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Cool ideas, some neat stuff on the sound design front but there's a few mixing issues that stand out. That 808 is out of control! After the 2 minute mark things start to get pretty repetitive. Definitely worthy of some feedback ~ Emu Contact Information ReMixer name: StateOfCreationreal name: David Barnattemail address: website: http://davidbarnatt.com/userid: I can't find this anywhere within my profile or anyone elses, sorry! Submission Information Name of game(s) arranged: Rez Name of arrangement: Sidestepping Creation Name of individual song(s) arranged: Creation the State of ArtAdditional information about game including composer, system, etc. (if it has not yet been added to the site): It is in the database for the dreamcast, but it was also on PS2. This track is by Ken Ishii originally. Multiple composers did the music for the game but only 2 are listed so far.Link to the original soundtrack (if it is not one of the sound archives already available on the site): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaoTmhU4J8UYour own comments about the mix, for example the inspiration behind it, how it was made, etc: I love the game Rez, it is actually what got me into electronic music believe it or not, it is a very personal game to me. I also remixed another track from the game at the same time as this; originally called Rock is Sponge by Joujouka (which I'm not sure if you'd allow me to submit sooner than the 3 weeks? Since it is a companion piece of sorts). I wanted to keep them as dance tracks in a similar style but just add my own touch to them as a tribute. There is a mix of samples and unique sounds mostly made on synths.

There's definitely a lot of merit here to the sound design and slow, deliberate progression, but I think Larry hit the nail on the head. By our site standards today, this doesn't really feel like a fully-realized concept. I need to hear something more in order to meet our bar for interpretation and development of the source tune. NO

To whomever it may concern, I have covered the track "Unavoidable Battle" from the video game Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3. Here is the file. Here is some information about the song itself: - Game - Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 - Submission Title - Shadow Swarm - Original Song Title (from the game) - Unavoidable Battle - Original Composer - Shoji Meguro - Other comments: I've always wanted to combine the two things I love most: Hard Rock/Heavy Metal and Persona. I have an entire YouTube channel dedicated to "turning up" the original arrangements. This cover was completely rebuilt and recorded from the ground up, using the original melody as a basis, as well as adding very low-tuned guitars and bass as well as thrash-metal style drumming. Also, while creating this cover, I wanted to be different from the original, so I came up with a very polyrhythmic breakdown and a half-timed breakdown outro, inspired by the Djent movement of Progressive Metal. This makes the arrangement more frantic and chaotic than the original, befitting as this song plays when the party cannot escape a battle. While making this cover, I have also assembled a "Persona 3 Band" and gave them individual parts: - Band Name: The Execution Squad - Rhythm Guitars = Yukari Takeba - Lead Guitars = P3 Protag (I will call him Makoto in this case) - Rhythm + Lead Guitars = Mitsuru Kirijo - Bass = Junpei Iori - Drums = Akihiko Sanada - Keyboards/Synthesizers = Fuuka Yamagishi - Sampler/Synthesizers = Aigis - Manager/Tech = Ken (sorry... I can't think of anywhere to place you) - Posthumous Member of Honor = Shinjiro Aragaki Contact information: - Remixer Name: damus1cmahn - Real Name: Michael Pham - Email address: - Website: damus1cmahn.wordpress.com - Forum ID: 32598 Thank you for your consideration and I will be looking forward to hearing back from you. Best regards, damus1cmahn

