Mega Man 4 Remix Project *RECRUITING*

[Dafydd]

This post still needs some more cleanup.


Welcome to the Mega Man 4

Remix Project

Guidelines and info:


Several source tunes may be combined in one mix.
Include one or several of the jingles if you can.
Make a remix of only jingles if you want.
You may claim songs that are already taken, even finished ones.
There are no deadlines. Yet.
There are no genre restrictions.
Ask for collabs!

Want to join? Audition by posting a link to your wip of the track you want to remix either directly in this thread or in a PM and I will decide if you're good enough.

Once you're on the project, I will send you login instructions for the project's secret FTP on a secret url with a secret login and secret password where we will secretly store both the wips and the finished mixes, in secret. Don't spread the secret login and secret password or the secret url to people outside the project, not even in secret.

Cerrax used to run an ftp for us, but now he's ignoring me, so I don't have access to the old wips anymore, nor the old finished mixes.

Feel free to contact me (MSN: dafydd at live dot se) if you need any help with feedback on your wip. If you feel you need more feedback, contact other people within the project. Wips may be discussed openly here in this thread, but no links to the wips may be posted - refer to the ftp.

The NSF soundtrack can be downloaded from here: http://www.ocremix.org/images/template/chipamp_icon.png (http://www.ocremix.org/songs/original/Mega%20Man%204%20%281991%29%28Ojalin%20&%20Bunbun%20-%20Capcom%29%2871%20Songs%29%5BWith%20SFX%5D.nsf). The numbers below are the same in the NSF.

>>> MAIN SOUNDTRACK <<<
#11 Intro part 1 << LuketheXjesse
#68 Intro part 2 << LuketheXjesse
#19 Title Screen << LuketheXjesse
#17 Stage Select << Rozovian
#01 BrightMan << Vurez *done*
#02 ToadMan <<
#03 RingMan * << Dj Mokram
#04 DrillMan << jmr *done*
#06 DiveMan << Toma
#08 DustMan << Sora *done*
#05 PharaohMan << Vurez *done*
#07 SkullMan << Dafydd
#18 Boss <<
#09 Dr Cossack Stage 1-2 << Willrock
#22 Dr Cossack Stage 3-4 << Willrock
#10 Dr Wiley Stage 1-2 << LuketheXjesse
#23 Dr Wiley Stage 3-4
#70 Final Boss << Reforged
#12 Ending <<
#20 Credits ** <<

* I personally don't care for this one. It's more or less CutMan's theme with a boring verse. If you want it, take it, but I will consider the project finished with or without it.
** I personally don't care for this one. It's the intro theme from Mega Man 2, only less cool. If you want it, take it, but I will consider the project finished with or without it.

>>> JINGLES SECTION <<<
#13 Stage Clear
#15 Game Over
#16 Stage Selected
#59 Game Clear jingle ?
#64 Protoman Wistle Jingle << Dafydd
#71 Game Cleared Fanfare
#14 Password/Continue
#21 Get new Weapon


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[GaMeBoX]

Hehehehe.... Quess what....
My account is working again... talk about timing...

[Dafydd]

lol :roll: Well, we kinda needed a fresh start anyway.

EDIT: Even though this is kinda too fresh...

[Vurez]

Pharaohman's theme is available again? Hmmm...

[Dafydd]

Yeah. You want it? ... what happened to the Boss music, was that in your BrightMan mix, or have you just not done it yet?

[Vurez]

A while back, I mentioned I had to drop the boss music as I was getting very busy with a huge personal project that needed to get done and I didn't have time to do it.

The PharaohMan theme, on the other hand, is the track I wanted to do from the very beginning of the project (even before that too). I'd be willing to move the other things on my schedule around for this track.

[Dafydd]

Then you can have it. Of course, you always could - you should read the guidelines more closely :wink:

Anyway, I'll sign you up for it.

I've updated my mix a little and uploaded it (just to show you I'm actually doing something... haha)

[washudoll]

Iam considering on doing Cossack stage 3-4 since iam currently working on it. Check Cerrax's FTP for the WIP :)

Finalboss theme is almost finished but i put a hold on it for a while.

[GaMeBoX]

I am also considering that one, and/or ending theme, i will probably drop toadman, well see.. I will be very buzy now for 2 weeks, then im free for the winter...

[Dafydd]

I think you'd be better off doing the ending theme, Steve. That one absolutely needs live guitars or it's going to suck. Washudoll can take Cossack 3-4.

[jmr]

Just stopping by to say that I haven't forgotten about my track. I've just been completely bogged down with school, and I will continue to be until about the middle of December (due to damn final exams). However, I plan on finishing the remix when I'm home for Christmas break. I've already got a few changes in mind, and Random Hero has a few ideas that I'd like to incorporate as well.

[Sora]

Glad to see it's back up.
I've finished my track the way I want it, but I'll post it later so people can critique it.

[Foxhull]

I'm interested, but I have a composition and performance audition deadline about a week after the New Year, and two AP classes and Accelerated Physics. So maybe after Christmas.

[Dafydd]

We'll probably still have positions open by then. Most people who join projects quit after a while, so remember you can pick songs that someone else has already claimed, since people dropping out is a rule rather than an exception, it seems. I doubt GaMeBoX or Vurez will fail to complete their songs, though.

[Absolute Zero]

Guitars on Cossack Stages 3-4 ftw.

[Chickenwarlord]

I'm interested in helping out, but I have another project to finish beforehand. Once I finish that I'll check back and see if you still need help.

[Dafydd]

We probably will, but it's better if you don't make any promises until you have time, or it'll look like we don't need any more people (which we do).

So check back when you're done. :)

Guitars on Cossack Stages 3-4 ftw.

True, but it's nowhere near as important as it is for the other one.

[GaMeBoX]

I will try to record some live guitars then for this one... Its sure to be bluesy as hell.. But, i dunno if you knew, but i have never had any live guitars in any of my previous stuff except for home recordings... so, what youve heard so far is pure synthwork (with guitar samples in some cases)...

[Absolute Zero]

Okay. I'm not a ReMixer, but if there's any other way I can help with this project (I doubt it, but I want to offer), I'd like to. I've been a huge fan of Mega Man since I was four, and I've been waiting for OCR to host a project.

[Dafydd]

I will try to record some live guitars then for this one... Its sure to be bluesy as hell.. But, i dunno if you knew, but i have never had any live guitars in any of my previous stuff except for home recordings... so, what youve heard so far is pure synthwork (with guitar samples in some cases)...

Well, you recently told me you play the guitar, so I'm expecting you to :) Doesn't really matter if it's synthwork if it's good.

Okay. I'm not a ReMixer, but if there's any other way I can help with this project (I doubt it, but I want to offer), I'd like to. I've been a huge fan of Mega Man since I was four, and I've been waiting for OCR to host a project.

We'll need someone who can set up a nice website for the project eventually, and also, cover art and the likes. Maybe you could help with something like that? By the looks of it, we'll also need someone who can suggest people we should try to recruit - I don't have time, and am open to suggestions.

[Bundeslang]

Okay. I'm not a ReMixer, but if there's any other way I can help with this project (I doubt it, but I want to offer), I'd like to. I've been a huge fan of Mega Man since I was four, and I've been waiting for OCR to host a project.

Absolute Zero wrote that line, not GaMeBoX.

[Dafydd]

Oops. Haha

[leepmeister]

I'd be interested in taking on either Dive Man or Toad Man . I'll play around with them a little and figure out which it will be (or maybe decide to try mixing them together...)

Yeah I'm kinda new around here but I have a pretty far-along WIP for Bowser on the Crescendo to Chaos thread, for a sample of quality.
http://www.personal.utulsa.edu/~adam-leeper/mp3/BowserWIP3.mp3

Are we looking more for rock or techno on this project?

[Dafydd]

You're on. Take either one. I don't really care much whether we do rock or techno, myself.

[GaMeBoX]

The thought initially, was that this project was about to show off your own particular style/sound, so go with the style you want.

