Flexstyle

TBH I'd still NO-RESUB anything that was this blatant of a copy-paste. Gotta show some effort for arrangement, can't just make half a song and then double it up!

First track back on the j00jtrain! I read the above opinions and came in here expecting to hear something wildly off key and rough, vocally, but that's not what I heard. Yeah, this is definitely not going to be everyone's cup of tea (hi, vocal haters!), but I think the performance is given with a great amount of intentionality and drive behind it. The B-section of this thing totally rocks -- that bass is doing fun things to my posterior movements and the guitars chug with appropriate amounts of [[insert METAL HORNS here]]. Drums are obviously sequenced/grid-locked but effective and cut through well enough. Loving the hand percussion throughout. The vocal mix doesn't bother me -- this is clearly a "vocal as instrument" sort of application here and I'm not fussed about being able to decipher the lyrics when the *feel* of the song works so well. This is OC ReMix front page material if I ever heard it! I clearly heard source tune material woven throughout the track -- nothing terribly ground-breaking here, but the connection is there. 'Scuse me while I go charge at some enemies with this blasting over the loudspeakers....
 
YES

Finally! I can’t tell you how long I’ve been waiting to see this site align with my values as a professional musician. Looking forward to my payouts in that sweet, sweet bitcoin. 

Finally! I can’t tell you how long I’ve been waiting to see this site align with my values as a professional musician. Looking forward to my payouts in that sweet, sweet bitcoin. 

Finally! I can’t tell you how long I’ve been waiting to see this site align with my values as a professional musician. Looking forward to my payouts in that sweet, sweet bitcoin. 

^ doesn't get the joke.
 
also vocal haters are so 2005, c'mon, get with the program.
 
I enjoyed this, especially with the Zappa-esque stylings. We need more of those around here.

just gonna chime in here and list what I use:
 
MAIN RIG: Neumann KH120 + KRK Rokit 10s sub (medium sized room with a bit of treatment and a lot of odd angles)
SECONDARY RIG: Kali Audio LP-6 (small, boxy bedroom, but lots of furniture so is reasonably dead)
 
The Kali Audio LP-6 set is some of the VERY BEST bang-for-buck I've heard, at least from my initial listens. Super clean for the price.
 
I love my Neumanns, and I plan on never getting rid of them. I've been able to mix some great stuff on em. My Kali set is brand-new and I'm still evaluating them, but the sales rep who steered me away from Genelec and into the Neumann set -- who has turned out to be completely correct -- was singing the praises of these Kalis quite effusively, and thus far I'm finding that they sound great. Have yet to do a proper mix, so I'll report back on that whenever that happens.
 
Here's some example tracks from my Neumann+KRK setup:
 
 
 

No.
 
Don't wait until you're educated in music theory. Just start making music, and then read up on some basic music theory so you can know what you're doing wrong and what you're doing right. If you've never created music digitally before, just focus on making your DAW make some sound. Put some loops in there, learn how to record a MIDI sequence (or just draw it in the piano roll), learn how to record yourself if you're an instrumentalist. Start from there. 
 
Welcome to the rewarding world of music creation!

Howdy, OCR forums. I'm directing a project for OverClocked Records that is similar to OCR's Super Cartography Bros album, in that it's working with short, recognizable themes and turning them into EDM tracks. I need someone who thinks they have the killer studio chops to take a short theme and turn it into an EDM (house, dubstep, future bass, riddim, etc.) banger. What's more, you need to be able to pull this off in the span of a few weeks. If you think you're up to it, send me a sample of your work, and let's talk!
 
There is no payment up front, but this will be a commercially-released album with royalty payments.

Not sure if this tidbit of advice will help, but here's how I finished American Pixels. That was a 5+ year project, tons of excitement at the front-end, and then it turned into... work. And here's the problem, I have a family and a full-time job, so I kept hitting the snag where I'd work all day, spend time with the family, have a pocket of free time at night, and then... not have any energy left. That, or there'd be this sense of "yay, I have time to work on music... and oh no, I feel obligated to work on that project and I'm really not in the mood..."
So, that happened over and over, and occasionally I'd have a magic day off (holiday, whatever) where I'd get a wonderful 4 hours in a row to myself... and during those moments, I could tap into the creative juices and get it going again... but man, those little magical windows were rare. Like, once every few months rare. It got really frustrating seeing an album inch to completion in those sporadic bursts.
The answer for me: wake up earlier. I'd set my alarm for 4:30am, be in my studio by 5am, and get in a solid hour, hour and a half every morning. My brain wasn't yet tired from the day job, I was rested and fresh, and the stuff that seemed like work before now seemed fun again. And, it actually helped my happiness level, so even though I was sleepy, I was giddy at work considering the progress I made in the early morning hours. And then I just had to ride and chase that feeling until things were done. It was tough to get started, but then it became strangely addicting.

