Donkey Kong Country 3: Double the Trouble! - History

[Emunator]

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Welcome to the Donkey Kong Country 3 Remix Project!


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Disc 1 (SNES)

Road to Double Trouble (Fanfare) - Cody Wedel, Flexstyle, Emunator & Brandon Wedel [0:55]
Let It Beat (Dixie Beat) - Brandon Strader feat. Usa [3:38]
Joe Elm (Crazy Calypso) - 8-Bit Instrumental [2:49]
Unbearable (Brothers Bear) - Brandon Strader [3:50]
The Submap Emissary (Submap Shuffle) - Zylance [4:38]
Purewater Pressure (Stilt Village) - WillRock [3:24]
Bash the Bastards (Bonus Time!) - WillRock feat. Level 99 [3:40]
Funky's Joint (Hangin’ At Funky’s) - Brandon Strader [2:52]
Unfinished Business (Swanky’s Sideshow) - Matt Drouin [3:00]
Thrill of the Chase (Hot Pursuit) - Flexstyle [4:35]
Epic Bananas (Treetop Tumble) - Sole Signal [3:58]
Don't Drink the Water (Enchanted Riverbank) - Flexstyle [3:56]
Banana Revolution (Live in Kongcert) [Cranky's Showdown] - Jason Covenant feat. AkumajoBelmont [4:35]
Permafrost (Frosty Frolics) - Draconiator & Flexstyle [4:51]
Kingfisher's Stream (Cascade Capers) - halc & Mattias Häggström Gerdt [5:00]
Deep Sea Lights (Water World) - Theophany [6:33]
Exploration C (Cavern Caprice) - Monobrow [5:54]
Shenanigans Bananigans (Jungle Jitter) - Archangel [3:23]
Cliffside Clamber (Rockface Rumble) - Ergosonic [5:40]
mojo gogo (Jangle Bells) - prophetik [3:00]



Disc 2 (SNES)

K'ReMispheric Pressure (Northern Kremisphere / Krematoa Koncerto) - halc [3:47]
Wonderfall (Cascade Capers) - mv [4:51]
Winter (Frosty Frolics) - GSlicer [3:56]
Low Life (Treetop Tumble) - The Vagrance [5:16]
Blast Beatdown (Nuts and Bolts) - tefnek & zircon [3:42]
Intoxica (Pokey Pipes) - Radiowar [3:35]
Water Warped (Water World) - GSlicer & The Scarborough Joker [3:09]
Can't Boss Us Around (Robot Anarchists from Hell Mix) [Boss Boogie] - HoboKa & Flexstyle [3:28]
Krematoa Inferno (Mill Fever) - Mattias Häggström Gerdt [3:59]
Wrinkly's Nightcap (Wrinkly 64) - Doc Nano [4:00]
The Mighty Junglol (Chase) - Jason Covenant [3:48]
X-Y-X-X, B-A-B-Y (Crystal Chasm) - Ross Kmet [4:21]
Breaking the Crystal Key (Mama Bird) - Theophany [4:15]
Afterburn (Rocket Run) - Sole Signal [3:11]
Bring the Noise (Big Boss Blues) - Blue Magic [3:12]
Friendships Through Dark and Light (Medley) - Vampire Hunter Dan [6:19]
Return to Kong, Bye-Bye Baddies! (Baddies on Parade) - Josh Whelchel [5:12]
'Til We Meet Again (Game Over) - DCT [3:43]



Disc 3 (GBA)

Knautilus (Intro Tune) - Theophany [4:54]
Treehouse Campfire (Medley) - Level 99 [3:04]
Piña Kremlada (Northern Kremisphere) - Hylian Lemon [2:36]
Thump Brothers (Brothers Bear) - Flexstyle [2:40]
Accident! A Mountain Rescue by Skies! Glory! (Frosty Frolics) - PROTO·DOME [2:18]
Party's Over There (Bonus Time!) - OA & DragonAvenger [3:12]
Ripsaw Boogie (Treetop Tumble) – ilp0 [4:33]
The Paper Chase (Chase) - Diggi Dis [3:09]
Funky's Tricks (Funky's Game) - Malcos [3:10]
All Mixxed Up (Hot Pursuit) - zykO [6:12]
Arichnophobia (Arich Boss) - Flexstyle [4:13]
Vext (Pokey Pipes) - GSlicer [3:48]
Post-Apocalyptic Society (Boss Boogie) - Harjawaldar [2:27]
Nutz in the Head (Nuts and Bolts) - zykO [6:35]
Tangerine Fever (Mill Fever) - Mazedude [4:58]



Disc 4 (GBA)

Undercurrent (Enchanted River) - Pot Hocket [3:01]
Aquatic Transformations (Water World) - halc feat. Level 99 [5:01]
Heart of the Cave (Cavern Caprice) - Rozovian [8:21]
Cranky's Mojo (Cranky’s Dojo) - Peach [4:04]
Chasing Waterfalls (Cascade Capers) - Blue Magic [3:26]
Cornfed Kong (Rockface Rumble) - zykO feat. Diggi Dis & diotrans [6:02]
Spanish Jitters (Jungle Jitter) - David Wise [5:43]
Sea Breeze Concerto (Stilt Village) - Monkey Kong feat. David Wise [4:40]
Beneath the Moonlight (Stilt Village) - Theophany feat. Harmony, some1namedjeff & Fishy [8:55]
Distant Dreams on Stormy Seas (Game Over) - Emunator, Theophany & Cody Wedel [3:48]



Disc 5 (Bonus Disc)

Take the World Back (Northern Kremisphere SNES) - Acolyte [5:59]
Jitterbug System (Jungle Jitter SNES) - Flexstyle [3:05]
Rocket Rave (Rocket Run) - Draconiator [6:26]
Treetop Intense (Treetop Tumble SNES) - Danton F. [3:44]
Joyful Jungle Jig (Jungle Jitter SNES) - Chernabogue [2:46]
Heart of Darkness (Cavern Caprice GBA) - CC Ricers [4:56]
Canopy Crawl (Jungle Jitter GBA) - Evory feat. Gintokipianist [3:05]
Banana Revolution (Flexstyle's Slam-the-Breaks Edit) [Cranky's Showdown] - Flexstyle vs. Jason Covenant, AkumajoBelmont [4:49]
Cranky's Christmas Mojo (Cranky's Dojo) - Peach [1:59]
Can't Boss Us Around (Original Mix) [Boss Boogie SNES] - HoboKa [2:54]
FrosTronix (Original Mix) [Frosty Frolics SNES]- Draconiator [5:40]
Dive (Water World SNES) - Theophany [5:00]
The Crystal Key is Broken (Mama Bird SNES) - Theophany [5:51]
Footloose Falls (Cascade Capers SNES, GBA) - Emunator [3:53]

[Brandon Strader]

Great line-up. Good luck. :-)

[GTAHater836]

How could I have been so unobservant?! I never knew the recruitment and collaboration board even existed! I was convinced it would be a matter of time before someone took on DKC3, and when I finally noticed this board AND this topic, I rejoiced. Already a few WIPs, and it's only a matter of hours since Serious Monkey Business was released. I liked the first two, so I'm anticipating this one. The goal of the Donkey Kong Country Trilogy is in sight!

[Emunator]

This has been in the works since December actually ;-)

[Cody Wedel]

DKC3 GBA is my favorite game soundtrack ever so I am REALLY excited to see this. DKC3 is in my top 5 (the others being Mother 3, Banjo-Tooie and EarthBound).

I support this project significantly. Good luck :)

[Emunator]

DKC3 GBA is my favorite game soundtrack ever so I am REALLY excited to see this. DKC3 is in my top 5 (the others being Mother 3, Banjo-Tooie and EarthBound).

I support this project significantly. Good luck :)

I agree, the GBA soundtrack is so underrated, but it's definitely one of my favorite soundtracks ever. You've got good taste ;-)

[Sir_Downunder]

:shock: Holy... DKC3 already!? And all tracks are nearly claimed!?

And one of my favorite tracks is up for grabs!?

Goddammit, if I actually got off my ass and tried to do something I would of claimed Big Boss Blues for myself... :banghead:

... But seeing as I don't know squat about mixing, I'll just cheer you guys on from the sideline! Break a leg/arm/part of your body everyone!

[TheMaverickk]

I noticed there was no subtitle to this album, for some fun I thought I'd throw out some nifty ideas;

DKC3 - Gone Banana's
DKC3 - Monkeying Around
DKC3 - Barrel of Primates


Well just thought I'd get the ball rolling on possible album subtitles to really add character to the project.

I may be up for doing the art for the project, but I'd say I'll wait till the projects at least half way done. I'm personally going to be heading up something that is going to be very time consuming in the next few months so we will have to see.

EDIT:

Actually I'll take up the project as long as I'm not expected to to have a completed product for at least a year. I actually just had a brilliant brain storm in terms of cover and art for this project. If you want to hear it PM me or message it, just trust me when I say it would fit and do Donkey Kong Country justice.

[Gario]

Yes, a shameless time to start... Good luck with this!

I dunno, Maverickk, I think 'Sequel to Serious Monkey Business' would be an excellent subtitle to this project :lol:.

[Brandon Strader]

DKC3 EVEN SERIOUSER MONKEY BUSlNESS

And for those who can't read, I'll repeat this: PROJECT WAS STARTED IN DECEMBER

[Emunator]

But even I'll admit that going public on the same night as Serious Monkey Business is a pretty cheap way to cash in :-P But it's obviously not going to steal any of the limelight away from SMB; it only stands to increase the general level of DKC-related hype around the site. And since Taucer, Bahamut, or any of the other staff gave me the go-ahead, I figured I'd just go for it.

