How has OCR enhanced your life?

[benprunty]

Sorry if this has been done before.

For me, OCRemix has enhanced my life in many ways. DJ Pretzel got me interested in funk music with his Shinobi Consent remix, and Shnabubula enhanced my interest in jazz overall. I've made about a dozen CD's with carefully chosen and arranged OCR favorites. I now listen to several artists original stuff as well, like Star Salzman, DJ Redlight, and Shnabubula. All the music I've gotten from OCR inspires me in my own music writing every day. OCRemix has added so much texture to my musical life since I started listening to it around 2002 that I honestly can't imagine life without it. Thanks to DJ Pretzel and all the remixers. How has it enhanced everyone else's life?

[supremespleen]

OCR brought me a lot of internet friends. After unmod went, I lost touch with a lot of them. At least I some of them are here (http://remod.cakearmy.org/index.php)!

[Mr. Bottle Rocket]

It gave me all those lovely Ice Cap remixes!

owait.


It actually just made me able to get nostalgia and nergasms more often. :'D

[DarkeSword]

OC ReMix has made me a bitter, angry person.

edit: yes this is an enhancement

[djpretzel]

I spent most of the first half of my twenties inside on Friday and Saturday nights, with no steady ladyfriend...

Oh wait, ENHANCED...

jk; I can't scapegoat this site into what was essentially the effect of going to a commuter school, and I *did* buy my first house at age 20, which was a good investment. Plus, things have evened out now, and contrary to the prediction that "once djp gets a steady gf, ocremix will go down," the opposite has happily been true.

Honestly, this site had a huge impact on my life. I'm sure some little bits here and there might have been negative, but overall there's so many positives that I'd need to write a novel... and I almost have: last year's State of the ReMix (or was it the year prior? I forget...) was essentially about how, in spite of some the sacrifices I've made, I see so much positive come out of the site that I've consciously decided to poor my heart and soul into it, and haven't regretted doing so. Word.

[Mr. Bottle Rocket]

Get a new sig, p.

[DrumUltimA]

got me exposed to MANY other awesome genres through a common bond

[atmuh]

HUGE balls

[Jaybell]

got me exposed to MANY other awesome genres through a common bond

This. There were genres I didn't even know about before OCR came along.

[MechaFone]

The first 20 years of my life were spent mostly lonely and depraved (of good music that is.)
When I found OC Remix seven years ago, I found myself in music heaven. This site pulled me through some tough times in my life. You guys rock and I'll never stop listening.

[Kirie]

OCR has introduced me to so many amazing artists, songs, and people. (even though I'm still new to the forums part...) And the music just makes my day so much better. I'll never stop listening and supporting the site. ♥ :D

[Flexstyle]

I found out about this site from a couple different sources--first some computer magazine interview with Binster, and then somewhat more recently zircon posted the "Voices of the Lifestream" link at KVR. Once I really downloaded a lot of choons, I must say that I've been really inspired by some of the remixes. I'm an avid gamer, but I mostly play open-source and free games. None of them really have a soundtrack to speak of. Coming to OCR and hearing these remixes of the brilliant game composers' songs has REALLY broadened my musical understanding. Plus, there's a TON of genres made on here that I wouldn't ordinarily go searching for, yet I really love.

Thanks OCR for the amazing diversity and the great inspiration!

[big giant circles]

I've consciously decided to poor my heart and soul into it, and haven't regretted doing so. Word.

HA! I'm not teh only one who kant grammarz.

Oh, and OCR has not enhanced my life in any way. I continue to be a cold, miserable, unapproachable person. If I had to pick the least slimy, detestable thing and call that the closest thing to a gem to come out of this pit of despair, it would be the nice work guy emoticon. Yes, I'm talking about him -> :nicework:

Other than that, I'm pretty well disgusted.

[CHIPP Damage]

By showing me the cruel art of aggressive sarcasm. ^_^

[quoda]

By making me appreciate video game music even more than I initially did.

By making me drool like a fangirl over the all the awesome artists here... that's hot.

