Seiken Densetsu 3: RECRUITING FOR NEW TRACKS (of light and darkness)

[Rozovian]

Last update: November 12th 2009

Rozo says: NEW FORUM! Go there! (http://kngi.org/forum/)

Tracklist updated. If I, for any reason, placed your track in the list of available tracks and you're still/are going back to work on it - lemme know asap. My notes are a mess, as always, so I may have mislabeled a source as open.

Missing from the list of open tracks is a batch of tracks we're unsure of. Need to talk to some ppl before I can safely free them.

The following are tracks free to take. Some may be taken by remixers already, if so, they're here because we feel they should be represented by more than one remix; in some cases it is because the remixer was dissatisfied with it but is unable or unwilling to revise it. Some tracks may also be in use in multi-source remixes, and will then be included here if we feel their usage in those remixes isn't enough. If you see a track you want to remix for the project PM/IM/email me.

1-03 Ordinary People
1-06 Axe Bring Storm
1-08 Witchmakers
1-18 Don't Hunt the Fairy (I have an old ugly wip if anyone wants a half-done arrangement to draw from)
2-06 Intolerance
2-07 Different Road
2-19 Obsession
3-07 Black Soup
3-10 Electric Talk
3-14 The Sacrifice pt II
3-20 Long Goodbye

We hope all remixers will be able to finish their tracks.

If you had a track claimed and it is now open, let me know you're still working on it (and will finish it) and you've reclaimed it as yours.

http://solad.thasauce.net/images/main.jpg (http://solad.thasauce.net/)

Hello together ^^

We proudly present you a remix project that covers the soundtrack of the famous SNES action RPG, "Seiken Densetsu 3", aka "Secret of Mana 2".

With a plan to enhance, extend, and elaborate on the music in the game, Songs of Light and Darkness is meant to be in keeping with the general tone of the original soundtrack, but updated to modern standards and with the personal touch of fans of the game, its music, and game music in general. We ask that the remixers remain true to the feel of their source track, but take it far beyond the limitations of in-game arrangements and the SNES' sound quality and music capabilities.

That means no glitchy, chippy, trancey, synthy stuff. We want stuff in the direction of orchestral/rock/jazz/folk/world music, and whatever else that isn't electronica. Synth soundscapes, synth rock, electronic-y jazz and stuff like that... well we want to hear it first. Also remixers, try to use as much of the source as possible. Judges like that, we like that, and you ought to like that. :D

The scope of the Seiken Densetsu 3 remix project is enormous, as it's a 60-track OST that we'd like fully remixed (but probably won't). The project has no release date set atm. With the current activity and the project release queue, a release before summer 2010 is unlikely. Unless y'all get to work on it now. :D

Project staff:
Usa, main coordinator and project director
Rozovian, co-coordinator

We now have a new forum at KNGI (http://kngi.org/forum/). Log in/register, and post where you're supposed to say you're supposed to be there if you're supposed to be there. Expect a full tracklist to be posted there, along with info on... stuff.

Download the SPC-format soundtrack (http://solad.thasauce.net/solad-spc.rar). We use the official soundtrack names as opposed to common spc-archives. Right-click and save target as. Note that the name and number of tracks on our tracklists corresponds to their name and number on the OST cds, not the SPC archives available on zophar.net and other sites.

current deadline: individual (get your own today!!)

If we haven't heard from you in a while, get in touch. The project's still running, so we want your tracks. If you haven't got an update to show us, at least let us know you haven't forgotten about us. And should you have forgotten about us and now remember - let us know you weren't just ignoring us. :D

Remixers, please PM/IM/email Usa or myself asap and let us know your thoughts about and behind your remixes, stuff like that. What are you illustrating with this remix, an event, an emotional setting, a location, a character...? What you thought of the source track, something like that. That goes for everyone who's got a track in the project. We need it for the website.

We also need some information about you, the remixer. A brief bio, formal or informal. This will also be used on the project website.

ALSO, make sure you've sent us a WAV of your finished track(s).

We want:
-your track as a wav, aif, or other high-quality format
-info about you (see above)
-info about the track (see above)

-signature banners-

Sig banners for the remixers. Right-click and copy the url to the image, then insert that within IMG tags. If you link them anywhere, link them to this thread, not to the project forum.

http://solad.thasauce.net/images/banner1.jpg http://solad.thasauce.net/images/banner2.jpg http://solad.thasauce.net/images/banner3.jpg

-last notes-

Help us complete this old little project.
We're _still_ recruiting remixers.
We are among the oldest still running ocr remix projects.
Don't spread your in-project tracks to ppl outside the project. #OCRWIP is okay if it's not too crowded, OCR WIP board is not.
Usa's is on vacation, be back early August. I'm not on vacation, gimme your tracks!
Let us know how you're doing, how your tracks are going.

[Usa]

Yay! Seemed to work this time!

[HoboKa]

I've got a kick arse Political Pressure WIP comin along ;)
Try not to pee your pants when u hear it Rho :P

[Fishy]

Waaaaaaaaait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait.....

There's a project I'm not on yet? I'll take a look at the open tracks.

[The Joker]

I'm still planning to tweak my track a bit, if time allows. So, yeah, be on the lookout for that Project heads.

[HoboKa]

I'm still planning to tweak my track a bit, if time allows. So, yeah, be on the lookout for that Project heads.

Jawesome :D, can't wait to hear it dude.

BTW if any1's interested in hearing my mix (asides from Rho), PM me please. Thanks.

and man...I really need a cool picture signature lol

[HoboKa]

god damnit the banner isn't working for me...doin something wrong T_T
FINALLY there we go, thanks Rho :D

[Tensei-San]

Waaaaaaaaait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait.....

There's a project I'm not on yet? I'll take a look at the open tracks.


Possibly Geetar Collabz? With me? :3

[Fishy]

Possibly Geetar Collabz? With me? :3

Possibly, lemme check out the tracks first (I'm at work atm, later.)

[Nutritious]

Nice, lots of tracks open. I'll take a look at them and let you know.

[Monobrow]

It's about time!

Come on guys, let's get this going strong!

I'm gonna see what I can do :D

[Abadoss]

I'm glad to see I'm in the blue.

Also, there's a track missing. 1-19: Legend. Fable is 1-20.

Also, also, I talked with Jeremy Robson - he has a ReMix of "Ordinary People" posted - and he said that if anyone wants to play it, he's willing to contribute a piano reduction of his mix.

[HoboKa]

I'm glad to see I'm in the blue.

Also, there's a track missing. 1-19: Legend. Fable is 1-20.

Also, also, I talked with Jeremy Robson - he has a ReMix of "Ordinary People" posted - and he said that if anyone wants to play it, he's willing to contribute a piano reduction of his mix.

er, what do u mean by "if any one wants to play it" as in remix WITH him or hear it???

[Nutritious]

He's saying if anyone wants to perform the piano version of his song for the album, he'll work with them.

[HoboKa]

ahhh k, lol my piano samples blow so I'll pass ><

[Fishy]

Okay, if its okay with you I'd like 3 tracks (greedy ass):

I want to put Fable and Strange Medicine together into one mix, and I also want Little Sweet Cafe. That cool?

... throw in Secret of Mana into that first mashup too...

[HoboKa]

Okay, if its okay with you I'd like 3 tracks (greedy ass):

I want to put Fable and Strange Medicine together into one mix, and I also want Little Sweet Cafe. That cool?

... throw in Secret of Mana into that first mashup too...

is it ok if i collab with u on 1 of em :D?

[Tensei-San]

is it ok if i collab with u on 1 of em :D?

I aksed for collabz wif Fishy first :(

[Chickenwarlord]

Hmmm... I'll see if I can get an audition for 'Oh I'm a Flamelet' together. No promises of course. I'm not good enough to be on the project anyway.

[Fishy]

Sorry dudes, wasn't really feeling a collab on either of those. My ideas are too weird to explain.

[HoboKa]

hey u heard my wip...it was pretty abstract - but fine be that way T_T
lol :P

[Robotaki]

just a question, is the site still intact? there isn't a URL in the first post so I hope everything's alright >.<

[OverCoat]

I might do another track

I can't really work on Damn Damn Drum anymore, unless you want me to redo the whole thing from scratch [I never really like doing this], so the status on that one is up to you. I'm OK with the quality I guess, and I can just release it if you don't want it :3

Meanwhile, I'm thinking about the song I want to pick.

[HoboKa]

ack! the banners died T_T god damnit, fix it Rho/Usa T_T plz.

