Hey guys! Another transcription uploaded. Patreon becomes even more important for artists since covers are now getting really difficult to monetize on YouTube (this one is currently demonetized on my channel) - thank you for your support again!
The next upload is the "Omae wa mou... shindeiru" song by deadman. The sheets/midi/synthesia/audio files I will publish for Patreon for free. I've decided that the 2nd arrangement in a month I will publish for free (but only for Patreon).
The sheets are finally here! Thanks to Andrew "Concxrtmaster" for the transcription~
By the way, the next video will be FREE for Patreons. I've decided if I do two transcriptions a month, I'll still only charge for the first one. I just feel more comfortable doing it this way. The second transcription I will pay out of pocket. It doesn't make sense financially, but idk I just want to do it this way.
Here's the audio files for Domestic Girlfriend OP! Unfortunately, this video is also unable to be monetized, so I appreciate you guys for supporting me on Patreon 😭
The audio files are slightly altered. I forgot to include a stereo widener for the YT version, so I've included that here, among other things.
Btw, I've decided to go back to the Yamaha CFX VST for this one because it suits better with the playability of my digital piano. The Steinway VST simply has so much dynamic control and it also exposes every single little technical error whereas the CFX VST tends to help out with smoothing out the technical imperfections of one's ability. 😎
Steinway VST will be exclusive for my album recordings~
I'm learning the next song atm. It's simple and short, but a fun one. Hint: "omae wa mou shindeiru"
Also, thank you guys for the responses in the last long post. For me, it's just a way to vent out - as much as it looks like I'm baiting for sympathy responses, I legitimately don't do it for that. I've bought "Burn After Writing" on Amazon since I think it will help with bottled up emotions. I also legit blocked the Community Tab webpage on my Chrome to stop me from venting out to YT fans lmao.
Hey guys. Currently in a bit of a slump mentally (as usual. Fuck me, life is fun, isn't it?).
I'll try to keep uploads/arrangements to twice a month on YouTube. Yeah, I know it's not gonna make me popular with the algorithm - especially when I'm not playing the latest opening themes more so.
I just don't feel comfortable uploading in high frequency. I need to be honest with how I feel. I can't fake how I feel about it for the sake of subscribers, views, and money. Maybe back then I would have more motivation to do so for the YouTube numbers, but nowadays I find that I need to prioritize my love for anime piano music. I don't have much motivation to do it for the sub and view count anymore. Who knows why, but I just don't.
I still feel the pressure of working for the sake of making money. After all, everyone around me (family/relatives/friends) work for money. Some enjoy their work, but most people's motivation is to make a living. It makes sense. You need to pay bills, you need to pay student loans, food, debt, etc.
For me personally, I think making music solely for money for myself is... I don't know, I just don't like it. I need to FEEL sincere with what I do - it's fine if I make money AND feel genuine for what I do, but doing it solely for money without true passion for what I do, I have a lot of trouble doing.
Because of this, I need to fight and accept that in this era of Youtube, I will never have the growth I had like three years ago (Re:Zero era) unless YouTube algorithm changes back like it used to. Doubt it though.
This mental fight is the reason why I feel like I'm not producing music at my best. I apologize. I'll keep on trying to accept my situation, and hopefully, I will come out in a better place. I wish I could have done more concerts since I think it will spark some inspiration and motivation back, but unfortunately I do not have the ability to do so at this time.
There are other stuff I'm dealing with, but it's not really relevant to you guys. The stuff above is more relevant which is why I open up about it.
I don't expect everyone to stick to the Patreon especially because of how infrequent I upload and how it's really not the best quality due to my circumstances, but if you are sticking around, thank you for your support. I'm doing my best to fight the mental pressures I have and also accept my situation that I've probably plateaued in my music career.
In terms of my physique, well... I have yet to reach my physical potential. I'm very excited about that. I've been going to the gym everyday and it has become part of my lifestyle. My fat loss is slow but steady. If successful, I will be in the best shape of my entire life this upcoming Anime Expo 2020 convention.
