RokZRooM

WordPress!

2008-11-29T18:33:00.004+05:30

I've moved!

Well, its this blog. After several years of confusion (yes, years), I found word press to be neater, dynamic, secure & lot more.

So, I'm glad to announce new blog adress, RokZRooM.WordPress.com. Please make a note of it. :)

Oh, and btw, I'll try my best to keep both the hosts alive by my regular tiny contributions. :D

Though, I'm still unmoved any interferences that try to keep me from music. ;-)

~ Ronak R.

Create Your Own Music!

2008-08-28T18:59:00.002+05:30

Title: Create Your Own Music!
By: Ronak R.
Date: August, 27, 2008.

I don’t recall a single person who has not been influenced by music in his life. And I don’t think it’s an outcome of my not so good memory at remembering names. Heh. We all like listening to some or the other kind of music. And for those who want to take music as a career, the only option that appears in front of them is singing. But, not everyone is equally good at that, you know. Not even me.

But do you know that those minor flaws don’t matter a lot when you know music is your life, your inspiration, your arsenal. You can make your own music, your own songs, without being much into music or having any music background. Have you ever sung or thought of a drone that you never listened before, the one that you instantaneously created out of a whim? You can make your own music and develop a nice hobby without having to spend a huge budget on the tools or learning the music. How?

There are plenty of software synthesizers that have emerged in the past few years. Some have produced ground-breaking results, and change the way people look at music. Some of the most acclaimed software production suites are Reason® from Propellerhead® & FL Studio® from Image-Line® to name a few. There are also suites designed especially for mixing / remixing, e.g. Virtual DJ® or Tractor®.

To start off with, I’d recommend you to download FLStudio demo version from FLStudio.com. It’s free and comes with all the functionalities, except the ability to save the projects in its ‘.flp’ format. Don’t panic, you can upgrade it later once you gain confidence on it. Reason offers much more functionalities, but getting a copy of it, even a demo, would be tiresome job. So, trust me, you better start with FL.

Most of these production suites follow a similar pattern when it comes to composing. The entire song structure is broken into parts and subparts, which can be arranged, sequenced and mastered separately. E.g. in FL, a song is played in play list, which is made up of different patterns, which contains portions of the songs. Each pattern will have a collection of samples / instruments / effects and the song structure. And finally, when everything is arranged together, the song plays smoothly like a harmony. I love FL for many reasons, like it is more user-friendly, it offers life-time updates, comes with tutorials and an extensive guide for using it, and ability to create your own synthesizers.

In case you’re looking for recording your own songs, or dubbing over a karaoke with your own voice, Audacity® is the best bet! It is free, open-source software. You can record & edit your vocals or instrumental recordings without any restrictions. All you’ll need is a PC and a cheap microphone to start off with. The ones I’ve been using for past few years were costing hardly above 300. No need to spend too much in the beginning, right?

Okay, so, now all you need to start of this new hobby is a PC, a mic (in case you want to record), and a tiny bunch of amazing software as per your requirements. That’s it?

Ummmmm, well, yea, you’ll also need to spend some time in a weekend to do all this, I guess. ;)

Best of luck.

© Ronak R. / RokZRooM
® Registered product/brand names by respective brands.

Muzicast Episode 7

2008-06-08T18:49:00.001+05:30

Listen / Download the Seventh episode of MuziCast here on Muziboo.com .

Or get it through this Direct Link .

Subscribe to the Podcast feed from MuziCast page or through FeedBurner to receive it automatically.

Please drop all your comments, suggestions, ideas, opinions, messages et al. about the seventh episode here in this post as a reply.

Thank you for taking the interest and showing support!

VOTE FOR MUZICAST ON PODCASTALLEY

Listen Online on PODNOVA

Spread this short URL to your outside friends to help MuziCast.
www.MuziCast.tk

~ Ronak R. / RokZRooM

Whats in MuziCast Episode 7?

We now have Nithya Dayal in MuziCast team, as show manager. :)
A Guitars Special Episode

– Hindi acoustic sad song by Shashank Gokhale & Hemant Badya
– English acoustic song by Geniusoid
– Song by EVERGREEN as POW

Hope you enjoy the show. :)

MuziCast Episode 6

2008-06-06T11:02:00.002+05:30

Listen / Download the sixth episode of MuziCast here on Muziboo.com .