And by adding at least a few gig of music to my already video game music heavy song collection.

[siven7]

It's shown me some phenomenal artists, great arrangers and arrangements as well as showing me a group of people who REALLY CARE about game music... man, what a terrific site. Keep up the incredible work!

[Geoffrey Taucer]

I don't even know where to start. Many of the people I count among my best friends are people I wouldn't have met if not through OCR.

It has also hugely expanded my horizons as a listener, introducing me to many new styles and artists I wouldn't have otherwise listened to.

It has vastly expanded my abilities as a musician and producer; I sucked when I got here, and every ounce of improvement I've made since then has been due to 1) My ongoing quest to make better remixes and 2) constant critique from members of the community.

I have made a ton of potentially useful professional contacts.

OCR has impacted my life in such a huge way that I cannot begin to imagine what my life would be like had it never existed.

Three cheers for David Lloyd!

[Sinewav]

got me exposed to MANY other awesome genres through a common bond

Amen to that. OCR broadened my horizons musically, and also got me more interested in creating music of my own. I'd go as far to say every song I've ever written (be them good or bad) has OCR to thank, at least in part, for the inspiration.

It also taught me that there ARE, in fact, girls on the internet.

[The Tiger]

Not really major, but Reuben Kee's (God rest his soul) Ascension to Cosmo Canyon is a song I always find to be particularly inspiring...which is needed for the work I do.

[starla]

Beyond all the obvious music-influencing and learning-new-genres and talking to the most awesome of people ever, I moved twice. My life has been greatly impacted by the OCR community.

[DarkeSword]

By showing me the cruel art of aggressive sarcasm. ^_^
RRRRRRAGNAROK!

[Antipode]

Not going to lie - OCR has been a HUGE influence on my life. I first stumbled across it in '03 and immediately dismissed it because I assumed it was a pay site or a collection of MIDIs. Not sure what drew me back, but I came back and listened to everything I could and joined the forums where I met lots of awesome people, and several things occurred as a result. First, I gained a newfound appreciation for game music itself. The second and probably most important was that I realized people like me were making music by themselves and releasing it online for free. This was a huge inspiration and it eventually led to my exposure to various DAWs. Now, four years later, I make my own original music (something which is a great passion for me and may even become a career someday) and have radically changed my own musical tastes. Plus after jumping from unmod to .org to remod I've found lots of awesome people who wouldn't have otherwise come together. In short, OCR was a large turning point for me and it has given me several goals to look forward to. All I have left to do is make/submit a remix! Hopefully sometime this year.

[MechaFone]

Beyond all the obvious music-influencing and learning-new-genres and talking to the most awesome of people ever, I moved twice. My life has been greatly impacted by the OCR community.

I've moved thrice since I discovered OC Remix. God Bless you all for helping to keep my head above the water during such difficult times.

[CHIPP Damage]

RRRRRRAGNAROK!

WAAAAHAHAHAAAA! Thank you. Just wait till you hear what I'm working on now. You'll be so disgusted!

Actually, I've got an unlikely one. OCR has helped me improve my Japanese . . . I think. Since becoming the site translator I've had to look up all kinds of crazy kanji and useless vocabulary words. It's all thanks to DJP's "content policy" nonsense. Hahaha. ^_^

[JJT]

I sucked when I got here
left the door way open on that one...

[Fenrir]

Getting me exposed to, and involved in, a community encompassing nearly the entire spectrum of (pardon me for using a trite and loaded term) diverse opinion.

Also given me several days worth (if not a week) of constant music.

[Dyne]

I've met new people I would NEVER EVER have met if I wasn't part of the community here. I've gone places, seen things, and generally enjoyed myself more than I would have I hadn't joined OCR.

I could also say I owe OCR for the boost in my confidence (especially because of certain people, thank you guys).

[The Pezman]

I saw "How has OCR enhanced..." at the communnity page and all sorts of interesting things came to mind. Then I remembered that it was community and that probably none of them were accurate.