[Usa]

OK, since Rho still can't post in this thread (Please, someone at OCR fix this, it is really annoying) I am announcing that the forum is now open again and all musicians and project people should be able to access it here (http://solad.thasauce.net).

In case you have trouble posting there, just PM Rho on his account there (Rozovian) and we will take care of the permissions.

[Abadoss]

My God! There's life in that there forum...

[HoboKa]

My God! There's life in that there forum...

Unfortunately Usa's links for the WIP's is down <:3

[Rozovian]

Seems like I can post to thread again. Yay!

Anyway, we've shortened the first post. The full tracklist is gonna stay secret for now, hidden in our private forum. Which, btw, is moved. Check the first post.

Liontamer, djp, zircon, someone... I can post. What happen?

[Rozovian]

In case someone didn't notice - our forum is back up, and we'd like everyone to post their wips again so we know who's still alive and awake and aboard and so on.

Speaking of which, me and Usa, we want to hear your wips so we know where you're headed and can tell you if we want something like that in the project or not. it's better to do that before you've done two-three minutes of material, so show us your pre-wips!

For other info, read the first post.

[Rozovian]

Bump, we're recruiting. And if you're already in the project, we want to hear what you've done so far.

For anyone considering joining, Usa said he's got great software instruments (aka samples with settings), so all you need to know is how to arrange, and we (he) can fix the rest.

[_Raijin_]

A lil while after finding this thread I found myself messing about with Fable and came up with something interesting. If there's still room on the project I'd like to contribute something..

[HoboKa]

A lil while after finding this thread I found myself messing about with Fable and came up with something interesting. If there's still room on the project I'd like to contribute something..

There's plenty ;)

[Valerius]

I never post in the forums. Let me say that much right now.

That being said...

PLEASE do an awesome job on this remix project! And...PLEASE PLEASE don't forget my all time favorite from SD3: Meridian Child!

I'd offer to do a track or two, but...alas, I'm merely one who enjoys music, and have little confidence in myself as an actual mixer.

Knock 'em dead, people!

[Rozovian]

Thanks, that's greatly appreciated. :D We're doing great, btw. Everyone's not as active as they could be, but I got a WIP in my email today, so I'm not complaining. :D

[Abadoss]

I haven't seen Usa online recently. Do you know if he's gotten anywhere with my piece?

[Rozovian]

Argh! I know I asked about it ages ago, but I can't find it in my msn chatlogs. Usa's absence is partially attributed to the bad kind of illness, partially to school and work occupying loads of his time. I know a thing or two about photography, so I know it's loads of work.

I'll ask when I get a hold of him. I gotta talk to him anyway about what we think of Jago's cool WiP.

[Abadoss]

Marco...??

[Rozovian]

Polo.

Nothing's happened that' have us update the info, but there's stuff going on anyway. One track is almost compelte, and I keep getting progress reports for another one. There's still unclaimed tracks tho, so, if anyone's interested, let me know.

And all you who've claimed tracks - work on them. Show me or Usa what you've done with your tracks. Abadoss, wanna grab another track?

[Abadoss]

I'll see if there are any of the available ones that speak to me...

[1makes2]

id like to do a track on this. how many songs are open still?
is there a way i can get a list or a link to see whats available?
is this project really deserving of my talents? Yes!
what talent you ask
how bout the talent to kill a yak, from 300 yards away, with mind bullets!??

[Nutritious]

I'm gonna give High Tension Wire a shot. Will try to get you a wip soon.

[Rozovian]

Nutri, you've got PM.

(Quote below somewhat edited)

Available tracks:

1-12 Raven
1-16 Oh I'm a Flamelet ()
2-11 Positive
2-13 Closed Garden
2-15 Innocent Water ()
3-06 Rolling Cradle
3-07 Black Soup
3-11 Religion Thunder
3-13 The Sacrifice Part I
3-14 The Sacrifice Part II
3-16 Reincarnation
3-17 Farewell Song
3-18 Breezin
3-19 Return to Forever

1makes2, these tracks are available last time I checked. Read the first post. :P From your works so far, I'm not sure we'll let you on the project (a matter of sound and/or genre, mostly), but you're welcome to grab a track (above quote) and try to convince us.

[HoboKa]

Rho, if you want me to do a 2nd one, which would you recommend I do :P?

[1makes2]

Nutri, you've got PM.

(Quote below somewhat edited)



1makes2, these tracks are available last time I checked. Read the first post. :P From your works so far, I'm not sure we'll let you on the project (a matter of sound and/or genre, mostly), but you're welcome to grab a track (above quote) and try to convince us.

just cause the songs i have worked on so far have a certain feel to them; doesn't mean i am restricted to any specific genre. what kind of genre are you going for. if you are not accepting electronic subs im sorry but i don't have the resources to make anything sound super realistic. i have made lots of songs varying from rock to trance so i am flexible. just tell me what you are going for on this project and i will try to produce something great.

[Rozovian]

We're not banning electronica, we just want the project to feel more like the OST. Related genres, similar sound. If you can write good MIDI for any of these tracks (albeit with limited samples), Usa can render them with better sounding instruments and hand them right back to you for mix.

Rock, solo piano, jazz, orchestral, ethnic/world, metal, country (maybe)...
Trance, dance, techno, DnB...
Unles you're colorblind, that should get you the general idea of the preferred genres, tho you might get some idea from listening to the OST too (see first post).

Write some good MIDI and you're in. :P

[1makes2]

hey i wass thinking of starting something that combines innocent water and the sacrifice part 2. is doing that acceptable for this project? or do you have to stick to one song?

[Rozovian]

Depends on how you do it. I know Fishy had a multisource idea, we'll see if it'll stay that way. Do a quick wip of it and show me, and I'll tell you if it counts as both.

[Ciel]

Sign me up for Rolling Cradle please! I've the urge to rock.

[Rozovian]

All right, the track is yours for now. I'm gonna want to hear an early wip to tell if you're heading in the direction the rest of the project is. PM me your plans and ideas for it if you don't have a wip yet.

[Robotaki]

Just to tell everyone in the project, Decision Bell is up and ready for critiquing in the WIP forums. Hope you enjoy it! =p

p.s. sadly, I never did find those tabla samples again but oh well...it wasn't like they were essential to the piece.

[Robotaki]

Sorry for the double post but I think I have a little something going on for Raven right now. Is it alright if I take the track?

[Rozovian]

I was hoping I could get DrumUltimA on that one, or work on it myself, but sure, go ahead. I'm not at my own computer atm, so I can't check my notes, but I recall it not being taken. Now it is, and it's yours.

Consider the possibility of collaborating on it, I have a few ideas for it that I'll send to you once I get around to writing them down in midi.

[Robotaki]

Alright Raven WIP is up on the boards as well. Thanks to usa and roz for the critiquing on my eqing on the Decision Bell one. I have to admit I did go a little overboard. It was just too refreshing to hear a clear sound after sticking with the muddied version for such a long time =p

[Rozovian]

Okay, minor update. We've made some structural changes to how we're gonna complete the project, tho nothing's set in stone yet, we'll post a bigger update about that later.

I'm just gonna say that now that we're finally managed to block out the spambots, we can start focusing on actual members. I know Blue Nocturne recently joined, but if there is anyone else whose project forum account haven't been activated, let me know. I have to find you among 300 spambots, so let me know when you joined and what you name is so I can find the activation mail.

[The Joker]

So, apprarently I'm a spambot! Why, you might ask, well, silly rabbit, I didn't pass the spambot challenge on the forums!

But, yeah, I don't remember my old login (if it's still even viable), so i decided to make a new account, & got rejected* by the spam detecter. So, yeah, I've strated working on a new version of my track on the count that my 360 is in for repairs & I have some free time open now. So, any help would be awesomes!

*said in a 90's totally rad voice

[Rozovian]

The spambot test is case-sensitive. :P That's the only explanation for why it didn't work, assuming, you did remember to add the 2 to the element.

[SnappleMan]

Hey, you guys got any openings? I'm interested.

[Rozovian]

Sure, welcome! There's a list of available tracks on the first post in this thread. It's up to date, I jsut updated it. Pick something and let me know. Also, let me and/or Usa hear an early wip or your plans for its sound and progression so we know it'll fit with the rest of the tracks.

[Robotaki]

Just wondering. will there ever be any plans to create a "teaser" track with small snippets of what we have in this project?

[Rozovian]

Not a bad idea. I'll talk to Usa about it.... Once we've both got time.

[Jago]

Hey Roz.

Take me off the other track you had me listed to do. I'll keep the one I'm currently working on, which I will try to finish when I return to Iraq (on leave at the moment visiting family).

