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Yikes o__o Those images are just for the thread because I was bored and wanted to make it look pretty so you guys would all have something to look at while we finish up the project. Anything for you guys ~<3

Hahahaha, soooo much caffeine. And the puns... they were just bad at first but like anything, they've got a way of groan on ya' Seriously though, this must be one of the first times that a lot of the backend album work has actually been done in person, and it's infinitely more fun that way Mike's been totally awesome throughout this whole process, giving me rides, allowing me to crash for up to 2 or 3 days at a time at his place, showing me all sorts of cool places to eat, and generally keeping things entertaining... it's been one of the best parts of the whole album experience For a guy who hasn't even played DKC3 to dedicate that much time to making songs, fixing other songs, mastering things, and making sure the final release package is as stellar as it can be is pretty commendable. tl;dr Flex is a pretty awesome dude, give him money or something!

But if you mix the two together... add some broth, a potato. Baby, you've got a stew going.

That's it We've now got a WAV for every song on the project, mastered and encoded as an MP3. However, since Baha still isn't back yet and he obviously needs to hear the final product before it's shipped to evaluation, I've decided to allow the next 2 weeks for any fixes to be made. If you wish to make any changes to your final WAV for this project, it must be done in the next 2 weeks or you're out of luck! Spread the word, we're moving on after that!! EDIT: MP3 semi-final pre-eval packages are being sent out right now, please check at LEAST your own songs and make sure they're the correct version and that you're happy with it! These next 2 weeks are your chance to speak up if you're not happy with anything before it goes into eval! Hope you all enjoy!

Sub this shizz, it sounds great dude

Wow yeah, totally missed that you updated this one. Since we don't have any queue system for Mod Reviews, it's really easy to miss updates like this when the song is updated so quickly so don't be afraid to PM somebody. This sounds good to go though, it's not the most ambitious mix and the production/arrangement leaves room for improvement, but I'd pass it. Can't wait to hear where you go from here

You know, listening to your mix, the connection wouldn't surprise me at all x) I always come up with the weirdest visuals to accompany your song in particular, it's such a trip This is kind of a tangent, but I'm a very visually-oriented person so with almost every song, I come to associate it with a color, gradient, or pallet... I love how when I listen to this album straight through, I end up seeing every color dozens of times throughout the whole experience. For example: Mono, your track is kind of nebulous to me but it always comes out sounding like a pale, mossy shade of green to me with some whitewashed earthy hues mixed in. Not sure if that's because of the personal object/setting associations I've made with your song, or if I just perceive certain tones/instruments/moods the same regardless of the context of the song. I dunno if anyone else views music in this way but I thought I'd share that since it's something that I'm pretty sure I've done ever since I was young when I started seriously listening to music. Game music is weird because the game music is inseparably tied to the environments they're originally used in... I wonder how my visualization of the DK3 soundtrack would compare to someone who's hearing it for the first time without ever playing it... Maybe some of the remixers on the project who haven't played the game could chime in on this? I swear I'm completely sober right now.

I think now would be a good opportunity to announce that the whole album was actually made while totally stoned. Think about some of the track titles here. "Intoxica," "mojo gogo," "All Mixxed Up..." "Funky's Joint?" I'd sure like to get me a fresh bowl of 'Spanish Jitters'... Search your hearts, you know it to be true. Yeah, I figured most of you would understand, but I'm really trying to get something nice to share with y'all as soon as I can in the way of a preview or something like that. Not having anything to tide the wait over with sucks... before I was directing this I was right with you guys F5'ing the DKC2 thread every hour looking for updates, and I must have listened to their preview hundreds of times. I know what it's like, haha

Not much to report, we're still waiting on Enchanted and a few other semi-optional songs. The video is delayed because of Drew Gourley's lack of computer, which I think should not be a problem anymore. Trust me dudes, I'm bored too. I'm off working on a bunch of other projects right now because there's literally nothing to do here until a few people get their stuff done. I've got a 95% tagged/encoded batch of songs and I'm about halfway through my evaluation of the project, so I can't really think of much else that can be done by me :\ I'm trying to push as much as I can without sacrificing the quality of the end product. You'll thank me down the road when this project releases (later than expected, but still) and these last few tracks are on the project in finished form, they're going to be worth it. Same goes for the preview that Drew's working on. I'd rather wait and release something awesome than do something half-assed. Sorry for the delay everybody It sucks and we're getting lapped by a bunch of other projects, which pushes our release window back further and further everytime another project wraps up... all I can do is promise you it'll be worth it even more than you could expect from the previews and tracklist that we've dropped so far.

