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Quote from: cqk328 on July 11, 2015, 03:24:50 PMMario Kart 64 [N64]
Starting Race (First)- NEW! [.mus] (https://www.dropbox.com/s/3brqqiea2o8pq6v/Starting%20Race%20%28First%29.mus?dl=0) [midi] (https://www.dropbox.com/s/0wlc7nmqw59uz9x/Starting%20Race%20%28First%29.mid?dl=0)

Dude, you are an AWESOME arranger. Spot-on sheet. Heck, you even went through the trouble to HAND-DRAW that 12-tuplet in Notepad.

Good luck on your Super Mario 3D World OST project!

Awesome! Very good work!
One thing: E Gadd Industries did Shifty Boo Mansion. It is currently in the submissions waiting to be reviewed.

@Bespinben Yea, Notepad isn't always nice about stuff. The 12 floating around seemed kinda off. Thanks for the compliments, I hope my work on 3D World shows it!  :D

@mariolegofan Thanks! I completely forgot about that one! I'll update that.

Quote from: cqk328 on July 11, 2015, 04:33:47 PM@mariolegofan Thanks! I completely forgot about that one! I'll update that.

Ok!

I really LOVE Super Mario 3D World and it's music. I wanted to start an official project for it, but no one else wanted to :P
You want some help on it? :)
I'd love to help!

Quote from: mariolegofan on July 11, 2015, 05:52:18 PMOk!

I really LOVE Super Mario 3D World and it's music. I wanted to start an official project for it, but no one else wanted to :P
You want some help on it? :)
I'd love to help!

I'd love some help! Let me know if you want to assist on one of the ones I've started or whatever you want to do. Thanks!  :)

You can put me down for Switch Scramble Circuit. I started that one a while back and never finished it. I will now.

There are at least 5 or 6 others I'd like to do.....I'll look through the list tomorrow. I'm very tired XD

Quote from: mariolegofan on July 11, 2015, 09:28:03 PMYou can put me down for Switch Scramble Circuit. I started that one a while back and never finished it. I will now.

You got it.

Quote from: mariolegofan on July 11, 2015, 09:28:03 PMThere are at least 5 or 6 others I'd like to do.....I'll look through the list tomorrow. I'm very tired XD

I don't blame you. 77 songs is a lot.

Feel free to leave comments, edits, suggestions, etc. Ignore the fact that there is no tempo marking nor adequate dynamics in these songs. I usually wait to put dynamics in until I have the basic structure complete. And in terms of tempo marking, I don't have it because I'm using Finale Notepad 2012. Although using the template gives me more options for dynamics and tempo for some reason (I don't know why) I do not have the ability to create custom markings. And there aren't any presets for the tempo values that I need. Those will be added in once I export the xml over to MuseScore. So basically, feel free to critique anything besides those two things. If you want to add on to what I did, by all means do it and post the link here. I will be sure to recognize you for contributing. Thanks!  :D

Damn, how are all these new arrangers so talented?
Good work as always, can't think of much..

Some feedback for your Mario Kart 64 arrangement!

Quote from: Bespinben on July 11, 2015, 11:13:02 PM[MIDI] (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/35209091/Mario%20Kart%2064%20-%20Starting%20Race%20%28First%29.mid) [MUS] (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/35209091/Mario%20Kart%2064%20-%20Starting%20Race%20%28First%29.mus) [PDF] (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/35209091/Mario%20Kart%2064%20-%20Starting%20Race%20%28First%29.pdf) [MUSX] (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/35209091/Mario%20Kart%2064%20-%20Starting%20Race%20%28First%29.musx)

I fixed up a few small errors:

*Accidentals! The way to know how to spell them is to identify the chords. This song is especially simple -- it's all just chromatically ascending dominant eleventh chords (with the 3rd and 5th omitted). M. 1 beats 1-2 was an Eb11, so the tones would be spelled Eb, (_), (_), Db, F, Ab -- definitely no C#s or G#s like you had originally.
*M. 1 beats 1-2 had an incorrect rhythm. There's actually an 8th that's then it's followed by 16ths.
*M. 1 beats 3-4 would be most clearly written using a sextuplet (6-let) as opposed to a 12-let. This goes back to the fact they are separate chords.
*M. 2 beat 1.25 ~ The A should actually be A#.

