Liontamer

There's no justifiable reason to troll this thread. If you can respond maturely as to how his idea lacks viability, then by all means go for it. Seems to me like with the Pikachu example, he's somehow envisioning the characters based more on actual animals in nature, but alongside some telltale characteristics from the series.

Yeah, this has nothing to do with us. He doesn't need anyone's approval. Not to sound pessimistic (because I don't have an opinion on this project) but if the idea doesn't have any legs, it simply won't receive any support.

http://www.ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?p=305943&postcount=4 Can we get a check, just to be sure?

http://www.ocremix.org/remix/OCR01395/ That's a wrap.

Nah. The is supposed to diffuse all seemingly tense situations when the internet is a poor conduit of emotion. DIFFUSE, dammit!

http://www.zophar.net/usf/lozusf.rar - 68 "Gerudo Valley" 2:13-long means the arrangement's gotta have a lot to show for it in such a short time. [/listens] Well, they don't apply to every case. Or even many cases. But here are the lessons I've just (re)learned: 1. Listen to the whole submission in all situations before paneling vs. sending the form letter. 2. Read the submission letter in full to extract the complete, gory details. Why? Well... And congratulations, because you've taken the source material and completely gone off the rails, as opposed to arranging it. There's something in the water lately. 3 dicey submissions in terms of arrangement value on the panel and they've all been from this game. What is up with this game???

http://snesmusic.org/v2/download.php?spcNow=dkq - "Stickerbush Symphony" (dkq-17.spc) Yeah, pretty nice so far. As Vigilante alluded to, there were some balance issues that leave the textures feeling a bit too murky and indistinct. The oboe definitely needed to take the forefront and instead felt obscured. There was some decent build/escalation after the first minute thanks to all the added instrumentation, so definitely understand that I thought that concept was good. The arrangement still felt a little repetitive in terms of the structure. "A-B-A-B-C" oversimplifies it, but the iterations of the theme after the first time didn't really say anything new. After some good new stuff via the piano from 1:55-2:13, modify the phrasing at 2:14's chorus a bit to keep things fresh. As is, it sounds like a cut-paste of 1:06-1:34, instrumentation, rhythms and all. For a sequenced piece that's meant to sound organic like this, that kind of absolutely perfect repetition of a section hurts the realism. I did like the new territory with the source verse from 2:42 though, and it was a strong final section. Sure, tweak the production as suggested, but also do a lil' something with that cut-and-paste section to vary it up. Nothing major, just something. No need to drastically overhaul anything. Pretty close to the bar with this interpretation, but "supersolid", as Vig said, would do you and this work much more justice, and I feel you've got the ability for it. Good work so far. You're permanently on my radar now, Alexhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. NO (refine/resubmit)

Crack is whack!

http://project2612.org/download.php?id=61 - "Death Egg Zone 1" Pretty flimsy sounds, especially that tacky sustained vox pad, but let's move past that. Beats were decent, but they need more creativity in the writing. The lead synth was lacking; needs to sound more melodic rather than so rough/abrasive. The new bubblier synth brought in for the chorus at 1:04 doesn't mesh together with the rougher synth. Chageup at 1:22 was weak in that things sounded VERY empty and thin, and wasn't much of a dynamic contrast from the first section. The instrumentation changes, particularly the piano were ok though in terms of changing the feel that way, even if the writing never became very complex. The tempo and evergy level hovering at this level only made the arrangement drag out despite the other style variations, which was unfortunate. Ending section at 3:16 lacked direction and I wasn't feeling the finish. During the fuller sections, your parts were fighting for your ear like Vigilante mentioned, so work on EQing as well to give things their own space. Could use more complexity in the writing, particularly the supporting instrumentation, and better energy through more dynamic contrast and tempo changes to keep things from dragging out. NO

