Original Song I made.

[arthursucks]

Being a huge open source geek and musician I saw that OpenArena was missing some game music.  After getting my ass handed to me royally online, I decided to try my chops at some melodies.

http://arthursucks.googlepages.com/OA_track01_finished.ogg

This is what I came up with.  I'm not sure if this is the kind of sound you want for the game.  I figured something simple that doesn't get in the way of the game play might be best.  I currently use Ubuntu Studio for my music and video work.  This song was programed in LMMS and then mastered in Ardour.  I have the "source" files if anyone would like to see them.

I'd love to help, if I could.

[qubodup]

I think the track is pretty close to perfectly fitting. Nicely dark.

A little more diversity (the beats are too predictable all the time I think)

Anyways: If you want the possibility of inclusion in the project to exist, you will have to release the sources and the track under the GPLv2 (or: "GPLv2 or any later version")

I would like to hear more tracks from you because as I already said, I find it quite fitting.

I believe that only fromhell is able to decide whether or not the track gets included or not.


This one might be a good one for the menu?

[pulchr]

yeh, and the samples used have to be gpl'ed too

but i liked it. the game needs some music.

[damocles]

Have you tried listening to how it sounds ingame?

(Short version, if you haven't already done this: Zip appropriate files, rename to .pk3, place in openarena-0.8.0/baseoa, and call \music "filename.ogg" in the console.)

Do you notice anything a little too far ahead of the beat, about a minute in?

Really could work for the baseoa or missionpack menu.  See what else develops...

[arthursucks]

I believe all the samples that come stock with LMMS are included under the GPL.  I made sure to only use the stock samples.
I'm gonna give the music a test to see how it feels in game.  I was wondering how to do that! 

Thanks!

[qubodup]

The project file also is source, could you post it? and if possible, find out if the samples are gpl or not.

[Timedude]

Hey, I like the song! It's very.. dramatic. Could work rather well imo.

-Timedude

[qubodup]

fromhell GET YOUR BUTT IN HERE

[Peter Silie]

Big THX for your great work!

[qubodup]

Okay. For some reason fromhell never explains it, but apparently you have to submit your stuff to this thread if you want it included.

My assumption is:

You will have to find out the license of all the files and write this info in some text file with your release.

You will have to include all sources: wav files and the project file of the software you used.

Then post it to the svn commits thread as posted above..

PS: I hope that's okay for you. write here if you want help with anything.

[arthursucks]

Does anyone know if BSD licensed samples are allowed?  I want to use the package hydrogen-drumkits.  It's not GPL but BSD.  If I'm not mistaken that's compatible right?

[fromhell]

Modified BSD, yes. Just BSD, no.