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Audio choosing help

Post by Uchihanosasuke » Fri Jun 29, 2012 10:23 am

Well i know that i am posting too much of thread in this forum and pestering you all but i am helpless......i want some help in choosing the type of audio/music.
I just wanted to know that what type of song ( Rock, Jazz, Hiphop etc.) suits with what type of anime genre (Action, romance, character profile etc etc.) :book: :sweat:

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Re: Audio choosing help

Post by Mister Hatt » Fri Jun 29, 2012 10:36 am

If you're not using trip-hop Touhou remixes, you're doing it wrong. It works for everything.

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Re: Audio choosing help

Post by |Sangino| » Fri Jun 29, 2012 10:41 am

Definitely for Action is Rock/Hard-Rock/Dubstep(As filthy as possible)/Industrial(etc.) just needs something with fast tempo...
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This is what I use mostly...For Romance is Pop/Romantic even Jazz music.Well sometimes cool might be an rock ballad.Depends
what AMV you might want to do.Also the anime type depends...
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Re: Audio choosing help

Post by Phantasmagoriat » Fri Jun 29, 2012 2:11 pm

I hate to say this, but that's something you are going to have to learn on your own by actually listening to music.
Do some searches. Check out recommended artists/albums. Listen to a variety of music genres.
Figure out what you like. Then set aside some time to just listen and enjoy... then everything will come together...
Do people do that anymore these days?
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Re: Audio choosing help

Post by Eake4 » Sat Jun 30, 2012 12:17 am

Phantasmagoriat wrote:Do people do that anymore these days?
Doesnt everyone do this? They find music which suits their own tastes and edit with whatever genre they want their music to be edited to.
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Re: Audio choosing help

Post by Phantasmagoriat » Sat Jun 30, 2012 2:59 pm

Eake4 wrote:
Phantasmagoriat wrote:Do people do that anymore these days?
Doesnt everyone do this? They find music which suits their own tastes and edit with whatever genre they want their music to be edited to.
I'd like to think this is true; but it's the whole idea of 'exploring different types of music' where I have little faith in others. It's most apparent when people say they don't like Metal as an entire genre when they don't realize just how many sub-genres that actually entails; and wind up dismissing stuff that they would probably enjoy quite a bit, if they would only open up to the music in the first place :idea: . This brings me to an important point:

In this hobby, if there is anything worth investing your time into, it would be expanding your musical horizons.

yet we don't use the Music Discussion Forum enough...

...so, I'm just gonna post 50 albums I think everyone should listen to, if you already haven't:
  • (in no particular order, save for the first 10)

    01. Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory
    02. The Blues Brothers - Original Soundtrack
    03. Tool - Lateralus
    04. Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
    05. Opeth - Damnation, (then Blackwater Park)
    06. Infected Mushroom - BP Empire (and everything from IM)
    07. Rush - 2112
    08. Blue Man Group - Audio
    09. Porcupine Tree - In Absentia
    10. Cloud Cult - Light Chasers

    11. Imogen Heap - i-Megaphone
    12. Annihilator - Never, Neverland
    13. Anathema - A Fine Day to Exit
    14. Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick
    15. Judas Priest - Metal Works
    16. Led Zeppelin - BBC Sessions
    17. Death Angel - The Art Of Dying
    18. Auf der Maur - Auf der Maur
    19. Ayreon - The Human Equation
    20. Iced Earth - Horror Show
    21. Old Man's Child - Ill-Natured Spiritual Invasion
    22. Buckethead - Colma
    23. Dio - Killing the Dragon
    24. The White Stripes - White Blood Cells
    25. Frou Frou - Details
    26. In Flames - The Jester Race
    27. Daft Punk - Discovery
    28. Isis - Oceanic
    29. Massive Attack - Collected
    30. Metallica - Master of Puppets
    31. Zero 7 - Simple Things
    32. Alice in Chains - Jar of Flies
    33. Nevermore - Dreaming Neon Black
    34. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
    35. Radiohead - Kid A
    36. Cake - Fashion Nugget
    37. Star One - Space Metal
    38. Nightwish - Wishmaster
    39. Blind Guardian - Nightfall in Middle-Earth
    40. Supertramp - Supertramp
    41. Ambeon - Fate Of A Dreamer
    42. Megadeth - Rust in Peace
    43. Kamelot - Poetry for the Poisoned
    44. AC/DC - Stiff Upper Lip
    45. Shadow Gallery - Digital Ghosts
    46. The Tea Party - TRIPtych
    47. Angel Dust - Of Human Bondage
    48. Blackfield - Blackfield
    49. Our Lady Peace - Naveed
    50. Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes

    51. OC Remix - (awesome, free video-game music remixes)
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Yes, you'll notice it's a bit skewed towards Metal, but for me there's good reason for that: Metal is typically based around Melody, which IMO is the cornerstone of all music (and even AMVs to a certain extent). I mean, when you actually do a comparison, there are more similarities to masterful symphonic pieces through Metal than through most other forms of music :!: . It just flows. It's easy to focus on. And easy to follow --just like an AMV should be-- So, for me it just seems natural to go in that direction, though you don't have to; but that's just the way I see it. And ofc, there's a lot of non-metal on that list too...

And no, I'm not saying this is music you should put on in the background while you do stupid shit on the computer (though sometimes that's okay). I mean, actually dedicate some time to lay down, close your eyes, with some headphones on, reasonably loud volume, and let the music take you for an hour, or however long the album is, undisturbed. For me, I tend to do this before I go to bed; and just forget. about. everything. else. in. the. world...

Now *this* is the type of stuff I wonder if people still do anymore.

I think too many people just try to get into the hobby, when they don't know enough about music to even say what they like. Yet I'm a firm believer that music is where it should all start. And I'm not trying to chew anyone out here... but at the same time, that's what I believe. Because once you are comfortable with music, AMVs can basically be viewed as a visual extension of it. (And yes, there's more to it than that, but hopefully everyone can get what I'm trying to say...)

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Now, to get back to the original question: There are no clear cut answers. :(
But if you expand your musical palette, those anime-music connections will make much more sense.
And that's kind of something you have to explore on your own.
So... listen to more music; and also pay close attention to the anime-music pairings other people use in their own AMVs. :wink:
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