I've been fat all my life, dealing with stress eating and uncontrolled appetite, and to me it's a big motivation to show others that it can still be done with hard work and consistency (especially because America has a weight gain epidemic at the moment). When someone is physically lean, they exude positivity everywhere they go. I like helping people, so that fact gives me a lot of inspiration.
Note: The album will also be on online stores and music streaming sites, but requires the tracks to be processed first. Expect it to be online next week!
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This is it. This is my best effort yet.
Does that mean it's better than anyone else? Or that it's perfect? Of course not. Not even close... but it's the best I can offer. Arrangement style, audio quality, all of it. It's the best I've got - I can only hope it will be of value to you guys in some way or another.
Thanks for all of your support. It's been a crazy 2019. If you like my work, I hope you stick around for 2020.
Stay tuned for Vol. II in a couple of months (and Vol. III, IV, V, VI, etc.) It's gonna be a good ride.
This is it boys. It's finished. Just before Christmas day ends (at least in my time zone).
Let me know if there are anything wrong with the quality of the audio files.
Synthesia I will render tomorrow or the next day. I've spent the last week recording and editing, and even posting this is quite painful. I'll have a good night's rest and render the Synthesia videos soon.
Here's a bit of a test for the audio quality for the CD. What do you guys think? First impressions?
I hope I wont be late for Christmas, but if I am, know that I'm working on the CD. I'm SUPER PUMPED and I'm mastering some tracks now. Just need to record a couple more.
Let me know what you think of the audio quality! As for the finished recordings, I'm pretty happy with them. I'm really excited~
I'm having a hard time starting a YouTube arrangement, so I was looking at other ways of creating content.
Queue my current project: Theishter YouTube Collections Vol. I.
What does this mean? Well, I will be re-recording my most popular YouTube arrangements for CD.
The arrangements will be quite similar to the original, but with the highest quality recordings. Of course, the interpretation will be slightly better since I've gained more experience now (or at least I hope).
It will be available on Spotify, but I will provide Patreon supporters exclusively with .mp3, .flac, .MIDI, and Synthesia videos which will not be available anywhere else.
Thank you for your support, and I hope you'll like the new recordings! I'll do my best to finish up by December 25. I'd prefer not to push it to 2020 tbh.
Theishter YouTube Collections Volume I Tracklist:
1. Anohana ED - secret base ~Kimi ga Kureta Mono~ 2. Tokyo Ghoul OST - Glassy Sky 3. Naruto Shippuden OP16 - Silhouette 4. Parasyte OST - Next To You 5. Kimi no na wa OST - Sparkle 6. Kimi no na wa OST - Kataware Doki
Thanks guys for another work supported. I think there’s momentum now to keep about two transcriptions per month, and I’m really feeling good about them every since I decided I’d play what I would resonate strongly with.
I’ll be trying something more on the “views” side for next upload, but still keeping true to what I like. It might work, it might flop, who fucking knows at this point. It’s important that I enjoy it, and those who like my arrangements to enjoy it too.
I’m still in the UK until mid-December so I will get started in the arrangement once I get back. Maybe a Christmas upload? 🤔
This one was really difficult to transcribe I felt, so big thanks to madwazz for the transcription!
I feel like I’m getting comfortable now with the uploads. I’m happy with them (even though the YouTube algorithm doesn’t really want to promote it 😡😡).
I might try an upload that would test a bit of YT algorithm to go my way. Again, it still needs to be something I really feel strongly about, like the past videos, but including more of that flair and strong energy.
We’l see how it goes, but I’m still in the UK visiting relatives atm (Southampton) so all I can do is mentally arrange the song 🤔 I will be back in Canada playing the piano mid-December.
Hey guys. I'm having a bit of trouble with Spotify and other online music sites in uploading new content regarding copyright. While I deal with that, this would be the only place getting the music.
And as usual, YouTube is kind of like my drawing board to test things and be hamhanded, kind of like when comedians go to perform in a comedy store to try new jokes, or pianists have live concerts to practice their craft for a competition or for a big event - many musicians do this I've heard. Lang Lang played his set list over and over in concerts for a year before performing the same setlist finally at Carnegie Hall - which then resulted in a magnificent performance. His Don Juan is still unmatched, and even his haters say so. https://youtu.be/azo0g3ESENY?t=839
ANYWAY, so this version is slightly different from the YouTube performance. Lighter dynamics, re-recorded some parts, less of the far microphone volume (which caused a lot of reverb, even though I kinda liked that since it made the sound very "big").
