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Stick to one remix per post, man, and don't link to your own remix when commenting on other ppl's remixes, unless you want to be considered annoying. You do get a thumbs up for linking to source for reference, tho. I'll just comment on the first one now. It's full of redundant sounds that just clutter up the soundscape. I think I get what you were going for but the execution is lacking. You should drop volume by half on most of them, or remove them entirely. This actually reminds me a bit of Hoboka's style, both in concept and execution, maybe even in genre. Some of the good parts, most of the bad parts. Indivdual track mixing is better, but overall mix is way worse. Also, the drums seem ill matched to the tempo sometimes. You might want to reconsider using that right-panned hihat. As it's currently panned, it's distracting, tho that could also be sample-related. Arrangementwise, I recognized enough of the theme in it to say it's good on that part. Now you need to clean it up, get rid of the clutter and fix the drums. And see if you can find another server. Tindeck and Sendspace are pretty decent ones.

In case someone didn't notice - our forum is back up, and we'd like everyone to post their wips again so we know who's still alive and awake and aboard and so on. Speaking of which, me and Usa, we want to hear your wips so we know where you're headed and can tell you if we want something like that in the project or not. it's better to do that before you've done two-three minutes of material, so show us your pre-wips! For other info, read the first post.

Seems like every remix I do is a Zelda one. At least on the WIP boards. Here's the ALttP light world overworld music. It's arranged following the backing instruments rather than the lead melody, for most part. How submittable is this? What did I miss? A Link to oldest version A Link to the older version A Link to the old version A Link to the newest version I've got online A Link to midi for reference (403: find the link under the first point or copy-paste the link) edit: Note that these verisons are kind'a outdated by now, I'm working on the final submittable version now. Thanks for all the feedback ppl!

Here's some advice - pick ONE that you're working on and need feedback on - and link that IN THE POST. Ppl are generally not keen on clicking themselves to another site and there looking for the remix links. Especially since both the listed works are at the lower half of the page. Tho this is one of the better sites I've seen, tho. Tosin se ei vältämättä auta. One Must Fall, didn't listen it through as I don't have my headphones right now, seems like it never starts. I know how no-drum works are cool, but they still need something to carry them, they need some variation. Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest Battle theme, skipped some of it. Suffers some of the same problems as One Must Fall. There's some crazy synth work here that reminds me of both Final Countdown (and Mustin's little homage in YJFD) and steel drums. I realize this might be your style, but this needs more direction. So pick one you're working on and want feedback on, and we'll get you more in-depth feedback on that one.

I don't generally record much guitar, not quite skilled enough to make it sound tight enough, but I could put together a list of AUs I find useful... And, once my memory upgrade arrives, install that and LE8 and try out Guitar Amp Pro. We'll see if I get around to it. Wow, my last post sounds like an infomersial. Buy now and you also get, for free, a bottle of carwax. But that's not all, you get this amazing set of frying pans for no cost whatsoever! And that's not the end of it, you get a multi-device remote control (batteries not included)... *ahem*

Let's start with the bad stuff, because that's easy. There's not much to list, I mean. First and foremost, you need a better ending. The drums seem to become a carpet towards the end. The repetition at 0:30-0:38 could need some more variation. The following repeated sections as well. Okay, that's the bad stuff. This is some of the coolest usage for pretty simple waveforms I've heard! Dunno how close to source this is, but it's real cool regardless. Make sure to finish this! Really.

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On Mac, use Audio Units. GarageBand and Logic both use Audio Units, effects like VSTs. Some are synths/samplers, some are audio effects. I'd recommend Camel Crusher followed by the standard Guitar Amp effect. Tweaking those two right gives you loads of different sounds. "Audio Unit". Google is your friend. Better yet, Logic Express 8 now comes with Guitar Amp Pro, and the whole package is just 200 bucks (means you get lots more than just Guitar Amp Pro). Haven't tried it yet (waiting for a memory upgrade to arrive before installing), but from the looks of things, it's a big step up from the already decent Guitar Amp in GB.

