I'll be Remixing the Final Fantasy VII Soundtrack

[Mesden]

Hey Guys, this is just to let everyone know that I am going to start on Remixing the FFVII Soundtrack for FF7Voice. Each time I complete a track, I will upload it to my Profile on Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/Mesden1

Once the entire soundtrack is done, we'll put up a vote on the Qhimm Forums to see who would like to have the Soundtrack implemented into the Game. If you're interested in voting, I would strongly recommend subscribing to my YouTube Profile, so that you are alerted each time I upload a new Track. If the Vote is passed, we will implement what's needed to add those tracks to the Game (As it's likely we will not be using FF7Music.) If the Vote isn't passed... Well, at least I'll have them on my YouTube Profile for the world to see.

If you have Questions or Concerns about how we intend to apply the Voice-Overs to FFVII, There's no need to ask. We will make sure to implement an easy-to-use Executable which will do all the work for you. :)

[Mesden]

Mako Reactor Theme Uploaded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsLcIKZyFHA[/URL]

Cid's Theme Uploaded
[URL]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3ruMrvV-mE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnJgrveVsNw)

[Kidd Cabbage]

You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

[Mesden]

Using what word?

[Souliarc]

Yeah I think you mean "remake". If you were "remastering" you would be applying new mastering to the original songs :P

Good luck and keep at it! Sounds good.

[DJ SymBiotiX]

I'll be completely honest here.

Mako Reactor Theme: I think your version loses ALOT of the original feel for the song. It doesn't sound as dark as the original, and that really ruins it for me :(. Also for me, it feels like it lacks some dynamics.

Cids Theme: not too bad, but for me I feel a lack of dynamics. I enjoyed this more than your mako theme, but I still think its really lacking in dynamics and in filling up the sound scape.

Buy by all means keep at it :D, Im just trying to give you a bit of constructive criticism.

[sefirosu]

FEEDBACK AND THE LIKES:

I'm not liking the snare in Cid's theme, it seems to be overpowering the rest of the instruments. And the rolls in the "B theme" seem cut short.
To me, at least, the snare rolls should move into the following beat. It almost sounds... robotic.
And, as previously mentioned, there is a lack of dynamics.
I think it, like any song, should "go somewhere" as they like to say. Maybe you should have a build into the "B theme" and diminuendo back into the "A theme" or something to that effect, instead of just subito dynamics.
Maybe it just needs swells and flow through the whole piece.
I mean,even though it is a march, its still music, it still needs dynamics and motion and flow.

Hope this helps.

[Mesden]

Anxious Heart Uploaded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3n7bX7c5Azw

[Nekofrog]

Not sure what you're going here, to be honest. This might hurt to hear, but this is, at best, amateurish. There's no way any of this (so far) would ever get anywhere on this site. Almost every track so far just sounds like a midi with, say, EWQLSO layered on and no adjustment done.

[Mesden]

Of course they sound MIDI, I'm not using real instruments, I'm using Musical Instruments on a Digital Interface, not live Instruments. All the instruments I use are on the program, I just control the volume levels and specify which instrument to use, which note to play it in, and how long to play it for.

[Nekofrog]

There's a lot more to "remixing" than that.

[Rozovian]

Funny how the harp is so much louder than any of the other instruments in your Anxious Heart. :P

Have you heard the stuff by Vampire Hunter Dan, Jeremy Robson, Nutritious, and others with orchestral remixes here? Their work sounds different, why do you think that is? Last I checked, they don't use a real orchestra either.

[Mesden]

Keep the feedback coming guys if I see room for improvement somewhere I'll fix it and reupload the video

[DJ SymBiotiX]

just fyi, I think the main point were all trying to make here, is that even though you aren't using a REAL orchestra, doesn't mean you can't make it sound real. Like Rozovian said, there are remixes on this site in an Orchestral style that don't use real instruments yet they sound amazingly real.

also just a little side note, most of us know craploads about making music on a digital interface, so we are WELL aware of what you have to work with.

[Mesden]

Re-uploaded Anxious Heart, Made some tweaks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4TZigtQN48

[Mesden]

Tweaked and Re-uploaded the Reactor Theme. Hope this is better.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSy-Io9CLkk

[Mesden]

Under the Rotting Pizza has been Uploaded. Let me know what you all think :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMEOkDmBTEU

[Mesden]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NsplLkv_ro&feature=email

Forested Temple uploaded.

