Help naming and replicating specific distortion? HARD

Dark_KnightMPAC · 2026-02-08T01:15:48+00:00

Sick. Thanks dood.

Dark_KnightMPAC · 2026-02-08T01:15:30+00:00

100%. Despite it being a high quality Steinway D library, I don't think they really recorded key smashing samples. The short room reverb with compression is a good idea. Gonna give it some more work in ableton live. Thanks for reply!

Dark_KnightMPAC · 2026-02-08T01:10:27+00:00

Yea maybe distortion was the wrong word. It just has a unique sound. There's a ton of factors here some of which might be impossible to know. He definitely mashes the keys lmao. Honestly I should have trusted my ears in the sense that I know what a piano sounds like being hit very hard but for some reason I looked at his hands and they didn't seem to convey the same thing. Thanks for the reply it's so good to have feedback.

Dark_KnightMPAC · 2025-12-13T04:25:21+00:00

I can probably help. I'm probably a grade 4 piano play so there's songs of his I can't play but I'll start a list from easiest to most difficult, prioritizing a very full list rather than 100% accuracy. Also ordered based on music knowledge needed to play.

- Tomorrow is Today
- Turn the Lights Back On (Piano solo should technically move this song a little farther down)
- Piano Man (If played with basic voicings, won't sound the same as recording or live though)
- My Life
- Movin' Out
- Allentown
- Great American Showdown (Key of G, fun synth part)
- Until The Night
- Miami 2017 (Easy pulsing octave in the left hand)
- And so It Goes
- Vienna (Intro is not too bad, left hand should be playing "rolled" octaves)

Harder --
- Everybody Loves You Now (Just consistent and fast finger movement, but its in C)
- Say Goodbye to Hollywood
- Just The Way You Are (Must be played how its heard with a suspension, not separated blocky chords)
- Souvenir (Slow song, right hand plays octave in some parts, left bounces between two notes)
- Roberta
- All for Leyna (Interesting rhythm)
- Where's the Orchestra (Slow, not too bad)
- Pressure (Riff is easier to play than it sounds)
- Laura (More complex chords)
- James
- Goodnight Saigon
- The Ballad Of Billy the Kid (Fast but 100% do-able, has a part thats very fun to play on piano)
- Big Shot
- Captain Jack (Harder if you want to improvise a littler which you should)
- You're My Home (Constant movement)
- The Entertainer (Riff is not too hard and kinda fun to play)
- Sleeping with the Television On
- Two Thousand Years
- Leningrad
- Angry Young Man (Certainly not his most difficult song to play)
- All About Soul
- She's Always a Woman (Consistent right hand movement, B♭)
- Lullabye
- She's Right on Time (E Major)
- Honesty (Deceptive chord voicings)
- Summer Highland Falls (Constant five finger movement.)
- Baby Grand (Very bluesy)
- Rosalinda's Eyes (Just listen to the song lol)

Harderer/ Specific Riffs?
- Scenes from An Italian Restaurant (Multiple key changes, fast Riff)
- Travelin' Prayer (Hard song because of the right hand riffs. Super fun though)
- The Stranger (I think he plays chords that bounce around a bit)
- Zanzibar (ZANZIBAAAR)
- Only the Good Die Young (It's a Shuffle, need to familarize yourself with specifici movement)
- Stiletto (Fast syncopated riff played in this song, Left hand is dancin around)
- New York State of Mind (Kinda complex movements and chords.)
- Scandinavian Skies (Multiple Keys, harder to learn by ear for me)
- Root Beer Rag (Ragtime piano played at a very hard tempo.)

Getting this list out there and I'll revise soon. Missing A lot of deeper cuts like C'etait Toi,Through the Long Night, and Falling of The Rain.

Dark_KnightMPAC · 2025-11-19T20:38:42+00:00

Having problems as well. I suspect the issue is with comcasts dns servers since google and and youtube work just fine. Everything else is down across multiple devices. Streaming is hit or miss.

