OceansAndrew Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 ReMixer name: Devastus Real name: Jani Syrjänen Website: http://projectdevastus.blogspot.com/ User ID: 38159 Games arranged: Sonic & Knuckles Name of arrangement: Airborne Name of invidual song arranged: Flying Battery Zone Act 1 Link to the original (Youtube) In case of an emergency, here's a MediaFire link to the remix. The original song is one of the better remembered game soundtrack songs from my childhood, and certainly one of my favourites. Even then I imagined what it would sound like in a more hard rock / metal esque setting, so as I were scouring through game osts one day and came over this one, I decided to try my hand at making one myself. The result is a lot of needless guitar wankery with a pretty balanced mix on it, plus an extra 10 second ballad for every girl to wet themselves to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceansAndrew Posted April 5, 2012 Author Share Posted April 5, 2012 This has a lot of initial similarities to Snappleman's mix of the same source initially, but it does branch out and do a lot of unique things on it's own. Production got a touch cramped i the low mids, but overall it was clear and punchy, with very nic eguitar performances. The modulation section at 1:45 was pretty, though I managed to lose the tonal center a few times. The shift to a clean breakdown, and then super harmonized head was great, and throughout this while track is a lot of great detail with a punchy ending. I think this was really well executed, and i'm hoping you submit more similar wuality material to the site. yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishy Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Yeah, s'alrite. The mix is the weak point here, drums are too loud and over-compressed even for the style and it left me a little bit on the headachey side. There's a humongous scoop in the midrange which has taken the impact out of the rhythm guitars. Bass is barely there at all. It's a pass but a bit borderline on the production. YES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halc Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 agreed that a lot of this sounds pretty darn similar to Snapple's mix, but this had a few more liberal flourishes early on and transgressions such as the solo in the latter half of the mix, as well as some nice, cleaner breakdowns, whereas Snapple's was a bit more conservative with the backing during the solos/original sections, but also more polished in terms of mixing. however I suppose I'm here to vote, not compare. I agree that the balance and EQ could have been stronger but overall the song was pretty rockin, and the performances were solid. nice work. YES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkeSword Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 EQ/compression isn't great but it's nothing worth crying over. Nice performance, and the arrangement sufficiently rocks out. Modulation around 1:40ish is risky, but I think it works. Love the texture change at 2:18; pieces that rock out need sections like this to break things up and keep things fresh. Great performance, nice arrangement. Solid stuff. Let's post it! YES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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