This is the first message board where people haven't been assholes through and through. I participated in two community-oriented, videogame-related boards before this one: Choco-Boko Booyaka, which no longer exists, and the forums for IcyBrian, the site which used to be the OCR of fanfiction. These forums have been the best by far. Do people talk out of turn, say shit they shouldn't, and rip on others unnecessarily? Of course. But whatever OCR drama exists is infinitely better than the previous two. At the first one nearly everyone was manic depressive, an egoistic ass, or both. At the second one everyone was just an egoistic ass. Here I respect the regulars, mods and judges and don't have to keep justifying to myself why I post on a forum with so many people I dislike. Unlike pretty much everyone else on the boards, my first acquaintance with OCR was actually from meeting some members in person at MAG 5. So when I started posting I already knew the people and that they were good guys. At Icy's we never even knew one another's real names, much less ever met them in person.

In addition, the fact that we were at MAGFest showed something else: OCR gets involved. Icyforums runs an annual fanfic contest, but other than that they just shoot the shit. Oh, and the site's creator doesn't update or post. No ambition among any of the members to do anything. At OCR there's all sorts of stuff going on, both with music and other things. I haven't even looked at most of the stuff in the compeititons thread yet. And OCR affiliates itself with other things. The only affiliate I got out of IcyBrian is the Chrono Trigger Novel Project, and Wayne has said that relationship was never very solid anyway.

And finally the music. God, the music. I was at a loss for how to play music without friends around. And q-pa introduced me to the idea of computer music. It took me until MAGFest to get around to posting here, but since then I've been oh-so-gradually trying to find things out. When I get enough time and instruction, I hope to be able to reinvent my musical prowess within the context of my primary interest: technology. And what a day that will be.

[Bahamut]

There's always the music, and as much as I've always maligned Unmod and the culture it fostered, it also gave me a toughness that has allowed me to deal with assholes who go out to fuck with people for their amusement.

And in general, OCR has given me friends who share my love of vgm and with some, music in general.

[Darklink42]

I think, other than the amazing appreciation that OCR has given me for music and the many ways that people can take a song and make it their own, I've really gained a sense of community as well. Sure I don't have the kind of post count that commands respect, but I still always feel like I'm part of a group of people that I can actually understand. (I used to do Gaia, you can laugh at me if you want).
OCRemix has also rejuvinated my interest in getting into the art of making music beyond just plunking around. It really gives me a reason to sit down and take it seriously, something I never really did before. I haven't done anything worthy of even calling a WIP yet, but I know when I do get there, I'll have a whole community of professionals to give me advice.

[Jillian Aversa]

For one thing, up until last year when I had to clear some serious space on my old laptop, OC ReMixes consisted over half my playlist, and they were basically the only thing I ever listened to for pleasure. That alone is enough to make an impression on my life.

I have also met many wonderful people through the community, some of whom I consider to be among my closest friends... And whom I may wish to invite to a certain event that may center around a certain person I also met because of OCR. :*>

Thank you, Dave! Geeks are happier, and the world is that much better because of your initiative.

[OverCoat]

This is a good thread.

It's OCR's fault that you guys have had to sit through my noisy artistic music these past 6 years.

I'm just glad it exists. It's a place where people know what the fuck I'm talking about [though not all the time, but that's your guys' fault too]. Also MAGFEST!!6

[Dyne]

I don't care what anyone else says, I went to M6 because of OCR. I wouldn't have even KNOWN about MAGFest had it been for OCR.

[Sam Ascher-Weiss]

keep your ears to the ground

[BlueMage]

The most obvious effect? Well, I've got roughly a week's worth of music that, by and large, has no lyrics! (Yes, this is a good thing - lyrics generally destroy awesome music because the singer is often poorly trained, if at all) More than that, it's helped keep me sharp, dealing with some of the more, er, aggressive personalities on here.

Finally, being the relatively normal person that I am (aside from the incredible intelligence, amazing good looks, awesome sense of humour and great modesty) on an otherwise geeky-site, I like to think I might've been able to help a few folks in their IRL encounters with others. In a way, that's possibly the most rewarding part.

