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The lossless version from HoaH ending cuts off due to their crossfading (poo), so I'll get a proper one from DS if he has a WAV, or just use the previous version. Thanks for the catch!

That. I'm also still a NO on the revised version. Let's not get hasty about the edits it needs to be a fully-formed song sans the Beatles sampling.

I'll go back later and add some more things, but the list is there for anyone's haunted house or whatever spooky thing you may need it for.

uTorrent's a perfectly fine program to use and it's what I use. I'll admit, I don't quite get what you're so concerned about, but if you're basically asking "Is it safe to install uTorrent on my computer, or will uTorrent somehow infect my computer with a virus?" then everyone's telling you it's fine. The uTorrent program itself is safe. To ensure you don't install any bloatware, just pay attention to each step of the installation process.

That's an original demoscene song by Laxity (Thomas E. Petersen) called "The Alibi." Pretty sure that's the version played through Vibrants though (http://youtu.be/sXto5fBFC1E), as it's definitely not the the SID chip original. Over at Remix.Kwed.Org, moog made an awesome smooth version as well: http://remix.kwed.org/?search_id=3048 - All of moog's material on R:K:O is worth checking out.

Normally DarkeSword is bad cop, but this is ridiculous, so I'm chiming in. If you so much as look at someone here cross-eyed and I'm told about it, you're DEFINITELY banned and erased from this forum. Legit community member or not, you can't treat people like they're stupid and pull something shady like this TWICE, and feign ignorance the second time.

Above and beyond anyone's wildest expectations. Thanks to EVERYONE for helping make this happen!

No pressure. But if you DO, please give us a heads up so we can announce on Twitter for someone to get the $50 spot that would open up.

Load the group up in Mp3tag, sort the Comments alphabetically, and look for ones that begin with "http". If the mix is from an album of some sort with a homepage, I'd usually include it. From there, you'd have to manually look through what you have and don't have, and many of those designations are also of non-OCR albums, but that's the easiest way to start sorting through it.

We're in the final stretch, with only 7 FF6 albums left to be claimed by backing at the $50 level. WHOOOOO will be the final people to snag that set???

Correct, it's by ID #. Neblix has you there.

Thanks for the catch. Not sure what happened with this one, as the WAV I have said 3:18 when viewing the file in Windows Explorer (and still does), but is indeed 2:43 when you actually load it up in WinAmp. There could have been some sort of corruption when downloading that one, but it'll be fixed.

Heard back and will vote on this later: EDIT (10/29): Don't agree there. These connections, IMO, aren't overt enough, and the chord connection is a very loose one. You shouldn't only be looking for the melody, and I don't agree with how you gave it credit there. That said, the pads from 1:46-1:58.5 use backing writing ideas from sustained lines from :30-:35 and :03-:16 of the source. 2:00.5-2:05 refers to 4 notes from the bassline at :28-:30 of Cold Man, only slowed down. At least that's something. In the chorus, you could argue for the 2-note chords taken from 1:04-1:06 of the source's YouTube, but that's about it and anything else there sounds like a total reach. None of the vocals beyond the verses sounded like they had any overt connection to either source. So you could conceiveably credit 2:07-2:10.5, 2:15-2:18.5, 2:23.25-2:26.75, 2:32-2:35.5 for 14 seconds of a super tenuous connection. There are two more instances of that repeating from 3:09 until the end for a total of 52 seconds. IMO, that's just too tangential of a connection to actually give credit for, so I don't. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I think the explanations for the "liberal" parts of the track are vague and only account for unspecific portions of the sections that were timestamped. Much of those explanations seems too liberal to credit, IMO. So I needed more than 129 seconds of a 4:18-long track to overtly use the sources so that the source material is dominant: :01.5-:16, :17.75-:36, :38.5-1:02, 1:03.5-1:12, 1:46-1:58.5, 2:00.5-2:07, 2:40.5-3:04, 3:07.75-3:09.75 - 109.25 seconds or 42.34% I love the piece, but I can't co-sign on these YESs. I'm not saying you have to treat Robbie's explanation as a "gotcha" on the arrangement, as I've seen plenty of artists undersell how connected their own arrangements are to the source tunes. But when he says the Wily links are tenuous and reliant on the chord structure, he isn't kidding. While the track sounds awesome in a vacuum, I think it got a little too indulgent with some very, very scant connections that are for all intents and purposes original writing, making the arrangement a little too heavy with original writing vs. overt source tune usage. I think it could be easy enough for Robbie to use some portions of the Wily theme in the background in a more straightforward, more overtly identifiable way to easily and unambiguously put this over the top on source usage. NO (resubmit)

He's right. Real life intervened 8 months into the process, but it was a worthwhile project, definitely worth the subsequent 34 months of part-time work on it.

Yep. However, game assignment can only go to one game; when I know which specific game inspired the ReMixer, I use that.