[HoboKa]

Hey Roz.

Take me off the other track you had me listed to do. I'll keep the one I'm currently working on, which I will try to finish when I return to Iraq (on leave at the moment visiting family).

oh boy, thats the shits T_T. God send Jago, and come back in one piece eh.

[Rozovian]

All right, man, it's now free for anyone to take.

[SnappleMan]

Dammit, as tempting as this is, I simply can't make room for it. Chances are this'll still be going on in a year, I'll do something then. Good luck!

[Rozovian]

We appreciate the interest, of course. Thanks man. Even if you don't have time to arrange and produce, are you up for collabs, providing people with guitar recordings for their tracks?

[Rozovian]

I'll update the ocr forum post as well as post an updated list of available tracks soon. I'm now posting to say that we've revealed our release plan on the internal discussion board on the project forum. Big, good news there, and we'd like to hear what you remixers think of it.

[AeroZ]

www.freijman.com/audio/amazon_afterwork.mp3

You are free to use my track if there it's room.
It got rejected as a singel track. It's yours if you want it.

[Rozovian]

Whoa, it's trippy.

Nah man, we're trying to go for a less synthetic sound. The strings in there could fit nicely onto the project, but the noise and many synths don't quite fit. It's great, tho.

btw ppl, expect an update about the project some time real soon. We're _not_ dead just ebcause you haven't seen anything the past few months.

[The Joker]

Okay! I gots my new version, finally! I just need to know where to send it!

[Usa]

Great to hear that you have it down! You can just mail it to me, PM me if you don't have my mail addy anymore. I'm looking forward to listening into it!

[HoboKa]

holy crap!! Mr. Lippert is still alive!!

[Sinewav]

www.freijman.com/audio/amazon_afterwork.mp3

You are free to use my track if there it's room.
It got rejected as a singel track. It's yours if you want it.

That's pretty slick. If you wanna keep working on it and try and get it into the project, I honestly think you could just change the instruments and leave most of the notes alone minus a few tweeks. I'm hearing acoustic percussion of some sort like hand drums or a rock or brush kit... some B3 organ action for that bouncy backing synth... electric bass or an upright... maybe a piano in there somewhere... and of course leave the strings as they are.

Not that I don't like the electronic version. I've listened to it, like, 12 times already. It's just that I think if you can't get it accepted as a single track, you should try and make it work for something else. Even if the final product sounds a lot different than the original, I don't think it would be much of a stretch to make it fit in with the SD3 project. You're really onto something with this one, and I'd hate to see it stranded in someone's "finished songs" folder. It has an awesome groove that really works no matter what the genre is.

Even if you don't wanna change that dramatically from the original idea, keep trying to make it fit somewhere it'll get the recognition it deserves. I haven't heard a song with a groove that tasty in a while.

[Rozovian]

Post #1 updated.

And for ppl too lazy to read it, here's the short version:

Get your tracks done before christmas! We're planning to release it this winter.

Details on post #1.

[Meteo Xavier]

I want to add my WIP for POSITIVE.

Radiate Me - A Brief Dream of Victory.


I realize the intent of this album is to expand on the original source and keep it close to Kikuta's vision. Well, there's only so much source in this song that can be done in a triumphant stab that Kikuta himself did not already do, and it wasn't working out until I tried it in a very ambient, dreamlike and then later acoustic drum and string heavy fashion before making it dreamlike again.

This was inspired by a Tangerine Dream song I have and by other works from Kikuta himself - particularly "Close Your Eyelids", "Farewell song", "Vivid" and bits of Secret of Mana+. He loved to play with song structure, so I do that here and keep it sounding like Seiken Densetsu - F major with ambience and a Vibe lead. I wanted to make it seem like a dream, with the ambient part symbolizing sleep, the dream of victory (leading up to the acoustic bits), the sudden wake up (2:00) and then falling back to sleep (outro).

I hope this is acceptable. Thank you.

[Rozovian]

Get rid of the link. This isn't a thread for wips, we've got a dysfunctional forum for that.

I do like what you've done with this, but I gotta check with Usa before I can safely say it's in. I think it is, tho.

It needs a bit of work cleaning up the sound, there's a lot of piercing frequencies during the first minute, and there's a bunch of clicks and other issues we gotta deal with, but hey, I'm impressed. The arrangement is more than I expected from this track.

So get rid of the link. I think you're in. :D

[HoboKa]

Get rid of the link. This isn't a thread for wips, we've got a dysfunctional forum for that.


True that nig x_X

Anyhoo, I'll get that Political Pressure wip done - and possibly work on 1 more if there's room/need for my nub skillz. TTYL Rozo

[Rozovian]

I meant "we" as in "the project", buddy. :P

I had a listen to some of the wips and completed versions we've got for disc 1... It sounds pretty good. Lots of great tracks.

[nrich]

sup

I'm still planning on getting that guitar arrangement in when I have the free time, right now things have been hectic so I haven't had time to try and figure out how to tackle it

I can guarantee something in early-mid November

[HoboKa]

I meant "we" as in "the project", buddy. :P

I had a listen to some of the wips and completed versions we've got for disc 1... It sounds pretty good. Lots of great tracks.

Awesome, looking forward to it :D

[HoboKa]

sup

I'm still planning on getting that guitar arrangement in when I have the free time, right now things have been hectic so I haven't had time to try and figure out how to tackle it

I can guarantee something in early-mid November

sorry for the double post, but is there a chance that you could hook me up with some guitars too? My political pressure wip is in dire need of decent electric guitars =(

[nrich]

sorry for the double post, but is there a chance that you could hook me up with some guitars too? My political pressure wip is in dire need of decent electric guitars =(

I can't do complex solos for shit but if you need some general rhythm tracks I'm down for that

you got AIM? catch me on there sometime and we'll throw some shit together, man. my s/n is vanishdoom

[HoboKa]

I can't do complex solos for shit but if you need some general rhythm tracks I'm down for that

you got AIM? catch me on there sometime and we'll throw some shit together, man. my s/n is vanishdoom

that's perfect :D, I need the guitars for chords/ryhthm.

[Robotaki]

hey Rho I finally got started for Harvest November. do you need take a listen to see if it's worthy for the spot?

[Rozovian]

I know it's worthy, and I think you'll do something that'll fit just fine. Usa and I still need to hear it, in case there's something about it we don't feel fits. I'm busy this weekend, but I'll have a look when it's over. Dunno when Usa'sa got time. Email us both the link.

[Robotaki]

alrighty, sent and sent :)

[Rozovian]

This is just a gentle reminder for you people to get your tracks done. And, there's still available tracks, for anyone interested. Our release probably won't be until the other projects in queue are released, so there's time... But not much.

I'm starting to agree with whoever said the projects forum is where projects go to die.

[Jago]

Am I in a hurry to get my track in? I remember you saying that I wasn't part of the first release, but if you need my track, let me know. I'm in the process of (FINALLY!) completing my deployment in Iraq, but I've had to ship some stuff back early, including my MIDI controller. If necessary, I'll use the piano roll, though that won't be much fun.

[Rozovian]

Depending on when the other projects are released and we can have our first release, we might be able to release more than one disc in that release. Work on it when you get back.

[1makes2]

can i still do that 2 song medly i was gonna do?

[Rozovian]

You can, once you show me you can. :D

[Rozovian]

Just takin' the new sd3 info sig for a test drive around the thread. Gotta make it prettier, but it serves the purpose of being a big, black attractive blot on the page, that hopefully will trigger some activity among the project remixers. We now have something of a deadline. Show me you've got something, or the track goes free around xmas.

I'm hoping to update the tracklist long before then. And of course after. At least you see a few tracks we're interested in covering atm.

Also, the stuff about tracks scheduled for release #1. Forget that. We'll take anything you've got, so if you've got a wip, show me. We don't have a fixed release date yet, but we'd like to start marking tracks as finished, and we've scrapped the planned release tracklist we had before.

There's also a new track wip on our somewhat defunct project forum. Go have a look, if you've got access.

[Abadoss]

It's kind of hard to read, unfortunately. Blue against black tends to get faded out most of the time.

[leepmeister]

I'd like to join the project.

Rozovian and Usa, check your PM, I just sent you a link to my WIP for Nuclear Fusion.

[Rozovian]

PMd.

As for the pic, yeah. I just realized/remembered that macs have a lighter gamma value, so it's gotta be pretty dark for the rest of you. I'll see what color changes I can come up with. Might have to copy OA's white bg style, even.

[Rozovian]

Bmup.