Hey gang, I had the privilege of playing a set during MAGFest this year for OCR's Community Showcase. If you missed MAG (or heck, if you just want to hear this set again), then here ya go!
 
 
TRACKLIST:
01. Flexstyle - Optimist Prime
02. Flexstyle - Do Yoshi What I See
03. Flexstyle - Crypt of the Necrodancer Lobby Theme
04. Desert Catz - Greedbuilt (Flexstyle & @KingTiger)
05. @PrototypeRaptor - Deep Sea Bass
06. Instant Remedy - IR-Type
07. Flexstyle feat. @Nutritious - Unfinished Legend of Zelda remix
08. @DDRKirby(ISQ) - Fortitude (Flexstyle Remix)
09. PrototypeRaptor - Last Dance
10. Disstopia - It's The End of the World As We Know It, And I Feel Fine
11. Dan Bull - You're Special!
12. PrototypeRaptor - C.H.E.E.T.A.H.
13. Tyrone Hapi - Cantina Band

Hey gang, I had the privilege of playing a set during MAGFest this year for OCR's Community Showcase. If you missed MAG (or heck, if you just want to hear this set again), then here ya go!
 
 
TRACKLIST:
01. Flexstyle - Optimist Prime
02. Flexstyle - Do Yoshi What I See
03. Flexstyle - Crypt of the Necrodancer Lobby Theme
04. Desert Catz - Greedbuilt (Flexstyle & @KingTiger)
05. @PrototypeRaptor - Deep Sea Bass
06. Instant Remedy - IR-Type
07. Flexstyle feat. @Nutritious - Unfinished Legend of Zelda remix
08. @DDRKirby(ISQ) - Fortitude (Flexstyle Remix)
09. PrototypeRaptor - Last Dance
10. Disstopia - It's The End of the World As We Know It, And I Feel Fine
11. Dan Bull - You're Special!
12. PrototypeRaptor - C.H.E.E.T.A.H.
13. Tyrone Hapi - Cantina Band

Texas would be SO MUCH MORE DOABLE for me than the MD/DC area currently is. Could potentially even just be a long road trip for me, forget flying, haha. Color me interested for sure.

Hey gang, I had the privilege of playing a set during MAGFest this year for OCR's Community Showcase. If you missed MAG (or heck, if you just want to hear this set again), then here ya go!
 
 
TRACKLIST:
01. Flexstyle - Optimist Prime
02. Flexstyle - Do Yoshi What I See
03. Flexstyle - Crypt of the Necrodancer Lobby Theme
04. Desert Catz - Greedbuilt (Flexstyle & @KingTiger)
05. @PrototypeRaptor - Deep Sea Bass
06. Instant Remedy - IR-Type
07. Flexstyle feat. @Nutritious - Unfinished Legend of Zelda remix
08. @DDRKirby(ISQ) - Fortitude (Flexstyle Remix)
09. PrototypeRaptor - Last Dance
10. Disstopia - It's The End of the World As We Know It, And I Feel Fine
11. Dan Bull - You're Special!
12. PrototypeRaptor - C.H.E.E.T.A.H.
13. Tyrone Hapi - Cantina Band

No.
 
Don't wait until you're educated in music theory. Just start making music, and then read up on some basic music theory so you can know what you're doing wrong and what you're doing right. If you've never created music digitally before, just focus on making your DAW make some sound. Put some loops in there, learn how to record a MIDI sequence (or just draw it in the piano roll), learn how to record yourself if you're an instrumentalist. Start from there. 
 
Welcome to the rewarding world of music creation!

What I'd call the "base usable" version of FL is a mere $199 (Producer Edition). This will get you several usable plugins (including flagships Sytrus and Maximus, plus GMS, etc.) and the entirety of mixing and sequencing capabilities. With what's included in here, you'll have more than enough to get started making music with a wide palette of tools.

This is still one of my personal favorite OC ReMixes of all time.

And it was probably my favorite Christmas gift of the year!
 
I'm in as well. Hoping to get someone with a creative list this time, too!

