Level 99
-
Posts
3,703 -
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Days Won
1
Content Type
Articles
Profiles
Forums
Events
Posts posted by Level 99
-
-
Every album is a myth. Duh.
Then why are you directing another?
-
so are you actually going to link them or just pretend that you did
I like pretending (fixed it)
-
Man this thing hasn't been updated in ages. There's been a whole slew of episodes since MAGFest.
So You Want To Be a Developer (Part 1)
So You Want To Be a Developer (Part 2)
Western & Japanese RPGs (part 1)
Western & Japanese RPGs (part 2)
-
Episode 93 - Gay Robot Pride Parade
Episode 93 contains a FANFIC reading (how awful). Hogwarts and a Giant Squid. Yes, Hogwarts. The school. Not the people inside the school, but the building itself as a separate entity.
Episode 94 has Sephfire from Extra Credits join us for more ramblings again.
Also, just FYI, Episode 93 was up on the OCAD homepage last week but I neglected to update the thread here. We have our awesome friend, Logan, updating the website whenever an episode is released. So check that website FIRST before checking here for new episodes, since there is always a slight-to-lengthy delay between when its up over there and when its pushed out here.
-
We do use vanilla and its gonna stay that way until Bukkit gets their act in gear, for sure.
And yes, we are up-to-date at 1.2.4 as of right now. Just tested the server and its great.
Also the OCAD server just got another boost in specs. Its running on an overclocked Core i3 with faster DDR3 ram now. So go us. YAY.
-
Are there still any brands out there that just register as a removable drive in Windows by default? I'm still using an ancient HDD-based Creative Zen Neeon, which I think has the worst control scheme ever devised by man, but the one thing I've always loved about it is that it doesn't need a shred of external software to operate. You plug it in, Windows picks it up the same as any drive, you create your own folders and copypasta your files, and voila, done. You couldn't pay me enough money to put iTunes on my system, and the thought of using any other proprietary software isn't much better, so if I do get a new device, I'd definitely prefer the simplest option.
The Sansa players I believe, as long as you have the drivers, are drag-n-drop. As I mentioned in my post, a rockbox'd device or an android device, with drivers, can connect just as a USB drive. I haven't had experience with any others but I think that Zune and iOS devices are the only ones that require a proprietary software to transfer media to and from the device.
-
I use my old Samsung Captivate as a dedicated movie/music media device now, but I would have three recommendations for people looking for a new media device:
1) Pay-as-you-go Android Phone or Android Media Player
For the gentleperson who wants flexibility, multiple methods of acquiring music, one of the largest amounts of common file support available, and easy storage transfer/upgrade
If you can find one of those pay-as-you-go Android phones that takes MicroSD cards, like the LG Optimus V ($79.99 at Best Buy) or LG Thrive ($129.99 at Best Buy), or a dedicated Android media decive like the Samsung Galaxy Player, I would recommend this to the music lover who's somewhat computer savvy and is looking for the most versatile listening experience available.
Android music player stock plays nearly every common audio file format that is used today. mp3, mp4/m4a, flac, ogg, wav, and even midi. The filetype support increases even more with applications like winamp, which supports more streaming and filetypes. And for the video game music lovers out there, applications like Droidsound, Rockbox, and Modoplayer allow for a very large amount of chiptunes formats to be played (droidsound supports the most out of box, and has zipfile support. As a result, I have the entire NES, GB, Genesis, SNES, and Master System/Game Gear chiptunes collections all on my phone taking up a grand total of 1.85gb
). Even more than that, applications like MX Video Player add support for a huge amount of video files to play.
You can get music on these babies a large amount of ways. If you're on WIFI, you can go to the Android Market and buy it, you can download the Amazon MP3 app and buy/download music that way, you can go to websites and buy/download directly as long as the web browser plays nice, and so on. You can also use either a usb cable or a microsd card adapter to transfer files to/from your computer like you would a regular thumbstick. And since the memory is removable, you can just buy a few microsd cards and switch things out if you want different music.
The only downsides are potentially battery life, which is dependant on the device and what you're doing with it, and that if you want to really super-duper take advantage of the technology there, you'll eventually have to root the thing and make sure you can sideload apps (ie. load applications that aren't on the marketplace). You're also not getting as much potential space from the get-go as you would something like an iPod since the device's memory is removable.
