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Old 05-12-2010, 10:30 PM
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OCR02033 - Castlevania: Bloodlines 'Unintentional'

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Old 05-12-2010, 11:00 PM
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Heh I did this source once, great to see it get some ocr lovin' :P

Also, nice source choice, and its great to see it get a rock treatment :D

Pretty cool take it has to be said I'm liking the arrangment... Production could be better tho.

First thing that I notice are those drums... man they sound really thin and cheap... sorry but personally thats a big grip for me, I don't think they fit in the soundscape at all...

Some meaty guitar work with some nice playing, altho the introduction of that first polysynth you used sounded pretty cheap and didn't work well with the soundscape you had going imo... The lead synth sound was better, but personally, I would have preferred a more warm sound with that lead, it sounds strangly distorted...

To conclude on production it sounds like you have good guitars but you really need to work on your backing synths and drums to make them sound more realistic and punchy.

I gotta say, while this mix shows promise, I think it could have been alot better. Some may love this anyway, but the production kinda stops me from liking it as much as I should, which is a shame. Still, I'd recommend this for anyone that likes castlevania and/or rock or metal music.


Nice first post man, shows some promise.

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Old 05-12-2010, 11:11 PM
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Great track. And I feel ashamed that I didn't know that Iron Blue Intention from PoR was a tribute to the same track in Bloodlines... Meh, awesome work here! ^_^
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Old 05-12-2010, 11:19 PM
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Not going to lie; this is pretty darn great. Love the guitar work, as well as the rockin' synths (I do love me some synth-rock).

Also good drummin'.
Glad to see Bloodlines getting the OCR treatment; it more than deserves it.
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Old 05-12-2010, 11:22 PM
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Great stuff. Never heard the source of it but from the sound of this, sounds like you did the song justice because I'm likin this. Great work.
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Old 05-12-2010, 11:24 PM
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i'm with Will on this one.. the arrangement is definitely tight and the guitar performances and drum programming are strong, but those kick and snare samples really hurt this mix imo. very dry and unrealistic, and lacking punch - a couple easy fixes drum-wise would have made this one much more enjoyable to me.
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Old 05-12-2010, 11:27 PM
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cheers for posting some material from my favourite castlevania in the series
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Old 05-12-2010, 11:57 PM
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Old 05-13-2010, 05:19 AM
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Glad this one made it through - one of my favorites on the WIP forums...

Yeah, the guitars sound a little too far back in the mix, but otherwise it's just sexy music, man. For some reason, although I can hear what Will is saying I personally find the drums strangely fitting... Waitin' for more from ya!

Oh, and for those that haven't played the game... just play the damn thing - it's seriously one of the best games on the Sega.
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Old 05-13-2010, 03:48 PM
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Awesome! Lovin' it, dude. Lookin' forward to the next one (there will be a next one, right? There had better be!).
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