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## Back at it again with the Canon in D [20A3] [BETA 5]

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Gavzilla
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### Back at it again with the Canon in D [20A3] [BETA 5]

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Post by Gavzilla » Thu Sep 08, 2016 2:26 am

It has to go without saying that Canon in D is one of my most favorite classical songs. It has a great melody that's repetitive and catchy for the average listener. You have countless variations you can find on youtube with different instruments and arrangments that add new life into the song. I'm sure some of you are sick of me posting Canon in D songs (This is truly the last one I will be posting), but I always wanted to finally get around and arranging a variation of Canon in D for Famitracker. So this is my "Final Product". I will keep tweaking and improving the version that is posted, but I just want some feedback from the community.
I think what I'm very proud of in this song is the Pulses and the instruments it uses. They're similiar to the instruments I used in "People have Potetional" song (linked here for people that are intereseted) but I improved on them slightly. The Duty Cycle has remained the same but I changed the volume on each Pulse just a bit to create less fazing.
Also in my "People have Potential" thread I commented that I want my next song to have a more dynamic Triangle and Noise. The Triangle is still pretty static, but I'm sorta proud with what I did with the noise channel. I tried going with a more "Marching Band" style. There's a good chance that anyone who knows drums better than I would be able to improve on them ten fold. I mean, seriously, if anybody can help me with the noise channel, that would be greatly appreciated.
The song is relatively short (Probably going to extend it in the future). 1:23:70. It took me about a week and a half to make because of that stinking noise channel, but I think the song overall came out okay (at least listenable).
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. It helps me improve my style and not (hopefully) make the same mistake twice!

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Teuthida
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### Re: Back at it again with the Canon in D [20A3] [BETA 5]

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Post by Teuthida » Thu Sep 08, 2016 3:23 am

Nice cover! While your triangle was undynamic, you didn't really have choice, considering that this song has the Worst Cello Part in History. I can't wait till the rest is made! Maybe you'll take on the Gigue?
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Gavzilla
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### Re: Back at it again with the Canon in D [20A3] [BETA 5]

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Post by Gavzilla » Thu Sep 08, 2016 11:59 am

Appreciate the reply, Teuthida! And it's nice seeing you again!
While yes, the Cello part of the piece is very repetitive and linear (it is a basso continuo afterall) you can find variations of the bass line that still sound very good. TheCelloGuys made a great cover of Canon with just cellos. In fact, while searching the Cover Songs on this forum I came across this thread of another user's Canon in D cover. He still uses the regular Triangle bass line, but he uses Pulse 1 as a... harmony? Ah! No! He uses Pulse 1 as more of a back up. To emphazise the Triangle. And it sounds pretty nice and original (never would've thought of the progressions he used).
I will definetely look into adding the Gigue into the mix. If you listen to the London Symphony Orchestra's "cover" (I'm not really sure if you could call it that, but they played the song ) they included a Gigue or at least an instrument that sounds mighty familar and the player sorta strokes all the strings creating an arpeggio of the chord progression. It sounds very nice but I don't think that arpeggio will work well in Famitracker because the notes to reverb like actual instruments. I could add muiltiple channels and try doing it that way, but that might get messy quick. But I'll give it a shot!
Glad you enjoyed my cover! I'll be sure to add improvements in the future so keep this read on your "watch" list!
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