Gario

Alright, spent all day today getting this done. While making this one, I couldn't help but think... Gario defeated Sixto! Gario gains B. Crusher (Bit Crusher)! ... cause I learned how to crunch the sounds in this mix, lol. This is probably the highest quality production I have to date, so be prepared.

Well the way I look at it, it's possible for me to perform Guile's double crouching sweep with a controller. I do NOT see myself being able to perform that technique using motion sensors (not without breaking my own neck, anyway).

Happy birthday! Shame you didn't come to the Las Vegas meetup - then I could've came up with something more clever than 'Keep making jawesome guitar remixes!!1!'. ... but I can't. Keep making jawesome guitar remixes!!1!

Shit, I don't know. The Mayans should've been usin' the Gregorian or Julian calendar, because let's face it - if they were we wouldn't be in this whole '2012' mess, would we?

As much as I've thought about it (and REALLY want to go), I absolutely can't, due to family issues + financial strain (mainly family issues, though). I hope y'all have a great time, and perhaps I'll see you there in 2012 (if, you know, the WORLD DOESN'T END!!1!).

Balancing the lead 'guitar' onto the left ear was a bit annoying, but otherwise it sounded like it blended much better. Center it and I think that instrument is in the clear. The Unreal/Deus Ex instrument at 1:52 sounds like you could lower the attack on it by roughly 20ms. A softer entrance would help it blend greatly, and it would clear up the section in 2:24, too. All the 'strike noise' is cluttering that section needlessly. Otherwise, soundin' great. I understand you're looking for a critical ear, though, so gushing about how I've loved this track isn't going to do you any good. Let's instead make the final push to the front page!

Only time I heard it was in 'Dumb and Dumberer'. I think that alone sums it up.

Is it an awesome video and great little technique you've got going, there? Yes. No doubt, it's great. I've seen this sort of thing done by a collegue of mine a while back before (with sax), and it was neat then, too . Will it make it on OCR? Perhaps, but the J's are probably not going to take the sophisticated performance technique into account - only the sound will matter. Fortunately, the sound is pretty tight, too, so it has a good chance of getting on there.

Great little ditty, there - always be sure to perpetuate VG music in the academic world every chance you get! Love the name, too .

I think the J's hit it pretty well, particularly with that lead. It doesn't seem to fit the rest of the mix. Either change the effects on the sample (or the sample itself) so it sounds more 'in tune' with the atmosphere, or use it more often so overall it sounds 'appropriate'. Either way, it creates an unsettling imbalance, as it is. Turning it down a pinch is a must, as well. Yeah, turn up the master track, if they say so. I'm sure you will . Well, the J's are pretty enthusiastic about it, so I can't wait until you make the changes you need to and get this one posted - it's a pretty sweet mix. If I didn't already mention it, it's one of my favorite sources in FFIX, as well .

I'm sure you could, Rozo, considering you remixed it not two weeks ago . Hey, you could always look at his submission to the GMRB submission (link in the pic) - it might give you some ideas for the source, there, since he just worked with it. While you're there, check out the other stuff, too .

Interesting - you started at the end of the source, nice change in pace, there. The metal is causing some compression and tuning issues, now. When adding new instruments you'll need to remix all of the other instruments so they all balance better ('remix' = mix all of the channels again... confusion on a site that uses that term differently so often ). The guitar sounds a little flat, as well, so tune that up a bit. Yeah, I'm sure the guitar is causing the clipping, but be sure to scour the mix again and check for any area that might be clipping and fix it. From what Rozo said earlier, it seems that you're capable of fixing overcompression issues and clipping, so just systematically go through the mix and fix it all. As for the arrangement, there's one big problem with it - the mix seems to stay in one area of the source for too long (a.k.a. the entire mix). Feel free to expand out to the other sections of the source. This will make it sound less constrictive. While I didn't hear the old mix, this one does sound close to being acceptable for OCR, arrangement-wise, so I'm going to guess you've changed the arrangement quite a bit on this (it's still conservative, though). I like this tune. This remix isn't too shabby, either. Keep it up.