Or get it through this Direct Link .

Subscribe to the Podcast feed from MuziCast page or through FeedBurner to receive it automatically.

Please drop all your comments, suggestions, ideas, opinions, messages et al. about the sixth episode here in this post as a reply.

Thank you for taking the interest and showing support!

VOTE FOR MUZICAST ON PODCASTALLEY

Listen Online on PODNOVA

Spread this short URL to your outside friends to help MuziCast. www.MuziCast.tk

~ Ronak R. / RokZRooM

Whats in MuziCast Episode 6?

A change in show pattern, interview intertwined.. ;)

– Music by Don Modica aka Theone The Dark Over Lord
– Music by RokZRooM feat. FFGreen, Javelin_Fangz & others.
– DJ Deepak and Meghana Kulkarni for POW

Hope you enjoy the show. :)

MuziCast Episode 5

2008-05-27T11:06:00.007+05:30

Listen / Download the fourth episode of MuziCast here on Muziboo.com .

Or get it through this Direct Link .

Subscribe to the Podcast feed from MuziCast page or through FeedBurner to receive it automatically.

Vote for MuziCast on PodcastAlley

Please drop all your comments, suggestions, ideas, opinions, messages et al. about the fourth episode here in this post as a reply.

Thank you for taking the interest and showing support!

So...

Whats in MuziCast Episode 5?

– Some ROCK stuff by Sudeip Ghosh
– DJ Deepak and Sanour Mohammad with some amazing FUSION
– Nitin Dubey with a totally bolly-number!

Hope you enjoy the show. :)

~ Ronak R. / RokZRooM

MuziCast Episode 4

2008-05-18T13:30:00.002+05:30

Listen / Download the fourth episode of MuziCast here on Muziboo.com .

Or get it through this Direct Link .

Subscribe to the Podcast feed from MuziCast page or through FeedBurner to receive it automatically.

Please drop all your comments, suggestions, ideas, opinions, messages et al. about the fourth episode here in this post as a reply.

Thank you for taking the interest and showing support!

~ Ronak R. / RokZRooM

Whats in MuziCast Episode 4?

More of amazing Independent Music by
– Prem J Hans
– Christopher Hseih
– Taal Band (as POW )

Hope you enjoy the show. :)

~ Ronak R. / RokZRooM

MuziCast Episode 3

2008-05-11T18:33:00.003+05:30

Hey, all, thanks for the continued support to MuziCast.

I'm really excited to see the MuziCast spreading so fast everywhere.

Well, talking about MuziCast Episode 3.. here's what the treat this time is!

Listen / Download the first episode of MuziCast here .

Or get it through this Direct Link .

Subscribe to the feed from MuziCast page or through FeedBurner .

Please drop all your comments, suggestions, ideas, opinions, messages et al. about the third episode on MuziCast Group Page on Muziboo.com here.

Thank you for taking the interest and showing support!

~ Ronak R. / RokZRooM

Whats in MuziCast Episode 3?

More of amazing Independent Music by
– DJ Deepak aka Deepak Nayak
– Sanour Mohammad aka Sunny
– Nitin Dubey

Hope you enjoy the show. :)

MuziCast Episode 2

2008-05-04T11:18:00.004+05:30

Hi,

After a successful launch of MuziCast, and receiving a wonderful response for the first episode, I'm highly excited to announce the launch of MuziCast Episode 2.

Listen it right below or Download using FeedBurner Subscription.

MuziCast Episode 2 includes...

- Some discussion about Independent Music & its scope.
- Music by Ronak R., Sudeip Ghosh and Shashank Gokhale.

Please listen, and share, for the love of music.

~ Ronak R. / RokZRooM

Listen to MuziCast !

2008-05-01T21:47:00.001+05:30

Get this widget!

MuziCast is Live now!