This sounds really good - reminds me a lot of the type of collabs that DJ Mystix used to submit. Posting here to get a quick vet on the detail work, production and source usage, but this seems like a pretty solid collab from my first few listens - Emunator -------------------------------- edit 10/18/16: Jorito has asked that this track be posted in the regular cycle since the album has been canceled. ------------------------------- NOTE 1: This track is part of the PS1 20th anniversary album album. NOTE 2: This is version is not yet mastered and therefore maybe a bit low in volume. You will probably have received the mastered version from Ivan Hakstok or me before you’ve reached this track in the queue Contact information: Remixer name: Jorito Real name: Jorrith Schaap Email: Website(s): YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Joeirot Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/jorito Userid: 3899 ReMixer name: JoyDreamer Real name: Anne Marie Joy Jørgensen e-mail: Website(s): YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV3M5c5K96Jec6r_sRld_2g Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/JoyDreamer/524644477675493 Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoyDreamerDesu Indie Game Company: http://spherical-studios.com/ ReMixer name: Lauren the Flute Real name: Lauren Liebowitz e-mail: Website(s): YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/selie22flute Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LaurentheFlute Twitter: https://twitter.com/laurentheflute Website: http://the-returners.com Remixer name: XPRTNovice Real Name: Joe Zieja Email: Userid: 27705 Remixer name: Trev Real Name: Trev Wignall Email: Userid: 32157 Website(s): YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/trevwignallmusic Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/trevwignallmusic Bandcamp: http://trevwignall.bandcamp.com/ Website: http://trevwignall.com Name of Game(s) Remixed: Suikoden II Name of Arrangement: Do you remember? Names of songs arranged: Reminiscence (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7CKWhNB4Es) Link to the remix: Comments about the mix: I was waiting for the vocal recordings for another track for the PS1 20th anniversary album and basically just had some free time on my hands. Since I felt like making another track for the album I did some random browsing of PS1 RPG tunes when I stumbled upon this beautiful piece by Miki Higashino. It instantly inspired me and just begged to be remixed. So I just started working on something, replacing the piano from the original with a guitar arpeggio and playing the leads on a flute VST doubled by a whistle. Next was the violin part which I added as a counter melody and a few hours after finding the song I had a decent WIP going. I passed the preview to Ivan, who said “hey, it’d be cool if you could get a flautist, I think I saw somebody on Youtube who could do it”. So I did some searching and found Lauren, who incidentally created her own take on “Reminiscence” not too long ago. She was happy to work together with me on this track for some great flute and whistle parts. Or as Lauren notes: "This is my first time participating on an OCRemix track and it's been a great experience. I really appreciated working with Jorrith, even when we kept running into the technical limitations of my instruments. I think it was a learning experience and a discovery process for both of us in the best possible way, and I'm really thrilled with how it turned out!" As fate would have it, in the related videos I found Joy’s vocal cover of “Reminiscence” and it was so good and moving that I immediately approached her if she would be so kind to re-record for me. Again, a very enthusiastic reply and another great performance. Or as Joy sums it up: "I was really thrilled when Jorrith reached out to me about this collaboration and I was honored to work with these amazingly talented musicians. It was a lot of fun to record and I'd love to be part of something like this sometime again.” At that point I basically felt that my remaining MIDI parts weren’t good enough anymore and that I needed more real instruments. I approached Trev, who also claimed a track for the album, for the violin and string parts, and XPRTNovice, who I worked with before, and again happy faces and very skilled and inspiring performances. Trev agrees: "I recorded my parts with an SM57 in my violin studio in Chapel Hill NC, where I teach and practice. The violin is of the 19th century and crafted in Mittenwald, Germany. I really love this track selection for its orchestration and beautiful harmony, and there one section where I overdubbed myself 16 times to emulate a string section. I'm happy I could contribute!" I really feel all these performances did the track a lot of good and you hardly notice the MIDI in the background anymore So in hindsight this track came together as a set of stumblings, happy accidents and collaborations with great artists that are very cool people to work with. And I think it shows in the end result. I really dig it and it wouldn’t have been nowhere as good with these talented performers. Was it worth all the hard work of coordinating, synchronising and playing producer? You bet! Full cast: Flute and penny whistle: Lauren the Flute Vocals & lyrics: JoyDreamer Violin(s): Trev Acoustic guitar: XPRTNovice All the other stuff: Jorito Lyrics: Do you remember? Do you remember? Do you remember that time? Fate suddenly brought us closer than we ever really could see. Fate suddenly turned you to wander, wander together with me. Fate taught us to share our secrets, to always keep fighting as one. Fate taught us that though you are grieving always believe that we'll move on. Face our fears together and cry our tears together Through all these years together, you see. Laughing out together and being proud together Without a doubt together we'll be, you and me... Bye, Jorrith