Addtionally, I played around with the formatting a bit. You'll see I redistributed the measures to help portray the two parts of the piece as being separate entities.

Quote from: Pianist Da Sootopolis on July 11, 2015, 11:16:01 PMDamn, how are all these new arrangers so talented?
Good work as always, can't think of much..

Well, thanks!  :D I don't know how talented I really am. I mean, having perfect pitch helps, but arranging is kind of a guess and check thing. Throw some notes down, see how they sound, change if necessary, check the playability, etc. I think the more time you have, the better it'll turn out. If you end up thinking of anything, let me know!  :)

Dang. You are good at this.
You should really invest in a full version of Finale, btw.

Quote from: Maelstrom on July 12, 2015, 08:51:16 AMDang. You are good at this.
You should really invest in a full version of Finale, btw.

Y, that's the best. But if you think it's too expensive you could use musescore and import/export files to finale notepad to create mus. files, it's a free notating program that, if got it right, is somewhat better than notepad. I don't know how this work since I don't use musescore (I use the full version 2014) but I know that there are some people that have moved from using finale notepad to musescore so you can ask those people for help concerning musescore. :)

Quote from: Tobbeh99 on July 12, 2015, 10:02:56 AMY, that's the best. But if you think it's too expensive you could use musescore and import/export files to finale notepad to create mus. files, it's a free notating program that, if got it right, is somewhat better than notepad. I don't know how this work since I don't use musescore (I use the full version 2014) but I know that there are some people that have moved from using finale notepad to musescore so you can ask those people for help concerning musescore. :)

I use Musescore for my sheets and I find it to be a lot more user-friendly than Notepad in a lot of ways :p

Quote from: Altissimo on July 12, 2015, 10:24:42 AMI use Musescore for my sheets and I find it to be a lot more user-friendly than Notepad in a lot of ways :p

Everyone forgets one thing: Notepad is not actually a notation software. It's just basically a free trial version of finale with literally less than 1/3 of the features Finale (year here) has.
I would like to note that you can get a 1-month free trial of Finale 2014, btw.

Quote from: Maelstrom on July 12, 2015, 08:51:16 AMDang. You are good at this.
You should really invest in a full version of Finale, btw.

Thanks! :D I have definitely considered getting Finale. But $600...that's a lot. Unless there's a cheaper, older version, or the trade up option works for Notepad, I'm probably not gonna get it.

Quote from: Tobbeh99 on July 12, 2015, 10:02:56 AMY, that's the best. But if you think it's too expensive you could use musescore and import/export files to finale notepad to create mus. files, it's a free notating program that, if got it right, is somewhat better than notepad. I don't know how this work since I don't use musescore (I use the full version 2014) but I know that there are some people that have moved from using finale notepad to musescore so you can ask those people for help concerning musescore. :)

Well, I have MuseScore too. It's how I put in my tempo markings, swing, 8va and 8vb, and other stuff that Notepad just can't do. I really should try to do note input there, because if I got used to it I'd probably like it better than Notepad.

Quote from: Altissimo on July 12, 2015, 10:24:42 AMI use Musescore for my sheets and I find it to be a lot more user-friendly than Notepad in a lot of ways :p

I agree. There are definitely some aspects of MuseScore that are much more user-friendly. The xml conversion between it and Finale is a nice feature and saving as a PDF eliminates the need for another program. And it covers all bases that Notepad doesn't. It has many more features and probably shouldn't be free. It's that good.

Quote from: Maelstrom on July 12, 2015, 11:01:26 AMEveryone forgets one thing: Notepad is not actually a notation software. It's just basically a free trial version of finale with literally less than 1/3 of the features Finale (year here) has.
I would like to note that you can get a 1-month free trial of Finale 2014, btw.

Yea, true. However, Notepad does do a lot considering it's not a notation program. But that is why MuseScore is better in the end.

Quote from: cqk328 on July 12, 2015, 11:16:24 AMThanks! :D I have definitely considered getting Finale. But $600...that's a lot. Unless there's a cheaper, older version, or the trade up option works for Notepad, I'm probably not gonna get it.

