DragonAvenger

Definitely one of the highlights of the album. Great track that I love listening to!

MomAvenger has a cameo in Rhymes with Elixir.

Awesome work on this, really fun to listen to. Good to see another Zirxietricks remix!

I only watched once, but did they use the same background sound/voices from the earlier video? It sounds very similar.

http://www.noiseaddicts.com/2009/03/can-you-hear-this-hearing-test/ On the whole topic of hearing reduction vs. age vs. situation, I found this site that you can play a bunch of different frequencies to see where you can't hear anything anymore. I can hear up to 17kHz, which isn't bad for being 25 years old and having taught high school/middle school band for 3 years. I'm curious to see what people's results are. Do post your results below.

Fishy is so awesome he defies time itself.

Am I allowed to NO (resub) this right off the bat? No? Darn. I really like what's going on here. It's quirky, fun, and very reminiscent of the original, using sound effects and other sounds that are very close to the game itself. I actually wouldn't have been surprised if it was in the game, honestly. My one (small) issue with the arrangement is that it doesn't deviate melodically as much as I'd have liked and only uses the beginning of the source melody, but there is plenty of arrangement in the background and structure that really adds a lot to the piece. The production is pretty well balanced, and the sounds all work well together. I'd want just a bit more out of the bass drum, but it still pulls its weight. Likin' it. YES

Love the super happy feel of this! Overall it's just a fun listen, which is great on a rainy day like today. Nice work.

Happy birthday!

Someone double check this, but I'm only hearing the source at 1:34-2:06, then 3:05-3:35. Based on that, and the fact that the actual connection is pretty tough to make out without some repeated listens, I'm gonna have to no this. Too bad, because this is a fun and well produced track, just not enough connection. Strengthen up the tie-ins and it'll be good. NO (resubmit)

Agreeing with Jesse here. You've got a great start, but the mix feels pretty empty overall. I'd like to hear some other parts or some more supporting material to fill out the soundscape a bit more. The beatboxing is really cool though. I will agree on the brass, right now it's not only got a lot delay on it, and I'm not crazy about the sound overall. Aside from that, a lot of the parts feel too rigid in their playing. It would add a lot to get this more humanized. You're on the right track with this, just fix up the production, and think about filling up the soundscape. NO (resubmit)

Kind of a love-hate relationship with this one. At first listen I thought there was very little source. I had to literally compare it to the original to find the subtleness of what is going on here. Very cool use of the source, but not necessarily accessible to everyone, if you know what I mean. Also, I think it's just a bit too long in the end, although I can appreciate the build-up throughout the song. Crazy bass, and the overall production is very good. Gotta say my favorite part is the half-time transition at 6:16. Nice work there. I like the ideas and theory behind the mix, but it's not my favorite.

Happy birthday!

Checking the original vote and comparing it (as best that I can without hearing the original submission), I can see that a lot has been done to this. I like that while the source usage is repetitive, there are subtle changes, like dropping and adding of notes. Personally I still feel that this is repetitive, but seeing as it is a trance adaption, it fits the bill. Same with the percussion, which generally sticks with the same loops within each section, but does change per section. I will agree with what OA said in the original that the "OMG Lazers" section doesn't quite fit where it's at right now. I think it's ok for the track, but right now it feels like the source is just a lead in for that section, whereas that would make a better breakdown later in the track. On one personal note, the repeat of the source at 0:17 feels like there is a beat lost, and it bugs me every time I hear it. I was suspicious of the amount of source usage you've got, so I broke it down: 0:00-0:39, 1:25-2:06 2:51-3:14 = 1:43 of source usage, which is about 42%. Right now you're running a little low. I'd like to see more of the source interspersed throughout the track, because as it stands it's like you have chunks of source, and chunks of original with no crossover. I'm not crazy about having a strict rule of source usage percent, but if you want to pass with a lower amount of usage, you need to have more reminders throughout to keep our minds on track. Production-wise I think everything is pretty good, except the last time the source comes in at 2:51 it is too far back. At that point there is just so much going on that it's hard to figure out what I'm supposed to be focusing on. I feel like you have taken the time to look and adjust your track from the last vote, but this brought up a couple of other issues. Personally, I'm gonna have to throw this back at you again. NO (resubmit)

I don't think I can sum this up better than what Jesse just said. This could really use some brightening up to let it shine more, and really show the contrast from the original. Unlike Vig, I had no problem hearing he original in this, and I think the arrangement is pretty good for the genre. Going back to the contrasts, Jesse's right again (he's going to have a big head after this) that you could really stand to get some contrasts in your sounds, like having some dry stuff that can really cut against the more reverbed stuff you have now. I'd like to hear more on the dynamic end of things, having some louder and softer sections, with bigger crescendos/decrescendos between them. I think this is on the right track, take another look at it to improve it and I'd like to hear it again. NO (resubmit)

The trade off between the source/solos is solid, and there's a nice amount of variation to the source. Solos are pretty sweet, as usual. This is a pretty cool source, nice find. I agree with Vinnie about the reverb, it's a little overdone. I feel like things get a little crowded around 3:30, especially since the guitar is almost drowned out a couple times, but that was really the only area I really felt iffy about. While this could stand to be cleaned up a bit, I think it's still good as is. Good to see that you're still expanding your playing and improving. YES

Oh crap, now they tell me....