If you read Ryan's sub letter in the judging decision, it's representing Escape. There are a handful of game reassignments we still need to make live on the site to reflect corrections I've made for the torrents, but we'll get everything updated soon.

I definitely thought about that, but I had two reasons I didn't pursue it. 1) I haven't seen any mainstream music programs that make any notable use of the field (correct me if I'm wrong). And 2) With the way we post ReMixes in the present day, djp may queue up a few mixes intending to post them on a certain day, but then circumstances change, so I didn't want files out there with potentially inaccurate dates. It would be annoying for djp to have to keep retagging and reuploading mixes he's about to post.

It's OK. ... I'm just playin'. A truly incredible collab and great music to bump in the car!

Told ya.

Forgot to fix that in the database, but we'll get around to it. Good catch!

That's OK. If you're the only one seeding it down the line, it's a moot point anyway.

Let 'em go. They're obsolete now, and no longer listed on the site, so you should put them out to pasture too.

Really solid stuff from Nabeel here, who's really come into his own with a diverse amount of material, especially in the various comps going on. I loved both themes on the Impulse soundtrack, and Nabeel really amped up the energy while still keeping a spacey/interstellar feel, which was awesome. I can easily see how this fits into Impulse itself as part of the game's soundtrack. Nice work, man.

OC ReMix Publishes Free Impulse OST by Meteo Xavier! October 18, 2012 Contact: press@ocremix.org FAIRFAX, VA-Impulse, a spaceshooter/puzzle title developed by Deck16 for Windows, was released earlier this year for free download. Today, OverClocked ReMix has released the contributions of Meteo Xavier to the game's soundtrack for free. BitTorrent download at http://ocremix.org/album/40/impulse-original-soundtrack-12-followersmeteo-xavier. This marks the fifth time OverClocked ReMix, a community primarily focused on fan arrangements of video game music, has published an original soundtrack on behalf of a game developer. Impulse Original Soundtrack (12 Followers/Meteo Xavier) features the nine contributions composed by Meteo Xavier, OC ReMixer and independent composer, alongside a pair of remixes by Brian Ali and Nabeel "Neblix" Ansari. OC ReMix will continue to publish more free game soundtracks on behalf of interested game developers and publishers in the future, providing convenient hosting and free promotion. "I haven't gotten to work on a spacey-puzzle game like this before and I'm still extremely excited I got to," said Meteo Xavier. "This meant I could experiment with very different textures, structures, and all kinds of fun stuff I could practice where I couldn't before. This is the first production I've ever done where I had full artistic freedom, could use all my highest-quality sets, and make no compromises for sound quality." Impulse is described by Perth, Australia developer Deck16 as "a cross between Super Meat Boy and Lunar Lander and N+ and Asteroids." It is a simple game where you push a craft toward the end goal while dodging a variety of enemies, obstacles and level designs that resemble mini-golf courses. A free level editor is included to design your own missions. Links Get the Game FREE (Windows) - http://deck16.net/impulse Official Game Trailer - http://youtu.be/7i7RM-xtRw8 Album Info - http://ocremix.org/album/40/impulse-original-soundtrack-12-followersmeteo-xavier OST Download (BitTorrent) - http://bt.ocremix.org/torrents/Impulse_Original_Soundtrack_(12_Followers-Meteo_Xavier).torrent Review the Album - http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=41729 Deck16 Homepage - http://deck16.net 12 Followers/Meteo Xavier's Homepage - http://meteoxavier.com About OverClocked ReMix Founded in 1999, OverClocked ReMix is an organization dedicated to the appreciation and promotion of video game music as an art form. Its primary focus is ocremix.org, a website featuring thousands of free fan arrangements, information on game music and composers, resources for aspiring artists, and a thriving community of video game music fans. ###