[Invader_Quirk]

I'd never heard the GBA version and had no idea they were different. Listening to Rockface Rumble now and I can't believe how awesome this is.

[Giga Bowser]

This is good news DK3 had awsome soundtracks well the snes mostly the gba did have some funky ones I liked swankeys turbo tunnel or what you call it anyway good luck on the project and I'll be looking forward to it, Can't wait to hear the water world remixed my fav track :)!!
Oh and btw I would like to know if its ok with you what do you mean by Emunator do you like or hate emulators or does it have nothing to do with emu's?

[DarkeSword]

Enumator's had this one going for a while. Moving to Projects.

[Emunator]

Glad to find that there's so many people who like the GBA soundtrack, or are at least familiar with it. And for those of you who are checking it out because of this project, that makes me feel awesome that I've been able to publicize Dave Wise's awesome work a bit more. Everyone's familiar with what he and Eveline did on the SNES half, but a big motivation here is to raise awareness about an awesome soundtrack that not a ton of people know about. So cool! :-D

Oh and btw I would like to know if its ok with you what do you mean by Emunator do you like or hate emulators or does it have nothing to do with emu's?
Neither - it's based off of the bird variety of emus :-P

[Mirby]

I was pissed when I got DKC3 GBA and found out it was a different soundtrack. But I got used to it, and I'm glad to see that you're covering that one too. Still prefer the original, but meh.

[Brandon Strader]

Enumator's had this one going for a while. Moving to Projects.
Wow, congratulations Emu! Teen Agent didn't make it to Projects until it was done. :-P

Also EnuMator LOL!

[The Vagrance]

Hey Emu you may want to put in the title that only the crappy tracks aren't taken :<

[Emunator]

Hey Emu you may want to put in the title that only the crappy tracks aren't taken :<

Most of them are below par, yeah, but there's a handful (I count 3 or 4) that are still really good source tunes. Plus, you can always dual-claim with someone else, so you're free to do whatever the hell else you want :-P I just *prefer* for totally unclaimed tracks to get done so we get as much variety on the album as possible.

Status update: Brandon Strader just switched over to "Hangin' With Funky" which means that Stilt Village (SNES) is now unclaimed. It's a fun track that could easily translate into something happy and folksy, so check it out if you're up for something like that :-)

[Brandon Strader]

*scoots closely to Mazedude* Ahhh, it feels... good... to be in the Silver Club. ;-)

[Aninymouse]

Hahahahahah... well, color me excited.

See you guys in a year or two! :)

[Crulex]

Hurray for Emunator! This is awesome! *Clap Clap Clap-Clap-Clap*. I'm on the side-lines with Slippa and co. I don't know the first thing about ReMixing, so good luck to the talented folk!

[Sir_Downunder]

:sleepdepriv: So it's about two in the morning over here, have school in about seven hours, and for some reason title names for this project came to me. As such, I thought I'd throw'em out here.

DKC3: Kremling Krescendo
DCK3: Kongs on Tour
DCK3: The Dixie Kong Chronicles
DCK3: Northern Romp Stomp
DCK3: Stark Ravin' Bananas!

That's all from me. So now if you'll excu- *zzzz*

[Brandon Strader]

:sleepdepriv: So it's about two in the morning over here, have school in about seven hours, and for some reason title names for this project came to me. As such, I thought I'd throw'em out here.

DKC3: Kremling Krescendo
DCK3: Kongs on Tour
DCK3: The Dixie Kong Chronicles
DCK3: Northern Romp Stomp
DCK3: Stark Ravin' Bananas!

That's all from me. So now if you'll excu- *zzzz*
How about DKC3 titles:

DKC3: We Come From A Sir_Downunder, Where Bananas Grow And Apes Plunder

[Mirby]

Kremling Krescendo is pretty nice. Same with Kongs on Tour. Hmmm.....

[mikurotoro]

can i join this project i didn't get to do DKC2 so how can i join?!:lol:

[Brandon Strader]

I dropped Stilt Village because I couldn't figure it out, and replaced that dropped claim with a claim of 2 very generic songs, Hangin' at Funky's and Brothers Bear. So Stilt is open... and look forward to some awesome enhancement of a couple generic songs. :-)

[Chernabogue]

Great to see that ! I just finished to listen to Serious Monkey Business and there's already a DKC3 project ! Awesome day !

Good luck with this one ! :wink:

[Dunther]

This is really a surprise for me, I wouldn't except that.

[LuketheXjesse]

Maybe I'll pick something. Maybe.

[McKnackusThe1st]

Words can not express how happy I am to know this is in the works.

Unlike most gamers back in the day, I was actually introduced to the DKC series in reverse. Played DKC3 first at a friends house, who later gave the game and his SNES to me when he got an N64. My cousin eventually got the second game and we played that when I visited, and the I got my playtime with the first DKC through a friend I gained years later.

Because of this, DKC3 is my absolute favorite of the series with my favorite soundtrack. However, most people seem to push it to the back of the list when compared to the first two games, which is why DKC3 gets the short end of the stick when it comes to remixes.

This album will remedy that, I'm sure. :D

I do have to be honest though, I raged when I bought the GBA version and learned it had different music. But back then, I probably didn't give a dang if it was good music or not. all I knew is that it was different, and I didn't like it. But I've been giving it a listen thanks to this album, and I'm finding I remember a surprising number of them, even though I didn't like them before. Clearly a case of nostalgia-earphones, because these are awesome. Almost like what the game would have sounded like if they had stuck with the same music direction for the third game as the first and second.

I can hardly wait, but I got Serious Monkey Business to tide me until then. ;)

Also, we need to think of a name for the album. I'd suggest not using a name like "kongs in _______" because it would be too much like Kong in Concert.

I was thinking of something along the lines of "Apes Gone Alpine," "Primate Elevation," "Kongs of Kanadia," or "Krool Heights."

[Brandon Strader]

Another Damn Monkey Album™

[ocre]

DKC3: Double Trouble (two games being remixed and pays homage to the original title)
DKC3: Third Banana
'Northern kReMixsphere' (portmanteau of ReMix and Northern Kremisphere, the area explored in DKC3)
or 'Northern ReMixsphere'

The last two could also be seen to reference the 'scope' of the project (which boasts a large number of tracks); a 'sphere' or collection of ReMixes

[Emunator]

DKC3: Double Trouble (two games being remixed and pays homage to the original title)

I think this one's standing out to me most of all the suggestions. Not sure if it's something I'll really consider going with in the long-run, but good suggestion :-) I want something that either references the fact that it's ending out a trilogy, or that both game soundtracks are being remixed in one album.

Thanks for all the suggestions and words of encouragement, I'm glad there's people interested in both halves of the project!

[McKnackusThe1st]

"Double Trouble" is clever, but it's also extremely generic. It'd also make the album's name nearly identical to the game's, removing only "Dixie Kong's" from the title.

How about "Two Kinds of Kong."

Also, will we try and have a vote on this eventually after enough nominations or will it be solely based on Emu's opinion?

[Emunator]

Ultimately the name will be chosen at my discretion, but I value public opinion a lot so if a certain suggestion gains a lot of support, it may very well influence my final decision.

[McKnackusThe1st]

Ultimately the name will be chosen at my discretion, but I value public opinion a lot so if a certain suggestion gains a lot of support, it may very well influence my final decision.

Fair enough.

Also, "Kong's Final Country" might work.

[Abadoss]

What about "No Kountry for Old Kongs"?

[Chernabogue]

What about "No Kountry for Old Kongs"?

:lol: This one is great ! "An album project by the Koen Bros."

When it'll be released, someone should make one big torrent with "The Kong Trilogy" !

[Bahamut]

In a sense, the name is sort of trivial - I objected strongly to "Serious Monkey Business", but Taucer liked the name so much I was like alright, your call. At some point I stopped thinking about it.

[Monobrow]

Maybe don't come up with a name set in stone until you start getting a real feeling for the album *_*

[McKnackusThe1st]

Maybe don't come up with a name set in stone until you start getting a real feeling for the album *_*

Aww. But speculating them now is so much fun.:)!!

[Brandon Strader]

DKC3 Episode III: The Kremisphere Strikes Back™

[Mirby]

Featuring Baron K. Roolenstein! (Think that's his alias in this one)

[haxor]

I thought it was very interesting to see McVaffe and Sixto in a collab, its going to be interesting.

[haxor]

Oh darn, I just realized that they are each doing a separate mix of the song...

[Emunator]

Well, they're both aware of each other's interest in the same track, but I don't think either of them wants to collab. I'd be pretty excited to see that happen, but I'd say that 2 separate remixes by two of the most talented remixers in the community is nothing to be disappointed about either ;-)

[Sir_Downunder]

Well, they're both aware of each other's interest in the same track, but I don't think either of them wants to collab. I'd be pretty excited to see that happen, but I'd say that 2 separate remixes by two of the most talented remixers in the community is nothing to be disappointed about either ;-)

Hell yeah, either way, it's win-win on our part. :)!!

[Sir_Snooze]

Hell yeah, either way, it's win-win on our part. :)!!

Yeppers! This'll kick ass; plus, closing out the DKC series is simply an epic way to do business. Well played, OCR! Well played, Emu and Brandon (and anyone else I'm missing - sorry)!

[Emunator]

Yeppers! This'll kick ass; plus, closing out the DKC series is simply an epic way to do business. Well played, OCR! Well played, Emu and Brandon (and anyone else I'm missing - sorry)!

Brandon? Huh? Last time I checked he was only remixing, I don't currently have anyone else working with me on the project :-P But he has made a really kickass Title theme remix, so kudos to him on that! And same to all the other artists who've submitted WIPs or finished songs!

