Gario

Well, damn, I'd love to listen to your tracks, but the links are dead (including the new one you've posted)... Could you fix them (so I could shower you with praise later)? Thanks

Umm... I almost finished half of one of the things on my list... Does that count?

lol, it sounds like 'Micheal Jackson meets Mega Man 7'.

Very nice so far. I can't say anything about the structure until you get more done, really, so I'll wait before I give any critique on that. One thing that bothers me, though, is that while this is a good mix, it isn't great just yet. Again, I've got to wait until your finished laying it out, but it does need something to push it out of obscurity. It needs more personality behind it. I'll be keeping an ear on this one, though!

The mixing is much better in this version. I really believe you have a good shot at getting past the judges with this, as it's pretty creative and clever, as a whole. The best of luck!

Yup, this is a rehash of what's been said before, but the sample quality is terrible. It's not only the samples, though, it's also the mixing involved. The mix is far too quiet, at the moment. I use Reason, by the way, but I've found that I can make some pretty decent songs with those that came with the box. At first, I didn't invest into VSTs (even free ones) simply because I was a noob, but now I'm holding off because I want to get all of the other aspects of mixing and mastering down first so when I do get them I'll be unstoppable The point of this rant? If you can't get better samples then micro-adjust the samples you've got by tweaking the attack/release knobs, or adding reverb to them, delay, compression, etc. Working with bad samples is difficult, but it is possible to make them sound better than what they are. By the way, I liked the arrangement itself. There were parts that sounded like rips, for sure, but there were also some very creative sections.

Great concept, it's a shame I'm not out there at the moment... By the way, @ 0:27 'Show me your moves!' Awesome.

Yes, we need more Tim Follin, he deserves some love. At least they had the decency to add MM3's intro.

I'm going to assume that Rozo has a good idea on the scope of your project (it wouldn't make sense for you to be hired commercially without a portfolio), so why do you have this time constraint? If it's something your friend is forcing you to do then tell him your predicament and have him give you the time you need to learn the programs at least a little bit before you dive into making music for him. It seems unethical, but if it was your friend he shouldn't have expected you to make the music without the proper experience in six months in the first place. If it's freeware online or something else that doesn't give you that option then look for someone who is willing to engineer it for you and learn. If you couldn't do the mastering process the first time, fine. Take your time and learn the process so you'll be more ready when the opportunity arises again.

Have you tried any of these places? I don't know if midi sharing would be any different than sharing Mp3s, and even if they are they're only 20-80kb, so a few seconds of downloading shouldn't hurt anybody.

The new layout is awesome... ...and people ranting insanely look FOOLISH!!!

Your gonna give us the doomsday worm of the year, aren't you? lol, if I wasn't doing anything tomorrow, I'd find out, but I'm not available then

This was the real mix up that I was having... as I think I tried to say in the comments. Perhaps it's just an unwritten rule or law (or is written and I haven't found it). Sorry, and I know how it feels to be on the receiving end of the 'You didn't vote for yourself but I did' scam, as I've had it happen to me many times, and I really didn't mean to do that to you all. It was a mistake made in ignorance, not malice.I won't make that mistake in the PRC when I submit to it, Bundeslang...

Except for the person your PMing, but that's beside the point of the issue at hand. I know... I'm a bit ashamed of it all now... It should be common sense not to do that, which is an area that I tend to lack in at times. Sorry for the commotion I've caused. This'll be my only offense, I promise. Sorry guys. I can only hope for forgiveness from you all .

Right... that's what I meant

So FireSlash, do you prefer the ogg format? Dj Mokram subbed an ogg, and it states on one of the posts that you prefer ogg. I can convert what I do to ogg instead of mp3 if you'd like (and keep the mp3s for you, Rozo).

Ya, I'm sorry about that... I can't help it if it's available. I think I made some comments about that in the voting comments. I'll try not to do that next time. Anyhow, since everyone was talking about compositions that sound like other videogames in this thread (By the way, I was thinking Guile this whole time...), I decided to send something that sounds like... well, you'll see See ya at ORC 118!

Blah! Am I too late to give my two cents? I didn't even see this one until today. Anyhow, great job on keeping such a short source fun and exciting for as long as you did. That's hard to do, and you nailed that. It sounds like there is still some clipping from the guitar part (mainly from the 'chugging' rhythm guitar), even in your final post here. If you didn't address that in the final submission the J's may get you for that . The campy electronic sound in the beginning is great, but the first time around it catches me off guard. That's great - I loved it. The chippy sounds are wonderfully used. The 'squeal' of the ocarina was beautiful. I had to let you know that . 0:38 - 0:57... It's good, but the drum line is boring there. I don't know if it's personal taste, there, but I couldn't get into that sound. There are other sections like it scattered throughout, and I feel the same for all of them. Like I said, though, that might be personal and therefore not really a problem. Ya, I wish you the best with the J's, as this is quite an impressive entry.

... I completely forgot about that game. If I recall, it was one of the most horrible game ideas ever, but I don't remember any of the music.

Have your friends do this with you on your weekly get together; I've been doing that to my brother lately ... ...except they probably won't stay too friendly if you do that. I'd personally like to see you sub something to this, though .

I don't mean that the standards are a terrible thing (making production up to their standards is a great thing to do for this), I just didn't want people to treat the music like they would a remix. For example, a remix that involves ambiance would be terrible for OC (I believe they actually make a note of that in their submission standards), but would be an excellent track for the game. The point I was trying to make was that this still should be 'Game first', 'OC next' in the line of priorities when writing for this.It came across the wrong way with my earlier post, but I was tight on time, there Grats, Rozo, for director's position. Now who is working on what and when ?

That's neat... did you go over this with DJP or the J's? I'm sure they're the ones to talk to about this kind of stuff. One thing that bothers me, though - if this goes as an OC project, people my try to conform to what the OC standards are. I have nothing against the OC standards, but they may conflict with what you want for your game. I'm just throwing that out; if your fine with all of that as the creator of this, then that's fine. Good luck with this! Bring up what we need to do as soon as you can - we're all waiting on this

Ah, the wonders of copy/paste cannot be overemphasized . ...and what is Nuendo? I've never heard of that DAW before. I also start with a pre-made file with all of your plugins and mastering the way you like them before the OHC begins... Another trick I've learned from these contests

I've never done one of these before (yet have wanted to for some time, just haven't had the time), and this looks like a good place to start Hopefully I'll be seeing you soon with my mix! Edit: Nevermind, I haven't had sound come out of my workstation for a week. Mark my words, when I get a new computer I'm gonna post up here in celebration.