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Brent's co-host of the long-running podcast The Legacy Music Hour, a sweet stand-up comic, AND everyone in the staff channel enjoyed how he nailed it with the AOL commercial parody "Early Facebook Commercial (1995)", so this is a pleasure. This one's a fallthrough that Brent said he sent in 2013 but never heard back. Never saw it in the inbox (which goes back to mid-2006), but it's possible it got spam filtered or something, so we'll hit it now. The source usage was obvious and lasted from the very beginning to beyond the first half of the song, so I didn't need to timestamp it, and the source usage was dominant. Recording quality is an issue. As I like to point out when I run into a good arrangement with a bad recording, IMO our floor on live recording quality is close to Mega Man 3 'Intro Jazz'. The overall sound here was lo-fi, and some of the loudest parts sound like they were lightly distorting. I didn't mind the shuffling, creaking, and room ambiance, but they may not be everyone cup of tea. Really, I only would have needed more clarity to the recording. After a brief flourish at 1:30, the writing goes into some more original territory from 1:39-2:09 before going back into the source tune. Nice pick-up of the energy at 2:22 before the finish. The arrangement of the theme into piano was pretty solid. It's not hugely interpretive with the structure, but the adaptation to piano was personalized nicely with capable original left-hand writing, good variations of the tempo, and seamless original writing after the first half before winding back to the source. The arrangement's a win, but the recording quality being so low quality holds this back enough, IMO, especially with this being a solo instrument recording. If you were interested in revisiting this, Brent, would love to hear a sharper/clearer take, because that was the only thing holding this back. With this being an older piece and a one-off live take, that understandably may be a no-go. Your arrangement skills aren't in question, so if you have any other pieces where the recording came out better, (and the arrangement is fully developed like this was, not a short <2 minutes), hit us with one of those. It doesn't have to be a pristine recording, just noticeably higher quality than the setup for this one. NO (resubmit)

Would need an actual title if this passed, since this is the source name - LT ReMixer name: Brent Weinbach Real name: Brent Weinbach Email address: Website: www.youtube.com/brentweinbach Name of game arranged: Blaster Master Name of arrangement: Area 5 Name of individual song arranged: Area 5 Composer: Naoki Kodaka System: NES Note: This was recorded as part of Episode 35 of my video game music podcast The Legacy Music Hour, originally posted July 2, 2011. ----------------------------

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I would too. Love that app design you linked also; pretty tight!

They don't need our permission. They commissioned us for For Everlasting Peace and hold the copyright to that album.

But if you vote today, you know why.

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Absolutely. IMO, you should charge for your original work due to the time & energy you put in, but we support PWYW.

The mixing sounded muddy/lossy, but it wasn't at a level where this should be held back on production grounds. The parts were distinct enough, it just felt like high-end clarity was missing. Also, the bassline had a buzzy quality to it that was distracting at times, though not a big deal in the big picture. Nice use of the NES-style lead at 1:31. Sweet ear candy with the sound effect from 2:35-2:41, then another NES-style chip line at 2:43. Loving the combination of rock and chip sounds, with the NES parts clicking here and accenting the piece. Not much else to say other than nice work, Patricio! YES

Solid metal cover with good energy. At 2:15-long, I was hoping this wouldn't repeat anything wholesale, so it was good that it didn't. The main verse briefly repeated from 1:08-1:23, albeit with a different drum pattern and different chugs underneath, so some variation was provided. Though I'm not inherently against fadeout endings, this fadeout ending was a letdown. I would have liked more of an actual conclusion here, but perhaps it's just personal taste. This packs a lot into the 2:15 length, and this was a well-personalized cover. Wouldn't have minded another 30-60 seconds for a finish with more finality, but otherwise everything's clicking here with a very spirited version. Nice work, Daniel! \m/ YES

Pretty liberal in some spots. Here's my source usage timestamps to get it out of the way. I needed at least 126 seconds of source usage for the VGM to be dominant in the arrangement: 36.5-54.5, 1:11.75-1:35.75, 1:38-1:44.75, 1:49-1:51.5, 2:04-2:20.5, 2:38.5-2:56.5, 3:15.5-3:20.75, 3:22-3:37.75, 3:40-3:46.5, 3:48.75-4:10.5 = 135 seconds or 53.14% overt source usage I didn't have any problem with the arrangement structure. There was some repetition of the broad ideas, but I heard minor variations of the verses through grace notes, SFX usage, and stuff like that. Also, the overall arrangement was so transformative that it could withstand some repetition, so I wasn't close to saying there was any reason to hold the arrangement back on any level. Great energy and nice, creative flow here from Mike! YES

I replied to this one, so I hope it doesn't require OCRAPS, but: https://www.youtube.com/all_comments?v=3b9Sk4jekm8

Friday, September 4 to Monday, September 7 Sheraton Phoenix Downtown, Phoenix, AZ http://sabotencon.com OCR reps it again on the West Side with our first appearance at Saboten Con! Named after the Japanese word for "cactus," Saboten Con is Arizona's largest and spikiest anime convention. Join OCR judge Flexstyle and OC ReMixers DjjD and KingTiger as they talk shop! There ALSO may be dubs AND wubs! PANEL OC ReMix: Video Game Music Addicts Since 1999 Panel Date/Time: Sunday, September 6, 4-5 PM Location: Paradise Valley Panelists: DjjD Flexstyle KingTiger

