From cd40848bc92f6a11f6effce89f0298a7a0e9641f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lilithtreasure <62890895+Lilithtreasure@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sat, 4 May 2024 06:07:17 -0400 Subject: forgot to make the first instance of Buzinkai into a link in Stress commentary --- album/homestuck-vol-9.yaml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/album/homestuck-vol-9.yaml b/album/homestuck-vol-9.yaml index c88dc57b..6d53549a 100644 --- a/album/homestuck-vol-9.yaml +++ b/album/homestuck-vol-9.yaml @@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ Referenced Tracks: Commentary: |- Toby Fox: ([Tumblr](https://web.archive.org/web/20130312050422/http://fwugradiation.tumblr.com/post/25866980984/stress-homestuck-vol-9-track-commentary)) art by [[artist:p-ro]] at [nomorepros.tumblr.com](https://nomorepros.tumblr.com). P-RO always does a maximally amazing job so why I asked her to draw the art is a non-question. - Stress is actually a pretty faithful arrangement of an [[track:five-four-stress|original track]] by Buzinkai. Buzinkai has been responsible for several HS-important melodies like [[Doctor]], [[Endless Climb]], and [[Explore]] and [her] work, for me, has always established a certain "essence" of what Homestuck is. My goal for this piece was actually to create a classic strife theme for Dirk with the core feeling of earlier pieces like [[Showtime (Original Mix)|Showtime]] or [[Doctor]], so basing the piece off of something with that "essence" was important.* + Stress is actually a pretty faithful arrangement of an [[track:five-four-stress|original track]] by [[artist:buzinkai]]. Buzinkai has been responsible for several HS-important melodies like [[Doctor]], [[Endless Climb]], and [[Explore]] and [her] work, for me, has always established a certain "essence" of what Homestuck is. My goal for this piece was actually to create a classic strife theme for Dirk with the core feeling of earlier pieces like [[Showtime (Original Mix)|Showtime]] or [[Doctor]], so basing the piece off of something with that "essence" was important.* I can't say why Buzinkai wrote this piece the way she did, so I'll instead highlight the differences between the original and my arrangement. -

Updated the instrumentation. Buzinkai's usage of PXTONE is indeed charming and nostalgic-sounding, but I wanted to push things bit further. One major difference is the arrangement of the strings - Buzinkai's PXTONE strings have an sharp attack to them, while mine come on a bit softer but are thicker. My strings then sound more "lush" but less "urgent."

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I added a section between the original A section and B section with lower intensity. This was because the song got a bit too repetitive and static simply repeating like Buzinkai's. Oddly, the repeats didn't bother me in her track. I think this is partially because MY loop point, unlike Buzinkai's, lowers the intensity a LOT more by removing a bunch of instruments where hers simply flows into a repeat. I need to think about that more.

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