Hope you enjoy listening to it. The sheets are a bit difficult to transcribe, so I'll let you guys know when the transcriber is making progress.
I'm in the UK until mid-December, but I'll be listening to some songs and picking which one I'd like to learn next. I'll update you guys once I've started arranging when I'm back in Canada and hope to finish the arrangement by Christmas.
Finally, the notes that I play are starting to sound good. I've been trying a couple of songs, but now I'm in the beginning phases of arranging.
I've decided to start arranging Koe no Katachi's ending theme, "Koi wo Shita no wa" (The Reason I Fell In Love).
You guys know that I'm only playing songs that strike me deeply. Well, this movie is one of my favorites due to the themes it brings up: bullying, narcissism, depression, self-blame, suicide, and most importantly, forgiveness.
If I was to summarize what struck me the most will be from a YouTuber who have analyzed the movie who said, "You are not your mistakes. You are more than your misgivings and you deserve your own happiness". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hoNVcz5mDw
When I try to arrange this, I wrestle with thoughts like "how can I forgive and stop hating myself?", "how can I get over self-blame of my own past mistakes?", "how can I let go of my anger to others?", "how can I be happy?", "how can I make those who I care about happy as well?".
If I can at least have an answer to some of these questions, then I can live a fulfilling life which in turn I will actually be the opposite of a burden. In fact, I'll be someone who has the ability to make other's burdens much lighter. Personally, I think that this would be one of the things that can truly make me feel fulfilled.
I'm not sharing this on any other platform yet as it's a bit too early, but I figured I'd give you guys an update. I'll also be watching the movie again, although it's really painful to watch, to be quite honest.
Thank you for reading, and I hope you'll look forward to the arrangement.
And yet again, ANOTHER version of my arrangement (changed tempo, dynamics and microphone settings). I'm getting closer and closer to the sound I'm looking for! Particularly, I'd like for the audio to sound not too close, but still have that thick resonance characteristic. It's getting there~
I disabled the compression effect though to test what it sounds like, so it sounds slightly quieter. I think I prefer the one with compression effect.
Update: Having trouble choosing the next song for the next YouTube upload. Been trying a couple songs, but anything I play sounds like shit to me at the moment. I did watch the Tom Hanks Mr. Rogers movie yesterday. After that, I felt more forgiving of myself, and thought that it's ok to feel like shit sometimes.
I tend to be very hard on myself, particularly in self criticism. Self shame and hatred in particular. Why can't I be more like this or like that or how I want to be. Maybe I should be more kind to myself, and maybe I'll be kinder to others too.
Thanks to Andrew "Concxrtmaster" for commissioning the transcription. Clean af.
Hope you guys have fun with learning this one~
I'm working on choosing a song still for the next arrangement. To be quite frank, everything I try to play right now sounds horrible. Like as in anything I play sounds bad to me. I don't know why, but since watching the Tom Hanks Mr. Rogers movie yesterday, I've concluded that it's ok to feel like shit sometimes.
I'll continue to try to find songs for my next upload tomorrow.
Lucky for you guys, even after I upload things on YouTube I still keep on changing and experimenting with software settings.
The audio files here are modified versions of what I uploaded on YouTube. Tempo, various dynamics, microphone VST settings, etc. I wanted to make the mic a bit closer, sharper, and also thiccer. I hope the audio reflects that 🍋
Sheets soon hopefully. I'm in the process of choosing the next cover to upload. Sometimes after I upload on YouTube, I tend to have a lull in motivation and also inspiration. Uploading a video really takes a toll on me mentally (and physically with recording too). So after a few days of upload I tend to just really relax, sometimes contemplate my life purpose LMAO.
