Abadoss

It's interesting and, design-wise, it's pretty good... I'm not sure I care for it much, though...

It looks like a dual screen iPhone...

I was thinking about that. I remember being asked to use CMC in the past, so that it would be easier to search for it. Also, the theme name was a little long this time around, so I needed to keep it short. However, I can try the longer name next time and see if it changes things.

Save-states, perhaps?

The results are in! Stay tuned for the next round...

Maybe not genre, but would it be possible to include information about which instruments are being used (where that information is available)?

Oh. You mean on the CMC-Current page. Okay, yeah that needs to be fixed. I thought you were talking about the first post in the thread. {edit} - Should be fixed now.

Just look for songs that have lyrics.

They are? They seem to be linked to their respective pieces... They're all on my website, but, other than that, they are all linked to the appropriate songs.

Okay... time-out... No more witch hunts, please. Blue.Nocturne's piece, after carefully comparing with source material is not in violation of the policies of this competition. HoboKa was concerned about it sounding similar, no more. That is the final decision on the matter.

Plagarism is a really big deal when it comes to this competition. It's so big a deal that I do not tolerate it at all if I catch it. That also means that saying that someone has plagarized is also a huge deal. This won't help the current situation, but, for now on, if you suspect someone of plagarizing, PM or e-mail me. Don't post it in the thread. This way, all claims can still be taken seriously without ruining the reputation of those who might be innocent. Also, if you claim plagarism, I expect a means of verification. I will not have witch hunts in CMC. That said, now we have to deal with this one. First off, there are only so many notes in the world. Occasionally, pieces of music are going to sound similiar, whether by intention or by accident. However, unless actual plagarism has occurred - as according to law and the rules of this competition - similarity is not a reason for disciplinary action. Blue.Nocturne, I'm sorry you've had to deal with this. I'd encourage you to keep the current piece in place. There is no precendent, at the moment, for swapping songs after they have been released. I'm naturally hesitant to create a precendent that I may regret later. However, if you feel there is no alternative, please PM me or IM me and we'll keep talking.

I'm pretty sure it's accidental. It's close, but it doesn't match up with any of the tracks I know.

All entries are in! Time to start voting!

You still have until midnight (PST) tonight, if that helps you.

I usually get the next round up after the results from voting are released and the winner has chosen a new theme. So, maybe around Oct. 4 or so? In the meantime, feel free to listen to the entries for this round, when they come out, and vote on them.

Uh... not quite, there's at least three entries now...

All entries are due in by this Saturday!

That happened once before... I'm trying to remember what I did then...

There's still a little bit of time... That doesn't mean there's time to procrastinate, though.

Uh... yes. So far.

Uh, right... Anyone? (bump)

Very true. A lot of times writers will create a world that they weren't expecting. Based on what's there, the world can often be expanded without a great deal of difficulty, as long as continuity is preserved. Readers and fans tend to be the first in line to expand that world - i.e. the Star Wars and Star Trek universes for two examples. Supposing they didn't plan Crisis Core in advance, it's not difficult to imagine them being able to later see a potential expansion point and capitolize on it.

It's fixed...

So this is my entry into the Freshly Baked Remix Competition. I had been thinking about submitting it to the OCR panel to see if it would get posted. But I figured, I'd rather get some feedback before I sent it in. I'm specifically looking at three questions: 1. Do you think this is far enough away from the original source material? 2. Is the production quality good enough? 3. Would you listen to this... on purpose? Here's the track: http://www.abadoss.net/music/Abadoss_-_Dark_Shores_of_Crustacia.mp3 Here's a MIDI of the OST: http://www.vgmusic.com/music/console/nintendo/snes/soe-crustacia.mid

So, I'd like to open up the floor to discussion about how to get this competition out to more people. We do get a lot of participation - mostly from here - but I still think that we could probably pull in more. What do you guys think?