[Dafydd]

I think some songs are better as rock remixes and some are better as techno remixes. A good remixer can take a song to any genre and it'll still work. Myself, I like to explore what I think is what the composer had wanted, had he had better equipment than the nes sound engine.

[Sora]

I haven't forgotten about this project. But I'm getting REALLY itchy to submit my Dustman Remix to OCR.;;; But I really wanna be in this project. It just needs some mastering and it's done. :cry:

[GaMeBoX]

I haven't forgotten about this project. But I'm getting REALLY itchy to submit my Dustman Remix to OCR.;;; But I really wanna be in this project. It just needs some mastering and it's done. :cry:

well unless some things has changed, the rules where changed, you are allowed to release your songs in public at any time, so just go ahead when you think youre ready, just dont rush it out.. ;)

[Absolute Zero]

What kind of art are you looking for? Because while I can't draw for shit, I can get some existing art Photo-shopped into something even Dr. Wily himself would approve of.

[GaMeBoX]

We are looking for both a webdesign and cd-cover-art... so basicly, if youre interested in doing art, its just to start working and show us what you have.. When the right time comes, the project management will deciede the details about stuff like, if there will be one official art-cover, and if so, wich one.. etc, etc...

[Bundeslang]

I haven't forgotten about this project. But I'm getting REALLY itchy to submit my Dustman Remix to OCR.;;; But I really wanna be in this project. It just needs some mastering and it's done. :cry:

well unless some things has changed, the rules where changed, you are allowed to release your songs in public at any time, so just go ahead when you think youre ready, just dont rush it out.. ;)
Many songs submitted to OCR are accepted, but not posted. I think you can post a song to OCR and release it after the Project Release.

[Dafydd]

Huh, I wasn't aware of that. But yeah, you could do that . And, chances are you won't be accepted, and then submitting now gives you more time to finish your song. I'd rather not have one version of your song in the project, and then a "better" version for OCR. Submit it when you feel you're done, and it's still part of the project. But if you want, you can ask them to wait with publishing it until the project is done. Which may be a while, I might add.

[Toma]

I would like to contribute to this project. I've never contributed to an OCR project, but I've done a lot of original work and I can send you some demo stuff if you'd like. I think I'd like to take Dive Man, if leepmeister didn't take it. If he did I'll go with Wily 3 and 4.

[Dafydd]

Who the heck is leepmeister? lol

EDIT: Oh.

Diveman is yours! The files you sent me were very interesting... I didn't know people were still making mod files these days. I think you'll have to improve sound quality-wise, but your arrangements are certainly good enough.

Also, you're welcome to do a vocal mix (I intend to, myself), but I think we need to keep the level of humor down a little for the project (I gave your hilarious MM2 remix a listen - I think most MM4 fans would be disappointed if you did the same thing to Diveman's song :lol: )

[Toma]

Yeah, those were written for a GBA soundtrack, so naturally the sound quality was a bit on the low side. I'll try to keep it as professional sounding as I can, but I'm really into tracking right now, so I think I'll use that for my arrangement.

EDIT: got a bit of WIPiness put together. I'd like to get some juicy brass samples for the break at :13. I'm going for a funk arrangement with some oldschool chip samples. Of course, this isn't very far along. Immediately after this I want to drop the volume down further before I have the melody come in (maybe played by a triangle wave?) And I know, the percussion sounds really robotic right now except for the beatboxing, I will fix it eventually.

EDIT 2: got the first section of melody done. This is getting chippier and chippier as it goes on, but I like where it's headed.

(link removed)

[Dafydd]

Hm. Do you think you could post that link again?

[Dafydd]

Bump. I'm working on contracting new mixers for the project, and also on polishing my remixing skills. I just figured out how to use the vocoder in Reason - I'm sure that could add some interesting things to my mix.

[Gimgak]

I might be interested in Skull Man. I don't know if I'm good enough to work on this project, but it's worth a try. Here's a Mega Man X Mix that I am currently working on:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/7rh3li

I know that some of the samples are not all that great, but I"m working on fixing that. I'll have a WIP for Skull Man soon, if you would rather me audition with that.

[Dafydd]

You're on. The samples were not too bad... anyway, the important thing is you have some arrangement skills and the inspiration to make a remix, which this mix clearly shows you do. I'll be here to help you with your mix, though I can't say I'm that good myself :)

I'm eagerly awaiting your WiP and am prepared to be pwned (musically speaking, that is).

So, you want me to sign you up for Skull Man?

[jmr]

Hey guys. I'm just stopping by to say that my currently untitled Drill Man mix is finished, save for a few small glitches that needs a-fixin'. I should have the final version ready very very soon.

Dafydd: will there be a lossless release of this project? In other words; should I send you a full-quality wave file, or will a high bitrate MP3 suffice?

Also: can anyone think of an appropriate title for a Drill Man remix?

[Dafydd]

An appropriate title for Drill man's theme... how about "Enter the Dentist" or something? ;P

Seriously though, no, not right off the bat. Is your newest version uploaded to the FTP?

I don't know about lossless audio, how is it usually done around here? I don't care much for it myself - I can hardly even tell the difference between a 128kbps mp3 and a 160kbps one, heh...

[jmr]

I haven't uploaded my latest one yet. I'll have it done asap.

As for the lossless stuff: I'd prefer if there was a lossless release, but I'd be okay with a high bitrate (~200kbps or greater) MP3. In the past, there hasn't been much consistency in terms of the audio format; 5 of the 8 projects on the OCR BT tracker include lossless audio (2 wave torrents, 3 flac torrents)
If you are planning on doing a lossless release, I think it's best if it's decided upon now, so us remixers know to submit wave versions of our tracks.
I'm willing to help deal with encoding, etc. if you want to do a lossless release.

[XFactor]

I'll do the boss one in my spare time between working on Glassy Harbor until that's done in which case I can devote full attention too it. If I manage to get it done, also Skullman, as I love that one.

[XFactor]

Sorry To double post, but here is a WIP of the Boss music:

password = "ocremix" (http://www.bigdisk.co.uk/717807)

Please not that this isn't truely a WIP, it's more of the actual intro to what I hope to be the finished version. However, those drums are verrrrry temporary and only used to get the point across to how this will begin. I would never dream of using those in an actual song XP.

BTW are we allowed to collaborate with anyone? Because I'd love that.

[Gimgak]

Ya, Dafydd, you can go ahead and sign me up for Skull Man. I hope to have the WIP out pretty soon (working on it right now).

[XFactor]

Argh. i seriously need help with drum breakdowns. I can't get it right. I'm going to work a bit on Skullman until you guys can give me tips on that.

[XFactor]

I can't believe how well Skullman turned out. It's nearly finished. Just need to patch up the ending, then I'll be done.

password is mmfour (http://www.bigdisk.co.uk/877136)

[jmr]

I've uploaded my drill man track to cerrax's ftp. The file name is:
jmr_Random_Hero_-_Drill_Man_final.mp3
I've called it the "final ?" version. Unless there's some glaring issue I've overlooked, there will be no more changes to this track. It's gotten to the point where my laptop overheats and crashes most of the time when I open the project file, and it takes an hour or so to export on the lowest quality. It's become way to much of a hassle to make changes.

I hope you guys like the track. Personally, I think it's my best work to date. It's definitely the one that the most effort has gone into.
I guess I can take this time to publicly thank Ryan (Random Hero) for his contributions to the arrangement in this track. I'd still be working on an ending if it wasn't for him.
By the way, I'm not sure if it uploaded okay; I'm using my university's wireless connection, and it keeps dropping out. Repeatedly. I've been waiting ten minutes now to connect again and submit this post.

[Dafydd]

I'm sorry, XFactor, but the sound quality in the SkeletonDance of yours is horrible. All I can hear are really loud and painfully distorted drums, a melody drenched in reverb and a didgeridoo bass, also drenched in reverb and completely inaudiable when the melody is playing.

I'm sorry for sounding like a Judge here, but this is really not up to the project's standards. You definitely need to spend more time on this.

