Paladin

Sick. But why are the guitars mixed so far back in your songs?

Fantastic! Need I say any more?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! I just realised that my vote and comments didn't reach you Abadoss. :/ I obviously forgot to press the send button or something (the email isn't in my sent items). What's more I spent ages typing up those comments and now they're lost forever as I didn't back them up. );

Congratulations Maquis. I enjoyed your entry very much. Thank you everyone for your comments. For me, reading the comments at the end is just as important as doing well in the competition. It is a nice feeling to know that people have listened carefully and pondered on your entry. It sort of makes it all worthwhile when people take the time to write such thoughtful reviews. stringfield, (I hope you read this), I especially appreciate your kind words about my entry. I think the trouble is that I was so determined to write a straight orchestral piece that I lost sight of the theme. In this case, I know why I haven't scored highly and agree with the voters. So the fact that I haven't done too well doesn't bother me in the slightest - the feedback is what I'll take away from this competition and remember. Anyway, I hope to participate in the next competition. Thanks again Abadoss for keeping this whole thing running. Your work doesn't go unnoticed or unappreciated.

Fantastic. Thanks Abadoss, I'll PM my entry to you asap.

Jesus did what now? In all seriiousness I'll listen to the source ASAP Chavous, but I've got my CMC entry to finish and music tech coursework to polish up first.

Am I correct in thinking that the deadline is something like 6am GMT Sunday? it would be great if someone could confirm this, thanks.

So I started again about an hour ago. xD I decided to go against electronica and go for orchestral. lol I just hope I get it finished in time.

Congratulations Chavous, you deserved to win. Thank you for your comment Chickenwarlord. Until next time.

I have an entry coming along. Well - two and I'm not sure which one to build on and submit. :/

Ok done. Entry is called "Welcome to the Power Plant (all your brain are belong to us)". mp3: http://www.martin2k.co.uk/forums/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=916 zip (containing flp): http://www.martin2k.co.uk/forums/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=917

Ok I'm in. Will post entry later today.

Thanks all. I appeciate your feedback. I think I need to have a serious think about structure, because I also feel that it all sounds too detached, with very different sections that don't seem to link up or flow. Every single post has been very useful and inspirational. Thank you again! Alex.

Dual Face, Leah and James, thanks very much for your replies. You don't know how much I appreciate your feedback. Your replies were very useful. Below is an update. It is obviously very different (and hopefully complete). Some major updates: - It is now about 5 minutes 20 secs long! - I have reduced the reverb level significantly. - I have altered the snare sound (not the orchestral one, the main electronic one). - I have fattened up the beats in the DnB section. - Synth lead in the DnB section is a bit louder - I've added compression accross the whole mix (but please let me know urgently if you get any crackling from the master level being too high). And no, I didn't bump up the master volume as far as it will go Leah xD ----- If there's any other major things you think need fixing please let me know. Other than that, this is quite possibly the final version that I hope to submit to OCR asap. 'Course I'll keep an eye on this thread for a while to read any new replies and if necessary make changes to my remix. On a more frustrating note, the bitrate is only 28kbps because the file size is so damn big. What's more the rendering to mp3 is taking the best part of an hour in FL Studio 7. It used to take less than a minute when I was using FL Studio 4. :/ Anyway, if you've read all of this reply I thank you. Here's the link: http://www.martin2k.co.uk/forums/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=903

This isn't my usual style, but I was trying a few things out. Remix is called Do the Robot! http://www.martin2k.co.uk/forums/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=902

I hate my WIP entry. But when's the deadline GMT?

Although I forgot to vote, as usual, I would like to take the time to write a few comments if I may. In no particular order: Nuts, although not the most adventurous use of orchestral samples, I really enjoyed your interpretation once the beats kicked in. The quality beat-work and electronic elements somewhat made the mix, but ultimately it was a solid entry. analoq, fantastic remix! I would have never have imagined that my original tune could have been interpreted in this way. Loved every second of it. It was brave of you to adopt this style of music and I applaud you for it. Chrono, great groove you had going there. What I liked most about your mix was the percussion. Good bassline too. Nice work! I apologise for not voting and would like to thank nuts, analoq and chrono for 3 quality remixes of my tune.

I've gone for a boom-tiss, which isn't my normal style. Anyway, I'm not getting very far with it, but I'll submit it anyway for PRC's sake.

Thanks guys. I knew that it was the case with PRC, but wasn't sure whether ORC used the same system. I'll PM my vote ASAP.

Great theme choice Nuts. I'm going all out on this one. Experimentation to the extreme.

Am I allowed to vote?

Perhaps a lot of OCR remixers don't even realise that remixing competitions such as PRC exist. Especially if they are not forum regulars and just come to OCR every so often to check out new remixes or submit their own. As for me, I'll enter this PRC without a doubt. Haven't listened to the source yet, but I'm determined to enter whatever it sounds like. It's the easter holidays, so I've got no excuse not to enter.

DJ Tetsusaiga, thanks very much for your reply. I have now bumped up the synth lead volume, but I'm not too sure about the kick volume. Perhaps you were listening to it through headphones? Can I get a second opinion on the reverb level please? It's just that the reverb is going across the whole mix and blends everything together. If I take away from the reverberance, things just don't seem to sit right. However, what I would really like to know is whether or not the section that begins at roughly 2 mins 11 secs fits with the rest of the remix (or at least what I've done so far). Any feedback on this would be fantastic.

Ok, this is an early WIP at the moment. What I would really really really like your advice on is whether or not the 20th century section I've started near the end of the remix fits with what has come before it. Obviously the ending of this WIP is nowhere near the final ending, but I would appreciate some opinions about whether to keep the comtemporary orchestral idea or scrap it. By the way, from 2 mins 25 onwards there's over a minute of silence. Just stop playing it after this point. I obviously did something wrong during the rendering process. Anyway, please feedback. Alex. LATEST VERSION: http://www.martin2k.co.uk/forums/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=995

I appreciate you guys completing the mixes... eventhough the source may not have been right for ORC. I'm looking forward to voting.