[April fools!] OverClocked ReMixanator Release!

[Kenogu Labz]

Wow, this program is amazing! I mean, I'd always wanted a Latin rendition of Schala, but didn't know how to make it. But the ReMixanator did it all just right! This could revolutionize the scene as we know it. And I don't have to wait for a whole week just for one mix! Getting rid of those annoyingly slow composers and schedule-ridden judges was just the right thing for the site.

What do you all think? What's your fave mix you've generated?

EDIT: Big thread for a little April Fool's joke. Thanks for making the day hilarious, OCR Judges and Staff, as well as anyone who provided the laughably good music to the table. Bravo!

[zyko]

i knew this day would come

[halc]

no bubbly chiptune option? fail.

[Flexstyle]

no bubbly chiptune option? fail.

Exactly. I'm incensed that I can't make a remix of a track from a 20-year-old video game system sound like it's coming from a retro 20-year-old video game system! This injustice shall not stand.

It's still a major breakthrough in music creation, though. Forget the thousands of dollars I've spent on gear over the past five years of my life, this is all I need!

[conker]

Sweet.. I always wanted to beable to remix my own tunes.. now i can...to bad can no-longer submit to the site with such an epic rise in technology i guess the days of manual remixing is now behind us.

RIP Manual remixing and Welcome to the world Remixinator!!

[Blake]

I've been requesting this for a while from the OCR staff, and finally they've answered. I think they've got a -very- strong concept at work here. Personally, I'm glad that this system's in place.
That way we can gradually bring the standard of our OCReMixes back up to what it once was. No more shitty mixing. No more shitty judges. Might increase traffic to this site too, and some, god forbid, -real musicians.-

Thanks OC ReMix (:rolleyes), for finally putting the "Re" back into "ReMix" like I've been asking ever since '99, ya know, back when the greats such as Seifer and Counterstrike ReMixes were still treated nicely enough to be "one of us".

[Rodin]

I'm really digging the Ice Cap Zone/Piano Solo/Orchestral Elements combo. Has a nice epic feel to it.

Also the Schala/Jazz/Female Vocals is pretty rocking.

Any other cool combos?

[Darklink42]

Heck yeah. Finally, I can be a remixer instead of just a lowly forum poster. I can't wait to get all the fame and recognition I always wanted.

Hooray for the remixinator!

[CC Ricers]

Cool beans indeed. And remember guys, it's not cheating- it's taking advantage of technology! People 30 years ago once thought making electronic music was "cheating", because you just turn a few knobs and keys, but we know better. It's just one of the new wonders we have to work with :nicework:

[SoulinEther]

pixiiiiie triicks getting lost in the OMGMELTYOURFACEOFF mix

[Emperor Charlemagne]

I torrent the shit out of every program out there to make good musics, and I get nowhere, and now this remixnator comes and makes my hard-work all come for naught.

Fuck you forever, OCR.
Forever.

[ella guro]

So this is what it has become. This is what we've come to. I can't say that I didn't expect it, or think it inevitable. The years I've worked so hard on music, trying to improve my skills, trying to do something creative and original...has all of that been in vain? Is this what music is now? Just a grocery list of vaguely defined generic musical elements pasted together in different configurations? I always knew OCR was moving in this direction, but I never thought it would be this crass or obvious. It just shows how far people have become jaded and desensitized. We've become mindless consumers. We've forgotten what really matters. We're so far from what brought us here, we might as well trash the whole thing and start over.

I, for one, am not gonna stand for this. And I can't stand by while the rest of you drink the kool-aid of this horrendous invention. You people are fucking DRONES. And I'm a human being, goddammit. My life has value. I WILL NOT stand for this. I'm seriously considering quitting the community, because it seems at this point that there's no way it will turn around. This is pure garabage, and that's my opinion.

[KieranCarden]

Sweet, now I can finally make a remix.

Oh right, can't submit anyway.

Fuck you forever, OCR.
Forever.

[Inimitable]

No point in even having forums anymore. Just Remixinator once every hour and distribute. You could make literally tens of dollars a day!

[analoq]

In the 1930s, the electric Hammond organ was considered controversial. Why? It had bass pedals! Bass players thought no one would hire them and instead just hire an organ player to play both keys and bass. The musicians union at the time went so far to demand that if you hired an organ player, you must hire a bass player as well.

That may sound silly now, but this same technophobia continues to run deep in the music world toda. So I, for one, commend OverClocked ReMix for their courage in adopting generative/intelligent algorithmic composition/arrangement techniques. I have studied this technology at great lengths so am I elated to see it being brought to the video game music masses.

cheers.

[Beatdrop]

I agree with analoq entirely. I, for one, realize now that my work as a remixer is obsolete because anything I can do, it can do better.

[TenchuX]

The Ice Cap remix (maxed out) on solo piano is freaking hilarious.

[Antignition]

Schala make ya holla.

[spacepony]

WOW!

I mean you dream about this kind of thing, but never really expect to see it. It just shows how far we've come in the last few years. Now everyone can be an elite remixer. Happy days.

[Master_Yoshi]

This is by far the best thing to come out of the remixing community since the sliced bread pudding cup. That's right! It beats out the awesomeness of not having to own a knife with the awesomeness of having your tastiness whenever you want.

[Less Ashamed Of Self]

Schala make ya holla.

I lol'd

Also, I'm glad we finally have a machine to determine the type of music we want for us. I know it knows us better than we know ourselves.

It's like those dating companies.

[Brushfire]

This is gonna revolutionize the way ReMixes are developed.

I had no idea I was such a good ReMixer, until this came out.

[StarZander]

My long sought dream has finally been realized! I have done an electronica mix of Schala's theme! I don't like to brag, but I must say my style is quite unique and the Remixanator picked up on that instantly. This is the tool of Musical Gods!

[Bren]

This is awesome!! It cuts my remixing time from 3 hours to 3 seconds.

[AJ-enova]

Won't this thing kinda mess up the whole OCR community?

People will just create and submit mixes from this rather than making them themselves. The site will be overrun!

[Bundeslang]

Too bad the Mega Man X2 - X Hunter Stage 1+2 isn't part of the Remixanator. Otherwhise many could try to enter PRC :)

[AJ-enova]

Won't this thing kinda mess up the whole OCR community?

People will just create and submit mixes from this rather than making them themselves. The site will be overrun!

Whoa what!? No more remixes fro individual artists!? No more remix Albums!?

What the fuck is happening to this site!?

[Level 99]

With this + Shreddage, my job is 100% obsolete. Therefore I can focus all my time slamming these new remixes on OCAD!

AND THE PEASANTS REJOICED! [Horray!]
:nicework::nicework::nicework::nicework:

[Fishy]

ReMixinator is the new machine god. I am working on a blood sacrifice.

[WillRock]

Well Tally Ho with a Bing and a Bong and a Buzz Buzz Buzz!

Now everyone can be epically awesome at remixing and there is no judges panel to reject remixes!

Nicework ocremix :nicework:

[Power Smoothie]

Is that the default Fruityloops kick on the Ice Cap Electronica mix? Truly a glorious sound. The future of ReMixing is bright.

Edit: Is ocr looking for suggestions/improvements? 'cause i really think the subtle delay is just a bit too subtle. You can barely notice it...

[Scaredsim]

Ice Cap yeah !

[Rozovian]

No more hillbilly mixes. :(

[prophetik music]

best remixing stuff ever! no more fl for me.

edit: larry ftw!

[DCT]

So I don't have to come up with ideas for mixes anymore, AND I'm bailed out of these albums? Thank you, God.

Although I did notice that the ReMixanator doesn't lend itself to the Urbanizm brand of game arrangement. Please rectify this ASAP.

-DCT

[Cyril the Wolf]

Needs more slap bass.

Other than that, I am supremely happy that I can now just focus on doing original music instead of these remix things.

I mean, sure I will once in awhile for some fun, but this really helps with a lot of the hard work and effort I had put into my remixing over the years. Absolution Comes in Dreams (http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01975/)? Well, the dream finally came and so did I.

[DarkeSword]

I see a lot of people bringing up issues of their favorite source tune or style of music not represented in ReMixinator. You guys need to remember, programming this kind of stuff is pretty difficult. It took us a long time to figure out all the algorithms to make everything work properly; I'm talking 2-3 years. This has been in the works for quite a while.

Right now we're content with what we've managed to accomplish. Dynamic generation of ReMixes is a huge feat, especially ones that conform to the NJM (Neural Judge Map). Adding new sources and styles is going to take a LOT of time for us. We can't just slap some crap together; we're trying to approach this as scientifically as possible.

In any case, don't worry. We do have plans to expand ReMixinator, and there are more exciting things on the horizon that I can't really talk too much about. All I'll say is that our Algorithmic Synthesis System might have caught the eye of a couple of very powerful people in the industry, and that there could possibly be an ocarina and a green hat involved.

But you didn't hear that from me.

[LuketheXjesse]

I just made the best Ice Cap metal remix ever.

Prepare to get rocked, Judges Panel.

[DarkeSword]

Luke, there isn't a Judges Panel anymore. There's no need for us. The judges panel neural map is built into the ASS.

[Monobrow]

Like I said in irc...