2008-04-27T13:54:00.005+05:30

Hello,

Great news.. MuziCast is Live now! :)

You might wonder what MuziCast is. Well, its an effort that will highlight some of the coolest underground music. At MuziCast, our efforts would be to highlight independent musicians and their music through a weekly podcast, released on every Sunday ideally.

To know more about MuziCast or be part of it, read this or join MuziCast group on Muziboo.com

CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST NOW!

MuziCast
and the show goes on...

Some original, enchanting rain & piano...

2008-04-20T21:10:00.001+05:30

Check this music, really thoughtful...

Artist : Prem J. Hans
Link: http://www.muziboo.com/member/premjhans

Cheers!

MuziCast : Live Soon!

2008-04-15T10:16:00.003+05:30

Great news!

Listen to the music in its purest form.

Every sunday, please your ears with some fresh music from Independent Artists across the world.

The show must go on, and here, it goes on and on...

More Details can be found on MuziCast.googlepages.com or MuziCast Group on Muziboo.com

MuziCast - and the show goes on...

~ Ronak R. / RokZRooM

Singer / vocalist [Female] Needed

2008-03-23T19:31:00.003+05:30

I’ve been bit busy doing some recent works, and I’m glad to see how its coming out. One such track I did, for which I have put together some lyrics, needs some vocalist.

About the song:

Title: The Last Night
Genre: Sort of House/Electronic/Techno/Dark Beats
Album: Ecstacy
Length: 3 min 43 secs or more.

You might be the one if…
– you can sing English songs, with British / International accent.
– your voice is crystal clear.
– you can sing on low notes / down octaves / low pitch/ mandra saptak or madhya saptak.
– you can sing and record as per directed.

What you’ll get?
– Fair credit whenever / wherever song is used.
– Able to use it for your promotion.
– Other things / terms we agree upon, if you wish.

IF you think you’ll be able to do this, reply here or mail me at rokzroom [at] yahoo [dot] com [include subject line as “The Last Night Singer” or you’ll be filtered out] with details regarding any experience you’ve / any issues or clarifications needed.

You’ll get an mp3 to refer to once we star working on.

Hope to find the voice I’m looking for.

~ Ronak R. / RokZRooM

New MP3 Released: Anesthetic

2008-03-04T11:10:00.005+05:30

Here's another one.

Title: Anesthetic
Genre: IDM /Experimental
Length: 3:34
Licence: Creative Commons - Share Music

Details:

Made this on March 03, 2008, in about 4 - 5 hours. I was messing around my usual tools, and recorded some samples spontaneously, and some recorded vocals after an hour or so. I think I'll rework this, and I like the way it came out. Hope you too enjoy it.

Listen / Download Here

~ Ronak R. / RokZRooM

This music free to share under a Creative
Commons Music Sharing License.

Sampling in a DIY way... for a change!

2008-03-01T12:35:00.004+05:30

Recently there was a small discussion on SectionZ Electronic Musician’s community with our fellow musicians whether one prefers DIY over samples. Stepping ahead of the views expressed in a healthy discussion, I thought of another way, which is not new at all for most of musicians.

We do use samples, and the way they sound so familiar when overused in our production, it makes the entire stuff more like the same-great-ordinary-music. That’s what my stuff unfortunately sounds according to many friends out there. Let me tell you, the most interesting stuff I came across was messing with same samples or the synths to develop a new sound. Another ‘kewl’ sample! That’s what I tried doing back few months, when there was a competition on CCMixter.org that I participated in. Don’t ask for results, but I’d say, the outcomes were some quite interesting samples. You may download these samples from the link below. Let me share the way I did some of them, if I can recall it well.

The samples used are FL Studio default snares. I simply filled some of the FX slots. Then panned some notes across timeline. Cut them in smaller pieces to make them sound slick and sharp. And I loved what turned out. Sounds simple, and so was that. I am not a maestro, but would like to tell you however that if you try to play around, something interesting might come up. In attempt to do so, you may consider applying some filters, change the cut-off or resonance settings, add a bit reverb or delay, or even mess with the envelope of the wave. Then, export the sample, and start it over on new sample. This will give you an enhanced sample to create something better ahead. You might come across the results that are unpredictably amazing. Cool, huh? Just try it. And if you come across something awesome, share it on CCMixter and let me know about it.

