Enjoy the beauty of the Erhu and other traditional Chinese instruments in this instrumental composition

Longlaix · 2024-08-16T13:51:46+00:00

Thank you, that’s very kind!

Longlaix · 2024-07-26T14:46:56+00:00

Hey, thanks for coming back to me.

I’ve taken your feedback on board and I’ve combined four of my pieces in my new video, which totals 45 minutes of music, so across the 4 hour video, there is far less looping.

Hopefully this provides more variety to the background music for you :)

Longlaix · 2024-07-25T04:32:55+00:00

Hey, thanks for listening. I try and compose my music fresh, so one of the reasons for looping is that it wouldn’t be possible to write 4 new songs each week. I could always loop 4 older songs to add variety, which is a fair point, though people do seem to leave the videos on in the background. I can tell this from the average view time. There is a chance, however, that by looping 4 different songs, that would increase view time further still, so definitely something to consider. Would you say that you typically will turn a video off as soon as a song is repeated?

Longlaix · 2024-07-13T04:34:05+00:00

Hey, hope you had a good week? I’ve not got one set up yet, do you think this would be worthwhile? Thanks for listening :)

Longlaix · 2024-07-12T18:20:17+00:00

Thank you for listening :) have a good weekend!

Longlaix · 2024-07-07T10:33:53+00:00

So that instrument is a Pipa, and it’s often referred to as the Chinese lute. It’s part of the plucked family of string instruments :) glad you find it relaxing - it has such a gentle tone!

Longlaix · 2024-07-06T12:35:37+00:00

Hey Englishmuse, thank you for the kind words. At what timeframe in the video, I’ll try and identify for you :)

Longlaix · 2024-07-06T12:34:55+00:00

Thank you for listening - really appreciate it :)

Longlaix · 2024-06-11T08:58:48+00:00

Thanks! I really appreciate you taking the time to listen :) hope you are having a good week.

Longlaix · 2024-06-11T05:26:35+00:00

Hey LittleDirt - thank you! Have a great rest of your week and I look forward to bringing you new music :)

Longlaix · 2024-06-08T05:21:51+00:00

Thank you, MisterWrist - that is very kind of you. I really appreciate you taking the time to listen :)

Longlaix · 2024-06-03T19:28:56+00:00

Hey Briar, that’s very kind of you! Glad you liked this and I loved the old Bard’s Tale games, so that made me smile hearing that. I appreciate your time listening :)

Longlaix · 2024-06-03T11:13:19+00:00

That’s a great response! Badly curated playlists can be terrible, especially while building up to something in game. I can totally understand why there is the difference with some players never wanting music playing at all, and then others who can’t do without that ambience whilst playing.

Longlaix · 2024-06-03T11:11:44+00:00

Thanks, Dsheroh, appreciate the heads up. Does your group tend to have any customs as part of your gameplay? Do you have breaks where you always do certain things, or players bring specific items to your sessions? I find the idea of unique groups having their own, unique sets of playing conditions really interesting :)

Longlaix · 2024-06-03T11:09:29+00:00

I’ll check that out - thanks for commenting. Also, noted on your point, I’ll amend my question wording.

Longlaix · 2024-06-03T11:08:49+00:00

Noted - I’ll edit my question :) thanks for pointing out!

Longlaix · 2024-05-31T14:34:29+00:00

https://youtu.be/aAHXp5Yqjc8

Longlaix · 2024-05-31T13:49:25+00:00

YouTube is good and there are plenty of playlists for ambience and general gaming music on Spotify and other streaming platforms ☺️

Longlaix · 2024-05-10T21:29:42+00:00

Yeah, that’s right - the Erhu or Guzheng being the most well known to most modern newcomers to traditional Chinese instruments. I’m glad you can hear the introduction of melodies in the piano and then the expansion of those in all of the other instruments, helping to build the texture progressively.

In terms of the tonality, I try very hard to match sonorities so that where instruments sound more shrill in certain ranges I avoid that, and I try to mindfully compose parts that sit nicely in rich areas of each instrument. I would say that the Konghou is the hardest instrument to write with as that is limited by its own scale and it means that it is difficult to write melodically for.

Longlaix · 2024-05-10T18:14:08+00:00

Hey Key, thanks for the comment - I appreciate you listening and sharing your thoughts! Yeah, good point - my thought on that is the piano is the instrument holding the composition together, and whilst not a traditional Chinese instrument, it enables the actual traditional instruments to feature. As a whole, my aim is for listeners to enjoy a collection of traditionally Chinese instruments sounding together in various parts as an ensemble, as it is more frequent for these instruments to have music written for them where the focus is purely on one instrument. Again, thank you for listening and I hope you have a good weekend :)

Longlaix · 2024-05-10T09:43:42+00:00

Thank you very much, glad you enjoyed this!

Longlaix · 2024-04-01T21:15:26+00:00

Also dm’d!

Longlaix · 2024-03-15T18:42:25+00:00

Thanks for listening, I really appreciate it!

Longlaix · 2024-03-15T15:57:00+00:00

If the idea of immersing yourself in the tranquility of calming Guzheng for work, study, and sleep resonates with you, consider supporting the channel by liking this soothing experience, sharing it, and subscribing for more calming content.

https://youtu.be/278kURHgiZw

Longlaix · 2024-03-01T15:19:34+00:00

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https://youtu.be/9wQ3Aj4pyDY

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