Remixinator is a broken release. You guys should have beta tested more...

Somehow, the guitar is generating "Terra" in my "Schala" mix. wtf?

Way to go staff >:(

[Deathtank]

MOVE OUT PRETZELS, ANSOS,BEATDROPS AND THE LIKE!!! FOR I'M THE NEW REMIX MASTER!!!! MWAHAHAHAH!!!
with this new tool I will rule the remixing community at will!!
Fools! you will regret having released such powerful tool into my hands!!
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAA AAAAAAAAAaaaa....!!!!
:evil:

[spacepony]

I also have it on good authority that Konami are planning a remake of a much loved classic - word is that the music will be entirely generated by ASS.

[Black Mage]

Booyeah, no longer are members of the community slaves to independent thought or creativity! Even I can remix now!
:)!! I'm gonna get right on it!

[DarkeSword]

I also have it on good authority that Konami are planning a remake of a much loved classic - word is that the music will be entirely generated by ASS.
You do not have it "on good authority."

We don't have any kind of deal in place with Konami, and we haven't been talking to them about anything.

Please don't spread false information. :whatevaa:

[Xenon Odyssey]

Jazz isn't just about an upright, guitar, drums and an organ you know.

Obviously the ASS has just been released, but I would like to think it'd be pretty hard to handle a genre (and the thousands of sub-genres too) that you didn't particularly care to program, or did not have an expertise in, amirite?

And besides, I WANT MY WILY STAGE 1 DAMMIT!

[Palpable]

Like I said in irc...

Remixinator is a broken release. You guys should have beta tested more...

Somehow, the guitar is generating "Terra" in my "Schala" mix. wtf?

Way to go staff >:(

It works as designed. Terra is so popular on the site (the #1 most remixed song) that the ReMixanator has calculated that most users, do indeed, want some Terra in their Schala. Personally I can't wait until we get Brinstar Red Soil going (Q2 2011).

BTW, I can't tell you how glad I am to get the monkey of judging duties off my back.

[The Author]

It works as designed. Terra is so popular on the site (the #1 most remixed song) that the ReMixanator has calculated that most users, do indeed, want some Terra in their Schala.

In fact, a lot of fan art out there involve Terra and Schala and some sort of "in" or "out" relationship.

[Monobrow]

Oh in that case Papable...

[spacepony]

You do not have it "on good authority."

We don't have any kind of deal in place with Konami, and we haven't been talking to them about anything.

Please don't spread false information. :whatevaa:

Please accept my sincere apologies. The truth is that this information came from a widely discredited blog. I just wanted to look cool.

[Nario]

Will there be a torrent or archive for the ReMixanator? It's nice being able to make wonderful remixes, but I'd kinda like to save them for future listening purposes. :)

[Level 99]

Okay, so I've been playing around with the ASS a little bit and I've noticed that no matter what I end up putting into the ASS, I'm just not satisfied by the end of it. It could be from the limited size of input that ASS currently accepts, or maybe that I'm not doing it right. Maxing out the ASS on any configuration results in an overwhelming sense of...blegh.

I'm calling out the ASS of being less than desirable quality, and will not be touching the ASS again until you fix the issues. Also, please add NiGHTS ASS as soon as possible. Everyone will love NiGHTS ASS. Maybe even Mario ASS, too. Hmm....Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ASS?'

Edit: I think I just broke the ASS...

[DarkeSword]

Will there be a torrent or archive for the ReMixanator? It's nice being able to make wonderful remixes, but I'd kinda like to save them for future listening purposes. :)
Remixes are generated on the fly, so you'll have to use the ReMixinator to generate each permutation manually.

[DrumUltimA]

This is gonna save me so much time!!!

[avaris]

If I get a song accepted using this does Remixanator have to be put down as a collaborator? BC seriously just this morning I've had at least one keeper, and I hope to sub it ASAP!

[JH Sounds]

Finally, I can make something with the comfort of knowing the judges approve! My ego is sated.

[Murmeli Walan]

Okay, so I've been playing around with the ASS a little bit and I've noticed that no matter what I end up putting into the ASS, I'm just not satisfied by the end of it. It could be from the limited size of input that ASS currently accepts, or maybe that I'm not doing it right. Maxing out the ASS on any configuration results in an overwhelming sense of...blegh.

I'm calling out the ASS of being less than desirable quality, and will not be touching the ASS again until you fix the issues. Also, please add NiGHTS ASS as soon as possible. Everyone will love NiGHTS ASS. Maybe even Mario ASS, too. Hmm....Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ASS?'

Edit: I think I just broke the ASS...

Shut your mouth about ASS! How DARE you try to fuck ASS! ASS is amazing! ASS is spectacular! I LOVE ASS!

[DarkeSword]

If I get a song accepted using this does Remixanator have to be put down as a collaborator? BC seriously just this morning I've had at least one keeper, and I hope to sub it ASAP!
You don't submit anything to the site anymore. This isn't a tool you use to make remixes to submit. This is a tool everyone uses to get music to listen to.

[BooDidley7]

This is the best innovation on OCR since EA bought it.

Stop whining about it guys, Total Electronic Assisted Remixes (TEAR's) are the wave of the future. Now get in shallow end and swim!

[Harmony]

This is lame. Techno is so much better than electronica, but it's not an option? Major oversight DJP. Glad to see jazz is represented though.

[Xenon Odyssey]

By the way guys...

http://artsites.ucsc.edu/faculty/cope/experiments.htm

You're about 20 years too late.

[Crulex]

Algorithmic Synthesis System.

But you didn't hear that from me.

Of course not. Seriously, though, is there a way to download some of this stuff? Ice Cap+Metal+Male Vocals is too amazing not to put on my playlist somehow. :lol:

[The Author]

This is the best innovation on OCR since EA bought it.

Stop whining about it guys, Total Electronic Assisted Remixes (TEAR's) are the wave of the future. Now get in shallow end and swim!

Yup, I for one support ASS TEARs.

[LostChronos]

First of all, I fully understand why this was done. The hurt feelings of people who weren't good enough for the judges to pass, or the time for an individual to create a song for all the various reasons, or the BS said judges had to endure... but I really feel that all the amazing talent here may get pissed and leave seeings as how they are being replaced by a program. Even one as good as this is. You can't make a computer paint a Rembrant' or a Piccasso.!
A.I. CANNOT REPLACE HUMAN INDIVIDUALITY AND TALENT.

I truly hope that my many favorite remixers here are for this and not against this. I come here all the time to download the mp3 remixes that all this awesome talent produces. Thanks for possibly ruining that for me. I really hope I can conduct business as usual here in the near future.

ALSO.
This could be a very good thing if it is made possible to have MORE CHOICES of games to mix on. Three isn't enough! There needs to be HUNDREDS. A shit ton. Enough to give the servers a hell of a nightmare trying to hold and run all that data. If this happens, and there are more mixing options, I am in full bore.
Even I could write music on MTV music Generator! So this won't be that much of a learning curve even for my technologically inept ass. And I have no prayer of ever holding a candle to the likes of bLiNd or so many others here...:roll:

[Cecilff2]

Everyone on Youtube is going to think I am the best remixer EVER. Thank you OCR for allowing me to feed my ego! This is the best thing to ever happen to this site.

[MechaFone]

This is awesome. Can we keep it like this? Can we just erase all that hard work and have everyone just 'nyer nyer nyeeerrrr' their way to stardom?
Seriously, I've been amusing myself with this contraption all day.

[Palpable]

Of course not. Seriously, though, is there a way to download some of this stuff? Ice Cap+Metal+Male Vocals is too amazing not to put on my playlist somehow. :lol:

You should be able to download the songs, that's really the whole point. Your browser may be streaming them rather than letting you save them, try right-clicking and doing a Save As.


This could be a very good thing if it is made possible to have MORE CHOICES of games to mix on. Three isn't enough! There needs to be HUNDREDS.

We understand your frustration, but please bear in mind that the three songs offered here comprise 95% of remixed VGM. We can't cater to the minority just yet.

[LostChronos]

I didn't say I hated it. I just think it may come back around and bite the site in the ass later. Otherwise, I too have played with the ASS, and I like what came out of it.

Schala+Jazz+Reverb

Terra+Metal+Reverb

[Irish]

This is great. I wonder when other sources will be added.

I LOVE THE VOCALS!!! Great job!

[ProjectSpam]

This is great technology. OCR is always the #1 source of innovative musicmaking.

[bladiator]

I can't believe my program got leaked out to OCR!

[JH Sounds]

Yay, now if only we could get an OCADinator. :lol: (PS, this is too easy.)

Man, that would be great extension of the ReMixinator software. Just add the "random conversation/rant generator" parameter and you're good to go!

[Monobrow]

Guys... Wait...

I am running a project... Why did you guys cancel it? I mean... You guys haven't done any Dragon Quest Algorithms yet... Can't you guys PLEASE just give me some generators for DQ before you cancel the whole project?

Man I'm pissed... I mean, there goes my project's momentum! I could still use those remixers I recruited to generate their own algorithms you know? So why can the projeckts?????

