New Song
Finding Hope (Original Composition)
I’m not really sure about the title. I’m having trouble coming up with one, oh well. xD It was inspired by a scene in a book, where the main character has a rare moment of despair, eventually remembering that things “never get as bad as they could be.”
I can’t play piano all that well yet, so I made this in GarageBand with the MIDI piano there. I’m not very good at messing with the EQ and such, but I made an attempt at it. I found the Master Track reverb settings and I’ve been experimenting. I turned down the reverb around the louder section because it was getting a bit dissonant. Speaking of volume, I used the note velocity setting to make some sections louder/quieter than others, you can change individual note volume too, it’s cool.
Anywho. Tell me what you think. 
SoundCloud
I have a SoundCloud now, you can check it out here: soundcloud.com/joshua-taipale
I’ve now posted my original songs in the “My Music” section of my blog! I’ll be adding onto it whenever I post something new.
2 New Songs
I’ve written a couple new songs inspired by Motoi Sakuraba’s Mario Tennis: Power Tour soundtrack, based on the instrumentation and stuff in that game’s music. I used TuxGuitar, my go-to program for transcribing stuff, to write them out, and Garageband for the final instrumentation and edits.
Theme of Ace (Original Composition)
Writing Ace’s theme was an interesting process. It took a while to actually get started with something, and even then I changed the intro chords a bit when I finished the rest of the song. The main flute melody after the intro was gonna be a prechorus-type thing, I ended up deleting everything beforehand and replacing it with said melody. I like the more unique chords in the part after that, that’s probably my favorite thing about this song. Pretty short, but I like how it turned out.
Final Match ~ (Original Composition)
I was gonna start working on a different song when the intro melody here came to mind. I was only going to write that out so I wouldn’t forget it, but ended up adding more onto it and completed the song within only an hour or so. I think it turned out fairly well for such a quick writing process.
I will be getting these and other songs up on SoundCloud and added the the My Music page eventually, probably over the weekend. And yes, I know these have all been MIDI songs so far, I will be getting some stuff up soon that actually has some of my guitar playing.
Tennis? What is This Sorcery?!
So, I’ve been into the music from Mario Tennis: Power Tour lately. In case you don’t know, it’s a 2005 GBA game, with a fantastic soundtrack made by Motoi Sakuraba. I’ve transcribed a couple of the songs: The main menu theme, and the “academy grounds” theme. They both sound pretty neat. These are my first attempts at transcribing drums, and I think it’s gone well. Still learning what all Garageband can do, I’m using it to arrange and export the final remixes.
Main Menu: Let’s Go! ~ Mario Tennis: Power T…
Academy Grounds: Mario Tennis: Power Tour – Academ…
Transcribing Bass
Hey, why not actually make a post? xD So, I’ve been working on a Sonic Adventure 2 guitar tab thing with another guy. Been working on Radical Highway “Vengeance is Mine.” Guitar’s done, drums are done, synth done-ish… I might edit the guitar a touch just for ease of playing… I need to do the bass. That’s always fun, haha. I can’t hear it very well this time, interestingly. I think it’s just following the guitar, with the exception of a few fills. We’ll see. I’ll get that done this weekend and move on to another song.
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