First post as well as info image updated. We're still recruiting, and with a few remixers having dropped tracks, we've got a few new interesting ones available.

I've PMd a bunch of you, but if I managed to forget something or someone... uh, ask? I know I've got messy notes, I managed to omit a track claimed by Junkmonkey. That's why you should let me your your progress, so I don't have to rely on my notes. :P :D

Also, read the first post if you're on the project. Seriously. It's been updated. Lots of info you should have read before, and a little new info as well.

Examples:
Info you should know from before: You're not done until we have a good wav of your track.
Info you should have read before: We now have deadlines. Current deadline is 20th, a progress report.
Info you couldn't have read before: We also want a short bio to use on the website.

It's been what, like, a year since I joined the project, and we're still making progress at our usual rate? Some would call that a successful transition. :D Not me. I want more progress!!

[Dafydd]

I wish I had time for this... Axe Bring Storm and Obsession are really nice tracks, I think. I wouldn't be able to make anything before the end of January though.

[Rozovian]

Yeah, and we're such a fast moving project that there's not a chance those tracks won't be finished by someone else by then. :P

Seriously, play around with them all you want when you can, show me what you've got when you've got something, be it February, tomorrow, or whenever. We've got lots and lots of time... *sigh*

[Dafydd]

Bah, cheer up. You're doing great so far.

[_Raijin_]

sure we are :D it's only taken me 3 attempts and about 6 months to get this far with my one track hehe. I'm sure we'll see a finished project sometime in the....not so near future...

Ah no seriously though, I think things are coming together nicely from what I've heard so far. this is gonna be a project to be proud of when it's all done n dusted ;) Good things come to those who wait...

[Rozovian]

I'm actually seeing more activity than I expected. Sadly, it's still not much. ppl, you wanted in, you're in, so get them tracks done!

In other news, I'm gonna be a pretty busy the upcoming few months, and Usa probably won't have much more spare time on this side of new year's than he had on the other. Still, the project is rolling on, we've got a few new remixers, a few tracks taken. First page will be updated... soon-ish. So will my sig image progress... news... ad... thingy.

We're hoping to release in late spring, tho I suspect that's a bit optimistic. Still, with the activity we _are_ seeing, it's not impossible.

For ppl too lazy to read all the above: If you're in the project, get your track done and send us the track or a link to it asap.

[Jago]

Hopefully I'll send you an update this coming weekend. I've had some serious shit happen at work that it's tied me down. Let's just say that my supervisor had an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate, a big no-no in the military. Thanks to that issue, I assumed the supervisory position, and it's kicking my ass right now. Yeah, I'm not happy at the supervisor either, for this was a huge surprise and not in a good way.

[Rozovian]

The great thing about "asap" is that if it's so flexible. If it's not possible for a week, that's fine, it's still within the parameters the expression sets. :D Next weekend. Looking forward to it.

Then again, that argument is so not valid if you tell me you won't have time to work on your track until June. 2010. :P

[Rozovian]

Just a minor update (see first post), but worth posting about. Also, updated my project sig. A little new info.

[KyleJCrb]

We might be the oldest still active ocr remix project.

Hmmm, I'm not so sure of that...

[Rozovian]

Hmmm, I'm not so sure of that...

Neither am I, hence the "might".

[KyleJCrb]

Pretty sure Usa didn't start this until after SoS (in fact it was that project that inspired him, if I recall correctly), which means he definitely didn't start before Around the World.

Not that this project hasn't been around for a very long time, but it's not as old as you might think. :<

[Dafydd]

I guess it depends on whether you count the Zelda 4 project as active or not. It's been... revived, but it was dead for a long time. Maybe even for longer than this project has even existed.

[Rozovian]

Fine. One of the oldest unfinished projects currently active. :P

Tho I recall Usa saying he wasn't the one starting it. Idunno. Whatever.

Remixers, where are you?

[LuketheXjesse]

I'll hop on whenever I get started remixing and what not

...which could take, like a year at the most >_>

[ZealPath]

I'd totally do Obsession if I had any remixing skills, which I of course do not ;x. But I'd be happy to promote this project if you have any custom sigs for non remixers or whatever!

[Rozovian]

There's a couple of custom sigs in the first post, musician only tho. Should get Usa to make promotion sigs as well.

Or you can grab mine. :D I update it with progress info and whatever. Ripped the idea from OA.

As for taking tracks and having the skill for it, do it for fun. If we feel it's not good enough and we can't help get it good enough, you will have made a nice remix yourself. If it does get good enough... we'll all be happier. :D

[Rozovian]

Bmup.

Yes, bmup. Tracklist slightly updated.

Also, we'll soon be cutting remixers from the project if we don't hear from you. I've already started. Expect to see the list of available tracks grow... tho I personally hope it shrinks.

[HoboKa]

Bmup.

Yes, bmup. Tracklist slightly updated.

Also, we'll soon be cutting remixers from the project if we don't hear from you. I've already started. Expect to see the list of available tracks grow... tho I personally hope it shrinks.

Okay Rozo...soon as my writing block fades I'll work on another track...which one do you think would suit me best?:?::?::tomatoface:

[Abadoss]

I still haven't gotten anything back from Usa. I'm assuming my track is still good, right?

[Rozovian]

Yep Abadoss, it is. And Alex, we'll talk tracks on msn.

[HoboKa]

Yep Abadoss, it is. And Alex, we'll talk tracks on msn.

K fine Ad :P

[Usa]

I still haven't gotten anything back from Usa. I'm assuming my track is still good, right?

Yeah, I am very sorry I haven't finished it yet. I had a lot of things to do and moved to a new home, too.
I also have a lot of work but I will try my best to finish your song ASAP, I have not forgotten about you! ˆ-ˆ

[Abadoss]

No worries. From what I remember about your schedule, I completely understand.

[OneUp]

Hm, maybe time that I try one of these thingies. Too lazy too read, when is deadline?

Emm... no trance, techno or DnB... that's creepy. I'd like to give a shot on Can You Fly anyway.

[Rozovian]

No deadline set atm. Let me know which track you want, and show me a wip of it within a week or so. Might be a good idea to PM me about the style and genre and approach, etc. you're going for first.

Speaking of which, there are people who would have failed most deadlines had we set (I mean enforced) any. We will be making their tracks available if these remixers fail to reply within... a month. Maybe. Couple of weeks. Depends on whether or not we like what we've heard.

edit: ok, got it. It's yours. Don't worry too much about that old genre restriction thing. Just don't make it too artificial and glitchy sounding.

[Hylian Lemon]

Hello, I'm the new guy. Just thought I'd make my project-joining official (I've already talked to Rozovian). Yay, I'm on a project.

I've claimed Innocent Water. I'm a sucker for watery tracks, really.

[Rozovian]

Guess what, guys and gals, I just realized we've got two on the same source now. My bad.

No worries. Let's just say one is Innocent Sea. :D But then there's... Ugh, got my projects notes on the other computer, I'll work it out later. You've both got the track.

wtg project co-coordinator.

[Hylian Lemon]

Oh, the first post said it was open. :X

Oh well. Who else is on it? Is their approach more in line with Sea or Water?

[Rozovian]

Yep, thanks to our lazy co-coordinator, some n00b finn.

Their approach isn't the same as yours anyway. Don't worry about that, I gave you another track.

[Rozovian]

Great news, we've got a bunch of wips in, plus one track that's pretty much complete pending final feedback and sending us a wav.

I get greedy. I WANTS MOAR WIPS! (actually, I want finished tracks, but... one thing at a time)

[Rozovian]

1makes2, Starblaze, Blue.Nocturne, leepmeister, Sinewav...

I want to hear from you about your track(s), or your claims to tracks.

[HoboKa]

:sleepdepriv: fu**** I got the worst flu man...been trying to get my two wips going, but I just can't break that god damned block. BTW, the midi for Sacrifice part 1 was made at 750 bps lmao...who writes a song in 750 bps??? Anyways, it's gonna be quite the challenge, providing that I get better...

Sorry about the delays there Rozo :puppyeyes:

[Rozovian]

Looking over the mp3's and wavs we've got, it's got me a little worried. It'd be nice if you remixers on the project whom I haven't heard from this year could drop me a line, show you're on the project.

In other news, we're planning a promo reel and need more music for that. We'll use wip stuff, sure, but we want fresh wips.

Maybe the Tales release has got some of you inspired to work on this (again)? I hope so. :D

[Rozovian]

Okay, we've got another WAV in. :D Preliminary evaluation from a judge suggests this might be posted on ocr... probably a few years from now, tho.

I know there are a couple of tracks that are inches from ready.

