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== Affiliates ==
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*'''[http://www.ocremix.org/amazon/ Amazon aStore]''' - 6% of every purchase made through the OC ReMix aStore helps pay for site costs at no extra cost to you - help OCR today, and let friends know they can support a great cause.
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*'''[http://www.estarland.com/showban.asp?action=redir&campaign=139 eStarland.com]''' - Games, consoles, anime merchandise, and more, with international shipping.
*'''[http://www.mad-gear.com/ Mad-Gear LLC]''' - Our convention partners provide you not only with OCR gear, they specialize in a deep selection of new & used import games.
*'''[http://www.liquidweb.com/?RID=ocremix LiquidWeb]''' - OverClocked ReMix's primary web hosting provider; great dedicated hosting.
*'''[http://www.vgfrequency.com VG Frequency]''' - Larry "Liontamer" Oji's former Atlanta radio show, repurposed as OC ReMix's official blog covering the video game arrangement scene.
*'''[http://www.zzounds.com/a--925434 Zzounds.com]''' - Music hardware & software with excellent prices & fast shipping.

== Game Music ==
=== Game Music Arrangement Community ===

* '''[http://www.amigaremix.com/ AMIGAremix]''' - Similar to Remix.Kwed.Org, AMIGAremix caters to arrangement fans of Commodore's other popular system, the Amiga.
* '''[http://music.readalittle.net/ Arrange Stream]''' - Your (Japanese-language) guide to the loose confederation that is Japan's doujin VGM arrangement scene.
* '''[http://dod.vgmix.com/ Dwelling of Duels]''' - The popular monthly live performance arrangement competition.
* '''[http://www.olremix.org/ OverLooked ReMiX]''' - OLR is the comedic offshoot and bastard stepcousin of OCR.
* '''[http://remix.kwed.org/ Remix.Kwed.Org]''' - The definitive guide to C64 MP3 remakes showcases SID remixes.
* '''[http://www.remix64.com Remix64]''' - The informational hub and gathering point of the Commodore arrangement scene.
* '''[http://remix.thasauce.net/ Remix:ThaSauce]''' - R:TS has a relaxed quality control system in the attempt to showcase more music.
* '''[http://theshizz.org/forum/index.php?showforum=8 The Shizz]''' - Forum home of Arizona band Minibosses, it's a hangout for many scene rock enthusiasts.
* '''[http://www.vgmusic.com/ Videogame Music Archive (VGMusic)]''' - Video Game MIDI music from NES, SNES, N64, Game Boy, Genesis, Master System, Sega Saturn, Sony PlayStation, Turbo-Grafx 16, and more!
* '''[http://www.vgmix.com/ VGMix]''' - VGMix is part of a community of amateur musicians who write arrangements of video game music.
* '''[http://www.vgpiano.com/ VgPiano]''' - A pianist's dream, VgPiano is focused on arranging in the 88 keys.

==== Albums ====
* '''[http://sf2.ocremix.org/ Blood on the Asphalt]''' - A ''Super Street Fighter II Turbo'' ReMix collaboration with an urban flavor, responsible for Capcom selecting OCR for the ''Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix'' soundtrack.
* '''[http://chrono.ocremix.org/ Chrono Symphonic]''' - Designed to be the orchestrated soundtrack for the long-desired ''Chrono Trigger'' movie.
* '''[http://doom2.ocremix.org/ Delta-Q-Delta]''' - Tributing id's classic FPS ''Doom II: Hell on Earth'', arranging composer Bobby Prince's score in various dark and demonic ways.
* '''[http://sonic2.ocremix.org/ Hedgehog Heaven]''' - A ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2'' arrangement project featuring developing artists.
* '''[http://dkcproject.ocremix.org/ Kong in Concert]''' - ''Donkey Kong Country''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s memorable soundtrack is diversely handled here, and generally regarded as OCR's most creatively successful album project.
* '''[http://www.ocremix.org/hdremix/ OC ReMix: Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix Official Soundtrack]''' - ''Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s soundtrack, the first major publisher game soundtrack that's 100% fan-created. Produced for Capcom, released free for the peeps.
* '''[http://s3k.ocremix.org/ Project Chaos]''' - Inspired by the game with LOCK-ON TECHNOLOGY™ (and possibly Michael Jackson), ''Sonic 3 & Knuckles'' was rearranged in a variety of styles.
* '''[http://icecap.ocremix.org/ ReCapitated]''' - Focusing on one of the most memorable pieces of VGM ever created, ''Sonic the Hedgehog 3'''s IceCap Zone, resulting in an album of biblical proportions.
* '''[http://smproject.ocremix.org/ Relics of the Chozo]''' - The album project that started it all, a ''Super Metroid'' Musical Collaboration.
* '''[http://duck.thasauce.net/ Repercussions of Fowl Lamentation]''' - RoFL is a humorous upgrade to the hallowed soundtrack of ''Duck Hunt''.
* '''[http://kirby.ocremix.org/ Rise of the Star]''' - An upbeat collection of arrangements from the classic NES platformer, ''Kirby's Adventure''.
* '''[http://tales.ocremix.org/ Summoning of Spirits]''' - OC ReMix's largest community album to date honors both Namco's ''Tales of Phantasia'' and ''Tales of Symphonia'', along with tons of bonus mixes, including 3 from ''Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World''.
* '''[http://doom.ocremix.org/ The Dark Side of Phobos]''' - A decidedly dark interpretation of the legendary PC title ''Doom''.
* '''[http://rd.ocremix.org/ Thieves of Fate]''' - Tributing the little-known, but formative chapter in the ''Chrono'' series, ''Radical Dreamers''.
* '''[http://ff7.ocremix.org/ Voices of the Lifestream]''' - This 4-disc, 3 1/2 hour album features ReMixers giving it their all in tribute to Nobuo Uematsu's ''Final Fantasy VII'' score.

===== Non-OCR Albums =====
* '''[http://www.wushuplaya.com/boundtogether/ Bound Together]''' - Several areas of the community contributed to this ''EarthBound'' tribute.
* '''[http://kwix.shackspace.com/cavestory/ Cave Story Remix Project]''' - An album dedicated to the homebrew sensation ''Cave Story'', and praised by game creator Daisuke "Pixel" Amaya.
* '''[http://roh.jmflava.com Hybridism]''' - Nine ''Ragnarok Online'' arrangements sculpted in a jazz-fusion-esque manner by Joshua Morse and trusty sidekick Anthony Lofton.
* '''[http://www.noballsnoglory.net No Balls, No Glory]''' - Created by the Bad Dudes in honor of ''Super Dodge Ball'', which was nothing more than hardcore athletes throwing volleyballs at each other.
* '''[http://www.c64audio.com/productInfo.php?cat=R64SE Syntax Era]''' - A perfect match between C64 melodies and hooks, the sound of SID, and classic 80s instrumentation by C64Audio.com.
* '''[http://www.mazedude.com/aa/ The American Album]''' - Mazedude's tribute honors the often-overlooked American video game composers.

==== Bands / Performers ====

* '''[http://www.eminenceonline.com/ Eminence]''' - Based in Australia, this nearly 60-person orchestra aims to spread the orchestra to a wider audience, arranging the music of video games, anime and pop culture.
* '''[http://www.nintendometal.com/ Game Over]''' - Fantastic Swedish metal video game cover band - did the great ''Punch-Out!!'' ReMix hosted here. Cool.
* '''[http://minibosses.com/ Minibosses]''' - One of the very first game cover bands, with a rock emphasis and some energetic material.
* '''[http://www.neskimos.com/ NESkimos]''' - Fun and irreverent video game cover band.
* '''[http://www.neskvartetten.tk/ Neskvartetten]''' - Literally Sweden's NES quartet, they specialize in giving ''Zelda''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s music the jazzy treatment.
* '''''[http://www.play-symphony.com/ PLAY! A Video Game Symphony]''''' - From the same team that brought ''Final Fantasy: Dear Friends'' to the United States, ''PLAY''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s concerts expand the format to a broader selection of game music.
* '''[http://projectx.superradiox.com/ Project X]''' - The collaborative effort of two musical robots to record new versions of the classic soundtracks of ''Mega Man 2'' and ''Mega Man 3''.
* '''[http://www.selectstartband.com/ Select Start]''' - This Florida-based sextet offers something different with their classical repertoire.
* '''[http://www.tempsoundsolutions.com temp sound solutions]''' - Shawn Phase has tons of great rock covers from classic games, with new material constantly in the works.
* '''[http://www.theadvantageband.com/ The Advantage]''' - "8 BIT nintendo band - serious dudes that rock with good nintentions".
* '''[http://www.videogamepianist.com/ Video Game Pianist]''' - One of the first pianists to gain recognition and respect for performing video game music on the piano.
* '''''[http://www.videogameslive.com/ Video Games Live]''''' - Tommy Tallarico & Jack Wall's ambitious world concert tour aiming to bring VGM to the masses, including international locations never before visited by a VGM concert.
* '''[http://www.xocmusic.com/ Xoc]''' - Performing with almost any instrument or object within reach, Xoc first gained notice with his ''Super Mario World'' cover album.

==== Labels ====
* '''[http://www.binaryzone.org/ Binary Zone Interactive]''' - Kenz's retro store and One Man & His Mic podcast are a fan-driven spotlight of the best in the European game music scene.
* '''[http://www.c64audio.com/ C64Audio.com]''' - C64Audio.com works with original composers and fan arrangers for its catalog of Commodore arrangement albums.
* '''[http://www.oneupstudios.com/ OneUp Studios]''' - Started in 2002 to arrange video game music with a new flavor and license those arrangements for their CD releases, Arkansas band The OneUps are its crown jewel.

=== Game Music Composers ===

* '''[http://www.ocremix.org/composers/ Game Music Composers @ OCR]''' - Our sortable list of game composers, with links where available.
* '''[http://www.rocketbaby.net/ Rocketbaby]''' - The Video Game and Anime Music Journal - good interviews.

=== Game Music Emulation (NSF, SPC, etc.) ===
: ''Please see [http://www.chipamp.org/links Chipamp's links page], featuring chiptune news, players, archives and radio/podcasts.''

* '''[http://www.chipamp.org/ Chipamp]''' - OC ReMix's official Winamp plugin bundle supporting game music formats (NSF, SPC, PSF, SID, VGM, etc.)

=== Game Music Industry / Organizations ===

* '''[http://www.gamasutra.com/ Gamasutra]''' - "The Art & Business of Making Games", Gamasutra's resources cover all aspects of the gaming industry.
* '''[http://www.audiogang.org/ Game Audio Network Guild]''' - The Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.) is a non-profit organization established to educate the masses in regards to interactive audio.
* '''[http://www.gamingforce.org/forums/ Gamingforce Interactive Forums]''' - If video game music is your music of choice, you'll find no bigger, more dedicated community for its discussion.
* '''[http://www.magfest.org/ MAGFest]''' - The Music and Games Festival is THE yearly destination for VGM cover bands, as well as artists & fans of the US-based VGM arrangement scene.
* '''[http://www.mobygames.com/ MobyGames] - The world's most comprehensive gaming database project.

=== Game Music News ===

* '''[http://www.vgdj.net/ VGDJ: The Official OverClocked ReMix Podcast]''' - OC ReMix, podcast style, with hosts pixietricks and zircon - snippets of various tunes, reviews, and much more.
* '''[http://www.vgfrequency.com VG Frequency]''' - Larry "Liontamer" Oji's former Atlanta radio show, repurposed as OC ReMix's official blog covering the video game arrangement scene.
* '''[http://www.music4games.net/ Music 4 Games]''' - News, interviews, and info regarding the game music industry.
* '''[http://nobuooo.com/ Nobuooo]''' - User-submitted video game music news.
* '''[http://www.vgmdb.net/ VGMdb]''' - The ultimate resource for information on video game music albums, both physical and digital.
* '''[http://www.vgmrush.com/ VGM Rush]''' - Exploring the Western lands of game music!

=== Game Music Radio Stations that Play OC ReMixes ===

* '''[http://ocr.rainwave.cc/ OCR Radio]''' - Streaming OC ReMixes 24/7, it's the official spot for OC ReMix radio.
* '''[http://kngi.org/ Nitro Game Injection]''' - Much like it sounds, KyleJCrb's internet radio show focuses on rock and metal.
* '''[http://www.slayradio.org/ SLAY Radio]''' - Slaygon provides the Commodore arrangement community's radio fix, even having its craziest members taking turns running live shows.
* '''[http://vgremix.libsyn.com/ The Remixatorium]''' - Who knows what you'll hear when DarkRadish's personal selections occasionally meet sleep depravity and/or booze in this podcast.
* '''[http://www.theworstblog.com/ The Super Koopa Troopa Show]''' - VGM meets NPR with deshrill's informative podcast, giving you background on the games that make the music.
* '''[http://radio.emulationzone.org/ 'ZRN: 'Zone Radio Network]''' - An Internet radio network with various video game genres.
* '''[http://warc.allegheny.edu/ WARC 90.3 FM]''' - Allegheny College's Music Listening Alternative
* '''[http://wruw.org/ WRUW-FM 91.1]''' - Cleveland's Most Eclectic Radio Station

==== More Stations ====

* '''[http://www.c64takeaway.com/ The C64 Take-away]''' - Remix.Kwed.Org's official podcast full of music and news, hosted by R:K:O founder Kwed

== ReMixing ==

* '''[http://www.harmony-central.com/ Harmony Central]''' - The biggest, oldest, best online resource for musicians - awesome.
* '''[http://www.kvr-vst.com/ K-v-R]''' - The definitive site supporting open standard audio plugins (VST, DXi, AU, etc.)

=== Music Equipment/Software Manufacturer Websites ===

[http://www.access-music.de/ Access], [http://www.alesis.com/ Alesis], [http://www.cakewalk.com/ Cakewalk], [http://www.casio.com/ Casio], [http://www.clavia.se/ Clavia (Nord)], [http://www.emu.com/ E-MU / Ensoniq], [http://www.emagic.de/home/news/index.php?lang=EN Emagic], [http://www.fender.com/ Fender], [http://www.fruityloops.com/ Image-Line (FruityLoops)], [http://www.kawaius.com/ Kawai], [http://www.korg.com/ Korg], [http://www.kurzweilmusicsystems.com/ Kurzweil], [http://www.lexicon.com/ Lexicon], [http://www.midiman.net/ M-Audio], [http://www.mackie.com/ Mackie], [http://www.motu.com/ MOTU], [http://www.native-instruments.com/ Native Instruments], [http://www.propellerheads.se/ Propellerhead Software], [http://www.rgcaudio.com/ rgc:audio], [http://www.rolandus.com/ Roland], [http://www.shure.com/ Shure], [http://www.steinberg.net/ Steinberg], [http://www.tascam.com/ Tascam], [http://www.yamaha.com/ Yamaha]

=== Music Theory, History & Terminology ===

* '''[http://www.obsolete.com/120_years/ 120 Years of Electronic Music]''' - Some but not all of the major milestones in electronic musical instrument development.
* '''[http://nmc.uoregon.edu/emi/emp_win/main.html Electronic Music Primer]''' - A cool shockwave presentation at the U of Oregon that sums up some basic synthesis concepts nicely.
* '''[http://www.musictheory.halifax.ns.ca/ Gary Ewers Easy Music Theory]''' - For free, this really ain't bad. Classes, quizzes, answer sheets.
* '''[http://www.jazclass.aust.com/ Jazclass]''' - An online class of sorts, covering basic notation and theory to more advanced topics.
* '''[http://www.harmony-central.com/MIDI/Doc/tutorial.html MIDI and Music Synthesis]''' - Harmony Central tutorial - I wholeheartedly recommend reading this - twice - and saving a local copy.
* '''[http://www.rane.com/digi-dic.html RANE Professional Audio Reference]''' - Exhaustive list of audio terms and definitions.

=== Music-Making Magazines ===

[http://www.emusician.com/ Electronic Musician], [http://www.futuremusic.co.uk/ Future Music], [http://www.keyboardmag.com/ Keyboard], [http://industryclick.com/magazine.asp?magazineid=141&SiteID=15 Mix], [http://www.sceen.org Sceen], [http://www.soundonsound.com/ Sound on Sound]

=== Music-Making Software ===
==== Buzz ====

* '''[http://www.buzzmachines.com/ Buzzmachines.com]''' - The best all-around site for Buzz, and the homepage as well.
* '''[http://dmoz.org/Computers/Multimedia/Music_and_Audio/Software/Buzz/ DMOZ Entry for Buzz]''' - Great, organized, annotated Buzz links.

==== Cubase ====

* '''[http://www.cubase.com/ Cubase.com]''' - Not the official site, but has good forums.
* '''[http://forum.cubase.net/cgi-bin/cubase.net/Ultimate.cgi Steinberg's Official Cubase Forums]''' - Highly moderated but still very useful.

==== FruityLoops ====

* '''[http://fruityloops.com/ FruityLoops Homepage]''' - FruityLoops homepage - best place to start.

==== Reason ====

* '''[http://www.propellerheads.se/products/reason/index.cfm?fuseaction=mainframe Reason Homepage]''' - Reason homepage.
* '''[http://www.reasonfreaks.com/ ReasonFreaks]''' - Excellent site with many resources, files, and interactive features.
* '''[http://www.reasonstation.net/ ReasonStation]''' - Forums, tutorials, refills and more.

==== Trackers ====

* '''[http://dmoz.org/Computers/Multimedia/Music_and_Audio/Audio_Formats/MOD/Software/ DMOZ entry for MOD Software]''' - Open directory list of good links on MODs / tracking in general.
* '''[http://www.maz-sound.com/ MAZ Sound]''' - One of the oldest and best sites on trackers, with tons of links, downloads, and information.
* '''[http://www.united-trackers.org/ United Trackers]''' - Non-profit organization of musicians supporting the Internet (MOD) music scene - site has good scene news and resources.

=== Samples & Patches ===
==== Samples in Audio / WAV Format ====

* '''[http://www.analoguesamples.com/ Analoguesamples.com]''' - Slow server, but TONS of great samples in an organized database.
* '''[http://www.loopasonic.com/ Loopasonic]''' - Great site, though requires registration.
* '''[http://machines.hyperreal.org/samples.html MusicMachines: Samples]''' - Loads of high-quality vintage analog synth samples.
* '''[http://www.samplearena.com/ Sample Arena]''' - Nice, simple site with a variety of sounds.
* '''[http://www.samplenet.co.uk/ Samplenet]''' - Variety of good samples, including bpm-specific loops.

==== Samples in Soundfont Format ====

* '''[http://www.hum.aau.dk/~bovbjerg/piano.html Bovbjergs Free Piano Instruments]''' - Amazing and FREE large piano samples.
* '''[http://www.hammersound.net/ Hammersound]''' - Huge, mirrored archive of free, high-quality soundfonts.
* '''[http://www.zophar.net/utilities/soundfont.html Zophar's Game Soundfonts]''' - Soundfonts that use instruments from actual games.

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