Woah. Lots of cool ideas here and pretty nice sounding original vocals. Don't think the synth work is really jiving with the rest of the soundscape, and some of the vocals are chopped weirdly, but this has tons of promise - Emunator Remixer Name: Order of Týr Real Names: Jordan B. Sanders, Michael Klodzinski, Donna Roland Email Address: Website: http://videogamemetal.com UserId: 32456 The profile URL is no longer of the same format as represented in the submission instructions. Our profile URL is http://ocremix.org/community/user/32456-orderoftyr/. I attempted to go to http://ocremix.org/forums/member.php?u=32456which did not take me to our profile. This leads me to believe that 32456 may not be our UserId. Hopefully, the link to our profile is sufficient. Game Arranged: RosenkreuzStilette Name of Arrangement: Find Your Way Song Arranged: Luste Teuber Stage [Luftfeste Sleipnir (Sleipnir, the Flying Fortress)] Arrangement Link: Game Composers: AM3, Silver Chaos (Chaos of Silver), Sky God Corridor, Ramine, maru, Blue Sky!, Vampire Revolution, Gice=D-Zen, Extra Ocean, The Chair Hideout, God Melospi, in the Ruins of Memories, SHW, oo39 Dot Com, Njomo (njomoozu Z), Song! Cat Room: Unkolyn Track's Composer: AM3 Game Developer: [erka:es] Game Publisher: [erka:es] Game System: PC Game Year: 2007 Detailed Game Info: http://rks.wikia.com/wiki/Rosenkreuzstilette Full OST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dIpvrIzEgw&list=PL5XIvY1jdiVhlK22UFf0HKRr3UCFR1h8k Comments: The original track is already high-energy and upbeat, but we wanted to take that to the next level with a slightly more aggressive arrangement. Adding original vocals was natural not only because that's our normal MO but also because the original track is perfectly divided for easy transitions and clear, distinct sections. The breakdown was added as a way to bridge the two halves of the song and to break it up from feeling too repetitious. The three of us are located far apart from each other (Chicago, IL, Memphis, TN, and Chattanooga, TN), so the arrangement, recording, and mixing processes took place collaboratively over the Internet. --- Jordan B. Sanders Order of Týr http://videogamemetal.com Original Track:

