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Just to tide you guys over, I've included one of the bonus tracks off the album in my latest podcast. GET EXCITE. (also, search for the podcast in iTunes and subscribe to it, if that's your thing.)

Thanks, guys!

and this is what happened: http://soundcloud.com/flexstyle/zircon-just-hold-on-flexstyles

Bump, for great justice! C'mon, guys, I know finals are nearly here, which means you can definitely start thinking about entering this contest. Right?

Got your email and replied to it last night, 4L. Just checking in to make sure you received it.

Curse you, Jimmy! I was doing so well at saving money. Now I really want to buy the game. Must...resist....

I do this all the time for tracks that I can't find a MIDI for. Saves me so much headache.

Sent you a message. Definitely interested.

Voted! You're tied for the lead now--c'mon, OCR, let's make this happen!

Piss off. Enjoyable stuff, TGH!

Quite likely, depending on when they were actually recorded. Remember, I'm not talking about cassette tapes. I'm talking about big, massive reels of tape, the sort that gets used in recording studios all over the world to this day. Heck, I'd bounce some of my tracks to tape if I had the money. Sound is much warmer and has much more character than digital recording.

Keep in mind that in the past, nearly everyone recorded to 2" tape. We didn't always have Pro Tools, y'know! A lot of artists still record this way even today. So, they could have recorded the tape at one speed, then played back at a slightly different speed when mixing, and then sent that mixed-down version to another tape for mastering, which was then played back at another speed . . . you get the picture.

A guess off the top of my head would be that the tape used for mixdown was played back a little faster than it should have been when creating the digital master. That's just an educated guess, though.

New episode. Features A_Rival, Knife Party, halc, WillRock, The Foxglove Hunt, Shnabubula, and Radiowar. http://podcast.flexstylemusic.com/site/ep0015/

Love it! This brings me some almost Beach Boys-y vibes, but also that Weezer lightheartedness as well. Love it, downloaded, and I'm definitely checking out the rest of the music from this crew!

This is the best Snoop VGM mashup.

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).