I think I've outdone myself. Also, two uploads in one day. New record!
When I asked the question of which song I should remake, you may or may not have noticed that Dreaming wasn't there as a choice. That's because I already had plans to remake it. So here it is, a piano arrangement of Dreaming. Enjoy.
http://soundcloud.com/studiopsycher/birth-of-a-dreamer  

Posted by Psycher!

Another new song!
I came up with this one while playing around with Virtual Piano in class yesterday. I think it turned out well. The name is completely random since I couldn't come up with some kind of story or meaning behind it. Feel free to try and come up with one. Feedback is appreciated.
http://soundcloud.com/studiopsycher/expand

Random Question: Is it too soon to remix/remake my own music?

Reminds me of Sonic Heroes when there in the futuristic city real awesome!  

Posted by iHot

Reminds me of Sonic Heroes when there in the futuristic city real awesome!

Sonic Heroes? I don't really see it...you should listen to ALL OF ZE SONGS.  

Standing in the rain is awesome!  

Your best songs are white reprise and birth of a dreamer, I want to hear a more polished version of the first. Good ****, makes me want to pretend I can play piano again.  

You should really check out the style of a beats/underground artist by the name of Nujabes. Nujabes is an artist that died sometime recently but he's the music artist behind almost all of the songs you find in Samurai Champloo.  

Posted by TheRookie

You should really check out the style of a beats/underground artist by the name of Nujabes. Nujabes is an artist that died sometime recently but he's the music artist behind almost all of the songs you find in Samurai Champloo.

Sounds interesting, I'll check it out sometime.

@Pazx: I've been wanting to make a better version of White Reprise, since I realized I kind of messed up at the end, and that it sounds way too empty for about 2 minutes.  

Posted by iHot

Reminds me of Sonic Heroes when there in the futuristic city real awesome!

I think I know which one you're talking about. Is it Metropolis? Expand is my favorite of the most recent ones I've listened to Psycher. I still need to listen to the other two which I will do in a moment.  

I love your style and composition, but I feel some parts of the songs (particularly White Reprise) are lacking in extra added elements. It's a fantastic tune, but it's a tad repetitive.

Great job though.  

Posted by Talon

I love your style and composition, but I feel some parts of the songs (particularly White Reprise) are lacking in extra added elements. It's a fantastic tune, but it's a tad repetitive.

Great job though.

That's the main reason I want to redo it. I listened to it a while after I uploaded it, and my thoughts were essentially "When is this going to end?" I'm going to be working on that once I can take care of some things. Basically just find something to do as a science project. Maybe I can use my music as part of one. I'll make it better, I promise. ^-^ Thanks for the feedback everyone, I appreciate it. It's necessary for improvement of one's work.  

I think I've been inspired to try my hand at music production. Give me some pointers, sch as programs/tips/cardinal rules/etc?  

Posted by Talon

I think I've been inspired to try my hand at music production. Give me some pointers, sch as programs/tips/cardinal rules/etc?

I can tell you the basics of music composition and use of effects, but it's good to learn from experience. I've been thinking of making a tutorial on it. For programs, I would recommend FL Studio, since I use it. With any program, it's good to have a good idea of what certain effects do. There are a few essential effects, like limiting, compression, reverb, an delay. I could get into quite a lot of detail with the first two, so you google those. Reverb is essentially adding a natural echo to the music. Presets are usually based on different environments, like cathedrals, studios, rooms, etc. Delay is a sort of extra hit on notes of a song. For a better idea of what delay does, listen to the intro of F.C.P.R.E.M.I.X by Fall Of Troy. It's a good example of delay.
Some tips would be to not leave empty spots in your music like I did in White Reprise. Unless you're trying to achieve some kind of effect, it'll make the song sound boring. Always try to keep a song in key, since off-key notes sound weird. A lot of what I can say is basic musical knowledge.  

Posted by Tyler

I think I know which one you're talking about. Is it Metropolis? Expand is my favorite of the most recent ones I've listened to Psycher. I still need to listen to the other two which I will do in a moment.

Yes the metropolis!  

I'm usually not one to comment on music because it's a bit out of my element but here we go. I have listened to all of your tracks and have a small piece of advice for you which I hope you can work into all of your music.

In the songs "Standing In The Rain" and "Beauty Of A Mystery" you really put forth a slightly darker set of emotions without it being too obvious such as mystery and sadness. I think it would be in your favor to focus on those types of emotions more in your future pieces (with the piano of course) because it really connects with your audience and is an original approach which hasn't been explored much. Also, try more variations to break up the repetition with small piano transitions from note to note.

Little details like that tend to seperate good music from great music and I hope that your stylings in the future will lean towards the latter. Good luck!  

Posted by Ayame MysTe

I'm usually not one to comment on music because it's a bit out of my element but here we go. I have listened to all of your tracks and have a small piece of advice for you which I hope you can work into all of your music.

In the songs "Standing In The Rain" and "Beauty Of A Mystery" you really put forth a slightly darker set of emotions without it being too obvious such as mystery and sadness. I think it would be in your favor to focus on those types of emotions more in your future pieces (with the piano of course) because it really connects with your audience and is an original approach which hasn't been explored much. Also, try more variations to break up the repetition with small piano transitions from note to note.

Little details like that tend to seperate good music from great music and I hope that your stylings in the future will lean towards the latter. Good luck!

Wow. Thank you for taking the time to type that out, I appreciate it. It sounds as if you know a lot about music. You give advice that would be given by people who have some experience with music. I'll be sure to take those tips into account when I work. Also, I didn't really think Standing In The Rain expressed the emotion of sadness that well. I guess it did. Again, thank you for the feedback.