Something I and Maelstrom didn't mention: There are more than just notepad and the full version. There are the "middle versions" too: Printmusic and Songwriter. :)

Here are all the products: http://www.finalemusic.com/products/

Quote from: Tobbeh99 on July 12, 2015, 02:06:58 PMSomething I and Maelstrom didn't mention: There are more than just notepad and the full version. There are the "middle versions" too: Printmusic and Songwriter. :)

Here are all the products: http://www.finalemusic.com/products/

Cool! I knew Finale had those products; I didn't realize they were all notation programs. So PrintMusic vs Songwriter: is it worth it to spend the extra money for PrintMusic? If so, what features does it have that Songwriter lacks?

You can even compare them on the website :) http://www.finalemusic.com/products/compare-finale-products/
Btw all their products got a trial version respectively! 

Not worth it. I'd just get 2014. It's only $200 some places.
At least try the free trial.....

Quote from: mariolegofan on July 12, 2015, 02:59:34 PMNot worth it. I'd just get 2014. It's only $200 some places.
At least try the free trial.....

Yeah, I've seen it at least at $260ish. Now if I found it at $200...that would be awesome. :) Geez, my arrangement thread is turning into musical Ebay or something...

lol yeah
I totally recommend Finale 2014 then anything. Ever since I got it, I love it.

Btw, do you have Skype?

Hey guys, for the first time in a REALLY long time, I've updated my Personal Arrangement Thread. Check out these new songs and let me know what you think! (Also in OP)

Super Mario Bros. 2 [NES]
NEW! "Overworld" (Replacement)-Accepted All Files (https://www.dropbox.com/sh/lc62n7o8e5y5u4f/AACwzJZ-7KbaDk_SR28u9T6la?dl=0)
Wii Sports Resort [Wii]
NEW! "Bowling Theme" Collab. with videogamelegodude and LuigiKart-Accepted All Files (https://www.dropbox.com/sh/y87na76mn1pgcvl/AAAg5LaJvAHKIW5wrGJQzJZoa?dl=0)
Pokémon Diamond/Pearl/Platinum [DS]
NEW! "Route 209 (Day)" (Replacement)-Submitted All Files (https://www.dropbox.com/sh/eexk1mp2ww2irt2/AACLJq7_fYc8ZLlZXXkYPU0na?dl=0)

Animal Crossing: New Leaf Arrangement Project Songs

NEW! "K.K. Birthday" (live, aircheck, and music box)-Accepted
NEW! "K.K. Disco" (live, aircheck, and music box)-In Progress

I'd really appreciate some critiques! Anyone?

emm I'd like to give you feedback but all your arrangement seem either accepted or submitted, and would be discussed in those threads usually. But one thing I thought is the rhythm in Route 209 (Day), I don't know if those triplets are too strong and beefy, you might want try just one notes in the triplets like the lower note or the higher note and see if it sounds better.

Quote from: Tobbeh99 on August 29, 2015, 04:22:31 AMemm I'd like to give you feedback but all your arrangement seem either accepted or submitted, and would be discussed in those threads usually. But one thing I thought is the rhythm in Route 209 (Day), I don't know if those triplets are too strong and beefy, you might want try just one notes in the triplets like the lower note or the higher note and see if it sounds better.

Oh yea...I forgot that they're all like submitted or accepted now... They weren't when I posted them. I was definitely questioning changing those triplets. I mean, they are playable technically, but maybe I should cut them down to one note each to make it simpler.

Yes. But what I was thinking about wasn't the playability, I don't think they are that hard to play, but rather the sound/texture they produce, and that maybe are too bold for the song having a bit more relaxed feel. Experiment with yourself and see if you find a better solution. :) 

Ah, I see what you're getting at. Good point, I'll definitely take that into consideration. Maybe once the updaters get to that I'll see what they think about it. They might suggest it themselves!

Hey guys!

This message is urgent! I have an arrangement of a Rainbow Road medley (very similar to the one I performed on YouTube) except it is written for a steel drum band. This was arranged almost a year ago, when I had no knowledge of beaming. I would really appreciate it if someone could go through this thing, find all my beaming mistakes, and fix them. I suppose I could do it myself, but I'd really love if someone could do that. It is not easy for me because my time is limited, and I'd really like my band to be able to play this. I'd definitely post that on YouTube. Anyway, there are some other things you could fix if you come across them, but some things I want to stay how they are. So here is a list of dos and don'ts.