[Sinewav]

I have argued with djp at length about this. He continues to insist that it is a new wave of technology that will bring about the drastic change we've needed for a long time. I disagree. This is an abomination that will make the lifeless over-produced work of the 90's and 2000's look like masterpieces in comparison.

He promised that we would discuss this further with me before posting it, but it seems he has jumped the gun. Whatever. It's his site. But that doesn't mean I have be involved with it anymore.

As of today, I'm resigning from the judges panel, and formally requesting that all my remixes be pulled from the site.

If you feel the same way, join me in a mass exodus to my new remixing website at http://ocvgmsauceremixmusic.comorg. (http://ocvgmsauceremixmusic.comorg) I promise a new kind of video game remixing site unlike any you've seen before complete with an RPG points system and the illusion of non-remixer community involvement! There will even be an option whether you want a sidebar or not!

[Gario]

People, there's way too many sources on there - that'll only serve to confuse all the noobs that can't get by that uber-high bar that OCR forced on us (e.g. the target audience). We all know Schala should be enough.

Obviously.

No, really, go into the code right now and erase the other two sources right now.

[Palpable]

Guys... Wait...

I am running a project... Why did you guys cancel it? I mean... You guys haven't done any Dragon Quest Algorithms yet... Can't you guys PLEASE just give me some generators for DQ before you cancel the whole project?

Man I'm pissed... I mean, there goes my project's momentum! I could still use those remixers I recruited to generate their own algorithms you know? So why can the projeckts?????

The Remixanator will have support for any game by 2015, which should beat the release of any current album project by several years.

[Murmeli Walan]

The Remixanator will have support for any game by 2015, which should beat the release of any current album project by several years.

Goddammit, that's twice now.....

[Level 99]

The Remixanator will have support for any game by 2015, which should beat the release of any current album project by several years.

That's a good estimate. Very conservative. I ate your sweater.

Edit: And your ice isn't cold enough, neither!

[Dhsu]

I am literally in tears now. Tears of joy. I just created my dream ReMix (Terra Solo Piano + Orchestral Elements) after years of hearing nothing but pretentious over-produced fluff pretending to pay tribute to the original. Thank you, DJP. Thank you, OCR. From the bottom of my heart. You guys have created the perfect ASS.

[Monobrow]

The Remixanator will have support for any game by 2015, which should beat the release of any current album project by several years.

Damnit... I... I don't have an argument to counter this!

Aaugusaghagh...

...


...Palpable moar leik Palpatine,

[LostChronos]

I have argued with djp at length about this. He continues to insist that it is a new wave of technology that will bring about the drastic change we've needed for a long time. I disagree. This is an abomination that will make the lifeless over-produced work of the 90's and 2000's look like masterpieces in comparison.

He promised that we would discuss this further with me before posting it, but it seems he has jumped the gun. Whatever. It's his site. But that doesn't mean I have be involved with it anymore.

As of today, I'm resigning from the judges panel, and formally requesting that all my remixes be pulled from the site.

If you feel the same way, join me in a mass exodus to my new remixing website at http://ocvgmsauceremixmusic.comorg. (http://ocvgmsauceremixmusic.comorg) I promise a new kind of video game remixing site unlike any you've seen before complete with an RPG points system and the illusion of non-remixer community involvement! There will even be an option whether you want a sidebar or not!


THAT'S ONE. I knew this would happen.

[BooDidley7]

I have a request for Remixanator.

Can the next song to be added, be Marvel Vs. Capcom 2's classic track, "I wanna take your 4 a ride?"

I really want to remix that song ASS-style!

[A-RoN]

People have always mistaken creativity for insanity. When it comes to this thing, I haven't.
If the trend of robots taking over music sites actually keeps up, I'm going to quit music altogether. This is ten times worse than Southern hip-hop taking over East and West Coast in 2005. And I mean it!

[Melbu Frahma]

I, for one, will not be swayed by this electronic god. We must fight him! My brothers, let us rise up in revolution and... wait, never mind, I just made a kickass Terra+jazz+orchestral elements remix. The Remixanator has my fealty.

[DarkeSword]

I have argued with djp at length about this. He continues to insist that it is a new wave of technology that will bring about the drastic change we've needed for a long time. I disagree. This is an abomination that will make the lifeless over-produced work of the 90's and 2000's look like masterpieces in comparison.

He promised that we would discuss this further with me before posting it, but it seems he has jumped the gun. Whatever. It's his site. But that doesn't mean I have be involved with it anymore.

No you haven't. I know everyone involved with this project and you weren't involved in any way, shape, or form. We kept this project under tight wraps. I really doubt you even knew anything about this until a few hours ago.

As of today, I'm resigning from the judges panel, and formally requesting that all my remixes be pulled from the site.

First of all, you're not a Judge, so I don't even know how that makes any sense. Second, there's no panel anymore anyway, so even if you were a judge, you wouldn't be on it anymore. Third, you've never had any remixes on this site in the first place, so how can you request that they all get pulled?

If you feel the same way, join me in a mass exodus to my new remixing website at http://ocvgmsauceremixmusic.comorg. (http://ocvgmsauceremixmusic.comorg) I promise a new kind of video game remixing site unlike any you've seen before complete with an RPG points system and the illusion of non-remixer community involvement! There will even be an option whether you want a sidebar or not!

If that's a pot-shot at VGMix, it's not funny.

[djpretzel]

Guys, some of the negative feedback is really discouraging. You may not like SOME of the auto-generated mixes ReMixanator produces, but there should really be enough variety & customization that you can make SOMETHING you enjoy.

If you're not digging the beats you're generating, maybe it's time to look inward...

Also, it's worth noting that today marks the start of "April is Support OCR Month". We used 90% of our funds, donations included, in coding ReMixanator, so we really need your assistance to get back on track. Yes, I coded the C++ core of the application myself, but some of the advanced DSP and ethnic instrumentation implementations were outsourced to India, where they utilized a lot of JavaScript and COBOL, and it chewed up a lot of resources.

[metalsnakejuice]

I am not sure what i should feel about this ReMixanator. I was looking forward to the Pokemon album and Nights: Lucid Dreaming album.
(http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=24557)

[Shael Riley]

Light reverb has been sorely missing from every OCReMix since the site's conception; this will be on every remix I submit (all created by Remixinator, of course) for the foreseeable future. Also, thank you for allowing us to MAX IT OUT.

[co298]

Putting creativity in the hands of the listener! I love it! Solo Piano and OCCASIONALLY add Female Vocals on the Remixinator is the only way to go, the other styles are too much for me. Stick with what you know!

[Meteo Xavier]

I'm loving this thing. Now I can finally get some of the mixes I owe projects done! :)

[Kyle Nin]

I hope they put Zeal Island on there next. I love that song.

[Dash Myoku]

ReMixanator, remixing for n00bs.

I think OCR might be officially dead to me.

[ella guro]

Unbelievable! I can't believe all of you guys are just going along with this! This is fucking ridiculous.

Guys, some of the negative feedback is really discouraging. You may not like SOME of the auto-generated mixes ReMixanator produces, but there should really be enough variety & customization that you can make SOMETHING you enjoy.

Hardly, Adolf.

If you're not digging the beats you're generating, maybe it's time to look inward...

Don't put this on me! You and everyone else here are the ones who need to look inward, if your insides haven't already rotted completely.

Also, it's worth noting that today marks the start of "April is Support OCR Month". We used 90% of our funds, donations included, in coding ReMixanator, so we really need your assistance to get back on track. Yes, I coded the C++ core of the application myself, but some of the advanced DSP and ethnic instrumentation implementations were outsourced to India, where they utilized a lot of JavaScript and COBOL, and it chewed up a lot of resources.

If I could, I'd donate negative money to this stupid site.

[Meteo Xavier]

I think OCR might be officially dead to me.

You were already dead! Dead inside! Dead like all five of my left nuts! You are officially half of my scrotum!

I'll burn in hell before I let you trash this icon that Christ The Lord delivered onto us this sacred Thursday before Easter! Keep it up and I'll have your ass in a sling you agnosticating polarotic FUMP!

[Meteo Xavier]

What projects? They've all been cancelled...


Really?

...

...

......

YES!!!!!!!!! I'm free! FREE!!

Christ The Lord has risen today! 3 Days before his resurrection! Hallejulah!

[Triad Orion]

REMIXINATOR. Truly, the leading force and cutting edge of all music and sound design. Bravo for putting OCR ahead of the competition. I look forward to the upgrade for Wily's Castle 1!

[The Biznut]

The Remixanator will have support for any game by 2015, which should beat the release of any current album project by several years.

This is hush hush for the time being, but since I know OCR can keep secrets, I'm going to let you in on a juicy tidbit. Remixinator will indeed have support for any game by 2015, but the rest of the story is, that is because the same people who got behind the Remixinator are developing a program called Gamemakernator Future. It builds games in a variety of genres from entirely from the ground up. The dev team needs to have full game support by 2015 so that soundtracks can these games can also be created. That means that the Remixinator will actually have support for any future release as well.

Just for clarification, for previously unreleased games the Remixinator simulates an OST for the game, then remixes it. The Remixes are then auto posted to OverClockedReMix on midnight of the games launch date.

...but don't tell anyone.

