Patrick Burns

in all honesty I never listened to the Chrono Cross track I just remember djp chiming in on repetition issues in some write up, so I Googled it. but yeah, this is one of my favorite tunes from ST2, and this really brings it out. I think there's a contingent of StarTropics fans out there who would love seeing more posted from the series, too. So if you do decide to tweak some things to suit OCR's submission process, I think you'd have a warm reception.

Really cool -- you know, every song makes their own internal logic, and yours works just fine. So kudos on an enjoyable piece; it's going into my iTunes as it is. I love the source, and I enjoy the timbres/textures, especially when it all "comes together" around 1:28 and towards the end again. If I were an OCR judge, however, I would probably feel obligated to ask for more variation. Not because there's anything broken, so to speak, it's just that. . . When music that is more repetitive music moves through the judges panel, things get a little sticky, cause some think the repetition is a matter of style and some think it's a matter of quality. On a large scale and a small scale, there are pretty repetitive aspects to your mix -- enough, in my opinion, for them to ask for more variation. I know repetition is going to be inherent in such a short source tune, and you've done some good things already to break it up, but it still might need a tad more help. Read djpretzel's thoughts on the matter here And listen to a good example of adding evolution and variation to an otherwise repetitive piece. Everything just flows so nicely. Otherwise, the judges might also ask you to tone the bass and kick down a tad (or boost everything else a tad). But hey, if you don't plan on submitting it -- all I have to say is thanks! Nice job Patrick

Beethoven was also a pianist and a mighty fine bust model (eyebrows like a boss).

I haven't compared this to any other Mac versions, but this one seems to work fine: http://music.cornwarning.com/2010/04/06/paulstretch-new-build-for-the-new-decade/ He says it's not a Snow Leopard build, but it's worked on my Snow Leopard so far. I still enjoy stretching songs normally while affecting their pitch, though. Playing songs at 81% compared to concert pitch always sounded kinda neat to me. Edit: Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds

I don't think it's that off topic. I agree that there is something to be said for enjoyment through more attentive/concentrated/open-minded/etc listening styles. A composer once described this more attentive listening to me as "being confronted with something that is indeed true [that is, enjoyable] but not something you would probably have imagined to be true before hand." He then compared effortless listening to "sitting in front of the TV and gobbling up the lies you want Fox News to tell you over and over." I don't necessarily agree with those connotations, but it's a good illustration. I think there needs to be a distinction between something that is complex and something that requires attentive, even strained concentration to enjoy. Pop music may be easy to listen to and may not be the most harmonically complex, but it certainly has more timbral variety today than anything in human history (imo). On the other hand, something like Quartet for the End of Time that takes more attention to enjoy than pop music is using the oldest, most inoffensive (and some would say tired) timbral palette available. My point is, regardless of the effort involved in listening, there is complexity and nuance to be found in all styles.

That's an interesting idea. I hope that any potential donors would be mature enough not to haggle over who they want to remix their request or make a scene if they don't think a remix reflects the amount they donated.

This is not DJP speaking. This is the ReMixanator. You can tell by the pixels. DJP is probably inside asking the ReMixanator to open the pod bay doors.

I'm glad you all like this track so much. It really is a great source tune; when I saw that it hadn't been claimed on the project, I immediately rushed through the registration on our "secret" forum to claim it. Thanks, Dave Wise, for such an awesome ditty.

I'm beginning to feel like I'm in Shutter Island... I know in my heart that people should under no circumstances be angry about any aspect of a free offering of music, but it keeps coming up again and again that I'm beginning to think that I'm the crazy one. Granted, I know most of the posters who say these things really aren't ANGRY, but still... OCRemix is an offering. Let's keep things in perspective.

That sounds like what I want to pound Finale into right now.

That depends on what you mean by practical.

Shame on you, acting like you deserve a review. IT'S FREE. HE'S GIVING YOU FREE BLOGZ. I hate it when people do that. /s

This, along with the drizzly landscape outside my window, helped along a wonderfully tranquil mid-afternoon nap after my classes today. Thanks ziwtra.

Regardless of whether this comes out in a week or two months, I think it's cool that this project has gone smoothly for the most part. Thanks guys. [/schmooze]

BGC, did you work from Tennessee (if you still live there) or did you have regular face to face confabs with any of the other composers or even visit any BioWare offices? Congratulations

propriety +1

Nobody is really upset, Teeth. We all have those awesome ReMixes in our heads we're waiting for someone to make, but wanting and waiting for something doesn't mean you're entitled to it, or are justified in acting indignant when it doesn't turn out how you want it. That's a common reaction for a lot of people, and everyone here is used to reacting to it. Next time, just tell Taucer how much you love it and want a karaoke version of it. You can't upset any of the guys on the Mining Melancholy mix (hence the sarcastic reactions), but it could just have easily been a newbie trying to build confidence. Anyway, seems to me like we all understand each other at this point.

tell Josh to rename it Moaning Lisa

Oh, I was commenting on time flying... You guys are doing awesomely. thumbs up

Heh, I played a version of my remix Rare Respite for my college interview. Now I'm about to start the second semester of my sophomore year. How did that happen.

http://gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=104289 David Wise left Rare! "I think the business of Rare has changed a great deal, and at the moment there is just not the opportunity to create the soundtracks that Rare were fortunately very famous for." I'd bet the farm that his participation in this project had at least a little to do with that decision. Think we made him long a bit for the 'good ole days?' Best of luck to him in his job search (if he's indeed in the midst of one).

Lots of programs have BPM detectors so you can set the tempo of your project to that of the wav. (necessary example so I'm not useless: Logic has a BMP detector plugin out of the box, but I'm sure you can find free ones) I'm not sure of something that automatically does the reverse. Some tracks just aren't perfectly consistent throughout, though. All I know to do is just be as exact as possible with your project's tempo, and adjust it at different points throughout the project to keep things lined up.