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We have a 6MB filesize limit at OCR. Please be sure to encode any future submissions at 192kbps or lower without having the filesize above 6MB exactly. I got the right MOD set from UnExoticA, but I'm just gonna stick to referring to the MIDI, since I didn't hear the source tune anywhere in the Turrican 1 or 2 MOD packs. Weird, because "Freedom" is definitely a well-known theme, so I'm not sure what the issue was. http://malus.exotica.org.uk/download.php?file=exotica/media/audio/UnExoticA/Game/Huelsbeck_Chris/Turrican_2.lha - ? Hate to sound lazy, but reading over Palp's vote, he covered most of the bases here, though I disagree with the source not being used until 2 minutes in. It's there from the get-go. Still, the overall interpretation of the source tune was a pretty by-the-numbers dance/trance adaptation. Yeah, the spoken word section was at 1:26-1:56 just too cheesy, too tacky, and too amateur. Sorry, man. The message is OK, but the voice was the killer there. Plus the drums there were very flimsy. Picked up a bit at 1:59 with the new lead and some added harmonization, but the foundation of the track remained the same. And the rhythmic changes to the lead were pretty much the only thing going on from an interpretive standpoint. I liked the dropoff at 4:06 a lot compared to the rest of the composition, as it at least offered something different with the structure and energy level compared the previous stuff, before picking back up at 4:39 heading towards the finish. The overall energy level is just too static and the interpretation of the original is vastly underdeveloped. You gotta add more dynamic contrast to the piece to keep it fresh, and you need to get a lot more creative with the treatment of the source beyond the stuttered rhythm treatment. Work more ideas into the picture. NO

Well, given your analogy, Andy, he could be a judge in a few years. Guys, let's all chill and just stick to critiquing the mix, not the artist's reaction to the feedback. If he doesn't want to work with your criticism, that's his prerogative. I don't think any amount of browbeating is going to force him to better acknowledge your criticisms, plus it should be up to him whether or not to consider them.

Just quoting some convo from #j today to clarify some of the arguments of YES vs. NO related to the chiptune-sounding melody, its closeness to the original NSF, and the weight of original additions based on the chord progression. Some of the lines are rearranged a bit for readability.

Why should he have formed the song with some random song's lyrics in mind? Better yet, why would that be a valid reason to penalize the structure of this track?

You are correct, miss.

Fixed. Let's not seemingly discourage medleys outright, since we've got plenty of 'em.

I love you all!

In order to better distinguish ReMixes as standalone works, mixes aren't allowed to have the same name as the source tune. In this case, Josh threw in the extra syllable for OCR to slightly change the title up, yet keep it similar.

I can has announcement. (Congrats, guys! Welcome to hell!)

Yeah, I saw that. S'ok though; we hope to have a chance to clarify that. We definitely appreciate the pimps today: http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/878/878636p1.html http://www.gamesradar.com/ps3/super-street-fighter-ii-turbo-hd-remix-ps3-network/preview/super-street-fighter-ii-turbo-hd-remix-updated-hands-on/a-20080603144342348084/g-200712031411394098 http://www.console-arcade.com/2008/06/03/street-fighter-ii-turbo-hd-captivate08-images/

Appleseed and Ninja Scroll are movies, so those are easy answers. Street Fighter II V is a cheesy series, but it's not a big time investment, and I generally enjoyed it for what it was.

I LOLed.

Icy hot, son.

http://tzone.org/~llin/psf/packs2/Chrono_Cross_psf.rar - 104 "Time's Grasslands - Home World" http://snesmusic.org/v2/download.php?spcNow=ct - "Memories of Green" (ct-105.spc) Well, you seem to already know you were gonna encounter that criticism. The piece is cool, but yeah, structurally and instrumentally it's too similar. You tell as soon as it gets started with "Time's Grasslands". The mechanical sequencing sounds cribbed straight from the original. I thought the area around 2:53 needed something else added into the picture to fill out the track more. The textures felt too thin, but picked up later at 3:09. From about 4:09-onward, the overall volume felt too loud and there was a muddiness to the whole piece with the different elements fighting for space, like Palpable pointed out. Definitely re-EQ things to give them more space in the soundscape. I liked the idea of meshing the two sources together with the intro of "Memories of Green" at 3:50, but it was more of the same issues with the overall structure and instrumentation of "Memories of Green" being too similar. This is a cool combo of the two themes, but the renditions of both aren't interpretive enough compared to the originals. Combining them together fairly effectively (well, not the mixing/levels) doesn't really change the lack of substantial interpretation. There's some instrumental changes and personalization here, but as you already sensed, we're looking for more. If you can take it to the next level, and really add your own flavor to this, I'd love to hear a resub. NO

Well, if it's all created specifically for the Halo series and used in-game, then sure. But yeah, we're gonna need more smoking-gun evidence as to the nature of the song's creation.

Say whaaaaa? EDIT: Ohgnoz, you killed off the original video link.

Dayum, son. That dude can JET. Hopefully he's not on something.

I love you too.

Hey, sorry, Dan, didn't mean to wrongly infer what you were saying. I love you.

I'm sorry for you.

Fixed the thread title, but that's a good idea the GSO should steal.

Threw a lil' attention dealie in the thread title. If you've got some skills, try to win some free swag from the GSO.

http://www.ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=1175 Most rejections aren't posted at R:TS or VGMix. Best bet is emailing the artist or Googling the song/artist info from the decision thread to track 'em down.

Understandable, sure, but it'd still be a bad decision to drop out. I'd wager most of the older material still holds up well.

Links to song download: Dedicated web-page: Straight to zipped mp3: Contact Information: ReMixer name: SkyMarshall Arts Real name: Eirik Blodøks Hafskjold E-Mail: skymarshall@whinerz.com Website: http://www.skymarshallarts.com UserID: 23430 Submission Information: Arranged Game: Turrican 2 Arranged Song: Freedom Additional: Original composer is Chris Huelsbeck Original: Comments: This remix is 4 years old now, but I still like it. It is made 70% in FLStudio, 20% in Cubase SX3 and 10% in Adobe Audition 1.5. Turrican has, along with Monkey Island, the soundtrack I identify the most with during my time on my Amiga 500 way back. "Freedom" is the most memorable track, and the one that stuck to my brain all these years. So I had to do a remix. The vocals are actually by one of my speech-synthesizers, heavily edited with various effects in Cubase and Audition. I got so nostalgic making this piece, that I just had to incorporate some of my thoughts through vocals as well. Also, the "Welcome to Turrican"-sample in the beginning is from the actual game, ripped through a Rolands UA-4FX using an emulator. Anyway, other than that it is a pretty straight-forward dance-tune. I really tried to keep the feeling of it all as "close" to the original as possible. I have added several original melodies/leads and backing-pads to it all, but it is mostly the same all over. Anyway, I hope you like it ... or accept it. I still get misty around the eyes when this comes on in my playlist.