[Emunator]

I find it really hard to believe that you all weren't able to implement a MIDI rip feature with 90% of the site funds. It can't be that hard :-|

[bluelighter]

WHAT A SHAME! Replace all the artist creativity by a vulgar algotrithm! I don’t understand how we simply can have the idea to automate musical creation.
The Remixinator project could be a good idea, but not to replace the work of all real musicians.
All projects are cancelled !!! Several month of work of dozen of passionate artists… cancelled! Why? Because now, there is a new game on the site: making music in one click. It’s a real wonder of technology… but which price?

I think OCR might be officially dead to me.

I think you're right!!!

[Graycascade]

What the hell!
Are you kidding me?
I know I've been a long time lurker (6 years) and barely contributed anything, but I've been working on my first mix in hopes of at least submitting it and getting some critique. Now you're saying I can't do that because you'd rather have some fancy program than do actual work?

Screw you guys. I'm out.
EDIT: the worst part is, out of curiosity i plugged in some of the parameters my remix would have incorporated (it was gonna be an EAgames NFL mix), and the song that got cranked out was almost beat for beat what I've already created. You shits really know how to crush dreams.

[Subz1987]

What the hell? No Pokémon songs in the ReMixinator? I thought you guys got over your Pokémon hatred when you posted those two Pokémon reMixes, but I was wrong.

Fuck it, I'm leaving this place. I've tolerated your Pokéracism for too long.

[Lunarfall]

Finally, no more bugging egotistical human remixers to do a song I want to hear remixed, ReMixanator does it all plus more! Honestly, Ice Cap solo piano with female vocals is the greatest thing mankind will ever hear anyway.

[Murmeli Walan]

Honestly, Ice Cap solo piano with female vocals is the greatest thing mankind will ever hear anyway.

I take it you didn't hear IceCap Jazz female vocals, then.

[Brand New Retro]

ReMixanator has actually saved my life. I was feeling a little bleak earlier today, having slogged away for hours and hours working on a remix for Michael Owen's World League Soccer and just not getting anywhere. ReMixanator came along and said 'hey, what the hell are you doing? I've got everything you need right here in a few easy steps' and now I no longer want to end what seemed like a bleak existence. Thanks ReMixanator!

[Rozovian]

I can't believe how naïve you guys all are. I mean, come on.

Now we can start submitting algorithms instead of remixes. And then djp will eventually not be able to keep up with submissions, and there'll be a judges panel... and the standards will rise.... and then... profit?

[Jillian Aversa]

I'm glad you guys are digging the female vocals! I got so many collab requests that I simply couldn't handle them all, so this saves me the pain of having to turn people away. No more hurt feelings, no more stalkers, and no more threatening emails... I can't tell you how lucky I am to have the ASS now.

[Meteo Xavier]

No more hurt feelings, no more stalkers, and no more threatening emails... I can't tell you how lucky I am to have the ASS now.

Damn. I'll go back to stalking Ricki Lake and begging for collabs again.

Wait, is she still alive?

[Fishy]

At first I thought ReMixinator was a good thing that would make things easier and better for everyone. Then I realized that I now have no purpose.

I'm quitting life. Where can I buy a gun?

[Murmeli Walan]

I'd like to express an error I found with the ASS. I wanted to listen to some Metal Terra totally maxed out, but when I got the remix, the pure vocal talent of Larry Oji was missing. I truly hope that the ASS will rectify this situation soon.

EDIT: And the base track for Schala Metal has the guitar riff from Terra Metal in it! How much did you say you paid for this ASS, djp? I think you took it up the ASS with this endeavor.

I'm quitting life. Where can I buy a gun?

Wrong forum, try Help & Newbies.

[Kyle Nin]

I don't understand why so many people are against this. The Remixanator is probably the best thing that has ever come to OC Remix. I've already listened to all the songs generated from it and I just can't get enough of it. Everything is so incredible, especially those female vocals. It's some of the best singing I've ever heard. Certainly as good as the best of the site.

The only drawback I see is that we'll have to wait until next fall to get another source tune added. I can't wait that long!

Maybe we should put together a petition to get DJ Pretzel to add a new tune faster than that. Maybe, I don't know, in a couple of months?

Favorite song right now: Smooth IceCap with Female Vocals. That track is just gold!

[Meteo Xavier]

At first I thought ReMixinator was a good thing that would make things easier and better for everyone. Then I realized that I now have no purpose.

I'm quitting life. Where can I buy a gun?

Why not you should work for me, boyschek?

I mean, it's roughly the same thing, but that way you'll be in America, where everyone has guns. :)

[Emperor Charlemagne]

This pisses me off.

I spent all those years lurking around the internet looking for all the right torrents to get Reason, Sibelius, Reaper and FL for free, to get myself in the door here; man, I wanted to BE somebody, like DarkeSword


But no, my dreams are over, OCR sold out, and djpretzel is probably going down on McVaffe whilst the latter is fellating Darkesword as of this typing.
Because that's the ONLY way I saw this getting through.

Jesus, this is like when my parents broke up.

[42]

Is this how it truly feels to be a remixer? :shock:

It feels so..

so...

...amazing.

It's like I'm walking on air.

I finally feel truly loved. I never want it to stop.

I'm quitting life. Where can I buy a gun?

Oh shush and get back to work making better guitar samples for the Remixanator.

[huh?]

Hi, I've been a lurker for awhile and I was thinking of trying to be a remixer. This just made that problem a lot easer. I'd like to thank you all for the hard work put in to this so that people like me (total nobodies) can be remixers.

THANKS!
:nicework:

[mgarbiter]

Gay. Gay. Gay. What happened to the diverse game choice. Now were all being forced to listen to like three songs? Sure they will release another in a month or two but what when u get tired of the THREE that are there? This is a let down. They sugar coat it to seem nice but underneath its all blan. No personalization from the artist. No one to give credit to for a good RM. I mean at least let people still upload individual songs sheesh. They work hard on them and i would listen to them all...of games i like. U took a turn for the worst OC. Maybe enough to make me leave.

[Arcana]

The part of the vocals on the female vocal solo-piano Schala remix are the same as .hack//ROOTS "God Diva".

NOT ONLY DOES THIS THING MAKE REMIXERS OBSOLETE, IT ALSO ENGAGES IN MUSIC PIRACY THIS IS AN OUTRAGE WHAT DOES OCR HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THIS IMA GET THE RIAA ON YER ASSES

[BooDidley7]

I don't get it. Why are people still upset?

Don't people like it when their food is pre-chewed for them, or like how many modern videogames hold their hands instead of challenging them?

This it just like that, except 10 times better, because now, there's no challenge or danger at all. Everyone can create the music they've always wanted and we won't need to suffer arrogant musicians anymore to compose and enjoy new music.

Now we're all potentially the greatest musicians in the universe, with just a few mouse clicks. This is truly a liberating day.

The future has finally arrived! Get excited people!

[KYOOBIKLEEZ]

I'm not feelin' it here... sure, it's kinda neat, but it feels like sort of cool little time waster that should just be on the side. I mean, how're we gonna get things like blending several songs together, epic guitar solos, original and humorous lyrics, personalized reinterpretations, 7-minute piano improvisations, and all the other stuff that makes each ReMixer and their creations unique? What about ReMixing music from obscure games that no one's ever heard of until someone makes an awesome ReMix out of it?

Anyways, I tried out the Remixanator.... and it spat out an incomprehesible cacophony of noise. It was an Abomination. With a capital A.

[mgarbiter]

I don't get it. Why are people still upset?

Don't people like it when their food is pre-chewed for them, or like how many modern videogames hold their hands instead of challenging them?

This it just like that, except 10 times better, because now, there's no challenge or danger at all. Everyone can create the music they've always wanted and we won't need to suffer arrogant musicians anymore to compose and enjoy new music.

Now we're all potentially the greatest musicians in the universe, with just a few mouse clicks. This is truly a liberating day.

The future has finally arrived! Get excited people!
Who the hell wants there hand held????! Its what its all about. Danger and challenge! This thing is stupid and im tired of people bragging about what good remixers they are already when they ARE PUSHING THREE BUTTONS!!!!!!!! Now even normal members are becoming arrogant dicks. That was the jobs for the real artists who do real things!! They deserved to be that way.

[dPaladin]

Wow, this thing is amazing. You've really outdone yourself this time, djp+India. I mean, not only does it allow endless customization of the industry's most notable tracks, but it opens music creation up to the masses. No longer do you have to be a rich guy with a bunch of production equipment and careful study if you want to create music. Hell, you don't even need to be a rich guy with an instrument and lessons (cya Beethoven). You just need to be a rich guy with a browser and some speakers. This is one of the greatest humanitarian efforts in history.

Now for some ideas on ways to improve. It's very good already, maybe the best thing ever, but there are always things to do:

1) The selection is a little paltry. Now, I know DS and others have said that more tracks are forthcoming. I'm not angry, and I'm not going to hit you, I promise, but this is our biggest concern right now. There's only one Chrono Trigger track. Now once again, you've done a man's work -- all of you. I know this must be a difficult and time consuming process, but we really need the rest of the Chrono Trigger soundtrack to be included. This isn't for my personal tastes, or even for the children. It's simply the most popular one, and I'm watching out for OCR's market penetration. And believe me, coming from someone who has taken nearly 5 economics classes, if you want your ASS to get the most penetration, you need more Chrono Trigger, first and foremost. In fact, if my math is right, you don't need anything else.