[Emunator]

Welcome AMT to the project! He's doing an electronic/metal hybrid of Big Boss Blues that I think has the potential to be really good.

Thanks for signing on! Glad to have you :-)

[mink]

Wow really suprised to see Protricity in your list of artists, especially since he didnt have any interest in the DKC2 project.

[Emunator]

Wow really suprised to see Protricity in your list of artists, especially since he didnt have any interest in the DKC2 project.

It's mostly Monobrow's track, but Prot's told me that he'll help out on the song when needed. They work great as a team so I'm excited to see what they do with the track :-D

[Sir_Snooze]

Sorry, Emu...Brandon just seemed heavy on the posts in here - hence the confusion. Hope I didn't offend.

[Sir_Downunder]

In commiseration of this project...

Nah, doesn't need that much fanfare :tomatoface:. But now I've started playing DCK3 again thanks to this thread.

[KyleJCrb]

I endorse this product or service.

[Emunator]

In commiseration of this project..

Commiseration or commemoration? Commiseration is not a good thing :-P


Also, halc's updated WIP is kicking some major ass. I've never heard him do chiptunes like this before, it's really going places! I imagine you'll all be very impressed with what he's come up with! The Vagrance, likewise, has updated his Treetop Tumble dubstep mix recently and I should point out that it's also very solid ;-)

Let this serve as an example to the rest of you - most of my WIP updates are coming from the same few people, I'd like to see some more fresh stuff coming into my inbox in the coming weeks. Nobody's going to hurt you if you get something in before the deadline! :-D

[McKnackusThe1st]

Decided to give the GBA version a good listen to when I realized the list of songs up for grabs for the GBA version is incomplete. Stilt Village and Waterfall are missing from the list.

Stilt Village in particular would be a huge miss, since I consider it to be one of the better ones in the GBA version.

Also the credits, but that was just a medley of the other songs so not sure if that counts.

[Brandon Strader]

Brandon? Huh? Last time I checked he was only remixing, I don't currently have anyone else working with me on the project :-P But he has made a really kickass Title theme remix, so kudos to him on that! And same to all the other artists who've submitted WIPs or finished songs!
I'm so good, people just assume I'm in charge. 8-)

[Vampire Hunter Dan]

I'll be hard at work from 3 days ago up until my oral surgery date =D

[Crulex]

Decided to give the GBA version a good listen to when I realized the list of songs up for grabs for the GBA version is incomplete. Stilt Village and Waterfall are missing from the list.

Stilt Village in particular would be a huge miss, since I consider it to be one of the better ones in the GBA version.

Also the credits, but that was just a medley of the other songs so not sure if that counts.

You're talking about Cascade Capers (Waterfall) and Lakeside Limbo (Stilt Village). Some of the songs on the GBA soundtrack had different names from the SNES. So, with that said, I can assure you that Emunator didn't leave those great themes out. :)!! Good catch, though.

[Emunator]

I'll be hard at work from 3 days ago up until my oral surgery date =D

You are a saint, thank you :-D I appreciate the effort, I know the source material is somewhat out of your comfort zone but I've got no doubt that you'll be able to pull off something great.


And yes, good catch McKnackus. I had them listed on the tracklist, but I botched the names. Everything is fixed now :-D

Woah, and just like that, I've got a real solid WIP in from 8-Bit Instrumental in a Hawaiian island jazz style. Very impressive!


On another note, Jade dropped her claim on Enchanted Riverbank due to time commitment issues, so that one's up for grabs too. Sad to see her go, but hopefully someone talented will be able to step up and fill in the gap :-)

[AMT]

I should have a ton of time on Thursday to work on my song, so you should have another WIP somewhere around the end of the week :D

[McKnackusThe1st]

Oh ok. Just making sure no stone is left unturned. :p

[Bahamut]

You know, in a way I find it strange that DKC is the first series with possibly a complete set of albums done for - it looks to be like a solid quality level for it all as well, which impresses me.

Looking forward to when this comes out :-)

[Subz1987]

You know, in a way I find it strange that DKC is the first series with possibly a complete set of albums done for - it looks to be like a solid quality level for it all as well, which impresses me.

Looking forward to when this comes out :-)

It won't be the first if the Sonic 1 project gets released before this one.

[Abadoss]

It won't be the first if the Sonic 1 project gets released before this one.

Sonic 4...

[Emunator]

It won't be the first if the Sonic 1 project gets released before this one.

Yeah, I was just gonna say the same thing. Although the Sonic series can't be neatly wrapped up into a trilogy like DKC can, so I guess if you spin the question right, DKC could be the first complete series of games to get their own remix albums :-P

Also, major props to halc for being a total badass and springing a Water World WIP on me from out of nowhere :-P Great Job!

[Brandon Strader]

Well Sonic 2 / 3 / & Knuckles is a bit of a trilogy. Adding Sonic 1 will make it a quadrulogy and Sonic 4 will make it... what... I don't know the word for fivelogy. :D

So far as far as I can tell, Sonic 4 music is pretty suck. Oh well. Shouldn't try to copy an old style using old sounds but none of the soul. :-P a soul which is currently burning in hell!
Anyway, DKC3 will be great.

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[Ski]

So, this'll be done within a couple months, right? :wink:

Heh, I wish. I learned about Serious Monkey Business in October of 2008, and had to wait a year and a half. It was worth the wait though, and I'm sure DKC3 will be great too! It has a really underappreciated soundtrack in my opinion.

[Abadoss]

Well Sonic 2 / 3 / & Knuckles is a bit of a trilogy. Adding Sonic 1 will make it a quadrulogy and Sonic 4 will make it... what... I don't know the word for fivelogy. :D

So far as far as I can tell, Sonic 4 music is pretty suck. Oh well. Shouldn't try to copy an old style using old sounds but none of the soul. :-P a soul which is currently burning in hell!
Anyway, DKC3 will be great.

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Pentalogy.

The problem here is that Sonic 3 and Sonic & Knuckles are actually together one game.

[Brandon Strader]

Pentalogy.

The problem here is that Sonic 3 and Sonic & Knuckles are actually together one game.
Then why'd I have to buy them separately? :-(

[DarkeSword]

Then why'd I have to buy them separately? :-(
Because Sega wanted money fast and rushed the development, so they chopped Sonic 3 in half and released it in two parts.

[Meteo Xavier]

Well Sonic 2 / 3 / & Knuckles is a bit of a trilogy. Adding Sonic 1 will make it a quadrulogy and Sonic 4 will make it... what...

It's QUINTOLOGY you crazy, non-Jewish bastard.

But I'll forgive you because I never knew Sonic 3 and S&K were going to be one game and got chopped in half.

[Brandon Strader]

It's QUINTOLOGY you crazy, non-Jewish bastard.

But I'll forgive you because I never knew Sonic 3 and S&K were going to be one game and got chopped in half.
I think the fact that they 'were going to be' one game is irrelevant, because they aren't. They are 'they'. I find it hard to believe they could have made 1 game out of those 2 though. They're both very heavily pumped with content, I mean, for that time period anyway.

[Emunator]

Just in the interest of giving a status update to those curious:


Brandon Strader is 100% finished with his Dixie Beat remix, becoming the 2nd person to get me a completely finished song! *applause* :-D
Blue Magic's been doing some serious work on Waterfall (GBA) and has also taken on another track - Big Boss Blues.
Halc, too, has been putting some solid effort into both of his songs.
8-Bit Instrumental is the 4th artist to join the "silver club," and is finishing up with a Crazy Calypso song that I think everyone will love :-)
AMT, Vampire Hunter Dan, Harjawaladar and Theophany are all working hard on their songs (as far as I'm aware, anyway!)
Mazedude will have a final WAV in any day now, his track is probably the best one I've heard so far!


That's about it - thanks to everyone who's taken initiative to get things done in the last 3 days. I've been beside myself with excitement about how much progress many of you have made lately. Thanks all! :-D To the rest of you, get on it, you've got less than a month before the deadline!

[mikurotoro]

i'm downloading the GBA soundtrack right now and there are some themes i'm interested in so i'll get back to you :lol:

[Monobrow]

Don't really have any time now to start a new song, but I will definitely get you something before the deadline. Just have to prioritize right now.

[Thrik]

Wait, what? The GBA soundtrack is not only different but also by Dave Wise? Wtf. :o

YouTube won't load for me right now so I can't check it out. God damn.

Edit: Okay, this is kind of bizarre. DKC3 had fairly superb music, whatever compelled them to completely change it like this? Some of it is pretty sweet, but none of the several I've sampled hit the mood like the originals. Some of the DKC3 music was incredibly haunting, especially Treetop Tumble. Bit weird to hear that replaced with an upbeat Jungle Book-esque groove.

Still, cool the music exists for remixing. The more music in the album the better. :D

[Brandon Strader]

Hangin’ At Funky’s – Claimed By: Brandon Strader
Brothers Bear – Claimed By: Brandon Strader

Man I come here to find the Youtube links so I can listen to them. Study them. Learn them. and they're always gone ;'(

[Emunator]

There's playlist links above both of the tracklist, or with DKC3 SNES, there's an RSN link as well.

[Emunator]

Double post, but I wanted to formally welcome AkumajoBelmont to the project. He's got a concept brewing for Enchanted Riverbank that sounded like a great idea to me, hopefully it pans out! :-D

EDIT And just a night later, he's already got a laid back vocal dance WIP in that's showing a ton of promise. Good job on the quick work! :-D

[Brandon Strader]

Double post, but I wanted to formally welcome AkumajoBelmont to the project. He's got a concept brewing for Enchanted Riverbank that sounded like a great idea to me, hopefully it pans out! :-D
Aww, I would have gladly split up your posts so you didn't have to double post. I don't think anyone really cares anyway though. In fact, they should make some new twitter-type system for project directors so we don't have to post AT ALL... You know? AT ALL.