YOU MAY:
-Fix beaming errors
-Fix accidentals
-Fix my decelerandos (Currently, they aren't playing back. Don't know why.)
-Add rolls where necessary (I was just gonna leave them out, but if anyone is experienced with that and these songs and knows where to put them, go for it.)
-Dynamics (I am willing to do them, but if someone wants to cover those, be my guest.)

YOU MAY NOT:
-Change any notes for accuracy to the original song (Listen, this is a high school steel drum band. Everyone here, including myself, has played anywhere from 1-3 years. I needed to simplify stuff. The bass rhythm of Super Mario Kart's version is a good example.)
-Change pitches or durations (The only thing you should be fixing in the notes is beaming. If you change durations for that, that's fine.)
-Do anything else other than what is under the first list.


I would love your help guys. Thanks! You do not have to have any steel drum knowledge to do this. Just knowledge of proper beaming.

Rainbow Road Medley: [.musx] (https://www.dropbox.com/s/wafqlm0ra0gryfa/Rainbow%20Road%20Medley.musx?dl=0) [.mus] (https://www.dropbox.com/s/fnv05knsh45iuph/Rainbow%20Road%20Medley.mus?dl=0)   

Quote from: TheMarioPianist on August 29, 2015, 03:02:54 PMHey guys!

This message is urgent! I have an arrangement of a Rainbow Road medley (very similar to the one I performed on YouTube) except it is written for a steel drum band. This was arranged almost a year ago, when I had no knowledge of beaming. I would really appreciate it if someone could go through this thing, find all my beaming mistakes, and fix them. I suppose I could do it myself, but I'd really love if someone could do that. It is not easy for me because my time is limited, and I'd really like my band to be able to play this. I'd definitely post that on YouTube. Anyway, there are some other things you could fix if you come across them, but some things I want to stay how they are.

I would love your help guys. Thanks! You do not have to have any steel drum knowledge to do this. Just knowledge of proper beaming.

Rainbow Road Medley: [.musx] (https://www.dropbox.com/s/wafqlm0ra0gryfa/Rainbow%20Road%20Medley.musx?dl=0) [.mus] (https://www.dropbox.com/s/fnv05knsh45iuph/Rainbow%20Road%20Medley.mus?dl=0)   

Here. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/93589150/Rainbow%20Road%20Medley.mus) Goodnight.

Thanks so much JDMEK! I really do appreciate it. Looks great! :D

LATEST ARRANGEMENTS

Super Mario 3D World [WiiU]
NEW! "World Clear"- Accepted All Files (https://www.dropbox.com/sh/an4q7dxnphrbec7/AACm6a4utyMU6c8uV4YAFov6a?dl=1)
Super Mario Sunshine [GCN]
NEW! "Delfino Plaza" (Replacement)-Arranged [.mus] (https://www.dropbox.com/s/i2hqqk080qmqhex/Delfino%20Plaza.mus?dl=1)
Super Mario 64 [N64]
NEW! "Medley" (Replacement)-Arranged [.mus] (https://www.dropbox.com/s/gb7egxx45stm41q/Medley.mus?dl=1)
NEW! "Lethal Lava Land" Collab. with Brawler4Ever-In Progress [.mus] (https://www.dropbox.com/s/pafw4odbe05wx18/Lethal%20Lava%20Land.mus?dl=1)
NEW! "Super Mario 64 - Main Theme" (Replacement)-Arranged [.mus] (https://www.dropbox.com/s/3i7k8eddeef5unz/Super%20Mario%2064%20-%20Main%20Theme.mus?dl=1)
NEW! "Title Theme"-Arranged [.mus] (https://www.dropbox.com/s/q0tysgcpn7ma5d9/Title%20Theme.mus?dl=1)