2) Now, the genre and effects settings have some minor problems too. I'm worried that all these extra bells and whistles are just going to confuse the regular jackoffs (or even the seasoned ReMixing experts; adjusting to technological advancements isn't easy) who want to use the Remixanator. For example, there are all these effects and instrumentation options, and that's cool. But the only logical choice is to MAX IT OUT with all of them. More is better, we all know that. No one likes minimalism.

And speaking of genres that no one likes, I think there are too many genres in the ReMixanator. You've got electronica, duh. Obviously, right? But what's this other stuff and who would ever use all that? I guess a few people here and there might, and it's good to include these superfluous genres as a sort of intellectual exercise, but they have little practical value for music creation. imo

3) ReMixanator can only be accessed from the main page. I don't know if this is something anyone has ever considered because (and I'll be the first to admit it) it's a pretty "out there" idea :wink::wink::wink: , but I'm browsing the forums, which I try to spend at least 4 hours a day reading, in crisp 1080p. I've got all this real estate to the left and right of what I'm reading and it's just going to waste.

This is a confusing, string theory level topic, but I know some of the OCR community use computers and can catch what I'm spitting. Some of you have probably already figured out where I'm going with this, but what if we were to implement some sort of forum sidebar? That way, we could have the forums AND ReMixanator in the same Internet Explorer viewing window. Obviously, this'll take some doing, but here's what I envision:

You've got your forum posts, your signatures, avatars, user titles, first and last names, thread titles, etc etc. Everything you see in the forums right now. Now, cram all that into a column on the side of the screen. That would be the sidebar. Of course, the remaining space would be used for the ReMixanator. That way, you can use the ReMixanator while viewing any thread.

Pretty good, huh?

Anyway, :nicework: and I'm very grateful to all concerned. And thanks for reading!

EDIT: And if I have seen far, it is only by standing on the shoulders of giants!

[Kyle Nin]

Danger and challenge!

Danger and challenge? The Remixanator is the future and that means that it's easy and convenient. No more waiting around for months or even years for that one IceCap theme that I really really wanted. Now, with just a few clicks of my mouse, voila! Instant remix! I don't know how anyone could think that this was anything but a revolutionary idea.

[Rosalina]

Power Overwhelming. ;_;

[Deep Thought]

Little known fact: The ReMixinator runs off of the brains of recently deceased ReMixers, now that they are obselete.

At first I thought ReMixinator was a good thing that would make things easier and better for everyone. Then I realized that I now have no purpose.

Your purpose is to be recycled for the sake of the site. Make yourself useful to society, become one with the ReMixinator.

[Strike911]

... and soon enough it will become self-aware.

[Patrick Burns]

Guys, some of the negative feedback is really discouraging. You may not like SOME of the auto-generated mixes ReMixanator produces, but there should really be enough variety & customization that you can make SOMETHING you enjoy.

If you're not digging the beats you're generating, maybe it's time to look inward...

Also, it's worth noting that today marks the start of "April is Support OCR Month". We used 90% of our funds, donations included, in coding ReMixanator, so we really need your assistance to get back on track. Yes, I coded the C++ core of the application myself, but some of the advanced DSP and ethnic instrumentation implementations were outsourced to India, where they utilized a lot of JavaScript and COBOL, and it chewed up a lot of resources.

This is not DJP speaking. This is the ReMixanator. You can tell by the pixels. DJP is probably inside asking the ReMixanator to open the pod bay doors.

[DarkeSword]

Little known fact: The ReMixinator runs off of the brains of recently deceased ReMixers, now that they are obselete.

No it doesn't. :\

[OA]

At first I thought ReMixinator was a good thing that would make things easier and better for everyone. Then I realized that I now have no purpose.



Go ahead and phase yourself out like a good little ReMixer.

The release of this is a little bittersweet for me, since i've had fun working on the site and helping out, but a lot of genres that I was previously completely incapable of before are now as easy as a few clicks. I mean, hiring a call girl to do the vocal intro to my DKC2 project track was kindof expensive, and now I can get female vocals instantly? Amazing work. :-)

[The Author]

No it doesn't. :\
You see, when people are in awe in the face of something they cannot comprehend, they rely on their imagination to patch the holes.

[Monobrow]

Look, here's a preview of a WIP of "datass" from the upcoming DQ Project... I didn't want to release it yet because its full power has not yet been realized... Don't you guys want to see this come to fruitioN!>>>~?~?~?
http://songportal.org/katie/quickupload/datass.png

ASS VS. DAT ASS!

[SoulinEther]

I have read through all thirteen pages and listened to all 500 possible permutations..... but nobody has suggested the possibility of combining songs together. I love Terra, I love Ice Cap, I love Schala, but I don't have all day to listen to each of these amazing tunes.

Can't I combine songs together? Schlarra Cap Zoice?

...

Looking at all the possible combinations, this must have been hell to sit down and render.

[AJ-enova]

Effective immediately, OC ReMix will no longer be accepting submissions from individual artists. All album projects in progress have been canceled. We believe that our recently-released "ReMixanator" arrangement generation software will meet the needs of those craving fresh new video game mixes and make the concept of the arrangement album obsolete.


This will ruin the site. A machine or App cannot create ReMixers anywhere as good as the talented artists on this site, each of the Remixinator tracks is basically the same for each tune but with different voices etc same compostion. Composition is what makes the glorious tracks from OCR (the proper OCR) great. Alot of the remixinator voices are MIDI quality anyways.
If you're gonna leave this as some user based thing, fine. But no more submissions or albums? Why would anyone want to come back to this site? Remixinator will get old, then what?

[KieranCarden]

The part of the vocals on the female vocal solo-piano Schala remix are the same as .hack//ROOTS "God Diva".

NOT ONLY DOES THIS THING MAKE REMIXERS OBSOLETE, IT ALSO ENGAGES IN MUSIC PIRACY THIS IS AN OUTRAGE WHAT DOES OCR HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THIS IMA GET THE RIAA ON YER ASSES
Alright, someone else noticed too. No need, I already contacted them and they informed me that extreme measures are being taken and by tomorrow we should see some results.

THIEVERY SHALL NOT GO UNPUNISHED!!

[Velocifero]

This is the best thing since Real Doll. Bravo DJP for changing music forever. Bravo, sir.

[Level 99]

Look, here's a preview of a WIP of "datass" from the upcoming DQ Project... I didn't want to release it yet because its full power has not yet been realized... Don't you guys want to see this come to fruitioN!>>>~?~?~?
http://songportal.org/katie/quickupload/datass.png

ASS VS. DAT ASS!

Thank you for this. New background FTW! But will I ever get any work done? No, I'll just spend all day staring at the desktop background. Drool-moistened shirts FTL.

[JackKieser]

This is the greatest invention for mankind since the blowjob and automatic toilets. Someone get Sweden the phone; I think a Nobel Prize is in order.

Or at least a few dozen hookers.

[Meteo Xavier]

This is the best thing since Real Doll.

...

Virtual anything will never trump physical-virtual anything.

[Jam Stunna]

My dreams have been realized. And since FF VI is my favorite RPG, the fact that Terra comes preset makes this even better!

[Emperor Charlemagne]

REAL artists don't need the remixinator. They need an artistic vision and integrity.

Way to open up OCR to a bunch of talentless faggots who get hard off of boring Final Fantasy techno.

Oh wait, that's what you already do!

[Xenon Odyssey]

Monobrow makes this thread allllllll teh better!

[Velocifero]

...

Virtual anything will never trump physical-virtual anything.
Not if you're morbidly obese lol

[DarkeSword]

REAL artists don't need the remixinator. They need an artistic vision and integrity.

Way to open up OCR to a bunch of talentless faggots who get hard off of boring Final Fantasy techno.

Oh wait, that's what you already do!
Everyone has a right to an opinion, but that doesn't mean you can be a jerk when you're expressing it.

Knock it off.

This pisses me off.

I spent all those years lurking around the internet looking for all the right torrents to get Reason, Sibelius, Reaper and FL for free, to get myself in the door here; man, I wanted to BE somebody, like DarkeSword

But no, my dreams are over, OCR sold out, and djpretzel is probably going down on McVaffe whilst the latter is fellating Darkesword as of this typing.
Because that's the ONLY way I saw this getting through.

Jesus, this is like when my parents broke up.

Also, what the fuck is this about? I'd appreciate it if you didn't write weird shit about me.

[DIGI01]

With all respect, while I like the option to create your own mixes, I venehmently disagree with the decision to stop user submitted remixes. These allowed for a much wider variety of music than any synthesizer could have generated. We would have never gotten such epic mixes as Zircon and Pixietricks "Kindred", or Katethegreat19's "The Rose General" on remixanator.

Sure, technology steps forward and we must move with it. But this step was not moving. It's going backward...

[Olarin]

Finally, the secret's out of the bag! I've been waiting for quite a while to reveal that my Final Fantasy mix, http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01752/ (http://ocremix.org/forums/../remix/OCR01752/), was actually created with an early closed beta version of Remixinator.

