{"author_link":"\/users\/mascoll","author_name":"Mascoll","author_uid":"mascoll","comments":[],"epoch":1666440755,"event":"LD51","format":"md","ldjam_node_id":310903,"likes":3,"metadata":{"p_key":"169581","p_author":"Mascoll","p_authorkey":"1265631","p_urlkey":"397364","p_title":"Making 12 themesongs in 8 hours","p_cat":"LDJam ","p_event":"LD51","p_time":"1666440755","p_likes":"3","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":"1265631","us_name":"Mascoll","us_username":"mascoll","event_start":"1664496000","event_key":"114","event_name":"Ludum Dare 51"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD51","removed_author":false},"_superparent":296586,"_trust":1,"author":265631,"body":"Between doing the pixel graphics for our game I also had the honour of composing all the music and sounds for our wario-ware type entry [**Dubious Arcade**](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/51\/dubious-arcade\/) \n\nAs it was a multi-game entry I ran into an interesting challenge:\nTo make individual 10 second music themes for (almost) every game in the arcade.\n\nMy solution: Make an annoying tic-toc sound (as it also fits the timed-theme) and have that as the common theme throughout.\n\nThis pushed my output rate a lot as the tic-toc-sound was super-annoying over time when played by itself which meant I that I had to work to blend the tic-tocs into the music so I didn't have to notice it anymore. \nAnd as soon as a track was done I went back to the clean tic-toc sound and pushed me again to drown it out with a new song to keep my sanity.\n\nA great whip\/carrot and it pushed me to make 12 individual themesongs in different styles for the Jam!\n\nSuper happy to get to use a bunch of aucustic instruments as well! When heading to the locale where our team does the jam, I managed to carry with me a number of fun instruments ranging from a guitarlele to a mouth-harp to a Xiao-flute. And all got used! They also came in clutch for many of the sound effects in the game as well!\n\n\nHad a great time and I'm already looking forward for the next jam!\n\n\nFeel free to pop into our game and listen to the music! :musical_note: \n\nOur entry: [**Dubious Arcade**](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/51\/dubious-arcade\/) \n\n\n![SALAZAR.gif](\/\/\/raw\/f9d\/04\/z\/502d3.gif)\n\n# SALAZAR APPROVES OF THIS MESSAGE!","comments":2,"comments-timestamp":"2022-10-22T15:33:39Z","created":"2022-10-22T11:59:07Z","files":[],"files-timestamp":0,"id":310903,"love":3,"love-timestamp":"2022-10-22T13:17:33Z","meta":[],"modified":"2022-10-22T15:33:39Z","name":"Making 12 themesongs in 8 hours","node-timestamp":"2022-10-22T15:32:51Z","parent":304503,"parents":[1,5,9,296586,304503],"path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/51\/dubious-arcade\/making-12-themesongs-in-8-hours","published":"2022-10-22T12:12:35Z","scope":"public","slug":"making-12-themesongs-in-8-hours","subsubtype":"","subtype":"","type":"post","version":970222},"node_metadata":{"n_key":"310903","n_urlkey":"397364","n_parent":"304503","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/51\/dubious-arcade\/making-12-themesongs-in-8-hours","n_slug":"making-12-themesongs-in-8-hours","n_type":"post","n_subtype":"","n_subsubtype":"","n_author":"265631","n_created":"1666439947","n_modified":"1666452819","n_version":"970222","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"source_url":"https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/51\/dubious-arcade\/making-12-themesongs-in-8-hours","text":"Between doing the pixel graphics for our game I also had the honour of composing all the music and sounds for our wario-ware type entry [**Dubious Arcade**](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/51\/dubious-arcade\/) \n\nAs it was a multi-game entry I ran into an interesting challenge:\nTo make individual 10 second music themes for (almost) every game in the arcade.\n\nMy solution: Make an annoying tic-toc sound (as it also fits the timed-theme) and have that as the common theme throughout.\n\nThis pushed my output rate a lot as the tic-toc-sound was super-annoying over time when played by itself which meant I that I had to work to blend the tic-tocs into the music so I didn't have to notice it anymore. \nAnd as soon as a track was done I went back to the clean tic-toc sound and pushed me again to drown it out with a new song to keep my sanity.\n\nA great whip\/carrot and it pushed me to make 12 individual themesongs in different styles for the Jam!\n\nSuper happy to get to use a bunch of aucustic instruments as well! When heading to the locale where our team does the jam, I managed to carry with me a number of fun instruments ranging from a guitarlele to a mouth-harp to a Xiao-flute. And all got used! They also came in clutch for many of the sound effects in the game as well!\n\n\nHad a great time and I'm already looking forward for the next jam!\n\n\nFeel free to pop into our game and listen to the music! :musical_note: \n\nOur entry: [**Dubious Arcade**](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/51\/dubious-arcade\/) \n\n\n![SALAZAR.gif](\/\/\/raw\/f9d\/04\/z\/502d3.gif)\n\n# SALAZAR APPROVES OF THIS MESSAGE!","title":"Making 12 themesongs in 8 hours","wayback_source":[]}