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Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNJJ-QkZ8cM

Pokemon Blue - Ghost Town

Remix Version 4: http://electricconcerto.com/music/lavendertown4.mp3

So I'm doing some experimenting with this sound. I don't even know what genre of music to put it in! O_o

So I was looking up on an urban legend about the theme to Lavender Town and felt compelled to make a ReMix of it. I haven't really been in the remixing scene lately (working on an album of original music), but I felt so compelled to to this remix, it was compelling. Know what I mean?

So anyway, here is the final draft of the remix. I'm still new to this type of music, so any and all feedback would be SO helpful! Thank you for your time, and enjoy!

UPDATE: Because of a derp moment, I forgot to switch this back to "Finished" when I meant it to be as such. That's why it's going from "Work in Progress" to "Mod Review". Sorry about the confusion.

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UPDATE:

http://www.electricconcerto.com/musi...endertown2.mp3

So I decided to redo the whole things. I made several changed and after several hours of hard work, I believe the remix is done. So any tweeking you think I need to do, let me know. Thanks.

PS In the original post, I kept the first version of the remix so you can compare the two, but the second version is the final one that I plan on going with.

[DarkSim]

Hey there, thought I'd give this a listen as I always enjoy hearing Pokémon remixes!

This gets off to a nice moody start, but then the guitar comes in, and that tone is not working at all for me. Sounds like you're playing it in live, which is cool, but you need a bit of a warmer sound to it I think. I know that Lavender Town is depressing, but this isn't sad, it's just a harsh sound. It also sounds pretty out of tune - definitely tune up and do it again. Nice unexpected transition in the middle, however that guitar comes back and has the same problems! The beat works as it is, although there's no harm in adding some more fills and snare builds, and there are some nice synth touches, but I can't get past that guitar. Try adding some countermelodies or some more original melody work, and I wouldn't rule out swapping the guitar for a synth if you still can't get it to sound right.

There's a decent track in here somewhere, just fix that guitar and see what it sounds like after that!

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Awesome advice! I got some new strings for the acoustic guitar and a new mic, so hopefully I can dish out a better tone. The old strings were about 20 yes old! Also, I'll put in some more practice for the electric guitar bits and get a more solid play in. And now that I think about it, I agree with the drum fill idea. I'll have a new version out soon!

[Rozovian]

Yo econcerto. :D

It's sad, but it is also harsh. The bass and the bass drum are both too heavy, and there's some tuning issues in the non-electronic portion of the track. Guitar sound needs some work to fit into the electronic bits, it sounds to muffled to fit the synth sounds.

Guitar lead in an electronic track? Cool idea, cool track overall, but you need to work on the sound design some more.

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UPDATE

http://www.electricconcerto.com/musi...endertown2.mp3

I redid a lot of the instruments and had a buddy of mine help me out with a solo. Also did some more EQing. More feedback please, I feel this track is soooo close.

[DarkSim]

Wow, what a difference! You're right - this is close! The only issue I have now is with the trancey second half - the snare and synth seem a little far back in the mix. The guitar's nice and prominent, but it feels like there's too much space between all the parts. This is especially prevalent when the original melody returns. For me, that guitar's too exposed and needs to sit better.

I do like the transition, but feel the rhythm guitar and synth could again be more prominent/louder.

So really, it's just a few tweaks to the balance that need to be made. Really enjoying this mix, nice work!

[Anorax]

Hold on, let me go change my pants.

*Back with new pants*
Um, the second half- with the trance and guitar, sounds too busy. You might want to drop a sound or two there.

Other than that, this song is fantastic!

[electric concerto]

I'm actually still working on this, sorry about the long delay for an update. I am rerecording the guitar parts with a higher quality guitar and doing a master EQ.

[jordanrooben]

This is actually really good! On the first full listen, my only problem is the kick. It comes in too soon, and ruins the atmoshpere, plus it's the exact same kick for all the time that I heard it. Try to vary it a bit. Otherwise, this is awesome.