Flexstyle

Recruitment is going quite well thus far.

To me as an indie music fan, I definitely trust Bandcamp more than CDBaby, mostly because Bandcamp is so stinkin' easy to work with both as a listener and an artist. They're very upfront about what they're doing, and how much you get, and how you can download your music (hello, Apple Lossless!). Plus, Bandcamp has a stellar system in which artists can recommend music they like, which is actually how I've gotten most of my Eye of the Storm downloads (thanks, zircon!). tl;dr Bandcamp has better download options and is easier for artists and listeners. Also it has massive indie cred. Bought the album, and I'm looking forward to listening to it!

Why not? Literally the best deal you're gonna find on the internet for payments, aside from building your own site. Guarantee you're not making much off of iTunes sales in terms of percentages. Also, I'm not buying it unless it's on Bandcamp.

No BandCamp?

I too enjoy Liquid DnB quite a lot, so I'm looking forward to this one. Alright, here's the thing--this is going to be a case of several small things combining to push this in the wrong direction. My main nitpicks are as follows: - The kick drum is too damn high--in the mix, that is. Doesn't need to be QUITE that in-your-face, and it becomes a bit distracting, especially when compared to the smoothness of the rest of the track. - The track is a little sparse in places where it really begs for a fuller sound. The intro had me thinking it'd be all atmospheric and cool when the beat dropped, but there wasn't so much as a pad to be found, just a short stab bass and some other little arpeggios. I love the processing on what's there, but I think it could use some more to it. Add a bit of drum breaks in and out, get some more synths going so that the song keeps moving well. - Repetition. I got to about 2/3rds of the way through the song and I was like, "hey, we're done now, right?" Nope! Still going! Wiiiiith little to no variation, musically. The drums, too, are roughly the same the entire time, without so much as some fills to keep it interesting. It's *ALMOST* there. Just needs a touch more TLC before I'm okay signing off on it. What's there is delicious, and I can see why it's gotten some love already. To get this to a passing level in my book, this shouldn't really take you more than an hour or two in your DAW to finish off. I look forward to seeing it back soon! NO (please please PLEASE resub!)

I nominate the for best, most expressive single theme of all time. Goes through several movements, hits you with a WIDE range of emotions, incredibly well-orchestrated.

Aww yeah, One Hour Conquistadors, baby! This is probably one of the very best songs to come out of that competition.

OMG Chimpazilla dropped an F-bomb! What is this world coming to? Anyways, yeah, I'm gonna concur with the above--this is a very well-done mix. Never gets boring, even with the length and sparse source. I think, if vocals were to be added, they'd have to be some sort of impassioned spoken-word-ish version of some of the internet creepypasta that's floating around. As it stands, though, the music tells a good story without a single vocal note in there. Production is clean and instrumental parts are good--my only nitpick is that the drums are occasionally a bit unrealistic in terms of timing (there's a spot around the 2-minute mark where several hats of the same velocity hit at EXACTLY the same time as the kick does), but that's minor. Nicely done with this source, Brandon. YES

Alright folks, this is officially underway. KingTiger and Timaeus222 are my co-directors, and I'll be contacting my first list of mixers within a week, I think. The way recruitment for this project is going to work is I've got a list of mixers in a document, and I'm going to rank them based on my own private criteria (mostly consisting of skill and availability). I'll go down the list as I get confirmation or declines from people. If we end up with open tracks after everyone's been contacted, I'll open 'em up for claims, but remember--I'm really picky. Stay tuned!

Do Shreddage X owners get any sort of additional discount, perchance? I mean, it's a good deal either way, but figured I'd ask.

@ Bejack: You mentioned that maybe the journey is more important than the destination, and I think that's why I still enjoy so much of my own music from even so many years ago. See, I can still listen to it, warts and all, and know that I learned something from it. There's something in that song that made it better than the last one, either because I tried something new, or because I polished an already-in-use technique. Occasionally I have a pleasant surprise, too, and hear a song that I go "wow, I made that? Really?"

I make music that I like. What's the point of making it, otherwise?

I just plain like this track. Yeah, it's not the most extravagant or polished remix ever, but it just works for me. I'm not even sure if I can really vocalize why that is, but here we are. I love it! Passable production? Check. Passable arrangement? Check. Greater than the sum of its parts, as stated above? Definitely check. YES

I think it's kinda a national holiday here in the US, so I somehow doubt there's actually going to be a Talkback....

