VGDJ: The Official OCR Podcast

[Daniel Rydell]

Hey, as long as you admit your downfalls, you're on the way to recovery. Granted, I never 'played' Double Dragon... any of them.

Edit: YAY! 201 First Post!

[q-pa]

Oh... heh... I guess I don't need to attach this in this my e-mail to VGDJ anymore. :P

Anyway yeah, :nicework: q-pa.
Yeah, sorry bout that.
I thought you said it would go out over the weekend and I didn't hear back from you. And I didn't want the Hoo-hoos to be a last episode thing... :wink:

Actually, the version you have, LAOS, is the original version (http://digamejh.melankolly.com/online_storage/HooHoosOnFirst.mp3).


And Pixie: Any paticular reason why you decided to record this episode with n00b on your head? :o

[atmuh]

Hey, as long as you admit your downfalls, you're on the way to recovery. Granted, I never 'played' Double Dragon... any of them.

Edit: YAY! 201 First Post!
If you really wanted to point out an accomplishment you could say YAY! 3000th reply.

[dish]

Ah man, you're right. Wow, I lose on two counts. :( I guess no Double Dragon love from me... I admit, I only played the game a couple times.
Aww... I didn't intend it that way. I was going for the "when-I-grow-up-I-want-to-be-like-zircon" way :D
I don't even know how to use an image as my sig :(

BGC, I like your Bionic Electronica and Metroid Hunter Anthem :)

[atmuh]

I don't even know how to use an image as my sig :(

http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=11654

[Xerol Oplan]

And Pixie: Any paticular reason why you decided to record this episode with n00b on your head? :o

Noob goes where he wants to go. See:

Way up on my bookshelf:
http://h.xerol.org/i/t/25.png (http://h.xerol.org/i.php?i=235)

Trying to get down Aaron's shirt:
http://h.xerol.org/i/t/26.png (http://h.xerol.org/i.php?i=236)

And of course:
http://h.xerol.org/i.php?i=112

[Jillian Aversa]

And Pixie: Any paticular reason why you decided to record this episode with n00b on your head? :o

Noob goes where he wants to go. See:

Way up on my bookshelf:
http://h.xerol.org/i/t/25.png (http://h.xerol.org/i.php?i=235)

Trying to get down Aaron's shirt:
http://h.xerol.org/i/t/26.png (http://h.xerol.org/i.php?i=236)

And of course:
http://h.xerol.org/i.php?i=112
An accurate representation! :lol:

Anyway, what's with all the tiny font posts here? You guys are hurtin' me eyes! :P

[Crazyonr1]

Thats why you highlight the text, Ctrl+c, then paste said text into your adress bar, making it easier to read!

[Less Ashamed Of Self]

Thats why you highlight the text, Ctrl+c, then paste said text into your adress bar, making it easier to read!

Oh man... that's SO much faster than quoting... danke.

[dish]

Thats why you highlight the text, Ctrl+c, then paste said text into your adress bar, making it easier to read!

Oh man... that's SO much faster than quoting... danke.
Hmm... And I thought I finally found what Notepad really is for :?

And thanks, Atma Weapon :)

[Crazyonr1]

I should have done the instructions in a 2 point font muhahahahaha

Like that

[DrumUltimA]

HEY DISH WOAH YOU'RE FROM SINGAPORE AND SO IS MY ROOMMATE OH SHIT

[CE]

HEY DISH WOAH YOU'RE FROM SINGAPORE AND SO IS MY ROOMMATE OH SHIT

Politically correctness demands that you call him your "life partner".

[Kanthos]

Hey Drum, no offense but getting someone with a bit of an asian accent to pronounce Saskatchewan didn't help things much. Maybe it was just the audio quality or something, but it sounded to me like she did it wrong too.

Here's a (pseudo)phonetic guide with each syllable on each line. The emphasis is on the second syllable.

Sask (pretty much only one way to do this)
atch (like catch)
eh (not pronounced eh like the typical Canadian stereotype, "What's up, eh?", but more like meh without the m. If anyone can describe this better phonetically, please do)
wan (like Obi-wan kenobi)

Good luck next meetup report :)

[Less Ashamed Of Self]

HEY DISH WOAH YOU'RE FROM SINGAPORE AND SO IS MY ROOMMATE OH SHIT

Know what's crazier? Your asian friend was originally from Oakville, which is where I'm from now.

[Jillian Aversa]

I think that's what made it funny- that Hyejin couldn't pronounce it either. ^_~

[DrumUltimA]

I think that's what made it funny- that Hyejin couldn't pronounce it either. ^_~

rofl jill hit the nail right on the head

[Kanthos]

I think that's what made it funny- that Hyejin couldn't pronounce it either. ^_~

rofl jill hit the nail right on the head

I fail at humour, obviously.

*goes in a corner and bashes his head against the wall repeatedly*

[atmuh]

I think that's what made it funny- that Hyejin couldn't pronounce it either. ^_~

rofl jill hit the nail right on the head

I fail at humour, obviously.

*goes in a corner and bashes his head against the wall repeatedly*
http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/8103/kyonnonovp2.gif
emo

[dish]

HEY DISH WOAH YOU'RE FROM SINGAPORE AND SO IS MY ROOMMATE OH SHIT
ZOMGWHOA!!! XD Nice to know someone from Singapore is studying musical stuff. Ask him what he thinks about the new Singapore Idol :D Your sig makes me dizzy, btw.

Obviously the pronunciation problem demands a solution: replace Doug's wrong pronunciation with zircon's :D
SASKATCHEWANALBLUM!!! .o/

[DrumUltimA]

HEY DISH WOAH YOU'RE FROM SINGAPORE AND SO IS MY ROOMMATE OH SHIT
ZOMGWHOA!!! XD Nice to know someone from Singapore is studying musical stuff. Ask him what he thinks about the new Singapore Idol :D Your sig makes me dizzy, btw.

Obviously the pronunciation problem demands a solution: replace Doug's wrong pronunciation with zircon's :D
SASKATCHEWANALBLUM!!! .o/

shuxiang says he doesn't know who it is!!! DD:

[WesPip]

http://sp4nkserv.zapto.org:8081/crap/dougdancing.gif
Awesome.

[Daniel Rydell]

Hehe. Alblum is a great word.

[q-pa]

Just finished listening to Episode 58.
I was totally dancing around my kitchen (where I was at the time) to your stinger. :P
Naked.





True story.
--well, except for the naked part. :wink:

BTW, did you know that song (whatever it is...) is featured twice in AMV Hell 3 (http://www.amvhell.com)? And one of them is to Azumanga Daioh? 8)

[Jiggles Mcpuff]

Ha! AMV Hell 3 was great. I liked the first half much better than the second though. Second half still had some good ones in it just not as many.

[Less Ashamed Of Self]

Just finished listening to Episode 58.
I was totally dancing around my kitchen (where I was at the time) to your stinger. :P
Naked.





True story.
--well, except for the naked part. :wink:

Well I was dancing around my kitchen naked.

[zircon]

Just finished listening to Episode 58.
I was totally dancing around my kitchen (where I was at the time) to your stinger. :P
Naked.





True story.
--well, except for the naked part. :wink:

BTW, did you know that song (whatever it is...) is featured twice in AMV Hell 3 (http://www.amvhell.com)? And one of them is to Azumanga Daioh? 8)

So awesome. For the record, the song is "Tunak Tunak Tun" by Daler Mehndi, an Indian pop star.

[Old Man Time]

Hehe. Alblum is a great word.

Its not a word, though zircon thinks it is much to pixie's (and everyone's) humor.

Yay for having a pointless 100th post!

[dish]

HEY DISH WOAH YOU'RE FROM SINGAPORE AND SO IS MY ROOMMATE OH SHIT
ZOMGWHOA!!! XD Nice to know someone from Singapore is studying musical stuff. Ask him what he thinks about the new Singapore Idol :D Your sig makes me dizzy, btw.

Obviously the pronunciation problem demands a solution: replace Doug's wrong pronunciation with zircon's :D
SASKATCHEWANALBLUM!!! .o/

shuxiang says he doesn't know who it is!!! DD:
What a blasphemy!!! It's Hady Mirza and a little Googling return this piano show: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAO-yKr-n6Q

Is Tunak Tunak Tun a pop song in the US? Or is zircon/pixie somehow a fan of Indian pop song? :D

[Jillian Aversa]

/me clears throat

VGDJ Episode #059 is now available for download at www.vgdj.net !!!