2) iPod touch with either jailbreak or Modizer software
Either general no-brainer consumer or jailbreaker
iPods are by no means bad devices. The hardware in them is quite impressive, which is unfortunate because these babies are locked down tighter than a chastity belt.
Starting with the drawbacks, iPod touches out of box support Apple's proprietary audio formats like the protected AAC files & Apple Lossless, but they also support mp3 and wav. Same deal for video: Apple's proprietary video formats and then mp4/h264 and some very select avi files. No love for native flac or ogg support here, and even worse the most supported way for transfering files onto the thing is either downloading directly using the music store on-device or using iTunes interface on the computer to transfer files. Mind you, if your files are unsupported you either have to convert them using a 3rd party converter (because the iTunes one is just horrible), or just not have them on your device.
Luckily enough, anyone with an iPod touch has access to two things: the ability to jailbreak*, and the most versatile chiptunes software outside of a computer: Modizer. jailbreaking allows some other apps to be loaded using cydia that potentially allow for downloading music directly from the web, FTP-ing into the device to transfer files, and support for FLAC and OGG using other media players. Its not great support but its there for those who want to try it. For anyone looking to play chiptunes though, Modizer is bar-none the best there is. It supports as many file formats as OCR's own Chipamp bundle does, if not more. It also has a built in FTP client if you're on WIFI so that you can transfer chiptunes files to-from the device. You can even browse and search some online chiptunes databases within Modizer, and download files directly.
I'll just put it this way: Modizer supports over 400 file formats. If you're looking for an MP3 player and listen at all to any music from videogames that have chiptunes formats, you stand to save a lot of space if you utilize something like this.
Battery life is usually pretty high for these players, which is the only consistent plus in my perspective besides being able to run Modizer.
*some iPod touches and iPhones can't be jailbroken, and jailbreaking isn't for the squeamish!
3) Older iPod or supported device running Rockbox firmware
For the budget-conscious music goer who doesn't afraid of aftermarket firmware
This was my go-to until my dino-pod kicked the bucket. Rockbox, besides being an app for android, is also an alternative firmware for a number of devices such as older iPods, Cowon media players, verious Sandisk players, and more. See here for the supported audio codecs on which devices: http://www.rockbox.org/wiki/SoundCodecs#Current_status
If you're running an older iPod that can be Rockbox'd with full support, I highly recommend you do so. It allows more file formats to be played, allows for custom UI themes, has certain chiptunes support, and best of all, allows you to transfer files without having to use iTunes.
-------------------------
There. You made a thread about preferred mp3 players, and now you've gotten a recommendation guide. I swear I didn't plan on writing this when I started the post
-
last self-bump for this, copypasting from my FB page:
alright. sorry to those people who did purchase the album, but I'm switching Zero-G2 over to free already. not sure if trying to sell my music is the best strategy to go with at the moment. It worked for Zero-G, but this was kind of a flop. or maybe everyone's too busy listening to Maverick Rising and NES Jams. ;D regardless, it's free now. download it, listen to it, enjoy it. and tell all your friends about it.
I think a lot of people are going to have the same trouble you're having right now in the near future. The market is getting seriously saturated with some really good music, and out of those there's some fantastic ones that will spread like wildfire. Some are going to be somewhat overlooked, and definitely doing a name-your-price option will likely get the most exposure if not the most amount of revenue for your work.
Hopefully you start getting the hits this album deserves.
-
So what's 9pm EDT ? I have -5gmt so it's 12:24pm here atm.
EDT = Eastern DST Time, I believe. Its Eastern Standard Time, basically. If you're in QC, you're in the same timezone as US East Coast for the most-part.
It's 12:40 PM right now where I am.
-
No, the album isn't a compilation of existing OC Remixes from the past. All tracks included on the 5 discs were specifically made by request for this album. A Final Fantasy album wouldn't retroactively go back and add a bunch of old mixposts to bulk up the track count.
Not entirely true. Each track on it was the result of a request or recruitment, but there are some tracks on here that may not have been made primarily FOR the album. A number of revisited GMRB tracks, and others like Prot's track, already existed. But all the material here I believe was not released as ReMixes prior to this.
-
Edit: I wrote a huge rant on the subject of being a professional musician but decided to not confuse or irritate people too much
I work with a specialized branch of computers and work between 40-65 hours a week, typically. I have a lot of on-call and off-hours responsibilities so music as a hobby, while thankfully affordable by a job I love to do, is hard to squeeze into the sporadic spurts of free time. I'm very fortunate to have a job I am happy with to support a hobby I love doing, and am able to keep my hobby pure without having any kind of monetary pressure on it.