You all everybody get your wips/wavs in!

edit: we got a few tracks, but I get greedy. MOAR PLZ!

[Usa]

Update for Abadoss: I got around 50% of your tracks ready, more to go very soon. Expect a demo in the not-so-distant future ˆ-ˆ I know, it's been a long time...my fault :/

[HoboKa]

Update for Abadoss: I got around 50% of your tracks ready, more to go very soon. Expect a demo in the not-so-distant future ˆ-ˆ I know, it's been a long time...my fault :/

/target Usa
/launch out of a cannon =D

[Abadoss]

Update for Abadoss: I got around 50% of your tracks ready, more to go very soon. Expect a demo in the not-so-distant future ˆ-ˆ I know, it's been a long time...my fault :/

No worries. I look forward to hearing it. :D

[Rozovian]

There are a few remixers I haven't heard from in ages, despite having tried to contact them. Their tracks are now going into the sort'a-available list on the first post. Too bad, because I liked what they would have brought to the project. On the other hand, now _you_ can take their tracks, make something awesome out of it.

If you're one of the remixers in question, lemme know asap that you're not dead and/or h8ers.

[Rozovian]

Summer's approaching fast, the snow's melting away, and some of you have a wip deadline coming up soon. You know who you are. I'll try to remind you anyway.

In other news, seikens.com is looking forward to this project's release. :D That's pretty cool.

[Usa]

No worries. I look forward to hearing it. :D

I got another delay because I updated my Cubase version to 5. Some plug-ins I have just kept crashing the whole thing like every five minutes and always when I saved the project (luckily, after saving was complete), so I had to re-open it the whole time. This got fixed now by the awesome 5.0.1 update and it is running better than ever ˆ.ˆ

[HoboKa]

wow...note to self. Don't get Cubase :D

[TheKrow]

Hey Rozo, sorry to bring some bad news, but I'm going have to withdraw my claim on "Can You Fly, Sister?" Due to a series of unfortunate events my computer ended up being wiped and I do not have my work file anymore. Everything was lost and I have pretty much lost all motivation for continuing my work, for now anyway. I'll leave you to open it back up to someone else who wants it. Sorry for this.

[Jago]

Roz, I'll take TheKrow's former track if it's still available.

[Rozovian]

no u cant i havent maed it avalable yet u wait for it lol

I mean, sure, it's yours. Great to have you on another track. :D

Right, I should edit the pic....

[Dj Mokram]

@Rozo: from the first post & your sig, which one is the most accurate available tracklist in the multiverse?

[Rozovian]

First post. The one in the sig is so much more trouble to update. Pick a track if you're interested, and send me an early wip so we can ok the style you're going for.

[Jago]

Roz, I'll snag Rolling Cradle as well and work on that first. I have a good idea going in my head, so I want to get it started before I forget.

[Rozovian]

Good day for the project, apparently. :D It's yours.

Looking forward to the wips.

As for the rest of you... summer's still on approach. Anyone with a deadline should wake up around now and, without disrupting school/work/rl (if you got one), get back to (or started on) your tracks.

[Dj Mokram]

Pick a track if you're interested, and send me an early wip so we can ok the style you're going for.
Got it. I'll go for 'Sacrifice part 1' then. Will send you a WIP when it's done.

[Rozovian]

All right, it's yours. But...

If it's done, how is it sill a wip? :P

[Usa]

OK, here we go:

http://daniellippert.ch/images/SD3SupporterBannerDontDirectLinkToThisPlease.jpg

Oh, and Rho, please add this to the first post, as well :)

[Rozovian]

I'm slow.

Took me a while to host and add the brand-new supporter sig banner. First post, and here.

http://solad.thasauce.net/images/banner3.jpg <-this one you can hotlink. :D

Also, seikens.com (http://www.seikens.com/?p=433) likes us. :D

[TheKrow]

Not to be an ass, but... "I hear remixers such as Sixto Sounds (http://www.ocremix.org/artist/4685/sixto-sounds), Usa (http://www.ocremix.org/artist/4698/usa), The Joker (http://www.ocremix.org/artist/4732/the-joker) and Abadoss (http://www.ocremix.org/artist/4697/abadoss) are involved." Come on Rozo needs some love too.

"*drools*
You don’t know how long I’ve waited for this…=D
I just hope it won’t suck like most of the albums to come out of OCRemix. =S"

-Mike, a commentor

WTF?!?! That's all I have to say :<

[Hylian Lemon]

"*drools*
You don’t know how long I’ve waited for this…=D
I just hope it won’t suck like most of the albums to come out of OCRemix. =S"

-Mike, a commentor

WTF?!?! That's all I have to say :<
I thought the same thing. XD

[Abadoss]

Uh... why am I all of a sudden a draw to a project? That kind of worries me a little... :P Certainly, I'm flattered, but I wasn't aware I had that status quite just yet.

[HoboKa]

waCha talking about Abadoss - you're gosu status at OCR =D

[pu_freak]

Wait, Abadoss is in this project? MY FAV PROJECT EVER! :P

[Rozovian]

Abadoss was probably mentioned because we've talked about his track in the thread. Big surprise that the guy whose track we've talked about is in the project. ;) Maybe you should do more tracks for the project, dude. :D

Weird how I wasn't mentioned. Maybe they're hoping there won't be an eggshaker on the album. That might actually spur me to get mah remixes done.

Anyway, summer's coming, fast. That means everybody's gonna be busy, and then everybody's gonna be lazy. I'm gonna write a list of the tracks we need to have on this project, then check their progress and plan to release the project after they're done. That means, sadly, that there may be tracks that won't be finished in time, and we're not gonna use unfinished tracks on an official ocr project.

Then again, it might mean people (myself included) will actually pick up the pace and GET TEH REMIXES DONE!!

[Hylian Lemon]

Weird how I wasn't mentioned.
Well, that does tend to happen to people everyone hates. :<

I swear I will try to work on revising my track in the near (or just regular) future.

(by the way I'm just kidding about everyone hating you :3)

[Rozovian]

Can You Fly Sister? was taken and is now free. The remixer didn't have time for it.

Everyone, this project is gonna start rolling in summer gear soon, so get ready. I want this project finished and done well. I know everybody's got school and stuff so I won't hold that against you, but once we're in June that doesn't work anymore.

I'll update the first post when I have time. Probably in June. ;)

[HoboKa]

Well, that does tend to happen to people everyone hates. :<

I swear I will try to work on revising my track in the near (or just regular) future.

(by the way I'm just kidding about everyone hating you :3)

get cho ass in gear boi =p I finished my mix :<

[Mozzaratti]

Mozzaratti here, new to forums but no stranger to OCR. I was recruited to potentially see where I could help out with the project. I've read over the setup and it all looks good to me, so I guess I just need to get myself to messaging/emailing to see what I need to do to get the ball rolling on my end. So mostly this is lame introduction to myself and a "hello there" to the other project folk. ^.^
I look forward to working with you folks.

[Rozovian]

Welcome aboard, great to have you here. :D

Also welcome to pu_freak. :D

Also, first post update. :P

Also, it's soon June. Guys, some of you have said you'd be able to get something done by then. Getting close...

[pu_freak]

Hey Rozo, 1st post says "last update: April 46th"... might wanna change that :P

[Rozovian]

Got a problem with long months? :D

[HoboKa]

Got a problem with long months? :D

Every month is long for you Rozo, ya slacker :<

[TheKrow]

Just curious, but how is everything else coming along for the project like artwork and the release site? Is everything almost complete, or not even?

[Rozovian]

That has been Usa's part of the project lately. From what I remember when we last talked about it, he said he'd do the site, we've both got a few artist connections, and when it comes to the rest of the tracks, we got another near-finished track today. :D

We're considering different release plans atm, but we're not planning to release it before fall. It depends on the ocr project queue and stuff like that. The sooner we get tracks in, the sooner we'll know. (meaning: get ur trax in kthx)

[Rozovian]

We got two more complete tracks. We're moving forward ppl. I'm looking forward to hearing tracks from the rest of you.

I'm just saying it like that to be nice. What I mean is GET UR TRAX IN ASAP!

:D

[Meteo Xavier]

May 34th, What the fuck!?

And Rozo, honey, I'm TOTALLY going to seriously start Closed Garden here soon, late June or early-mid July.

Sometime, we need to figure out how I can polish up Radiate Me. My mixing has gotten better, but I'm so sick of tweaking obsessively I just want to die some days. We'll get to that soon.

[ZealPath]

I hadn't looked at this thread in a while, but since you added a project supporter sig I feel compelled to use it!