Animal Crossing: New Leaf Arrangement Project Songs

NEW! "K.K. Birthday"-Accepted All Files (https://www.dropbox.com/sh/vdvsgxatvo58l5f/AAB7SvP0STHv3oGcCfhvzXvca?dl=1)
NEW! "K.K. Birthday (Aircheck)"-Accepted All Files (https://www.dropbox.com/sh/x1s7wex1kpos3au/AADUdSsjqj7hwfXCNWjScXGFa?dl=1)
NEW! "K.K. Birthday (Music Box)"-Accepted All Files (https://www.dropbox.com/sh/7tf2ywhub5v7skl/AAASJ-sfv61kJldetxnNQwkRa?dl=1)
NEW! "K.K. Disco"-In Progress [.mus] (https://www.dropbox.com/s/r9c0ot832rez751/K.%20K.%20Disco.mus?dl=1)
NEW! "K.K. Disco (Aircheck)"-Submitted [.mus] (https://www.dropbox.com/s/uk1bp5ths2mdqnf/K.%20K.%20Disco%20%28Aircheck%29.mus?dl=1)
NEW! "K.K. Disco (Music Box)"-Submitted [.mus] (https://www.dropbox.com/s/t30nu92t6cyvp92/K.%20K.%20Disco%20%28Music%20Box%29.mus?dl=1)

Finally, I cleaned this thing up. please check out and let me know if you have any critiques, compliments, or just comments in general. Thanks! Also, if you guys have any tips on general organization of my OP, let me know. I'm a musician, so I'm not organized ;D. Oh wait. NinSheetMusic. I should know better than to ask for organizational help XD.

Quote from: TheMarioPianist on October 21, 2015, 07:51:29 PMSuper Mario Sunshine [GCN]
NEW! "Delfino Plaza" (Replacement)-Arranged [.mus] (https://www.dropbox.com/s/i2hqqk080qmqhex/Delfino%20Plaza.mus?dl=1)

Mmmmm, delicious! Let's kick off the feedback by me telling you to separate the layers in the LH, like on the first page and similar places.

Quote from: TheMarioPianist on October 21, 2015, 07:51:29 PMFinally, I cleaned this thing up. please check out and let me know if you have any critiques, compliments, or just comments in general. Thanks! Also, if you guys have any tips on general organization of my OP, let me know. I'm a musician, so I'm not organized ;D. Oh wait. NinSheetMusic. I should know better than to ask for organizational help XD.

One thing that really helps aesthetically is to keep all your links aligned vertically, as opposed to at the end of the title. And give yourself a line of space in between games! You've got enough arrangements now that organizing them now before they become a jumbled mess is important ::) Put the games in order, whether it be by title, series, chronologically, whatever. More to come tomorrow!

Quote from: Latios212 on October 21, 2015, 08:23:56 PMOne thing that really helps aesthetically is to keep all your links aligned vertically, as opposed to at the end of the title. And give yourself a line of space in between games! You've got enough arrangements now that organizing them now before they become a jumbled mess is important ::) Put the games in order, whether it be by title, series, chronologically, whatever. More to come tomorrow!

I think my stuff should at least be aesthetically pleasing now. I'll arrange them chronologically later; doing this stuff on an iPhone is not fun :P.

Quote from: TheMarioPianist on July 11, 2015, 03:24:50 PMPokémon Diamond/Pearl/Platinum [DS]

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NEW! "Route 209 (Night)"-Arranged
[.mus] (https://www.dropbox.com/s/dkds0l09mxxrqv2/Route%20209%20%28Night%29.mus?dl=1)

Hey, can anyone confirm that there is nothing different between this song and its Day counterpart aside from the key change? I just want to make sure that I'm not missing anything obvious.

Quote from: TheMarioPianist on October 26, 2015, 06:05:37 PMHey, can anyone confirm that there is nothing different between this song and its Day counterpart aside from the key change? I just want to make sure that I'm not missing anything obvious.

The ostinato in measures 3-10 (which is omitted from your day version for playability) is replaced with a different voice, which could potentially be incorporated if you feel like it. Other than that it's mostly instrumental changes, so I'd listen through and see if any octaves changed.

Quote from: FireArrow on November 16, 2015, 09:25:10 PMThe ostinato in measures 3-10 (which is omitted from your day version for playability) is replaced with a different voice, which could potentially be incorporated if you feel like it. Other than that it's mostly instrumental changes, so I'd listen through and see if any octaves changed.

Oh, people do read this thread. That's good to know ;D. Anyway, I will definitely check that out when I get home. Thanks!