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Haha the intro is great and adds some sorta tongue-in-cheek interest for what's to come. What follows seems pretty adept and has a nice sound. The modern vs chip synths are nice and the sound effects were inoffensive throughout, so good job there! It sounds fine sound-wise (though techno isn't my specialty, admittedly), and has some nice interesting changes of pace at times. the 1:00+ mark in particular was a nice change of pace. I think you could stand to expand things a little (or lot), though. You're relying often on some of the same things again and again, when you could really stand to throw in a variation or change up the notes/rhythm some more from time to time. I might also trying to expand the synths you're using, too. The 2:00 mark adds some more expansion and it goes back to what you two've been doing. I think the pre-3:00 mark build could stand to be started earlier and expanded greatly. So it sounds fine throughout, and I rather enjoy it. It just could use a little more adventure perhaps to make it stand out. I'd hate for you to stop at 'alright' or 'pretty good.' That added interest would go a long way for the listeners (and probably the judges, I'd imagine).
PS, I'd hope for a stronger ending with everything else coming along so nicely
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I really appreciate all the live stuff! It has a nice sound that just wouldn't be the same otherwise. The electric guitar does fine with the melodic stuff and has some good variations from time to time. I suggest one more instrument, though. Or give the acoustic some time to shine. Without more interplay between sounds, it can all end up sounding very much the same throughout. And speaking of which, I think the background parts could stand to get some more interest--take 'em off autopilot. I think it would further liven up something that seems to be heading that way anyways. Great work so far!
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It's a good start overall and has plenty of potential to get somewhere, but so far you're staying as safe as physically possible, it seems. Yes, its easy to have the same chords repeat, but why not have them change every go around? Have the percussion change little-by-little and slowly evolve. You have a melody and some background stuff, but you need to take it and do something with it. Maybe write a counter-melody? At the moment it, unfortunately, sounds like basic fruity loops instead of something you've really put some heart into. So add more interested, make things sound less repetitive and hushed, and try to do some things to surprise yourself sonically (seriously, no pun intended). I think you'll be happier with it if you put some more spice and action into it--and don't loop those chords so much
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I like the motion of it and the pace. It sounds like it can really build to something nice. I don't like the sounds you have in place. The electric-pianoish sounding stuff sounds too drab, the bass lacks interest, and the percussion sounds too static (and I don't mean noisy). Maybe those things will add up to more than it sounds like so far, but the intro is all there is to go off of at the moment
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If anyone has been keeping up with the mega man stuff Darke's been running, you'll've seen me there, but I wanted to stop by and drop off this solo piano arrangement I did (in a week) to get comments. It seems closest of the mixes from the most recent competition to being submittable. The goal was to do fun things with the themes while trying to keep things a little more easily recognizable compared to my previous Majora's Mask remix (posted). I'd also never really done solo piano --only accompaniment plus a few short pieces back in college. I also wanted a very clear progression from the overtly simple beginning to the loud, bombastic climax, and back down to simple.
Things I plan to do so far:
Even more humanization, though I think that's going well
Some of the bottom notes sound too forced
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I plan on getting a wip together for a track or two for this soon (along with everything else I plan on doing
), but I want to put myself down for trumpet playing. Here are a few examples:(posted on OCR)Mega Man - Riding the Avalanche
I'm not sure what my wife is willing to do at the moment, but she's the clarinetist in License and Riding.
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C7, your piano mix was absolutely breathtaking. I haven't enjoyed a solo piano mix like that in quite a while. Stellar.
Thank you so so very much! I'm extremely happy with how it turned out--especially since I haven't really done solo piano before (just accompaniment and a few short things in college). Piano is a ton of fun to write for, and making sure its completely playable and fits well with fingerings and such is sort of a fun challenge.
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Woohoo done! I hope people like it!
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Woohoo! Done and subbed.
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Woohoo! Done with clarinet recording, time for trumpet
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I've got a little more writing to do and then recording time tonight! Time for some good, old-fashioned high notes.
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Wow, pretty sweet job, Amph! Haha I must say, that trumpet solo sounded pretty nice in there. Really great work, man! I look forward to hearing the rest of the mixes when I get home and gettin' started on mine!
PS: Please try to give me fewer than 5 sharps in my key next time
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I like to let them simmer, as I'm sure many others do, so my voting will be in the morning. Also, procrastination runs rampant, I hear.
Amph, did you get what I sent?
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My top vote this round went to a piece I didn't enjoy at all, because I felt it did the best job of meeting the compo criteria.Not sure if C7 would be happy seeing that, but I still thought it both combined the source really well and matched the production really well. I haven't voted yet, but I'm sure it will make my top 3.
Haha nah, I don't mind. It's his own voting criteria, and I can't fault someone for disliking a genre--I don't like 80's pop-sounding stuff. I'm glad he was open-minded enough to still vote for it on other merits than his own enjoyability. I take the opposite approach, usually, but I don't mind. I wish everyone enjoyed stuff like that, but no way to please everyone!
Hehe and thanks! I can't wait to get to listening and voting.
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I had a nightmare last night that the version of my remix I sent to Darke had an audio clip of me reading off my credit card information. I even thought to glitch it and filter it. What? Enjoy my $300 credit line, everyone.
I think that's a great way to get first place votes! I'd vote for ya just for that.
And I wish the forums would let me see my sent PM's so I know if they reached their recipients
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Finally done! I wish I'd had more free days, but I'm really happy with the finished product. Live clarinet and trumpet solos, some cool orchestration, and a brief 12-tone part
I hope people like it!
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Recording session time! Woohoo!
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I'm glad people are still commenting! One of the biggest reasons for making the remix was the lack of Majora love on the site. Here's to more!