Contact Information Username: timaeus222Name: Truong-Son Nguyenhttp://soundcloud.com/timaeus222http://tproductions.comeze.com/ ID: 39971Submission Information Game: Mega Man Zero 2 ReMix Title: Amorphous Freeze Consoles/Platforms: Game Boy Advance OST Composers: Ippo Yamada, Masaki Suzuki, Luna Umegaki, Chicken Mob, Tsutomu Kurihara Source: Ice Brain (attached) ReMix: Comments: "I've been working on a 100pt speedrun of Mega Man Zero 1 recently, remembering how I did some Mega Man Zero 2-through-4 speedruns about 5 years back. After rewatching some of the stages, I found where I did Polar Kamrous's stage, and I really liked the BGM in that stage. I didn't really 'get' how good it was back then, because at that point, well... I didn't even write music yet! I decided to look through the Mega Man Zero 2 soundtrack, and I figured out that that track was called 'Ice Brain'. It's such a catchy track, now that I hear it in 2015. Shariq finds this to be the best track in the game, IIRC! After 3 years of writing music with Zebra2, I finally bought a new synth called 'Serum' by Xfer Records (wait, it's not Zebra2?), so I really wanted to make a complex glitch hop-ish atmospheric ReMix using Serum (and Zebra2) to make plenty of new bass sounds (I was making this track at the same time as my Vampire Variations III track, so that's why I used Serum in both). I took the parts of the melody that I thought were the most catchy, expanded on their contour, and switched up the rhythm to take the track in multiple new directions, with ambience that hits you where it counts, big pads, ... big everything, really. It's dubstep like you've never heard it before!" Extra Info: Rough Source Breakdown: 0:16.5 - 0:33.1 = Source (0:27.6 - 0:55.2) 0:33.1 - 0:39.4, 0:41.4 - 0:47.6 = Source (0:55.2 - 1:08.9) 0:58.0 - 1:04.2 = Source (0:55.2 - 1:08.9) 1:06.2 - 1:09.6, 1:11.2 - 1:13.1 = Source (1:23.0 - 1:28.8) 1:14.5 - 1:21.8 = Source (0:27.6 - 0:55.2 layered with 0:55.2 - 1:08.9) 1:22.8 - 1:26.2 = Source (0:27.6 - 0:55.2 layered with 1:23.0 - 1:28.8) 1:31.1 - 1:47.6 = Source (0:55.2 - 1:08.9) 1:55.9 - 1:58.5, 2:00.0 - 2:02.6 = Source (0:27.6 - 0:55.2) 2:04.2 - 2:09.9, 2:12.5 - 2:16.6 = Source (0:27.6 - 0:55.2) 2:18.7 - 2:20.7 = Source (1:21.9 - 1:23.0) 2:20.7 - 2:34.7 = Source (1:09.0 - 1:21.9) 2:37.3 - 2:43.5, 2:45.6 - 2:47.6, 2:49.7 - 2:51.8 = Source (0:55.2 - 1:08.9) 3:02.1 - 3:08.3 = Source (0:55.2 - 1:08.9) 3:10.4 - 3:13.7, 3:15.3 - 3:17.2 = Source (1:23.0 - 1:28.8) 3:18.7 - 3:25.9 = Source (0:27.6 - 0:55.2 layered with 0:55.2 - 1:08.9) 3:26.9 - 3:30.4 = Source (0:27.6 - 0:55.2 layered with 1:23.0 - 1:28.8) 3:35.2 - 3:49.7 = Source (0:27.6 - 0:55.2) 16.6 + 6.3 + 6.2 + 6.2 + 3.4 + 1.9 + 7.3 + 3.4 + 16.5 + 2.6 + 2.6 + 5.7 + 4.1 + 2.0 + 14.0 + 6.2 + 2.0 + 2.1 + 6.2 + 3.3 + 1.9 + 7.2 + 3.5 + 14.5 = 145.7/242.1 = ~60.2% Source:

First impressions - mixing feels imbalanced and I'm not sure how I feel about the level of repetitiveness in the beat or the guitar sample, but it's got promise - Emu User : KDStylez Name : Diego E-mail Address http://kiddeception.newgrounds.com/ Name of game arranged: Ninja Gaiden 2 the Dark Sword of Chaos Name of arrangement: You gotta Love it (Life) Song Contains Samples from Ninja Gaiden 2 Dark Sword of Chaos Tower of Lahja Composers: Dj Cutman Written and performed by Kid Deception, and Rae Raven Produced by Dj CutMan Engineerd at Black Light INK studios in San Diego. Songs inspiration came from the journey and experiences of living life.

The live band elements are super tight, as expected! Like the Golden Axe cover, this doesn't exactly reinvent the wheel when it comes to Ice Cap Zone mixes, but you've brought a lot of fresh ideas to the table. The lead and rhythm guitars were certainly a highlight but nobody in the band was slacking on this track. My only two nitpicks on this - the lead synth is somewhat quiet in the mix, and I wasn't a fan of that trance rhythm fill that repeated itself a few times throughout the mix. To be honest, I thought it cheapened an otherwise-awesome cover because of how generic it sounded. No biggie, others may enjoy it but that was a weak link here. Pretty easy YES for me. Love the video, definitely excited to see what you come up with next! YES

Hello guys We're back again to submit to you another arragement. We've made a video (in the youtube link below) we wonder if you could use it on your website ? Thx a lot ! Video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6e2Coa6M4L0 Information needed : Time : 2'46 ReMixer name : Shinray websites: http://www.shinray.net/ http://www.facebook.com/pages/Shinray/105828056104629?fref=ts http://www.youtube.com/user/ShinrayOfficial?feature=watch https://soundcloud.com/shinrayofficial/ https://twitter.com/ShinrayOfficial Name of game arranged : "Sonic the Hedgehog 3" Name of arrangement : "Burning Ice" Name of individual song(s) arranged : "Ice Cap Zone Act 1 & 2" Thank you OC Remix Best regards Benoit Shinray

