Re: Ask!
Posted: Fri Dec 27, 2013 3:32 am
Couldn't Hisao just have a heart transplant?
...bhtooefr wrote:How old was Yuuko during the events of the VN?
I took piano lessons for a couple years, and I played viola in my highschool strings class, beyond that I'm self taught. No one else in my family plays or writes music, I just got interested in it by playing video games. Final Fantasy was a huge inspiration for me, particularly X which was the first one I played. I started on Katawa Shoujo by responding to a call for musicians on a forum I visit occasionally called lemmasoft. All of the music in KS was synthesized, nothing was playing live save for the sax part in Red Velvet which was done by someone else after the release of the vn. Of course it is possible to record the music with live instruments, but you just need to have access to all the instruments and know how to play them, or know people who can, have the appropriate recording setup or the money to buy studio time. It wasn't feasible for us on a $0 budget, but as far as I'm concerned synthesized instruments are good enough. Regarding music programs, it depends what you're aiming for. For VN or video game music, it doesn't really matter which specific programs you use as long as you know what you're doing. Consistency is the most important point for me, as long as the music has consistent production values it doesn't really matter if you're using freeware soundfonts in FL Studio or recording live instruments in a studio setting. For example, I wouldn't say the music in Super Mario World is any worse than the music in Super Mario 3D World because it was made using primitive samples on a SNES as opposed to live orchestral music. Just find a setup that works for you and resonates with your style.Erenussocrates wrote:This one is directed at NicolArmarfi,
Did you take any lessons regarding music? Enrolled to a school of music or just taken private lessons? Was anyone from your family involved in music? How did you get interested in? I wonder your lifestory about music in general, how it started, how you improved, how you came to make Katawa Shoujo music etc.
I would ask the same thing about Blue123 as well, but I doubt if he is checking here anymore.
Did you create the music only using a program/a number of programs, or did you actually record them in RL, playing the instruments? I wonder if it's possible to do it the latter way.
My friend have talked about the programs "garage band" (for mac only), "stagelight 6" and "mixcraft" before. I wonder if they are any good in general/capable of making visual novel music using various instruments.
I think it is a safe bet that most of the writers are into books... But there was that inspiration Map that we did a while back..Kon22 wrote:Maybe this is a weird question, or a really obvious one, or something. But, in Lilly's route, if I recall correctly, there's a few references to Agatha Christie. Lilly is reading one of her books, and I think the other one is mentioned. Also, there's a mention to Poirot, maybe?
So, yeah. This is not really a question, but, I'm guessing Lilly's path writer is into that kind of books?
http://www.katawa-shoujo.com/webstorage ... _final.jpgErenussocrates wrote:Uhh. I couldn't find that inspiration map
I also would like to know that.bhtooefr wrote:How old was Yuuko during the events of the VN?
She's not a Christmas cake yet.bhtooefr wrote:How old was Yuuko during the events of the VN?