[Nicole Adams]

OCR is what got me into music production and over the years I've met some cool people that I enjoy talking to on a regular basis.

[Subz1987]

It's enhanced my music collection and taste, and has introduced me to some games thanks to the music

[Rambo]

Ocremix taught me how to flame and be flamed. It taught me what teh interwebs are, and that life is meaningless.

[DCT]

I met half of Urbanizm Music via OCR, and I've listened to more interpretations of Schala's Theme & Ice Cap Zone than I ever needed to. Ever.

-DCT

[Fishy]

Without OCR I never would have seriously approached producing music, and would've just settled for being a guitarist. I wouldn't have had the drive to go for the Uni course I'm going on and probably wouldn't have chosen the career path I'm hoping to get to.

So yeah, I owe OCR a lot and I wish there was a way I could give it more in return.

[Shadow Wolf]

Oh wow. So many ways. I've visited OCR at least once daily since around October 2002. The first mix to really make me stay here was Sunken Suite, but from there I've moved on and downloaded over 710 remixes.

The people and musicians of OCR have helped cultivate my passion for music, and without it I really don't think I would be the same person I am today. The beauty and creativity of every person haere has really inspired me to become a better person myself.

Just recently, after 6 years of listening to you all, I finally decided to play piano, and I'm currently working towards that. Even during all the frustration of being a (currently) sucky pianist, the mixers and mixes on this site continue to inspire me on a daily basis.

So... Thank you, Dave, for one of the greatest ideas in the history of the internet. Thank you, mixers, for continuing to share your music, and hence your feelings with us. Thank you, listeners, for continuing to keep this site alive.

Viva Le Pretzel!

Also:

...lyrics generally destroy awesome music because the singer is often poorly trained, if at all...

I love you so much I'm crying little crystal tears, and we should make babies together.

[Bummerdude]

It has enhanced my interest for music. Looking 3 years back, I wasn't that enthustiastic about it all, but when my siblings showed me OCR, the idea to remix videogame music sounded really cool to me. And down that road it went, and I have shown much more appreciation to the audible world ever since. It's a shame I don't listen to remixes as much as I used to, but those gems I have and love is always good for a nostalgic OCR moment.

What else do I have? Oh yeah, my english has improved to a surprisingly decent level during my forum activity. It's far from flawless, but it'll do. I've also honed my sig skills and increased my Internet knowledge here thanks to the jolly bunch of videogame lovers on this site, which I also appreciate. ;-)

[zircon]

OCR has completely changed my life in two major ways. I'm not exaggerating. First of all, I would not be a composer/producer at all had I not stumbled on it.

You see, until my senior year of high school, I was planning on going into information technology and/or business. So rewind one year - mid to late 2003. My family got DSL and someone recommended OCR as a great place to exercise my connection and get great tunes. I checked it out, and immediately fell in love with all the incredible, diverse music, the likes of which I had never heard before. Some were from games I knew, some weren't; some of my favorites were Terra in Black, PleasantlyDanceintheClub, Fillmore Freestyle, Metalman Goes Clubbing, and Wicked Orchestra. By the end of 2003 I HAD to try it myself, and starting with Phantasy Star IV music, I did. Of course, all of the early results were crappy, I had no idea what I was doing, and I got very frustrated with myself, but I never gave up because I so desperately wanted to make cool music like all these OC ReMixers did.

Having even the basic tools to mess around was so much fun. I had played the piano for years and years prior, but using synthesizers and effects, layering sounds, using drums, and really creating music myself was something I had never experienced before. After I had settled in with my software a little bit, I took a shot at writing original music too (because hey, why not?) By the end of 2004, I had a handful of posted remixes, a bunch of original music, some indie game credits, and knew for sure that I wanted to pursue music as a career. My goal hasn't wavered since.

The second way OCR has enhanced my life is perhaps obvious... meeting Jill, of course, would not have happened if I were not involved in the community, and now, a little over two years since the 2005 NYC meetup, I'm the happiest I've ever been.