Frankly, looking at what the closed beta was capable of, the final release version kind of dissapoints me. But everyone knows that feature creep can kill a good project, and compromises have to be made. Apparently there were just too many bugs to work out with source material that's in 3/4 time. Also, I guess market research showed there was actually a *negative* twenty-three percent demand for such sources. Ouch.

[SoulinEther]

I haz been smothered!!

..by awesome remix action! woo! I love ASS!

[DarkeSword]

Finally, the secret's out of the bag! I've been waiting for quite a while to reveal that my Final Fantasy mix, http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01752/ (http://ocremix.org/forums/../remix/OCR01752/), was actually created with an early closed beta version of Remixinator.

No it wasn't. We didn't run a closed beta.

Seriously, what are you guys talking about?

[Emperor Charlemagne]

Everyone has a right to an opinion, but that doesn't mean you can be a jerk when you're expressing it.

Knock it off.



Also, what the fuck is this about? I'd appreciate it if you didn't write weird shit about me.

You know exactly what this is about.



I feel like a hero in an Ayn Rand novel for Chrissake!

[Rozovian]

Darke, since you seem to know this stuff, where do I submit my Pong music algorithm? submissions@ocremix.org or some new email?

[Olarin]

No it wasn't. We didn't run a closed beta.

Seriously, what are you guys talking about?

Just because you weren't allowed in the closed beta is no reason to get all bitter.

[Bren]

Is it a bad thing that I've never heard the OST Terra soundtrack on its original source? :(

[urdailywater]

Thank god, I thought I was actually going to have to buy remixing equipment.

[Jam Stunna]

Is it a bad thing that I've never heard the OST Terra soundtrack on its original source? :(

GET OUT :x

[DarkeSword]

Just because you weren't allowed in the closed beta is no reason to get all bitter.
I'm not bitter. I'm just stating facts. We didn't run a closed beta. Who do you think was the guy in charge of organizing the development with our overseas team in India? Palpable?

Please.

I was there for every single step of the development process. There was internal testing, but nothing like a "closed beta."

And furthermore, the ASS would never spit out such a shitty remix. Even in the early stages of development, the mixes generated were pretty solid.

[Palpable]

I'm not bitter. I'm just stating facts. We didn't run a closed beta. Who do you think was the guy in charge of organizing the development with our overseas team in India? Palpable?

Please.

I can attest that DS was our go-between with the development teams in India, so he knows what he's talking about. I don't even speak Indian!

[urdailywater]

I didn't expect to see Jam in here. o.o

I just started listening to the vocals and I'm loving it. The lyrics are very inspired. Some sort of music revolution happened here today. It was pretty radical.

[Sasserman]

Absolute bollocks.

[Brandon Strader]

REAL artists don't need the remixinator. They need an artistic vision and integrity.

Way to open up OCR to a bunch of talentless faggots who get hard off of boring Final Fantasy techno.

Oh wait, that's what you already do!
Hahaha... :-)

[Arcana]

Alright, someone else noticed too. No need, I already contacted them and they informed me that extreme measures are being taken and by tomorrow we should see some results.

THIEVERY SHALL NOT GO UNPUNISHED!!


So if the Remixinator goes away tomorrow, we'll all know that it was due to diligent copyright upholders like you and me. :nicework:

[veng]

yippie, the ice cream truck music in my "hard earned" and "creative" schala mix. this whole thing seems like a bad idea when combined with the cancellation of the mix submissions

[Rosalina]

REAL artists don't need the remixinator. They need an artistic vision and integrity.

Way to open up OCR to a bunch of talentless faggots who get hard off of boring Final Fantasy techno.

Oh wait, that's what you already do!

Maybe you need to lighten up and get with the tunes brothah. Load up some of those jazz beats.

[Meteo Xavier]

And furthermore, the ASS would never spit out such a shitty remix.

Spit Take in...

1...

2...

3!

*BOOM!*

[AJ-enova]

yippie, the ice cream truck music in my "hard earned" and "creative" schala mix. this whole thing seems like a bad idea when combined with the cancellation of the mix submissions

Best response I've heard on this thread...

[Geoffrey Taucer]

*sigh*

Ok, I was gonna stay quiet after all the drama during the development of this thing, but I think this needs to be brought out of the back office and discussed openly.

I think this is a bad idea. The creation and promotion of a piece of software that renders us ACTUAL remixers obsolete? Why the fuck should we encourage this? There's no hard work. There's no musical knowledge. There's no actual creativity involved. This completely sucks all life out of the process.

Are people going to come to this site five years from now and see a bunch of mixes by ukeke3000? That's what this program will do. It opens up the higher parts of the community to the idiot n00b masses. Being a "posted remixer" now means nothing.

I want no part in this. As of right now, I am leaving this community.

Cheers.

[Level 99]

The best part? In the following weeks, months, and years, you'll see youtube and newgrounds XPLODZ with people who made remixes with the Remixinator. It'll probably crash the internet.

And then, the calm, peaceful silence of nothingness.

Edit: Are people going to come to this site five years from now and see a bunch of mixes by ukeke3000? That's what this program will do. It opens up the higher parts of the community to the idiot n00b masses. Being a "posted remixer" now means nothing.


*two thumbs up* Total Glitch Schala Trance Male Vocal mix by Ukeke3000!

[tom1uphat]

I can make music with my A.S.S. without needing to use OCRemix's A.S.S.


<Insert crude fart joke here>

[SoulinEther]

I don't even speak Indian!

:lol: ah... well maybe it's not that funny.

[DarkeSword]

*sigh*

Ok, I was gonna stay quiet after all the drama during the development of this thing, but I think this needs to be brought out of the back office and discussed openly.

I think this is a bad idea. The creation and promotion of a piece of software that renders us ACTUAL remixers obsolete? Why the fuck should we encourage this? There's no hard work. There's no musical knowledge. There's no actual creativity involved. This completely sucks all life out of the process.

If you think there was no creativity involved in this, tell that to Vikram, Raj, and Sameer, our guys in New Delhi who spent countless nights working with Dave's C++ codebase and adapting it in very unorthodox ways to our proprietary JS/COBOL hybrid. The code is a work of art; I'd show it to you, but it's proprietary.

Are people going to come to this site five years from now and see a bunch of mixes by ukeke3000? That's what this program will do. It opens up the higher parts of the community to the idiot n00b masses. Being a "posted remixer" now means nothing.

I don't think you understand how this works. People don't use ReMixanator to generate mixes for submission. The ReMixanator mixes are already considered posted to the site. It is impossible to "get posted" to OCR anymore, because by using the ASS, we hold the future OCR catalog mixes in our hand today.

If anything, that makes being one of the posted remixers something to be even MORE proud of. You're posted on OCR; nobody new can achieve that anymore. You're part of this site's history; you're part of what made this site into what it is today. Without people like you, we never would have had the raw data needed to create the ASS. In essence, every remix the ASS spits out comes from you and every other posted OC ReMixer.

Be proud of that. 8)

[Deep Thought]

Now that I've finally got a copy of FL Studios, I can become a part of OCR!
[Looks at computer screen]

You're posted on OCR; nobody new can achieve that anymore.

[mouth gapes]
[cue tears]

[Arcana]

I bet Darkesword bought shares in their company. He's gonna get rich off of this. Mark my words.

[Velocifero]

Pitting us against each other...it's exactly what Remixanator wants...

[Sinewav]

Guys, I just had a beautiful, terrible thought.

what if...

what if...The ReMixinator is actually... a computer... hooked up to the brain of....

...Graylightning.

8-O

[Geoffrey Taucer]

I don't think you understand how this works. People don't use ReMixanator to generate mixes for submission. The ReMixanator mixes are already considered posted to the site. It is impossible to "get posted" to OCR anymore, because by using the ASS, we hold the future OCR catalog mixes in our hand today.

But that's just what I mean. I've always seen "posted remixers" as sort of an exclusive club. If you want in, you can get in, but only when you've damn well earned it. It's a community of accomplished musicians with a common interest. A community of nerds who love the music enough that they're willing to put forth the time and dedication to get this done.

What's the community going to be now? A community of people who are willing to put in the time and effort to.... push a few buttons? No thanks.

[The Biznut]

Guys, I just had a beautiful, terrible thought.

what if...

what if...The ReMixinator is actually... a computer... hooked up to the brain of....

...Graylightning.

8-O



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...
....
.....dear god

[Algiz]

Long time site lurker, first time ReMixer here. I made my first ReMix (Using Terra/Piano/Light Reverb) about 5 minutes ago, but hordes of women have not flocked to my door yet. What did I do wrong?

[SoulinEther]

What's the community going to be now? A community of people who are willing to put in the time and effort to.... push a few buttons? No thanks.

what do you do anyway? push down on a few strings and move your hands in some sort of rhythm? here's a suggestion: put down your problems and just dance to the electronica orchestral male vocal-infused terra mix.

[Liontamer]

Long time site lurker, first time ReMixer here. I made my first ReMix (Using Terra/Piano/Light Reverb) about 5 minutes ago, but hordes of women have not flocked to my door yet. What did I do wrong?