http://snesmusic.org/v2/download.php?spcNow=dkc - "Aquatic Ambiance" (dkc-08.spc) Cool intro. Good drums. Whatever Vig doesn't like about the criticism when I make it, most people ain't doing it rite. I'm always right, without fail. Never question Big Black. Silly honkey. Not a bad rendition of the theme, but Vigilante's right that your lead guitar is buried amongst the other sounds and their reverb. Why u do dat? The lead guitar performance should also be meatier and tighter, like a fine ass. Pick your favorite female celebrity as a goal. As far as the arrangement goes, the melodic treatment is pretty straightforward and pretty undeveloped at only 3:07-long for the entire track. You gotta do more to interpret things, as the only significantly interpretive material was from 2:09 until the close. You sound like you have a decent idea in terms of putting something together, Anthony, so you just need to get more interpretive with the arrangement and judicious with your production and you'll get something passed without much trouble. Keep working at it and use our ReMixing and Works forums for help and feedback if you aren't doing so already. NO (resubmit)

I hate you.

Then some nonsense about post count. Forget that part.

http://snesmusic.org/v2/download.php?spcNow=dkc - "Life in the Mines" (dkc-12.spc) Interesting intro. I definitely see what Vigilante was saying about the string attacks as they feel like the slightly lag behind. Can't say I like where the transition into techno was going, as the sounds and processing were pretty by-the-numbers. Not really much meat in the textures once things truly picked up at :57, with sparser sections like 1:10-1:35 feeling way too flimsy. The background strings there needed more meat on 'em as well to better fill out the soundfield. The percussion writing varied up on occasion, and there was a little meat on the bones, but the overall texture remained thin. More should have been done in terms of the arrangement of the source melody. The melodic interpretation in place is ok, but IMO repeats too much, making the overall arrangement feel underdeveloped. Ending arrived fairly abruptly at 3:00. Keep an eye on that kind of avoidable mistake for the future. Decent stuff, moreso on the arrangement side, but still quite a lot of progress would need to be made with both the arrangement and production to have a shot. More meat, more substance. NO

Another doujin submission, doesn't have an original title - LT * ReMixer name: moAbi * Email address: moabi@opus-xero.com * Website: http://opus-xero.com/ ReMix Info * Name of game(s) ReMixed: Legend of Mana * Name of individual song(s) ReMixed: Pain the Universe * Link to the original soundtrack: * Composer: Yoko Shimomura * System: ps1 * Your own comments: check this out!

Always enjoyable. Never had any issues with the arrangement or production, so I'm not sure why anyone thought it sounded questionable. The mix makes me want to see what others can do with the theme, which is a great accomplishment.

Bastard! Kept it secret!

Nice try. If it had been humorous though, it would show it.

Nice try. If I edited though, it would show it.

"Free site" as in the site's content is free, not that we're a haven for free speech. We're not. You don't have a right to free speech here at this privately owned and operated website. But that doesn't mean all judgehate is shuffled under the carpet. The standards get questioned, so we answer.

Just bumping. This is our new current "longest wait time" submission.

Yeah, music, especially the kind you're asking for, could be done fairly quickly. I'd wait on it until the project itself shows significant progress.

Plain, basic, ordinary. Not tasty like the ice cream. :'-(

As soon as I read his vote, it all came rushing back that Shariq is our Zelda expert. Reading his vote makes me kick myself for not simply soliciting his feedback when this issue came up. Yeah, my impression was that the ending choir was the only thing that may have been wholly original to this song. But indeed, we aren't a site for "remixes" with direct sampling of the material. "ReMix" as in rearrangment, not remixing as in sampling the original game audio. NO As an aside, your remixing work is otherwise very excellent, Andreas. Congratulations on contributing this to N+. You definitely sound like you're already on your way to being a success. I'm a big fan of your remix of Domu's "A Heart to Cover For" featuring Elsa Esmerelda on intro vocals. That's an amazing piece of work.

DeliPlayer 2

Maybe I should just delete all sub-10 character posts.