Short, but sweet. Russian accents, floppy sloppy tentacles, and a new contest with zomg prizes... What are you waiting for?! ^-^

P.S. Don't forget to VOTE FOR US AT PODCAST ALLEY (http://www.podcastalley.com/one_vote2.php?pod_id=4140) tomorrow, October 1st, at 1:00 am EST (12:00 am Central)! We've got a little sum'n sum'n saved up for the occasion, so keep your eyes glued on the site.

[WesPip]

floppy sloppy tentacles
Sorry, that's all I saw.

[Abadoss]

P.S. Don't forget to VOTE FOR US AT PODCAST ALLEY (http://www.podcastalley.com/one_vote2.php?pod_id=4140) tomorrow, October 1st, at 1:00 am EST (12:00 am Central)! We've got a little sum'n sum'n saved up for the occasion, so keep your eyes glued on the site.

Voting +1...

[TaVeRnErO_RuDd]

how and where do i submit my entry for the contest?

[Abadoss]

how and where do i submit my entry for the contest?

Via voicemail or e-mail. 1(800)990-VGDJ or vgdjpodcast@gmail.com

[q-pa]

Hey guys.

Just announcing your feed still hasn't updated with Episode 59 (see iTunes podcast entry) (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=73799750&s=143441)...

[Martin Penwald]

Ep. 058 took out a small bit of my flight, and I was very grateful for that (the movies they showed sucked).

Great show, loved the interview with BGC.

[The Unsung Plumber]

Hey guys.

Just announcing your feed still hasn't updated with Episode 59 (see iTunes podcast entry) (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=73799750&s=143441)...
Same here, at first I thought that it was my new computer, but it seems that it isn't just me.

EDIT: 1st post on my new computer! :)!!

[Jillian Aversa]

Hey guys! October 1st is here, and our well-funded R&D department has been hard at work figuring out the best ways to increase our monthly vote quotient. Their conclusion? Well, you'll have to watch our latest mini videocast at www.vgdj.net to find out!

But perhaps more importantly...

VOTE FOR US AT PODCASTALLEY (http://www.podcastalley.com/one_vote2.php?pod_id=4140) and keep us in the top 10 for longer than ever!

[WesPip]

VOTED.
And only 20 minutes into the new voting period, noless.

[Jillian Aversa]

Not bad, but 10 people beat ya to it. ^_~

Keep 'em coming, guys!

[Abadoss]

Seems I forgot that Sep. 30 is still part of September... oh, well. Voting +1 (again)...

[WesPip]

Not bad, but 10 people beat ya to it. ^_~

Keep 'em coming, guys!
Well snap.
So at least 11 votes in the first 20 minutes. If only you could maintain that rate...

[Old Man Time]

Ep. 59, while it was a little shorter than most episodes (understandably so), had a MONSTER sized stinger that more than made up for it. So now we finally know what goes on behind the scenes at VGDJ... cooking. Seriously though, that stinger made my day. It could be VGDJ's best ever, and I've been listening for a while.

Also, the video was pretty good too. Just what the hell is VGDJ brand ReMixer Fuel? Needless to say, it looks nasty.

We're in second on podcast alley guys! Keep rocking the votes. I did, though I didn't wake up at midnight like zircon suggested :( .

EDIT: Somehow, Free Talk Live (who the hell are they?), the podcast in front of us, has 64 votes. We have only 30, and the guys behind us have 27. 64 votes!?! I smell proxy voting!

[Cyan_Ide]

EDIT: Somehow, Free Talk Live (who the hell are they?), the podcast in front of us, has 64 votes. We have only 30, and the guys behind us have 27. 64 votes!?! I smell proxy voting!

Naw, they have a really big fanbase to get votes off of. They were #1 on PA for a really long while before that Keith and the Girl thing slipped in there. It's a Libertarian talk show where listeners can call in and talk about whatever they want. It's a really good podcast, and, besides being higher above us in the overall rankings, they really pose no threat to us as a podcast due to their content. To be honest, I know the top TOP 10 is really great and all, but I'm more impressed that we continue to stay really high, if not #1, in the music category, which means we continually beat out podcasts with similar content to ours no problem.

[Jillian Aversa]

Yeah, Free Talk Live has been around for a loooong time, and it's good stuff. We're doing well so far!

[Zarggg]

I am have voted. Yay.

[Foxhull]

Voted.

[Crazyonr1]

Voted, at the stroke of midnight here, and I was trying to ask on IRC last night, but do the votes reset at 12 EST? so should I be voting at 11 instead of 12?

Oh yeah, and ya'll need to post a recipe for the remixing fuel.

EDIT: Wait... does DJP know about the awesomeness that is Remixer brand PUDDING?

Zirkitricks, or Pixicon?

[Jillian Aversa]

Nope, Podcast Alley resets at 12 am Central, so 1 am EST. :wink:

Glad you people are enjoying the video. It was definitely fun to make!

[OA]

Voted.

Also, I watched the video right before taking a nap, and I had a messed up dream where DrumUltima and Zircon showed up at my doorstep.

When I answered the door, DU shouted "your remix SUCKS!" and Zircon punched me in the face. :(

My advice to everyone is not to watch it right before you go to bed. :/

[Kanthos]

But Zircon is just a big teddy bear. He wouldn't *ever* punch you in the face. Ever!

DrumUltimA is mean though! Just kidding!

[Jillian Aversa]

:lol:

[DrumUltimA]

i am just as much of a teddy bear as zircon is. I'm just crazy as well :D

[zircon]

Hey guys, I hate to always be the bearer (heh, heh, get it?) of bad news, but we won't be bringing you a show this week. I've been pretty sick for the last few days and I don't quite feel up to recording (you wouldn't want to hear me like this anyway); not only that but I've also had to skip a bunch of classes, so I have a lot of work to catch up on. However, we'll be back on track next week with Episode 60.

Note: this means you get another week to submit contest entries! Wednesday, October 11th at noon is the new deadline.

[Jillian Aversa]

Everybody sit on zircon- we gotta keep him warm!

Poor little snuffleuffagus. :puppyeyes:

[atmuh]

:(

[Fraggy]

You know, eventually there will be so many posts on this thread that it will explode. Letters and fragments of once beautiful words will fly everywhere.

[Old Man Time]

Everybody sit on zircon- we gotta keep him warm!

Poor little snuffleuffagus. :puppyeyes:

Get better zircon. At least now we have a definitive spelling of "snuffleuffagus", which is worth something.

[José the Bronx Rican]

Everyone's been getting sick. My co-workers, the weatherman on Fox... I'm just getting over a phlegmmy cold myself. My head was stuffed like a turkey, and I've been on a Theraflu AND Tylenol diet... because I found out they replaced the acetaminophen in the Theraflu. Sick sucks.

[Jillian Aversa]

More like the TERRAflu, am i rite? :wink:

[Kanthos]

Hey guys, I hate to always be the bearer (heh, heh, get it?) of bad news, but we won't be bringing you a show this week. I've been pretty sick for the last few days and I don't quite feel up to recording (you wouldn't want to hear me like this anyway); not only that but I've also had to skip a bunch of classes, so I have a lot of work to catch up on. However, we'll be back on track next week with Episode 60.

Note: this means you get another week to submit contest entries! Wednesday, October 11th at noon is the new deadline.

Get better, Zircon! Does this mean that we can resubmit? I e-mailed in something today that I would've much rather done over the phone so I could include an audio clip, but didn't have time to pull it off, and I'd like to be able to do it properly if possible.

[Less Ashamed Of Self]

http://lukewilliams.org/x/zirconforealz.jpg

Note the words: 'find studs here' up top.

[Kanthos]

Awesome, LAOS. Now if you actually put that up in the store, that would be even better :D

[Jillian Aversa]

:lol: Not the most flattering picture of zircon... He looks like an old man. C'mon now, you can do better than that!

[Kanthos]

Does this mean that we can resubmit? I e-mailed in something today that I would've much rather done over the phone so I could include an audio clip, but didn't have time to pull it off, and I'd like to be able to do it properly if possible.

Bump.

[atmuh]

I'd buy it.


EDIT: zircon your Yankees are getting OWNED!!!!

EDIT SOME MORE: YANKEES LOSE!! DAAAAAAAAAA.....YANKEES LOSE!!

[Daniel Rydell]

That is a great picture.

I'm not crazy, I'm obsessive.

[zircon]

Does this mean that we can resubmit? I e-mailed in something today that I would've much rather done over the phone so I could include an audio clip, but didn't have time to pull it off, and I'd like to be able to do it properly if possible.

Bump.

Yeah, I suppose so. Just make it clear that it's a resubmit.

[dish]

Uhm.. this is probably too late :oops: Still, hope you are geting better, oh Mighty zircon of Many Faces :)
Missed the show last weekend.

