UPDATE 9-11-07: I think I just might have the semifinal .mp3. Possibly the final .mp3, if we're lucky. >:) For sure now, the finished song WILL be submitted by the weekend. If not, earlier. What I need now are people to listen to it and suggest any finishing touches before I actually do. Just ask if you're interested - though I may or may not let you hear this version, depending on who you are... if I say no, don't worry. Everyone'll hear it soon enough. ;D

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UPDATE 9-8-07: Just thought I'd update this post, since I haven't in a while but I have some new things to say. Unfortunately, I haven't had the chance to get on FL Studio since last Tuesday. So nothing to share quite yet. :(

On the note of the demo, actually, I've decided to cut the song approximately in half. Most songs of this genre progress in increments of sixteen measures, while mine progresses in increments of eight. And since it's pretty much impossible to change such a big element of the song so late in production I simply won't at all. Instead I'll save myself the trouble and you all the time, and cut the song instead. This also cuts the chances of you getting a demo, since this means I'm almost finished with the song - it might get finished by next weekend, maybe even sooner.

I have also decided on the name - it is now officially called Miracle.

That's about it for now... the next update should hopefully be about the finished song.

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UPDATE 8-27-07: Forget what I said about having a demo by now. You're going to have to wait. :( The song's not quite ready yet, due to school and the like. I just haven't had as much time as I'd have liked to finish the demo up.... So expect it now hopefully within a week of this update. Between now and then, I will:

1) Work on the buildup and first climax. The big hill, see below.
2) Work on structure and pacing.

(I had something in this list about fixing up and adding to the chord progression, but I decided to scrap that idea. Ever heard of the saying that goes along the lines of, "don't fix what isn't broken?" It's just fine as is.)

Overall, I'm estimating this song is currently between 30 and 40% done. The first buildup and climax seem to be the big hill, once I get past them everything hopefully will be easier.

And then, of course, you can always contact me somehow for the latest version, but I'm not going to put anything on this news post until I have an official demo ready. ;)

Oh, wait - know what just occurred to me? None of this makes sense to most of you, since the last thing you've heard is the part that comes right before the chord progression is introduced. :P Oh well, be patient, it will come soon enough.

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Yep, my musician's block is history now. >:) I'm listening to the brand new chord progression of Ocean Depths right now, but I'll go into that later... (Oh, and some of this might not make sense without reading my last news post.)

Anyway, if you look, you'll notice that I've finished another song - my first in a while! :D It's called Soaring, but only because it was impossible to name and I simply chose the first name that sounded remotely appropriate out of frustration. I'm getting some pretty good name ideas too... it's ironic they're coming after I submitted the song, isn't it? Oh, where is that edit function...

Currently I'm working on Ocean Depths. I've made quite some progress since the last demo, I'll make a list below.

1) First and foremost, the main chord progression. >:) It is EASILY my best composition to date, for one. It's filled to the brim with dissonance and lots of other things that you'll have to wait to see. Trust me, it's definitely something to look forward to...
2) Mixing/Mastering. It's actually quite difficult to do, considering I have 14 instances of Nexus and a Fruity Slicer (which uses a sample exported from Nexus :P) and many of them are on similar frequencies, but I've been doing my best. It's probably gotten better than the last version by now... :P
3) The name. Currently it's named Ocean Depths but due to the nature of the parts of the song which I haven't released to the public yet, Miracle is a new title being seriously considered. It's also a hint at what the new demo will be like, though don't go complaining to me that it's a tiny one... >:(

Hmm... nothing else worth listing, really. But the song has come a long way and it still has a long way to go. >:) I'm trying to make huge progress with this one and get really good at Trance while making it. Expect a demo soon...