Project popularity +0.1! (it all counts!)

Now, keep up the remixing and I look forward to seeing this project come together soon, can't wait to see what someone comes up with for Obsession, and the Sacrifice series.

[Bahamut]

That has been Usa's part of the project lately. From what I remember when we last talked about it, he said he'd do the site, we've both got a few artist connections, and when it comes to the rest of the tracks, we got another near-finished track today. :D

We're considering different release plans atm, but we're not planning to release it before fall. It depends on the ocr project queue and stuff like that. The sooner we get tracks in, the sooner we'll know. (meaning: get ur trax in kthx)

Just to give you a rough idea of the project timeline as far as I know it, FF4 comes out on July 18th. Xenogears and DKC 2 aren't set in stone as to the release dates, but Xenogears is likely to come out in September/October, and DKC 2 in November/December. After those, there aren't any with particular time periods slated as far as I'm aware. Of course it's a good idea to verify these things with Larry first, as there could always be updates from other projects I'm not aware of.

[Rozovian]

I'll be waiting. :D

Looks good in your sig. :D

Yep, gotta update that release date mention, been a while since I gave it much thought.

[pu_freak]

Check your PM's Rozo, I got you a present

[Rozovian]

Got pu_freak's wip, gonna talkto Usa before getting back to you about it.

Jago recently got us his second wav. Where are the rest of you?

[LuketheXjesse]

i'm starting to get bored of my song :P

but i'm not giving up yet

[pu_freak]

yet?

10char

[impurfekt]

I am interested in contributing. What are the remaining tracks to be done?

Is there an easy place I can go to hear the original versions?

[Rozovian]

The SPC-format soundtrack is here (http://solad.thasauce.net/solad-spc.rar). Get chipamp or (if you're on mac) Audio Overload to listen.

These tracks are, if my notes are correct, free:

116 Oh I'm a Flamelet
301 Can You Fly Sister?
307 Black Soup
314 The Sacrifice pt II
319 Return to Forever

These are covered in multitrack remixes, old remixes, or they're tracks we're not sure the remixer is still working on. Also free to take:

113 Damn Damn Drum
205 Female Turbulence
219 Obsession
305 Weird Counterpoint
311 Religion Thunder
317 Farewell Song

You're impurfekt from the seikens board, right? Did I invite you to the project? I know I was gonna. If not I must have forgotten. Yeah, you're welcome to join.

(updated tracklist is on the first post, not gonna update the one in this post)

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Today was a good week... I mean, I got a bunch of wips in, some of which are really close to finished. And here we have another contributor. :D

And for some reason I keep saying the project is moving along _slowly_. :D

[audio fidelity]

i'm still going crazy with ff4 and i have some tracks that i may have to work on before but 'cafe' is still priority and will be done this summer - i'm really excited to get back to it

[Rozovian]

I'm excited that you're excited... anyone excited that I'm excited? :D

Today is a good week indeed.

[Rozovian]

Update: Nutri got me an update, DJ Crono is interested in another track...

Did I mention today is a great week? :D

I know there are more of you out there. Where are you, and more importantly, your remixes? :P

[Abadoss]

How's Usa doing with mine?

[Rozovian]

I have no idea. Have barely seen him around. Perhaps not too surprising, he was pretty busy with rl stuff during spring, he's probably on vacation... or still busy.

[Abadoss]

I have a hard time imagining him ever being on vacation. The poor man works too hard.

[kentokhromatic]

Are you guys still looking for remixers for this collection? If so, what songs are left?

[Rozovian]

Yeah, first post in the thread (http://www.ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=14083).

Wouldn't hurt to look at the most obvious place for a tracklist, would it? Hm?

[Usa]

I'm excited that you're excited... anyone excited that I'm excited? :D

Yep, I am excited that Rozovian is excited because audio fidelity is excited :P

And, I am on vacation for two weeks now, my Cubase problem got solved last week so expect more soon-ish :D

[Rozovian]

Just so you all know, _I_ am not on vacation (or at least I'm not gone during vacation). Get back to making today a great week, everybody. :D

[LuketheXjesse]

I'm on vacation. Hooray Florida!

No more anything until uh....early august :(

[impurfekt]

The SPC-format soundtrack is here (http://solad.thasauce.net/solad-spc.rar). Get chipamp or (if you're on mac) Audio Overload to listen.

These tracks are, if my notes are correct, free:

116 Oh I'm a Flamelet
301 Can You Fly Sister?
307 Black Soup
314 The Sacrifice pt II
319 Return to Forever

These are covered in multitrack remixes, old remixes, or they're tracks we're not sure the remixer is still working on. Also free to take:

113 Damn Damn Drum
205 Female Turbulence
219 Obsession
305 Weird Counterpoint
311 Religion Thunder
317 Farewell Song

You're impurfekt from the seikens board, right? Did I invite you to the project? I know I was gonna. If not I must have forgotten. Yeah, you're welcome to join.

(updated tracklist is on the first post, not gonna update the one in this post)

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Today was a good week... I mean, I got a bunch of wips in, some of which are really close to finished. And here we have another contributor. :D

And for some reason I keep saying the project is moving along _slowly_. :D

Excellent. Now I can have a listen. Yes, I'm on the Seiken forum too. My Mana EP is coming along. My wait now is from the other two artists. One is nearly done, the other I have not heard from. Seems everyone is having a very busy summer!

I will listen to the available tracks and stake my claim if I am inspired!

[impurfekt]

If I may, I would very much like to have two tracks reserved:

114 Innocent Sea
319 Return to Forever

You know I am good for it. Please let me know. Once they are confirmed available and reserved for me I'll begin!

[Rozovian]

Everybody's doing Innocent Sea. :P All right, they're yours. Focus on Return to Forever, tho. ;)

We're going for a kind'a non-electronic overall sound, so if you were planning on something unts unts beep beep, show me an early version and I'll let you know before you've gotten to far whether it'll work on the project. We do make occasional exceptions when we think the track will work with the others.

FF4 had everything and the kitchen synth, we've got a more narrow focus. Drop me an early version by email or PM or something so I know what you're going for and I'll let you know how it'll work on the project.

[impurfekt]

Everybody's doing Innocent Sea. :P All right, they're yours. Focus on Return to Forever, tho. ;)

We're going for a kind'a non-electronic overall sound, so if you were planning on something unts unts beep beep, show me an early version and I'll let you know before you've gotten to far whether it'll work on the project. We do make occasional exceptions when we think the track will work with the others.

FF4 had everything and the kitchen synth, we've got a more narrow focus. Drop me an early version by email or PM or something so I know what you're going for and I'll let you know how it'll work on the project.

Well I just saw the list of what wasn't taken and listened to them all :) I will do as you suggest and focus on Return to Forever first.

No worries on the sound. My intent was to keep them clean and as natural sounding as possible. I do usually have a pad or synth in there somewhere though (if I feel it improves the overall composition). Definitely no "untz untz". I try and stay close to the original mood with my remixes.

I'll work up basic versions of both perhaps They seem much less complex musically than the original Secret of Mana pieces I worked with on my Mana EP. I'll PM something in a few days.

[Rozovian]

Well I just saw the list of what wasn't taken and listened to them all :) I will do as you suggest and focus on Return to Forever first.

No worries on the sound. My intent was to keep them clean and as natural sounding as possible. I do usually have a pad or synth in there somewhere though (if I feel it improves the overall composition). Definitely no "untz untz". I try and stay close to the original mood with my remixes.

I'll work up basic versions of both perhaps They seem much less complex musically than the original Secret of Mana pieces I worked with on my Mana EP. I'll PM something in a few days.

Either I fail update, or I'm confusing it with Innocent Water. In any case, if I said it's yours, it's yours. :D

Pads are fine. We seem to be on the same page about the sound. That's good. :D Looking forward to hearing them.

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Everybody else, gimme wip, gimme wav, gimme poor excuses... Last week was awesome. Let's top it. :D

[impurfekt]

Either I fail update, or I'm confusing it with Innocent Water. In any case, if I said it's yours, it's yours. :D

Pads are fine. We seem to be on the same page about the sound. That's good. :D Looking forward to hearing them.

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Everybody else, gimme wip, gimme wav, gimme poor excuses... Last week was awesome. Let's top it. :D

Thanks mate!

I just finished listening to the FF4 remix collection. I must say I wish it had been organized better. I think the majority of casual fans may find it a rather tedious listen. Not due to it's length, but rather to it's chaotic blend of styles. I found myself skipping every track that included electric guitars (I simply cannot stand them in instrumental music) and a few other tracks as well. In effect, the mood was constantly being disrupted and reminding me I was listening to a jumble of music instead of a beautiful RPG score. And I have to add that "Evoking the Dawn" (3-07) was easily the best piece on the collection.