I'm testing various songs for the next cover, but I'm really looking for that "spark". If I feel that, I'll start arranging seriously. Previously, I was thinking "what would the audience like?" and I put that over what I actually feel for the song. It usually turns out like shit because *I* didn't feel that spark but I did the cover because I think the audience would like it. Well, I'm putting myself first this time, and hopefully that will create better music and ultimately the audience would actually enjoy it more. Seems counter-productive, isn't it?
Remember when I uploaded Gurenge Sheets for free? Yeah me neither lmao. Well, it was supposed to be Dr. Stone OP oof.
Transcribed by maDwaZz~
Been messing more with the Steinway VST. I think I made it sound brighter and also similar to my current VST but with more depth. Have a listen (attached below). First audio is Steinway, Second repeat is Yamaha. I'm kinda picky with certain parts of sound, particularly with having a strong piano ATTACK but also with a long sustain and also THICC at the same time. The Steinway seems to be what I'm looking for, with the right settings.
In real life though, Steinways are very hard to get the sound with what I'm looking for. I think I'll stick with Yamahas on a real stage.
Also, I've decided to arrange Lemon, by Yonezu Kenshi next. Almost done with the arrangement, probably a couple more days of practice needed.
I'm quite excited. This is my first upload in a while that I'm actually proud of. If it's any indication, the next uploads will be in similar mood.
New Steinway VST arriving Wednesday, I'm recording CD tracks between YouTube uploads, and a good list of YT covers coming up. The YouTube uploads I'm planning are songs that specifically moved me deeply, like "Goodbye To A World". I'm excited and hopeful for upcoming arrangements.
The sheets are here for "Goodbye To A World". Thanks to Madwazz for the transcription. I think because of the runs this might be a bit harder to transcribe, but the sheets are looking pretty good.
This wont be going up on Spotify or other platforms. I've got soundtrack plans coming up and I'd like to keep it that way for future releases as opposed to one track releases.
My future CD recordings will be released on Patreon early (beta release) and then will be released on online platforms and possibly as concert merchandise. I've bought a new VST too which will arrive this Wednesday.
Next upload will be "Hello, Shooting Star" from Assassination Classroom with the new VST sound. It's a Steinway, btw.
On a personal note, I like the sound of "I play for myself and for those who only want to listen". It takes a lot of pressure off of me (self-imposed or otherwise) and I can enjoy the process much better. It's also more rewarding I feel, since on the other side I know it's only those who are truly interested that I am playing for. Anyone else? They're irrelevant. Out of the picture. It allows me to be in a more unencumbered state. I could do more positive, I could be more productive. It allows me to feel empathetic without being hurt or worn down by the world.
Hope you guys enjoy this upload. Next one is going to be a bit nostalgic, Porter Robinson track. I would like to upload the more recent OPs, but y'know the motivation isn't there at the moment. Nostalgia for me right now is quite powerful.
Next uploads might be a bit... weird I guess? I'd like to upload the latest OPs, but I've been feeling some nostalgia lately. Some Porter Robinson works I've been really obsessed with. I'd listen to these tracks on repeat at the gym.
Hey guys~ I've decided to make this sheet free for all members.
My investments are doing really well, and hoping to replace/double/triple my total income with it. I don't want to rely on my music for money anymore. I hate it. I hate how I'm focusing on the money all the time, or the views, or which songs are popular or trending, which songs and anime are going to go viral, how and when I should upload... I've come to resent that part of YouTube (or professional music in general tbh). I just want to upload music for the sake of making music. I think I can create better music that way.
The only solution to that is to find a better, larger, separate source of income, and I'm on my way of doing that. I just want to make music I like, and hopefully people like. That's it.
Links down below! Thanks for your support once again. I will be posting shortly to $25 and $50 fans about how my life is doing (and it's doing much much better). Some in depth stuff of what I'm going through as well.
Sheets are here! Thanks to madwazz for the transcription~ Sheets/MIDI are attached below.
I love this OP. My absolute favorite part is the image above: Second verse, then to a quieter second chorus! Hope you guys enjoy learning it as much as I loved arranging it.
Btw, I'd like to do some meme videos to create more of a fun and positive upload vibe on YouTube and not just super serious all the time. Suggestions on what to play meme-related?