Out of randomness, you might be interested to read about the haze in Singapore-Malaysia-Southern Thailand: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/haze/. There is a photo gallery too. So yeah, these days we in Singapore are breathing in smoke. That, in addition to no VGDJ, made my life less complete :( Oh please, help us, VGDJ!!
(This post is getting weird, so I'll stop)

[Jillian Aversa]

Yikes. That's not purdy weather.

In other news.... HAPPY BIRTHDAY, UPTHORN! :D

[zircon]

Hey, even though we're mentioning it on the upcoming show, I thought I'd point out the Google ads that are now on www.vgdj.net - we ask that you please do NOT block them, and if you're even slightly interested in what they're displaying to click on 'em. Takes seconds of your time and it helps support our ongoing costs (eg. prizes for contests!) So, if you like the show and have a fraction of a minute, click on one of our ads every so often. :)

[Dimah]

Thats cool. You have to pay for everything somehow.

I'm going to click now...

EDIT: Hmmm, i thought they had always been there

[Kanthos]

It seems like they don't have a lot of links to choose from. I've hit refresh around 50 times and only seen 4 different external links. I clicked on all of them.

[zircon]

Yeah; because the ads are new, you're not gonna see a huge variety yet. Gotta have our site thoroughly indexed or some shiz.

Anyway, thanks for support! Just a click here and a click there every so often is massively helpful.

[Kanthos]

I wonder if Google would figure it out if you wrote a clicking-bot. Something that scanned the page every 5 minutes, found the links in the ad section, and went to them. Just think! VGDJ could be rich! Or I could get arrested or something.

But seriously, I don't mind clicking to support my favourite podcast.

[Xerol Oplan]

I've been using adsense on my sites for about a year now (zircon asked me about it a few days ago). It does go by page content, but more importantly, it goes by changes in page content - so once a new item gets posted up, most of the ads will be relevant to that. They do have measures in place to detect click-fraud, since it's a major concern to people that pay to have their ads displayed. That's the other thing - through the adwords program, advertisers bid on keywords that appear on websites, and are matched up with the 'best fit' for the words, rather than having to find websites to advertise on (although you can directly target a specific website). This also means that sites that get more traffic generally get better placements, and therefore more revenue, so just by visiting the site you're increasing the value of the ads.

[The Unsung Plumber]

But seriously, I don't mind clicking to support my favourite podcast.
Yeah, same here.

[zircon]

You guys are the best! Keep it up. Just a couple seconds a day from all our listeners and we would never need to worry about this stuff ever again. Just remember, please, only click on the ads legitimately. Don't tell your little brother to sit there and keep clicking on 'em. Don't refresh the page 500 times to increase our traffic. Much like how we don't support proxy voting at podcastalley, we don't want people doing things that are less than legal for us.

[Jillian Aversa]

Episode 060 of VGDJ has been released, and is now available at www.vgdj.net (http://www.vgdj.net)!

Our official foray into the month of October, we've got a big ol' episode for you tonight. Be sure to listen in if you submitted an entry for our episode 059 contest, because we've got the results of that up in HERE!

:D

[JSMc]

Hey Zircon, since you beat your cold and since I'm nice and vote for you guys every month, do you think you could beat my cold for me? It's yucky and I don't want it.

[WesPip]

...
Just poking my head in 'cause I haven't said anything in this thread for awhile.

[Splunkle]

DoD is a guitar mixing competition? Nay, I think not.

Its a instrument remixing competition. As in, the lead instrument has to be played, not programmed.

Just a quick correction. =/

[Jillian Aversa]

Spunkle's right. It's just that most of the entries have guitar as the lead instrument, because it's popular. ^_~

[Abadoss]

Spunkle's right. It's just that most of the entries have guitar as the lead instrument, because it's popular. ^_~

Technically, if you were to follow this logic, what you'd be saying is that the only reason there are guitar leads is because there are guitar leads... in some quantum circles, this might fly, but, generally speaking, this idea is a self-originating and self-defeating paradox...

[Kanthos]

Due to "technical difficulties" * the full story of my entry didn't get listed. Adding Zelda to Footloose was exactly as I described it when I called in. However, there's more to the Mario thing than just switching the music. It was my idea, but if you listen to the two clips, the bass player and drummer were obviously in on it as well. I also cleared it with the actor playing Ren, the lead character, and with Sean, the conductor and my co-musical director.

During the original clip, Ren slides on his knees to the front of the stage during bars 7 and 8 (when the piano is playing chords each eighth note; it's the loud section in the first audio clip). He's back on his feet and singing on bar 9 (on my audio clips, the electric piano sound is playing the vocal line). What we did instead was to have Ren do a shorter slide and start a couple bars early. Then, when we played the two bars from Mario, he actually jumped up and punched a brick, so he actually *acted* like Mario in addition to the music being from Mario.


* Technical difficulties, in this case, means the following. I don't listen to podcasts over the weekend, so I didn't hear the VDGJ episode promoting the contest until two days before the first deadline. I didn't have time to put the audio together, so I submitted a description of what I'd done via e-mail. When the deadline was extended by a week and I resubmitted, I tried to call in my entry. I got cut off, so I e-mailed the MP3s to Zircon and Pixietricks. They played the partial audio clip and the MP3s instead of reading the e-mail (would've been nice, I sound AWFUL on the phone) and playing the MP3s, so the best part of the story got cut off. Oh well.

[Jillian Aversa]

Aw, we would have been perfectly content reading the email itself, but you confused us with all those voicemails/mp3's/emails! VGDJ hosts is dumb. (Or just too busy to piece together the puzzle. ^_~)

Anywho, this week's show's gonna be shweeeeeeet! You'll see why Saturday.

[Less Ashamed Of Self]

Aw, we would have been perfectly content reading the email itself, but you confused us with all those voicemails/mp3's/emails! VGDJ hosts is dumb. (Or just too busy to piece together the puzzle. ^_~)

Anywho, this week's show's gonna be shweeeeeeet! You'll see why Saturday.

Hollah!

[Kanthos]

No problem, Pixie. I confused myself too. Seems to be a regular occurrence for me :)

[q-pa]

Anywho, this week's show's gonna be shweeeeeeet! You'll see why Saturday.

Yay. Sweetness makes my mouth water. :P


I was also going to ask you why your background music has gotten softer--almost inaudible--in recent episodes (although it did pick up again towards the end of #60). Not only can I not decide if the ReMix played is worth downloading anymore, but I think it really makes your podcast stand out and makes it all more entertaining. 8)


Also, am I the only one who noted that Pixie's "nerd" and (original) "old" voices kind of sound similar? Are you implying something here...?

[Jillian Aversa]

Hmmmmm... Come to think of it, our background music *has* gotten softer lately. Not really sure why, but we can fix that, although it might be too late for this coming show.

[zircon]

It can be hard to gauge sometimes. With some BGM, according to the actual dB level, it's fairly loud, but the range of frequencies might make it sound softer than it should. There's also the level you're listening at; if you have the show on at a lower level, the music will seem EXTRA soft, whereas if you turn it up, it will be apparent to a greater degree (as in, the actual ratio of bgm:talking will appear to change). Finally, listening on speakers vs. headphones can also affect it. On headphones, even very quiet BGM will be more audible, especially if they are closed back, but on speakers it will sound much softer.

What's the "right" setup to listen at, then? I dunno. That's why it's tricky.

[José the Bronx Rican]

I expect podcasts will usually be heard on portables, through headphones, so monitoring for headphone listening may be best. Mostly the BGM level seems fine to me in that regard. I dunno if you guys use any compression on the show's final mix... if not, maybe that might help.

[Jillian Aversa]

We compress our voices and those of the report and voicemail crew, but not the music itself. For background music, we custom slide the volume around according to the piece, but featured music usually goes untouched.

ZOMG show at midnight tonight!

[zircon]

Yeah. The typical comp setup I use has a threshold of about -26db, ratio of 9:1, 15ms attack, 200ms release, and a makeup gain of ~13db. Sometimes a little more, sometimes a little less. I then have a hard limiter to tame any unwanted spikes. Compressing the BGM might work - I've never really tried it. Master track compression would affect the remix review clips we play which is no good.

[Kanthos]

Hard knee or soft knee? :p

[zircon]

I usually just use a setting of "Hard" on the FLStudio compressor. Occasionally, "Vintage" which I assume is more of a soft setting.

[Jillian Aversa]

Your MOM'S more of a soft setting!

[DrumUltimA]

Your MOM'S more of a soft setting!

Your MOM'S FACE is more of a soft setting!

[Less Ashamed Of Self]

Your MOM'S more of a soft setting!

Your MOM'S FACE is more of a soft setting!

Your GRANDMA'S FACE is more of a soft setting!