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I have no idea if anyone from Gentlemaster's Club mentioned I'd be doing third week. But you asked us to post!
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She's a Squirter - #2 Though I'm not a fan of suggestive titles, this was a really cool piece. It was a nice start to the listening, had good source use, and sounded like a slicker mega man. It didn't always bring the A game in variety, but it was very competent overall and was enjoyable through-and-through. My number 2 piece.
Don't Make Me Cut You - This mix had some of the finest attention to detail. There were some very cool audio tricks and was a nice piece overall. I wasn't quite as sold on the combination of the higher synth stuff compared to everything else being so deep. The basic synths didn't mesh as well with the dub-like stuff as much as I would've hoped. The orchestral section was a nice addition audio-wise, but it didn't hang out much of anywhere else, so it ended up feeling a little out of place. So it was very well-made, but I just didn't find it quite as enjoyable.
Totally Rad Winter - Stereotypical 80's synth pop makes me cringe. I can't stand it, hate listening to it, and it brings out so many harsh feelings in me that its all I can do to not change to something else immediately. That said, I did make it through to critique it on other merits. It did do a neat job of mixing what you'd be used to hearing in the 80's with a bit more modern synth design throughout. It was very cleanly made, though sometimes didn't have as much forward momentum as I'd prefer (not tempo). Unfortunately, I'm so severely biased against 80's-style music that I simply can't place it in or near my top three. The production was there, the arrangement was aight, but the enjoyability was through the floor.
Double Doctors - This was one of the cooler pieces! The writing was cool throughout, it had some neat sound ideas, and the pacing was very nice. The production hurt it, though. It was lacking a bit of clarity in the mixing (needs more treble). And sometimes the foreground synth stuff just simply doesn't demand the presence it should. I would've preferred some more interesting variations in the drums, but it was fine as it was. It's up there, but didn't win a vote from me.
The Knight who says ROCK! - A very competent rock arrangement. It did a neat job of using the melodies with effective chords and other ideas. You need to switch up that drum pattern occasionally, and definitely up the clarity in your soundscape (its quite muffled). Some of the melodic stuff in the guitar lacked some finesse, but this was a very competent mix.
Burn The Castle - #1 Luckily, there was some much better EQing in here and a heck of a lot of energy. The kick is a bit distracting, and I'm always partial to a little more syncopation in the rhythm parts, but the energy and drive of this more than made up for it. The melodies were typically handled well throughout, there was a good sense of pace throughout, and it was a lot of fun to listen to. Minor gripes here and there about small details, but fantastic work overall. Definitely my #1 vote.
The Last of the Clan - Though your voice work sounds fine, it comes off as extremely cheesy. Otherwise, a nice, chill piece. Maybe a little too chill. It sounds nice, but some of the repetitions along with the slow pace makes it drag a bit. Little bits of interest like switching up the beat more, harmonic changes, or whatever could've propelled it a bit more without losing the chill flow. Nice overall, though!
Two Minds Without A Single Thought The intro is spot-on and sets up a really neat piece. Unfortunately, that neat piece doesn't follow. It has some really good ideas arrangement-wise, but the flat-out bad rhythm problems really detract. The meandering melodic stuff seems to lack direction often, and there are some strange choices throughout. So cleaning up the rhythms a lot, and distilling this down to just the interesting ideas--and shortening it considerably--would go a long way. Definitely stick with it, but maybe try some other approaches.
Dubious Brothers - #3 This was a really cool piece with neat arrangement ideas paired with some nice chip+ sounds. There was pretty good direction throughout and had good pacing. I would've preferred some more variation, but still a neat piece overall. I enjoyed it a lot and give it my number 3 vote.
Under Construction - I like the jazzier elements to this, and liked the overall feel. It seemed very neat, but man would I have loved to hear some interplay between that lead synth and another instead of so much reliance on that one! It was pretty cohesive throughout with some good variations to keep things interesting. It seemed a tad muffled, but I like the different style choices here a lot. Very neat piece, but not quite in my top three.
Hats off to everyone for all the effort put into this and for having the guts to put a week's effort out there for competition and critique!
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Wow, thank you all very much! I'm glad people are liking this so much! It was a ton of fun to do, and I hoped people would enjoy some ear aerobics in some places for seeing where the sources turn up. I wouldn't fault someone for thinking it a bit on the liberal side, but I'm ecstatic for people who really enjoy it and appreciate it--there was a lot of work put into it.
Thank you all so much! Let's hope for some more comments
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Eh, my guess is the first 3 rounds will be independent of the second 3 rounds as far as ordering is concerned. But we'll see. As long as its (ABCinanyorder) then (ABCinanyorder), I think it would be fine. Otherwise, good luck making sure everyone's schedule works with a 3 week gap for everyone.
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This is really great work! I think the source is present enough. Even parts that don't have it specifically, allude to it just fine. The development was a little more in-depth than a lot of remixes, but that's a good thing as far as I'm concerned. You did a great job! Excellent playing, too! Please, please keep it up.
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The sigs look great! Hype time!
Chrono Cross - Dream of the Shore Bordering Another World Violin/Piano Thing
in Post Your Game ReMixes!
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What? Why didn't anyone comment on this? This is really fantastic work! Great job and performances! I would've loved a little more interest in the piano accompaniment--possibly melodies being traded, counter melodies at times, etc. throughout the mix, but this is really great work. The performances sound really nice, the writing is nice, and it just sounds really good. I do have to admit to not being familiar with the source, so heck if I know how much you varied it from the original, but it sounded flourished enough. Thanks for posting it, and best of luck if/when you're shooting for the judges panel.