There are also a number of minor ways OCR has made my life awesome that I'd be remiss without mentioning. Like Jeremy, I've made so many great friends here, whether they're meetup regulars, site staff, or just dudes that hang out in #ocrwip or #ocremix daily; sort of like virtual roommates. ;) OCR also comprises the bulk of the audience for my original music, a huge plus, and I feel like my career as an artist would be significantly less successful without it. My critiquing skills have certainly gone through the roof thanks to the countless WIPs and submissions I've written about... BGC and I always laugh at how the vast majority of song critiques at Garageband.com don't come anywhere near the level of depth that is practically expected in this community.

Anyway, y'all get the idea. OCR rules. Thanks Dave. :)

[Ramaniscence]

OCReMix is arguably one of the most important forces in my life over the past 6 years. I first came into the IRC channel at a very difficult time in my life and the relationships I made in there have made me the person I am today and I'm glad to say that I maintain many of those relationships to this day. Not to mention the whole EGM ordeal =P.

Having just gotten back from MAGFest, hanging out with a bunch of friends from around the community, meeting some friends I've had since the beginning for the first time ever (Suzu, starla, DC13...) it's pretty obvious how big of a part of my life the community is. I've been friends with some of these people longer than a lot of people my age have ever had friends. Not to mention that a GOOD CHUNK of my wardrobe is arrangement community stuff (3 OCR shirts, an OCR hoodie, ThaSauce shirt, 2 Wave Theory shirts, 1 Shael Riley Shirt, and 1 Powerglove shirt).

This is all completely ignoring ThaSauce and ReMix:ThaSauce themselves. Over the past few years I've completely enveloped my life into this community through ThaSauce & R:TS to try to give back to a community that's already given me SO MUCH. I'll be supporting this place until the day I die, or the day IT dies. And that's a promise.


SIDE NOTE: As I am planning on eventually going into the game industry at some point (currently persuing a 3D Graphics degree, and probably going into Computer Science next) a lot of the relationship made on this site, networking, and projects I've been involved with, are sure to continue to have an impact well into my future as well. Anyone interested in something similar should DEFINITELY keep that in mind.

[Arrow]

I think it'd be tough to top what everyone else has said up to this point, but I feel much the same in various ways. OCR really got me to open my eyes when it came to musical genres, listening to things outside my usual box, and gaining an appreciation for more than just what I previously tended to listen to.

It also gave me the impetus I needed to finally start meeting people I knew online in real life; before then, due to religious tendencies that had been shoved down my throat, I was wary of such a thing. Now I don't even want to think of going a year without going to some sort of con where I'll see people I know. Preferably two cons or more.

Also, that impetus to meet people is what allowed me to meet another person I know online who is not into OCR, and we clicked so well that I'm trying my damndest to figure out some way to move to California so I can hang out with her on a permanent basis (she knows of this plan, and approves). So thank you OCR, for possibly allowing me to have a girlfriend some day!

[eppy]

It taught me that there's a ton of good remixes out there undiscovered.

[anosou]

OCRemix, and especially Voices of the Lifestream, has given me faith in my skill as a musician/producer. After 3 years of studying music and everyone surpassing me in skill as an instrumentalist I'd pretty much given up on music. Then, partially because of OCR, I got myself a computer and started making music with it. Here I am now and I love it.

Thanks to OCR exposing me to great music over the years I've got a chance to expose my music to the audience I respect the most. Thanks to OCR I feel confident enough to pursue a career in the video game audio or general music industry. Thanks to OCR I've made contacts and projects that will matter when I eventually get there. Thanks to OCR I'm incredibly happy with my life and how it is progressing at the moment.

So yeah, much MUCH love. I hope that I will somehow be able to pay that back.

[benprunty]

Thanks everyone for the fantastic replies. I was hoping that I would provoke some interesting thoughts, but I didn't expect this much. I'm glad to know that OCR has impacted other people's lives as much or, clearly more than mine. Thanks again everyone, and keep it up! I'm sure everybody would love to hear more.