They could incorporate like twits with certain tags, like #dkc3project and have it show up on this .. somewhere.. :-)

Anyway yah great news! Good luck fella

[Emunator]

Well, it's 4 AM right now, I've got to be up in 3 hours, but I just got a WIP from Vampire Hunter Dan that's got me so giddy that I can't sleep :-D It's a medley of two songs that I'll keep secret until the release of the project, but all I can tell you is that I never thought one of them would even be remixable, let alone in a full symphonic fashion.

Absolutely stunning work, some of VHD's all-time best!

Also, welcome GSlicer to the project, he's reworking his 2 recently-rejected DKC3 mixes for the project as well. They're very good already, just need a bit more source on them! :-D

[Brandon Strader]

Well, it's 4 AM right now, I've got to be up in 3 hours, but I just got a WIP from Vampire Hunter Dan that's got me so giddy that I can't sleep :-D It's a medley of two songs that I'll keep secret until the release of the project, but all I can tell you is that I never thought one of them would even be remixable, let alone in a full symphonic fashion.

Absolutely stunning work, some of VHD's all-time best!
lies, you heard his teen agent songs... this one may be good but it ain't that good

[Emunator]

Mazedude and 8-Bit Instrumental both sent me WAVs today. Good work guys! :-D

Zircon's also joining on for sure now, and he's not alone. Tefnek will also be collaborating with him - it's been a while since those two have worked together so it should be great to hear what they whip up for Nuts and Bolts.

[Emunator]

THIS PROJECT IS CANCELED!

I, for one, welcome our new Remixinator overlords.

[ocre]

At least we still have the Teen Agent Proje- NOOO IT'S CANCELLED TOO! D:

[Brandon Strader]

As if they were going to release it anyway. ;-)

[The Vagrance]

What about my 401k?

[Emunator]

What about my 401k?

Tough shit!

[Brandon Strader]

Yo eMunator, I decided I would rather submit my song to the panel and have it be released sooner. I don't want to wait 2 years for people to hear it sorry.

[The Vagrance]

Yo eMunator, I decided I would rather submit my song to the panel and have it be released sooner. I don't want to wait 2 years for people to hear it sorry.

At this rate the panel will release it in 3 years

[Bahamut]

At this rate the panel will release it in 3 years

There is no more panel - only ReMixanator.

[mikurotoro]

would it be alright if i ReMixed with a program like Audacity? do u guys mind or do u want live instuments? i'm thinking of taking on 2 of the GBA songs, the snow and jungle themes

[Brandon Strader]

Good luck getting any WIPs that aren't reggae on 4/20

[McKnackusThe1st]

THIS PROJECT IS CANCELED!

I, for one, welcome our new Remixinator overlords.

April fools I presume? :p

[GTAHater836]

Good luck getting any WIPs that aren't reggae on 4/20

What? Is reggae the most popular genre on this project?

[Abadoss]

What? Is reggae the most popular genre on this project?

It's a pot reference...

[Brandon Strader]

It's a pot reference...
Hahahah, he didn't get it.. that made my day

[Emunator]

Well, in his defense, I have gotten a handful of island/reggae-themed WIPs so far :-P

I forgot to mention this earlier, welcome TenchuX to the project, he'll be doing an ethnic/electronic fusion for Cranky's Dojo. He's only showed me a short WIP but it's pretty solid-sounding so far :-D

[The Vagrance]

Hahahah, he didn't get it.. that made my day

I assume the group of people whose usernames are "GTAHater" doesn't overlap very much with people who love the ganj.

[Emunator]

Just a quick update, Children of the Monkey Machine has dropped his tracks, but joining the project now is Matt Drouin! Welcome!

I've gotten a few confirmations from artists who are indeed working on their tracks, and heard a really wonderful D&B WIP from Sole Signal for Rocket Run! Hope to hear lots of stuff flowing in soon, 'cause the deadline is in 2 weeks!

If you need an extension, contact me sooner rather than later!


Also, the first project track to get submitted to the panel got accepted today :-D Grats to GSlicer and The Scarborough Joker for getting "Water Warped" past the judges!

[Invader_Quirk]

Man, I just played through DKC3 for the first time in a long time and the music is really disappointing in places. The final battle is crappy enough without the music being a short, dull loop the whole time and the music over the credits is lame lame LAME as well. The whole game in general frustrates me, what with all the just plain hideous enemies with their big chins and the terrible bosses-- not to mention Kiddy Kong: the beginning of the end of good Kongs. Oy. Unfortunately, most of the levels are really good so I can't just flat-out hate the game.

Anyway, I just needed to vent. I'm glad the album's being made though, because a good number of the original songs just need MORE.

[Emunator]

Vampire Hunter Dan's WAV'd in (but might be making some additions later on) and Matt Drouin, Diggi Dis and halc have been pumping out some really amazing-sounding stuff in the past few days that's put a huge smile on my face :-) Thanks guys!

The rest of y'all slackers, keep working and get me something by the deadline!

[Brandon Strader]

There's a few memorable songs in the DKC series and I think they got really fantastic remix treatment. But yeah it's mostly poo

[Emunator]

Well, I wasn't planning on doing any preview materials for this project whatsoever, but in order to advertise things I'll be throwing together a 2 minute preview (8 songs @ 15 seconds each) for this Animé Expo thingy that OCR is apparently doing a panel at. Yay.

So, if you want a chance to be on the preview, get your WIP to me by Sunday afternoon! If you specifically don't want your song in the preview, you've also got to contact me by then, too!

The preview will be played at OCR's panel and then released to the public afterward.

ALSO THE DEADLINE IS IN 4 DAYS, IF YOU HAVEN'T CHECKED IN WITH ME TO GET AN EXTENSION OR GET ME A WIP BY 420, YOU WILL BE DROPPED!

[Brandon Strader]

15 seconds? ... wow. 2 minute preview for the lose

[Emunator]

Diggi Dis turned in his final .wav today, I think you guys are gonna like what he did! :-D

GSlicer and The Scarborough Joker's track is finished too!

Lots of you I still need to hear from, please get in touch with me ASAP before the deadline!

[Anorax]

Similar to you, I have a really strong desire to claim a track (Frosty Frolics GBA) but the only remixing program I use is Mixcraft, which admittedly isn't good for making quality OC ReMixes.

I still can't wait 'til both albums are released, despite how long it's going to take (I'm betting 2 years minimum) :P

<This reply based off of green quote text above>
WHAT? ARE YOU CRAZY?
Sorry.
MixCraft 5 is pretty reliable, once you get around to the quantizing. Which makes it a little easier.

(Hint... if you EVAR need to add any human-ish "swing" sound to make it sound more natural, use the "swing amount" option on the quantizer. it helps out a bit.)

Electrolisystem



Electrolisystem overload...

[Brandon Strader]

Diggi Dis turned in his final .wav today, I think you guys are gonna like what he did! :-D

GSlicer and The Scarborough Joker's track is finished too!

Lots of you I still need to hear from, please get in touch with me ASAP before the deadline!
Wow, at this rate the project will be done in a few weeks.

oh and i have no wips for u. deal with it nerd

[Subz1987]

Wow, at this rate the project will be done in a few weeks.

oh and i have no wips for u. deal with it nerd


shhh! Don't jinx them!

[KyleJCrb]

Diggi Dis is a good guy.

[DCT]

Diggi Dis turned in his final .wav today, I think you guys are gonna like what he did! :-D

I hate him SO much. :-x

[The Vagrance]

WTF is up with all of these people finishing? Everyone knows the proper way to do projects is to post up a WIP early to instill hope and then be prodded again once the project is 6 months overdue.

[Mirby]

That's the sixto way! :D *shot by sixto*

Still, that's pretty awesome.

[McKnackusThe1st]

HECK YES! I'd love to see this really take a turn towards being on schedule! :D

The list needs less red and more Blue and Silver! D:

[The13thAce]

So this probably isn't related... but the other day I was going to pick up my guitar, (pictured here: http://www.daddys.com/images/usedgear/SCH1612_1.jpg) and I noticed that the 2 dots on the 24th fret kinda look like eyes...

and the silver dots on the 1st pick-up look like teeth...

and if you look at that in relation to the body it looks like a blob monster about to attack.

If you see it, you probably won't be able to unsee it.
No need to thank me.


Happy for-twunny btw

[Emunator]

So this probably isn't related... but the other day I was going to pick up my guitar, (pictured here: http://www.daddys.com/images/usedgear/SCH1612_1.jpg) and I noticed that the 2 dots on the 24th fret kinda look like eyes...

and the silver dots on the 1st pick-up look like teeth...

and if you look at that in relation to the body it looks like a blob monster about to attack.

If you see it, you probably won't be able to unsee it.
No need to thank me.


Happy for-twunny btw
Oh lawds this is groundbreaking technology!


^^ This guy is good. He hasn't had very many posted mixes yet but y'all are going to love what he's churning out for his track!

I'll post a detailed status update tonight after all my WIPs are in, so until then, GET IT DONE!

[Level 99]

WTF is up with all of these people finishing? Everyone knows the proper way to do projects is to post up a WIP early to instill hope and then be prodded again once the project is 6 months overdue.

Don't remind me of my worstest fears, you jerkface!

Anyways, good luck with this here project...thingy. I'm sure Emu's learning that WIP dates mean absolutely nothing. :tomatoface: /Sarcasm

[Emunator]

Alright guys, deadline's over. Thanks to those of you who got something in, and to the rest of you, I hope you won't be far behind.

