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Wes, you can't play guitar. Stop posing.

(edit: found the best one) Nice birthday!

I wish I had Kontakt. Alas, poor is I....

If you can actually pull it off, I look forward to hearing what you can do. This site needs more hardcore/happyhardcore mixes.

Emu, we were promised a status update and there is no such thing given right now. You slacker.

<twocents> I've never pirated any software that I use in my productions. Everything I've ever used in my life has been either bought at full price (very rare) or purchased on a severely-discounted sale (the majority of my software). Everything goes on sale eventually. If you're patient and learn to use the tools you have available to you now (freeware plugs, etc.) you'll be that much better of a computer musician when you're given the fantastic payware tools via your hard-saved money and some timely sales. </twocents>

Roz: Should be tons of bass in the mix (custom pseudo-808 FTW), but maybe I'm missing something in the low-midrange. I'll see what I can do. Also, I'm actually pretty happy with the lyrics as they stand, since I think getting posted makes for a fitting conclusion. Gario: I'm flattered!

Seeing as how June is Boss Month, I thought I'd give tribute to the first boss I ever faced as a 6-year-old gamer--Moskito, from the original Rayman game on the PC. If you're looking for the source tune, .Now, I'm sure many of you are familiar with The Lonely Island--you know, the Andy Samberg-spearheaded comedy music group. You may even be familiar with their song " ." You may now be connecting the dots in your head--"hmm," you'll say to yourself, "did he really do a VGM remix while parodying and/or ripping off the style of a ? No, surely he didn't."Oh yes I did. ---------------------------------------------------------------- LYRICS: Hit the forums (like a boss) OCRemix (like a boss) Get ideas (like a boss) June is boss month (like a boss) That should do it (like a boss) Pick a source tune (like a boss) Open FL (like a boss) Stare blankly (like a boss) Get annoyed (like a boss) Find a MIDI (like a boss) Add some VSTs (like a boss) Slap some drums in (like a boss) Submit to panel (like a boss) Wait a year (like a boss) Get rejected (like a boss) Workshop time (like a boss) Get some tips (like a boss) Make it better (like a boss) New arrangement (like a boss) Gain some confidence (like a boss) Submit again (like a boss) More rejection (like a boss) Aww shoot man, I’ll never get posted, I hate the judges Man up (like a boss) Go to college (like a boss) Music major (like a boss) Four year degree (like a boss) Cap and gown (like a boss) Grad with honors (like a boss) Dust off computer (like a boss) FL Studio (like a boss) Sick arrangement (like a boss) Rad production (like a boss) Submit again (like a boss) Wait another year (like a boss) Pass the panel (like a boss) More waiting (like a boss) Hit the front page (like a boss) OCRemixer! (like a boss) --------------------------------------------- TO DO: - Change the strings to resemble the guitar line in the source - Re-record the first intro voice to negate the nasty mic-popping - Record an outro, a la "Like A Boss" - Possibly add a fake horn, a la "Like A Boss" - Polish up the "guitar solo" - Mix up the beats a bit so it doesn't get boring - Get some feedback from everyone here - Send some faxes (like a boss)

If you're using FL, the method that Skryp and Neblix mentioned works fantastically. I use it a LOT myself. Great for adding a bit of pseudo-humanization to a piano lick or something.

I say quality + quantity = winning.

This is my current favorite cover/remix of the Angry Birds theme. http://youtu.be/7UCm6uyzNE8 And I'm totally doing a dubstep remix if I get the extra time.

Uh, WINNING. This is an excellent song, and that dubstep stuff adds a lot of character without going overboard. Ace work, Jordan and Ashleigh!

If I recall correctly, the most recent version of Safari was playing nice, too. Just FYI.

Y'all at Space Whale may well have hit something great here. The game is addicting, the music is excellent, and it's just strange enough to stand out! Nice work.

Listening to the album preview on Bandcamp (and I'll prolly download it, maybe donate if my bank account isn't sitting too low) right now, and I digs this album of chippy goodness quite a lot!

I lol'd. GTA: Don't worry, when I actually get down to making a mix, I get it done in a couple days at most, generally speaking. I work quickly, once inspiration hits. You can ask Emunator to verify this, if you must, and I'm pretty sure Hylian knows I'll get my work done on his project, too. Bear in mind that I (and a bunch of other people, I suspect) am finishing up a grueling semester of college in which I had the misfortune to take 17 credit hours and am almost-failing one very tough class. I also work part-time, am about to start a full-time summer internship, and have lots of other "life" duties as well. Cut me a bit of slack. Also, do consider this--I'm prioritizing projects in order of when deadlines hit, and the Oracle project still has a lot of deadline left. Bear this in mind as well--I'm not totally devoted to OCR, music-wise. I have other projects. Some of them I get paid for, and some of them have much tighter deadlines. OCR is a hobby that I happen to be really good at. My post urging everyone to hurry was meant to be in good fun, hence the ":-D" at the end, as well as the prominent use of the word "y'all." I'm a bit surprised that someone who's not even a project artist, let alone director, is calling me out for not working on music that is entirely voluntary (and which I still have every intention of completing). tl;dr I'm cranky because I have too many finals and some guy who doesn't make music is calling me out for something I didn't do. Also, Brandon is funny.

Y'all (and by "y'all" I mean "y'all who haven't finished yer tracks) need to get yer butts in gear. I wanna be able to have this project mastered by the time I have to go back to school! With the way summer flies by, you'd better just be safe and finish up NOW.

Virtual analog doesn't get much phatter than Sylenth1.

I'll prolly wait 'til the Bandcamp release, since I loves me some ALAC files, but congrats on the album!

I'm planning on doing a couple remixes eventually, since Rayman (a) was my first game I ever really played seriously and ( I love the soundtrack too! We'll see if I ever get around to such a thing, but believe you me--I want to see more Rayman remixes too!

Small, eensy-weensy, all-I-can-afford donation sent! <3 OCR.

This probably isn't quite what you're looking for, but about 5 miles from the ASU main campus is the school I graduated from, the Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences. It's a place that specializes in audio engineering and recording--the technical side, not the musical side. Now, as a graduate, I can say that it was one of the best things that happened to me as a producer/engineer/musician, but it's not for everyone. They do include sections on video game audio, music business law (contracts 'n such), and digital recording, but they're also VERY focused on studio recording for the most part. As a sidenote, GO DEVILS!

Here's another (stellar) cover of Eleanor Rigby.