-
You are supposed to hear the drums and snares pumping, but overcompression removes all of the impacts and makes a flat noise out of it. That track has a dynamic range of 5! FIVE! And this is not a hardcore techno song, even some of those have dynamic ranges of about 8. This is a heavy metal song, but it sounds completely bland, like a bag with shit smashed with a hammer...
Why would you spend weeks in creating a nice song and during the so-called "mastering" remove any kind of impact by simply turning up the volume and putting a hard limiter on top? If I wanna have it loud, I turn up the volume of my stereo. ocremix should not allow these kind of songs to get through the judging process...
I waited so long for this album and anyone had been given months to perfect their tracks and now some are overcompressed and some are even clipped. It's more like "42 tracks and about 20 pieces of noise!" instead of the actual description. I'm feeling like this:
Edit: I respect your opinion and am glad you can at least enjoy 42 of the amazing tracks here.
-
Listened through the first disc and I'm impressed! This album is very good so far, except one thing:
1-11 Tuck 'n Roll [MMX - Armored Armadillo Stage] (The OverClocked Plaid Muffins)
That track is an ugly piece of overcompressed shit. There is no need to play the loudness war, but at least it's not clipped.
I've listened to this song a number of times, both during and after completion. While I agree it is somewhat loud, you're right in that there is no clipping. However, it matches volume with the majority of other tracks on the album that are "loud". Calling it "ugly" and "shit" notwithstanding, I'm not hearing any significant volume pumping as a result of overcompression.
So its loud, but no volume pumping and no clipping. Not much else I can say besides possibly turn your stereo down
-
I just listened to the majority of the songs. (since the last time I listened to old versions a long time ago)(not all because I am tired as shitsonabrickaBon. yeah I haven't slept since I got up yesterday)
Everyone else's seemed so much better than mine.(that's probably because i've heard mine a BillionFregginTimes!) Fuck, everything is super polished and almost near consistent in quality.
Except for Gario's amazing Final Weapon track! Something must've gone wrong during mastering , because it's got some distortion/clipping shit going on in various places(mostly the high end it seems like)
Whoever mastered this , should be slapped. And then Hugged for a good effort!
PS. DJ SymBiotiX, I still love the hell out of your Zero Song!
Such a great arrangement. It chills me to the bone!
I'm getting goosebumps just listening to it again right now!
Otay, I think I need to go to bed. KBAI.
As far as I am aware, there was no mastering done to Gario's track. I can't find any project files with his except possibly a squash-to-render 16-bit 44.1khz. So whatever artifacts are there are either in your headphones or just built into the track. For what it's worth, I do hear it as high-end heavy, but the majority of Gario's stuff is like that, and I can't hear any distortion to that effect.
I'll still accept the hug, though.
Edit: Oh yeah, I should probably post some of my thoughts on the album, seeing as its out now.
I had a bit of a rough-and-tumble with the album in some ways. It was probably one of the most headache-inducing things to get ready to release. Regardless of any frustration the prep caused, the music has been totally worth it. I wouldn't say there's a bad track on the album, and what can be perceived as negative is likely a person's genre bias (read: RAWR VOCAL HAET!). This album explores the breadth and depth that the source tunes from the X series can be taken to, whether its bLiNd's Shadowclimber, the Plaid Muffins with Tuck 'N Roll, the 10 minutes extravaganza track by Metal Man, any of Willrock's crossover mixes, Diggi Dis's funkafied deliciousness, or the Middle Eastern rock spin Vurez put on Dusy Dune Devil. Seriously, the variety here is astounding, and so many people coming together to make so much music could have easily fallen out of quality control or not been wrapped up at all.
But it finished, it came out, and now people finally get to listen to it. I hope you enjoy every last second of it that you can, and for what you can't, I hope you at least respect it. Because that's what we're fighting for.
-
Unfortunately there hasn't been a mirror for the .zip yet, but it's possible someone might upload one. Can you try to download the file from a different browser or perhaps through a download manager? If no one uploads a mirror for the .zip by later on tonight, I will do it myself.
*edit* Well there ya go, Level 99 has come through with another link!
I always come
through
-
-
Downloading fine for me, might be your ISP. The site itself might be getting hammered by hits so your best bet is the torrent if for some reason the zip is not working for you at the moment.