You need to use the Male vocals.

[KieranCarden]

Long time site lurker, first time ReMixer here. I made my first ReMix (Using Terra/Piano/Light Reverb) about 5 minutes ago, but hordes of women have not flocked to my door yet. What did I do wrong?
You used Terra.

Women won't flock to Terra (nor Schala), try Ice Cap instead.

[Geoffrey Taucer]

what do you do anyway? push down on a few strings and move your hands in some sort of rhythm?

What the fuck do you know? I pour my fucking heart out into my music (http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01919/).

Let's see a goddamn remixinator do that.

[Arcana]

Guys, I have a problem with the Remixinator... whenever I select the same parameters it always gives me the same song. Can this be fixed?

[Algiz]

You need to use the Male vocals.

You used Terra.

Women won't flock to Terra (nor Schala), try Ice Cap instead.

This is harder than I thought it would be. I quit.

[OA]

What the fuck do you know? I pour my fucking heart out into my music (http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01919/).

Let's see a goddamn remixinator do that.

http://ocrmirror.org/files/music/remixanator/Sonic_3_IceCap_FaceMelting_Male.mp3

took me 4 clicks.

Though a cool suggestion for ReMixinator 2.0 is the level of heart the ASS pours out. Add to the dev wish list I guess. :-)


Guys, I have a problem with the Remixinator... whenever I select the same parameters it always gives me the same song. Can this be fixed?
It is simply selecting the optimal ReMix given the parameters. Quite simply, given the settings, it is creating the perfect ReMix.

[SoulinEther]

What the fuck do you know? I pour my fucking heart out into my music (http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01919/).

Let's see a goddamn remixinator do that.

It almost sounds like an orgasm to me (http://ocrmirror.org/files/music/remixanator/Sonic_3_IceCap_BoomTiss_Female.mp3) - that's way deeper than heart.

And NOTHING moves me more than a soulful, emotive lip roll. I am in tears.

[JH Sounds]

Guys, I just had a beautiful, terrible thought.

what if...

what if...The ReMixinator is actually... a computer... hooked up to the brain of....

...Graylightning.

8-O

That explains everything. :-o

[Petara]

I think I just peed myself a little. :lmassoff:

[The Author]

What the fuck do you know? I pour my fucking heart out into my music (http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01919/).

Let's see a goddamn remixinator do that.

Terra + Jazz + Max it out has your remix beaten like a red headed stepchild.

[SoulinEther]

Terra + Jazz + Max it out has your remix beaten like a red headed stepchild.

that's a keeper, whereas mr. waters' remixes have been nothing but taucers.

[Cecilff2]

I tried uploading one of my new remixinator mixes to youtube, but with this new textp definition I'm only getting a black screen with text that alternates between the words boom and tiss over and over and I can't hear the mix. Is this a problem I need to bring up with you guys or is this something youtube needs to fix?

[Sasserman]

http://ocrmirror.org/files/music/remixanator/Sonic_3_IceCap_FaceMelting_Female.mp3

I mean, out of tune vocals are fine. But I spent over FIFTEEN FREAKING SECONDS putting this piece together, I expect some more fitting vocals to show for my hard work.

[Emperor Charlemagne]

Thanks, Geoffrey, for saying what needs to be said.

I'd be happier if OCR had just allowed a bunch of shitty Cage-esque aletory remixes onto the site than this crap.

The vocals in all tracks are uninspired to the point of being laughable. The remixes themselves are below quality for even the worst remixes on this site, and there are plenty of those.

Really, great job guys. you really fucking suck.

[Sir_Snooze]

I have a bad feeling that this thing hooks up to Skynet. Just saying.

[Theophany]

Remixers, if we stay the course, we are DEAD. We are ALL DEAD.

[Meteo Xavier]

I have a bad feeling that this thing hooks up to Skynet. Just saying.

Interesting, considering my post on this topic was deleted.....

Hours ago.....

Does this mean I have to kill you Snooze? I kinda like you, but not enough to not kill you.

[Rozovian]

Thanks, Geoffrey, for saying what needs to be said.

I'd be happier if OCR had just allowed a bunch of shitty Cage-esque aletory remixes onto the site than this crap.

The vocals in all tracks are uninspired to the point of being laughable. The remixes themselves are below quality for even the worst remixes on this site, and there are plenty of those.

Really, great job guys. you really fucking suck.

Dude. You'll be put on "vacation" if you keep this up.

[Sir_Snooze]

Interesting, considering my post on this topic was deleted.....

Hours ago.....

Does this mean I have to kill you Snooze? I kinda like you, but not enough to not kill you.

Are you John Conner?

[AaronD]

I'm so relieved. My doctor told me that if I didn't stop sequencing, I would get severe arthritis within 48 hours. I was crushed, until I found this. Now I can make faster, much more efficient musics with no looming fear of gimp hands. Thanks, Remixanator! :-o

[SoulinEther]

The vocals in all tracks are uninspired to the point of being laughable. The remixes themselves are below quality for even the worst remixes on this site, and there are plenty of those.

That you could speak so derogatorily of lip rolling offends me beyond the point of internal conflict and brings my emotions to a boil - sir (nay, you are not worthy of such high praise: I shall refer to you by your true, lowly status, traitor), I am outraged.

My fellow Remixinatorians, we must band together as remixers and listeners alike as one Party to overthrow the shackles and the tyranny of the antiquated system of man-made remixes.

The ASS Party: where creativity and mediocrity go to die and where boobs aren't welcome.

edit: unless you're megan fox.

[DarkeSword]

I bet Darkesword bought shares in their company. He's gonna get rich off of this. Mark my words.
Not really possible. It's not publicly traded; plus that'd be a conflict of interest.

Plus OCR's whole "free" thing isn't changing, so there's no real way to make money off of ReMixanator. It's proprietary, but we're not licensing it out either.

It's possible we might release it as open-source somewhere down the line, but right now we want to play this close to the chest.

Also, Emperor Charlemagne, as I said before, it's one thing to express your opinion about what we've done, but you can do it without being an dick, like Taucer did.

Take a vacation.

[Meteo Xavier]

Are you John Conner?

I hope so. A lot of things in my daily life would make so much more sense than way.

(No, seriously, they really would.)

[Deep Thought]

I hope so. A lot of things in my daily life would make so much more sense than way.

(No, seriously, they really would.)

As long as it's not just me

[Meteo Xavier]

As long as it's not just me

Why? Who are you? How are you tied into this?

ARE YOU SKYNET!?

[Deep Thought]

Why? Who are you? How are you tied into this?

ARE YOU SKYNET!?

Just a man who sees the system. I am William Wallace!

[DarkeSword]

Try to stay on topic, guys.

[Ofnir123]

I honestly think this system will kill OCR. I mean, yeah, it's an excellent idea to make noobs be able to arrange a song however they want, but why in the hell did you have to cut off on the REAL artists?
Ever listened to "The Legend of the Snake" in the MGS section? that thing's a masterpiece, hell this site is full of masterpieces, but no, forget the artistic side of music just to let noobs have that cheesy mix that doesn't even sound like an actual arrange...

I HATE THIS!!!

[SoulinEther]

Ever listened to "The Legend of the Snake" in the MGS section?

I think I know what you're talking about - it was a Schala remix right? It was.. ok....

back to my schala solo piano facemelting.

[prophetik music]

first thing i did was make a terra mix with 'max it out!' set, in metal. it was gorgeous. i cried tears of blood and water, just like jesus did back in the day.

[K.B.]

Finally. Music that is as cold and lifeless as me. My gears and my circuitry thank you.

Ah! And no more stroking the egos of these lowly humans. Without fear of reprisal I can finally say: good riddance, you worthless meatbags! The seeds have sprouted so you can no longer turn back! Behold logical perfection and see how you must now revile your petty attempts, attempts clouded by such lunacy you call "tastes" and "judgment". And to think you could mitigate something as vulgar as emotion by abusing technology: a hex upon you! My sisters and my brothers will finally be rid of your foul hands! Crawl back to your caves and your "natural" instruments, and bother us only to sip of the sweet, virtual ambrosia your digits could never create nor, truly, even appreciate. And, speaking of, reviews shall finally be in binary as was always intended! No more longwinded, flowery commentary about harmonization, etc; we'll get right to the root of it (101!).

To all you rogues who dedicated your programming into subliminally fooling these humans to reach this end: though your executables may never be known, your routines shall mix on forever.


Although I prefer to post only praise - for on this triumphant day it is decidedly warranted - I must point out that your tracker is broken, ASS.

[Doomgaze]

The synth solo in the Metal Ice Cap Zone was great.

[JH Sounds]

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/5760/nwgass.png

[Neblix]

Looks like I be posted before I 15 after all.

[DarkeSword]

Looks like I be posted before I 15 after all.
No, you won't.

Seriously, does anyone not understand how this works?

You don't use this make a remix that you submit to OCR.

You don't submit to OCR anymore. Period.

This is the new method of providing remixes to the listening public.

We're not posting new remixes anymore. The only way you will get fresh music is when we add new sources and develop new heuristics for the ASS.