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"...och sen ska han skjutas..." Sorry I know no english equivalent, but AnSo should find this amusing enough.

Ain't this made with GarageBand? Aside from not all sounds fitting well together, and lots of it sounding pretty stiff, it's not bad. As a first try, this is pretty good. This could turn out kind'a good, if you'd move stuff around and try them out with other instruments. Whether you actually play an instrument is irrelevant, you play sequencer now. Learn to use it and make good music with it. OCR is more a re-arrangement community than a remix one, so stuff being interpreted is something of a requirement. Some pointers: The bass needs more bass, use the EQ but don't overdo it. The trumpet is terrible. Not just as sampled, but as sequenced. Give it more life, vary the velocity, screw up timing slightly, stuff like that. I recall GB having a volume-like automation: pressure, velocity, or something, in the menu with modulation and sustain next to the sequenced notes. Learn to use that. Listen to real trumpets and other brass, and woodwinds as well - copy that! 00:48 needs more punch and more crash. Try out other drums. You know you've got five octaves of drums, you've used some of the upper ones. Try other drums for the 00:48 part. Set volume/velocity. The shaker is way too loud (and every note is the same, vary velocity). 0:58, the guitar - vary velocity. Really. Good luck remixing!

The first minute went by all too quietly. It's not bad, but it could use a little more volume. Two minutes, still no loud part. 2:15, there's one, if it counts. 2:29 too. Chop off the last 20 seconds or something. It needs to be louder, but other than raising the master slider, I've got no improvements to list. It's soft and pretty, and certainly listenable. I like it.

This is beautiful. What else can I say?

Skryp's right. Too much phaser. It's cool to have a phaser on a pad or something, but it's all over on this one. But this is a pretty cool, laidback piece, I like the swing hihats. The melody is drowning, you could use a more prominent instrument for that, like a pad with shorter attack and release - and no phaser! Better yet, a kind'a soft lead instrument. But I can hear you're not finished with this. Work on the length and progression of it, tweak settings and try out different instruments for different parts, then start worrying about fixing stuff. Don't forget to come back and show what you've done.

I seem to have heard an earlier version of this. This is all neat. It's not repetitive, and I hear nothing I could improve, other than the sampled guitar. The mix of orchestral and rock is really cool, and would really benefit from a real guitar. It might be a little too long, but it's listenable. I found the old thread. Yeah, there's improvements all over, this is YESable stuff, methinks. The guitar still bothers me. Dunno if you can, but try recording the slow solos yourself. BPut the guitar amp effects on a separate master (set the channels to only go to the buses), and route both audio guitar and sampled ones to that one. I'm just guessing, but it might work. Still, this is YESable, says I. Good luck whether you submit or keep working on it! Good job!

Cool idea. More advice for filmmaking, ignore if you know what you're doing: If sunny, film in the sun. Otherwise you'll get too dark people or too bright a background. If possible, use a big giant white something to reflect sunlight into someone's face so he/she doesn't have to stand looking right into the sun. Repeating for emphasis: TRIPOD! Use headphones to check audio. Remember to take some extra footage to use when cutting. Cars passing by is a good transition from one scene to another, if the cars stops somewhere, it's even better. If you can use the car you're all going in, do it. It's time-consuming, but it'll look good. Better to have the footage and not need it than need the footage and not have it. Have fun and good luck!

I grew up with mac, cuz my dad worked with dtp back in the early 90s, and evidently saw it as more important to get a work machine than a game machine. Yeah, there's not much gaming for mac, but nowadays, most macs come with iLife (including GarageBand) so if you wanna do "creative stuff", "get a mac". Moving from trackers (whatever there were for mac) to GB was a huge step up in quality for me, and now with Logic, it all just works. It's not like macs don't crash or are overall superior, but it's rare for me that the whole machine crashes, and only once have an entire hard drive been lost for me. And that was ages ago. But, whatever works for you is cool. Mac works for me, and I recommend it.

