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soundfx · 21st December 2009

Here's my honest assessment, and it may sting a little. Sorry.

And perhaps these tracks will sound different when not demos, but I have to critique what you posted.

They sound very robotic, quantized and lacking any dynamics whatsoever. The sounds and mixing lack any real depth, and the phrasing isn't very interesting. MIDI-based orchestration requires a great deal of finesse and attention to detail in order to even remotely come close to the real thing. You need to "humanize" timings, velocity, pannings, etc. So do I think you could get composing jobs with this caliber of composition?...nope. But you know how to do basic programming and can continue to learn and improve and perhaps one day be able to compete. I hate to sound negative, but sugar-coating wont help you. There are too many people doing too many jobs out there that sound way way better than this. I'm sure you could hone your craft by doing free gigs for a while though. Try going to this link (if you don't already go to soundsonline) and listening to the sort of things some of your competition is doing.

Music Cafe - Soundsonline-Forums

Granted, a few are dreadful, but many, as you will hear, employ a nice level of dynamics, phrasing, and depth. There are tons and tons of composers hungry for work so you really need to step it up in order to compete.

21st December 2009	#2
soundfx Gear addict Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 345	Here's my honest assessment, and it may sting a little. Sorry. And perhaps these tracks will sound different when not demos, but I have to critique what you posted. They sound very robotic, quantized and lacking any dynamics whatsoever. The sounds and mixing lack any real depth, and the phrasing isn't very interesting. MIDI-based orchestration requires a great deal of finesse and attention to detail in order to even remotely come close to the real thing. You need to "humanize" timings, velocity, pannings, etc. So do I think you could get composing jobs with this caliber of composition?...nope. But you know how to do basic programming and can continue to learn and improve and perhaps one day be able to compete. I hate to sound negative, but sugar-coating wont help you. There are too many people doing too many jobs out there that sound way way better than this. I'm sure you could hone your craft by doing free gigs for a while though. Try going to this link (if you don't already go to soundsonline) and listening to the sort of things some of your competition is doing. Music Cafe - Soundsonline-Forums Granted, a few are dreadful, but many, as you will hear, employ a nice level of dynamics, phrasing, and depth. There are tons and tons of composers hungry for work so you really need to step it up in order to compete.