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Perfect. In that case, I keep my recommendations but also add that I really like the bass line that's more isolated at the end of the track, but I didn't notice it throughout. Boost that a db or two, or fiddle with eqing the leads a bit lower in volume. The highest highs are a bit piercing I'm guessing around the 2 khz -5 khz range and that overwhelms the rest of the track. I like to listen to my music loud and I'm not able in this case. It's mostly a case of variation and balancing issues right now so it seems close to being done.

Staff Director: Jorito Co-director: The Nikanoru Visual artist: Tabby Remixers: Guifrog, Devastus, Radiowar, The Legendary Zoltan, Mikeaudio, Sir Jordanius, Hylian Lemon, PabloComa, Rexy, djpretzel, Sagnewshreds, Chernabogue, Jorito, Sbeast, Jonny Atma, Fishy, DS394, Kylok, ThirdKoopa, HeavyViper, Blake Inc., RebeccaETripp, Rozovian, Eino Keskitalo. Performers: Smooth4lyfe (vocals), JohnStacy (brass), Sagnewshreds (guitar), LaurentheFlute (flute, vocals), JoyDreamer (vocals), Chris ~ Amaterasu (violin), Trev Wignall (violin), Furilas (bass), VGCelloMusic (cello), Kylok (alto sax), Pichu's Dad (tenor sax) Audio support: Jorito Track list Disc 1: Popoi - The Magic of Mana Variations of Fear - Kylok feat. Trev Wignall & Bree The Color Of The Summer Sky - Rexy Whispers - Jorito feat. JoyDreamer & John Stacy A Curious Tale - Hylian Lemon Firedust - Rebecca Tripp Masters Of Mischief - Jorito feat. Smooth4Lyfe Jema's Victory Groove - Pablo Coma feat. Pichu's Dad Secret Of Mozarella - Guifrog Steel And Wubz - DS Home From Here - Mikeaudio No Cab, Fan Pride: Boku No Infinite Thotty Gaiden - Sir Jordanius Disc 2: Primm - Impetuous Encounters What The Ocean Taught the Forest - djpretzel Kaleidoscope - Guifrog A Sunday Afternoon In August - Chernabogue feat. Furilas & Kylok Together We Will Stand - Eino Keskitalo & Jorito Beyond The Big Infinity - Jorito feat. Sagnewshreds Down The Rabite Hole - Lucas Guimaraes feat. Furilas, Marc Papeghin, VGCellomusic & Jorito The Ordeal - Devastus Eight Magics - Sagnewshreds The Changing Pattern Of Light - Radiowar There's A Dark Lich Hiding In There! - The Legendary Zoltan Disc 3: Randi - Dedication and Determination The Still Night Stirs - Rebecca Tripp In the Dead Of Night - Rozovian Blue Wolves And Ice - Kylok feat. Bree Footsteps To Destiny - Guifrog feat. Chris ~ Amaterasu The Future Foretold - Sbeast Leave Time For Love - GaMetal A Wistful Heart - Jorito feat. John Stacy & Lauren the Flute Meridian Dance - Fishy Shadows From The Past - Blake Inc. Reminiscence Beneath A Great Tree - HeavyViper

