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Oh don't worry, I plan to . I need to get my gas money to get home somehow.

I don't know about too many places out there, but I was intending on going to at least a few casinos while I was there. I'm assuming, since we're out there, there'll be at least a few people interested in the casinos there, so perhaps a night or two at the tables (or whatever your game is) could be planned? Just a thought

I took a stab at the Woodman track years and years ago (before I knew anything about this program), because it's just a great track. I second this request.

If you're looking for a specific remixer to remix a track, why don't you just PM him and make the request? I don't think posting in here saying 'it would be cool if bLiNd did a remix of so-and-so' will get you nearly as far as a direct request, there (unless, of course, bLiNd just so happened to walk in here and take the request). I like the stuff posted in here, though (especially Zylance's track - I don't see even bLiNd making one much better than that, imho). The Gogetails22122 track is really fun, too .

You can resubmit music as much as you'd like, just be sure that there's some real substantial improvement on the track if it was rejected without going to the panel, since that generally means it has a long way to go. Now that I'm here, I guess there's no harm in taking a look at it, here... My guess is that your e-mail looked a little like this... That's my guess, and here's why. The samples you've used (particularly the 'real' instruments) just don't cut it, as they are. They just sound too fake, overall - the strange string swells, the hard reverse cymbal, the static piano, bells, etc.. I don't think it's something you can fake by messing with the attacks, delays and volumes, either, since the samples sound pretty fake. Get some new samples (I'm sure there are some free samples out there that could work better than you've got here). After that fact, the production is pretty sloppy. There's just too much going on in the soundscape throughout - it creates all sorts of hard clipping (that's the constant 'fuzz' that we're hearing, there), You need to clean out the instruments that don't need to be there and open up the space better. The mids on the master track seem exceptionally high throughout, amplifying your soundscape problem. Turn the mids down, raise the highs a hair and it'll clean up the sound considerably. The drums are too... repetitive. They need to vary far more than they do, now. The arrangement, while it DOES have a few interesting and neat original ideas throughout, overall it's just too close to the source. I'd say it's at about 15-85 ratio, when it comes to original vs source. This site looks more for roughly 30-70 to 50-50, in it's mix (the numbers are made up, but work well as a rule of thumb, here). You need to mix up the source material a bit more to make it here on OCR. It needs quite a bit of work, but that's not to say I didn't enjoy it. It's actually pretty neat, with the orchestra + guitar. It's just not there yet. If you want to go for it, there's a good place to start again. With enough work OCR will accept a resubmission - look at Black Panther's recent track and realize it's a double resubmission, there. He got rejected TWICE before it was finally posted. May his determination be an inspiration to us all. Good luck with it .

Hey, this thread has been made before (It's pretty old, but a relevant necro isn't a bad thing, here ). Enjoy it in all of it's noobish glory.

I'm keeping a list of how many Laguna remixes are coming out in the WIP forums, this year. I think the count is close to 8 or 9, atm... I love you, man. I can't blame anyone, though - it IS a sweeeet source to work from, lol. I'm really considering making a 'Laguna' remix album from all these remixes coming out on here. As for the remix itself, it's a completely different approach to the track than anyone else has taken (which took me completely by surprise, here). The quality of the sounds are pretty good and the arrangement is fairly interesting. It's like a spiritual version of the source, which is interesting and fairly enjoyable. The soundscape is pretty quiet on this one, although because of the sound you're trying to get out of it it's fairly difficult to fill. It does need to be filled, though - otherwise it sounds unfinished. I highly recommend filling the emptier parts with some ambient sound (trees rustling, perhaps, an animal chirping/making noise, etc.). That way the soundscape will fill out in a non-obtrusive way. The volume is pretty quiet, due to the soundscape. It won't get too much louder, either, if you want to keep the sound you've got going, here. A little volume with some limiting could take this to a new height, here . It's a touch repetitive, overall. While I hear all of the variations you're doing, there, the theme you use doesn't change, nor do the harmonies. It makes the piece pretty static and numbing, after a while... I personally think it's great like that as a ambient track you'd play in the background of something else, but not as something you'd sit down and really listen to on your own. The J's will hold that against you - OCR doesn't really want ambient tracks on there, if that's what you're shooting for. The synths+guitar are a bit lame, here, compared to the instruments you used. Fortunately they aren't too prominent, there, so it doesn't take too much from the track. Some more subtle sounds may be the way to go, there (like a few of the background synths I hear, periodically). I like it. Keep up the good work. It's not quite an OCR track, but it's actually pretty nice, for what it is.

It just clicked - Brandon is going to Las Vegas, too, and he has my request. Thus, I have a message for him. YOU BETTER FINISH THE REMIX I GAVE YOU OR I WILL KEEEEEEL YOU WHEN WE GET THERE~!!! That is all. Time to get back to fretting about MY unfinished remix .

