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Feels like it could fit right into a recent remake.

My OCR listening heyday seems to stretch from near immediately after the site's inception thru the end of its first decade into the 21st century...so mostly missed Rexy's work, as I somehow never heard her mix fr '05; gonna rectify that now. Mellow, jazzy, hopeful - good stuff.

Hello guys, I ask your advices today because I was wondering which music making program is the best for beginner who like stuff like Lofi Jazzy Hip Hop or Chillout/Ambient music. I watched a lot of various video tutorial and they all make Dubstep or Deep House music, and even if I know it's for start I'm still a bit sad about that. By the way, you guys know any Tutorial / Walkthrough by Lofi or Hip Hop or Chillout music maker ? And do you think it's better for me to choose Cubase or FL Studio ? Sorry for all this questions, but I don't have anyone to talk with about that and If I can take some advices from people have already experience in music making that could help me a lot.

Yuuuup; gonna get moving on getting this into evaluation this weekend, so stay tuned, y'all!

Hey thanks for the response! Sorry I didn't get back sooner. Thanks for all the feedback! I did actually buy hardware. I found a video that tipped me off to what I needed. The synth was plugged into my former Mesa Boogie DC-5 and recorded using a cellphone. I perused the patches and really used my ears to find them. The synth is not a Roland or Yamaha. It is a synth that is less than 21 years old. I know what the Metroid Prime lead patch is but I actually recreated it in Omnisphere for that first track. The choir patch IS from a Roland product. 1990s and Roland has a virtual vst of it on Roland Cloud. Your Remnants track has drums that remind me of Phazon Mines somewhat.

What's this doing here? Git. YES

I undoubtedly see it as a more unusual Timaeus arrangement. There's more of a focus on subtractive arranging with additional instrument layers under the primary source, which even goes as far as keeping the 6/8 time signature and general atmospheric feel. I also like the impressive tricks with the integration of other Tangledeep BGM (and the occasional riff from Dungonmans), as well as adjusting the source to a Persian scale on a couple of occasions. It matched the goal of a more calming mix that evolves as time goes on. The production is also very charming. All the instruments are well mixed, the percussion sounds gorgeous, and the pitched percussion (harp, bells, piano, etc.) had proper attention paid to dynamics. And as an added bonus, the synth leads combining with the soundfonts generate a unique timbre that respects the pseudo-SNES nature of the source material. The stated extra time spent mixing the track to this meticulous detail paid off, that's for sure. It's an easy decision here - it's a lovely crafted arrangement and an equally thorough presentation. That means a spot on the front page - great work as usual! YES

The sound design's not very sophisticated, but the tools are used effectively. Opening synths were pretty cool. Enigma/Streets of Rage style beat came in at :19, with a basic synth lead at :39 and some decent ear candy behind providing countermelody. Beat shifted a little at 1:19 for a good subtle change in the energy. The overall textures have been basic but arguably effective albeit subdued. The track's pretty low-key throughout, but there's nothing wrong with that. Interesting rhythmic change-up at 1:59, and I liked the shift into the EP at 2:09. At 2:19 you have the melody come back, only things are even busier and darker-sounding behind the lead. Weird shift in the beats at 2:59 very briefly, but things quickly reoriented, with some straightforward but well-integrated original writing combining with the source and continuing to vary the textures until the end. Overall, this of course presents a different energy than the original, since there's no driving beat behind this, and you have a slower tempo and darker sound. One could argue there's not enough development or dynamic contrast, but I felt there was within a purposefully narrower dynamic curve. Having the melody vary more would have been nice, but the structure here is all about building different textures around the lead serving as a constant; that's a valid approach I respect. Solid work, Anthony. EDIT (7/19): Just noting that I've re-listened in light of the three NO votes, but the mixing criticisms brought up don't affect my vote. IMO, the suggestions they've brought up would be nice to have, but I didn't feel the parts bled together too much and I didn't have a problem distinctly hearing the lead (or other parts) even though the surrounding elements got louder at times. As long as the part-writing's distinct enough to be made out, I'm not bothered by the balance being unorthodox. YES

First, really appreciate the source breakdown. Analyzing a multi-source remix is very time consuming when we're not familiar with the source so this is a big help. The primary source here is pastoral excursion, with some bits and pieces from the other sources. The arrangement starts straightforward but does evolve over time. Introducing the other sources helps making this a unique interpretation. I think this one stays pretty close to the original though, but enough is done with instrumentation/harmonies/variations to bring it over the bar arrangement-wise. The production is great as usual, very clean and warm, with some real instrumentation woven in with the synths which makes for a very organic-sounding remix. The percussion is not your traditional drums, as it incorporates many percussion elements other than just a drumkit, and it's all very detailed. Distorted guitars are used to accentuate the climax and work surprisingly well in such a mellow remix. High quality stuff here. YES

Pretty straightforward, for a Timaeus mix. The muted trumpets sit a little strangely in the mix, but otherwise this is spot on. A beautifully smooth integration of the themes, as usual. Great work all around. YES

Ah yes, the single greatest title that I've ever seen for a remix thus far. I would LOVE to see this posted on those grounds alone. However, I do need to question the mixing on this track throughout. The lead is often buried behind the rest of the arrangement (an issue that actually gets worse as the arrangement gets more dense as it progresses), and as the track gets more dense the mix more and more crowded/muddy. As much as I like how the vanilla synths were handled in general, the mixing is indiscriminate (with the textures often overtaking the leads, an example of which can be heard at 0:40), and the resulting soundscape is too muddy. I like this track otherwise, but in order for me to pass this the track needs another pass on the mixing. The textures need to have their levels adjusted so they don't overtake the leads (or the leads should be in a different register so that they're not fighting for the same sonic space), and the pads that all fight for the same space must be either mixed down or made to be less dense, just so the arrangement has some room to breath. Fun track, great title, but I don't think this one is there yet. I do hope to hear this one come back soon, though! NO