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My OHC compilation video is here! This time, I showcase all 29 entries I’ve submitted for One Hour Compos in 2018. The cover art in the centre of the thumbnail is done by my friend catnippackets and I still can’t get over how amazing it is that she took the time to make it for me. :)
Last time I did one of these compilation videos, I made it so that the blurbs I wrote about the individual pieces was on its own, private post. I forgot you could do read mores on video posts, so this time I figured, why not just make this all public? That’s in the full post below:
OHC 482 "Connect the Dots" - When the first OHC of 2018 kicked off, I had a lot of trouble thinking of ideas on how to approach this theme. Eventually, I just settled for keeping things simple, using chiptune with a little bit of guitar to create a more pleasant little nighttime piece.
OHC 483 "Patternwork" - When I first saw the images, I wanted to be direct as possible in terms of my theme approach musically. I would use guitars as my choice of string instruments to convey the “threads” and have them repeat simple patterns with triplets going against eighth notes, taking away and adding layers as the piece went along. I exhausted almost every guitar I had in my soundfont collection and ended up having to use an electric guitar. Surprisingly, it worked out pretty well.
OHC 484 "Going Your Own Way" - I usually approach underwater themes in the same matter - sine waves with lots of release. This time, I wanted to do something a little different, but still chiptune. So I decided to focus more on having a direct melody and using square waves instead. I actually quite like the carefree melody I came up with here - sadly, I didn’t really know how to develop it any further so I ended up just repeating it a lot throughout the piece, haha.
OHC 485 "Rays and Rain" - This theme was difficult to work with. I wasn’t really sure what to interpret the pictures as. I ended up just thinking of “rain with some light coming through” and kind of went off with that in a more laidback fashion. It was this compo that I discovered that slowing down the tempo while using delay that is synchronized to the current tempo creates a cool kind of pulsating effect, which is heard at the end.
OHC 486 "Distant Hearts" - This piece was one of the few vocal entries that felt like it kind of fell into place as I went along. I actually am using an excerpt of the post compo version I did for Chips Compo, the full version which I’ll be posting to my channel some time later this year.
OHC 487 "Drivin' 'Round the Galaxy" - Space in a car = chiptune blues? Sure...and don’t forget the high whistle with plenty of vibrato. :P
OHC 488 "Glass Curiosity" - I’m really not good at doing “rave” or dance pieces, so I decided to just focus on making something that would kind of try to capture the feeling of “losing yourself” via drinking. I mean, it’s a really basic interpretation, but towards the end, I play around a ton with the tempo as well as the filters.
OHC 491 "From the Earth" - Whenever we get nature or plant themes, I feel like I’ve always tried to make them happy and joyous. This time, I wanted to go for a more tranquil, calmer approach. With acoustic guitar, flute, piano and violin, everything started to fall into place from there.
OHC 492 "Cybernetic Rush Hour" - At this point, I realized that my own sounds were severely limiting me, particularly in the electric department. Chiptune sounds weren’t quite cutting it for me, so I ended up booting up Harmless and taking a couple presets from there. I only barely know how to use it, unfortunately. Maybe someday, I’ll learn. The piece only started working for me when I hit those running notes at the end, but by then, time was already running out.
OHC 493 "Routine" - One of the first things I think of when I see a bunch of machines is “conformity” and sticking closely to regular tasks. So I tried to keep the notes as even as possible and then put in some vocals. Ironically, the “just don’t come out of the blue” line really does sound like it came out of the blue lol
OHC 494 "Iris Chase" - I remember playing this one Ludum Dare game that had a red eye similar to these pictures. You would play as a person trying not to die while trapped in a room with several other people. I think the eye would kill people based on a vote and if not it would just kill people randomly. Anyways, I wanted to go with this sort of idea - a sinister eye constantly searching for the kill. I tried to play it really weird with slow pitch LFO, maybe some distortion, tritones, a gradually faster tempo. This was a lot of fun to make, and felt a bit different from what I normally was used to making, which in my opinion, was good.
OHC 495 "Palace 9" - So I pretty much had my instrument set in mind once I saw the images - harps, violins, pizzicato strings, y’know, things that would be light and heavenly. Then I realized, I didn’t really have a good lead. Turns out, the oboe makes a great lead. Although now that I think of it, pitch bending it doesn’t sound that good haha.