I've gone and reverted everything on the tracklist so that everyone with a deadline extension is now back at red, and everyone who didn't turn in a WIP is in pink. If you're a pinky, your song is technically open until you get me a WIP to lock your claim back in, so if you're still interested please do that quickly!

I want to make a note about the number of deadline extensions I gave, since there are a lot of them. Every artist that I granted one to gave me ample assurance that they would finish their song eventually and not drop out - most of these artists usually work in spurts and can get a finished product out in a matter of weeks. In these cases, I've let them work on their own timetable, but they're going to have to work faster and harder later on to catch up. This policy of extensions isn't going to slow us down :-)


So, your next deadline is August 1st which gives you the whole summer to meet it. I'm hoping/expecting to have about half of the songs finished by then, but the benchmark to shoot for is a BLUE WIP that's 50% or more finished. Or, if you've claimed multiple tracks, aim to have at least 50% of your total songload finished by then. That shouldn't be too unreasonable, but as always, if you have extenuating circumstances all you need to do is talk it over with me :-)


The teaser will be released here shortly too, so you've all got that to look forward to!

Thanks to all who did their part to make this deadline work, let's keep the ball rolling and get some good progress accomplished in the next 3 months!

[Brandon Strader]

Dang man August, don't you think that's a little soon? LOL.

[Anorax]

Dang. Works for me!

[Emunator]

Ok, status update. Joshua Morse has left the project, leaving Hot Pursuit open. Last track available on the SNES half, so let's see what you guys can do with this one!

Also, taking Palpable's place on the Credits theme is Josh Whelchel who's definitely got the potential to make something worthy of the final song on the album! Can't wait to hear what he comes up with!

Lots of you have been giving me updated WIPs, so that's good to hear! Keep 'em coming!

[halc]

so, final wav's by august 1st, right? :P

[Emunator]

so, final wav's by august 1st, right? :P

See? This mofo got his final WAV in NOW, why can't the rest of you be more like halc?

<3

Oh, and P.S.: it's awesome as hell. Almost as awesome as his other mix, which will probably be WAV'd in relatively soon, too :-D

[Brandon Strader]

See? This mofo got his final WAV in NOW, why can't the rest of you be more like halc?

<3

Oh, and P.S.: it's awesome as hell. Almost as awesome as his other mix, which will probably be WAV'd in relatively soon, too :-D
I've started my acquisition of the entity referred to as "halc" by acquiring various halctronica materials. With time, I will be.

[Anorax]

good luck, man

[Emunator]

I've started my acquisition of the entity referred to as "halc" by acquiring various halctronica materials. With time, I will be.

Well, I was mainly referring to his work ethic :-P Steal that and keep your own musical sound! Deal?

[Brandon Strader]

Well, I was mainly referring to his work ethic :-P Steal that and keep your own musical sound! Deal?
No deal. My work ethic is boss. ^_^

[Emunator]

IT'S PREVIEW TIME! (http://tindeck.com/listen/jqim)

Alright fellas, here's a very very short preview, it's only got a few tracks but it should give you an idea of a few that I thought were good to share :-)

Thanks to halc for putting it together!

[McKnackusThe1st]

Sounding sweet so far! :D

Is that a techno remix of the waterfall theme? :o

Also, I hear a GBA Jungle Jitters remix. Wasn't that one abandoned?

[Emunator]

The song you're hearing isn't Jungle Jitters, but Chase actually :-) Same melody though. I wouldn't put a scrapped WIP into the preview knowingly, that would just be cruel :-P

I didn't put Waterfall in this preview either, though if I'd had room (for these purposes, I was limited to around 2:00-2:15) Blue Magic's Waterfall WIP was next on my list. It's really, really good :-)

[McKnackusThe1st]

The song you're hearing isn't Jungle Jitters, but Chase actually :-) Same melody though. I wouldn't put a scrapped WIP into the preview knowingly, that would just be cruel :-P

I didn't put Waterfall in this preview either, though if I'd had room (for these purposes, I was limited to around 2:00-2:15) Blue Magic's Waterfall WIP was next on my list. It's really, really good :-)

Huh. Musta been a different song.

It's hard to tell what song is a remix of what for some of them. Granted, these are only short previews of them, so I can understand why. Now you just got me curious as to what songs they are remixes of.

[Emunator]

Here's the list:

1.) AeroZ - Mill Fever (SNES)
2.) 8-Bit Instrumental - Crazy Calypso
3.) Mazedude - Mill Fever (GBA)
4.) halc - Water World (GBA)
5.) Diggi Dis - Chase (GBA)
6.) Sole Signal - Rocket Run
7.) AkumajoBelmont - Enchanted Riverbank (SNES)

[Anorax]

8bit did better at Crazy Calypso than I could've come up with...


hahaha!

great job guys!

[Anorax]

OMIGOD!

AkumajoBelmont did great with Enchanted riverbank, well, with wat I could hear, that is...





hehehe!

[Brandon Strader]

Here's the list:

1.) AeroZ - Mill Fever (SNES)
2.) 8-Bit Instrumental - Crazy Calypso
3.) Mazedude - Mill Fever (GBA)
4.) halc - Water World (GBA)
5.) Diggi Dis - Chase (GBA)
6.) Sole Signal - Rocket Run
7.) AkumajoBelmont - Enchanted Riverbank (SNES)
That's a pretty full and... and... good representation of... :-(

[Mirby]

Also, Brandon, if you complain about not being in the preview I might have to pound you upside the head. Fair warning.

^_^ I think that should say something.

[Emunator]

Like I said, I'm sorry, but the preview was really limited for time, or else I would have shown more tracks. It's not personal Brandon, your track is really great :-)

Also, Blue Magic's Waterfall .wav is in and it's some of the best tunage we've gotten so far! Stellar work, now get to it on your other WIP! :-P

[Brandon Strader]

^_^ I think that should say something.
Oh... snap.. I didn't see where he posted that, hahah... I wasn't really complaining, and we had talked already -- just making a joke, hahah. But yeah, I look forward to people in the world possibly hearing a part of my song in the extended preview. I'm sure it will be the highlight of the final 5 seconds of the 10 minute long mp3. :-P

best tunage we've gotten so far!

:-(

[Mirby]

That was from Facebook. I wanted to help. :P

[The Vagrance]

:-(

Pfff, he says that about every remix he gets. I'm onto you Emunator.

EDIT: In other news, Mazedude's track sounds awesome.

[Chernabogue]

The preview track is great! Want more to listen! :razz:

[Crulex]

Here's the list:

1.) AeroZ - Mill Fever (SNES)
2.) 8-Bit Instrumental - Crazy Calypso
3.) Mazedude - Mill Fever (GBA)
4.) halc - Water World (GBA)
5.) Diggi Dis - Chase (GBA)
6.) Sole Signal - Rocket Run
7.) AkumajoBelmont - Enchanted Riverbank (SNES)

Nice preview! :nicework: Really, great job to the ReMixers. I'm so amped for this album!

[Invader_Quirk]

I was worried that the speed at which the tracks were getting finished was a sign of low quality, but this preview's great! Mazedude is the greatest.

I really hope the GBA Rockface Rumble mix fulfills its high potential. Reeeally looking forward to it.

[Emunator]

@The Vagrance: Heh, maybe I do, but I've been saying this about Blue Magic's song since it started. He's a great mixer and he really brought his A-game with this mix.

That said, I'm not surprised that so many of you have picked out Mazedude's track as the cream of the crop - not to slight my other remixers, but Mazedude's track is amazing. I'm going on the record now and saying that it's probably some of the most well-arranged, expansive, and in-depth work he's ever done.

@Invader_Quirk: Tell me about it. The two Rockface Rumbles are my favorite songs from each respective soundtrack, and I recruited Zyko specifically for that track. He's busting out some musical skills he's never shown before so it should be amazing :-D


As a side note, GSlicer has taken on a 3rd track and threw me an almost-finished WIP for Pokey Pipes (GBA) out of nowhere. I didn't think anyone would be able to do a remix for that song but he proved me wrong :-P

[Melbu Frahma]

I was worried that the speed at which the tracks were getting finished was a sign of low quality, but this preview's great!

Seconded, although I think I liked Diggi Dis's better (not by much though). Great work, musicians!

[Anorax]

I'm surprised nobody's doing the Hot Pursuit (SNES) track...


hmm...

[Emunator]

It's been claimed twice and dropped twice. I even got a WIP from each artist, but they dropped for their own reasons. I've never had a song go past claim #3 without finding someone who can stick, so hopefully that will hold true here, as well :-)

Fun fact: Jungle Jitters, Nuts and Bolts and Baddies on Parade were also all claimed twice and dropped twice, but from the looks of it the artists that now have them are going to actually have the inspiration to finish!

[Mirby]

YEAH!

Fun fact: I played this series in this order: DKC2, DKC3, DKC1 (and then in the order of 1, 3, 2 for the GBA ports)

[Anorax]

this is a bit off topic a bit...
what does the tagline under your alias mean?
as in, mine is "Snacks 'N Jaxson (+25)", while someone else's might be
"Dr. Wily (+1300)".

What does that mean?

Emunator, I know you probably have an answer!