Hey there, beautiful OCR people! OverChoral ReMix! It's an idea that I've been juggling for many years, and yet I've either never had the time or got too distracted with other projects and such to get it off the ground. Since I've been in pretty solid shape over the last year, though, I've decided to give this a real shot. There is a LOT of talent on here, and this is something that I can see coming together and really creating some spectacular music that no one in the community has ever heard before, but it's also something that no one can do alone, either. We need an OCR community choir, and I'm here to offer direction to this group. I will likely be messaging a few people that have shown some form of interest in this effort in the past, but I'm also inviting anyone and everyone to give this a chance, if they have any inclination to do so. If you've ever sung in anything in the past, you will most certainly help. If you can read sheet music to any degree, you will be an absolute asset to this initiative (though I'll work with you if you can't read sheet music). If you can compose and want to supply the group with a VG arrangement, I absolutely insist you send it our way (once we've become established, of course!). To give you an idea of how this will work: If someone produces a solid choral VG arrangement (score, lyrics, etc.), we will sing it, and I will mix it to make it sound like we're singing in a choir. If needed, I will figure out a way to conduct for everyone (brushin' up on my conducting skills!), and I will help with diction (pronunciation), as necessary. To make something like this work, we need to have a solid mix of voices. This includes: - Sopranos (Presumptive range: Middle "C" to "A" two octaves above) - Altos (Presumptive range: "F" below middle C to middle "C" an octave above) - Tenors (Presumptive range: "C" below middle C to "G" above middle C) - Bass (Presumptive range: "E" an octave and a half below middle C to Middle "C") This will not work without at least two people per range, though we can use more than that if others decide to participate (and I hope that they do). This sort of thing has been done before (think FF4 album's Fabul's Men's Choir), and I won't lie that this idea was inspired by this, in some sense. It has also been done on a far larger scale by Eric Whitacre (which turned out beautifully, by the way). This will hopefully be somewhere in between those two examples in terms of scope. I absolutely look forward to working with anyone and everyone that is willing to be involved in this. Currently, I have one arrangement that we can work through, in order to see how well this works in practice (and, let's face it, to make a kick-ass choral VG arrangement, to boot), and I'm hoping that in time we can make more music like it if it works out well. Post in here or PM me if you're at all interested! Be sure to provide your vocal range that you can work comfortably in. Let's make this happen. Members so far: Sopranos: Peíorele* Altos: Rexy* Wildfire* Final Kingdom* Tenors: Gario* Flexstyle* Bowlerhat* Wiesty* Basses: DS394* The Nikanoru* Anorax(?)* Note: Those marked with * have confirmed that they can read sheet music.

" I know you're not serious. You can't be serious. My mouth hung open for minutes after the first time I listened. This is one of the best pieces OC Remix has ever produced. Think "Drift" or "Jade Catacombs" or "Zeal Feels Good." Yeah. This is right up there. And I've listened to all of it. Since the beginning. " "Oooooh shit, my Zeal track was just compared to one of MY personal favorites on the site (dat Catacombs track). This pleases me. " I meant it. I forgot you were a Judge at the time I wrote that. Good job. I don't post very often on the forums, but when I do:

Thanks for the early feedback! Funny thing about the drums. I actually had more variations in earlier versions but stripped them down due to some issues, so I may sprinkle them back into the mix around the second repitition (which I wanted to change the melody there to make it a tad more unique anyways.) Also, @M_Blacki it's not just you, the drum kick is a little weak. that's already on my list of next wave of revisions.

@Starphoenix has given me permission to post his complete (not finished) version of Cyber Warfare to the Remixer WIP spreadsheet! Take a listen and let him know what you think.

I'm in. I can also do bass and tenor. And a pretty mean Bullwinkle impression.

Hey, I'd be interested I could do bass down to C2 (Bb2 on a good day) and up to about middle C. I'd also be interested in contributing an epic orchestral choral remix for the group, I think I have the SATB around somewhere...

Good luck, Jorrith!

Actually, a perfectly fair question; it's difficult to put into few words. Fortunately, someone actually asked me the exact same question yesterday (because of my comment here, no less!), so I'll share what I explained with him (with a few edits, for clarity): "Plain, unimaginative and/or boring sound design" is what vanilla generally means. There's some subjectivity to it, of course, but it does have some objective base to it. It's helpful to think of it using a basic litmus test: A. Is it an easily recognized, overused preset (like Supersaw) or a pure waveform (saw, square, etc.)? If so... B. Is there a particular reason for it, like trying to emulate a particular sound (squares to emulate NES) or style (Supersaws for old school electronic music)? If not... C. Is there anything in the texture that makes them otherwise interesting (Quick arps, gating, etc) that might be muddy or messy with more complex instruments, or against itself? If the answer to the first is 'YES' and the other two is 'NO', doing something with the sound design of the simpler instruments will objectively make your music sound more rich and complete, without losing something in the arrangement in return. Do know, though, that this does NOT mean use a different sampler/synthesizer/etc.; it means do something with your tools (envelops, layering, etc.) that makes the instruments more interesting. Consider two of the three points in that litmus test in some detail: if you're actually going for a particular sound, then that not only justifies the use of simpler sounds, it may even require them ("8-bit" and "Fake-bit" is a genre that requires square waves for that sound, for example). Also, sometimes the use of pure sounds is necessary in order to apply more complex textures: doing hyper-fast 64th or 128th note arpeggios with virtually anything other than basic square or sines WILL sound like trash with more complex instruments. One final point that sums all of this nicely: Above all else, make your choices sound intentional rather than incidental. If it sounds like the composer made a purposeful choice on the sound design/synth/instrument rather than chose an instrument/synth just to carry the notes, it'll probably sound correct.