Download These Samples Here Free [Chopped Darkness]

Licenced Under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Licence

~ Ronak R.

RokZRooM : Now More of Music.

2008-02-28T10:33:00.002+05:30

Hello friends..

Just wanted to share with you that the RokZRooM Blog will now deliver more of music. You may discover some really great stuff here from now on. Since my post-grad is over, I'll be able to dedicate more time to music, and will provide you periodic updates & interesting stuffs that I come across.

One more thing, there are other interesting things I'd like to discuss on my personal blog, i.e. Ronak R. Please check & subscribe if you find it worth.

Thats all. Lets keep in touch.

~ Ronak R. / RokZRooM

New Track : D3MYST1F1ED

2008-02-19T18:02:00.002+05:30

Here's another track, D3MYST1F13D (i.e. demystified).

Title: D3MYST1F13D
Length:
Genre: Electronica
Mood: Dark
Licence: CC-Share Music
Link: SectionZMusic

Details:
Some dark, pianotic, slow not so hiphop-ish stuff that I came out with when I was so D3MYST1F13D.

Hope you like it. Expect update based on your reviews soon, coz its not complete yet. Leave your reviews here.

Thanks for listening. :)

~ Ronak R. / RokZRooM

New Track: Absconder

2008-01-28T13:57:00.000+05:30

New track released.
Title: Absconder
Album: Ecstacy
Artists: Ronak R.
Length: 4:06

Hello friends. I've just uploaded new track titled "Absconder".
Its a dark soundtrack with the touch of hiphop. You'll enjoy listening to it for sure.
Or, why don't you just download and listen at leisure?

Link: www.myspace.com/ronakr
www.last.fm/music/Ronak+R.

Download here (for a limited time)!

~ Ronak R. / RokZRooM

New Track - dReaMZ caLLiNG

2007-12-21T15:38:00.000+05:30

Title: dReaMZ caLLiNG
Link: http://www.myspace.com/ronakr

Hello friends.

After a long silence, here I'm shouting in this new track, filled with ambient sounds, soft beats and a nice theme.

Hope you enjoy the show.

~ Ronak R.

New Remix - The Curse of Contemplation

2007-11-22T19:42:00.000+05:30

New Release

Title: The Curse of Contemplation
Type: Remix
Licence: by-nc-sa (please read if you intend to download/alter)
Download Link: The Curse of Contemplation

Notes:

Well here's a remix I made for the SecretMixter competition on CCMixter.org, a community portal. The title goes: The Curse of Contemplation.
http://ccmixter.org/media/files/rokzroom/12475

The samples used were Poet Laureate Infinity Vox-1 by javelin_fangz , which were remixed by FFGreen in PLoo Part 3 and Double Dutch.

Thanks for listening. And, yea, another news: my new tracks (a hip hop, a sort of soundtrack and some messy sh*t) are also coming soon. Check back soon for the updates.

~ Ronak R. / RokZRooM

A Nice Track From Imeem (Takanashi Yasaharu )

2007-11-12T20:13:00.001+05:30

Well.. I came across this one on a YouTube video's background... and found it interesting. Would like to share it with all of you friends. Check it out.

RokZRooM Pepsi Pride [Pepsi Music Maker]

2007-07-28T21:02:00.000+05:30

Hey friends... I was just checking the pepsi zone few weeks back, and came across this tool.
Made a pretty jingle sort of thing, and thought to share it with you all.

Basically, this will give you an idea about digital synthesizer and composition softwares functioning.

Enjoy...

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN!

~ Ronak R.

A Strange Feeling, now on IMEEM...

2007-07-23T15:59:00.001+05:30

Hey friends, A Strange Feeling is now available on IMEEM. Listen, share and have fun...

~ Ronak R.

A GREAT remix by Jill Hernandez...

2007-07-22T20:24:00.001+05:30

Friends... this is really awesome... and I actually found it to be more fascinating than the original. Hope you'll enjoy this one. Cheers.
~ RokZRooM

Stick with you.. by PCD.