We've actually got everything mastered, the project is pretty much done now on the music side of things. I just need to pick up the last 3 WAVs from Cyril that he's mastered and then I can formulate a tentative release package to submit for evaluation. I'll probably hold off until Bahamut returns from boot camp though, so he can put his seal of approval on it. But yeah, things are good This project's almost done.

This... is so cool!! Keeping this *chills* What's with that super-distorted crunchy percussion (?) that comes in later in the song though? That doesn't sound so good to me :\ It's kind of a sore spot in an otherwise-chill song that should pass without much trouble whatsoever. What's going on there?

Yes, this is exactly what I'm trying to convey; your samples aren't the best in the world but you use them in a way that makes them enjoyable and appropriate. So yeah

Awesome album man, I've had this EP and various WIPs for it on loop pretty much non-stop over the last week as it's gone through development. I'm really impressed with how quickly this came together, considering the quality. On another note, I'm really glad to see ambient/IDM making a bit more of a splash on OCR largely thanks to your contributions to various projects and albums. Can't wait until you're able to release more of the songs you've been working on; Theo's got an absolutely killer body of work that won't be heard until the release of various OCR projects, but this should give you a damn sweet taste of what's to come Happy 25th, Metroid!

In this case, it's mainly just the guitars - it's not really anything you're doing wrong, per-se, but they just don't sound completely legit either. They're definitely passable thanks to your great sequencing, but it's apparent that it's a sampled guitar in the end. Short of picking up guitar and learning it for yourself, I don't think there's much you can do, I wouldn't sweat it too much. You're working fantastically with the sounds you've got at your disposal. Your synth choices sound fine to me, by the way

Yeah, I feel like a broken record here but this is really nice. It's very much in the same boat as your other songs: some average-quality samples coupled with some really nice production and a stellar arrangement to make something that totally clicks. Nothing is standing out as under the bar to me, I'd say this is good to go

You've got some damn funky sounds going on here, but if you're looking for submitting to OCR, I'm afraid this isn't really interpretive enough. It feels more like a funki-fied cover with some neat sounds that make it an enjoyable listen, but this wouldn't get past OCR's bar IMO. As a personal note, I also feel like the lead you've got playing the melody is pretty weak and doesn't really give the listener much to grab onto.

Shhhh, don't give them hope that this project will actually get released one of these days

It sounds like your sequencing skills are improving quickly, but your samples are still bringing this down. The piano sounds pretty nasty, particularly in the low-mids, and the other samples still feel pretty MIDI-ish to me. Your bass isn't sounding very rich either, it feels like it's coming through only in the lowest of low frequencies. Your arrangement is sounding really nice though, I think with some proper polish and a boost in sample quality across the board, this might have a chance. Hate to say it, though, but it's still well below the bar as-is. Improvement, though

Huh, thought I already covered this a long time ago. My bad. I really like what you've got going on here, it seems just about ready for primetime. You've got a lot of diverse synth sounds filling out the sound pallet, and the diversity and quality soloing/lead writing makes for a very interesting mix. Drums aren't amazing but I think they'll do in a pinch. That drum-only transition about 2/3rds through the song really breaks up your flow in an unpleasant way though It feels kinda pasted in and doesn't feel natural. In addition, some of your leads don't feel quite as up-front as they could be. I don't think you'd have a problem boosting them up just a little bit here so they're more prominent. Arrangement-wise, it feels pretty much fine aside from that weak transition, though I wouldn't mind a bit more variation on the part at :20 and later in the song, like Phonetic Hero said. Pretty good stuff overall though, I think this one will amount to some small tweaks and then it'll be ready.

So, uhhh, you wanna claim a bunch of tracks on my Yu-gi-oh! project?

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