(It's been debated at great length in my college... nothing officially beats your grandma's face.)

[zircon]

Episode 061 (Triple Trouble) of VGDJ has been released, and is now available at www.vgdj.net (http://www.vgdj.net)!

New contest? Guest host? Crazy kooks and capers? You can't miss this one, folks!

[atmuh]

I've been really busy and have missed the past 3. I'll try to catch up soon...so very sad

[RepressedChaos]

Your MOM'S more of a soft setting!

Your MOM'S FACE is more of a soft setting!

Your GRANDMA'S FACE is more of a soft setting!

(It's been debated at great length in my college... nothing officially beats your grandma's face.)

Yeah! Well....uh.... I really gotta think of a comeback BEFORE I post a reply :roll:


... crap I got nothing :lol:

[debeerguy007]

OMG! DUAL WIDESCREEN DESKTOP VGDJ WALLPAPER PACK II Sneak Peak THINGY!
(both were 1280x720, but reduced in size by over half cuz actual was TOO DAMN BIG!!!)
http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/5122/lorenzodesktopnv4.jpg


Showing off a couple wallpapers for the VGDJ Wallpaper Pack II I have in the works at the moment.

"Super Mario 3 Showcase"(left) and "Cel Shaded Mushroom"(right)

Cel Shaded Mushroom is pretty much finished while the other could use a few more things here and there, but all in all, pretty much complete. These wallpapers are only a few of many wallpapers I have created for Wallpaper Pack II, and will be released upon the arrival of the 100th episode of Vgdj. I'd say there are at least 4 times as many wallpapers as the original wallpaper pack. And on top of that other assets will be released along with it.
That's right boys and girls. The Drunken Spy is pulling out all the stops on this one. Lolz

Now I know that episode 100 seems a while away seeing as VGDJ is in the early 60s at the moment, but that gives me enough time to spruce up things here and there with the wallpapers, maybe even dish out some "extras" in the process. Only time will tell.

Oh yeah, and you haven't downloaded the Original Wallpaper Pack 1, you can find it here. http://www.jilliangoldin.com/vgdj_wallpapers/

Or if you want the brand spanking new remastered edition(1.1 as I call it), go here http://www.geocities.com/debeerguy007/wallpaperpack1_1.html

I don't think I ever formally thanked you guys for giving mention of the first wall pack on the 50th, so let me say thanks now to both Andy for being a cool dude and to Jill for being a nice lady for hosting the walls on her own site. Keep doing the great work on the show with the same passion you guys always have. And when Wallpaper Pack II is done and ready, Jill will be able to sigh with relief in knowing that she won't have any more bandwidth from her site sucked up. Lolz

I have things taken care of on this end this time around. Maybe

(/hugs de hosts)

[Old Man Time]

^sweetness

But still, 40 episodes? That's almost a year! Let's say we make it 75. That's a good number :wink:

[Jillian Aversa]

Thanks, debeerguyyyyy!

[q-pa]

Showing off a couple wallpapers for the VGDJ Wallpaper Pack II I have in the works at the moment.

Now I know that episode 100 seems a while away seeing as VGDJ is in the early 60s at the moment, but that gives me enough time to spruce up things here and there with the wallpapers, maybe even dish out some "extras" in the process. Only time will tell.
:nicework: !

But keeping with the 1-a-week format, Episode 100 will be July 21, 2007!


Anyway, as far as the audio issue goes, maybe Zircon editing the shows (which I imply he's doing from his description) has something to do with it. :wink:
I listen to the shows primarily through my earbud headphones on my iPod--which is a change from a few months before where it was through either my stereo or in my car.
Hmm...

...so let me say thanks now to both Andy for being a cool dude and to Jill for being a nice lady for hosting the walls on her own site.
For a second there, I thought that read "and to Jill for being a cool dude." 8O

[Abadoss]

I think someone (not I, since I'd have no time to do it) should go through and tally up the total time that VGDJ, as a whole, takes up... it would be interesting to see what the total is...

[Jillian Aversa]

Andy and I have been splitting the editing for the last couple months, with the occasional exception when one person is unavailable. As for your question, Abadoss, here's a breakdown!

Preparing the notes outline and organizing voicemail/report files: ~30 min
Recording: ~1 to 2 hours
File uploads/transfers: ~40 min
EQ/Compression: ~20 min
Editing: ~6 to 8 hours total (so half that for each individual host)
Exporting/Tagging/Uploading: ~1 hour
Shownotes: ~1 hour

Total: ~10 to 14 hours

And for special shows like the Anniversary Meetup, Video Games Live, 8bit Genocide, Otakon Panel, Episode #050 etc, it's of course much more. Even when we're not doing things directly for the show, we're always around checking emails, planning contests, and talking to you folks in IRC. VGDJ is more than a hobby, I'd say; it's a way of life! And you guys make it all worthwhile. :D

[Abadoss]

I was actually referring to the play time of ALL the VGDJ episodes...

[WesPip]

But keeping with the 1-a-week format, Episode 100 will be July 21, 2007!
Pft, Zircon's probly gonna be all...OGNOES IM SICK again before that.
What a wuss.
*coughs*

[zircon]

I was actually referring to the play time of ALL the VGDJ episodes...

Approximately 42 hours, 5 minutes, and 49 seconds.

[Hellcom]

I was actually referring to the play time of ALL the VGDJ episodes...

Approximately 42 hours, 5 minutes, and 49 seconds.

Rather specific for "approximately".

[Jillian Aversa]

iTunes tells me 1.7 days, so yeah, that sounds about right.

[Jillian Aversa]

Andy and I have been splitting the editing for the last couple months, with the occasional exception when one person is unavailable. As for your question, Abadoss, here's a breakdown!

Preparing the notes outline and organizing voicemail/report files: ~30 min
Recording: ~1 to 2 hours
File uploads/transfers: ~40 min
EQ/Compression: ~20 min
Editing: ~6 to 8 hours total (so half that for each individual host)
Exporting/Tagging/Uploading: ~1 hour
Shownotes: ~1 hour

Total: ~10 to 14 hours

And for special shows like the Anniversary Meetup, Video Games Live, 8bit Genocide, Otakon Panel, Episode #050 etc, it's of course much more. Even when we're not doing things directly for the show, we're always around checking emails, planning contests, and talking to you folks in IRC. VGDJ is more than a hobby, I'd say; it's a way of life! And you guys make it all worthwhile. :D

[Kanthos]

Wow, you posted the same thing twice, with 5 posts in between and 11 hours between posts. Lag much? :D

[avaris]

Andy and I have been splitting the editing for the last couple months, with the occasional exception when one person is unavailable. As for your question, Abadoss, here's a breakdown!

Preparing the notes outline and organizing voicemail/report files: ~30 min
Recording: ~1 to 2 hours
File uploads/transfers: ~40 min
EQ/Compression: ~20 min
Editing: ~6 to 8 hours total (so half that for each individual host)
Exporting/Tagging/Uploading: ~1 hour
Shownotes: ~1 hour

Total: ~10 to 14 hours

...damn, so much for a part time job in college. Keep it up guys, the show's awesome. The remix reviews are always a personal highlight for me.

[zircon]

I was actually referring to the play time of ALL the VGDJ episodes...

Approximately 42 hours, 5 minutes, and 49 seconds.

Rather specific for "approximately".

Heh. :) I say approximately, because that's what Winamp tells me when I list all episodes 1-61. It's not counting our video releases or short MP3 clips.

[Less Ashamed Of Self]

So... much... <3...

Heart...

exploding...

[RepressedChaos]

I was actually referring to the play time of ALL the VGDJ episodes...

Approximately 42 hours, 5 minutes, and 49 seconds.

Rather specific for "approximately".

Heh. :) I say approximately, because that's what Winamp tells me when I list all episodes 1-61. It's not counting our video releases or short MP3 clips.

Meg an Approximation is an approximation right? :roll: lol

[q-pa]

As for your question, Abadoss, here's a breakdown!

Preparing the notes outline and organizing voicemail/report files: ~30 min
Recording: ~1 to 2 hours
File uploads/transfers: ~40 min
EQ/Compression: ~20 min
Editing: ~6 to 8 hours total (so half that for each individual host)
Exporting/Tagging/Uploading: ~1 hour
Shownotes: ~1 hour

Total: ~10 to 14 hours

And for special shows like the Anniversary Meetup, Video Games Live, 8bit Genocide, Otakon Panel, Episode #050 etc, it's of course much more. Even when we're not doing things directly for the show, we're always around checking emails, planning contests, and talking to you folks in IRC. VGDJ is more than a hobby, I'd say; it's a way of life! And you guys make it all worthwhile. :D
Wow.