[Bahamut]

It has to do with the # of posts you've made on OCR

[McKnackusThe1st]

I'm with you Emu. Rockface Rumble is my absolute favorite of the SNES tracks. Heck, I've even thought up custom on-the-fly remixes of them. Unfortunately, I don't know bean seeds about remixing or music in general so I'm unable to make them realities, much less meet OCR standards of remixes. I might be able to bearly manage VGMusic or VGMix standards if I dabble with midi software but nothing like you guys are capable of. :p

[Emunator]

Don't worry man :-) We've got 3 of the most legendary mixers that have ever hit this site working on individual Rockface mixes - Zyko, McVaffe, and Sixto - so you better believe that your needs will be met! :-D

Hooooly crap. Got my second WAV from halc this week, and he brought a friend along for collaborating with on Water World! The Vagrance might hurt me for this, but this is DEFINITELY an album highlight here. Yay for finished song #10 - 5 from each soundtrack so far! Keep it up!

[Crulex]

Hooooly crap. Got my second WAV from halc this week, and he brought a friend along for collaborating with on Water World! The Vagrance might hurt me for this, but this is DEFINITELY an album highlight here. Yay for finished song #10 - 5 from each soundtrack so far! Keep it up!

Wow, poppin'em out like hot cakes, eh? All the better for OCR.

[McKnackusThe1st]

If this album gets done early, I'll do something awesome for the occasion. Not sure what, but it'll be something. :p

Also, three rockface rumble remixes? Sounds good to me! :D

[Mirby]

Nah, everyone's just hurrying so the moratorium is lifted. :P

[Emunator]

Aight, so, continuing our WAV-a-day streak, DCT got me something finished today that should make a wonderful ending track to the SNES album :-) Thanks man, it's been a pleasure working with you!

Also, give a warm welcome to Flexstyle who'll be taking on Hot Pursuit. He's a very talented musician and seems like an all-around great guy to be working with, so I'm looking forward to it! :-D

[Anorax]

oh god...
he got to it first.

D***

[Emunator]

Things have been kinda slow lately, but we should have some WAVs on tap soon :-) Harjawaldar, Theophany, GSlicer (x2) and Radiowar are all sitting at silver status.

The rest of you though, it'd be nice to hear something from you, especially those of you still at red status. Let's keep a steady flow going on here! And for those of you who have been shooting me updates or at least working on your songs, thank you very much! It's appreciated!

I was right! :-D Radiowar's song is finished and it's damn good. He's put a lot of effort into it and it's come a long way since the first WIP I received, I think you'll all be happy with what came out of his efforts!

[Emunator]

So, status update: it's been almost a month since my last post and I've only gotten 4 updated WIPs... and 3 of them have been from Theophany (with 2 of them being just a hair's length away from WAV status.) So, thanks to him for his dedicated work on the project - the rest of you, I'd really like to start seeing some updates soon! The deadline is still far off but some of you haven't even turned in enough to meet the last deadline, so if you've been working but haven't turned in a WIP yet, get me something or at least let me know that you've got progress.

I know pretty much every project's been in a slump lately, but let's try to kick things back into gear! It's been too long without the normal level of progress :-(

[Invader_Quirk]

Come on, people...

[DCT]

It's been too long without the normal level of progress :-(

*approaches microphone*

ahem... WAKE YO' ASSES UP!

*walks away*

[GTAHater836]

I see a lot of piiiink off in the distance!

[Brandon Strader]

I'd turn somethin in but... I'm in this super thorough game of Chess against the computer and I'm about to win.. Ugh.. about 62 games down so far, but I KNOW I am going to win soon.

[Kinslayer]

I am thoroughly in support of this project you guys, just thought I'd drop in and let you know...I'm also trying my darndest to convince Nicole Adams to do a mix for this one since she's remixed for 1 and 2...but she hated DKC3 :( anyways...here's a random title drop for you guys, Family guy inspired...

"Banana Bird's the word!"

[Emunator]

Ok, so, halc's got 2 WAVs and a WIP, GSlicer's got a WAV and 2 silver WIPs, and Theophany's got 3 silver WIPs. Where the rest of you at? :-P

Actually, I've been getting a fair amount of updates lately. I've gotten songs from:

- Theophany
- halc & Another Soundscape
- The Vagrance
- OA
- ilp0
- Josh Whelchel


You guys are cool <3 Much love.


As for the rest of the project, I wanted to let you all know that The Maverickk has something INSANELY awesome and unique lined up for that. Some of you know what it is, but soon he should be making a post on the private forums soon enough to put it all into detail.


And thanks for those of you still expressing your interest in the project, I thrive off of that stuff and I think the project as a whole does better when everyone's excited to hear the outcome. So, here's the deal - when I get 20 WAVs in total, I'll throw out an extended preview twice as long as the last one! :-D So, bug whoever you need to to make this happen - if all the people who are currently sitting at Silver status turned their songs in, we'd only need 1 more WAV to reach that goal. In addition, if the time is right, I might reveal another secret I've been keeping up my sleeve about the project, but no promises there. We'll just have to wait and see on that one ;-)

[RegicideX]

one question, if some tracks are still available (black font) why does it say they are claimed?

[Emunator]

It's just a placeholder so I can just fill in the artist name when someone DOES claim them. The links you see are for Youtube videos.

[RegicideX]

would you accept a first time remix?

[Emunator]

I don't discriminate based on who's remixing - it's all about the quality of the mix itself. If you're a beginning remixer, it's unlikely that you'll be able to make something up to the quality bar (just listen to the songs that get posted everyday on OCRemix to get an idea for what I'm going for) but it's worth a shot :-)

[RegicideX]

im going to try the SNES jungle jitter one, jazz style just seems to catch me

[Brandon Strader]

Good luck, Modern Reggie X-treem to the limit

[Invader_Quirk]

I am thoroughly in support of this project you guys, just thought I'd drop in and let you know...I'm also trying my darndest to convince Nicole Adams to do a mix for this one since she's remixed for 1 and 2...but she hated DKC3 :(

You must never stop trying to get Nicole Adams to be a part of this. Never. There has to be one tune from either soundtrack that she likes.

[Anorax]

im going to try the SNES jungle jitter one, jazz style just seems to catch me

same here, but i dont think that Emunator will let you in...
no offense, but i asked him personally, and he replied with a secret im not allowed to post yet. I will foward his PM to you if you like. good luck anyway

Also, jazz would be a good idea, didnt think of that. I thought of more of a Techno/Reggae style for that one.

good luck!

[Fishy]

You might want to edit out any reference to that whatsoever, as it's blindingly obvious what it might be.

[Anorax]

reference to what?

[Anorax]

...


As for the rest of the project, I wanted to let you all know that The Maverickk has something INSANELY awesome and unique lined up for that. Some of you know what it is, but soon he should be making a post on the private forums soon enough to put it all into detail.


... In addition, if the time is right, I might reveal another secret I've been keeping up my sleeve about the project, but no promises there. We'll just have to wait and see on that one ;-)

He practically said so himself. I'm not going to say anything until HE admits it.

[RegicideX]

same here, but i dont think that Emunator will let you in...
no offense, but i asked him personally, and he replied with a secret im not allowed to post yet. I will foward his PM to you if you like.

if he didnt tell me, its none of my business, but if it doesnt get onto the album, im still remixing it, because now i have the song stuck in my head :razz:

[Brandon Strader]

You might want to edit out any reference to that whatsoever, as it's blindingly obvious what it might be.
It's not really a secret. Emunator tells everyone and their mother what it is in hopes that someone will drop the ball and tell everyone. He could post what it is here or he could keep telling everyone personally. Which would take a long time. Most underwhelming secret evar unless you really love this stuff. :-P

Hah Emu, you know I'm just PULLIN' your CHAIN but not really I guess, so... yeah.. sorreh. :-(

[Emunator]

Yeah, that was painfully obvious. Should teach me not to try to exercise subtlety at 6 AM :-p

So I'll just come out and say that Dave Wise is interested in the project to some degree. After Serious Monkey Business, I don't think that really even qualifies as a secret and wasn't specifically what I was referring to in my post. The really cool part(s) about that, though, I'm gonna keep under wrap for now since it hasn't all been set in stone yet, but you'll all probably hear about it as soon as it's ready to be revealed. Like Brandon said, I'm not one for keeping secrets very well :tomatoface:

Oh, and @Electrolisystem, there was a misunderstanding. The song you're talking about is up for grabs. I updated the front page so there's no confusion.

[Mirby]

OMG NERDGASM!!! AGAIN!!

Feel good Wes. Your subtlety worked on me. ;)

Hmm... maybe Dave Wise likes people named Wes. He did the DKC2 project, co-directed by Wes (Bahamut) and now he's interested in this one, headed by another Wes. :P

[Anorax]

if he didnt tell me, its none of my business, but if it doesnt get onto the album, im still remixing it, because now i have the song stuck in my head :razz:

thumbs up. thats the only way to go. :idea:
:idea:
:idea:
:idea:
:idea:

...
not telling...

[Anorax]

you know what the hardest thing to do is?
come to this page for the last month, hoping somebody would post SOMETHING, and not posting anything myself.

Ack.

[Radiowar]

ohhhhhh mannnn

[Emunator]

Yeeaaaaahhh, Josh Whelchel just marathon-completed his Credits mix (which clocks in at over 5 minutes) almost all in one night! And yes, it's incredible, taking a pretty simple source and going absolutely crazy with it. Electro-dance with some madman solos... should be a great way to end out the album!! Thanks man!


Also received silver updates from The Vagrance and Theophany, and updates from zircon & tefnek as well. You guys are finally coming around, thanks for the crazy amount of WIPs I've been receiving as of late!

[RegicideX]

Also, jazz would be a good idea, didnt think of that. I thought of more of a Techno/Reggae style for that one.

wow, i read the old posts, apparently this is almost a raggae exclusive album, yet i dont think 420 was to blame, DKC 3 songs sometimes fit into that genre very well

[Brandon Strader]

I might be able to record as soon as Monday :-o

I can start arranging a song now though with the midi keyboard.. hehe.. It's just better to arrange it closer to when you'll actually be recording stuff so you remember wtf you is doin'. I kinda dropped the ball with the god of war mix in that regard. I will have to re-learn what I was planning before I can record that on Monday.