Seems like I can post to thread again. Yay! Anyway, we've shortened the first post. The full tracklist is gonna stay secret for now, hidden in our private forum. Which, btw, is moved. Check the first post. Liontamer, djp, zircon, someone... I can post. What happen?

But hey, Kirby essentially just a head with feet and... either thumbs or ears. Can Kirby djp?

What if Kirby ate the judges?

Too tired to check source. Dude, what kind of ABBA thing do you have with the guitars in the intro? I can see why lyrics would fit. Man, I can't comment on this, can't find any flaws except the sudden ending. It's all good.

I agree with FZNA about your instrument choices, although their processing is a little weird. This is interesting, but not quite good. It's not bad either, tho. The heavily processed piano playing in the bg is a bit too heavily processed, you've got an lfo-run cutoff filter of some kind, notch or band, I guess. Too heavy. Your original drums at around 2:00 and forth, they're a good addition. Add more, move stuff around, and see what happens. It is really not much more than a midi rip, so now comes the first challenge - re-arranging. Then comes mixing. Both can be difficult, but that's how you learn. But this ain't a bad start. Come back with more original content in it, more innovation, more interpretation of the original piece, and better processed tracks, I wanna hear what this can become.

Bad recording, but nice song. Dunno how much is your interpretation and how much is source tune, but I guess you played everything so there's some level of interpretation in everything. It's a nice piece, enjoyable, although a bit repetitive, it could use some more rhythmic work and intensity variation. Didn't hear much of a dramatic curve in it, so you could play it with a story in mind, a story, or part of one that begins as you begin playing, and ends as you cease playing, but it needs a beginning, a middle, an ending. And if you're gonna submit it here, you have to record it better. Import either audio or MIDI (I recommend midi) to the computer and add reverb in any decent sequencer or audio editing software with effects. With MIDI, you'll either need the synth/keyboard connected as you play, or sampled piano as soundfont or something. Probably comes free with any real sequencer nowadays. Good luck!

Hm.... Kraid in 4/4... Prefer the original time signature, but it's not important. The second section from the source tune has some key issues, the bass is in the wrong key. Other than that, only the repetition and the "empty" sections in between (and the last note!) really bothered me, arrangement-wise. The bassline is nice, but needs more variation... and the key sorted out. Drum samples are ok to my ears, but need more processing. They could also use some fills, and more hihat action. Other instruments sounds unprocessed. Listen and compare to the good stuff on ocr, stuff in related genres. I'm being a bit unfair, I think those are well above your level. Unless you can plug in a real guitar, you won't get it to sound like that. But aim for their quality, both in terms of arrangement, and production. For example, you could make your guitar sound something like this. So, practice, and come back with a better version. Learn to listen to your own works critically and learn to fix whatever flaws you find. Good luck and make sure to come back, I've seen a clueless newb become a decent remixer in under six months. It's possible, and I wanna see it again, sooner if possible. Nice job so far!

This would be the perfect song to play when I'm trying to sleep on the bus. Seriously, this is cool. Nice background sounds, one sounds like a vocoded... something. The remix is varying. It's simplistic, but not bad. Really enjoyable. The guitar could need some more velocity variation, but that's about all I can say at this point. And from around 3:00 forth... great. I was typing, didn't see the timecode... That was just perfect, perfect ending. No big grande finale, just... an ending. Fitting perfectly with the song. The judges might disagree, but that's probably because the submission standards dictate more foreground-oriented music. Still worth fixing up a bit and submitting. I dunno how much of this is straight from source and how much isn't. I'm too lazy to find out. That's something you know better. I've got nothing to say about the production side of it either, it sounds good to me, but production isn't my forte. Overall, this is a highly enjoyable background tune, but not as much as a foreground one. Whether that needs to be fixed or not to get a YES from the judges I don't know, but it's really enjoyable already.