Cool song! I think the beginning has a really awesome build up. I like the crescendo from 25-30 seconds, and the way it holds from about 30-40. I kept on expecting it to explode with a heavy base line in that time, and ESPECIALLY at 40. But then, when the tension was highest, the song switches, when the tension is fullest, the song switches to the cello/violin part without giving me the heavy hit I expected.
My own opinion is that the cello/violin should be pushed back, and the intro build-up should layer in a heavy synth bass at 40.
As a side note, OGA does not use hashtags in the tag section, but rather wants tags to be comma separated (so that it can identify each. Can you update your tags to
Though now that I read the GeneralUser license more carefully I see this:
Many of the samples are original, but some were taken from other banks freely (and legally) available on the Internet from various SoundFont websites. Because GeneralUser GS originated as a personal project with no intention for publication, I cannot be 100% sure where all of the samples originated, although I do know that none of them came from commercially published SoundFont packages or sample CDs. Regardless, many "free" SoundFonts available on the web may indeed contain samples of questionable origin.
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This uncertainty may concern you if you intend to use GeneralUser GS in a commercial software product.
Just more cause to be careful I suppose. It does go on to mention that there have been no documented infringement claims made against composers using GeneralUser over the last 15 years.
@mdwh - That Musescore soundfont list is pretty great, thanks for sharing!
I'd be careful before using some of it's plugins though. It mentions the Arachno SoundFont, but previously I had found on the documentation page for that soundfont, it explicitly states that:
But, please be aware that this bank is primarily distributed for private, non-commercial purposes only, as it uses portions from other authors
I don't know about the others, but I guess in general it's a good idea to look up licensing information for any plugins you use before using getting too invested in it.
I know that Sonatina Symphonic Orchestra is CC-SAMPLING+-1.0. DSK doesn't specifically mention a license (that I could find), but the website says it is 100% free for private and commercial work. GeneralUser has it's own custom license, but basically is CC0.
Rather - that is the consensus on CC-BY or CC-BY-SA. The tileset may alternatively be used under the terms of GPL 2.0 or GPL 3.0. These licenses require that you include a copy of the license text (to the best of my knowledge).
I can't think of a good reason why you would choose one of those licenses though.
I really love this image! You may need to reclassify it under 2d art or concept art though, since it is just a flat rendering. The 3d section, I think, is intended for full 3d models. If you had a full model for it, are you willing to share that as well, in which case the 3d section is perfect.
I think if you edit the originals without referencing Sharm's, such that the end result is sufficiently unique it would only count as a derivative of Surt's original, which is CC0.
And like claudeb says, you don't have to follow ALL licenses. You may pick one.
I haven't been able to determine what Creative Commons means by Uniform Resource Identifier, but it may be that a link satisfies it. Whatever it is, CC says you may include it, instead of the full license text.
Wow, I'll be darned. I didn't think you had to include a copy of the license text for CC-BY-(SA). It is not clearly stated in the human-readable version. But your comment made me look up the full text, and sure enough, right in section 4-a:
You must include a copy of, or the Uniform Resource Identifier for, this License with every copy or phonorecord of the Work You distribute
Maybe this should also be noted in the updated FAQ (if that will ever actually go live).
There are two main file formats I deal with here for instruments: SF2 and VST. I find that lmms generally has more trouble with VST instruments, though I think it works better on Windows machines.
Cool song! I think the beginning has a really awesome build up. I like the crescendo from 25-30 seconds, and the way it holds from about 30-40. I kept on expecting it to explode with a heavy base line in that time, and ESPECIALLY at 40. But then, when the tension was highest, the song switches, when the tension is fullest, the song switches to the cello/violin part without giving me the heavy hit I expected.
My own opinion is that the cello/violin should be pushed back, and the intro build-up should layer in a heavy synth bass at 40.
As a side note, OGA does not use hashtags in the tag section, but rather wants tags to be comma separated (so that it can identify each. Can you update your tags to
Though now that I read the GeneralUser license more carefully I see this:
Just more cause to be careful I suppose. It does go on to mention that there have been no documented infringement claims made against composers using GeneralUser over the last 15 years.
@mdwh - That Musescore soundfont list is pretty great, thanks for sharing!
I'd be careful before using some of it's plugins though. It mentions the Arachno SoundFont, but previously I had found on the documentation page for that soundfont, it explicitly states that:
I don't know about the others, but I guess in general it's a good idea to look up licensing information for any plugins you use before using getting too invested in it.
I know that Sonatina Symphonic Orchestra is CC-SAMPLING+-1.0. DSK doesn't specifically mention a license (that I could find), but the website says it is 100% free for private and commercial work. GeneralUser has it's own custom license, but basically is CC0.
Rather - that is the consensus on CC-BY or CC-BY-SA. The tileset may alternatively be used under the terms of GPL 2.0 or GPL 3.0. These licenses require that you include a copy of the license text (to the best of my knowledge).
I can't think of a good reason why you would choose one of those licenses though.
I'd say that's the consensus.
I really love this image! You may need to reclassify it under 2d art or concept art though, since it is just a flat rendering. The 3d section, I think, is intended for full 3d models. If you had a full model for it, are you willing to share that as well, in which case the 3d section is perfect.
I think if you edit the originals without referencing Sharm's, such that the end result is sufficiently unique it would only count as a derivative of Surt's original, which is CC0.
And like claudeb says, you don't have to follow ALL licenses. You may pick one.
I haven't been able to determine what Creative Commons means by Uniform Resource Identifier, but it may be that a link satisfies it. Whatever it is, CC says you may include it, instead of the full license text.
Wow, I'll be darned. I didn't think you had to include a copy of the license text for CC-BY-(SA). It is not clearly stated in the human-readable version. But your comment made me look up the full text, and sure enough, right in section 4-a:
Maybe this should also be noted in the updated FAQ (if that will ever actually go live).
I have used lmms to compose music. It comes with some built-in instruments, but I find that there are much higher quality ones available elsewhere for free. In particular, I have enjoyed GeneralUser GS, Sonatina Symphonic Orchestra (here is a more user-friendly file format), and DSK Music plugins.
There are two main file formats I deal with here for instruments: SF2 and VST. I find that lmms generally has more trouble with VST instruments, though I think it works better on Windows machines.
Good luck!
Fantastic as always!
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