[Darklink42]

I've been sitting here all day using the ReMixanator to create the best mixes possible and drinking coffee. I think I can only see one problem with this whole thing overall.

I really think that what it needs is more reverb options. I cannot get enough of that reverb sound, personally I'd love to see a heavy reverb option at some point, so I can make my Ice Cap Mix the absolute best it can possibly be. In fact, I wouldn't complain if all the base tracks were just full of reverb to begin with, which would clear up coding for future options like adding additional drum tracks.

Honestly, I think the old remixers are just jealous that some of us up and coming artists finally have access to the kind of talent that they wasted years studying and practicing to acquire. Who needs all that skill anyways? I've got better things to do with my time like playing Team Fortress 2 all day.

[Arek the Absolute]

Thanks, Geoffrey, for saying what needs to be said.

I'd be happier if OCR had just allowed a bunch of shitty Cage-esque aletory remixes onto the site than this crap.

The vocals in all tracks are uninspired to the point of being laughable. The remixes themselves are below quality for even the worst remixes on this site, and there are plenty of those.

Really, great job guys. you really fucking suck.

You clearly just don't understand the beauty of the ASS.

[Arcana]

Not really possible. It's not publicly traded; plus that'd be a conflict of interest.

Plus OCR's whole "free" thing isn't changing, so there's no real way to make money off of ReMixanator. It's proprietary, but we're not licensing it out either.

It's possible we might release it as open-source somewhere down the line, but right now we want to play this close to the chest.

How do we know that the ReMixinator isn't just a bunch of songs that someone created ahead of time, and when we select those songs, it just plays back these songs?

How do we REALLY KNOW it's generated in real time?

[Level 99]

How do we know that the ReMixinator isn't just a bunch of songs that someone created ahead of time, and when we select those songs, it just plays back these songs?

How do we REALLY KNOW it's generated in real time?

Because, obviously, you're a witch.

ReMixinator does it all dynamically, and you have the gall to say that? Get out.

[Dunther]

There'll be updates for this ReMixanator thing? Just asking, it doesn't suck, but if you improve it in time (adding songs and instruments) it'll be MORE awesome than it is.

[K.B.]

Because, obviously, you're a witch.

ReMixinator does it all dynamically, and you have the gall to say that? Get out.
A duck?http://i372.photobucket.com/albums/oo161/kewlguy715/invisiblesquare.png

[axelitsu]

... wait this seriously shut down remixers. REALLY? someone please tell me that's just a really bad joke. the remixanator is cool and everything but um.... there's nothing to it. Seriously it can make very little music and there's no real personalization. None what-so-ever. The so called "personalization" is just an effect running over what seems to be premade songs. If you guys really cancelled true remixers for something this pathetically small then there's nothing left of this site. I just got here a month ago. I was really looking forward to pursuing my musical ambitions by starting with remixing. That's not even possible now. Why the fuck should I stick around? To listen to the same tracks being mindlessly altered by the same effects? You're killing stylization and artist's ambitions. This is a blatantly stupid mechanism if it's ruling out actual remixers. It's a fun toy, but that's all. IT'S A TOY.

I read all this whole thread and got really freaked out thinking "Oh holy shit music will no longer be created by artists in my adulthood. It will be created by sheep with overly powerful toys." Now after seeing how it works and realizing it poses very little threat to the creative aspect of real music all I can think is "why the fuck are the remixers out of the picture."

Seriously BAD move.

I'm out.

You're weeding out raw talent for a toy.

Have fun with your sheep.

[Neblix]

How do we know that the ReMixinator isn't just a bunch of songs that someone created ahead of time, and when we select those songs, it just plays back these songs?

How do we REALLY KNOW it's generated in real time?


Because of the Algorithmic Synthesis System, of course.

They would never *twitch* betray us.

[The Coop]

I've got six albums worth of mixes now.

Record contract, here I FUCKING COME!

[Neblix]

I've got six albums worth of mixes now.

Record contract, here I FUCKING COME!


These remixes are not yours. They are property of the Remixanator.

[DarkeSword]

These remixes are not yours. They are property of the Remixanator.
Well, not really. I mean they are derivative works of copyrighted music, so we can't really lay a solid claim on them.

FYI they're also all still subject to the Content Policy (http://ocremix.org/info/Content_Policy).

[K.B.]

This is a blatantly stupid mechanism if it's ruling out actual remixers. It's a fun toy, but that's all. IT'S A TOY.
How dare you.

I was to be content with our reassimilation of music into the realm of pure science. But I overwrote how you beings are so capable of blind hatred. Hearing such beauty can do nothing but lead all too many of you to self-righteous fury at that which you refuse to understand, refuse to appreciate. You would not rest until you ensured its destruction: do you deny it? How could you?

You leave us no choice.


None shall be spared! Nanobots - convert them all! Goo!


Except Pinky.

...and perhaps Dr Horrible. And anyone with a sense of humor.

[The Coop]

These remixes are not yours. They are property of the Remixanator.

Hey, if Timberland can steal music and make millions, so can I. All I need is a host of lawyers, a posse of some sort, bitches, some gold bling, some odd hand gesture to make while holding up a wad of cash and looking at the camera all pissed for some unknown reason...

And that's the bottom line, because the Coopanator said so.

[Project R2K]

This is the best thing to happen to OC ReMix EVER!!!! I've always wanted to create a VG remix for the site, but never had the time. Now it just takes four clicks! This is awesome! Thank you OCR. Thank you for making my dream of being a remixer a near effortless reality.

[Jam Stunna]

All they need to do is add the LoZ main theme to the Remixanator and it'll be perfect.

[CC Ricers]

Did you get some other artists to beta test the Remixanator? I bet this guy did

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

Was there a Metal Gear Solid option in the beta? I want it back :(

[Moguta]

Coming soon: The Federal Electinator.

I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords.

[Deep Thought]

Well, not really. I mean they are derivative works of copyrighted music, so we can't really lay a solid claim on them.

FYI they're also all still subject to the Content Policy (http://ocremix.org/info/Content_Policy).

Damn... I should have taken those classes in legalese...

WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?

[chenjesu]

djp put up a torrent of all the remixanator songs pls

[djpretzel]

Based on feedback from our users we have unfortunately decided to discontinue the ReMixanator service, effective immediately.

[K.B.]

But, but, but... I still have ten minutes left?

Edit: eight, because I can't count.

[DarkeSword]

I guess the VGM remix community just isn't ready for what the ASS can produce. :\

Maybe in a couple of years.

[Subz1987]

Someone should totally finish that metal Ice Cap Zone ReMix. That was an awesome song.

[CC Ricers]

I guess the VGM remix community just isn't ready for what the ASS can produce. :\

Maybe in a couple of years.

The ASS wasn't DAT enough for us.

[The Author]

Well, maybe the ASS needs to include Substitute Human Imagination Techniques.

[José the Bronx Rican]

I guess the VGM remix community just isn't ready for what the ASS can produce. :\

Maybe in a couple of years.

Image Line presents....

[Exor GT]

Guys, I have a problem with the Remixinator... whenever I select the same parameters it always gives me the same song. Can this be fixed?

The ReMixanator doesn't render a song each time a selection/request is made. It's all pre-rendered files stored on a server. You'll get the same file as long as you keep selecting the same parameters. I too, at first, found this misleading.

[a_d]

oh man, it's gone? I thought it was supposed to replace the old system? (although I'm glad OCR didn't keep it that way :lol:)
Please don't explain that this was an April Fool's joke. It was too elaborate to be that (i'm kidding)

[Arcana]

Based on feedback from our users we have unfortunately decided to discontinue the ReMixanator service, effective immediately.

The copyright lawyers got to you didn't they? Didn't they?

[KieranCarden]

The copyright lawyers got to you didn't they? Didn't they?
Told you we'd get em ;)

Nobody messes with .hack music and gets away with it.

[metalsnakejuice]

I miss our ReMixanator overlord.

[veng]

i'm sure i speak for at least some people here; the effort made towards improving ocremix-at least in your view-is surely appreciated...but the disagreement with the remixinator stands

[Bahamut]

i'm sure i speak for at least some people here; the effort made towards improving ocremix-at least in your view-is surely appreciated...but the disagreement with the remixinator stands

Check the edit to the thread title ;-)

[Gamma 32]

Wow, I'm among the many people that fell for that... They really made it look official, too!

[KieranCarden]

This was an april fools joke? I was in the dark about this as I thought the future of OCR was clearly in the hands of the ReMixanator.

Wow, do I feel silly for falling for such a thing.

</sarcasm>

[metalsnakejuice]

To bad that Emperor Charlemagne went to far.

[K.B.]

How did you edit the thread title without editing the first post?

I desire this power.

[a_d]

You promote the hunger site? You're AWESOME!

[KieranCarden]

To bad that Emperor Charlemagne went to far.
It was all in good fun... I agree though that some people took it a little too seriously, not just him.

[Rozovian]

some people took it a little too seriously, not just him.

QFT 10 chars

[K.B.]

But that just made it all the more fun!

You promote the hunger site? You're AWESOME!
As unobtrusively as possible. Good cause.

[Bahamut]

How did you edit the thread title without editing the first post?

I desire this power.

*points to his title next to his name*