2007-07-22T19:31:00.001+05:30

Well friends... I thought PCD was just about frilic that those girls generally used to do, but hey, wait. I found a trully fascinating song, and couldn't resist to post it here. Its simply adoring. Check it out.

News : TO MOKSHA will be TRACK OF THE DAY on GarageBand

2007-05-12T20:34:00.000+05:30

Hey friends....

Here's yet another good news...

My track, TO MOKSHA (Genre>Electronica>Experimental/Trance) will be Track of The Day on GarageBand.com, the online musicians community of rising music bands...

As a result of some very enthusiastic reviews from GarageBand.com members, "To Moksha" will be Track of the Day at GarageBand.com.

For 24 hours on Monday, the 14^th of May, 2007 (PST) "To Moksha" will be featured on GarageBand.com's Electronic front page. The address for this page will be:

http://www.GarageBand.com/go/MISDZ8KZ3L

Cheers... and thanks for the love and support.

~ Ronak R.

MP3 Release: Inevitable Descent

2007-05-03T13:16:00.000+05:30

Here's just another MP3 release by me... Inevitable Descent.

This is a soundtrack with some hip-hop and Arabic touch to it.. the suspense will take your imagination over and will leave you with a mystic melodic Arabic end. You'll enjoy this for sure. Download it for free NOW on my SectionZ Artist Page.

Go to http://ronak.sectionzmusic.com now to download all my music!!

Cheers.

~ Ronak R.

CAPTURED WON IN CNET / DOWNLOD.COM's GET HEARD CONTEST 2

2007-04-30T18:51:00.000+05:30

Hey friends...

Great news... my track "Captured" won the first prize in the CNet / Download.com's Get Heard Contest 2. Whats great??? The song will be considered to be preloaded on Nokia's Next Handsets (the N series, I guess)... and I'm given a free N91 too...

Cheers.

~ Ronak R.

MP3 : Captured - Track of The Week on SectionZ !

2006-03-15T17:20:00.000+05:30

Hey all... Another Great news.

My MP3 'Captured' is worth not missing out. Some reasons for your whys.

- Within 24 hours of upload, it has been selected as Track Of The Week on www.SectionZ.com ! Kewl ?

- Finally, it ruled ! Reached no. 1 on Charts on SectionZ.

- This is the track I enjoyed most while making, atleast till date.

- A rapid-pace track having some mixture of DnB + IDM + Vocals + Guitar Works... check out.

All can listen it here : http://www.rokzroom.tk or http://www.soundclick.com/ronakr or http://ronak.sectionzmusic.com

Hope you like it.

~ Ronak R.

MP3 : No Warnings No Choices

2006-02-05T11:35:00.000+05:30

After a considerable break, I'm glad to announce my new mp3 track, titled "No Warnings No Choices". The song is dedicated to hurricanes victims of 2005, and conveys a message to respect the mother nature.

This track is a bit sort of Ambient which grows later on, pumping in some beats and making the end more attractive. The title depicts the mood of the track, a bit sad, a bit peaceful, and a bit growing. You'll like it.
Download now for FREE here : http://ronak.sectionzmusic.com or http://www.soundclick.com/mrblur (soon).

I found an interesting music artist ioes on GarageBand, whose music smoothly touches the listeners' heart. And, while I coneveyed a message to him, whil reviewing him, to listen my stuff. He did. And, he liked it. And, he published in his first podcast for the february month. You may find the podcast download link here : http://groovetrack.blogspot.com/ . Also, you might like the stuff on his website : http://www.cedricrey.com/ . Finally, don't miss his mp3 track "Peruvian Girl" on http://www.garageband.com/artist/ioeo .

Enjoy this great tracks. See you soon.

~ Ronak R.

MP3 : A Strange Feeling

2005-12-22T12:41:00.000+05:30

Great news. A Strange Feeling has been very well appreciated on a number of website. Reached to # 6 on sectionz.com before retiring. Kewl, huh?

Check it, and download, if you have still not done so.
Have a listen, and drop me a line if you wish.

Listen on SoundClick : http://www.soundclick.com/ronakr
Listen on SZMusic : http://ronak.sectionzmusic.com

Listen and enjoy.
Love.