[The Pezman]

So yeah, much MUCH love. I hope that I will somehow be able to pay that back.
So yeah, I owe OCR a lot and I wish there was a way I could give it more in return.
Make more mixes.

How many more mixes?

OVER NINE THOUSAND!!!!!!!!!
rewind one year - mid to late 2003.
Ummmmmm....
Like Jeremy, I've made so many great friends here
How many of us are on these boards now? Me, him and Robson. Soule, too, if we count him. Anyone else?

[Geoffrey Taucer]

Yes, but since I'm the coolest Jeremy of them all, when somebody says "Jeremy" and doesn't specify which one, they're usually talking about me.

[The Pezman]

since I'm the coolest Jeremy of them all,
:(



10char(fuck it's not enough this time)

[Gafgarion]

One of my friends told me about this site. About 2006, I joined the forum, and life was just amazing. OCR has enhanced my life by giving me the music I really want to listen to, and also by letting us converse about the things we like to talk about. Also, by downloading the music, I started to play the old games again.

[HalcyonSpirit]

OCR has enhanced my life in several ways. But I think the most important one to mention is that it kept me sane.

I was introduced to the greatness that is OCR in mid-to-late 2003. I downloaded everything I could off the site (using dial-up, no less) and listened to it constantly. I had never really been a music fan until OCR came along. It was only then did I start listening to music so much. Well, come mid 2004, I suffer a huge blow and fall into depression. You know what kept me going through the first few weeks? OCR's music. I could listen to it and either escape reality completely or use it to lessen the feelings of loss I was having. It allowed me to get back on my feet far more easily than I could have without it, and I don't want to think about what could've happened had I not had that pillar of support.

I still use OCR's music (along with music from other sources now) to do the same thing when I'm feeling down. But the site became even more helpful for my well-being when I stumbled upon the n-th iteration of the LRS&Se thread in Unmod. The people in that thread (especially Mahaboo and Wacky)... I have few words I can use to describe my appreciation for their help when I asked for it. They helped me get through many difficult situations that I could not figure out and/or endure alone, and helped me to become more experienced socially (and become a better person as a result). They continue to help me today when I need it, but I need it so much less these days because of their help in the past. No amount of thanks is adequate to express my appreciation.

In other words, OCR and its community has played a big part in who I've become today, all of it for the better. :mrgreen:

[Gafgarion]

Speaking of, how long has the genre OCR been around?

[Kenobio]

gafgarion galgarion gafgarion wut

[SoloGamer]

Speaking of, how long has the genre OCR been around?
if you're talking about the site (which i really hope you are), it's been around since 1999 (http://www.ocremix.org/info/Site_History).

[Tensei]

Speaking of, how long has the genre OCR been around?

Dude, wtf? "Genre OCR"? Explain!

[DarkeSword]

Speaking of, how long has the genre OCR been around?

OCR isn't a genre. Learn what the word genre means.

[Vivi22]

Before I found OCR, back in about 2005 I think, I was a sad, lonely, pathetic shell of a man. Now I'm a sad, pathetic shell of a man, but at least I'm engaged and get sex on a regular basis. Coincidence?

Seriously though, OCR has helped me grow as a musician. I only played the drums when I first found the site and became addicted. It was thinking how cool it would be to make remixes as awesome as the ones on this site that drove me to take up piano. A couple of years later, I'm not so much interested in remixing (though I may try my hand at it someday) as I am doing original songs. OCR has helped me hone my musical ear, and get into some genres I wouldn't have tried had these remixes not been freely available and of amazing quality.

