Flexstyle

Six days left for the new deadline!

I celebrated the McRib today and didn't even regret it afterwards.

Sign me up!

I have reasons for that! First, the mix with Jason Covenant for the SZRC is still technically in WIP form, since we're going to be redoing it, and Antifreeze got signed to Gamechops, so I'm not really releasing it anywhere else. Banana Revolution is going on my upcoming original album, and it's being renamed to Revolution (feat. Jason Covenant and AkumajoBelmont). I didn't really use enough source in my remix of a ReMix to qualify for OCR posting (I don't think), so I figured I'd give it a second life on my album. Oh, and just so you know, there's some neat bonus stuff when you download the album, too.

Hmm, maybe I should do a live Launchpad mashup of everything sometime. THAT would be interesting, for sure!

Just released a collection of all my VGM remixes on Bandcamp. Free if you enter 0 as the price! If you've been looking for lossless versions of any of my OCR tracks, this is the place to find 'em! https://flexstyle.bandcamp.com/album/press-start-five-years-of-video-game-remixes Also, good grief: can you believe I've been remixing VGM for five years now?

Wowee, looks like a ton of work went into this--nice job, best of luck with keeping it online!

Deadline extended! For those of you who wanted to enter, but haven't, or for those of you who wish to polish your entry or even submit a new one, the new deadline is November 16.

I am suddenly able to come, thanks to the generosity of VinnyMac. CAN'T FRIKKIN' WAIT TO SEE YOU ALL THERE! :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:

Wow. My eardrums are really happy right now--that was fantastic.

Just upgraded my monitors from a set of E-Mu PM5s to a set of Yamaha HS8s. SO PSYCHED. Also been using a lil' iMac alongside everything to do things like multitracking and take-editing. In the pic: - Yamaha HS8 monitors - 2008 iMac - Custom-built PC - dbx 215 graphic equalizer (left over from the PM5 setup) - dbx 223 crossover (left over from the PM5 setup) - Akai MPK49 MIDI keyboard - Novation Launchkey 25 MIDI keyboard - Novation Launchpad Mini (and I've got another on my shelves right now) - Numark MixTrack MIDI DJ controller - Asus UX32VD ultrabook w/ Native Instruments Traktor Audio 2 - Sennheiser E815s mic - Yamaha MG102c mixing board - Audio-Technica LP60 belt-driven turntable Also just upgraded my mic locker, so here's my list of stuff not in the picture: - Audio-Technica AT2035 x2 - AKG C214 x2 - Studio Projects C4 - Studio Projects C1 x2 (one first-gen, one latest-gen) - Shure SM7B - Sterling Audio ST51 - GLS Audio ES-57 - aaaand a Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 to run everything through.

Hey guys, just a quick reminder: this contest is scheduled to be over at the end of next week. Get those entries in!

I love crazy stylistic mashups like this, and Timaeus did a great job on this. Surely EDMF is a thing now, right? (EDM-Fusion, that is.)

Aww yeah, schmoove groovy stuff from Mr. X. The themes are blended well, I dig the flow of the song, love the sound choices...honestly, I haven't really got anything to criticize here. I feel like this could almost have been a DP, and really shouldn't have any trouble on the panel. please don't make me eat those words, guys Anyways. It's fun, it's well-executed, and I've got no problems giving this a... YES

I dig this a lot. The samples are clearly that--samples--but they're used well enough and with enough dynamics that I'm not worried. The arrangement is gorgeous, and I can clearly hear the source in there, but I love the way you've picked the entire thing up and done a much more energetic, driving sort of orchestral arrangement rather than the much more somber tone of the originals. Yeah honestly, I don't have a whole lot to say on this one. There are times when it feels a touch loud, and I'm not sure if that's my headphones or just a rogue frequency somewhere, but it's not enough to bother me right now. YES

Yeah, I gotta say I'm with Chimp here. Most of the song is definitely reminiscent of the source tune, but I'm not really hearing hardly any of the melodies actually in there. This source tune isn't *just* ambiance, either, so there's no real excuse for that. Some of the melodies that are used (that, I think, are new, and not based off of something from the source) are dissonant, as mentioned, too. It's a cool track overall, but I'm just not hearing enough source to keep it moving forward. That *should* be a pretty easy fix, though, since you've got the basis of the track already in place. Add some proper source, and send this back--I look forward to hearing it! NO (resub!)

Oh man, this is tasty! I'm definitely hearing bits of everything in there, nice job combining all those sources. Dat snare is teh thickness, synths are on point, love all the noodly bits. Just a really nicely done package overall. I don't really have a whole lot to say for this one other than.... YES

Aww yeah, I'm immediately bobbing my head to this at my desk. I feel like there might be a slightly harsh frequency during that filtered bit at around the 1-minute mark, but not enough to hurt. Love the tempo changeup and the way you play with the rhythm. I'm with Chimp in that there could definitely have been more to the song, but it's not a horrible way to end. Short, sweet, and to the point. Honestly, you probably could have used more of the source, since this doesn't make use of everything there, but that's not enough to detract either. My only concern is that the voice was sampled directly from the game, and I think I may have found the source used by this remixer: and If someone were to redo those voices, this would probably be just fine, but I don't think Squeenix is cool with direct samples from any of their property. Finally, go ahead and find a better name for your remix than just "Tspeiro Remix." Gotta keep it original, yo! NO, but get someone to redo the voice and you're fine.

Basically what KT said. However, if you think you can blow me away with an unclaimed song on that list, go ahead and send me a more-than-50%-completed WIP (PM or email me), but I've got an EXTREMELY high bar of quality for this project. Cheers, y'all!

I probably won't be making this unless I can somehow raise the $600 I need for plane tix PLUS the money I'll need for food and board. That's likely to be a four-figure sum overall, and I just can't swing that on my budget right now.

Yeah, we'll see. I'm already past the number of tracks claimed that I *have* to have, so we'll see if anyone else picks anything else up.

Oh man you guys. You have no idea how psyched I am for this album to happen. Let me just give you a taste of what this might look like with this here spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VwVsJ2-y-5FYiugrxIADgQBPz_w2XlgtfvBdAIv2tyE/edit#gid=1205607856

quick, someone post this song on LimeWire and credit The Doors instead of the actual ReMixer.

I hope I don't have to give any sort of truly meaningful analysis on the source usage, because really all I can say is that I heard everything and it was there and you used it and it was elaborated upon properly. #runonsentence Anyways. Definitely a very dreamy feel, mix is plenty clean, piano could stand to be humanized a bit more, but that's not going to stop this one from going through. Really, anything else I say here is just a formality, so let's cut the noise and give a verdict. YES