Over three years in the making, we're proud to announce the availability of UPDATED SITE TORRENTS! If some of you are saying, "Hey, you've had torrents for a long time, why is this news so special??," well, let us tell you: The previous torrents only went up to mix #OCR01900. This set goes up to ELEVEN... err, we mean #OCR02500!! Above and beyond simply including more mixes, EVERY SINGLE FILE has been UPDATED to have CONSISTENT & COMPLETE ID3 TAGS, including track #, iTunes-friendly compilation & artist/album tags, and the official OCR album art. Metadata like mix title, game composer, and artist/ReMixer name have also been updated to match the site. BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE! Wherever possible, we've ALSO replaced lower-quality encodes with HIGHER-QUALITY ENCODES @ 192Kbps or VBR1! Hundreds of old classics have been updated to sound better-than-ever, so in addition to better metadata, the audio itself is (in many cases) improved. What are you waiting for??? DOWNLOAD ALL THE THINGS!!! (2,355 files total, FYI, since we've removed some material in the past) 1 - 1000: http://bt.ocremix.org/torrents/OC_ReMix_-_1_to_1000_%5Bv20121012%5D.torrent 1001 - 2000: http://bt.ocremix.org/torrents/OC_ReMix_-_1001_to_2000_%5Bv20121012%5D.torrent 2001 - 2500: http://bt.ocremix.org/torrents/OC_ReMix_-_2001_to_2500_%5Bv20121012%5D.torrent --------------------------------------------------------------- OCR started back in the days when: djp recommended you download the files late at night to not hammer the server Downloading large files hogged your dial-up connection Long filenames were the devil The iPod wasn't even invented yet Nearly 13 years later, the site's come a long way, and it's time the quality of our files and metadata caught up to the quality of the rest of the site. This was a 3 1/2 year project by me (Larry "Liontamer" Oji) along with final QC work and implementation by djpretzel. If you're a geek like us, you can check out the comprehensive list of updates here! http://ocremix.org/info/Torrent_Update_v20121012 In short, here's the laundry list of what was done: Embedded official album artwork (lovingly designed by djpretzel) Standardized filenames and ID3v2.3 tags (e.g. proper game titles, correct capitalization/spacing of mix titles) Quality control & corrections of all existing fields (e.g. ReMixer name changes, missing/corrected composers/platforms/years) Removed all non-standard ID3v2.3 tags and all non-ID3v2.3 tags (e.g. ID3v1, APE) MP3 validation (e.g. MPEG frame consistency, length of stored VBR header) for player compatibility Added missing VBR headers Upgraded encodings at either 192kbps or VBR1 quality, when available Trimmed prolonged silence (+4 seconds of no audio data) Album is now "http://ocremix.org" (no "www") Compilation flag set for grouping of single mixes as one album Track # is now populated with the numeric value of the mix ID (e.g. OCR01234 = 1234) Title field includes single quotes around mix title (e.g. Sonic the Hedgehog 'Love Hurts' OC ReMix instead of Sonic the Hedgehog Love Hurts OC ReMix) Added ReMix titles (w/o game name prefix & 'OC ReMix' suffix) to Subtitle field Added artist submission and website comments to Comments field Embedded confirmed lyrics in Comments and Unsynced Lyrics fields Standardized URL field (http://ocremix.org/artist/ OC ReMix Artist profile) Populated Grouping/Content Group field with game name for sorting by game title Populated Publisher (OverClocked ReMix), Album Artist (OverClocked ReMix) and Album Artist URL ("http://ocremix.org") fields I hope artists and fans alike enjoy the updates! - Larry ----------------------------------------- FAQ How did you do all this work, Larry? Are you a machine? Yes. I'm an OC ReMixer! But I didn't send Larry my WAVs to upgrade the bitrate of my music. Can I still send what I have? Yes! Larry is still accepting WAVs so that we can upgrade older ReMixes with higher-quality encodings down the line. Your WAVs have to be the exact same version of the song as what's on OC ReMix, there cannot be any changes. Please contact Larry by email (larryoji@ocremix.org) or forum PM, host your WAVs somewhere and he'll get them. How current is this set of torrents? The new torrents include everything from mix #1 to mix #2500. As of today (October 18th, 2012), we have posted OC ReMix #2511, so there are 11 mixes (the most recent ones) not included in the torrents. Anything after mix #2500, you would need to download yourself from the actual ReMix pages. Are all the albums included? No, the album torrents are separate. (Download them from http://ocremix.org/torrents/.) These new torrents are just for the ReMixes that go through the individual submissions process. I already have a lot of the ReMixes. Which ones should I replace? You should replace everything. This new set of torrents updates the ReMixes to have the most accurate information and makes them fully compatible and sortable in your smartphone or portable music player! When I read the Comments section of a ReMix in iTunes, the text cuts off. Is the file messed up? No. The full comments are intact, and that's a character limit viewing limitation of iTunes. If you use a program like WinAmp to view the tags, you can see the full comments. I've already rated the mixes in iTunes to help me sort them. Do I have to re-rate them? Yes. Comparing the new set to your old set in the same iTunes window and matching up the ratings again is your best bet. I don't want to lose the Play Count statistics I have in iTunes. What can I do? You have to mess with some code, but it's possible to manually change your Play Count numbers. Google some resources. Larry recommends http://joe.siegler.net/2010/11/how-to-change-the-play-count-number-in-itunes/ as a resource. I change the tags to display things the way I want for my personal collection. How can I do that with the new set of ReMixes? Mp3tag is by far the best MP3 tag editing program out there, and was the program used for this project. (Download it and please donate to Mp3tag, it's well worth it.) If you explore Mp3tag's scripting options (Actions), there are ways to batch edit the files so that, for example: you can embed different album artwork you can copy the composer names, company names, or game titles to the Artist field you can copy the game titles to the Album field you can remove the game name and "OC ReMix" from the song title and replace it with just the name of the ReMix (by replacing the Title tag with the data from the Subtitle tag) Whatever you want to do, Mp3tag presents you a lot of options and is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED by OC ReMix.