[Mesden]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fb4GshplME

Jenova's Theme Uploaded.

[Ben Steed]

I gotta admit.. While they are good efforts, they do sound more like covers than remixes..

[Mesden]

Yeah that's what I meant to imply, That I'll be doing Covers, not entire Remixes of the Songs.

[Mesden]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRv7EJEXAyM

On That Night 5 Years Ago Uploaded.

[Neblix]

It seems like all you did was take the MIDI and channeled them through higher quality samples (like Nekofrog said before... and I know you didn't, but that's what it sounds like)... It sounds nice, but it also doesn't sound THAT different. I listened to anxious heart... the only difference I could tell was that the instruments were a bit higher quality than in the game. So what if you composed by ear? You didn't compose anything, you wrote down exactly what you heard.

Nice work, but it doesn't sound like you much effort into them. I also noticed how you're ignoring everyone who says that even though you're using a program you can still make it sound real...

"Of course they sound MIDI, I'm not using real instruments, I'm using Musical Instruments on a Digital Interface, not live Instruments. All the instruments I use are on the program, I just control the volume levels and specify which instrument to use, which note to play it in, and how long to play it for."...it's not an excuse, really. You can never use "I use a program" as an excuse. Just takes some effort. A good deal of the people on this site use programs and can create realistic instruments (I think EVERYONE on this site does), and they're probably using the samples you're using.

If you're going for a COVER, I would suggest learning the secrets of how to create realistic instruments out of what you have. Don't use "my instruments are not high enough quality" as an excuse either, because I work with soundfonts (which are the lowest quality sounds I've ever heard of) and I can make them sound realistic.

[Mesden]

I should get the Board Creators to change the topic on this thread again... These are Covers, not Remixes...

[sefirosu]

I should get the Board Creators to change the topic on this thread again... These are Covers, not Remixes...

First off, they're moderators, or mods, for short. Second, why should they do it for you when you can do it yourself? Edit your first post, click "go advanced" and change it from there. They don't need to waste their time doing that, they have lives, and day jobs, etc.

[Neblix]

I should get the Board Creators to change the topic on this thread again... These are Covers, not Remixes...


Do it yourself. :P

Go to your first post, edit, and click go advanced. Change the title.

And like I said before... barely even covers.

[Mesden]

Didn't know I could do it myself.

[Neblix]

Didn't know I could do it myself.


DID YOU KNOW THAT (echo)



NOW YOU KNOW.

:) :tomatoface:

[LuketheXjesse]

I just control the volume levels and specify which instrument to use, which note to play it in, and how long to play it for.

There's more to it than simply putting midi files over the instruments; you have to be able to utilize your virtual instruments in such a way that they are able to sound realistic and convincing using whatever means you have. If your VSTi's are good enough, they should have enough options to alter the sound of your instruments to a point in which you can make them sound realistic, in addition to maybe some external programs and plugins that can help (and these options go FAR beyond simply messing with the volume levels). What you're using can make a difference too, considering using EWQLSO Gold is much different from using some silly soundfonts (of course maybe even those can be tweaked correctly).

Practice makes perfect, dawg.

[Neblix]

There's more to it than simply putting midi files over the instruments; you have to be able to utilize your virtual instruments in such a way that they are able to sound realistic and convincing using whatever means you have. If your VSTi's are good enough, they should have enough options to alter the sound of your instruments to a point in which you can make them sound realistic, in addition to maybe some external programs and plugins that can help (and these options go FAR beyond simply messing with the volume levels). What you're using can make a difference too, considering using EWQLSO Gold is much different from using some silly soundfonts (of course maybe even those can be tweaked correctly).

Practice makes perfect, dawg.


However using soundfonts is NOT a lost cause. :)

[LuketheXjesse]

Some soundfonts can be really sick. Stuff in the VSTi format is just of higher quality and can be more reliable is all. (or at least most of the time)

Still, soundfonts can be a nice cheap solution.

[Neblix]

Some soundfonts can be really sick. Stuff in the VSTi format is just of higher quality and can be more reliable is all. (or at least most of the time)

Still, soundfonts can be a nice cheap solution.


Especially if you're on a low budget computer that can't handle even ONE instance of Quantum Leap (like me). xD

[big giant circles]

*edit*

I totally clicked on the wrong thread in the forums to post in. Mah bad. :<