Anyway, how ironic that weeks passed with no activity and now we have 2 people who want to do the same song :)

tmf, I like the changes you've made to your song. The strings really fit in nicely. There are still some places where you're having one instrument play a major key and the others a minor key, which really doesn't sound nice, especially since I'm pretty sure it's unintentional. I'm sorry the song is so difficult to export for you... What software are you using? Maybe I could export it for you? I'm on a 3GHz P4 2GB RAM machine here...

[XFactor]

I'm sorry, XFactor, but the sound quality in the SkeletonDance of yours is horrible. All I can hear are really loud and painfully distorted drums, a melody drenched in reverb and a didgeridoo bass, also drenched in reverb and completely inaudiable when the melody is playing.



Well, I was trying to go for a distorted techno-ish song, so I thought changes like that would help. Any ideas on how to make it better and still keep the feel of the song?

[jmr]

tmf, I like the changes you've made to your song. The strings really fit in nicely. There are still some places where you're having one instrument play a major key and the others a minor key, which really doesn't sound nice, especially since I'm pretty sure it's unintentional. I'm sorry the song is so difficult to export for you... What software are you using? Maybe I could export it for you? I'm on a 3GHz P4 2GB RAM machine here...Wow... I wish I had access to a computer that good.
I'm using FL Studio (not sure which version), but I'm also using several large samples and sound fonts that would make it difficult to share with someone else.

I may be able to convince Ryan to let me use his PC. His computer is a bit more capable than mine, and he has pretty much all of the stuff that I have.
I thought I had it fixed... oh well, looks like it wasn't the final version after all. Which section was it again that had the conflicting keys? I'm not hearing it. (in case it's not obvious, I've had little/no formal music education.)

[XFactor]

Well, I've attempted to improve on the SkeletonDance, but this is temporary. I'll still need to know exactly how you think it could be made better. I've lessened the reverb and sped up the tempo a bit.

password still mmfour (http://www.bigdisk.co.uk/225276)

Also, I think I might be able to contribute to cover art/album inlays ect. I have a bit of experience with such things.

[XFactor]

http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/848/megamaninlayif3.png

Could this be used for the album inlay? As in the art behind the CD.

[Dafydd]

Which section was it again that had the conflicting keys? I'm not hearing it. (in case it's not obvious, I've had little/no formal music education.)

at 00:57-1:00 or so, I'm pretty sure the vibes (or whatever it is) is playing a C# while the melody plays a D, which doesn't work when you're playing in the A# key. In this same section, the melody is too loud imo, it's like it's playing a melody here but it's really just playing a "riff"... The volume levels are in general very good in this song, you have instruments entering the mix and leaving again in a very nice and smooth way, but this one 3 second section kinda... you know. Just lower the volume on this melody part here, or remove one of the instruments playing it and see if you don't agree it's better that way. Please? :smile:

The dissonance reoccurs in 1:05-1:06 and probably in more places in this section, but briefly enough not to bother me. And then the same thing happens in 3:36 (the piano, but it's not so bad this time)

The whole mix sounds south American for some reason btw, like it's a remix of an Aztec theme or something. Can't really explain why, but it's cool.

Also, the "fi" in final looks a lot like "A" with winamp's font...


I'll still need to know exactly how you think it could be made better.

Well, the drums and the bass play the same 2-second loop the whole way through the song, which makes the whole song pretty boring. I also think you could beef that bass up at some point with one that doesn't have hardly any reverb at all.

All in all, the song's very repetitive, there's no break or change anywhere. Seriously, making a good remix within 24 hours is hardly possible even for a professional. Let the mix lie and wait for you for a week or so, listen to other music, analyze it, listen carefully and closely and then go back and look how you can improve your own song, that's my best advice.

Also, the album inlay you made looks a little cheap - the lens flare is overdone and not very pretty. Your sig image looks much better. The idea was pretty nice though, I like the blue color.

[jmr]

at 00:57-1:00 or so, I'm pretty sure the vibes (or whatever it is) is playing a C# while the melody plays a D, which doesn't work when you're playing in the A# key. ...Now that's it's explained to me, I hear what you're talking about. I've fixed it, and tweaked the levels in that section as well, and I'll export it later tonight to see how it sounds.
Also, the "fi" in final looks a lot like "A" with winamp's font...
. . . So?
*thinks about it for a second*
OHHH....

[XFactor]

Well, i can make good on the album inlay for now. :P

Tell me which one you think looks best. I agree the blue looks good.

First off, the lensflare removed-

http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/193/megaman4inlay1nu3.png

Then, same thing, but blurred a little(don't ask me why, I just thought it looked good.)

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/5867/megaman4inlay2fd9.png

Then, motion blurred-

http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/8555/megaman4inlay3fi9.png

Now for some difference-

Solar Explosion(same effect used in my sig)looks good because if the CD is on top of it, all you see is the glow in the center-


http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/9269/megaman4inlayrz4.png

[XFactor]

Different look-

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/390/megaman4inlay4ux2.png

Then different thing altogether-

http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/6162/megaman4inlay5tb4.png

[Dafydd]

LOL

I have photoshop, too, you know. megaman4inlayrz4.png was pretty nice, but it should be darker and that solar explosion - well there should be so much less of it.

megaman4inlay1nu3.png was actually better than any of the others, to be honest...

[Gimgak]

Okay, I got a WIP started for Skull Man:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/umsc8t

I'm going for a kinda latin dance/salsa style. I'm mainly trying to get the arrangement down first, so I have'nt really done much with the quality of the samples yet. The guitar, which is live, sounds really bad right now and I think it's out of tune, but I'm going to play around with recording some more until I can get some pretty good quality sound. I plan on adding a lot more onto it, but this is all I have for right now.

[Dafydd]

Interesting mix... Yeah, things are a little out of tune, and the rhythm instruments are not much fun. Work a little more on those salsa rhythms and I'm sure this could turn into something really cool.

Also, congratulations to GaMeBoX for getting his second remix accepted to OCR.

[Dafydd]

any progress being made anywhere?

[washudoll]

Progress is being made with Cossack stage 3-4

No progression made on Final Boss. I'll work on it later when iam finished with Cossack 3-4.

As you can see iam (and maybe others too) busy lately so its going abit slow.

Oh, iam upping this thread, it deserves a boost :)

[Dafydd]

Yep. Glad you got back to me so quickly. I understand you're busy (so am I, obviously), I just need people to check back once in a while so I know they're still on...

[djliquidice]

This compo still open? :)

[Dafydd]

Huh? The project is still running, but slow. I've sent a PM to those involved and will kick them in a few days if they don't reply. Having songs listed as taken doesn't help the project at all, does it :)

If you're interested in joining, just pick a song (preferably one that isn't done, but if you want, you can take a song that's already listed as "claimed", as stated in the first post) and send me a WiP.

[djliquidice]

Thanks dude. will start working on somethign. need to get some NSF's loaded to listen to some of the old choons.:dstrbd:

[Dafydd]

In case you don't know where to find them, this is one place: www.zophar.net/nsf
Please consult the track list in the first post when picking a song. And - glad you want to join in - just tell me when you've picked a song and I'll sign you up.

[djliquidice]

Yea dude. Zophar is old school. :) Most of my collection is from there.

[Dafydd]

It's too bad their GBS collection is so small though... they're pretty tough to rip, or so I've heard.

[Teh Mick]

Hello there, this is my first post here at OCRemix.

I would be interessed to join this project, as this would be my first real attempt to do a remix of a video game music. Before I was just doing covers with my keyboard workstation, like Robo Theme, Magus Battle Theme and other Chrono Trigger song I've learned.

As first, I'll try to tackle the Boss Theme, rock/metal style with synthezisers in it. Also I've made for fun a jazzy version using the E121 - KARMA "Jazz" combi on my Korg Karma. I'll upload it...someday :P

[Dafydd]

I'm glad you want to join and will sign you up. Could you send me a little something to show your abilities? Preferrably something finished.

[POCKETMAN]

I got a little extra time, here's some of my stuff:
http://remix.thasauce.net/songs/POCKETMAN_SuperMarioWorld-UnderDepth_RTS.mp3
http://remix.thasauce.net/songs/POCKETMAN_Earthbound-ABrandNewWorld_RTS.mp3

[Dafydd]

Interesting stuff you got there, met. Which song do you want to remix, then?

