Heaven's BBS | Text

[redotiertwo]

Posted by: Davesprite
Date: August 18th

friends romans countrymen
also non romans and countrywomen
how many roman gods do we even have here it cant be that many
anyway
lend me your ears
or listening appendage of choice im not here to judge

the mysterious as fuck whims of this place have recently bestowed on me
a sickass turntable set
which i seem to be pretty fucking good with if i do say so myself

>FILE: crystalanthemums.mp3

so if anyone is in desperate need of the illest of beats for a special occasion
call my name and i will appear dramatically over the sunset like the cowboys of yore

also
while im here
i keep hearing about shinki spells
and also theres some flyers about them around now i guess
but lets have some personal anecdotes first
how actually useful are the spells we can learn
or are they just kind of arbitrary bullshit powers

Comments

[redotiertwo]

I mean, an ayakashi probably would've had to eavesdrop on that conversation to be that fortuitous in shitty timing.

[And now he's wondering if ayakashi can eavesdrop on conversations. The important questions.]

Alright, lead the way before I somehow manage to drop something.

[very_goodman]

Gotcha. C'mon, it's over here.

[He heads toward the end of the hallway toward the back office. It's mostly clean, with some idol posters hanging up around the place and a laptop computer sitting on the desk.]

Here we go! Say hi to Tiki.

[He's got a Vocaloid-looking character loaded up on the computer.]

[redotiertwo]

[Davesprite quickly sets down his equipment on the desk near the computer, though he brought his own laptop anyway. He's already got what he needs installed on his own, and it saves messing around with Barry's more than for moving the files from one computer to another.

When he glances at the screen, he ends up raising a bit of an incredulous brow.] Is this one of those anime as fuck singing software applications that internet people somehow manage to do ridiculous songwriting wizardry with.

[very_goodman]

Sure is! Ain't she cute?

[Tiki smiles and waves, spitting out some pre-recorded cute line or another.]

I just woke up one day and she was already installed. Guess I musta had this software back home.

[redotiertwo]

If you're into that sort of thing, I guess. [Davesprite has never really been a "2D better than 3D" kind of guy, so he just sounds like he doesn't quite get the appeal as he starts setting up properly.]

Sounds like what happened with this stuff. Turned up a few weeks ago and I've been working with it since then.

[very_goodman]

Definitely. She's part of the Sparkle Motion family!

[Barry, on the other hand, is a devoted follower of that philosophy. His enthusiasm hasn't dimmed at all in the face of Davesprite's failure to understand the wonder of virtual idols.]

I already know I used to be a trainer before, so I guess it makes sense that I'd have this kinda software.

[redotiertwo]

Dude, you do know she's a computer program, right. [...Which is technically true of Davesprite in a certain sense too, but he's just going to ignore that.]

This looks more like something someone doing the performing would use, or at least writing, but hey, whatever works.

[very_goodman]

Yeah, but wait'll you hear her sing!

[Barry is undeterred.]

I guess so, but it's a lot of fun anyway. Came in real handy during the Obon show since we don't really have a lot of musicians.

[redotiertwo]

I've heard synth before, my dude, I'm not expecting my mind blown. [Davesprite is rather nonchalant about the whole thing, but then, voice is about the one thing he doesn't use a computer for in making music.]

Yeah, haven't really been keeping track of the talent agency slapfight, but I didn't figure two agencies would have that many people here to split between them.

[very_goodman]

Different strokes, I guess.

[He shakes his head like a disapproving father.]

Yeah, not so much. Me an' Demyx can both play guitar, but that's all we got.

[Turning his attention to the turntables next.]

So let's hear what you've got!

[redotiertwo]

That and I'm kind of a traditionalist on vocals if nothing else. [He doesn't feel voice translates as well to synth as other instruments do, but it's definitely a different strokes sort of thing.]

I was pretty sure there was more than two of you at that recent performance, but yeah, that's kinda shitty considering.

