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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

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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).

Definitely a banger! It gives me The Megas vibes, which is always a bonus. I'm also enjoying the Etrain Odyssey implementation!

Begins with a combination of sitar-ish synths + organ/choir doing evil-ish chords directly from the source. Gives me Mortal Kombat vibes here. At 0:21 we break into a synth bass riff, it's very quiet on the mix so a little hard to hear. At 0:35 a choir and drums join in, cool vibe here. Around 0:49 more layers enter and the mix starts getting a bit cluttered. On 1:03 we move to a faster rhytm and one of the main melodies of the source plays on synth. At 1:15 we move into a new melody, still on synth. Then, at 1:42 there's yet another melody on more or less the same soundscape/vibe. On this entire section I feel the mix has a few issues, one is that the rhytm guitars don't cut much through the mix and another one is that there's a lot of clutter on frequencies around 2-3kHz, which leads to a very sharp sound that tires the ears. We get a break around 1:55, I like the sound design here, the panning and all that is fun. One of the melodies repeats soon after on synth. 2:36 sees a short silence before we introduce a lead guitar that plays a melody and then does a solo. We then get one of the source's melodies on synth/guitar for a while until the track ends. On arrangement this is awesome, source usage is evident and the track flows well with a nice combination of buildups, breaks and exciting moments. I don't have many notes here. Production is, as other judges noted, the main issue. Looking at SPAN to check for potential EQ issues one of the things that caught my eye is that there's a ton of lower frequencies on the sides. This is very commonly stripped out in metal oriented tracks as it creates a lot of mud, you don't really need <100Hz on the sides much and that lets you give more space to guitars. As I mentioned on the write-up the main issues I see are that the rhytm guitar has a generally hard time cutting through the synths, you can probably make most samples less wide and reserve the sides for the guitars so that they shine more. Also, the synths you used are kinda shrill so sculping EQ around 2-4kHz will help creating a more pleasant sound. Finally, I recommend carefully EQing the choir, those samples can often eat a ton of space from other instruments, so they can be tricky to fit into a soundscape. Overall, this is a fun arrangement but it's really lacking in clarity due to the issues of mix clutter so I gotta agree with the other judges. NO

Maybe this fierce remix would be a nice US national anthem as well. The composer behind both remixes, Xynapsis, has a pretty good taste in music. )) Maybe I should ask him if he wants to join OC Remix, too.

Love me some Rom Di Prisco! 😎

So, I'm not sure about if this source is actually eligible. Heavily based on non-VGM track that was released in '97 was then adapted for the game that was released in '99 with direct usage from the '97 album track. Regardless of that I'll get into it. The style and genre adaption is great, very cool. One of your more accessible tracks you've put together. I like the source usage throughout. No qualms with that. The #1 major issue is the mixdown here. The lead is not the primary focus of the mixdown. Everything is fighting for it's own space and stepping on other parts. Some of the synths are also taking up a lot of space in the mix as well due to being fuller and having a large frequency footprint. Let your performers stand out and let them shine! Bring the leads up and push the backing elements away, foreground and background. Consider EQ to help create space as well. Not a fan of the percussive delay effect in the beginning of the track, but that's not a deciding factor at all. Also the panning felt fairly wide as a means to try to carve more space out for parts. There's a hi-hat type sound panned left that stands out a lot to me. I'm in agreement with prophetik, the mixing is the killer here and they could be fixed without much effort. NO