If this project can flow in a more natural manner it will certainly be to everyone's benefit. I understand that is difficult to pull off given the number of artists involved. But surely we can do a better job than others have done. As there seems to be no shortage of artists, perhaps you can afford to be a bit picky ;)

[Bonryu]

What program will you guys be using for this project?:?

[Rozovian]

Everybody uses their own. Personally, I use Logic.

Dunno how old you are or what your music experience is but from the questions you've asked I'd guess you're fairly young and haven't done that much music, at least not on computer. Correct me if I'm wrong.

I don't really understand the relevance of the question. Are you thinking of joining so we'd supply you with a copy of the software we use? That would be inconvenient, counter-productive and unnecessary as most ppl who make music have their own programs... And illegal. Besides, it takes time to learn the program, so it wouldn't be a good idea to get people with no experience on the project since they'd need help all the time.

I think you'd be better off practicing and playing with demos of software, hanging out in Workshop and learning both writing and mixing. Check out the guides and tutorials, free software posts, etc...

[Bonryu]

Its no problem Im 19 and no I have not done much. But im willing to learn more and help out with this project any way that I can. The programs that im familiarizing myself with at this point are Reaper and paulstretch.

[Rozovian]

You're welcome to join if you can convince me you'll do a good enough track in keeping with the project direction. Unfortunately, if you're only now starting to familiarize yourself with the programs, i would suggest you hang out on our originals and remix feedback boards, post some stuff you're working on, hear what ppl think of them, and improve. That takes time, even with critique and support.

You can PM me when you post something on the wip boards, I'll let you know what I think. If you want to get on the project, you gotta convince me you can deliver, you know.

[Rozovian]

Okay, something more project related... Rainwound just joined. Who is Rainwound? :D

Also, changed the list of available tracks a bit. Still accepting remixes, still hoping everybody will finish their tracks, still recruiting... Still saying the progress is slow, but that's not really true anymore. Not the past two weeks.

Now, where's everybody else?

[impurfekt]

Okay, something more project related... Rainwound just joined. Who is Rainwound? :D

Also, changed the list of available tracks a bit. Still accepting remixes, still hoping everybody will finish their tracks, still recruiting... Still saying the progress is slow, but that's not really true anymore. Not the past two weeks.

Now, where's everybody else?

Oh man! More available! I wanna grab more but I need to finish "Return to Forever" first. I didn't realize it's a six minute track. That's okay. It's a good one. It's just gonna take a healthy few weeks to do justice.

It will be epic. Oh yes.

[Level 99]

Ahhhhhhhhh F**k it, give me Damn Damn Drum. I'll see what I can turn out with it in a timely manner. I guess if I wanted pressure to get work done, having five simultaneous semi-time-sensitive mixes on my plate should be quite enough to do that :nicework:

[Rozovian]

All right it's yours. Off to page 1 to get it off the list. :D

You should know we've got a version of it on the project already, but the remixer in question lost the project file. It remains as a bonus track unless the remixer asks for it to not be included. Just FYI, shouldn't really matter to you.

[KyleJCrb]

219 Obsession

You aren't including the version Sixto did (http://www.ocremix.org/remix/OCR01643/) for this project? Was that one released as a preview or did he decide to pull it?

[Rozovian]

Dunno. he made it, the project stagnated, he had it posted, the project is back alive... I talked to him about it, talked to Usa about it, don't remember what we decided on. The list of available tracks doesn't actually say which tracks we include or don't, so we might use it. Dunno.

Regardless, it _is_ free to take. Would be nice to have an even more awesome take on it... or just a different take. nothing says we can't have both Nocturnal and someone else's rendition.

[HoboKa]

You sure it's just the project that stagnated? :<

[Evfan42]

can I have Religion Thunder?

[Rozovian]

If you'll do a good job with it, sure. Drop me a pm with a link to some tracks you've done so I hear what you can do, then I'll let you know.

[Evfan42]

I sent you a pm

[Evfan42]

so heres what ive been working on

http://evfan42.googlepages.com/heavythunder.mp3

hey rozo, im looking to switch from fl studios to a different DAW like logic cause im getting a Mac soon to dedicate as a music computer, what kind of... learning curve for lack of better term am I looking at to switch?

[Rozovian]

so heres what ive been working on

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hey rozo, im looking to switch from fl studios to a different DAW like logic cause im getting a Mac soon to dedicate as a music computer, what kind of... learning curve for lack of better term am I looking at to switch?

*ahem* Not here either, sorry. We use email, PMs, and stuff. :D

Learning curve... it depends on your workflow. if you use patterns a lot you might have some problem adapting to regions/loops... or not, totally depends on your workflow. Depends on what new DAW you get too.

In any case, you'll have to learn the interface and probably find new favorite instruments to use (or figure out how to import your old ones, if possible). Same with effects. It should be more a nuisance than a problem, tho - they all read midi and make music. :D

Listening to your wip now, PM you a response in a bit.

[HoboKa]

so heres what ive been working on

http://evfan42.googlepages.com/heavythunder.mp3

hey rozo, im looking to switch from fl studios to a different DAW like logic cause im getting a Mac soon to dedicate as a music computer, what kind of... learning curve for lack of better term am I looking at to switch?

Looks like someone needs to be disciplined =p
Anyhoo, this remix is pretty neat, samples are sort of an issue with me tho; I'm not really partial to the square wave sound, it doesn't really mix with the feel of the mix to me...could just be me. But I'm thinking that making it grungier and saw-like might help it to fit in better and not stick out like a sore wanker :tomatoface:
Moreover, I'm thinking that the drums could be made to sound more IN YOUR FACE sounding instead of mainstream pop-rock ish. Especially for the kind of source material, one would expect well...more energy, this one seems kinda laid back to me, although the low guitar rhythm does off set that a bit.

I think this is a great start though, keep at it :)...and PM us next time, instead of posting on this thread since this project is supposed to be a dirty little secret :<

And Rozo...STOP BEING AFK you lazy Finn!!

[impurfekt]

Rozovian,

So I'm perhaps 2/3 of the way finished transcribing the notes for "Return to Forever" and wondering; are you aiming for a particular length with these tracks? I ask because the original piece is 8:36 and the last 4 minutes are quite repetitive (not sure if that's the credits or epilogue or what).

Normally, when I remix game music I remove a lot of the repetition to keep things interesting. I'm guessing in this case I'd cut at least two minutes off the end.

[Rozovian]

Cut whatever repetition you need, rewrite parts if necessary... it's a remix, there's room for artistic liberties, personal creative changes, stuff like that.

Lemme hear it when you can show me.

[Hylian Lemon]

Rozo, did you get the new WIP I sent on the 23rd?

[Rozovian]

Yep, I got it. It's near the top of my todo-list.

[LuketheXjesse]

Rozo did you get that WIP I se-

oh wait

[Dj Mokram]

I should list the completed tracks so you can see our progress.

Indeed, you should. :D

[impurfekt]

Rozovian,

I just PM'd you a WIP. Hopefully it got through. I'm new to this PM stuff.

[HoboKa]

Indeed, you should. :D

I second that.

[HitoriJaNai]

I second that.

Thirded. :-P

[Level 99]

Hey, so I will have a WIP for mine in....sometime....soon...ish. :nicework:

Still trying to really formulate what I'm gonna do with it. Man, why didn't anyone tell me music is so hard...oh, wait.

[Rozovian]

I've sent a reminder to some people whom I haven't heard from in way too long. If I don't hear from them by the end of the month, I'm gonna open their tracks for others to take. Maybe we'll have multiple remixes of the same tracks when they come back. That's fine with me. Maybe this will force them to get their act together and find the time to finish what they've started. That would be cool.

We could easily have this project done by christmas if everyone would get working on their tracks.

On a related note, Usa's back from vacation, so we can get back to you on your near-finished tracks now. Sent him a few wips. Waiting for him to get back about them.

[HoboKa]

Hey, so I will have a WIP for mine in....sometime....soon...ish. :nicework:

Still trying to really formulate what I'm gonna do with it. Man, why didn't anyone tell me music is so hard...oh, wait.

I know the feeling x_x

[HoboKa]

I've sent a reminder to some people whom I haven't heard from in way too long. If I don't hear from them by the end of the month, I'm gonna open their tracks for others to take. Maybe we'll have multiple remixes of the same tracks when they come back. That's fine with me. Maybe this will force them to get their act together and find the time to finish what they've started. That would be cool.