[POCKETMAN]

Interesting stuff you got there, met. Which song do you want to remix, then?

Intro part 1.

[Dafydd]

Alright! Piano action?

[POCKETMAN]

Alright! Piano action?


Ya orchestral, with piano!

[Teh Mick]

I got a little extra time, here's some of my stuff:
http://remix.thasauce.net/songs/POCKETMAN_SuperMarioWorld-UnderDepth_RTS.mp3
http://remix.thasauce.net/songs/POCKETMAN_Earthbound-ABrandNewWorld_RTS.mp3

Hey nice remix the Super Mario World one. I like it :)

[Teh Mick]

Here my cover of Battle with Magus, the mix is loud sorry :s I recorded it a while ago and haven't reworked on it. Though I added more sound to my base combi since them. Most of the parts were played live and overdubbed into the internal sequencer. Only the D part was sequenced, because I can't play it with correct timing :P
The format is in Ogg Vorbis, I support free software and thus free codec :)

http://tinyurl.com/lskg6

[Dafydd]

Ok, thanks, TM. This is pretty creepy stuff...

I never really understood this "free codec" stuff, I don't remember ever having to pay for listening to or encoding an mp3...

[antacid03]

Definitely. I've found freeware programs to encode/convert to mp3, hell, even winamp does it, you just gotta play around with it. I don't know where this person is coming from.

[Dafydd]

I think people who manufacture portable mp3 players have to have a license for the decoder. But it's not like portable ogg players come for free, so... meh. You can send me whatever format you like, Mick, I can always convert it ;)

[POCKETMAN]

Yo, this project have a private forum?

[Dafydd]

Er... no. It has an FTP though, and a website is in the making. Why, you wanted to post your wips somewhere non-public or you wanted to discuss something non-public? Want me to PM the FTP login stuff?

[POCKETMAN]

Er... no. It has an FTP though, and a website is in the making. Why, you wanted to post your wips somewhere non-public or you wanted to discuss something non-public? Want me to PM the FTP login stuff?

If you want, I don't have anything ready yet. I'm trying to finish Xenogears and Pokemon before I move onto this and Super Mario 64. But when to the time comes, yes that would be nice!

[Dafydd]

Ok, well, when you have something to show us, send me a PM and I'll give you the login info. But was that what you meant by/wanted with a private forum?

[POCKETMAN]

yes.

just for private mix posting and reviewing!

[Dafydd]

Ok, well, let's hope you can start working on this soon. I'm eager to see some progress here, especially since I myself am too busy to work on my own mix at the moment... :blush:

[XFactor]

*comes back in*

Just to show that I'm not out of this project.

I really need a MIDI-USB cable.

Until then, the mix is going nowheres. :/

[Dafydd]

Those are expensive. I got one like 3 years ago... and it was like $60 :omg:

[Teh Mick]

Wow, USB midi sure are expensive, my standard MIDI cable cost me about 20$CAN

[Washinfeet]

When the project is complete, submit a cd of it to pandora, in CA. This is huge ad-time, for free. Or, I can do it for you?

Also, if anyone wants to team up with some artists and perform the music, somehow, or present it at a show of some live-band type nes group, I can streetteam for you in NYC or Las Vegas

just some thoughts

[Dafydd]

Er... could you elaborate?

[Teh Mick]

I second that

[The Derrit]

He's talking about the team behind www.pandora.com. what they've done is gotten as much music as they could get their hands on, and put it into a streaming radio database. If you go to the site it all becomes clear (make an account and whatnot, its all free either way) but generally what it does is it takes aspects of songs you like, such as tempo, recording style, and musical signatures and gives you others just like it.

They'll take your CD and put it on streaming radio for free, so it might be worth it. Or if he's talking about something else completely different, then I apologize for the confusion. Seriously though, check out pandora.com, its amazing, and if you give them your music they'll put it in with the rest of it.

[DJ SymBiotiX]

Sup guys. I'm thinking I want to try to get in to this action. I'm gonna try to do the stage select theme if thats ok.

Uhh.. I dont have a certain song to show you, but you can check out my previous submissions (that didnt get in...yet) here (http://www.djsbx.com/remixes.php) There are 2 (Traces, and Max 300 Glitch Mix).

So let me know what you think ^^.

[Dafydd]

Thanks for clarifying, Derrit.

DJ SymbBiotiX - You website looks like an old dos game. Nice.

As far as I can tell, your skill level is definitely good enough for this project. I look forward to your WiP and am pleased to see someone join the project after a long time of no activity at all.

I'd like to ask you not to make another glitch mix though... but that's just my personal opinion. :)

[DJ SymBiotiX]

haha, no problem. That was more of an experiment than anything. I'm thinking orchestral to dance to trance type thing. Well see how it turns out :D

EDIT: ok.. so here is a really..really...REALLY early little demp. I'm pretty sure this is kind of the direction I want to take, so uhh check it out?

DJ SymBiotiX - MM4 Song Select Demo (http://www.djsbx.com/othermusic/MM4SSDemo.mp3)

[jmr]

I realize that it's just an early demo, but I figured it wouldn't hurt if I gave a little bit of feedback on what you have thus far anyway.
-Overall, I like the direction that you're taking with the track.
-I'm not fond of the snare sample you're using up to 0:40.
-That background synth is overly repetitive; maybe if you changed up the progression a little, or used some sort of filtering to vary it a little.
-I think the strings could use a little more attack.
-In terms of arrangement, what you have is fairly promising, especially given the short, repetitive nature of the source.

EDIT: I just took a look at your website; I see you've done a remix of Robert Miles' 'Fable'. Good stuff! Mind if I ask what software you use for your remixes?
Also, I took a listen to your 'Light Within The Darkness' mix. I like it, but to me, it's a little over-compressed.
EDIT2: Just listened to your Traces mix. I really *really* like it, but there are a few production issues (mainly eq, and again, over-compression) that are holding it back. But man, if you can produce anything as good as that for this project, I'll be very pleased!

[Dafydd]

Very wipish, DJS, but promising. Feels like menu music from the early NFS games, but crude. tMF sums it up pretty well.

[DJ SymBiotiX]

I realize that it's just an early demo, but I figured it wouldn't hurt if I gave a little bit of feedback on what you have thus far anyway.
-Overall, I like the direction that you're taking with the track.
-I'm not fond of the snare sample you're using up to 0:40.
-That background synth is overly repetitive; maybe if you changed up the progression a little, or used some sort of filtering to vary it a little.
-I think the strings could use a little more attack.
-In terms of arrangement, what you have is fairly promising, especially given the short, repetitive nature of the source.

EDIT: I just took a look at your website; I see you've done a remix of Robert Miles' 'Fable'. Good stuff! Mind if I ask what software you use for your remixes?
Also, I took a listen to your 'Light Within The Darkness' mix. I like it, but to me, it's a little over-compressed.
EDIT2: Just listened to your Traces mix. I really *really* like it, but there are a few production issues (mainly eq, and again, over-compression) that are holding it back. But man, if you can produce anything as good as that for this project, I'll be very pleased!

Thanks for the feedback, its always good. I'll try to work on that stuff your talking about. By background synth, do you mean my base line? If so, then I get it XD.
I'll change that snare sample, and see what else works. I'll take everything in to consideration.

As for fable (and every other song I make, I use Reason 3.0.. and Reason 3.0 ONLY)
for light within, that was kinda just an experiment as well. Didnt really end up trying to fine tune it (I didnt even think of trying to submit to OC Remix).
For traces, I did remaster it (I havent put it on the site yet) and I make it sound REALLY neat, and not over compressed at all, but now it sound empty in the mid/midbass range, so I'm still trying to figure out what to do with it before I try to resub.

[DJ SymBiotiX]

Oh yea, one more thing. I might endup using the stage selected jingle as well.. like somewhere in the end. Not 100% sure, but I'm pretty sure (60%) I'm going to use it.

