making music - tips + conversations

[Dark-X4]

(first time using forum so tell me if i did this right)
anyways i use Linux and logic to make techno and was wondering if anyone had tips i make simple beats but tend to not know what do do after a climb and was wondering what might be good music for a scenario or campaign

[doofus-01]

Listen to the tracks in the core/music directory. They are in .ogg format. Does that sound like something you could try? Techno wouldn't really fit, but maybe there are campaigns that could use it.

[Dark-X4]

hmm maybe orchestral techno could work, but would be hard to do, and ill do that i, usually have sound off or music off because I'm playing techno in the background, lol (laugh out loud)
and if anyone wants help doing a drop i could help

[TheScribe]

Just so you know, techno music, whether orchestral or not, isn't allowed into mainline. It's also highly unreccomended for add-ons, as it causes the game to lose it's feel of being in times past.

P.S. Use the "acronym=" button to describe an acronym. That way if you know what it means you don't need to read it; but if you do you can easily access it.

[Crendgrim]

It's also highly unreccomended for add-ons, as it causes the game to lose it's feel of being in times past.

Sure, because there are no SciFi or other non-fantasy add-ons ... I'd love to see where that recommendation you're referring to is written down.

[TheScribe]

I don't know whether you're trying to be sarcastic and saying I don't know what I'm talking about, or whether you're agreeing, but either way I was refering to my own reccomendations, as well as assorted people I know personally. It's written down here: http://forums.wesnoth.org/viewtopic.php ... 55#p532684

And no, I haven't seen any SciFi campaigns. If there is one then the music would be fine, but BfW is generally a game set in the past, not in the future. SciFi campaigns are fine, just not common.

[Crendgrim]

Well, the thing is that you are putting your own words as a general rule. If you don't like techno music in Wesnoth campaigns, that's fine. If he wants to create techno music anyway, and somebody likes to use it, that's fine as well. What I don't like is that you are basically saying "you cannot do this".

Regarding SciFi campaigns, there was a very good one on 1.8 by Bob_the_Mighty ("Galactic Empires" or such). I have no idea whether it's been ported, though.

[TheScribe]

I never said it's a general rule. I just said I highly didn't reccomend it. Sorry if that didn't come across clearly.

So, for clarification purposes: I don't reccomend making techno or any music of that style for BfW. Feel free to do so, I'm not saying you can't. It might even work better if using a futuristic setting. (which I had never seen, but apparently are there)

[Dugucloud]

Techno?! I don't think it works in wesnoth. The Lords of Music seems prefer orchestral soundtrack without any modern elements.