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Um... WTF is CN thinking? Wait, if you guys knew we probably wouldn't be having any sort of discussion here.

Hmm... one week to get a WIP done for this project. I might try something with the Tower from Lufia 2, so hang tight (I love the game too damn much to just completely ignore it ). I'm surprised it's not taken yet, to be honest. I'll try to have a (very) rough sketch for this before the deadline.

Ahahaha... Nice mashup, man. I love stuff like this - I've got to start doing stuff like this By the way, Shadowman wins, but Beastie Boys do get close in the matchup . Someone really should make a site dedicated to good ol' mashups.

Well holy shit - I didn't even notice the wave, let alone think about what it was. That's pretty cool (if you aren't jerking our chains, DS ).

I like the Iron Blue Intention in there, although the lead is a bit hidden in there at 2:56... Bring him out a bit and you'll be alright. No fadeout, but I feel the song needs a conclusion - that sudden stop is just unsettling. Really, you set up to recap back to the 0:45 section with that harpsichord thing and you just end it?! You have great potential to bring us back into the beginning again, giving us some closure to the song. Use that potential, that will help end the piece satisfactorily (perhaps playing that organ part on the guitar instead of just rehashing the beginning again). Also, while I like the build-up at 2:26, I feel that the build-up gets a touch repetitive. I suggest at 2:40 reincorporating the theme from 'Reincarnation' over the texture from 'Iron Blue Intention' - I can hear that working rather well as a lead over that, it'll be a clever incorporation of the original theme. When you do cool things like juxtapose two themes together in such a way that it doesn't sound forced, it tends to be on the more 'original' side of things, so it should work. Also, it'll give some more direction to the buildup and lead into the next section better. Just a suggestion . Otherwise, it's pretty damn fine, for sure - even if it didn't make it on OC for one reason or another, it's going on my playlist when it's done.

This is a lot cleaner, bro (and lowering the bitrate makes me smile ). By the way, there is more than enough source in here, so don't worry about being liberal (and it's very interpretive at the same time, so I think the arrangement is great from that point of view). This is really, really good stuff. Personally, I never liked that tone for the guitar, but that's just me. I think the instruments in the orchestral part that comes in at 2:12 could be balanced better, as it just sounds like a mesh of sound, right now (and the trumpet sounds a little inhuman, atm, from what I could hear). Clean up the orchestra. Yeah, that's really the only fault that I can find in this, now. Other than that, it's pretty much there. Try PM'ing Fishy or someone familiar with guitar music (like Sixto or Nekofrog) and getting their opinion on your guitarist skillz, as this is beyond what I can say about guitar music

Yeah, that's normal - things tend to pick up in the last two days of the compo, so hang tight

Balls-to-the-walls awesome, dude. I couldn't imagine the source put to better use (and considering the source itself was on my playlist for the longest time, that's something). Great work - I'm downloading this immediately

lol, I remember that... Hilarious shit there.

Aw, sadness. I've been rather entertained by your posts for the short time I've been here (even though the only one addressing me was a hostile one about voting for yourself... lol). Hopefully I'll see you around in the compos on R:TS, but if not, sorry to see you go.

Diotrans - she sang the music (and quite well, might I add ) Nice version of Ubi Caritas, man. Very pretty and clean . It sounds very Celtic (I love Celtic music - it is the shit). I sang a version of it when I was in Choir (which was also a good rendition).

Where? Are you going to PM us with the forum info?

Alright, I've always said this - MM3 doesn't get enough love here on OC... lol. Ah Gemini man, the man with a lot of untapped potential, let's see where you take him... First thing I notice is that the instrument that come in at 0:25 causes a great deal of overcompressed clipping. I think that instrument could use a decrease in volume, as it just shoots out there over everything else. The drums at 1:00 seem to cut off the little tune a half beat too early - it's upsetting. I think the instrument before the drums come in actually has a quiet attack, so you can't tell what the real beat is beforehand. Look into that. I like the instruments at 1:00, but at this point the bass drum's deficiencies become rather obvious. There is no punch behind the drums at all, and the clap should be replaced with some sort of cool electric snare or something. I think that instrument that plays the theme at 1:03 has a touch too many highs in the EQ for the range it plays in, so it really muddies what the theme your playing. I don't know - perhaps just moving the line up an octave would help the sound a bit. The instrument at 1:34 just doesn't seem to work well for me (again, it meshes too much with the other instruments that are there). I like the square you use The break at 2:53 was excellent. The music really jumped out at me, there. Be careful with the drums - in a song that's almost 5 minutes long people begin to notice that it virtually hasn't changed the entire time. That makes the drums sound like they're droning rather than enhancing the music. Play around with changing the beat up from time to time - that way when you return to the boom-chick sound it'll sound fresh and new again. The arrangement is alright, albiet a little sparce. The production needs some work in order for people to appreciate what you have, though. Good luck. BTW Motoldm, it's poor etiquite to hijack a thread like that. If you want people to critique your music, make a new thread for it.

Oh hell yeah - Azure Tower Defense for WC3. That was the shit, man... That stuff's been around forever (that came with the expansion of WC3, so it's been around for at least 6 years).

If you have some burning questions you could try playing something that highlights your questions, as long as you understand that you may miss something that you didn't know about and the person could have pointed out if you weren't as focused.Both approaches are fairly reasonable - hey, you could ask the question before you play, then play something general and find out if he has anything else to say about your technique. Any of these are fine - you'll learn from him in any case so relax and enjoy your time in the master class.

The latin lyrics are actually very common (and very old) - look up 'Lux Aeterna Lyrics' on Google and you'll find what I was using I'm glad you liked it, though .

I hate you and your chip-tune abilities... I guess that's the natural reaction of jealousy, though. Sweet song, Sam - I actually thought you were showing music for some secret town in Mario Kart for a split second, lol. Cool, eh?

I might tinker with the vocals a little bit, thanks for the heads up Your track isn't bad, dude - I enjoyed it quite a bit. The only problem it has is that it's a wav file - which makes it impossible for me to listen to the whole thing .

Casual? Meh, it just doesn't get into all the technical terminology. It doesn't have to all the time, though - sometimes the most interesting things in music can be explained in simple ways. Hey, if you write a song with this, DjMokram, share it!

Thanks again for the vocals - I don't know what I would've done without you .

It's a real shame no one is paying much heed to this track (except HoboKa & SoulinEther - they're cool like that ), 'cause it's a damn fine metal track. You made the synth work more noticeable - nice work with that. That next section is incredible, dude, and the segue into Area 4 was perfect. That was a great song too... then there's another fadeout . The sound of this is great, man - I really, really can't wait to see what else you've got going for us. Be aware that you should probably incorporate the themes together in some clever ways - what you have is good, but OCR has something against music that sounds like a medley. I'd say your music is really a borderline case, as it sounds natural, but to be safe try incorporating a bit of Area 1 into your Area 4 section (which is coming up). The synths sound like they have some harsh artifacts in them - see if you can clear those up . EDIT: Wait, your already aware of those... my bad . Otherwise, this is great stuff. Keep it coming - I hate being left with a fadeout.

Not much into the synths, personally, but you know what? The solo is really awesome! The arrangement is great, good solos, sweet source - this all makes it worth listening to, even if you don't like the synths used

Alright, it's finished. If you want to hear it, it's here Thank you very, very much for the vocals, Diotrans - they were perfect for the part .

Hey all! I was shouting in Community about a female vocalist, so I figured I'd better show you guys the finished product for helping me out. Diotrans did the vocals, and it came out great Lux Aeterna

Thanks for the help, everyone! I found something that works well from this, so the help is appreciated!