I'm gonna cast my vote alongside Larry and Shariq. Those drums definitely need some TLC. While you're at it, there's a harsh high-mid frequency in the guitar tones that I'm hearing, which could definitely stand to be toned down. The arrangement and playing chops are definitely all there, though, so this should be a pretty easy fix. If you need help with getting those drums down pat, the Workshop forum can probably help you out quite a bit! Looking forward to seeing this back soon! NO (resub!)

Psychonauts. The Meat Circus can go boil itself.

Are you trying to import the MIDI file straight from FL, or are you opening up the piano roll and opening the file there?

Pssshhh, Larry, you're just an old fart. I love those kicks and think they're swell. I dig this quite a bit. I'm especially a fan of the way you nod to the original source in some of your background instrumentation and FX--that chuntering, rhythmical low triplet sound effect, the fakey choirs, some clangs and stuff for good measure. Good stuff! Let's see--no production beef, no arrangement beef--yep, looks like I'm ready to sign off on this one. My only possible flag would be that Squeenix is usually a bit unhappy with people ripping sound from their games, so I'd be careful with that intro bit. YES

Chimp, you've clearly never listened to much UK Garage / 2-step. This is actually a fantastically-produced example of the genre, in terms of soundset, production values, etc. Here's my beef, though: this is basically a background track, and it wouldn't be out of place in the game itself. It sounds like it's mean to loop, and therefore doesn't go through the full arrangement stages of a full song. If we could get a version of this that had a more prominent structure to it--maybe do some soloing, get some good ebb and flow going, which would also help elaborate on a sparse-to-begin-with source--then I'd be totally fine with passing it. Basically, all I want to see is this, but with elaboration, and with an actual start/stop to the song--none of this wishy-washy fadeout stuff! NO (please resub!)

Here's the thing--those drums are just bugging me. Putting aside the fact that they're the FPC defaults, which I hate, there's a much bigger problem: I'm not hearing any sort of humanization at all. The patterns, while well-written, are locked to the grid and have no velocity variation at all. The rest of the song is pretty strong--the guitars are on point, and I dig the Mass Effect-esque breakdown arpeggio synths. The lead unison synth, like Larry said, is kinda weak, but not a dealbreaker. The arrangement is good stuff, so no complaints there. I'm not going to be upset if this makes it through anyways, but the drum humanization is something that I would REALLY love to hear fixed. Getting that synth lead squared up (no pun intended) would help, too, if this song does end up going back for another round. NO (resub!)

This is a tough one for me. On the one hand, this is a great arrangement, very catchy and head-bobbins-y. On the other hand, there's a crowding in the midrange that's really distracting me throughout the song. The balance between the crowded, overcompressed midrange and the relatively-lacking low end is really not doing it for me. The strings are all fighting for space with the horns, which are fighting for space with the organ...you get the point. I think this can be fixed by just lowering some volumes, and doing some clever volume automation throughout the piece to give each section its due time. Also, while we're at it, if we could get that little string bit that Chimp mentioned fixed, that would be greeeeeaaat. /meme I'm not going to be upset if this gets through on arrangement quality alone--which is something it has in spades. However, I'd really love to hear a version of this that has the midrange smoothed out, and the low end given a bit of a boost. NO (resubmit!)

:banghead::banghead: <-- those are not frustrated bangheads, but rather the most metal of headbanging bangheads that could possibly be. There are a couple of nitpicks, I suppose--the drum solo sounds a bit weird to my drummer ears, and the song seems just a bit dry and not terribly well-placed in the stereo field (a bit narrow), but that's stylistic 'n stuff. Folks, this song will put hair on your chest. YES

I'm cool with signing off on this one. The overcrowded mids that were bugging me so much last time seem to be smoothed out. Still not a fan of the uber-mechanical drums, but it's a nitpick at this point. Get this sucker on the front page! YES

Backed! I believe in this project and in the music. Hope it goes through!

Is this the version I mastered? Because if not, I can't tell any difference between my version and the one posted here, haha. Anyways. This is one of my personal favorites off of the Cid album, and it was a blast to listen to it over and over during the mastering process. Fantastic stuff, Argle!