*donates*

http://digamejh.melankolly.com/online_storage/zircoin.jpg
Zircoin, Zircoin.
(left over from my Zircoin remix (see a few
pages back).

Edit: Umm... How do I donate again? There's no button on vgdj.net


So... much... <3...

Heart...

exploding...
*reached over to hold LAOS's hand...*
:wink:
(At least that's how I think the movie goes...)

[Old Man Time]

Wow, you posted the same thing twice, with 5 posts in between and 11 hours between posts. Lag much? :D

I noticed that too. I think there's an interesting story behind this. I needs ta know!

[Shivy]

Well, I'm really looking forward to the Mag-Fest episode. It's been a while since e've had a nice heartily-lengthed VGDJ. You spoiled us all with so many of those "special" episodes in close succession.

[Jillian Aversa]

Well, I'm really looking forward to the Mag-Fest episode. It's been a while since e've had a nice heartily-lengthed VGDJ. You spoiled us all with so many of those "special" episodes in close succession.
Oh come now, we had the Flow Basket II and BGC interview recently; those were both hour-plus episodes. And last week was a guest host! I understand that all the crazy summer stuff may have spoiled you, but remember; it *was* summer. This is now the school year, and there are fewer things like VGL/Otakon/8bit Genocide that we can take advantage of when we're also attending school full time. :(

[zircon]

Uhh, UPS here, we've got a delivery of one "Episode 062" to a certain, www.vgdj.net? Is there a Mr or Mrs. www.vgdj.net at this residence?

ok, seriously;

Episode 062 of VGDJ has been released, and is now available at www.vgdj.net (http://www.vgdj.net)!

Pick it up. There's something of a twist in this one :>

[Less Ashamed Of Self]

Uhh, UPS here, we've got a delivery of one "Episode 062" to a certain, www.vgdj.net? Is there a Mr or Mrs. www.vgdj.net at this residence?


Oo-hoh you are a character Andy. Top drawer,

top...

drawer.

[Fishy]

Good show as usual. Fusion covered nicely, however, he shall recieve no more praise until he continues work on his pokemon remix! *glares*

But yeah, more of the good stuffs.

[Salty]

Fusion speaks verrry sloowwwwly.

It is amusing.

[Abadoss]

He also speaks as though reading a teleprompter...

[Less Ashamed Of Self]

He also smells like some stale asiago that was left out in the sun.

[zircon]

OMG Halloween. Time to buy tons of candy (and COOKIES)!

Check www.vgdj.net for a little surprise!

Don't forget! Enter into our contest and grab a free tshirt/hoodie if your entry is good!

;)

[RepressedChaos]

OMG Halloween. Time to buy tons of candy (and COOKIES)!

Check www.vgdj.net for a little surprise!

Don't forget! Enter into our contest and grab a free tshirt/hoodie if your entry is good!

;)

uhh is it just me or do Jill and Andy sound like their extremely Constipated :lol:

[Jillian Aversa]

OMG Halloween. Time to buy tons of candy (and COOKIES)!

Check www.vgdj.net for a little surprise!

Don't forget! Enter into our contest and grab a free tshirt/hoodie if your entry is good!

;)

uhh is it just me or do Jill and Andy sound like their extremely Constipated :lol:
It's just you. :mrgreen:

[Kanthos]

What's with the new name, Jill? Sola? What's it mean? Why did you change it? What was wrong with pixietricks? So. Many. Questions.

[Less Ashamed Of Self]

What's with the new name, Jill? Sola? What's it mean? Why did you change it? What was wrong with pixietricks? So. Many. Questions.

You should hang out in #vgdj. I talked to her about it in there... Since she's so busy these days, I'll try and answer what I can.

What's with the new name, Jill?

She changed her name.

Sola?

Yes, Sola.

What's it mean?

Upon trying to discover it's lingual origin through Babelfish, I have discovered that Sola:

-is both Spanish & Italian for 'Single' (which she's not) and Portuguese for 'Sole'.

Answers.com's Firefox Extension also lead me to discover that Sola:
-is a municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.

...which then lead me to the disambiguation in Wikipedia which told me that Sola:
-is Latin (feminine) for 'only' or 'just', and is used in phrases such as sola fide, sola gratia or sola scriptura
-is an Indian swamp plant with pithy stems
-and is a city on Vanua Lava, Vanuatu, and is the capital of Torba Province.

...

But what she TOLD me was that it means: "Sun".

Must be in some language that the Internet has not allowed me flawed yet instant access to, ie: Jill's made-up space language.

Why did you change it?

She wanted a name that sounded a little more official and professional. Since she is frequently involved with Opera she felt, and I have to agree, that the new name strikes a more womanly and operatic feel.

What was wrong with pixietricks?

She was never very attached to this name to begin with; I seem to remember in the recent past VGDJs her mentioning how she chose the nickname in a bit of a haste originally, and she may have even polled some people around #vgdj for some suggestions around when she was nearly ready to lose the alias. Pixietricks, I remember hearing, sounds a lot more juvenille to her.

[Splunkle]

I don't know about this "Sola" buisness, but Sol (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sol) is Latin for the personification of the Sun. Sola is probably the female version or somesuch - Latin is one of languages where the endings change depending on whether the noun is male or female, or the subject or object of a sentence.

[wlee]

Upon trying to discover it's lingual origin through Babelfish, I have discovered that Sola:

-is both Spanish & Italian for 'Single' (which she's not) and Portuguese for 'Sole'.



"Sol o/a" is also used in Spanish to mean "alone" and "lonely". "Sola" is the feminine form and "solo" is the male form. "Sólo" (with an accent on the first o) means "only".


I don't know about this "Sola" buisness, but Sol is Latin for the personification of the Sun. Sola is probably the female version or somesuch - Latin is one of languages where the endings change depending on whether the noun is male or female, or the subject or object of a sentence.


"Sol" means "sun" in Spanish, but "sol" is exclusively masculine. In Spanish the endings also change according to gender (because it's a Romance language), such as "profesor"/"profesora" ("teacher", male/female forms respectively).

[Kanthos]

Hehe, thanks, LAOS. Those were more hypothetical questions than anything else. I do remember pixietricks mentioning on some episode, maybe the Game Music Radio interview, that she didn't like her name that much. I personally prefer pixietricks, but I'm sure I'll get used to Sola.

[Jillian Aversa]

Enough about mah name: you guys are forgetting the important stuffs!

IT'S THE FIRST OF THE MONTH! DON'T FORGET TO VOTE FOR VGDJ AT PODCASTALLEY.COM!!! (http://www.podcastalley.com/one_vote2.php?pod_id=4140)

:D :) :( :o 8O :? :lol: 8) :x :P :oops: :cry: :wink: :roll: :twisted: :!: :evil:

[The Unsung Plumber]

IT'S THE FIRST OF THE MONTH! DON'T FORGET TO VOTE FOR VGDJ AT PODCASTALLEY.COM!!! (http://www.podcastalley.com/one_vote2.php?pod_id=4140)

:D :) :( :o 8O :? :lol: 8) :x :P :oops: :cry: :wink: :roll: :twisted: :!: :evil:

THE VIDEO GAME MUSIC GODS COMMAND YOU!!! (http://www.podcastalley.com/one_vote2.php?pod_id=4140)

[Kanthos]

*votes that pixietricks should keep her old name*

Oh wait, not that kind of vote.

*votes for VGDJ*

[Hellcom]

*Votes*

Not going too well so far this month. Number 10 on the top 10 list has double VGDJ's votes. Normally the votes for this show spikes the rank to about number 5 for the beginning of the month.

*proxy votes* j/k

[q-pa]

BTW, you forgot to mention Voting in your little Halloween message. I only remembered to do my part just now.

Wow. I spend the weekend out of town and have a busy 1st half of the week and so much happens...
Apparently the name has been changed back now--at least on the forums?

I have discovered that Sola:

-is both Spanish & Italian for 'Single' (which she's not) and Portuguese for 'Sole'.
WHA?? :dstrbd:
... :nicework:
She should do like in "That Thing you Do" and have a disclaimer in her sig or something: "Careful, boys, she's taken."


Anyway, I'm surprised you guys forgot to mention that So and La are musical tones. You know, "So; a needle pulling thread / La; a note to follow So?"
Hmm.. the 5th & 6th notes of a scale... That's the 2nd half... But before things start to get exciting with "Ti" and approaching the finish...
Sorry, I got nothing.


Why did you change it?

She wanted a name that sounded a little more official and professional. Since she is frequently involved with Opera she felt, and I have to agree, that the new name strikes a more womanly and operatic feel.
...
Pixietricks, I remember hearing, sounds a lot more juvenille to her.