Contact Information Your ReMixer name: HeavyViper Your real name: Hal Binderman Your website: http://www.soundcloud.com/heavyviper Your userid: 32639 Submission Information Name of game(s) arranged: Snatcher Name of arrangement: Acoustic Jam at the Lucifer Alpha Name of individual song(s) arranged: BIO HAZARD Additional information about game: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snatcher Link to the original soundtrack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bhg404vGork (MSX2 ver.) Comments: I often find myself figuring out melody lines from games during my guitar practice, and recently I managed to figure out this chilling little number. BIO HAZARD is a perfect mood-setter for Snatcher's introduction, in my opinion - ominous and mechanical. After recording a few test racks, I decided to go for an "acoustic jam in a hazy, quiet bar" kind of feel. It only really started coming together when I was about halfway through recording the guitar tracks, with the bass synths and drums laid down as finishing touches. It came off feeling a lot looser and warmer than the original, but I think it retains the characteristic eeriness. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bhg404vGork

Very airy textures and atmosphere, this has a lot of promise on the soundscape side of things. Some very cool original accents, backing arpeggios, and harmonies are really interesting expansions on the original source to give it a more ambient tone. In that regard, I think this is a very enjoyable attempt. There are a couple of issues I'm picking up on this track that hinder it overall. 1:03 brings in some very unrealistically sequenced choir patches that do not fit naturally with the rest of the mix. Take a look at the decay/release on those samples and see what you can do to smooth them out and make them play more naturally. 1:06 also contains some very awkward sine pluck melodies that don't melodically fit with the rhythm of the track. The strings fit a lot better, even though the sample isn't realistic at all, the lo-fi string patch you're using has a very natural, brass-like attack/decay that works great. The rest of the patches sound great to me! On the arrangement side, there's something ultimately un-fulfilling about the dynamic curve here. I'm not implying that you NEED to bring in a beat to this song, but the transition at 2:01 really begs for some kind of increase in energy around that point, and you definitely hint at it with the transitions and minor auxiliary percussion. From that moment up until 2:58, even though you add on plenty of unique flourishes and ideas, the track feels like it stagnates because the dynamic curve stays relatively flat. Something to amp up the energy level (without compromising the chillout mood of the track) during that last section would really drive the track home IMO. Also, on repeat listens, I'm finding that the sine lead, although it sounds excellent, is leaned on too heavily with this arrangement. I'm not going to call this a case of copypasta, where you use the same sections without any variation, but the same melodies are repeated wholesale many times, so even though the track is evolving around it, the leads need some more substantial change-ups to keep from becoming stale. Very cool track with a couple of flaws that keep it from reaching its full potential, IMO. I'd love to see this again with a bit more freshness to the leadwork and overall dynamic curve, and some polishing on the choir and that awkward melody at 1:06 if you can. Good luck! NO (resubmit!)

Download link: Name: nelward Website: http://www.soundcloud.com/nelward User ID: 32483 Game name: Final Fantasy VI Name of arrangement: “Ascent into the Unknown” Song arranged: “The Airship Blackjack” For this one, I was going for a Tangerine Dream-esque feel. Also inspired by the “Theme from Final Fantasy IV” arrangement from the album “Final Fantasy IV: Celtic Moon". I just saw that someone else incorporated this melody into their own remix, bad timing on my part! I feel like this tune captures the feeling of flying for the first time very well, with its angular melody and modulations of key. I wanted to hear the arrangement give the tune a more introspective feel. Thanks, Nick Source:

Very cool adaptation, there's a lot of cool stuff you can do when adapting a dubstep/electronic song to guitar, and it's really not something you hear often. My first impression was that this played very close to the structure of the source tune, which is true - I would have liked to hear you stray a bit further away from the exact structure of the original song, but there's plenty of original details in the way you adapted certain rhythms from the source to guitar, as well as some of the original lead work. I'd say this is plenty personalized on the arrangement/performance front and actually brings a lot of cool stuff to the table. With that in mind, this track is actually pretty far along, but there's a few things I'm hearing that are holding it back. The piano sample and supersaw patches you're using are very anemic and does not fit well with the soundscape. Compared to your guitar, those elements lack energy and realism. The drums are similarly low-quality, and possibly could work if they were produced better. However, right now they feel under-compressed and lack presence in the mix - the kick drum especially gets completely buried under the rest of the track when the rhythm guitars are playing. The overall mastering on this feels quiet to me - you could easily push this a few DB louder and have more impact. Right now, the guitar work is really cool and really adds a lot to the source without really deviating much from its structure, but all the auxiliary instrumentation needs some work and the overall mastering could use a second pass. NO (resubmit)

Montr3uil Laurent Montreuil 54365 Sub, info Saints Row IV Arrangement name:«4 Saints in a row» Original song: Saints Row IV oops... here is the file PC Xbox 360 Source:

Why not? I have a lot of unfinished remixes and sketches on here that are probably never going to be shared elsewhere else, so have at it!

Really abstract stuff, I don't think I have any frame of reference for anything like this. It's very weird, but I think I like it! ~ Emu Track Vitals: Remixer AND real name (whoa): Ross Kmet E-Mail: Game Arranged: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Original Song: "The Streets of Whiterun" Source on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzwXbf-oYRA Composer: Jeremy Soule Name of Remix: "Those Inkblots are Pandas!" Remix: Hey OCRemix! It's been quite some time! I've recently been going through old files and folders, cleaning and organizing, and I came across alot of my old vgm projects. That helped me remember making this little gem a few years ago, and, I have to say, I was rather sad that I had never shared it with anyone! So, long story short, I return with this current submission, an IDM remix of the Whiterun theme from ES:V Skyrim. Pretty calm tune, nice contrast between the smooth ep and bass, and the very crunch digital drums and synths. I remember loving this theme, because of its simple, quiet power. I remember wanting to caputre that feeling as much as possible. Otherwise, I honestly don't have much to say in the way of the creation process, it was written about 4 years ago. I was about 21. Pretty sure alcohol is clouding my memory of that period. Anywho, a little late to the party, but I had to make sure that I sent this to you guys. Hopefully I'll be a bit more regular around here again. Thanks for listening!

Interesting choice to start off with bagpipes, but alright! I love this style and was really excited to hear how you chose to adapt it. In general, I think your adaptation works really well. There's plenty of personality throughout, great instrument selection... I'm actually really digging this. Does anyone feel like the bass and guitar that are panned far left/right are suffering from sloppy performance timing though? I'm having a hard time nailing it down, and it's not so egregious that I can definitely call it an issue, but for example, :18 just feels sloppy and cluttered to my ear. My gut's also telling me that the arrangement might be running a bit long and erring on the side of repetitive or aimless, like the components of the track were just stitched together without much thought to arrangement or flow. Anyone else want to chime in on those thoughts? ?

Contact info Remixer name: Hyde209 Real name: Thomas Myrberg Email adress: Website: https://www.youtube.com/user/Hyde209 User ID: http://ocremix.org/community/user/22774-hyde209/ Submission info Name of game: Kid Icarus Name of arrangment: Angels of Disco Name of individual song: Overworld Theme Comments: The main inspiration for this remix comes from the Disco hit's of the 70's with bands like Bee Gees, K. C. and the Sunshine Band etc. However, I'm also a great deal influenced by the progresseive rock sound of the 70's with bands like, Happy the Man, Camel and so on. Source:

Definitely a NO on production grounds because of muddy mixing, compression issues caused by the kick, and general production quality, but there's a lot of potential in the arrangement and the artist specifically requested constructive criticism, so I'm paneling this in hopes of getting some good feedback for the artist! ~ Emu Remixer Name: Yanagine Real Name: John Henderson Remixed game: Street Fighter Franchise Song Name. Soaring Bird Song: Chun li Theme I just signed up with your site for the second time. I've been following you guys on an doff since 2005 and actually submitted a song back then. It was rejected, but in truth kinda deserved the rejection lol. This song is a shorter version of the original 9 minute version (True to trance/edm form) I recently finished. I made it as a way to learn my new music software and thought why not submit it to you guys. I hope you enjoy it. Any feedback and constructive criticism is appreciated. Thanks Source:

NEW JUDGES: this is a great opportunity to test out your source breakdown chops. I'm trying to plow through the inbox so I haven't source checked this yet. I have no idea if it checks out on that front, but I had some immediate feedback on the production/sequencing so I'm basing my vote solely on the production/sound quality side of things. Still, definitely want to see some source breakdowns from the newbies in the remaining votes. This is a lovely, emotive mix. I love the dynamic curve of your arrangement and how emotional and powerful it gets by the end. The supporting instrumentation is nicely done and makes this feel like it could slip right into a romantic movie score. Uplifting stuff on the arrangement side, really well done. My problems with the mix stem mainly from your piano. I think I recognize the piano sample library you're using and, if I'm correct, you can get some pretty great results with it, so I don't think this is a case of low-quality samples. However, you've seriously overcompressed it which really doesn't work for some of the more delicate parts of the arrangement. It This is also somewhat due to the sequencing, which can be very rigid and seems to be lacking in velocity dynamics. For example, from 1:26 - 1:38, the repeated low piano note plays very rigidly and breaks the illusion of realism that is essential for this style. This issue can be found many other places throughout the mix. Ease up on your piano compression first off, which will give you more breathing room for the softer parts and make the intense parts stand out more by comparison. Then, look at your velocities and make sure you're not just hammering away at full blast for every note. Lastly, make some small tweaks to your timing so that the piano isn't quite so rigidly quantized. Working on these three things will help you achieve much better results with this track - if you need more specific feedback or are interested in collaborating, hit me up and I'll do what I can to help! You've got a promising start but that one dominant element needs a lot of TLC. Good luck! NO (resubmit!)

ReMixer name: Pencildragon Name of games arranged: Minecraft - Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 Name of arrangement: Low Resolution Rain Name of individual songs arranged: Mice On Venus - Heartbeat, Heartbreak Name of original composers: C418(Minecraft) - Shoji Meguro(Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4) Originals: https://youtu.be/DZ47H84Bc_Q - https://youtu.be/P3ue1JPFXEU Everything else: Hey there, I've been a huge fan of your website for years now and being an (always learning) composer/producer I decided it was time I submit something to you guys! This mix is an arrangement of two of my favorite pieces, done in a semi-electronic, piano lounge-y style(does the even make sense?). It started out as just a piano arrangement, but as I kept going it grew and grew. The acoustic guitars were inspired by music with a warm, roomy sound- like you're just sitting inside by the fireplace. The bass, strings, drums, and other sounds are very reminiscent of Persona 4's soundtrack to me, which I thought contrasted very well with the theme from Minecraft. And to explain the name and ambience, well, so many people hate the sound of the rain in Minecraft. So I took it upon myself to attempt to make it musical instead of annoying! Thanks a ton guys, I hope you enjoy it!

Inbox thoughts - very ambitious arrangement and great performances, the sections that are more rock-dominant seem strongest, the sampled instruments feel dry and lack synergy with the mix and often feel rigid (choir, harpsichord) . Some moments of muddiness, but it's hard to deny the amazing arrangement here. May be a pass in my book just on those merits. Will definitely have to let this one stew for a while, I love what I'm hearing but the production is far from perfect.

