First, new subreddit profile?
Second, I just finished recording a song, and I wanted to share some progress so that it doesn’t seem like I’m just completely inactive. I have a rough mix of a new song called “Hiding Hole”. Not sure what I’m gonna call the album, yet, but I’m sure I’ll figure it out. I figured I’d clue you guys in on what I’ve got cooking up and get some sort of feedback on the sound design.
Hey! It’s been a while. But I’m popping in to remind everyone that I’m not quite dead or inactive. In fact, I’ve been somewhat active (though still tied up with a busy college schedule). Busy with a few things.
I made art on the desloppification subreddit (forgot the handle; you’ll probably find it somehow)
Just posted an orchestral rendition of “My Michigan”, the de facto official anthem of the State of Michigan, which I’ve been working on for a long while ever since it was talked about in an Alternate History Hub video.
I’ve been recently experimenting and looking into self-producing my first album. I don’t have any real updates on this front, but I do want to record most of the songs that I have released as demoes so far (and a couple new tunes, one of which I’ve just recently finished the demo for but haven’t fully released yet). So if you’re curious as to what you should expect, visit this BandCamp page (and maybe even pitch in some financial support while you’re at it? I am literally broke, so I desperately need it. Especially for this project). It’ll be kinda like that, but with a whole new sound design approach and branding.
There is no number 4. I lied.
I mostly just made this as an excuse to self promote, because fuck. I cant even buy snacks at a vending machine, that’s how tight of a spot I’m in.
Anyway, take care and stay safe. It’s looking really fucking bleak out there.
I found this post on Reddit late at night, and then quickly made this drawing in a few minutes.
Original image is on the second slide. It’s the funniest shit ever, because it’s clearly supposed to be an AI’s attempt at a “I’m 14 and this is deep”-ass post. But it’s still a machine, so it fucks up and makes something unintentionally funny.
I recorded a version where I'm singing, which also acts as a sort of demo for what you can expect. I took inspiration for the vocal processing from Ruler of Everything, even including same sort of vocoder that song has near the end. I'll definitely improve on the mixing (maybe even the singing) when I get around to it, but for now I suck ass at it and you're gonna have to deal with it for now. Also, I changed the amplified piano back into an electric piano (although I will add a separate amplified piano track to compensate) and changed the mixing on some instruments.
That will have to be way in the future though because this project is starting to really fuck with my computer (I even had to export this twice because the playback didn't accurately convey how loud the exported audio was gonna be), and I'm not about to have it crash on me now. So this is all for now. ¡Hasta luego!
The video was way too long for Reddit, but I managed to make some decent progress on the project I'm working on. I'm especially happy that I managed to get a good recreation of Zubin's bass set-up for the project.
You go and try to find a way to add a "Lord of the Rings" poster to the wall in the game, but-
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Now you're back where you started. You're standing in a jail cell. There's no one around and your memory is dead. You don't know who you are, where you are, or why you're here.
But it looks like you'll be stuck here forever.
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Hey, so I wanna take a break from the comic today. I’ve been feeling exhausted and I don’t wanna work myself to death over everything. Besides that, I’ve mentally exhausted myself trying to just promote this comic. So I’m taking a break today. I’ll be back tomorrow, though.
You proceed to set the background song of your room to your favorite song in this game. Y'know, the one by Shorty Room?
As the "scary monster thing" (or should you say "scary human") in the dark room languished under the stretch of his final breaths, under the strain of his will to continue a vain escape, he gifted unto you a parting gift: a mysterious device that he said he hoped would help him escape, because "you got farther along than most; more than I even did."
You just hope that he'll be comforted by what matters most: natural ketchup. At least you would be. You like it because it's sort of like regular ketchup, but without the high fructose corn syrup, and more tomato starch. It tastes and looks pretty much the same though (except maybe it's a bit more brown-ish. It's a smidge darker than Heinz). Whatever, it's the thought that counts! Right?
You're friends aren't that pressed about the machine or where you've been in the moment though. They instead seem to be conversing with strangers in their video game to establish when their escape took place for when (maybe if?) they're found out by staff.
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> --->
It’s an animatronic singing “A Lady”
I kinda fw it
You try to go over there to help, but the guy in the blue flamingo shirt stops you.
You don't know why he does, but maybe it's for the best? You don't know.