The ice casting sound made me orgasm. Fuckin' great, there. Well, certainly don't have too many complaints about the production on this one. The only comment that I can see is that it seems the thematic elements are too far into the background, and the overall sound seems a touch heavy in the lower mids, to my ear. That might be an artifact of the genre, though, so it might not be a problem. I can't recognize the source immediately. It's there, don't get me wrong, and it's clear enough (well, it will be once you get the melodic elements closer to the front of the mix), so I don't think the source usage is too big of a problem, yet. What I mean is that you took a tune that everyone and their mother knows by heart and really spun it on it's head, in a good way. In fact, I think I'd get upset if I started to hear the more familiar elements of the source get introduced (like that very, very, very overused texture that they play in the background - great texture, but overused in any Zeal remix). Be careful not to overdecorate the melody over time, though - that's really your only connection to the source, so if it's not recognizable you're going to get hammered by the J's on it. Great rendition of a classic track. Keep it goin'.

Don't forget X7, there (perhaps not equal, but still represented ). I guess that means MMX has consistently awesome music, doesn't it?

Holy crap, seriously. I hope I broke that streak for at least a while .

It's nice to work from pure inspiration while you have it, but on your off-time I suggest cleaning up what you have, production-wise. There's a lot of good sound coming out of this track, but it needs some work with the production to really have that come out. Lower the volumes of some of the instruments. The balance is just crazy right now, because of a few instruments that fly out of the mix. Bring them down to more acceptable levels. EQing the highs out of a couple of the lead instruments would be a good idea, as well. Obviously, there isn't nearly enough source in this track for OCR. Less obviously, the intro takes too long to get to the material. Either shorten the intro or incorporate the source better into your mix, if you plan on submitting sometime. I really like the soundscape of this track, and making it a dance-trance is a neat approach. If you need ideas, try polishing up what you have right now, production-wise, and all the while listen to what you have in there already. You never know - there may be a texture or something that suddenly sticks out that you decide to run with. Good luck with it.

I had my first one today. They're alright, but... well, other than the novelty, I don't see why they're seen as anything more than a large chicken mcnugget patty covered in BBQ sauce. Not that it's a bad thing, or anything.

I dunno, I kinda like it.

Wow. I've been waiting for this one for almost two years, now (you started this one waaaay back in January 2009). Hell, I even remember this one being called the mix of '09, a while back. I don't care what other people say, I think the singing is perfect, for what it is. A little rough, yeah, but the style is perfect. The lyrics are surprisingly touching, when you listen to them (even in the context of a Dr. Wily song), and the peaks & valleys are set up perfectly. The soundscape was always a strong point in this one. From the start I could tell this was going to be something worth waiting for. Alright, enough gushing praise. It's a good track, people. Listen to it.

It took me a minute to understand what this was, but when I did I couldn't stop laughing . That fucker does make Invincibility a bitch to get, though. Wait, on the Wii? Meh, oldskool is oldskool - perhaps I'd care if I still had a Wii to play it on.

Adler's book is alright - it goes over what instruments can do and why instruments may have trouble performing certain things, like any other orchestration book should do, and it does this quite well. Really, though, the art of Orchestration comes from listening to orchestral music and developing a taste for timbre combinations. Tell me how the 'Midi Orchestration' book is, though - I'm sort of interested to see what take they have on the subject.

Mmm... I can hear the improvements to this one, and they're all for the better. I think the additions of source where you've added is perfect, and I think the J's will be alright with it, as well. The ending is better than the last track, although personally I don't think it meshes well with the rest of the track before it. It's not bad, on it's own, but it's noticeably different from the rest of the music (noticeably calmer, less gritty). I think you can get away with it, if you don't mind it much, but that's how I feel about it. It sounds damn sexy, otherwise.

Zuh? I never said that . I didn't even say that people should keep the source usage over 50% of the music, and be sure that straight source use stays under 80%. Liontamer did.

Oh yeah? Well, tonight I'll dine on Rozovian soup! After I have Sixto salad, that is.

I suspect you didn't unregister when you nuked the comp... You're probably going to have to contact the manufacturers and tell them the situation - you nuked the comp without unregistering the program. I don't know how well it'll turn out, but it's worth a shot (as long as you have the serial numbers and such, I suspect they'd unregister for you). As for this compo... well, you're probably SOL, unfortunately - I don't see the registration problem being fixed in a few minutes/hours. You could consider using Audacity or Reaper if it's an issue of mixing guitar parts, though... but I can't say what you're doing exactly, so I can't say.