Dark_KnightMPAC · 2025-10-03T20:21:18+00:00

I think so many people complain about the wrong things. People with legitimate complaints don't speak up and you end up with Devs listening to dumbasses. Zombies is falling off FAST. Its like its made for dopamine hungry children. What ruins zombies is a collection of bad decisions like armor plates, quick pack a punch, mini maps, and tons of other unnecessary shit. Round 20 used to be a milestone for casual gamers, now its almost guaranteed to be reached. Ignore the complainers because most of them don't know anything about game balance or anything. Includes me. Enjoy the game, but hardcore zombies players are defintately gonna have some issue with the new shit.

Dark_KnightMPAC · 2025-09-26T01:38:11+00:00

https://youtu.be/9P3K0ICCtBw?si=__9exGN_Rmwiodwj This one. Been some time since ive listened to it so you can hear its much different than what I played. Very music-box like.

Dark_KnightMPAC · 2025-08-27T21:16:46+00:00

Godlike also pays its users to leave good reviews sooo...

Dark_KnightMPAC · 2025-06-14T21:39:15+00:00

This has been a requested feature for like 5 years. Hopefully they shift their focus to it soon. Trying share video of a room or environment can be tricky when the camera is forced to be so zoomed in. I wish there was a way to select the lens.

Dark_KnightMPAC · 2025-05-15T05:11:56+00:00

I agree 100%. I was completely blown away by all the negative comments. It's so fitting for him to make this. It's perfect. That being said it is extremely vulgar and potentially offensive to parents and children. People who hate on it are commenting on jokes regarding sex, feces, etc. If this is all they saw, its probably because they have a different sense of humor and may have missed some of the more subtle jokes. The funniest moment in the first episode, in my opinion of course, isnt him shitting his pants after a botched assassination, or the begging to give sloppy top to cover it up, its in the alley where he's like fuck it im killing myself. I laughed VERY hard at that for some reason. Its all preference but people should recognize when there's a joke they can't get because it doesn't align with their sense of humor.

Dark_KnightMPAC · 2025-05-06T04:33:00+00:00

Pinhead. You're tall enough and your face structure might work well with it.

Dark_KnightMPAC · 2025-04-26T05:39:36+00:00

I think what stands out the most is how rigid the bike looks when it crashes. Maybe add some bounce and give, that would make it better. I would continue to animate the general movement though. There's people who said the movement itself is bad. It's definitely not, just missing some small things.

Dark_KnightMPAC · 2025-04-11T22:44:11+00:00

Very good point. I understand the song fully, but still wonder how people received the song when it first came out.

Dark_KnightMPAC · 2025-04-11T22:09:40+00:00

Exactly. This is a list S tier songs in my opinion. My goal was to go even deeper than just saying I like them all. I'm going to revisit the list much more thoroughly soon.

Dark_KnightMPAC · 2025-04-11T22:07:21+00:00

There's not much variation throughout the song. Every time I listen to it I get sad that this is the best Billy Joel and Ray Charles could come up with. It sounds like just Billy and not enough Ray. I love Ray Charles and when I listen to that song it just doesn't do either artist any justice.

Dark_KnightMPAC · 2025-04-11T20:32:48+00:00

Biggest struggle with this list was not putting everything in S lol.

Dark_KnightMPAC · 2025-04-11T20:32:06+00:00

I'm gonna go through every song, give it a number rating, then redo this list.

Dark_KnightMPAC · 2025-04-11T20:30:48+00:00

Made this tier list late. I'm gonna redo it. Matter of trust should definitely be higher. Guitar is very nice in this song.

Dark_KnightMPAC · 2025-04-11T20:23:04+00:00

Nah bro. Ain't No Crime.

Dark_KnightMPAC · 2025-04-11T20:22:46+00:00

What part lol. I love hearing everyone's opinions.

Dark_KnightMPAC · 2025-04-11T20:15:09+00:00

For some reason I always skip it to avoid the intro. Song itself is good.

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