I'm behind on dj Mokram's Dynamite Headdy thing so I'll probably do that ASAP too

[RegicideX]

ill try to have a rough wip in by sunday, ill probably pm you about it emunator

[RegicideX]

i need help getting the song on my computer, im trying to get the bass, but the videos and anything i listen to online dont boost the bass enough for me to hear it all, so can anyone help me get the mp3 or.wav or anything please?

DKC 3 SNES - jungle jitter

[Emunator]

So, I'm going out of commission for a day or two on account of getting my wisdom teeth taken out and I don't think I'll want to be on the computer, or do anything other than sleep and watch TV. I doubt anything urgent will come up regarding the project, but if it does, talk to halc or Bahamut - they can find my phone number :-P

If anyone surprises me with a WIP or final WAV by the time I get back, though, I'll love you forever :-D

[RegicideX]

i just finished listening to the preview... holy crap is all i can say

[Anorax]

i need help getting the song on my computer, im trying to get the bass, but the videos and anything i listen to online dont boost the bass enough for me to hear it all, so can anyone help me get the mp3 or.wav or anything please?


Alright. Here's the deal.
Most of the people working with this soundtrack has already recieved the Chiptune software for this. RegicideX, this is important. This website (http://ocremix.org/chip/6323) has the .rsn, and anything else you might need, such as Winamp and/or Chipamp, as well as the .rsn itself.

and if you need to hear the bass for the track, use the Winamp equilizer to help you out with the bass. then go from there.

good luck to anyone who needed this info.

[Emunator]

Arrright! Theophany just gave me the final version of the GBA Intro Tune (which, for those of you that don't know, is essentially Aquatic Ambiance from DKC1) making it his first completed project mix ever :-D The remix is incredibly ambient, chilling, and intense, and probably the most professional-sounding song I've gotten so far. Fans of chillout/ambient should love what Theophany's come up with!

[RegicideX]

thanks abunch electrolisystem, i just finished recording the bass and i am working on the vibrophone (of course im talking about the instruments in the song, im not saying which im using in my version)

so emunator, my WIP will most likely be delayed until later in the week unless i manage to work all night on it, which i may just do hmmm....:sleepdepriv: or :sleepzzz: :?:

[Anorax]

computer wiped my recording program.

There goes the regristration for it...

Im trying out Mixcraft again. Its actually reliable.
Its somewhat limited... but-

A lot easier than Reason, but thats my opinion.
stupid computer

[RegicideX]

computer wiped my recording program.
stupid computer

both of us are doing a marathon recording and both of us have wiped computers, trying for the same song.... nice going XD

[Anorax]

both of us are doing a marathon recording and both of us have wiped computers, trying for the same song.... nice going XD


I think its safe to say that both me and RegicideX are claiming Jungle Jitters - SNES for now...



waitin' for the PIINK!
27 more days!
get movin!


For those of you who were wondering about an earlier post I... posted(?), this is the post that was "edited" for me.

[Brandon Strader]

Shaddap, edit your posts. :-(

This ain't twitter.

[Anorax]

Shaddap, edit your posts. :-(

This ain't twitter.

hahahaahahahahahahahahahahaha
suffer

[Emunator]

Actually, he's got a point. I'd appreciate it if you could refrain from double/triple/quintuple posting and just edit new information into your previous posts for the most part. Gracias!

[Anorax]

too tired. Do it in the morning or tomorrow or something.

my head hurts.
wonder why?
:sleepdepriv:

[Brandon Strader]

Actually, he's got a point. I'd appreciate it if you could refrain from double/triple/quintuple posting and just edit new information into your previous posts for the most part. Gracias!
Quintessentuple post :-D

[Emunator]

Just updated the first post a bit more with some bonus mixers that have recently joined on or that I neglected to add in the first place. Say hello to Some generic random user you've never heard of before, Dafydd, and veteran remixer mv, who's coming on to the project to make his first remix in 5 years! :-D Yay!

And please also welcome Monkey Kong the group known for the amazing "Dolphin Ride" remix, who's gonna be covering a handful of sources from the GBA soundtrack to create an epic prog rock medley for the album! Very excited to have these guys!!

[Anorax]

Actually, he's got a point. I'd appreciate it if you could refrain from double/triple/quintuple posting and just edit new information into your previous posts for the most part. Gracias!

De nada. No Problem.

[Skrypnyk]

snip snip

wtf the f i don't even....

*chokes emunator*

[Anorax]

wtf the f i don't even....

*chokes emunator*

oh wow...

are your sure?

that's evil

[Emunator]

Oh thaaaaaat's right. Memory lapse.

-pulls out sharpie-



Theere. I think I got it right... right?

[Skrypnyk]

yay :>

[GTAHater836]

If all "Tentative" tracks get finished, that'll bring the total to 63 tracks, a far cry from the stigma some have against DKC3. Waiting for the next 6 wavs will be rather painful, because I'm one of those who likes DKC3 as much as the previous two.

[Anorax]

Has anybody thought up a good subtitle for this album yet?

So, Skrypnyk doesn't like to have his name in the forums does he?

[DarkeSword]

Stop double/triple/quadruple posting. This thread is for project discussion, not for whatever pops into your head.

[The Vagrance]

Stop double/triple/quadruple posting. This thread is for project discussion, not for whatever pops into your head.

DKC3: Seriouser Monkey Business

Also, as a person who honestly doesn't really listen to that many VGRemixes, I have to say this project is shaping up very nicely and a lot of the tracks are absolutely killer. If I was anticipating this project I'd definitely be looking forward to the next preview (which I hope to facilitate).

[RegicideX]

if language wasnt a problem it could be DKC3: bad@*$ banana birds

[Mirby]

Ballin' Banana Birds?

Banana Bird Business?

Bolero of Banana?

[Emunator]

I'm still leaning towards something that integrates either "Double Trouble!" or "Northern ReMixphere" somehow in the title. No amazing ideas have really jumped forward at me, maybe I'll play the game again and see if that helps spark my imagination.

And yeah, The Vagrance is right, the next preview is gonna be bomb :-) It's just a matter of getting those 6 WAVs in and I can whip it up and unleash it on the world! ;-)

[Mirby]

Northern Reaches of Kongland?

St. Kongswhere?

(I can't think of anything to integrate Double Trouble...)

[Brandon Strader]

I'm still leaning towards something that integrates either "Double Trouble!" or "Northern ReMixphere" somehow in the title. No amazing ideas have really jumped forward at me, maybe I'll play the game again and see if that helps spark my imagination.

And yeah, The Vagrance is right, the next preview is gonna be bomb :-) It's just a matter of getting those 6 WAVs in and I can whip it up and unleash it on the world! ;-)
Northern Remixsphere, isn't that one of halc's remixes for this project? Why don't you call the project LET IT BEAT. :-P How about Doble Problema? :-P

[Anorax]

I'm leaning towards RegicideX's idea, but language would probably be an issue here...

Why don't you call the project LET IT BEAT. :-P How about Doble Problema? :-P

Well, Doble Problema sounds way to latino for this album, unless the whole thing was a latin-style album. :-P
Considering the fact that Doble Problema is the spanish translation of "double trouble"...

Ha! It would work if
1) we were doing a latin album ( like i said three lines ago),
2) if The MaverickK gave Dixie a sombrero on the album cover...:-P

(oh god, Strader, you're an idiot...)


... ... .... ... ... ... ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ^ ^


What the hell?
I think someone decided to moderate my posts that I DELETED FROM THE FORUM.
I'm looking at you, Emunator...
I can edit my own posts, thank you...:-x

[Level 99]

Considering that you are doing remixes from two versions of the game, you could always play on that effect as well.

Example: DKC3: Two Worlds, Double the Trouble!

Also, there's so much random chatter in here I can't even hear myself think!

[DarkeSword]

I'm leaning towards RegicideX's idea, but language would probably be an issue here...



Well, Doble Problema sounds way to latino for this album, unless the whole thing was a latin-style album. :-P
Considering the fact that Doble Problema is the spanish translation of "double trouble"...

Ha! It would work if
1) we were doing a latin album ( like i said three lines ago),
2) if The MaverickK gave Dixie a sombrero on the album cover...:-P

(oh god, Strader, you're an idiot...)



What the hell?
I think someone decided to moderate my posts that I DELETED FROM THE FORUM.
I'm looking at you, Emunator...
I can edit my own posts, thank you...:-x
Then do it right the first time. I just had to merge two of your posts again.

This thread is for project discussion. If you are not a project artist or are not contributing in any meaningful way, please refrain from repeatedly posting in this thread.

Furthermore, if anyone is working on a non-project DKC3 remix, this is not the place to discuss it. This is an album project thread, not-a-let's-talk-about-my-DKC3-remixes thread.

[Anorax]

Am I missing something here?

Is there some tag in my signature that I cant see, that says
"yell at me, bderide me, insult me, act like I'm dumb"?
because if there is, please tell me. I would like to know.

Also, if I delete a post of mine, I would like it to stay deleted, not to reappear in another post of mine. I know that you may have different feelings about this, but if someone chides me about something, and then I get rid of that said item, please don't insult me by bringing it back to the forum.



Sorry. had to get that out of the way.

[DarkeSword]

Am I missing something here?

Is there some tag in my signature that I cant see, that says
"yell at me, beride me, insult me, act like I'm dumb"?
because if there is, please tell me. I would like to know.
Who's insulting you?

I'm telling you what this thread is for and how it should be used. You were asked nicely by the project lead to not double post and you did so again anyway. If you want to contribute to this project, that's fine, but don't use its thread as your own Twitter account. Don't post consecutively; edit your posts if you have something to say or wait for someone else to reply before posting again.

Also, the word you're looking for is "deride," not "beride." "Beride" is not a word.

[Anorax]

you already have my reply to that somewhere in that quote of mine you've posted.

Also, in case you're wondering,
the person whose bright idea it was to pull my posts out of the trash can and back onto the forum. That's who's insulting me.
Personally, if I delete it once, I want for it to stay deleted. get it?

I would show you the post someone opened and edited (and it wasn't me), but I've already fixed it... again.

Jeez people, just leave me alone. if you want to disparage me about it, please do so quietly on me profile page, not here. Please.

You would've thought I killed somebody here or something...
Oh, and the word I was looking for was belittle. I got distracted and combined belittle and deride. get over it.

[Mirby]

Hmm...

Troubled Doubles?

I was just thinking that the Double Trouble part works two ways; it references the original game's sub-title, and it also references the fact that you're covering both soundtracks... Huh...

[Anorax]

huh. Never looked at it like that.

Mirby, you may be on to something...!

[Mirby]

A Tale of Two Kremispheres.

[Anorax]

A Tale of Two Kremispheres.

... hmm, nah.

[Theophany]

DK3: Serious Apeshit
DK3: Double Apeshit
DK3: Double Barrel Trouble
DK3: Monkey Business is Back
DK3: Remix in a Monkey Suit
DK3: Going Ape (in the Northern Remixsphere)

I give up.

[Brandon Strader]

I've made this joke in a couple other project threads in the PAST, but I still think the title "The Project That Went Up A Hill And Came Down A Mountain" is good.

A second statement concerning the project: I'm going to arrange Brother's Bear soon to record in about 5 or so days, after I do a couple other songs.. first God of War then Dynamite Headdy. :-o

[Sandie Sandwicheadman]

Bolero of Banana?

I've got to say that this is the only name that jumps out at me as catchy. Maybe "Not Kidding Around" or something like "Double Dipped Dixie" or "Poofer Twofer" if you're still going scatological on me here.

No, wait, I've got it! "Kong in Conc3rt: Concert Harder".

[RegicideX]

DK3: Serious Ape/CENSORED\
DK3: Double Ape/CENSORED\
DK3: Double Barrel Trouble
DK3: Monkey Business is Back
DK3: Remix in a Monkey Suit
DK3: Going Ape (in the Northern Remixsphere)

I give up.

dude, there are language barriers you can't break, there are rules to follow... plus there may be kids or very language-wary people on here, control yourself
and i /CENSORED\ it just to emphasive it
your lucky im not a moderator 'foo

[Brandon Strader]

dude, there are language barriers you can't break, there are rules to follow... plus there may be kids or very language-wary people on here, control yourself
and i /CENSORED\ it just to emphasive it
your lucky im not a moderator 'foo
There's no language barriers at OCR. I dropped a fuck and various other curses on Monkeys Disarm your Kremlings on DKC2. There's no censorship. o_o

Welcome to OCR btw, lol, June-oobie

Wait, I didn't come here to say that. I came here to say I want 2 of my WAVs in that preview.

[Mirby]

"BITCH THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT" and "We ain't takin' it... we goin' apeshit" come to mind...

Also, can't wait for the next preview, man.
I can't think of any more titles...

[Emunator]

Yeah, Theophany. Control yourself goddammit!

I came here to say I want 2 of my WAVs in that preview.

Then you'd better have another WAV in veerrry soon! ;-)

[ocre]

Northern Remixsphere, isn't that one of halc's remixes for this project?

The name of halc's source tune 'Northern Kremisphere' is the name of the area DKC3 takes place in. The song plays on the map screen.


'Northern kReMixsphere' (portmanteau of ReMix and Northern Kremisphere, the area explored in DKC3)
or 'Northern ReMixsphere'

(Kremisphere itself being a portmanteau of Kremling and Hemisphere)
Kremisphere => kReMixsphere => ReMixsphere.
Clear?

[Emunator]

Brandon's mostly right, actually - halc's mix is actually titled "Northern K-ReMisphere" :-P But yeah, I love that clever little wordplay you did there, OCRE!


And good news for those of you eagerly anticipating the next preview, GSlicer went and took a solid chunk out of the countdown by turning in not one, but TWO final WAVs tonight! If you're a fan of fluid beats and insane electronic production, these should resonate nicely with you. Expect to hear some of GSlicer's work in the preview, it shouldn't be much longer now!

[ocre]

Okay. I was not aware of his remix title, as it isn't listed anywhere I've read (and he probably named it that after reading my original post anyway, am I right?)

In any case, this is going to be a great project and I will continue to anticipate it eagerly.

[Emunator]

Quick update time:

First off, I'd like to formally announce that my good friend Cody Wedel who's been going by the username Donkey Kong Slippa here on the forums, is going to be taking on the role of Assistant Director for the project. I was initially planning on handling the project alone, but the more I talked to him and bounced ideas off of him, the more I realized that he's as passionate about the project and DKC3 in general as I am, and that his insight is going to be very valuable as the project goes on. So welcome to him! :-D


Next off, I also wanted to let you all know that we've decided on an official title for the project, but we're gonna hold off on unveiling it until it comes time for the 2nd preview track. In addition, the plan is to simultaneously release some artwork that TheMaverickk has been cooking up that, if the product turns out anywhere near as good as the concept, is going to be AMAZING.

So basically, there's lots of stuff on the horizon - official project name, audio preview, and a visual preview should be coming in the next few weeks if all goes well! We just need to get those last 4 WAVs in for it to happen ;-)


Cheers everybody, thanks for the continued support and enthusiasm!

[Chernabogue]

Great news, now we just need the second preview! :razz:

[Emunator]

Sweet, we're one more WAV closer to the next preview! This track comes courtesy of HoboKa, assisted by the great audio fidelity on mastering, which is a short but oh-so-sweet remix of the Boss theme that hits very, very hard! This remix was kind of a headache to coordinate with the list of artists involved constantly fluctuating, but the end result is well worth the wait!


I got the preview art in today from Maverickk, and it is incredible. I really want to get these last 3 WAVs in so I can unleash it on you guys! :-D

Also, project mixer Flexstyle has stepped up to do some mastering work on the album after it's all finished to get a more consistent sound out of the project. Mastering upwards of 50-60 tracks is no picnic, but I'm really glad he's stepped up to do that, I think it should make the final product sound all the better!

[Brandon Strader]

We can opt-out of the post-master, right? I don't want someone mastering my master. :-o

Also... feel free to turn my other 2 claims pink.. Because that's my favorite color, and because I'm a slacker. :-)

[Emunator]

I guess you can, but all that's really being done is some VERY basic mastering and volume equalization so that all the tracks flow together without wild jumps in volume like I'm currently experiencing whenever I listen. I'd really advise you against opting out, but if you're absolutely against the idea of someone else touching your work, I'll grant you the request.

Also, I'd like to formally welcome Dave Wise to the project, who will be remixing Jungle Jitter for the GBA soundtrack and playing saxophone on Monkey Kong's ending medley track. I'm very excited to have him on board, we've got something very cool lined up for the remix he's doing that will reveal itself in due time ;-)

[Flexstyle]

Brandon: I'm going to post a formal thread about this a bit later when I have time, but basically if you'd rather master your own projects, would you at least be willing to give me an unmastered (no master compression, etc) version of your track and see how the two stack up?

[Brandon Strader]

Brandon: I'm going to post a formal thread about this a bit later when I have time, but basically if you'd rather master your own projects, would you at least be willing to give me an unmastered (no master compression, etc) version of your track and see how the two stack up?
My mastering is usually really specific, I start doing it before I even begin recording and then keep tweaking it to fit the song as I go along. o_o I'll boost as much as possible while limiting the final output to -.1db. Any boosting on that would probably cause clipping, and any reduction on the volume would make me look like a n00b like BONKERS who limits to -1.3db or some ridiculous number like that. Yes, I am making fun of BONKERS, and he probably will never find out. :-)

In order to give you an unmastered WAV that you could master, I would have to turn off all the inserts on the master bus and turn down a lot of the volumes, which would completely throw off the mixing. :-(

[Flexstyle]

I gotcha. Fair enough. Sounds like you've got a good idea of what you're doing--not everyone does, though.

[Josh Whelchel]

I gotcha. Fair enough. Sounds like you've got a good idea of what you're doing--not everyone does, though.

Hey Flex - I'm pretty pleased to see someone stepping up to do this. I don't mind sending you a copy of mine unmastered, but I tweak my mixes (depending on the mix, of course) with a chain that ends in a limiter with dithering. Compression comes before that, and I've got a harmonic exciter and sometimes stereo imaging on the way, so I think that I'd also prefer just having volume tweaks done on that. Mastering is a complicated task, as I'm sure you know, so it's pretty impressive you're willing to do it for 50-60 tracks!

[Bahamut]

I guess you can, but all that's really being done is some VERY basic mastering and volume equalization so that all the tracks flow together without wild jumps in volume like I'm currently experiencing whenever I listen. I'd really advise you against opting out, but if you're absolutely against the idea of someone else touching your work, I'll grant you the request.

Also, I'd like to formally welcome Dave Wise to the project, who will be remixing Jungle Jitter for the GBA soundtrack and playing saxophone on Monkey Kong's ending medley track. I'm very excited to have him on board, we've got something very cool lined up for the remix he's doing that will reveal itself in due time ;-)

Yay another David Wise track!

[ocre]

Very very cool. I'm glad we have the continued support of such a high profile artist.