[José the Bronx Rican]

This was probably a natural progression from working in MIDI.
I was already a veteran contributor to vgmusic before stumbling into OCR, then music creation software developed at a ridiculous rate, and I discovered Computer Music magazine and got the kind of training I've been needing for years. One day at a Game Express near where I live, I heard the clerks playing music that sounded new, yet familiar. I don't remember the exact tunes, but I asked about them, and I got the answer. I thought to myself, "That site I've been peeking at? They seem to have some good shit!" Soon after, around the time I first purchased Fruity Loops, I thought, how cool would it be to have some "ReMixes" of my own played and appreciated in public like that? That's where it started, and that's when I started building a collection of my favorite OCReMixes; three hundred fifty-change and counting, along with most of the albums.
And I deal in a lot of things: drawing, graphic design and other multimedia stuff (I was an art student in high school), but music has been more important right now because OCR doesn't rest as a community. And I mean, COMMUNITY. Folks 'round the net with similar interests just don't hang with each other the way we do. I've been so busy, my social life was limited mostly to my clerical job at the hospital; not anymore, even though the job was what forced me out of MAGFest this year. Otakon or bust!
Some of you know my recent family situation. I no longer have immediate family in this city anymore, so unless and until I'm no longer single, it's my co-workers and my OCR.

[Toadofsky]

I've been on this site I guess for a few years, I've seen forum members come and go (though there's been WAAAY MORE before me), but for some reason, I keep coming back for more. I've got probably almost 2 gigs of music off this site (including remix projects). It gets better every year, every mix is progressing in terms of tech (not that the former mixes aren't still good), and I'm hoping to see much more.

Speaking of remix projects, did the team making kirby's super star (milky way wishes game), ever finish?

So, nine years have passed. One more year, and unbelievably, this place will have been here TEN years!!

[Arek the Absolute]

I've been on this site I guess for a few years, I've seen forum members come and go (though there's been WAAAY MORE before me), but for some reason, I keep coming back for more. I've got probably almost 2 gigs of music off this site (including remix projects). It gets better every year, every mix is progressing in terms of tech (not that the former mixes aren't still good), and I'm hoping to see much more.

Speaking of remix projects, did the team making kirby's super star (milky way wishes game), ever finish?

So, nine years have passed. One more year, and unbelievably, this place will have been here TEN years!!

The MWW portion is done. We are just finishing up the bonus and the website right now.

[HalcyonSpirit]

The MWW portion is done. We are just finishing up the bonus and the website right now.

Really? I've been waiting for it to be released for a while now. Glad to hear it's almost done.

[Skrypnyk]

Speaking of, how long has the genre OCR been around?

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j261/lancer130/1187330432418.jpg

special thanks to the unsung plumber.

[Rambo]

Speaking of remix projects, did the team making kirby's super star (milky way wishes game), ever finish?

Looking forward to this greatly.
Also, I just realized your name stemmed from SMRPG, and is wicked.

As for on topicness, I never had any interest in playing or creating music until I heard Dhsu's clockwork vampire on this site. Ever since I've been spending a couple hours a week pounding on the piano I happened to have lying around. :roll:

[Gafgarion]

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j261/lancer130/1187330432418.jpg

special thanks to the unsung plumber.

Oh my fucking christ, it was a typo. I didn't realize I put it there until now. Is it forgiveable?

[DarkeSword]

No. Never. Now go cry.

[Gafgarion]

I already did, DarkeSword, and for your sake only.

[Bahamut]

Oh my fucking christ, it was a typo. I didn't realize I put it there until now. Is it forgiveable?

How the hell is that a typo?

[Arek the Absolute]

aparanltly he hsa no idaea whatt a typpo is

[Brithor]

aparanltly he hsa no idaea whatt a typpo is

Or genre either.

[Gafgarion]

If you are going to make fun of my accidents, and pretty much call me a dumbass, move it to another thread please.

[Tensei]

If you are going to make fun of my accidents, and pretty much call me a dumbass, move it to another thread please.

We honestly don't need another megathread.

[Gafgarion]

Then quit bitching.

[Tensei]

Then quit bitching.

Hey there's no reason to be so mean to me, I didn't say anything before this! I have feelings too you know.

Woops, I shouldn't derail this. OCR has enhanced my life by giving me great music to listen to, by giving me people to bitch to/about on IRC and by inspiring me to try making music my profession. :)

[Bahamut]

If you are going to make fun of my accidents, and pretty much call me a dumbass, move it to another thread please.

