Gario

Holy crap you had Shade Man with the Wily 1-1 theme? Seriously, that was all that was running through my mind all week... completely disrupted my thought process for Magnet Man, in fact. Lucky bastard

Uploading mine now - sorry if it's a few minutes late, DS, I needed time to encode it.

Really? I wait until the end because I'm buzy/lazy.

Why is this thread called 'official timeline' when it's yet another fan speculation? These speculations circulate all the time, I don't see what's special about this one.

Wow, that's pretty awesome.

Well that's certainly interesting. I do hope they gave credit where it was due, though, otherwise a load of good it does the site. Still, it's actually really fitting to the show, where it's used.

This morning I almost missed work 'cause my body is stupid and wouldn't respond to my alarm, and it would've been devastating. However, this morning my phone had a special alarm set just at the right time to remind me that it was Darkesword's birthday, and I made it to work at a decent time. It's all thanks to Darkesword. True story. ... actually, it's also my brother's birthday, and that was what my alarm was reminding me of, but since it's DS's birthday too we can all pretend that it was to remind me of his b-day. Happy birthday, man.

Alright, very nice approach with the intro - I liked the hints of the theme that are there. The atmosphere works well as an intro, but won't hold up over five minutes (this isn't a complaint, as you change it up later). I don't know how variable the attack is on your samples, but if you could adjust the attack setting on your samples so there is no fade in for each strike it will help make them sound more human (Not the strings so much, but the woodwinds and such). I don't know if it's possible in Garageband, though. Once problem that permeates the mix is the lack of bass throughout. I hear virtually no bass, outside of the piano strike and a quiet marimba. Some deep strings would really help in this regard, or even bringing those marimbas out better would help. Right now there's no bottom, though, which makes it feel lacking. Arrangement-wise, it's not going to work for OCR. The intro is great, but otherwise it's a note-for-note arrangement of the original. A really pretty note-for-note arrangement, but still far too conservative for OCR. Even still, it's a very nice remix - for what it is I still enjoyed it. For the sake of practice you can spend some time humanizing the woodwinds and adding bass to the mix, but it won't pass the panel with as conservative an arrangement as it is. Love your style, though, and hope to hear more from ya in the future.

The bridge is what I was thinking of - they really stand out, there. Of course it would ruin the effect if they were there all the time, but hearing them just a touch more would make me happy . Really great work on this, though.

Oh we're listening, don't worry. Keep 'em coming, please.

I am very happy with this OCReMix-mas so far. Judging from the preview posted, I have a feeling these next few days are going to be awesome.

Backup vocals are a great addition - if that was Stevo's idea, it was a great one. A damn shame they only make one appearance in the track, though... I'd be a very happy person if they came in, say, whenever you said 'Wake up!' toward the end of the song. Personal preference, though. I think this will be a pass, if you were to submit it, now. There ARE still some intonation issues with the lower leaps, but I don't think they'll be a deal breaker. Overall, this is just a great track; thanks for giving TWEWY some love. If you're comfortable with it now, I'd say submit it. Great work, man. Also, lol @ Caesura & TWEETY.

Holy crap I thought I watched all there was to watch from that guy years ago. Awesomeness.

... I don't see why people have a problem with this song. I always thought it was a pretty neat song, myself. I'm going this week, btw.

Actually, I kind of like this song. Not that I've played a Final Fantasy since IX, so I suppose my opinion on the matter is meaningless.

Oh wow, this thing is pretty massive. I will get through it before Christmas, though - always fun to dive back into Academia from time to time

If it were a stock avatar, I would consider changing my avatar of three years to that. Also, to anyone listening to my remixes in this compo (as well as elsewhere) it should be obvious that this game's soundtracks is one of my biggest influences. No joke.

Means I have to finish the thing in the next week, eh? I'm on it - keep an ear out for me Fishy May as well post my list, here. Crystal World Battle 2 Song of Memories You're Not Alone! Dark Messenger (I just want to see Snappleman get something cool out by next week )

Ooo, sexy remix. Alright, so I've read through the previous 'RESUB' evaluation and gave this a whirl. I think it has a good chance to pass as is, but there are a few points that they might hang you up in this, still. That main lead you use is great in the beginning, but as the track goes on it just sounds worn down and overused. I think you can get away with using the same synth, but as the track progresses change the filters it runs through, allow the highs to come out from time to time, do something to make it sound different as the track progresses. It's great once, it'd be great to return to later in the track, but as the only sustainable melodic line it just doesn't hold up that well over that period of time. I like the extra disco elements. They sounded sex. Toward the middle the track starts to drag. I know you add some really great flourishes to it this time around, but it doesn't feel like enough to keep me going over what is essentially is the same material again. If you stick to similar chord progressions, really cut lose with the melody - it's been played enough in the track where people will still recognize the source, even if what you present is very, very liberal. If you want the melody to stay where it is, have more fun with the harmonies, or truncate the arrangement a bit - people already got the idea the first time around. Essentially, it's a great idea, awesome merging of the sources, in fact - but twice is too much, here. Do something more radical here and people will enjoy it more. I'm leaning on them giving this a borderline pass, as it is. I'd like to see this be a surefire, no-brainer pass. I hope this helps get this one through, since it really deserves to be up on the front page. Good luck, man.

I think most the info about the M:TG group is in this thread. Just in case you were interested in it.

Shit, man, where have you been? Gone from OCR for two years, infrequent updates on your site... it's been an unhappier place without ya, man. This was a really fun rendition of the classic AVGN track; I especially loved the 'Cowa-fuckin'-piece-of-dog-shit' thrown in the middle of it all. I have to agree that the vocals should come out more overall in the track. I love the guitar work, as usual, but we all need to hear those lyrics better for maximum effect Great rendition, overall, and glad to see you putting awesome musics around here again.

The album has my thumbs up. The light textures, the easy to listen to sound design, the crystal synths used for the melodies... it all works wellin the context of a Christmas album. I hope plenty of people have the time to check it out, as it's a pretty relaxing listen, overall.

Well shit, man, I've been going up there almost every other week for the past three months. Now that I'm done with that job you want to start a meet-up? LAME. I could still be interested, though, pending on time restraints that I may or may not have in the future.

Mechanical man, we meet again, eh? One of my favorite sources from the C&C soundtrack, and one of yours too, considering this is the second time I've seen you make an attempt at it. Alright, the saw wave can work well for what it is, but you're going to need a deeper bass to cover that spectrum better. Either that or increase the bass in the current instrument, but I'm speaking from experience when I say that's really, really hard to do while keeping that distinct timbre and/or avoid the mids/highs from clipping to high hell. My personal suggestion (and take this as what it is - a suggestion) would be to decrease (or even cut) the low end of the saw spectrum and add a deep (yet easy to manage) bass to the track. That gives you the best of both worlds - the very fitting saw and a deep, resonating bass that covers the low end well. The beginning sounds like you're having a lot of fun toying with different timbre combinations. While all of them are fun, at 1:10 it feels that the track losses balance of where it should be. For the sake of track pacing you should change the section up about here - you can use the following ideas later in the track if/when you recapitulate the earlier material, so it doesn't sound repetitive. No need to waste the work you've already done - just use it a bit later. Overall, I think some of your instruments (preferably the melodic ones) could use a little more attention to the high end of the spectrum. This will both make the overall sound more complete and make the themes easier to hear. This is a great start to the track. I hope my suggestions come in handy for ya, since I really like the source.

Hey, he's a musician and producer, as well. If he's like to stay because there's a community of like-minded people here then he's free to do so.