The most important thing to mention first is that this is Yoko Shimomura's theme. Isao Abe's composed Sagat's theme, but the other World Warrior themes are hers. Now, I don't know how Palp and I, two close members of Team Brown Heat (who, in my head, are legally bound to vote as a bloc), have been on opposite sides lately, but somehow we disagreed here and now wind up on different sides again. I think I'm on the right side of this one also. I listened to this at full volume, and I'm ultimately OK with the production and balance here. I thoughts the parts were distinct enough, and didn't get the same sense of this not gelling enough, though I see where he's coming from. Timing this out, this was JUST at 50% overt source usage, mainly due to the long intro taking up lots of time. For a 5:24-long piece, I needed at least 162 seconds of identifiable source usage for the VGM to be dominant in the arrangement: 1:13.75-1:40.5, 1:57.5-3:32.5, 3:33.75-3:48, 4:46-5:12 = 162 seconds or 50% There was also that little snippet of sampling the SNES version of the source from 5:13-5:15 that nudged what was dancing on the line over the cliff. Arrangement-wise, I felt this was samey at times in terms of the ideas and energy level; that said, the overall interpretation of the theme was obviously creative and otherwise excellently executed. Matias has done a nice job rocking out Blanka's theme. Let's go. YES

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We're not at November yet (we're at Oct. 30), but I see it in the inbox, so it hasn't been lost. I look forward to an influx of lottery money, so I can work on the inbox all day. Sorry for the wait, FDF.

We actually added Trap recently, so we need to add it into that list.

Yeah, original artists don't need any permission to provide their own tags, then can just ask us for the submission link and submit their information at any time. Like djp said, we'll run everything by artists later on for another verification step as well.

CONTEST! YES! The contest is simple: in preparation for the release and promotion of FF9: Worlds Apart, we're giving away 10 limited edition physical copies of the OC ReMix community's 5-disc, 74-track album, FF6: Balance and Ruin! This is open to ALL international fans, so we're picking 10 winners from ANYWHERE in the world, not just the U.S.! In order to enter: Retweet this contest tweet and follow @ocremix by the end of Saturday, August 22nd. BOOM. That's it! After the end of the entry period, we'll randomly pick 10 lucky entrants as winners and ship them each a copy of the album! Thanks for entering, spreading the word on video game music, and supporting OCR! RULES No purchase necessary. Alternate entry: email competitions@ocremix.org with your name by Sat. Aug. 22nd, 2015, 11:59PM EDT. Contest is open to everyone worldwide, except OC ReMix staff members and Balance and Ruin contributors (j00 got albums). Contestants using multiple entries will be disqualified. Contest runs from Tue. Aug. 18 to Sat. Aug. 22nd, 2015, 11:59PM EDT. Contest sponsored and promoted by OverClocked ReMix. (Contact: admin@ocremix.org) Prize (10 winners): 1 physical copy of 5-disc Balance and Ruin album. Prizes will be shipped to each winner’s physical address via Amazon. Winners will be randomly selected from those who retweet https://twitter.com/ocremix/status/633708643565879296 and follow the @ocremix Twitter account (http://twitter.com/ocremix) or email competitions@ocremix.org with their Twitter handle. The list of winners will be available in this thread shortly after Sat. Aug. 22nd, 2015, 11:59PM EDT. WINNERS (OH SNAP!) @2PProject @BenKosciuk @BenyoBoy @ChamSoundscapes @darkr3x @GermanSeabass @halfon123 @iMenchi @Nebocsid @Ryo_0hky

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WE FINALLY DOIN’ IT! We need your help to add genre, mood, instrumentation and other tags to the OCR database. The full list of terms. The minimum of what we need for every ReMix is: Primary Genre (e.g. funk, metal, rap, EDM, jazz) Secondary Genres (when applicable) 1+ Mood (e.g. aggressive, goofy, romantic, sad) 2+ Instrumentation (e.g. acoustic-guitar, chiptune, piano, singing) Additional tag types we want to apply whenever possible: Specific Arrangement aspects (e.g. # of instruments, minimalist, extended soloing) Effects (e.g. distortion, glitching, lo-fi, vocoder) Origin (e.g. collaboration, created for a compo) Live production aspects (e.g. live ensemble, live recording, use of live instruments) Regional influence (e.g. Celtic, Japanese, world) Time (e.g. tempo, long or short duration, time signature) Usage (e.g. workout, winter/holiday, Halloween, meditation) This is a serious project, so you need to have a good understanding of what the tags mean and also have a good ear for labeling genres and identifying instruments and moods. We want to build an accurate library of tags for the remixes on the site. If you’re interested and you think you have what it takes, let us know right here in this thread and we’ll assign you a block of ReMixes to work on and PM you our tagging submission form where you can enter the data. THANKS! __ Can we add more tags to the list? No! We don't plan on adding many other tags, but if a good case is made for something we've overlooked, we may add more. Note on genres: We're not trying to add tags for every subgenre under the sun. We're going for pretty broad descriptions. We don't need "tribal Moombahcore chillwave"; EDM works just fine in most of those cases. Note on using "epic" for mood: We're not using "epic" as a synonym for awesome/amazing/yoooooooooooooo. We're using it to describe ReMixes that are grand, heroic, or anthemic in scope/tone, which isn't limited to orchestral and rock pieces. Note on lyrics and duration: Larry has already handled lyric-specific tags (original, existing, explicit) for all lyrical ReMixes, and duration tags for long and short mixes. Problems?! If you’re working on tagging your batch of ReMixes and run into an issue where something isn’t clear, then post here and let us know and we can help you.