So if you can't take criticism, people are not allowed to point it out? That sounds incredibly unreasonable. I've had my newbie days around here too where I've made stupid posts, but I never went "OH QUIT YOUR BITCHING AT MY STUPIDITY".

Plus I'm a moderator here now - from a moderator viewpoint, criticism is relevant to a thread too. If I did the very same thing, I'd have no right to complain about anyone calling out what I did and expect to be in the right.

[Kenobio]

No. Never. Now go cry.

Sweet sig, DarkeSword.

[Monobrow]

best thread 2008?

[Gimgak]

To be honest, if it were not for OCReMix, I would probably not be half (or at least one third) the person I am now. OCReMix gave me some of the best music I've put on my mp3 player, which has influenced my life in a huge way. It also introduced me to a bunch of nice people who enjoy music as much as I do, and I know that I can always come to the forums for music help. Without OCReMix I probably would not even be making music right now because I would not know about Fruity Loops.

Thank you djpretzel!

[Skrypnyk]

best thread 2008?

Isn't this like the 17th thread you've posted that in?

[Gafgarion]

Hey there's no reason to be so mean to me, I didn't say anything before this! I have feelings too you know.

It wasn't directed toward you at all.

OCR makes me happy, you know? It reminds me of FFT, and a couple years ago, when I was breaking out of my geek shell. So much stuff went on in my sophomore year, including joining this forum, which I thought OCR was so amazing to have a forum. When I listen to an OCR, I just want to freakin play a game, like FFT. I can't even explain... It just made me freakin happy.

[Geoffrey Taucer]

I dunno, I think OCR is pretty solidly within the geek shell. But at least you have company, right? ;)

[Dr. Rod]

OCR has really exposed me to the music beyond my favorite radio stations....it showed me genres that I never knew existed. Ultimately, it made me into a musician, literally starting from having no musical knowledge when I made my profile here nine months ago to where I am now.....and most important to me, it showed me the comraderie and brotherhood that can exist in online communities...Ive made a few very close friends off OCR. So in short, it made me a more talented and more experienced person.

[Sil]

Arranging game music here has given me the opportunity to use practices and clichés in my music that I would never have been allowed to show to my professors. All that did is serve to make me a better orchestrator and arranger, and all that did is serve to make me a better composer overall. Plus, the feedback is pretty good too.

[Bahamut]

I dunno, I think OCR is pretty solidly within the geek shell. But at least you have company, right? ;)

I dunno, I think of geek as antisocial - being a part of OCR doesn't make you antisocial :razz: .

[Kenobio]

geek
Slang.
–noun

3. a carnival performer who performs sensationally morbid or disgusting acts, as biting off the head of a live chicken.


This particular definition fits the OCR denizens pretty well.

[BlueMage]

I dunno, I think of geek as antisocial - being a part of OCR doesn't make you antisocial :razz: .

No Bahamut, OCR is definitely geeky. That's not a bad thing though. Ok, obviously in some aspects it is, but that's what the thread Maha set up is for.

[Bahamut]

No Bahamut, OCR is definitely geeky. That's not a bad thing though. Ok, obviously in some aspects it is, but that's what the thread Maha set up is for.

What? Nerdy yeah, but geeky? OCR is sometimes far from that.

[Gafgarion]

I would say OCR is more nerdy than geeky by far. Nerds are better gamers than geeks are.

[Geoffrey Taucer]

I've always considered the two to be synonymous.

[Hale-Bopp]

OCR, in many ways, has relieved me of a lot of stress, which in turn has led me to have more consistent bowel movements and firmer stool. Thanks, OCR!

[Rambo]

I've always considered the two to be synonymous.

I've always considered nerds to be average people with interests and priorities devoted in the tech/gaming/learning fields. Geeks are similar but find difficulty in regular social interaction. Unsure and uncomfortable with themselves.

Basically, you can't pick a nerd out on the street, and when a geek brushes arms with someone else, they retract all body parts without emotion and shuffle off like a crab.