OHC 496 "Paws on the Sidewalk" - Seeing fur made me automatically think of white fluffy dogs, so I decided I wanted to make a piece about taking a dog out for a walk on a pleasant sunny day. And yeah...started out with the first few notes you hear on the guitar, and just sort of went at it from there.
OHC 497 "But Only For a Moment" - I really wanted to do a ballroom dance piece for this one. Not only that, but the experience of sort of “having that first dance”, heart pumping in your chest, the pause of anticipation. Of course, it didn’t exactly turn out that way, but the idea was to set a “beautiful” scene cut short by time. How appropriate, given that this is OHC. Surprisingly, this did well in the compo.
OHC 501 "IV Dream" - This was a weird OHC to come back to. I had never worked with a text theme before, so I was a bit taken aback here. There were so many interpretations I could go for. The one I felt the most comfortable with doing was an ocean/underwater track, but I wanted to go for something different but still water related. Then I remembered: just the week before, I was in the hospital (I burst my appendix, it infected my lower abdomen and I had to stay there for a week) and they put an IV in my hand for the antibiotics and hydration. As I was falling asleep there, I would recall the dripping sounds as the fluids made their way into my hand. I dunno, I guess that was kind of a weird approach to the theme: “I’m dreaming of flying through the sky but I’m actually just stuck here in the hospital”. Plus my voice got all messed up from the operation, so the vocals probably sound a lot worse than they normally do. :P
OHC 502 "Chipititis" - I missed making straight-up chiptune, so I made straight-up chiptune. That’s all, lol.
OHC 503 "Open Up" - I chose to go with the theme of “solitude” being a more positive theme, maybe focusing more on the calmness/meditative side of being alone and allowing yourself to be open and free in isolation. The pads in my soundfont set, as I discovered in this compo, actually work really nicely to set a fuller atmosphere.
OHC 504 "Long Lost Reconnections" - In this compo, I tried to make a song based on a dream I had that felt real to me. Unfortunately, I ran out of time before I could fully develop the lyrics and the theme didn’t come across as well as I had hoped.
OHC 505 "Confrontation" - Falling. How on earth are you supposed to portray this musically? I decided I would have to go with the basics: fast, descending chords. Then I hit a bass groove and decided it really needed a sax melody, so I put in that sax. By then, I decided that this piece would be about constantly falling with no end in sight, and having to come to those terms that eventually, you’ve got to land on something...right?
OHC 506 "Being Bold" - When I made this piece, I put in a definite end, and regretted it soon after hearing it in the listening party. Personally, it sounds so much better when the notes at the end don’t resolve, like in the “where does the hope go from here?” sort of way.
OHC 509 "Forgetful Traveller" - Another one of those “hard to convey” themes. The chords had to be just right, conveying someone moving forward, but also kind of thinking that “maybe I should have gone back because I forgot something”. Well, I tried my best.
OHC 510 "Conflicting Voices in My Head" - imo this is easily one of the roughest of the vocal entries I’ve ever done. In the original compo version, I had a lot of trouble getting the vocals to be loud enough for people to actually hear them. Third time’s the charm, I hope.
OHC 511 "Porcelain and Plastic" - I wanted to do a spooky, unsettling piece for this one, so I tried to make a piece about “feeling strange because you’re being watched by a bunch of old dolls in a dimly lit room and also, you might be turning into one of them”.
OHC 512 "Rest in Victory" - Before I started the compo, I wanted to make a piece that would keep building up until it got to a sort of “grand finale”. So for this one, I tried to keep it simple, with the same set of chords repeating and just adding different layers as I went along. I had this crazy idea of putting in electric guitars and wasn’t really sure how these were going to work, but I think there’s some ideas in there that I kind of like.
OHC 513 "Lullaby For a Needlessly Productive AllNighter" - I submitted this with a weird title because it was almost too long to be submitted properly (there’s a weird glitch on OHC where if you submit a title that is too long, it just glitches your piece out entirely). As for the piece itself, I wanted to make a lullaby that was kind of related to my own problems of wanting to stay up to constantly get stuff done.