Hey all! So, as many of you already know, "The Mind Electric" was not originally meant for Hawaii: Part II. Instead it was intended to release under Tally Hall's first album back in 2005. According to Coz Baldwin (I think), it was intended to include over 18 different instruments, including a full choir, a "distorted" grand piano, and a harpsichord (the latter of which does check out with what can be heard in the band's only known live performance of the song).
So all that had me thinking, "What would it have sounded like if it actually were on MMMM"? This question was floating in my head for a long while until I recently started making my own instrumental for it (as seen in the video). It's not 100% done yet (as I intend to add some vocals, touch up on the choir portion to be less "midi-sounding", and get some sort of some emulation for the instruments and sound design used during in the 2008 version (whenever I can afford it)). But do know that once it's done, it should sound somewhat stylistically similar to the 2008 version of "Ruler of Everything".
Hope you guys like what I've got so far!
You throw the broken shards of the unseen fallen's lenses toward what you presume to be something's face, successfully blinding it. The sound it makes, though, is unmistakably human and broken. The shrieks and winces of pain fade into low, shriveled wails of despair. The sound alone, more than any words, implies the story of another human being waiting to escape from the cruel and ghastly spirits, which has only now died, along with his ability to know any light. Said Iron Will's last words are some varying, stuttering whimper of "I only wanted to be free" and/or "I just want to know what's out there", among other such hideous noises that come with what can best be described not as a breakdown, but as a complete structural disintegration.
Whatever questions and speculations this incident prompts will have to subside for the time being.
They are exactly what they are. Evidence of another escapee having fallen for the trap set by the wardening spirits of these cave-like halls.
Cave-like in the sense that they twist and turn at every conceivable corner along the scars and tears inflicted upon it. But also in the sense that they tempt anyone trapped and chained within with the illusion of a safe escape. The shadows, the turns of each labyrinthine corridor, playing the part of dull, vaguely friendly characters welcoming the prisoners to the illusion of a nice, simple, safe world waiting for them outside.
This is evidence of a cruel world. One that allowed this man-made cavern to unceremoniously execute people for desiring a chance to rebuild and re-experience the life that they were forced into forgetting. One that allowed such a cavern to be built, and one that prevents you from experiencing the full breadth of what could possibly be out there for you were it not for these faceless spirits lingering over your every move.
Someone else got shot in the gut with an arrow while trying to escape, and they died. Now they're blood is on the walls. But, hey! It could be worse.
It could be your blood...
> Try to blind the scary creature using the broken glasses
There doesn't seem to be any booby traps... anymore.
Thanks for the heads up, you guess?
There are a few games, two of which are unlabeled, one of which is marked as "Broken Game :(", another one you actually manage to recognize at a glance as one of those "Ratchet and Clank" games. Not that exciting for a highly-guarded and highly-fortified prison, but hey. Maybe this is what the guards do in their spare time in private?
Well, now what?
> Try to see if there are any booby traps in the walls and floors
Now that you've christened this newborn adult, it's time to figure out your fugitive trio's next course of action.
Following the oddly specific prompt, you create a dude with beautiful hair and a love of "natural" (?) ketchup to assist you somehow.
What will his(?) name be?
> Enter name.
Hey all! So, as some of you may know, a little while back, I started a series of daily posts inspired by "Jailbreak" using designs that I repurposed from a different Tally Hall-themed project. But I recently got the news from someone on the moderation team that a lot of people aren't exactly fond of having this constantly show up in their recommendations feed (which is completely fair; I'd probably be a little cranky about it, too). I figured that some sort of hiccup might happen along the way, even with the limited 1-2 post-per-day "schedule", but I didn't expect for it to happen so soon.
This doesn't mean the posts are getting removed, or that the series is canceled (I'd be insane not to finish what I've already started at this point). In fact, to my surprise, they were actually rather supportive of what I was doing! But he did recommend that if I wanted to keep doing this over on Reddit with the rhythm I have going on currently, then I'd have to make a new subreddit for this Fan Adventure, and limit posts about it here to major updates on the series (or small bits of promotion if there aren't enough people showing up), or else things are going to have to start getting removed.
And since I didn't want to bring any more trouble for myself than I needed to, I decided to follow their advice. So the series is going to start updating over on r/WhaleBreak !
I'll still pop up on this sub from time to time for covers and other fanworks (especially if it's unrelated to Whale Break, like the "My Boy" doodle and such). But just know that the main project I'm working on atm is going to have to go somewhere else from now on.
I hope you guys understand. 'Cause I do.
I hope to see you there! :D