I've got a bunch of projects that use various EWQL (multiple patches) and various Kontakt (multiple patches) all the time. No issues. Win10 pro, updates, drivers, all good to go.

This is the OverClocked PodCast, a weekly dose of video game music and conversation from OC ReMix.org! 
This week we dig up the story on Crypt of the Necrodancer: OverClocked with EDM mastermind Flexstyle, brush up on our Capcom history with an episode of Root Note, and sing that very publisher's praises in a Playlist that actually doesn’t have very much Mega Man!
Direct Download: https://ia601500.us.archive.org/27/items/OverClockedPodcastEpisode52_201702/OverClocked%20Podcast%20Episode%2052.mp3
Next week's Playlist: Water music
ReMix ReWind:
Super Mega Ultra Pipe House - DDRKirby(ISQ) Fight Against a Somewhat Delicious Cake - WillRock Just One Wish - Doc Nano Club King Bowser - bLiNd A Yo'ster Sunset - Amphibious Oyster Me Timbers - Hylian Lemon & Phonetic Hero In-Tune Interview with Michael Birch (Flexstyle)
Crypt of the NecroDancer: OverClocked Root Note: Capcom
-Europe - Wasted Time, The Final Countdown, Montage -Iron Maiden - The Trooper, Montage -Deep Purple - Burn -Jethro Tull - Black Sunday -Tony Macalpine - Key to the City -Yngwie Malmsteen - Liar -Joe Satriani - Crushing Day -Marty Friedman - Saturation Point -Beatles - And Your Bird Can Sing -Steely Dan - Reelin' in the Years -Thin Lizzy - The Boys are Back in Town -The Rippingtons - Earthbound -T-Square - Faces -YMO - Rydeen -Casiopea - Navigators -Mega Man 2 - Woodman, Dr. Wily 1, Airman -Street Fighter 2010 - Planet 1, Area 3 -UN Squadron - Round 7 -Mega Man X2 - Bubbly Crab -Chip n Dale Rescue Rangers - Zone J -Mega Man X - Spark Mandrill The Playlist: Capcom music
Main Theme - Rockman Xover (KyleJcrb)
Battle Music 1 - Devil May Cry 3 (SquarEvil)
Congratulations Everybody - Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (MajorThird)
Theme of M. Bison - Street Fighter II X (Eino)
Abandoned Memory - Mega Man 10 Image Soundtrack (FenixDown)
Past, Present, and Future Perfect - Originally from The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages, ReMixed by ProtoDome (genghisdani)
Mansion Basement - Resident Evil: Director’s Cut (Stephen)
Into Free ~Dangan~ - Dragon’s Dogma (Bryan)
Bumper music:
Late Night Sneakin' - HappyBivouac Jet Set Groove #3 - Hideki Naganuma S.E. Tape - SEGA Oldies But Happies - Hideki Naganuma The Concept of Love - Hideki Naganuma  Like It Like This Like That - Hideki Naganuma S.E. System01 - SEGA Extra info:
Twitter: @OCRpodcast Bryan: @LordMeldorr Stephen: @StephenKelly180 Discord: https://discord.gg/KJfvAuF
Email: podcast@ocremix.org
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ocremix
Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Ivb42azxllrsxwg7zavtptcho2i

iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/overclocked-podcast/id1057063792?mt=2
Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/overclocked-podcast
RSS: https://feeds.feedburner.com/OverclockedPodcast
OverClocked ReMix is dedicated to the appreciation and promotion of video game music as an art form. Learn more at http://ocremix.org/info/About_Us!
View the full article

Odai, thank you for your input. 
Question guys, is the processor for option 2 stronger than the processor in option 1? I'm confused because the processor in the 1st option is i7 which seems better than the second option which has i5. But the second processor is 3.2 GHz while the 1st option is only 3.1. 

Flexstyle, thanks for your input. I'm going with pro tools because every studio I've ever gone to to record, they all use pro tools. It's the industry standard and I just want to be able to get on the same page as everyone. 

I've got a bunch of projects that use various EWQL (multiple patches) and various Kontakt (multiple patches) all the time. No issues. Win10 pro, updates, drivers, all good to go.

I'll second the recommendation for EWQL. I have the Platinum Plus version, but the Silver or Gold version should be all you need. Really high quality samples, and pretty easy to make a very realistic sound.

+1 recommendation for this! Good vidjagame remixes, good drinks, and lots of excellent arcade cabinets.