So, so... no more mischievousness? :puppyeyes:

[Jillian Aversa]

It's actually "sol," not "so." Everyone thinks it's so, though... probably because of the actors' accents in The Sound of Music. :D Anywho, I think I'm gonna stick to pixietricks after all, at least until I can find something that really clicks. And even if I find something new, that doesn't mean my personality's gonna change with it. Soooooooo, yeah...
back to votin'! (http://www.podcastalley.com/one_vote2.php?pod_id=4140)

:)!!

[CE]

Sola is actually sole in portuguese. Man. Like the fish.

[Less Ashamed Of Self]

I sure do have a lot of opinions I want to share about Jill's recent name change.

[q-pa]

It's actually "sol," not "so." Everyone thinks it's so, though... probably because of the actors' accents in The Sound of Music. :D
Really? I always though they each had 2 letters: Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti.


Many a children's keyboard has taught me wrong, oh noes! :o

[Jillian Aversa]

It's sol. Believe me. :P

Anywho, can we get back on topic here? The name change is old news, and not very relevant to VGDJ.

[Abadoss]

It's sol. Believe me. :P

Anywho, can we get back on topic here? The name change is old news, and not very relevant to VGDJ.

Poor Jill :lol:
(I see a stinger in the future)

[bluekafer]

Did anybody else notice that even with Jill gone, Andy pronounced it Koji KOHN-do, not KAHN-do? You must have more influence than you think, Jill! There may yet be hope...

[Jillian Aversa]

Did anybody else notice that even with Jill gone, Andy pronounced it Koji KOHN-do, not KAHN-do? You must have more influence than you think, Jill! There may yet be hope...
XD

Das right!

[zircon]

Yeah yeah, you guys found me out... maybe there's a little more to it than that though, eh? ;) You'll see what I mean.

Episode 063 of VGDJ has been released! Pick it up at www.vgdj.net (http://www.vgdj.net)!

A little on the short side (stupid college!) but still good! <3

[Less Ashamed Of Self]

Cats out of the bag huh?

[bluekafer]

I definitely have to say that I like the idea of reality as a "looming spectre," as was posted on VGDJ's homepage...stupid life, taking us away from the things we want to do (like mixing!) Grr...
At least we have our friends at VGDJ to give us a weekly dose of surreality. A toast to VGDJ!

[Black Mage]

Cats out of the bag huh?
I knew it!

A toast to VGDJ!
Sláinte!

[Abadoss]

Cats out of the bag huh?

I'm actually a little surprised this didn't happen earlier...

[Audity]

Just as long as it doesn't turn into vgfrequency a soap opera!

[Hellcom]

Zircon be careful, pixie is a gold digger. I know this from experience.

[zircon]

Yeah, I gotta be careful with my income of $0 per year. The whole ReMixing thing really pulls in the big bucks.

[Jillian Aversa]

Yeah, I gotta be careful with my income of $0 per year. The whole ReMixing thing really pulls in the big bucks.
I SOOOOO make more money than Andy. Summer at GiGi's and singing for accompanying class FTW! :lol:

[José the Bronx Rican]

Guys are sittin' 'round talkin' 'bout,
"OMFG! (yes, they actually say "ah-mfffgh!")
I was goin' to meetups only 'cause I figured I'd have a chance wit' her!" :twisted:

*salute* to a lovely couple.

[Less Ashamed Of Self]

*salute* to a lovely couple.

QFE

Quoted for extra...

extra.... salutes!

[Jillian Aversa]

Awwwwww... *tear*

[debeerguy007]

As the drunken spy, I offer my best wishes to de new couple.
Funny thing is when Pixie said,"I can just imagine the looks on their faces", I was thinking the same thing. As such, I offer this picture as the general visual representation of the looks on said pplz faces, given the fact that the majority of the OCR population is in fact, male.














Thank God that didn't happen with me.
http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/805/021415rl9.jpg

ROFL. much love to ya guys. Good luck you 2!

[Abadoss]

Thank God that didn't happen with me.
http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/805/021415rl9.jpg

ROFL. much love to ya guys. Good luck you 2!

Wow... you look like Denethor from LotR: RotK...


Personally, I'm really happy for you guys... but, if you start to rub it in (reminding single guys, such as myself, as to our relationship status), then I'll get a little annoyed... (this first time is permissible because you were announcing it)...

[Liontamer]

Me and the lady got 20 months on those n00bs. Try a couple years! TRY! :lol:

[Less Ashamed Of Self]

I offer my best wishes to de new couple.

Not that new. :roll:

[dish]

Hehehe... I was wondering when this will happen :) Still quite a surprise when it does happen, though.

Anyway, take a look at what I drew sometime in October after watching the Remixer Fuel video. Of special interest is second panel from bottom, near lower-right corner.
http://hamthology.ponju.com/DIsk/public/layout_page3_with_template.jpg

:D

[Jillian Aversa]

Woah, that's awesome, dish! Didn't know you had such drawing talent. We should commission you for some official VGDJ art or something. ^-^

In other news... congratulations, zircon!!! (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=2671606#2671606)

[Kanthos]

Me and the lady got 20 months on those n00bs. Try a couple years! TRY! :lol:

Show some respect here. Go brag about your relationship in your own podcast or something :lol:

Congrats guys!

It's kind of funny that everyone is carrying on like you'd just announced you got married or something.

[q-pa]

Personally, I'm really happy for you guys... but, if you start to rub it in (reminding single guys, such as myself, as to our relationship status), then I'll get a little annoyed... (this first time is permissible because you were announcing it)...
They've been good this entire time, haven't they? :wink:
yay ambiguity + 1

Anyway, take a look at what I drew sometime in October after watching the Remixer Fuel video. Of special interest is second panel from bottom, near lower-right corner.
http://hamthology.ponju.com/DIsk/public/layout_page3_with_template.jpg

:D
t3h awesome.
:nicework:
Since it's a restaurant scene I just had the horrible mental image of the 2 of them re-enacting the opening scene from Pulp Fiction.
Mostly the humor out of hearing zircon yell "EVERYBODY BE COOL THIS IS A ROBBERY!"

[bluekafer]

Awww....soooo sweet. But if I hear mushy talk on the shows, I'll probably throw up. In any case, I hope you guys are happy! Oh, and please don't let it kill the show if you guys break up....'cuz that would suck.

erm...that's not to assume that your breaking up is inevitable...I just need my weekly VGDJ fix...that and coffee...yes, coffee is good...and so is bawls...I guess I have an addictive personality...*goes to brew more coffee*

[Less Ashamed Of Self]

Awww....soooo sweet. But if I hear mushy talk on the shows, I'll probably throw up. In any case, I hope you guys are happy! Oh, and please don't let it kill the show if you guys break up....'cuz that would suck.

erm...that's not to assume that your breaking up is inevitable...I just need my weekly VGDJ fix...that and coffee...yes, coffee is good...and so is bawls...I guess I have an addictive personality...*goes to brew more coffee*

A) Speaking of bawls...

*kicks bluekafer in the balls*

B) Don't listen to him... More mushy talk welcome.

[Jillian Aversa]

We'd never let the show die, even if we were together but too busy with life. At worst, we'd train a couple people to carry on in our place- but don't worry, that won't be happening any time soon. Viva la VGDJ!

[q-pa]

At worst, we'd train a couple people to carry on in our place- but don't worry, that won't be happening any time soon.
Yeah, better than you know who! :roll:


Viva la VGDJ!
¡Viva!

[dish]

Woah, that's awesome, dish! Didn't know you had such drawing talent. We should commission you for some official VGDJ art or something. ^-^
Thanks :) 'd be honoured to draw something for VGDJ :D
Thanks to q-pa too, heheh.
Many kudos to zircon for beating Frank Klepacki :)
This post is just a list of short sentences -_-;;

On a side note, maybe there should be some script on the website which allows people to affect the outcome of the highly exciting RRR :D Like the number of clicks for each number somehow affect the outcome of the random number generator or something... Heh :x

[Kanthos]

Or maybe, instead of clicking random numbers to affect the rolling, we should all VOTE! Yay!

Seriously though, if Zircon and Pixietricks wanted some kind of script for people to place their vote for the Russian roulette, and the die roll was weighted accordingly, I'd be happy to write one. It'd probably take 15 minutes or so, plus a few minutes to integrate it with the VGDJ site.

[TaVeRnErO_RuDd]

Or maybe, instead of clicking random numbers to affect the rolling, we should all VOTE! Yay!

Seriously though, if Zircon and Pixietricks wanted some kind of script for people to place their vote for the Russian roulette, and the die roll was weighted accordingly, I'd be happy to write one. It'd probably take 15 minutes or so, plus a few minutes to integrate it with the VGDJ site.

thats a pretty good idea

[Abadoss]

Or maybe, instead of clicking random numbers to affect the rolling, we should all VOTE! Yay!