Edit: hehe I Thought of a really cool idea today to help fill out this song. I'm going to record myself saying the names of each of the robot masters, and in the song it will be like "Brightman!" and then I'll change it up for a few bars or something (somehow linking it to the robot masters stage songs) and do that for each robot master. So it will be like a little super remix type thing lol.

Just an idea, well see where that goes.

[Dafydd]

Ok, that sounds cool, but it could just as well and easily end up in disaster instead :) Try it - maybe it does work. Remember to pitch your own voice down a little to get that UT announcer feel to it.

[Dafydd]

Ok, the situation is pretty boring. What we have here is a forgotten, neglected remix project, covering a game that no one cares about. It suffers from lack of dedication, both from its participants as well as from me, and a lack of interest from remixers. This thread isn't even being trolled by people who complain about this project not making any progress. I know it's all my fault - but I really don't feel like running this thing anymore. I'm bored with this project. I have the intent, but apparently not the willpower to finish my own song, and I am no longer interested this project. This game simply doesn't have a big enough fanclub.

If this project has not made significant progress (more finished songs, including my own) at the June/July shift, I will officially shut it down, indefinitely, or until someone else feels like taking it over, or until I feel like reviving it.

[jmr]

I figured this was going to happen soon enough. There hasn't been that much productive activity here in quite some time (except for DJ SymBiotiX... when he joined the project, it got my hopes up!).
Dafydd, I wouldn't go as far as to say that it's all your fault. As you said, this game doesn't really have that large of a fan base. With so many other projects on the go, not much attention has been given to this project.
While I'd hate to see this project die, if the community has no interest in it, I don't see any point in continuing with it.

[Dafydd]

"fan base" :) I knew I used the wrong words, but couldn't think of what to replace it with. Anyway, the deadline is set.

[DJ SymBiotiX]

Hmm, I think I know how you feel. Ive basically just gotten really stuck with it. I had these great ideas, but I just cant think of anything, and its driving me crazy :P. Like, I really wanna make a kick ass song for this, but something is getting to me, I dont know.

[Duo]

Wow, I had no idea anyone had even thought of a project like this. I always imagined many of the songs having a "Russian" feel to them, but that's a strange and hard style to really imagine. A shame to see this going down, because I was pretty excited when I saw the thread for it. I guess MM2 and MM3 are the only ones popular enough to merit the attention? Understandable, but still disappointing considering the plethora of other titles with awesome music from the Mega Man titles.

[Dafydd]

Yeah, well... I don't know. It's probably like frame said - there are too many projects around, and even the more popular ones can't find enough remixers. I don't really understand how everyone can be so busy. Maybe the entire remixer part of community has grown up, and too few new, young talents have popped up to fill the empty space or something. There are lots of people submitting, but few of them seem to want to join the projects, and if they do, they usually suck. Most people who join drop out soon enough. Just look at the Zelda 4 project - it's been going on for ages. Of course, I'd put much of the blame on the coordinator, but still. Regardless, the matter of fact is - not enough people want to join. Anyway, I'm getting bored with this, it's been dragging on for too long and I just don't feel inspired to work with any of the songs in this soundtrack anymore. Not even GaMeBoX, who started the project, has finished his songs. Remix projects are supposed to be fun and now this one has gotten to become a playground where no one wants or has the time to play. I feel like starting a new project, featuring some other game, one that has very few songs, making it a short and sweet project, thereby building up my reputation a little, so that if I revive this at some point, my name and the fact that I coordinate the it will warrant this project more popularity, since the game itself clearly does not. I feel sad about this failure of mine but I don't really think I will miss the project. It's been a long time since it was fun.

As for Russian themes, it's not something I've seen so far, but I had plans to implement a small part of the Russian national anthem into my mix. It would fit very well.

[Bundeslang]

If the project falls, I'm still interested in the WIP's which are in the work and might not get finished then. I would like to listen to them. Hopefully this continues, but I know the situation.

[POCKETMAN]

If this project has not made significant progress (more finished songs, including my own) at the June/July shift, I will officially shut it down, indefinitely, or until someone else feels like taking it over, or until I feel like reviving it.

Well, my problem is I signed on with Xenogears and Pokemon months ago... almost a year with Xenogears! I'm very willing maybe even do 2 mixes for this, but those 2 projects are my priority. To tell you the truth I have not even thought about my mix for my project, Super Mario 64, let alone this project. Give me til then. July or so should be fine.

[Dafydd]

Thanks for your concern, but people who are as busy as you are tend to not finish their work. I'd rather you'd not try to help us, unless you can produce near-finished wip's at the time of deadline. Putting you up on the remixer list doesn't really count as progress for any remix project that's over 30 days old.

Sorry if I sound rude, I'm just tired of having people join without actually doing anything. Not that you actually did join. :)

[POCKETMAN]

Not that you actually did join. :)


Well, I did have Intro Part 1.

What is the deadline? For a WIP?

[Dafydd]

Dur http://www.twcenter.net/forums/images/smilies/emoticons/mad0218.gif

See, there's so little progress here that I even forget who's in and not... sorry about that. :|

The deadline for considerable progress is the june/july shift. So if your wip is still a first, undeveloped wip by then, I wouldn't count it as considerable progress. But you're doing a piano piece, right? That shouldn't take a really long time to make. And sending me a first, undeveloped wip way before the deadline is going to improve chances of more progress all around.

... btw, your name is Clay Moffatt? How unusual... :)

[POCKETMAN]

Dur http://www.twcenter.net/forums/images/smilies/emoticons/mad0218.gif

See, there's so little progress here that I even forget who's in and not... sorry about that. :|

The deadline for considerable progress is the june/july shift. So if your wip is still a first, undeveloped wip by then, I wouldn't count it as considerable progress. But you're doing a piano piece, right? That shouldn't take a really long time to make. And sending me a first, undeveloped wip way before the deadline is going to improve chances of more progress all around.

... btw, your name is Clay Moffatt? How unusual... :)

Ya, piano and flute, maybe a little bit of strings.

What's so unusual about Clay?

[Dafydd]

I'm Swedish, I don't hang out with Americans much, I guess that would explain it... I just don't think I've ever met anyone with that name irl, that's all. Haven't heard of many people with that name either. I've met people named Ash and Wood though. And a friend of mine is named Sten (which means Stone). Heheheh :) Nevermind me, just get a wip fired up and I'll shut it.

[POCKETMAN]

I'll do what I can!!!

[Dafydd]

Ok. Looking forward to hearing it.

[Toma]

Holy crap, I forgot all about this until I saw Pocketman's sig on OLR just now. I did make a WIP way back when, though it's only 1:22 as of now.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/meiftm

[DJ SymBiotiX]

Alright, so I have somewhat of an update. Like even here, I'm having trouble figureing out what I want to do seeing as the source tune is pretty short. I think if I keep trying I'll be able to pull something good off. Hopefully.

DJ SymBiotiX - MM4 Sample 2 (http://www.djsbx.com/projects/MM4Sample2.mp3) What do you think?

lol so I started listening to it, and got a randomish burst of inspiration.
Here is version 3.

DJ SymBiotiX - MM4 Intro Sample 3 (http://www.djsbx.com/projects/MM4Sample3.mp3)

[XFactor]

I COME TO THE RESCUE SORT OF OUT OF OBSCURITY

Boss theme.

http://www.bigdisk.co.uk/524723

Password is "megaman4"

I plan on replacing that with live guitar when I figure out the notes.

[DJ SymBiotiX]

hmm interesting. Right now, I'm not digging any of the sounds really. They dont sound very clean. Its also pretty repetitive. (I know the source tune isnt very long, but try to vary some stuff/rearrange).
Not sure what I think of it overall. I personally dont really like it too much, but with some work I think it could be pretty sweet.

[XFactor]

Yeah, it's hard to work with since it's a short tune. As said, I'm replacing that with live guitar in the final version(so that clears up the synths problem) and the final will be longer. I'm going to work at it and add some new melodies to strengthen it, as it's short now.

[Dafydd]

*gasp* Activity!