We could easily have this project done by christmas if everyone would get working on their tracks.

On a related note, Usa's back from vacation, so we can get back to you on your near-finished tracks now. Sent him a few wips. Waiting for him to get back about them.

Yeah guys finish your mixes...otherwise I'll have to take them all. No one wants that, trust me. :tomatoface:

[Level 99]

Yeah guys finish your mixes...otherwise I'll have to take them all. No one wants that, trust me. :tomatoface:

Hey hey hey! Calm it down. My fingers and brain can only move so fast, and my computer can barely keep up as is. You're killing my computer, does that make you feel good? Huh? You're a sick man. :sleepdepriv:

I'll have something WIP-wise by the end of the month for sure.

[HoboKa]

You're a sick man. :sleepdepriv:


Indeed...never eat a full bag of Lays with an empty stomach x_X

[Evfan42]

So my computer completely perished the other day, I have everything backed up, but its going to be a little while with my busy schedule to get it all back up.

[Nutritious]

Been PMing my wips to Rozo lately, but decided to go ahead and get on the project forums (I think it's been like a year since I logged on there) and post it. Check if out if you have a chance.

[Rozovian]

One week left of August, the arbitrary semi-enforced deadline I've set for some of you... and tried to inform you of. If you received my emails or PMs or something of it, you should get in touch with me ASAP.

If you haven't gotten any such message but are worried anyway, get in touch. Gimme a wip... or a finished track. :D

Usa's apparently really busy, haven't seem him online in a while. Another vacation, perhaps? :D

[Rozovian]

I'm soon gonna open a few tracks claimed by remixers we haven't heard from in a long time. Not today. I'm sick, and don't want to do anything.

In a related story, I'm sick and miserable and atm don't enjoy breathing. plz send me wips and finished tracks to cheer me up. *cough* :D

[Emunator]

Seeing as how I'm a huge project whore, do you think it'd be within your reach to post one of those spiffy little lists on the first post like all the other projects have, complete with fancy colors, so I can stalk your progress and needlessly hype myself up for this project? xD

... when you're not sick, of course :-P Feel better soon!

[Rozovian]

Seeing as how I'm a huge project whore, do you think it'd be within your reach to post one of those spiffy little lists on the first post like all the other projects have, complete with fancy colors, so I can stalk your progress and needlessly hype myself up for this project? xD

... when you're not sick, of course :-P Feel better soon!

Well, there _are_ three open tracks on the first post in the thread. If those won't do, any requests on what kind of tracks you're interested in doing (ie town, boss theme/battle, area with monsters to fight)? Also, pm me something non-electronic (as in not techno/dance/chip/synth) you've done.

Feeling better already. A little. ;)

[Emunator]

Oh, I don't think I'm good enough to get onto any project yet. I just meant that I like keeping up with the "Progress charts" of all the various OCR projects and seeing which artists are involved with each track. Things like that :-P

[HoboKa]

Well, there _are_ three open tracks on the first post in the thread. If those won't do, any requests on what kind of tracks you're interested in doing (ie town, boss theme/battle, area with monsters to fight)? Also, pm me something non-electronic (as in not techno/dance/chip/synth) you've done.

Feeling better already. A little. ;)

:? get better Rozo. That's an order.

[Rozovian]

My bad, Emunator. Misread your post. My sick made me do it. If you want to try tho, we'll provide feedback along the way. If you can't mix it, we can take your arrangement and put our sounds on it and mix it for you.

Thanks Alex. I'm feeling better, and my fever is going up. Immune system operational. Head, throat, sides aching. The doctor (not necessarily a qualified physician) might prescribe wips and wavs, gentlemen. Help me out here. :D

[Rozovian]

Updated tracklist. Sucks having to open tracks, makes me feel like the project is moving the wrong direction.

Oh well... new tracks, ppl! Any takers?

I also started a new sorting system for wips and progress demos. Should make this behemoth easier to manage. I would appreciate if you all dropped me wips so I can put it to good use. Especially if you haven't sent me anything the past few months.

[Level 99]

I would appreciate if you all dropped me wips so I can put it to good use. Especially if you haven't sent me anything the past few months.

Will do. I honestly am considering taking a day off of work sometime in September to just work on all my mixes from 8 AM until Midnight. It'll make remixing much more serious business. I'll have a WIP to you....soon....

[pu_freak]

I hat myself for not having done anything with Farewell Song yet... *sigh* well, first to finish my other one, then I'll start on farewell song again

[Rozovian]

I hat myself for not having done anything with Farewell Song yet... *sigh* well, first to finish my other one, then I'll start on farewell song again

Or just show me you can work fast and good. ;)

And l99... Appreciating the plan. :D

[Geoffrey Taucer]

I've been telling myself over and over, no more projects, no new commitments. But.....

If pu doesn't take farewell song, I'll give it a shot. I'm thinking celtic ballad.

[Nase]

Hm, I'll listen to the open tracks and see if I like anything. Just can't get the tracklist of SD3 into my head.

[Rozovian]

I've been telling myself over and over, no more projects, no new commitments. But.....

If pu doesn't take farewell song, I'll give it a shot. I'm thinking celtic ballad.

Sorry pu. I'm not gonna have you cage-fight Tauce over it. I don't mind having two remixes of it (tho I prefer having one of each of the other tracks first). Who finishes first? :D

I like how you're thinking, Tauce. Welcome aboard.

[Geoffrey Taucer]

Who finishes first? :D

This honestly is probably the best way to do it; I have an idea, but I won't know until I sit down to record how well it will actually work out.

[Rozovian]

Hm, I'll listen to the open tracks and see if I like anything. Just can't get the tracklist of SD3 into my head.

Hey Nase, didn't see you there. Yeah, see if you find anything you want your name on. :D

[pu_freak]

This honestly is probably the best way to do it; I have an idea, but I won't know until I sit down to record how well it will actually work out.

I work better under pressure anyway :P I'm curious to see what our different takes our going to be Taucer (though what I now have is very ballad-ish aswell)

[Rozovian]

Just posting to remind everybody that we're not going away. I've been doing some guesswork and I think we're at about 50% now. Many track done, many tracks almost... and then there's tracks I want your wips for. Hard to say exactly where we're at tho, as so many tracks are close but not quite there yet, and then there's the matter of remixers who have been incommunicado for a while now.

If you're supposed to do a track for a project, do it asap. Especially if you're supposed to do tracks for more than one. Especially if this project is one of them. :D

[HoboKa]

Just posting to remind everybody that we're not going away. I've been doing some guesswork and I think we're at about 50% now. Many track done, many tracks almost... and then there's tracks I want your wips for. Hard to say exactly where we're at tho, as so many tracks are close but not quite there yet, and then there's the matter of remixers who have been incommunicado for a while now.

If you're supposed to do a track for a project, do it asap. Especially if you're supposed to do tracks for more than one. Especially if this project is one of them. :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCMC4J8wqOw
'nuff said.

[Rozovian]

A couple more remixes are almost done, just going over some final crits and hoping Usa will have the time to come online and listen in case there's something I missed.

Ten days with no posts here, and the thread sinks under tons of other project threads. Great to see activity on so many projects, but it'd be nice to have more activity on this one. We're old, we're half way there, we could easily wrap this up within a few months if everybody would pick up and finish their tracks.

On a side note, I'm getting close to finishing my boss themes track, which means I can move on to to work on all the other project tracks I've claimed.

[Level 99]

I think it's kind of funny that I signed up for the specific project forums but, apparently, y'all don't use them anymore!!! I've been dead trying to come up with my arrangement for Damn Damn Drum, cause nothing's clicking. If I don't get any actual progress by the end of next week, I may just release the track since it's doing nothing in my hands. I'd consider swapping for another in this case, but yeah, this is just a heads up. We are now entering the OCR Swamp of Projects, which gives Florida swamps a run for their money! :nicework:

[Rozovian]

I've left notices all over the place that the old forum isn't really much in use. Been thinking about talking to Kyle about getting room on kngi's forums where half the other projects seem to be based.

On the flip side, it would be interesting for everyone involved to hear the album without having much of an idea about what everybody else has done. Certainly made the ff4 album release a bigger experience for me. I heard one or two tracks besides my own before the release.

We'll see about the forum.

But yeah, you're welcome to switch tracks if you want.

[HoboKa]

Rozo, you and Usa still need to crit my Left Handed Wolf wip =p

[Rozovian]

I'll drop you a line on aim later, be online.

[HoboKa]

I'll drop you a line on aim later, be online.
yessir *salutes*