Seriously though, if Zircon and Pixietricks wanted some kind of script for people to place their vote for the Russian roulette, and the die roll was weighted accordingly, I'd be happy to write one. It'd probably take 15 minutes or so, plus a few minutes to integrate it with the VGDJ site.

That'd be a good idea, but the problem lies in the fact that the RRR is randomly spun, so no one would know what mixes would show up on the RRR for the actual recording of the show...

[Less Ashamed Of Self]

Q: What's a pirate's favourite part of VGDJ?
A: the RRR.

[chfuji]

Well, I figured I should add my own well wishes to the couple along with everyone else. I could also go and say that I had my suspicions ever since the "hosts only" 4th of July meet-up. Though with no proof I could also say that on that 4th of July whales were substituted for all fireworks. Anyway, I wish you well, and envy you're ability to actually get together from time to time. I'm currently in a relationship that's in underground-secret-squirrel mode until the holidays are past, so I know what it's like to be hush-hush. However, I live in the middle of the ocean (Hawaii meet-up anyone?) and the lovely lady resides in the Bible belt; so yeah, travel envy.

[Kanthos]

That'd be a good idea, but the problem lies in the fact that the RRR is randomly spun, so no one would know what mixes would show up on the RRR for the actual recording of the show...

Of course. Although if people had some idea of when they were recording that segment of the show, they could hit up the server at the right time. It's really a novelty more than anything else.

[Abadoss]

That'd be a good idea, but the problem lies in the fact that the RRR is randomly spun, so no one would know what mixes would show up on the RRR for the actual recording of the show...

Of course. Although if people had some idea of when they were recording that segment of the show, they could hit up the server at the right time. It's really a novelty more than anything else.

Just a rather impractical novelty (not that most are practical to begin with)...

[DarkeSword]

Yeah, I gotta be careful with my income of $0 per year. The whole ReMixing thing really pulls in the big bucks.
I SOOOOO make more money than Andy. Summer at GiGi's and singing for accompanying class FTW! :lol:

I make more money than the both of you combined.

[Jillian Aversa]

Yeah, I gotta be careful with my income of $0 per year. The whole ReMixing thing really pulls in the big bucks.
I SOOOOO make more money than Andy. Summer at GiGi's and singing for accompanying class FTW! :lol:
I make more money than the both of you combined.
Yeah yeah, you night-shifter. At least I have a life! 8)

[zircon]

2x2 is 4, 4x4 is 16, and 16x16 is 256! Which, divided by 4, is...

Episode 064 of VGDJ! Which, coincedentally, has just been released and is now available at www.vgdj.net (http://www.vgdj.net)!

Good times this week. For any lovers of electronic music listening, this ep will be of special interest - there's a special VGDJ-only promotion where you can get both my CDs for much less than anywhere else! ;)

[Crazyonr1]

Uhhhh, Zircon, I think the word you're looking for is DIVIDED, not decided

EDIT: AHHHHHHHHHHH the shownotes are.... not for episodes 64, whats going on?!?!?!?!

[zircon]

I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about!

[Crazyonr1]

Sure, it'll be our little secret

[q-pa]

I was secretly hoping for this (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1917325398721852884) as the "then djpretzel said..." bit, but the one you had was good too :o

*helps self to a cookie* (http://www.vgdj.net/Shownotes/2006/11/vgdj-shownotes-064.html)

[Abadoss]

Keep up the good work! :D

[Less Ashamed Of Self]

You guys KNEW about the brigade's impressions of you guys?

Oh man...

You'll be glad you missed their latest rendition... let's just say... it was more flattering for me than the VGDJ hosts.

Also;

Way to mention my competition AFTER I OFFICIALLY RESIGN FROM IT. Regardless... I appreciate the plug.

(No thanks to you Chad... INTERESTING!? THE SONG WAS ABOUT YOU!)

[Jillian Aversa]

Yeah, they made me sound ditzy. ><

Soooooo...ummmm.... How 'bout those Google Ads?
http://www.vgdj.net/Images/googleads.jpg

[Voltaire Adams]

No...actually, that's just my normal trying to sound like a girl voice.

I had you listen to that because reelmojo and I enjoy your show, and wanted to do a tribute in our fake radio show.

I think you took it the wrong way though, and then you never talked to me again.

:(

[Jillian Aversa]

Nah, I thought it was funny. I think LAOS was the one to take it the wrong way. ^_~

[Voltaire Adams]

Well I'm glad that you liked it...because it is, very much a tribute to a great radio show.

On a side note, thank you for mentioning FunnyHaHa. I know it might be a bit much to ask, but if you could keep mentioning it for the next couple of shows or so, that would really help us out. LAOS recently retired from his postition and handed it over to me, but I'm not sure if it should continue with the low turn outs it's been getting. So if you could do anything to help spread the word, it would certainly be much appreciated, and I would be more then happy to return the favor.

:D

[Less Ashamed Of Self]

Nah, I thought it was funny. I think LAOS was the one to take it the wrong way. ^_~

Whatever.

You both know you want to do me.

[Splunkle]

Why can't people pronounce Melbourne (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne) correctly? =/

Side note: Melbourne was founded by a Mr. Batman.

[Jillian Aversa]

Just thought I'd quote this, since it was towards the bottom of the last page.

Soooooo...ummmm.... How 'bout those Google Ads?
http://www.vgdj.net/Images/googleads.jpg
:lol: Anywho, don't forget: VGDJ needs your votes!!! (http://www.podcastalley.com/one_vote2.php?pod_id=4140)

[Less Ashamed Of Self]

Just thought I'd quote this, since it was towards the bottom of the last page.

Soooooo...ummmm.... How 'bout those Google Ads?
http://www.vgdj.net/Images/googleads.jpg
:lol: Anywho, don't forget: VGDJ needs your votes!!! (http://www.podcastalley.com/one_vote2.php?pod_id=4140)

What makes you think we didn't see it the first time pixie? Did we really need our attention drawn to the nipple book again? :lol:

[Dimah]

What makes you think we didn't see it the first time pixie? Did we really need our attention drawn to the nipple book again? :lol:

Buht its NIPPLES! BOOK! How could you not repost it? (I didn't see it...)

[Jimmy Jazz]

Yeah, they made me sound ditzy. ><

Soooooo...ummmm.... How 'bout those Google Ads?
http://www.vgdj.net/Images/googleads.jpg

Ive found something as well. Its not as wierd, but its still pretty wierd:
http://i15.tinypic.com/4h8p2zk.jpg
You should check out the site. Its got the wierdest mathamatical diagrams ever.

[Old Man Time]

Yeah, they made me sound ditzy. ><

Soooooo...ummmm.... How 'bout those Google Ads?
http://www.vgdj.net/Images/googleads.jpg

Ive found something as well. Its not as wierd, but its still pretty wierd:
http://i15.tinypic.com/4h8p2zk.jpg
You should check out the site. Its got the wierdest mathamatical diagrams ever.

I admit all of that is pretty funny. But not quite as funny as you using Internet Explorer :lol:. Firefox ftw!

[Audity]

And now for something completely different.

"Mmmmmmm, nice!" (http://www.line6.com/propellerhead/movies.html)

When he says that phrase in the video, it sounds exactly like zircon.
(Also, nice video. I could listen to it all day.)

[zircon]

Yeah, he does kind of sound like me! Cool.

[Less Ashamed Of Self]

Agreed... totally zircony...

freaking obnoxious ad though.

[zircon]

Time for another Good Idea Bad Idea. Or...

Episode 065 of VGDJ has been released, and is now available at www.vgdj.net (http://www.vgdj.net)!

There are actually TWO girls appearing on this episode! Possibly three! :O And lots of other cool stuff.

Take our short survey and get a free VGDJ pin! (http://FreeOnlineSurveys.com/rendersurvey.asp?sid=vtm8fbw7aj4bytn241163)

UPDATE 11/20: We've gotten so many responses that we can't give any more pins out. However, you still have the chance of winning an OCR or VGDJ t-shirt if you fill out the survey. :)

[JSMc]

I believe the search engine Larry was trying to think of with the dog is Lycos.

[Crazyonr1]

Larry loses again, Kirby's adventure was an NES game... I loved that game

Oh yeah, and where did the Google banner ads go? I checked in Firefox and IE, and they are MISSING!?!

[Liontamer]

Larry loses again, Kirby's adventure was an NES game... I loved that game
Nah, the white man dubbed in an S.