Toma, your mix is awesome. Some notes were "off" (compared to the original), but in general, I'm impressed. A little more punch from the drums would be nice though.

DJ Symbiotix, you need to work some more on your drums, and the volume levels were kind of unbalanced in general. The melody is too loud and the drums are faint and usually kind of boring. I think your mix could be developed a lot more, but it shows promise. Just lowering the volume level on the melody synth would help improve your mix a lot.

XFactor, you have improved incredibly since your Dust Man mix. Volume levels are better, but still not good. There's no bass at all in this wip of yours and that guitar is absolutely horrible, although I think the mix could probably work if it was replaced. The mix is really really simple right now though.

[DJ SymBiotiX]

Well I was kind of expecting a little more about my melodies and structure rather than mastering since I havent done any mastering whatsoever yet. All volumes and frequency issues are resolved at the end. Right now, I'm working on melody and progression alone, which is what I would have liked some comments on.

[DJ SymBiotiX]

Muahahah! Oh man, this mix is turning out so awesome! Ok I'll break it down for you.

1st piano part, is somewhat of a pretty crazy interpretation of the main melody. I wanted to start off with some ambient buildupish kind of stuff.

Then the slow piano part of the original melody happens, then a breakdown with some original stuff.

At this point it breaks back in to the main melody with a dance type of feel to this.

Afterwards I cut in with a climax builder type thing. Its supposed to bring the listeners attention by showing that something awesome is comming up.

So right after that, I kinda tease the listener kind of :P by going back to that dancish beat with a little more going on, and a different background synth.

After this little part I did something groovy (I seem to be doing with with alot of my songs lately.. lol I love triplets)

Anyways I transposed the original melody to a complete triplet time frame (4/4 to 6/8 basically). Then it changes styles again to a more epic ish trance type song.

Now Lemme point a few things out. Drums yes.. suck I need to fix them, and I will probably around the end.

Transitions need work in a lot of places too (which I will need good drums, which will come later XD) (I also changed that snare lol, not sure if its any better)

Yea, I admit this still needs LOTS of work, but its definitely got potential and thats what I love about it. (lol, honestly, I'm amazed ive actually been able to make it so long, considering the source tune is so short XD)

Anyways check out version 4 :D! I really hope you like my melody action :D. (i.e. I would really appreciate some C&C about the melody and such, rather than mastering issues)

DJ SymBiotiX - MM4 Stage Select V4 (http://www.djsbx.com/projects/MM4Sample4.mp3)

[jmr]

DJ SymBiotiX, I love the latest WIP. It's improved a great deal since the last version I listened to. Again, here's a little bit of point-format feedback / opinions:
-Piano in the introduction seems a bit mechanical to me.
-I'm not too fond of the snare at 1:03-1:09. It seems a bit too machine-gun-ish.
-I'm glad you've varied the synth bass a bit, and I like what you did with it at 2:45-onward. Still, a little more variation wouldn't hurt.
-Percussion seems to be a little too loud in the intro.
-The lead synth is lacking... something. I can't quite put my finger on what, though. Try changing it around a little more, and using different sounds in different sections of the song.
-I like the percussion from 2:30-2:44.
-The transition from 4/4 to 6/8 at 3:53 is jarring. I like this section though, reminds me of the soundtracks for Lord of the Rings and Pirates of the Caribbean.

I'm really impressed with how this track is turning out. Keep up the good work.

EDIT:
I COME TO THE RESCUE SORT OF OUT OF OBSCURITY
Boss theme.
http://www.bigdisk.co.uk/524723
Password is "megaman4"
I plan on replacing that with live guitar when I figure out the notes.
Sorry man, but I don't really like anything in this one so far. It's way too repetitive, there is very little rearrangement, and the sounds you are using are utterly atrocious. If I were you, I'd really work on the arrangement before even starting on the guitar stuff.
By the way, I'd very much appreciate it if you used a different host. Having to enter a password, and then STILL wait for the download link is very annoying.

[Dafydd]

Sorry to have kept you waiting. My thoughts:

The initial synth feels rather "preset" somehow, like, it's not your creation, but you've found a synth you like... I do this a lot myself., I don't know why but it just doesn't feel right. Maybe it's because it makes that very obvious filter peak upon a new note...

The piano is alright. Yes, it sounds mechanical, but it feels kinda like it's intended. This happens alot in early 90's trance music.

The transition at 00:55 is abrupt but still works surprisingly well. Keep that crash cymbal fadeout going instead of cutting it off and it'll feel a lot smoother.

01:10-01:40 feels incredibly empty. Keep some hi-hats going, or something.

01:51- hi-hats for a snare? Ok, it actually works, but you need some other snare, too.

02:17- is pretty cool.

02:46- is actually pretty nice. The warbly thingy you got there is sweet, but the pasted-on-top saw wave really feels, well, pasted on top.

Interesting change at 3:55. I wouldn't mind if the whole mix was like this, to be honest, preferrably with some strings/choir/guitar crunch for extra yum. It really gives the song new life, and it feels very nostalgic at the same time. Like I said, interesting. Consider expanding this part.

Overall, this is very wip-ish. You need to work a lot more on it, which I'm sure you've realized yourself. There's a lot of dryness here. I know you wanted to get more comments on your arrangement, but last time, it was difficult to appreciate because I couldn't hear anything but the melody, and now I'm too bothered with production to really be able to listen to your arrangement. All I can really say about that is that you need to work more on your transitions.

[DJ SymBiotiX]

haha thanks. Ok, yea I'm actually really bad at transitions, so I think that will be the next thing I shall work on.

Changed a bunch of stuff here. Changed some instruments in certain parts, changed arrangement here and there a little bit etc.

Hopefully the production is slightly better, but it probably isnt.

I added an ending... which I think really really sucks right now. Not sure what I can do with it, but well see.
Ive also been running out of ideas. I wanted to expand on the 6/8 part, but I dont know how yet <_<.

So check this out in the meantime.

DJ SymBiotiX - MM4 StageSelect Remix V5 (http://www.djsbx.com/projects/MM4Sample5.mp3)

EDIT: Didnt see your post before I worked on this I'll comment on some of your comments.


You: The transition at 00:55 is abrupt but still works surprisingly well. Keep that crash cymbal fadeout going instead of cutting it off and it'll feel a lot smoother.
ME: WILL DO!

You: 01:10-01:40 feels incredibly empty. Keep some hi-hats going, or something.
Me: Personally I like this, it gives a feeling of ambience and such. I changed the pads in this part for this version, maybe you will like it more.

You: 01:51- hi-hats for a snare? Ok, it actually works, but you need some other snare, too.
Me: Perhaps :D I'll see what I can doo.

You: 02:17- is pretty cool.
Me: Agree'd :D

You: 02:46- is actually pretty nice. The warbly thingy you got there is sweet, but the pasted-on-top saw wave really feels, well, pasted on top.
Me: I'm pretty sure there isnt a saw wave at that transition, if the transition is what you are talking about.

You: Interesting change at 3:55. I wouldn't mind if the whole mix was like this, to be honest, preferrably with some strings/choir/guitar crunch for extra yum. It really gives the song new life, and it feels very nostalgic at the same time. Like I said, interesting. Consider expanding this part.
Me: I'll try XD

[Dafydd]

Sorry, clarification: by 2:46- I meant from 2:46 and on...

[DJ SymBiotiX]

*sigh*... ok so heres the deal at the moment.
So lately ive been really busy. So i havent been able to work on it. I opened it up today to try to do something, but for some reason I just couldnt do anything <_<. I did do one thing. Right before the 6/8 part I bit crush everything and lead into a recording of the actual NES song which I sampled from the actual game. Then I bit crush back in to the 6/8 part. Though the tranitions are ass... I think I need somebody to help me with transitions :(

[Dafydd]

You know, I feel kinda the same way with this project. Time's almost up and I know I won't be able to finish my song before the deadline. It's probably best for this project to go sleepy until the other projects finish up, because there's no point in having a project that no one wants to join (not even the noobs).