I can't say how much I've appreciated this site, considering it pretty much outlines exactly what I've believed about video game music most my life. The community adds, rather than detracts, from this, which is pretty amazing. I'm looking forward to what it'll bring in the next few years, peeps - see ya there!

... fuck yeah.

... those are some pretty random critiques, No Escape. Hey, Soundcloud isn't THAT bad of a host, really - he changed it from before, which I appreciate. IF he does get another host, though, I'm an advocate of Box.net. Meh, host wars isn't something I'd get into now, though. And lulz at the shameless recruiting.

But... but I DIDN'T make that joke, see? I said I wouldn't!

Haaaappy birthday! I'd say something trying to be clever but it's actually lame like 'Keep doing circles around them remaxer WANNABES', but I won't. I promise.

I'm glad that I'm a wanted man. It feels so terrible not being wanted.

Meh, I did alright last year (with even less time) so don't worry about me too much, BP. In fact, there'll probably be quite a few late comers, so don't worry about it too much. I better pull through, or Rama'll kill me.

... Damnit, I wish the OCR BC album would've thought of that date. It's already a pretty epic album, but some members (a.k.a. Me) can't seem to get their act together and finish their stupid track for it at that time. Ack, well now I've got BC on my mind. Time to break out the NES and play it again.

Hell, I'm pretty much bringing my entire sound studio with me (in the form of my laptop)... doesn't mean I'm going to do too much remixing while I'm there, though. Oh, and Diotrans, don't take your guitar on an airplane... .

...AAAAH HA HA HA! That's the... um... 7th or 8th Laguna remix I've heard in here, this year. That's freakin' awesome. All that aside, let's hear what's goin' down. I think you've merged them together pretty damn well, here. Not quite flawless, but pretty well, nonetheless. Some of the notes don't work too well together (like at 0:54), but it's a pretty damn good arrangement, despite the few odd areas (especially the great little ditty at 2:58, lol). The soundscape is very hollow, throughout the track. You really need to fill it out with pads, strings, textures of instruments... whatever fits your fancy. It's just too hollow, atm. The drums are annoyingly repetitive. Some of the synths are piercing, but that might be blunted after the soundscape is filled out a bit more. I think this mix is hilarious, myself, and it has some potential to be a really great remix on this site. The arrangement is freakin' brilliant, but the rest of it is lacking, atm (production, instrumentation, mastering). I want to see this happen, bro. If you don't continue with it please submit it to OLR as is... Actually, submit this version to OLR, right now, then continue working on the track, because it's just too awesome as it is not to do that.

FUCK... you remembered. I'll get something good out, don't fret! I'm toying with some ideas, right now, so it'll come to be before the deadline . I'm trying to get a project song finished before Vegas, as well (which is coming along very quickly, now), so... yeah, I'll get on it soon.

If you want some room in your car I can split the load. We're all going to the same place in the end, after all.

Perhaps it's too mechanical. Try varying the frequency of the cycles as well as the amplitude and see where that takes you. For example... ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~~ ~ ~~~ ~~... (Pretend the ~ is a cycle) Making it come in slow and build into the faster part will make it sound more realistic for orchestra instruments (they generally need a little time to adjust to the bend). For guitars samples it's probably better to start somewhere closer to the faster cycles, but try to vary the pattern, even (and preferably) a little at a time.

Heeeeere's some comments from me, before you submit it . First, before you submit anything you think is ready, give it a day or so with the 'Mod Review' tag. It helps to have one of those guys come in and tell you what they think. The mixing is pretty strange on the latest version of it. It seems as if you want to emphasis some random elements in the track... randomly, at the cost of more important instruments. For example, the guitar seems to be in the middleground for the track, then when the piano comes in it takes the foreground over. Perhaps the piano was even intentional, but if that were the case then you need to separate the important notes on the piano itself. Things just sound like a wash of sound, atm, because of the strange mixing. While it seems you've played it safe with the production (not really a bad thing) I suspect you could use a bit more in the highest & lowest end of the EQ, to give it some flavor. Not too much, though - as you know, clipping is bad . The arrangement isn't bad, although a touch on the conservative side. I think it's passable, though - no need to worry about it. The guitar + piano were really quite nice. I likes it. The mixing/mastering of this track will take it to new heights, if you work on it. Clean it up, put it in Mod review and see where that takes you.

WOAH! Great job on that one! I'm pretty sure I'm going to keep up with your episodes, there - I've loved those videos for some time now. Glad to see it'll be a consistent thing from you, from now on. Woot.

Pitch bends would be nice, and unlike the 'Modulation' button it's a fairly consistent function. Try using that for the slides + bends. I used to do it all the time for my old MIDI's, and do it now for my RSN files.

Yeah, Stevo's with me. It seemed to work out well enough. Now to figure out the travel plans with everyone so we can all start organizing that stuff from our ends.