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My day has been made. Agreed, there were quite a few great mixes which came out of this compo. I'll second Mirby--Synthesize This! was one of my very favorites from the entire compo, but that'd be just the tip of the iceberg in terms of how many great mixes there were in here. I'm also really proud of my teammates' tracks; I think they turned out rather spectacularly, if I'm allowed to say that. Dunno if I'll ever have the time to do something like this again...aw, heck, who am I kidding? I'd totally jump on it if I thought I could squeeze it in sideways. Nice work, everyone!

Finally got everything installed (only took me THREE DAYS, haha), and I have to say....EWQLSO PLATINUM+ IS EXCELLENT. Love it so far! Also, Sweetwater was quite possibly the best online purchasing experience I've ever had.

Great stuff, everyone, thanks so much! I've got the speech as well-prepared as it's gonna get at this point, but feel free to keep posting your thoughts here if you'd like.

I'm planning on mentioning SCV, Mass Effect 2, and Street Fighter Turbo HD Remix. I think for this crowd, Super Meat Boy and The Binding of Isaac may be a bit too "underground," sadly. There are probably several other games that I could mention as well, but SCV/ME2/SFTHDR are the biggest ones I can think of.

I'm giving a speech tomorrow for my public speaking class, and the constraint given by the teacher was that it had to be on some sort of sub-culture or community. I think OCR definitely qualifies as that sort of thing. So, what's one thing you would tell someone who has never heard of OCR? Besides, of course, the obvious "there are awesome video game remixes here!"

Usually a combination. I'll noodle around on my keyboard for a while, then take the best ideas I came up with and piece 'em together in the piano roll.

This, exactly. I didn't see that as a writing error--I saw it as a way of conveying the thoughts in the head of the man and his wife.

What I got out of the rant is that he wants to main total creative control over his music, rather than let any ol' label badger him into collaborating with a big name just for name's sake. Also, he was really touched by that short story (which is definitely a gripping one if you go and read it).

I think, officially, once a thread has been mod reviewed, it's up to you as to whether or not you want to keep it as mod review. Other mods may or may not chip in at their discretion. I've seen some tracks get the full gamut of mod review heavy-handedness, and others slip through the cracks. Personally, I'd leave it for a couple more days at least; because the judging process takes so long, a few more days really won't hurt you at all.

Hey all, thread-res-ing here, got a brand-new episode of this podcast out and would be chuffed to bits if you'd take a listen! http://podcast.flexstylemusic.com/site/ep0013/

<MODREVIEW> Oh man. I love this so much. Just a couple of minor nit-picks: - The off-beat (and I don't mean tempo, I mean the position of the musical bar it plays in) harmonica/accordion/whateveritis sound that starts around 3:12 needs to be nudged so that it lines up a little nicer with the rest of the track, timing-wise. - A little bit in the very ending sounds just a tad chaotic (too many musical ideas at once) and could be transitioned a bit better, around 3:34 or so. Other than that, I got nothing. The mix is nice and rich, and for this genre you don't have to be perfect, IMO. Gotta keep some o' that down-home authenticity in there, which you've done very nicely. Also, absolutely love that "booty appreciation" whistle at the end, had me cracking up over here. Really good work, and I want to see this on the homepage in the not-too-distant future. I personally think (aside from that timing issue I mentioned on my first bullet point) it's a winner as-is, but a couple more opinions won't hurt. </MODREVIEW>

I'm a graduate of the Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences, an audio engineering school here in Arizona, so I'm semi-serious about being in the music industry in some capacity or another. Because it's such a flaky proposition, though, I'm currently going to college for a major in Management Information Systems, which is basically a one-degree-fits-all for either business management and/or info tech work. I have nearly as much experience with computers as I do music at this point (and I've been learning/practicing music/audio in some fashion or another for about 13 years at this point), and I'm currently "employable," as it were, in the IT field because of my helpdesk and freelance IT work. However, I've made enough money off of music (especially as a producer for singer/songwriters) up to this point to where I think I could get away with doing music full-time in some capacity or another at some point in the future.

As the Facebook likes and album sales trickle in, the prize value slowly goes up! Although this might sound pathetic, I can happily say that the value has increased by $13 as of this morning. Want it to go higher? Buy some albums and invite friends to like my Artist page on Facebook!

Went ahead and grabbed EWQLSO Platinum Plus for meself. Can't wait to use it!

Score! Soundcloud has graciously donated some excellent prizes. Check the contest page for details!

I maintain with a passion that ska should never have died the death it did back in the early '00s. Thanks to this song, I'm sure the genre still has some life left in it--I love it!

RESULTS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED! http://flexstylemusic.com/wp/frostbite-contest-results/ Some of you may remember the previous remix contest I held a while back, which our own PrototypeRaptor ended up winning. I got about 50 entries, some of which were incredibly excellent, and I'm hoping to repeat that sort of success here, and perhaps even surpass it. Here's the deal. I've got this brand-new song out, called Frostbite 2012. Of course, it's a self-remix of an older song from my Eye of the Storm album, entitled, of course, Frostbite. The new song is a wubble-heavy dubstep remix of the melodic/progressive trance original, and I've got a remix contest going on for this whole deal. Rules, loop package, and details are HERE. "But Flexstyle!" you say. "$50 is a pretty measly prize package, you Stingy McScrooge!" Yes, unfortunately, I don't have much money to give. I'm a college student, after all. However, I do pledge this--every dollar I get from album sales on my Bandcamp page between now and the contest deadline will go toward increasing the value of the prize package(s). In addition, in that same time span, for every five likes on my Facebook fan page, I'll add another dollar to the total value of the prize(s) I give out (up to $150 extra, "like" count starts at 317). UPDATE: The folks at SoundCloud have graciously donated some fantastic prizes. Check the contest page for more info! Do you have what it takes to conquer Frostbite?

Done--hopefully I didn't throw too many variables into the written answers!

For anyone that cares, the OST is fantastic. Well worth the download, as posted earlier.

In that case, here are a bunch more soundtracks: Machinarium BigBot Audio Drop A.R.E.S.: Extinction Shatter VVVVVV

Not quite the same genre you were requesting, but these are all brilliant: Starcraft II soundtrack Return All Robots! soundtrack Bastion soundtrack To The Moon soundtrack Those are just a few of my very favorites right there. I can add a whole ton more, if needed.

Not tuning in. Don't like ponies.

I can't believe this thread hasn't been made yet, but today is the birthday of the illustrious Mrs. Aversa, formerly known as Pixietricks here on OCR. May the coming year be kind to you, Jill, and may you have many more excellent days such as this one! zircon stealth edit: Perfect timing to unveil Jill's new website! http://www.JillianAversa.com/ After MANY revisions and reworks we've finally finished this. It's much cleaner, sleeker, faster and better-organized than her old site, not to mention actually updated with all her recent works, collaborations, photos and videos. So check it out! :D

I approve of this thread. http://soundcloud.com/flexstyle I'm fairly active, usually posting once a week or so.

I approve of this podcast.