OHC 530 "Giants" - I missed out of OHC for several months due to one of my classes last term directly conflicting with the time that OHC ran. So I was pretty excited to return. Live entries are always more nervewracking, but they’re a little easier to set up, in a sense - plus, you get more control over the tempo and stuff. That being said, since they are done in one take, there’s a lot that can go wrong. I almost got this one down until I messed up on the last few notes, oops.
OHC 531 "So Just (Let Me Be)" - The theme page originally showed “sjsj” as the theme, so most people started basing their pieces off this. It wasn’t until a few minutes in that the official theme was actually posted. Rather than starting a new piece entirely, I decided to just combine the two themes together. I tried to make several lines of the lyrics start with “S” and “J” then I ran out of time.
OHC 532 "Melting Point" - When I saw the hot springs, it immediately made me think of the hot springs I went to in Japan last summer. It was one of my favourite experiences there. But yeah, I tried to grab a combination of instruments that would sort of capture the contrast between the hot and cold. Vibraphone for a bell-like sound, pizzicato strings for the forest setting, marimba for a warmer sound. Marimba worked surprisingly well for this theme, and I wasn’t the only one in the compo who thought this.
OHC 533 "Hibernal Regret" - Didn’t really want to do a vocal entry, but I couldn’t help myself - this piece needed words, so I put them in. I tried to keep them short and simple rather than spending a huge chunk of the hour just trying to come up with meaningful lyrics. This allowed me time to process them properly and polish things up a little more. Never really thought I’d be combining winter and space, but hey, it was an interesting combination.
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Horoscopes for May 19th - 26th, 2019 ~ The Way Forward
FCGCT Commentary: We are moving from the mind, to the Heart… not the balancing of the two. The mind conflicts with the Heart, and is the cause for imbalance, pain, fear, suffering and more. It is the Heart and Brain which work in harmony together. The mind… the ego, blocks the Heart, as it Edges God Out. It is the Heart and Brain which work in harmony to allow Balanced Harmonics, your Divine Blueprint. Let go of the mind, and solely flow from the Heart, connected to the Unified Heart in Unity Consciousness.
Horoscopes for May 19th – 26th, 2019 ~ The Way Forward
By Nadia Gilchrist
Overview
On May 21st, Gemini season begins with the Sun’s ingress into the sign of choices and information. Appropriately, it is also marked by the ingress of Mercury (Gemini’s ruler) and a superior conjunction between the Sun and Mercury. Watch for an important choice, message or messenger to be spotlighted. Mercury’s sextile to Chiron in Aries (May 23rd) suggests this will activate some helpful words or alternatives for dealing with a wound.
On May 22nd, Neptune in Pisces trines the Cancer North Node. The way forward is gently enabled with release, compassion, forgiveness or dreams. Mars in Cancer makes a harmonious sextile to Uranus in Taurus on the same day, encouraging you to move in a new direction. Act on the changes that are liberating you from old habits/resources. Just be aware that Mars will go on to square Chiron on May 23rd, indicating that the way forward will be awkward or painful – you could trip. But Mars/Uranus encourages you to keep going, nonetheless.
Aries
Sun/Mercury in your communication sector can deliver an answer or illuminate exactly which choices are open to you. Watch for the exchange of information to accelerate with quick discussions, an influx of facts or the urge to speak out about what you know. Mercury’s sextile to Chiron in your sign allows you to articulate a wound or vulnerability – this aspect favours putting something controversial into words.
Aspects to Mars in your domestic sector (including the square to Chiron in your sign) can trigger painful domestic issues or questionable actions at home/with family. Attempts to relocate or make repairs can be frustrating, but you’re still encouraged to (carefully) make changes as changes in your financial situation can actually work to your advantage.
Neptune in your hidden sector trine the North Node can offer a background hit of support for domestic progress – tune into the undefined but persistent feeling that acceptance and release are the ways forward.
Taurus
Sun/Mercury in your sector of personal resources can illuminate crucial choices regarding earned money, personal values or security. You may be encouraged to speak up about what you want and you can also address hidden insecurities. In general, watch for an acceleration of options regarding finances.
Aspects to Mars in your communication sector can trigger some painful conversations as you attempt to assert yourself. You could unexpectedly push someone’s buttons, or private insecurities could be triggered by an argument. Nonetheless, the sextile to Uranus in your sign encourages you to gently push your point forward and use words plus actions to initiate change.
Neptune in you social sector trine the North Node urges you to connect with others (friends, groups) or a social cause – this can gently open your eyes to emerging information, new paths of knowledge or emotionally relevant ideas.
Gemini
Sun/Mercury into your sign can boost your communication even more than usual. An influx of new ideas/contacts can clarify a decision or add power to your multitasking skills, wit and confidence. At the same time, you’ll be skillfully addressing social insecurities or awkward group dynamics.
Aspects to Mars in your sector of personal resources can trigger some financial insecurities or doubts about asserting your values in a social context. Standing up for yourself can make you feel like a bit of an outcast, but if you tap into the background sense that a major update is occurring, you can gradually align yourself with new and improved impulses. Watch for unproven but potentially favourable new sources of income.
Neptune in your career sector trine the North Node can open a path to increased financial and emotional security. A new career goal, job prospect or the pursuit of a dream can point you in the right direction.
Cancer
Sun/Mercury in your hidden sector can illuminate a secret or unconscious choice. Hints or unacknowledged information will be activated, and what’s not fully defined can help you address insecurities/sore spots involving career or ambition. Tune into what you sense but can’t quite fully articulate.
Aspects to Mars in your sign can put you on the spot regarding professional issues or attempts to further your ambitions. You may run into awkward scenarios or insecurities about how far you should push something. Watch for encouragement from a public source or group association- you can step outside your comfort zone if you move slowly and gradually.
Neptune in your sector of opportunities trine the North Node in your sign encourages you to reach further into unknown territory. A dream or ideal involving education, travel, legal matters, publishing or faith is worth pursuing.
Leo
Sun/Mercury in your social sector can accelerate the pace of new contacts or public discussions – watch for a key friendship or public statement to be emphasized. Excellent for all social contacts or public launches. Watch for a more open-minded approach to insecurities or new/unusual areas of information.
Aspects to Mars in your hidden sector suggest it will be difficult to focus actions in a beneficial way. You may not be fully conscious of motivations, and what you’re not aware of can trigger vulnerable moments. There is encouragement to explore new areas regarding career/future goals, but you’ll have to move slowly and carefully. Much of what you’re acting on may not be public knowledge yet.
Neptune in your sector of shared resources, trine the North Node, can open pathways to deep intimacy, release, or healing. Watch for a subtle nudge that encourages you to trust, accept or embrace what can’t be proven just yet.
Virgo
Sun/Mercury in your career sector highlights multiple career choices while amplifying your professional voice. Authority and success comes from your ability to express contradictions or embrace more than one role. Being bold yet flexible can also help you address deeper insecurities or fears of loss (including financial insecurities).
Aspects to Mars in your social sector can trigger public embarrassments or painful conflicts (with friends/groups). While the surface issues may look like one thing, what’s going on underneath will be more about the courage to confront what you can’t control. Despite the awkwardness, you can still make progress if you tap into new areas of exploration involving education, travel, legal matters, publishing or faith. Acting on new beliefs can be fruitful.
Neptune in your partnership sector signals progress for all relationships (one-on-one or group/friendship). An attitude of compassion, acceptance or allowance regarding partnerships can help you move forward on a social level or take a relationship further. Excellent for expanding social connections and building intimacy that still leaves room for growth.
Libra
Sun/Mercury in your opportunities sector can open your eyes to multiple choices in the areas of travel, education, legal matters or publishing. The flow of information around these areas can increase, and there can be a clarifying conversation or announcement that puts you on track to a new opportunity.
Aspects to Mars in your career sector can trigger conflicts with authority, a partner or competitor regarding your future goals. Your attempts to express ambitions/assertiveness can trigger someone else’s wounds, but know that your deeper foundations are shifting, so forward movement is timely. Just go slow and be aware that others may respond unfavourably.
Neptune in your sector of routine, trine the North Node, says that the gradual release of old habits or undermining work/health scenarios can make room for a bountiful new career path. There’s something hopeful and emotionally resonant opening up, but it depends on your willingness to let of what no longer serves you.