[In any case, he turns his attention more to getting his turntables set up with that prompting.] Are you more interested in shit I have premade or spinning something new out for pixel perfect there to sing to.

[very_goodman]

Well, that's what we got Maria and Honoka for.

[And previously You, but she's not around anymore, sadly.]

Let's see if we can come up with something for Tiki.

[redotiertwo]

[There they go. Davesprite remembered seeing at least one girl at that performance, and he's pretty sure it wasn't Demyx.]

Alright, new, is she primed better for certain genres, or are you more comfortable programming her for certain genres, or what should I be going for here.

[He's still finishing up connecting everything together, but he'll be done soon.]

[very_goodman]

She can handle pretty much anything, but I guess j-pop is probably gonna be the easiest.

[Which should have been pretty obvious from the get-go. Right now Barry's messing around with her outfit, dressing her up like a magical girl.]

[redotiertwo]

Is not-j pop an option as well, because I haven't gotten myself real familiar with the genre hallmarks over here.

[Mostly because Davesprite isn't enormously into pop in the first place. In any case, after a few more moments of screwing around with wires, he straightens up, running a talon over one of his turntables.] Alright, I think we're set.

[very_goodman]

Sure thing! Like I said, she's real versatile.

[The outfit is staying just like it is, though.]

[redotiertwo]

Alright, I'll do my best, though I'm warning you right now that pop isn't really a genre I deal in that often.

[Still, he's pretty sure he's got some samples that qualify.] Give me like five minutes to run through my shit and see what samples sound good to add in.

[Even if he's making something new out of them, having those snippets there makes fleshing out the music a lot easier, and if this is going to be a half-hour hack job, he kind of needs to take what he can get.]

[very_goodman]

Everybody's gotta challenge themselves sometime.

[Barry grins, stepping away from his laptop to check out Davesprite's setup, watching closely.]

[redotiertwo]

I mean, fair, but there's kinda no point working that much in a genre you don't really like.

[He's still running through his samples for the moment, occasionally stopping to drag something into his sound program. It seems like pretty focused work, though the reason for that reveals itself before long as he fluffs his wings up and frowns.]

I think I'm gonna have to go a bit on the fly here anyway, I don't have a hell of a lot that actually works straight-up for pop music rather than esoteric electronic shenaniganry.

[very_goodman]

Hey, like I said, go with whatever. Tiki's real versatile, so she can roll with whatever ya come up with over there.

[Barry starts working to come up with a good song on his own program while Davesprite is tinkering on his end.]

[redotiertwo]

It's probably gonna be electropop, I'm already pulling what I can for something upbeat. [But for the moment, he lapses into quiet as he starts digging through his files a little more in earnest. He needs to fill this thing out, not just get a good rhythm.

Pulling on his headphones, he sets to work properly. Even if it's a half hour hack job, it doesn't have to be hack quality, and he spends that time doing just about everything he can to piece the tracks together effectively.]

[very_goodman]

[And meanwhile, Barry's arranging notes on the staff, testing every once in a while to make sure he's got the pitch right. Next will be lyrics, but he needs to make sure he's tuned the voice correctly first.]

[redotiertwo]

[Eventually, Davesprite pulls his headphones off, apparently satisfied with his work. It's not the best thing he's ever done, but for half an hour, he's totally fine with that being the case.

Leaning over, he looks at what Barry's got open on his screen.] How's shit going in la-la land over here.

[very_goodman]

Just about set.

[He places a few more notes, and then hits play.]

How's this?

[Barry hasn't been listening to Dave's music, of course, so he's just made a guess at what will sound good with it.]

[redotiertwo]

[It doesn't align perfectly, but considering they were both doing their work independently, it lines up surprisingly well. Davesprite seems to consider for a moment before checking out the interface.]

Maybe slow it down a little and shift the key. It's pretty good otherwise. [Hopefully something like that isn't too hard to fix on a voice program like this.]