-
Dr. Manhattan always brings his big blue member full of nothing but facemelting supreme power.
Utterly vicious track, Hugo. Keep up the good work.
-
http://www.destructoid.com/save-the-music-stop-sigma-now--223800.phtml
baaahahahahaha I love how this is written.
-
I'm not bothered by the wait or the facebook liking at all. I'm really just starting to get kinda bothered by the staff's disrespect for the users.
Please elaborate about the perceived disrespect that staff is giving users, with specific examples.
-
Some people aren't happy unless they're outraged about something.
It's very silly.
That's also very true
-
Both sides have valid points.
Both sides need to stop taking stabs at each other.
I'm on site staff, and also a member of the community, and I can see this shit from both sides. I'm also an artist on the album, and an assistant director on the album. Allow me to break it down:
OverClocked ReMix is a site that is funded by fans and the community, and the community exists through word of mouth and what little internet advertisement and pressence we have there. Sure, we go to conventions and everything, but the core demographic for us has always been internet-based and usually revolves around the community for Video Game Music, as well as the larger Video Games and Music communities in-general.
Quite obviously times are a-changin': Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, Google+, whatever. Social media is the main avenue to reach a fanbase these days, even if its just reposting updates from another website to them, that's how people get their info. OC ReMix has done a pretty fantastic job adapting to the changing climate of fan interaction over the years. There's been a few hiccups but for fuck's sake, we post every ReMix to youtube and tweet/facebook whenever shit goes down that people should know about. People visit those sites way more potentially than people hit the ocremix.org homepage to find out about a mix. Speaking from personal experience, I know that I keep my facebook and my ocremix.org/forums tabs open a hell of a lot more than I do the main OCR page. So in that case, how I find out about albums and ReMix posts is....through facebook.
I'd like to find someone to disagree with me that this Mega Man X series album isn't one of the most anticipated albums OCR has created in a long while. Maybe not THE most of all time, but the fanbase for MMX is huge and has never had an album catered to it from this community of musicians. That's one of the main rationales as to why an album like this would be picked for a social media campaign: through sheer popularity.
Yes, this can be seen by many people as a dick move to make an album which has had a very rough history of delays already seem arbitrarily pushed back even farther for "some petty facebook campaign". I partially agree with that: this could have been more well-planned, launched earlier, and possibly been more tactful in both approach and goal. For those only partially informed about the album's history, this can easily be construed as "holy shit, they spent 9 extra months finishing this and now its finally ready and they're holding the album for a 2500-like ransom. THIS IS BULLSHIT!" This is the first time we have ever attempted something like this, so there was bound to be some rough spots and we wouldn't get it completely right. Considering the history the site has had offering high-quality free material for well over a decade, I think that some slack should be given on both sides for any issues as a result of this campaign.
It is so easy to devolve into hostility but really we are better than this, people! It is not simple minded to have negative reaction to this. Those frustrated with not being able to actively participate in this campaign do have some valid complaints. It also isn't petty for OCR to be using its hard work for additional publicity, as publicity is what keeps this site alive and ticking. If things like this weren't attempted, the site would steadily taper off in regards to its growth of community.
tl;dr - there are flaws on both sides, now stop bitching at each other and stop Sigma.
Edit: Knightofthecolossus is right when it comes to origination: we thought this would be a fun way to promote the site, the album, and play on the history of MMX lore in anticipation for the release. There was no ill will when planning this.
-
is there a twitter button i can click instead?
You can "like" stuff if you have an artist profile. Its the same thing as having a real facebook except you don't have friends.
That sounded a lot colder than I intended.
-
Katamari Damacy and all Katamari Series music
Bastion
Ridge Racer Type 4
Rage Racer
Rayman Origins (get it from the RayTunes Archive)
NiGHTS (this is obligatory otherwise Sega comes to hurt me)
Also, despite what Garian said, Foobar2000 is probably the best converter for chiptunes to mp3 out there. It can do it en-masse at whatever your CPU can handle, with automated filename and mp3 tagging based on chiptunes info fields. Highly recommend it.
I'll edit this later when I have more time to write stuff.
OverClocked After Dark - We're BACK! 01/18/14 - You can't handle it all
in General Discussion
Posted
Good, because
Episode 95 - Filthy Kitkat into a Sock of Skittles
HORRAY, erotic fanfiction and a discussion of what intellectual properties should be made into pornos with Akumu/Audi/Audun/FilthyKitkat