive fiction: I don´t want to step into someone else's shoes, but if there´s really room I would gladly write something for you.

Thanks, couldn´t find this info anywhere, as most WADs seem to replace the original levels. I would rather work on smaller WADs, like 8 levels or something, as I don´t want to write 32 songs. Hell, I don´t even know how you guys have the guts to make 32 levels! LOL I could also go extreme on the cookie-cutter blues structure, modulating just one riff per song. It could work. Let´s see...

I have a noob question: Do all the PWADs have to replace the original levels? I mean, is it impossible to make, for example, a WAD with only one episode with 10 original levels and new ending screens and interlude text?

I will carefully look into all these projects and report back. Thanks! I´m playing the DTWID beta right now and it´s great. I loved the concept as E1 is my favourite Doom episode ever. Fast levels that you can blast through in no time. No, sorry. I´m more into writting the raw metal tracks. At least for now. Yeah, I didn´t knew that so many projects needed music. I will try to make only one at a time. The problem isn´t even the ammount of work, but having to choose for which project each song should go.

http://min.us/mA84zia0q#1e OK, wrote and recorded something really quick here. The idea is something raw and agressive. It´s just a preview so nevermind the sloppy playing, barely any edits and no arrangements. Did not wrote on a blues structure but it does loop.

Thanks for the warm welcome :) I have a studio so I can record both versions, MIDI and OGG with real instruments. Sure! I will write something and post here as soon as I finish it. I believe this kind of music works better on smaller maps, otherwise it can get repetitive.