[Less Ashamed Of Self]

Larry loses again, Kirby's adventure was an NES game... I loved that game
Nah, the white man dubbed in an S.

Get outta here lady.

[zircon]

UPDATE: We've gotten so many responses that we can't give any more pins out. However, you still have the chance of winning an OCR or VGDJ t-shirt if you fill out the survey.

[TaVeRnErO_RuDd]

UPDATE: We've gotten so many responses that we can't give any more pins out. However, you still have the chance of winning an OCR or VGDJ t-shirt if you fill out the survey.

even if we got pins can we win the shirt?

[Crazyonr1]

So, if you want a pin, you're going to have to fight for it?

Glad I already did the survey
Oh yeah, and your album kicks ass

[zircon]

UPDATE: We've gotten so many responses that we can't give any more pins out. However, you still have the chance of winning an OCR or VGDJ t-shirt if you fill out the survey.

even if we got pins can we win the shirt?

Yes.

[Dj_Vitality]

Rock on! I hope I got a pin!, or a shirt, Either i don't care! whoo! Also, I gotta question for VGDJ. Does VGDJ have a myspace? I searched the forum for a response, and there is none. So does that mean that VGDJ isn't on myspace *gasps* 8O

[q-pa]

Does VGDJ have a myspace? I searched the forum for a response, and there is none. So does that mean that VGDJ isn't on myspace *gasps* 8O
I for one am not on MySpace and proud to admit it!

As a sometimes Web designer--and I don't think I'm the only one here--it makes me go :vomit:
:banghead:


Though I am on Facebook.

[Less Ashamed Of Self]

I admit that I will cave someday and get a myspace account so that I can see other users pictures and stuff. I've been locked out enough times to necessitate it. I also got a xanga account so that other users will know who it is when I post comments.

[Jillian Aversa]

As q-pa pointed out, myspace is fugly. :lol:

Granted, it may be a good way to attract attention to your band/project/show/whatever, but I dunno... The whole idea of it just seems kind of high-schooly to me. We already have a lovely website, thanks to the help of LES.NET, Cyan_Ide Design, and belthesar's torrents.

What do the rest of you think? Would it be worth it anyway? Part of me just doesn't want to invest the time in yet another website community, but...

[Dj_Vitality]

I was just thinking that It would be yet another way to pass the word along. But Pixie is also right. It is kinda high-schooly. If you want to go college, Facebook, but I don't know how many people have that. Its just an Idea. Not one that has to take effect, but there are lots of people on myspace...VGDJ would be in my top 4 haha.

[Xerol Oplan]

Myspace is just a marketing tool masquerading as a 'social networking' site. Traffic is traffic, and if it gets more listeners (and votes) then it's usually a good thing.

If you're worried about it looking like crap, keep in mind they let you style it up yourself. While this usually results in complete crap most of the time, have you seen Rama's page (http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=4698532)?

And just while we're on the subject, my car still needs friends! http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=129145975

[The Lone Gunman]

Well, their is a OCR Facebook Club, perhaps the same should be done for VGDJ (as a facebook club).

[zircon]

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

We're about to gorge ourselves on a wide variety of meats, breads, and pies. But more importantly...

Episode #066 of VGDJ has been released and is now available at www.vgdj.net (http://www.vgdj.net)! It's our second ever, full-length videocast!!!

Hope you guys enjoy it! :D :D :D

[Abadoss]

That was a cool show.


btw, I think it's a little more helpful to light the fire underneath the logs...

[Jillian Aversa]

btw, I think it's a little more helpful to light the fire underneath the logs...
We did do that, believe me. Took us a while to get started, though, so the fire was already on its way out. :<

[Crazyonr1]

So THATS what Zircon and Pixie do during the song clips... VIDEOCAST REVEALS ALL! News at 11... or something like that

[q-pa]

I can't take this episode with me? I have to *watch* the latest VGDJ tethered to my computer??

DAMN YOU!















:wink:

And oh yeah, happy Thanksgiving to all. :P


Edit: swimming interlude ftw!
BLOOP!

[Black Mage]

Good ep you two, but I'll admit that watching you two during the remix reviews was, well...kinda painful. :lol:

[Volt]

LAME! I missed last week's episode, so I missed the survey. :(

Appreciate the vidcast though. It was pretty cool.







but pixie fails at being entertaining. zircon should entertain us next time, lol

[Jillian Aversa]

Excuuuuuse me?! :evil:

I entertain people for a living.

[Splunkle]

066 is totally the most sickenly cute episode of VGDJ ever.

Also, next time you do a videocast, and need to do something silly while the music is playing, you should play charades. ^_^

[Abadoss]

btw, I think it's a little more helpful to light the fire underneath the logs...
We did do that, believe me. Took us a while to get started, though, so the fire was already on its way out. :<

Did you also stack the logs in such a way that there was a mini-furnace underneath? The air that feeds the fire needs to be coming from underneath the logs...

[Jillian Aversa]

btw, I think it's a little more helpful to light the fire underneath the logs...
We did do that, believe me. Took us a while to get started, though, so the fire was already on its way out. :<

Did you also stack the logs in such a way that there was a mini-furnace underneath? The air that feeds the fire needs to be coming from underneath the logs...
Yes. And we criss-crossed the kinder, too, with space for oxygen.

[Abadoss]

btw, I think it's a little more helpful to light the fire underneath the logs...
We did do that, believe me. Took us a while to get started, though, so the fire was already on its way out. :<

Did you also stack the logs in such a way that there was a mini-furnace underneath? The air that feeds the fire needs to be coming from underneath the logs...
Yes. And we criss-crossed the kinder, too, with space for oxygen.

Were the pieces dry enough?

[zircon]

Yeah, we got some kindling at a local grocery store. It was bagged, so it was completely dry. I mean, the fire was basically fine, but we took so long to set up that eventually all the kindling got used up.

[Jillian Aversa]

Really, Abadoss, it's okay. The videocast is over now. :wink:

[Abadoss]

Yeah, we got some kindling at a local grocery store. It was bagged, so it was completely dry. I mean, the fire was basically fine, but we took so long to set up that eventually all the kindling got used up.

I'm assuming that you used more than just kindling to build the fire... right?

Really, Abadoss, it's okay. The videocast is over now. :wink:

I'm jus' makin' chit-chat...

[Less Ashamed Of Self]

You guys should get Abadoss to make your fires from now on.

[Jillian Aversa]

This is a rather boring subject. I'm surprised we've managed to stay on it for so long... Moving on!

[Splunkle]

Soooo... whats the plan for the next show? I suppose it will be the usual, but with the new show programme, right?

[Abadoss]

You guys should get Abadoss to make your fires from now on.

Well, I should hopefully be in Boston by Fall 2007, so that might be a possibility...

[Jillian Aversa]

Soooo... whats the plan for the next show? I suppose it will be the usual, but with the new show programme, right?
No indeed! We will be doing a special feature show on Project Chaos. ^-^

[Splunkle]

I stand happily corrected!

[q-pa]

You guys should get Abadoss to make your fires from now on.

Well, I should hopefully be in Boston by Fall 2007, so that might be a possibility...
LOOK OUT! ABADOSS IS COMING TO BURN DOWN YOUR...

Your...


Um...
What is there to burn in Boston? Library books, maybe? :wink:


BTW, you do realize Pixie has a pad in Baltimore now and Zircon's home is still Pleasentville NY, right?


I stand happily corrected!
I'm keeping mute on this one...

[bluekafer]

This podcast just reminded me of something. There is most certainly not enough Katamari Damacy love on OCR. Other than the random character picture of the Prince up top, and random background music clips, we get nothing from one of the most random and awesome games in existence. Is that right?! Is that fair?!

On another note, Zircon was most decidedly not a Boy Scout...wow....

[Abadoss]

BTW, you do realize Pixie has a pad in Baltimore now and Zircon's home is still Pleasentville NY, right?

Right, but Boston is decidedly closer to either of them than Portland, Oregon is...

[bluekafer]

Right, but Boston is decidedly closer to either of them than Portland, Oregon is...

Ain't that the truth...I'm right next door.

[Manic Cinq]

Just got a button. 8)

I looked at the envelope in confusion for a few seconds. At first I wondered why someone would send me something in the mail, and then I wondered who the person sending it was. The name certainly looked familiar...

I'm no button aficionado, but I think it looks nice.
Thanks VGDJ.

[atmuh]

thanks for the button...now it's probably time to start listening to the show again...

[Nicole Adams]

Holy crap, I'm back! Though, only like three people probably remember me. :lol: Great videocast, guys!

[atmuh]

Holy crap, I'm back! Though, only like three people probably remember me. :lol: Great videocast, guys!
I remember you...you did the Wingless mix.