[Bundeslang]

You know, I feel kinda the same way with this project. Time's almost up and I know I won't be able to finish my song before the deadline. It's probably best for this project to go sleepy until the other projects finish up, because there's no point in having a project that no one wants to join (not even the noobs).
I would like to join this project, but my remixing quality sucks and I want this is a high quality project. I did a MM4 songs (Cossack 3+4) for the Ormgas Project, also not active, with another remixer which is only registered at Ormgas.

[John Revoredo]

Wanna join!!

This is my stuff
http://media.putfile.com/Prometheus-TheFrozenWind
http://media.putfile.com/Prometheus-TheHouse-v3
http://media.putfile.com/Prometheus-The-Long-Way-Home
http://media.putfile.com/Prometheus-Forsaken

although i can do rock too

http://media.putfile.com/ADNuevaa

and techno (I dunno where i left the sample)

Regards,
John

[Dafydd]

Sounds good, Prometheus. Pick a song!

[AeroZ]

Is Toadman still free?
Im intrested in doing it.

[Dafydd]

Yeah... it's still free, as far as I know. Go ahead and take it.

[John Revoredo]

agh...... crap......I completely forgot about this :P .Which is your wip deadline? Where can I get the entire soundtrack?

[Dafydd]

http://www.ocremix.org/game/megaman4/

There's the soundtrack... click the "chiptune" link.

There are no deadlines. This project is on hold. You're still free to join it, however.

[AeroZ]

Here we go.

MM4 Toadman - Slippery Bastard (W I P)

http://freijman87.googlepages.com/SlipperyBastard4Default.mp3

[Dafydd]

Cool stuff, AeroZ. I'll put you on the list.

[DJ SymBiotiX]

AHH MY SPEAKERS ARE BROKEN!!! :P just joking

Anyways.. my critique on this song. I like the style, its really cool. Alot of the sounds could use some work, they just sound pretty basic... or maybe its that the song is WAY too loud, I would assume its hard limited like a bastard (see what I did there :P). haha but yea, I like where this is going. Keep at it.

Anyways, ive been really busy with like 50 million other projects, but I swer I'll get back to my song very very soon (within the next month). Then I'll come back and be like "BAM!! RIGHT IN THE KISSER!!" and you'll be like "WHOAH!" :P.

[Vurez]

Well, since its been a long time now and the project still doesn't have any signs of being completed anytime soon and also since I haven't released any new music in ages, I went ahead and made one of my mixes available on my website. http://www.vurez.com/arrangements.htm

[Dafydd]

That's alright, Vurez. How's your Pharaoh man mix coming? I really liked that one...

[Vurez]

I still haven't finished it yet, unfortunately.

[Infinity's End]

GAH! WHY OH WHY did this Remix Project have to die ;_; It's so sad that people don't realize how amazingly awesome MM4's OST is. Seriously... someone needs to just do the entire soundtrack in metal form, or whatever form. Period. Dive Man's song is incredible! And Drill Man and Pharoah Man... AHHH there's just too many, THEY'RE ALL GOOD! It's so frustrating to see something like this not show any support. -_-

[Dafydd]

Yeah... well... some of the tracks are finished, and some are nearly finished. Some are sort of metal-ish. The biggest bummer, I think, is that GaMeBoX (who started the project) dropped out. He's been making this game that ended up second place in Microsoft's XNA game contest, so he's running a game development company now... hehehe.

[DJ SymBiotiX]

well looks like they moved all the projects to this forum. I know this one has almost been given up on, but once I'm done school (2 weeks) I'll have so much time to work on stuff, and I'll def get my entry done :D.. seriously... for reals this time :P

[Dafydd]

Anyone is free to work on their stuff, join, etc. This project is put on hold - that means I won't actively do anything or yell on anyone for not doing anything. If anyone does anything, that just makes me happy. It'd be nice to see something from you, DJ. I haven't given up on this... yet.

[DJ SymBiotiX]

So, I finally got around to restarting my submission, and I realized I really didnt like what I had. So I somehow went a completely new route.

I dont have much so far, so remember its an early draft, but I think this is turning out very interesting :D

Again ANY and all comments and criticism appreciated :D

DJ SymBiotiX - Choose Your Destiny (http://www.djsbx.com/projects/mm4beat.mp3)

lol.. this project will get done one day :P

[megaman_fanboy]

Hello, could someone please post every remix which are done here so I could find them easier.. thank you.

[Dafydd]

Wow, I don't know how, but I seem to have missed your last post, DJ Symbiotix. I'll listen to this as soon as it's done downloading (it's sooo slooow...).

[DJ SymBiotiX]

Haha.. well there is an updated version somewhere in the WIP forum, so I suggest you check there :P

After I uploaded that, I havent worked on it much since. Not sure where to go again <_<

[Vurez]

Well, I finished my Pharaoh Man mix. It's available at my site - http://www.vurez.com if anyone wants to check it out.

[Teh Mick]

As a fan of your ReMiXes, I'm satisfied ! I really like your middle eastern ReMiX, my favorite are the Ninja Gaiden one. The Pharaoh one is on par with the rest.

Personnally I would raise the volume of the sitar in the beginning because I can't heard the melody very well.

[Dafydd]

Awesome. I really like this mix, Vurez, and I'm very glad you finished it at last.

[Platonist]

I've been thinking this over and over and over..
and im not really sure where to go with this project

but i'll definitly think it over and over again
so don't be surprised if i drop a bomb on you one day

[Dafydd]

You go ahead and do that, and I'll reconsider and reconsider starting this thing again.

[Lie Mf B]

I could do Dive Man. In fact, I've already done it. But if Toma wants to do it (as listed), no problem of course.

Here's my remix:

http://www.ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=18388

[Dafydd]

This is really sweet. Too bad it wasn't a mix of a track wasn't covered already. What are the voices saying?

See you in the foobar ;-) Or maybe not...

[Lie Mf B]

Oh yeah, we may very well see each other in the foobar! I studied DVP before I jumped off the wagon, but I have friends in the Update computer society there.

[Dyne]

So uh, is this project EVER going to get done? Seriously. I'm up for seeing anything Mega Man related get done. Let me know what's up, for real, please.

[LuketheXjesse]

Do you REALLY want to fail a series with box art this good?

http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/bigboxshots/1/563441_29030_front.jpg

[PogueSquadron]

Hey guys. I'm an illustrator who's looking to make a name for himself, and I've been a HUGE fan of OCR for many years. Please let me know if my services can be used for album art! Huge Megaman fan here. Megaman and Castlevania stand as two franchises that I think, above most others, have consistently had rockin' soundtracks year after year.

My stuff can be found on this site if you're interested: http://www.jamiepogue.com

Thanks dudes! Keep up the good work.

[Dafydd]

Dyne - yes, this project will ever be finished. If you are interested in joining, I will sign you up. Like I said somewhere, this project being put on ice means I'm not going to actively search for new participants, but any progress is welcome. I have updated the front post to better reflect the project's current status. If anyone who was previously on that list is still interested in participating, they'll have to say so.

Luke - that's from the first game. Mega Man 1 could use a remix project of it's own, but that box art is really unrelated... nice resolution on that one though, I saved a copy.

Pogue - your art looks excellent. Someone else said they'd be making a website for the project, I'll try to get a hold of him and see if he's still up for it, and whether he's doing art or not, but I would really like to have you!

[PogueSquadron]

Sounds great. I really hope this album comes together well. While MM4 wasn't my favorite of Megaman soundtracks, there were some good tracks in there like Skull Man and Pharaoh Man.

[LC]

Hopefully this project will pick up some momentum, I played the shit outta MM4 when I was a kid, it would bring back some awesome memories :D

[MarkShark]

I'm really looking forward to this due to the fact that 4-6 just haven't gotten enough remix love.