This track is going to be part of the Vampire Variations III album. Contact information: Remixer name: Jorito Real Name: Jorrith Schaap Email: Userid: 3899 ReMixer name: Furilas Real name: Mac Hunter e-mail: forum id: 17903 ReMixer name: Tuberz McGee Real name: Callum Kennedy e-mail: forum id: 25576 Submission information: Name of Game(s) Remixed: Super Castlevania 4 Name of Arrangement: Selva Oscura Names of songs arranged: The Forest Of Monsters (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVN8CA-Ufkk) Link to the remix: Comments about the mix: I stumbled upon the Vampire Variations III recruitment topic on the forums, but all the tracks that I actually knew were already taken. Since I never played Super Castlevania 4, I’m not familiar with the soundtrack. However, Forest of Monsters was still available and inspired me, so I threw together a 4 minute WIP and auditioned for the job. Needless to say I got the gig and a few months later my WIP turned into this 7+ minute long monster of prog rock with orchestral instruments, rocking guitars, choir chants, guitar/synth solos and lots of (cliché) sound effects to create the setting of an dark forest. Hence the title Selva Oscura, which is actually one of the places in Dante’s Inferno. Since the only instrument I play is my DAW, I obviously needed some real instrumentalists to replace my midi parts and really bring the track to live. Fortunately both Furilas (bass guitar) and Tuberz McGee (rhythm and lead guitar) offered their help in the VVIII topic and after a few back and forths it was done. Their performances really bring the track to the next level. When asked for comments about the mix, Furilas kept it short and to the point: "I was just happy to be playing. This was a pleasure.” I hope that the listeners feel this pleasure too. Personally I had a blast making this remix and I think it fits the theme of the album and the game nicely. Source breakdown: 0:00 - 0:47 - original intro 0:47 - 1:11 - forest of monsters lead that starts at 0:43 1:11 - 1:35 - forest of monsters lead that starts at 0:05 1:36 - 1:47 - original buildup 1:47 - 3:47 - forest of monsters lead and structure, 0:05-1:43 3:47 - 4:47 - original solo part 4:47 - 5:11 - original break 5:11 - 5:35 - subtle cameo appearance of Castlevania’s “Wicked Child” 5:35 - 5:59 - forest of monsters lead that starts at 0:43 5:59 - 6:41 - forest of monsters lead and structure, 0:05-1:43 with extra harmonies 6:41 - 6:47 - forest of monsters break, 0:37-0:42 6:47 - 7:23 - original outro Not counting the Wicked Child cameo it makes for ~240 seconds of direct source material (with some rounding errors). On a total of 443 seconds that makes for about 54% of source usage so I think it’s enough Cheers, Jorrith

ReMixer name - Mak Eightmanreal name- Max V. Kravchenkoemail address- corp8 at mail dot ruuserid: 32137 Submission Information: Title - "Amputate your metal" (by Pu_freak) Name of game arranged - Wild Guns System: SNES Name of individual song arranged - Boss theme Link to the original soundtrack - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxBGIe00ecU BadAss vol.3 project.Director: pu_freakHello! Pu_freak offered me to remix this source and here I am. Never knew about this game(so as and any SNES games), but pu_freak's request is sacred. I aimed at Therion's album "Theli" from 1997, adding some Rammstein and my own soundings. That track has lot of discussions and disputes about mixing and mastering. That was ended when Timaeus took mixing and mastering job. But.. Some time has pass since then. I learned a lot and wanted to try something by my own way. Here it is. Loud as hell and good to my tastes. THANK YOU! SFME!!!Best of all! Source:

Hi DJ Pretzel and colleagues, I've been following your OC Remix community for many years now, although have not been an active member. I tought you might want to consider my arrangement of "Sweden" from Minecraft as a contribution to the community. I call it "Sleepcraft" because of the relaxing atmosphere it breathes. I made it in my home studio using Logic Pro, my keyboard and my digital Roland TDK12 drumset. I really like the piano original but I felt it could be more emotional by making a "band arrangement" out of it. I tried to keep the arrangement "airy" but at the same time add some drama to it. I've attached the MP3, to my best knowledge it matches your standards. My name is Ji Sung My ReMixer name is Tokio Tribute Sessions (I posted previous mixes on YouTube under that name) e-mail: website: http://tokiotributesessions.com My (newly acquired) user id is: 32554 I hope you like it. Thank you for your time!!! Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrnWituGHTA