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@Asterbee Composing good melodies, counter-melodies, bass lines, and drums is actually relatively easy to moderately difficult. But writing interesting and harmonious chords is much more difficult and requires far more knowledge of music theory, experience, and musical imagination (but that's exactly where the great musical magic begins). For starters, it is enough to know that in the Western tonal system there are a total of 12 notes (7 root notes such as C, D, E and 5 intermediate notes such as C sharp or D sharp) that repeat themselves in several octaves. A piece of music - or at least a specific passage within it - always follows a specific key/mode, which always contains 7 different notes from the total of 12 notes within an octave. These 7 notes (also spanning octaves) are essentially the key to the musical language in a musical work. If you know this key (i.e., the key with the 7 notes), you already have a good foundation for rewriting or redesigning a composition according to your ideas without making your remix composition tonally inconsistent (finding the right rhythm is, of course, another field of musical art). This applies to virtually all components of the composition, whether melodies, bass lines, or chords, although in the case of chords, certain minimum intervals between the chord tones should be maintained (this also applies to playing across octaves, whereby in the case of tone intervals, a lower C, for example, should be treated like a higher C). While neighboring notes in a key (including notes spanning octaves, such as C1 + D2 or B2 + C4 in C major) tend to sound harsh and dissonant as chord tones, the 1st, 3rd, and 5th or, for that matter, the 2nd, 4th, and 7th notes within the key tend to sound more harmonious. ... So let's assume that a piece of music is in the key of G major. This key contains the following 7 notes: 1) G (1st note of a key = root note or tonic) 2) A 3) B 4) C (4th note of a key = subdominant) 5) D (5th note of a key = dominant) 6) E 7) F# The tonic, subdominant, and dominant can be used to create interesting chord progressions, each of which fulfills different musical functions. Tonic (1)= like a cozy home Subdominant (4) = you're on your way to adventure Dominant (5) = tension builds A typical chord progression is, for example: I - Tonic (1st note of the respective key) II - Subdominant (4th note of the respective key) III - Dominant (5th note of the respective key) IV - Tonic (1st note of the respective key) So, in the case of G major, a chord progression could look like this: I >>> G + B + D (feel free to play 16 times in a row with a bit of groove and varying dynamics) II >>> C + E + G (again 16 times) III >>> D + F# + A (again 16 times) IV >>> G + B + D (this time only 15 times, slowing down gradually, and on the 16th time, play the 3 notes one after the other to finish and add the root note D an octave higher as the 4th note). ... This is just a rough, hopefully helpful introduction based on practical examples.

Now it seems to be working properly. Only two messages are displayed, stating that the file is too large to preview and and too big for Google Drive to scan for viruses (but I checked - stuff seems to be safe ;)). By the way... What exactly are sound fonts (are they just sound effects without the music in a game)? How exactly do you open and use them (somehow via a DAW as a kind of extended sound pool of audio files)? I've never really looked into this kind of stuff before. But it sounds like an interesting opportunity for creating retro-style video game remixes. ))

Hmm, if Japanese composers were to write an American national anthem, they might even incorporate some influences from the often-forgotten Native Americans, the original inhabitants of the vast and free lands on the western continents... ... whether in the Street Fighter style: ... or rather in the Final Fantasy style: I'm sure I'd love it. )))

@Asterbee That is precisely the charm of a remix or arrangement. Creating a sometimes completely new soundscape that still carries the character of the original at its heart. This is true artistry, requiring the appropriate skills, experience and sensitivity to do justice to such matters.

enjoy y'all https://williamjacksn.github.io/ocremoved/

Sorry if boomer bumping is not welcome, just wanted to know if there's way to get all the Bart's OC remixes? I have 28 files I downloaded way back in 2000 which I regularly rotate in my Winamp, and would like to complete my collection.

Source: What I got so far. Was going for "Suga Suga" by Baby Bash feel but ended up closer to a new jack swing vibe. Oops. Sugar Water (S3 Hydrocity) [DEMO].mp3

Yeah this is generative AI of some form. It has the typical lossy sound, background elements are unclear, 19-20kHz hard brickwall. No reason to waste time saying anything else aside from, DO NOT SUBMIT GENERATIVE AI. Only submit your own work. NO

Would be funny to have a Japanese composer make the national anthem for the US, though the French did give us the statue of liberty. America probably doesn't deserve that level of national anthem currently, but I'd be down. Really good remix. Also, I enjoy seeing all those old school sf anime scenes on the ken remix. Reminds me -- I watched most of the Street Fighter II V anime a few years back since I only got see the some of the episodes that were at blockbuster when I was a kid, and that was a really fun anime. And yeah, definitely some inspiring stoic and 90s patriotic vibes throughout the Street Fighter series.

No rules against it. This is a very valid way to interpret and arrange.

Has anyone here managed to succeed in this area? It undoubtedly seems to be the most difficult aspect of composition. Creating good melodies that are engaging and not repetitive/forgettable seems to be an increasingly rare compositional skill, as we don't see many games nowadays with memorable music that isn't just generic chord progressions.

I've noticed that even the most experienced remixers, even the ones with millions of views, seem hesitant to alter the original work too much. I'm not referring to reimagining the music or arranging it in a completely different style. I'd say just changing a few notes, rhythms, or adding a few phrases, without much reason, simply because I think it would sound better (in very repetitive measures, for example, I'd like to add some motivic and rhythmic variation). Is there any rule against this? I mean, I feel a bit like I'm disrespecting the original work (especially since I'd like to make changes specifically to parts I don't like or think could be improved). Perhaps this could be interpreted as "wanting to be better than the original?

It's a pretty convincing rearrangement until about 2:30 in, where the incredibly lossy cymbal work and some very smeared chords between the guitars and keys reveals that this was generated with AI tools, very likely Suno. Such smearing is present throughout the track, although it's not obvious until the 2:30 mark. Please read the posting guidelines thoroughly before submitting again - we do not, and will never, allow generative AI works on the site. NO

i wrote a nice recap of the song, but i got a weird vibe from the submission email and subsequently from the staticky cymbals and low-poly guitar. the noodly way that the melody was extended caught me off guard too. i wasn't going to pass it anyways due to sound quality concerns, but just in case, i did some checking and it looks like this was generated using Suno 4.5+. so i'm going to extra-NO this. i know the submission page specifically states no generative AI and that wasn't followed here, but i'd encourage you to read our submission standards if you've got questions beyond that. NO

Update #6 was sent to everyone. Check your PMs if you haven't yet, folks.

Hi i changed the sharing settings to "Anyone having the link" something like that because it was on "Limited" by default so it should work now. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dS_OnpSZz8LngkLgRd-d2ORHb-6KyRzO/view?usp=sharing

The source is honestly either my favorite or second-favorite on the entire OST, and you've definitely done it justice

An unfortunate side effect of everything moving to youtube, discord, and social media, I guess.

Super amazing singing!! 😎

At first, I was angry, sacrilegious I thought. You can't mix these two songs together, they are pure and beautiful. Then, I was intrigued, HOW could they mix these together successfully? Then, I was delighted, as I actually clicked play and listened, the mixing and transitions just made my ears happy. This is what I got studio monitors for. 😎🔝

As I continue plodding forward from newest remix to oldest in order, I have been wondering this myself. When I look at the old remixes, the threads were full of discussion, review, and praise. Now it is quite empty. However it is not as dreary as you might imagine. You see in the early days the remixes were not necessarily on youtube. As the site has evolved it seems most people now leave their comments and thoughts on the youtube videos themselves. That is how I solved that mystery. It unfortunately makes the community feel smaller, but that's ok, because it's also reaching a larger audience in other ways. Ahem, amazing mix, makes me think of a 70s sitcom opener where you see all the characters smile at the camera as the credits roll....Or maybe the conclusion to an action film as you see the protagonist walk off into the sunset, with some cuts to other characters and get a brief text on what happened to them. Anyway, the vibe is strong in this one, and I have downloaded this and caught it in my ocdex.

🦖🛹😎

We’re having some issues with hosting/domain stuff. Will figure it out.

It seems to be okay now. But it was very slow to load for me a few minutes ago.

Lately (maybe for a few weeks or months now), I've noticed that OC Remix pages are slow to load or don't load at all - and this only seems to happen with OC Remix. With other websites, the connection is quick and the page loads completely within 2 to 5 seconds. With OC Remix, however, the page sometimes doesn't load at all, while a few minutes later it suddenly works as usual again. Does anyone know why this is happening, or is it just me? ... Otherwise, I'll run a full scan with the latest version of Microsoft Safety Scanner on my computer (which may be a little overcautious with a freshly installed and updated new operating system - but you never know).