Scorpio
Sun/Mercury into your sector of shared resources can illuminate a hidden matter involving shared finances or intimacy. Oblique and difficult choices can be highlighted, as well as an influx of powerful, uncomfortable information.
Aspects to Mars in your sector of opportunities emphasizes the tension between the desire to explore versus the fear of stepping too far out of bounds or encountering health/work limits. You may find that daily issues/routines hold you back, but watch for encouragement from a partner or competitor( even if they’re just leading by example).
Neptune in your sector of self-expression trine the North Node encourages you to follow your passion into new areas – travel, education, legal matters, publishing or an area of unproven belief can open up.
Sagittarius
Sun/Mercury into your relationship sector suggests an important message from a partner or competitor. Watch for clarity regarding relationship choices plus an increase in the tempo of communication between you and another. Someone else could increase your awareness of multiple layers/choices in a relationship. These energies favour empathic communication that allows you to comfortably speak out about an insecurity.
Aspects to Mars in your sector of shared resources can trigger painful issues around shared finances, intimacy or repressed anger/desire. Feeling unworthy, being pushed by someone else or acting from a place of jealousy/fear can result in some deeply uncomfortable moments. If you connect with practical changes/upgrades involving daily routine or health, you can find a constructive outlet for what’s behind the scenes.
Neptune in your domestic sector trine the North Node encourages the release of certain family issues(including addiction, illness or martyrdom) while opening yourself up to potentials for trust and sharing. This may involve the acceptance that you cannot control certain situations.
Capricorn
Sun/Mercury into your sector of routine illuminates an improvement, solution or new methodology connected to work or health. Watch for clarity and multiple approaches around what you can do and how you can upgrade. Tackling uncomfortable family/domestic issues is favoured if you discuss things with an eye towards practical solutions.
Aspects to Mars in your relationship sector suggests some painful domestic issues as a partner’s anger or actions trigger a family dispute or dig up wounds from the past. Consider if you’re projecting your anger. Know that they are trying to move forward, and there is room for positive, uplifting progress if you’re ready to approach getting what you want with a new perspective. Is some cases, these aspects can indicate a disruptive but exciting new attraction.
Neptune in your communication sector trine the North Node increases the flow of understanding, empathetic conversation and greater compassion between you and a partner. The growth of this relationship can be enabled through your acceptance of new truths plus your willingness to forgive and release certain ideas.
Aquarius
Sun/Mercury into your sector of self-expression can boost your confidence, creativity and flirtatiousness as a message or conversation shows you what/who has good potential. Excellent for finding an audience for your words or grabbing attention with your wit and charm. These energies can also help you address insecurities about not being heard or not feeling competent/knowledgeable.
Aspects to Mars in your sector of routine can stir up some painful issues with work or health – you may discover that you’ve been doing it wrong or pushing yourself too hard. A diagnosis may be troublesome. However, you’re encouraged to connect with bigger changes that are happening on a domestic level – your entire foundation is being upgraded, and if you act on this you can free yourself up on a daily level and make real progress.
Neptune in your sector of personal security trine the North Node looks good for finances and self-esteem, but this will not involve the old ways of working or earning. Connect with the gradual shift that’s happening – release old definitions of security or old ways of earning money and make room for something more in line with what feels healthier/more nurturing.
Pisces
Sun/Mercury into your domestic sector can hi-light a key family conversation, discovery about the past or crucial choices about your current home. Watch for an influx of new information and multiple options, plus a chance to address family wounds or financial insecurities. You have more choices than you realize.
Aspects to Mars in your sector of self-expression suggests efforts around creative work, a new attraction or pursing what you want can be painful and unsteady. You may falter, push too far or spend too much. You won’t get it perfect, but take note of new ideas and realizations that are opening your eyes to what else is possible. A gradual step in a new direction (using new knowledge) can help.
Neptune in your sign, trine the North Node, encourages even more confidence and self-expression. This is about getting out of your own way and tapping into what feels natural and comfortable, even if it means standing out from the crowd. Pursue that dream and align yourself with what’s unfolding, rather than trying to force it.
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