[Dafydd]

I'm glad some people are still interested in this. Unfortunately right now would be an absolutely terrible time for me to revive this, as I've just dived into a new semester at school, and it's looking pretty grim... best I can do now is wait for whoever was in this project before and see if they feel wrongfully removed from the tracklist. If they do they might be inspired to work a little harder. I can, however, not expect anyone else to join this project until I start putting more work into it myself, and right now, I have no time nor energy to start working on a mix of any of the tracks from this game. I'll PM Vurez and ask him if he ever got finished with this Pharaoh Man mix and if he still wants it in the project (regardless of whether he released it himself or not).

[Cerrax]

Hey guys if the Stage Select theme is still available I still have my WIP from a while ago and I've been meaning to finish it.

[Dafydd]

PM me a link to the wip and I will sign you back up again.

[snakeman305]

C'mmon guys. I want this project to be finished so baaad.
:D

[Dj Mokram]

I know this project is on hold right now, but I'm working on the Cossack Stage 3-4 in the meantime.
As a Rockman fan, I can't let that project to just wither an die.

[Dafydd]

You're welcome to work on any track, even though I'd appreciate it if you picked an "open" one (which you did, so thank you). The project being on hold doesn't mean I'm not accepting new mixers.

[WillRock]

I sent you a PM :P

[Dafydd]

I will send you a reply tomorrow. Thanks for your interest!

[LuketheXjesse]

Wily 1-2 please.

[Dafydd]

Hmm, you're done already? Or are you doing a super-duper medley?

[LuketheXjesse]

Not even started (no external sound card until sometime this month)

But I will say that all three intros will be one song.

[LuketheXjesse]

Okay, let me rephrase

I haven't done any kind of recording whatsoever considering I do not have an external soundcard, but I have, at the very least, been learning the guitar parts to the songs and seeing what I can do with them. A little.

I've at least done this much.

[Dafydd]

More than me :)

[Dafydd]

Ok, I've set up an FTP for wips. PM me if for login and stuff.

I've put one of mine up there too, and the project is no longer on hold. I'll put it back on hold if it dies again.

EDIT: I've cleaned up the first post. A lot.

[jmr]

Mega Man 4 *ON ICE*It is NOT on ice :-x
Really? If this project is starting up again, I'd like to fix up / re-do my collab with Random Hero (Drill Man) before calling it done. It was alright back when I first declared it 'finished', but my standards have gone up a fair bit since, and I'm not really satisfied with it as it is.

Ryan spontaneously started changing up that remix not long ago anyway; he's sort of taken it in a whole new direction. Not sure how much progress (if any) he's made, though.

Someone else said they'd be making a website for the project, I'll try to get a hold of him and see if he's still up for it, and whether he's doing art or not, but I would really like to have you!I've still got all the stuff from back when I was working on the web page for this project. Last time I looked at it though, I thought it was a bit amateurish so I'm not sure if I want to continue with it. It would probably be a good idea to find someone with some actual web design experience. I definitely wouldn't mind helping out with design process, though.

[Dafydd]

jmr, I will send you the ftp info so you can upload both the website files (put them in an own folder) so I can look at it and the most recent version of your wip. I don't have anything of what was uploaded to Cerrax's ftp, and if I had anything on my hard drive it's gone now too.

[Reforged]

Yo, I want to contribute. I messaged dafydd on MSN, but I don't really use MSN...so I PM'd you as well. Hoping for a fast response so we can get moving on this. ^_^

[Dafydd]

Hooray, we have another track claimed! I wish I could say I've made a lot of progress, but I'm still waiting for guitar recordings from Willrock.

[WillRock]

Hooray, we have another track claimed! I wish I could say I've made a lot of progress, but I'm still waiting for guitar recordings from Willrock.

Don't worry they'll come, I gotta get some important stuff out of the way first :P

[berrypievision]

As awesome as a Mega Man 4 Album will be (assuming this one is finished), I'd more love to see one of 6 or of X. Those are my favorite Mega Man soundtracks. But I'm glad you're doing 4 over 2, as most people would choose 2.

[Xenon Odyssey]

Mega Man 6

http://www.vurez.com/arrangements.htm (look towards the bottom)

I look forward to this project; hopefully it starts getting the attention it deserves.

[Dafydd]

As awesome as a Mega Man 4 Album will be (assuming this one is finished), I'd more love to see one of 6 or of X. Those are my favorite Mega Man soundtracks. But I'm glad you're doing 4 over 2, as most people would choose 2.

This project was started because there were so few mixes of Mega Man 4 on the site. Mega Man 2 has plenty already. I too would like to see a project for Mega Man 6 or Mega Man X, or any other Mega Man game for that matter.

[KyleJCrb]

Mega Man X

Doo dee doo dah... *whistles nonchalantly*

[Dafydd]

Doo dee doo dah... *whistles nonchalantly*

Eh? 10char

[Arek the Absolute]

Doo dee doo dah... *whistles nonchalantly*

lol

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[Dj Mokram]

I think our friend Kyle was innocently suggesting being in favor of a MMX remix project.
...wait! Does that mean there has never been such a project going on at OCR? :shock:

[KyleJCrb]

I think our friend Kyle was innocently suggesting being in favor of a MMX remix project.
...wait! Does that mean there has never been such a project going on at OCR? :shock:

Being in favor? You could say that.

As for an MMX album: Protricity attempted one back in the early days (2003-ish, I believe), but it fell apart due to DRAMARAMA. A shame really, because it was lookin' good.

[Dafydd]

I'd really like to see one. Only it would steal every bit of attention from this project and kill it for good.

[KyleJCrb]

No way. This thing better be finished!

[berrypievision]

Are the results of this attempt available to see?

[KyleJCrb]

Are the results of this attempt available to see?

Nothing came out of it publicly. In fact, I don't recall it lasting very long.

[Dafydd]

See what I'm talking about? :)

[Dj Mokram]

Allright everyone, sightseeing is over! Please let the good Dr Dafydd finish the

http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/2023/megaman4altcover02bcy.png

Thanks you for your cooperation. ;-)

[LuketheXjesse]

Hey, you're part of this too~!

and me and Willrock and Rozovian. I just need a new guitar first.

Also Mokram giant pic is awesome :D :D :D :D :D

[Dafydd]

Thanks for the pic, Mokram. Now go work on your mix! :-P

[Dj Mokram]

Copy that boss. Toadman+Ringman remix coming up next month!

[DJ SymBiotiX]

?BSDBFASDKFWEKFHQK!!!!!!

I did not know this was happening agian.. bah bah bah.. whats left anything? I was doing the stage select before hand but that never really turned out.. anything else I could get my hands on???!

Im gonna take a listen to the songs that are left once I get home, and I'll let you know what I wanna do.. if I am still allowed in the project that is :3

Edit: or maybe I can convert my failed MM2 Intro remix in to a successful MM4 Credits remix?! :P

[Dafydd]

There's still like 5 tracks left unclaimed, but take whichever you want, even of those already taken, if you prefer. I have a feeling several of the claims made will be returned anyway.

Send me a wip when you have one and I'll let you on the project.

[DJ SymBiotiX]

just so im sure. The credits for mm4 is pretty much the same song as the intro for mm2 right?

[Dafydd]

Pretty much... in fact, I don't know why it's even in this project. I changed the first post a little. If you still want the track, I'd rather you based it on the original rather than this one, because this one isn't nearly as good.

[Dj Mokram]

I made some more banners ...sorry, I can't help it!

http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/6218/mm4projecktbannew02a.png

http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/6273/megaman4sigsmall.png

(Should you decide to include one of these, you can ditch the big image from 1st post, it's on page 20 anyway)

[Dafydd]

I know just what it feels like, mr DJ. Whenever you're under pressure to do something, everything else is more fun. If you have homework reading certain pages from a book, every page in that same book other than the ones you're supposed to read are more interesting...

That said, those banners are very nice.

[Jago]

Dafydd,

This project caught my eye, and I'm interested in contributing to the project. I sent you an audition track via PM.

[The Dual Dragons]

Ah, too bad all the good tracks have been taken. This project is doing really well, good luck guys!

[Dafydd]

Well, as the first post states, all tracks are open. Most have been "taken", but no one ever makes any progress, so if you're interested, send me a wip.

[Bahamut]

The project is under review - please contact me or DarkeSword asap.