I think the arrangement side of things are fine. The solos are handled pretty well, and overall it's recognizable and expanded upon. The tempo change is a tad awkward, but it's still pretty fine as is. I'm going to agree with the production aspect of things. Right now the low end is super-filled, to the point where it's tough to make out what's going on. The drums aren't really holding the power they should, possibly because they have so much to compete with. I'm not a fan of the brass samples (although I tend to be overly harsh on brass overall, so take that with a grain of salt). I know you an take it that step further, Stevo. Work your magic! NO (resubmit)

So, now that the right source has been pointed out to us, we can judge this a little better than what we had before. I feel that the arrangement has a good connection with the source, while adding a little more 'eerie gloominess' into it, which was a cool direction to go. The cameos are a nice touch, and a nice break in the action. I will agree with Vinnie (despite this post looking like it's before his) that the ending is a little weak, in that it sounds like the start of a new direction, then just fizzles. I am curious where you could have taken that. The opening string hits are fairly fake sounding, which isn't the best way to start out your song. The chorus for the most part sounds decent, but the female voices are a little muddy, and some of the male "huh"s feel a little behind. Some of the background instruments and some of the drum sounds don't cut as well as I'd like them to, as well, and the snare roll doesn't sound all that great to me overall. The rest of the sounds are fine to me for what they are. I think the production is a bit weak, but overall decent, and the arrangement is there. Keep working on improving, but this one is a YES from me.

Mostly going to agree with Larry here. The arrangement is a bit too broken up by either original stuff or source usage. Try meshing them a little more, and maybe add a tad more of the source to make this fit more comfortably in the 'mix' side of things, and in that aspect you'll be doing pretty good. Production needs a bit of work. Right now the balance issues are the most prominent to me, with certain things being overbalanced, like the drums. Make sure that the right parts are placed as either the lead or supporting. I'm not too bothered by the samples, although most of what Larry brought up rings true. Maybe read up a little on how to beef up some of those sounds. Things are on the right track, just needs a little more source usage/meshing and a few production fixes. NO (resubmit)

As usual, Kenneth, your arrangements are amazing, and I love listening to what you can do with even fairly short themes. This is no exception. The source is there throughout, and making this into a fugue is a great adaption. Unfortunately, with all the life you breathe into the arrangement, the production is killing it. Everything is played super-rigidly, and right now it doesn't sound as though there is any processing on the organ, which sounds odd so dry (usually used to hearing it in a church hall). I'd love to hear this fixed up, please see if you can get someone to help you out! NO (resubmit)

Right now you are correct that the mix is too conservative. I do like that the two songs are combined pretty well, and the transitions between them aren't too bad. The problem is that each part separately is a cover of the individual song. Get some more arrangement in here, change the drums up and other parts, especially some of the backgrounds, and throw some solos in there. Some parts aren't meshing together very well. The part that sticks out the most to me is 1:20. The arpeggios don't seem to quite match up with the backing chords. On the same idea, they don't seem to fit in with the style at that point, but that could be just my opinion. Overall the parts aren't totally in time with each other, which is making the entire song feel sloppy. I don't know if it's because of the speed of the song that you just can't keep up, or if it's even latency of recording, but as it stands this needs to be tightened up a lot in all of the parts. Also, everything right now is panned dead center, it would help open up your soundscape if you shifted some things around. The playing overall is very emotional, and it's obvious to see the amount of energy that went into this. I'm impressed with the piece overall and it's a fun listen, although right now it's got a ways to go before it's ready for OCR. NO

What I like about this track is that it holds a lot of emotion, and I think that you've really brought out and expanded that emotion in your mix. The track also keeps a firm grip on the source, yet still has some expansion, including some nice counter-melodies. However, this track includes 2 repetitions of the same thing, and a repeat-fade-out for the ending. Right now this track is meant for the remake of the game, not really as a stand-alone for our site. If you were to cut out the second repeat, the track would be about 2:30 long. I think there is plenty of room for you to expand more on the melodies, which you had a great start of with what you have, and you need to add a better ending. While this track has a lot of emotion in it, as it is right now the entire track feels very rigid. I think you could really get some more out of it by humanizing the different parts, the piano and harp playing especially. I'm not a fan of the delay on the synth parts, it makes the entire section muddy to me. I think this a great start, and a nice remake, but it's not something suitable for OC ReMix as it is. Please consider doing some revisions and resubmitting! NO (resubmit)

It's hard not to listen to this without smiling. Source is present throughout, and reading the remixer write-up adds more depth to the song as a whole. Diggin' this. YES