Nabeel Ansari

Bumpity! Also if anyone wants to suggest a name for this remix, please feel free to do so! And some people say that this remix sounds "empty". Any suggestions? And also as of now I don't know the chords of this song (There is only ever one note being played at a time within a single instrument, no chord progression at all) If someone could tell me the chords of this song or tell me how to find the right chords for a melody, that would be great. (This arrangement is in D Key by the way. Whether it's major or minor, I can't help you there. XD I don't have a good ear for that stuff. It sounds happy, which my music teachers tell me means major. XD)

Yay for Gario reaching Little Mac (+900) status. XD Well Gario can't you up the bit rate to 192? Or does Reason not allow you to? That sucks, I use FL and it lets me use whatever bit rate I want (since OCR draws the line at 192, I just use that for my default mp3 deporta- *ahem* exportation. Yes, that was a terrible joke on illegal immigrants; these illegal immigrants being the clipping and popping and such.).

Damn you Gario, how did you say everything I said in a positive way?! And in ONE SENTENCE?! AND YOU DIDN'T GET STEREOTYPED... Meanie. xD

Alright sorry, I guess your choice of words also made it hard for me. Because, well, you said " I was dicking around" that gave me the impression that you intentionally made it sound... well... medley-ish. " The whole point of the tune is to do cool stuff with the very same set of samples that the composer of the OST used." Try saying that in the beginning. That might've stopped this whole thing from happening. XD And contrary to what you thought I'm not implying that I know what's best for your song. I'm not very good with socializing so I often have bad word choice. XD I was offering some suggestions on how to make the song sound better, but I'll leave you alone now that you said you weren't planning to change it. And in no way did I intend to raid your thread and say "This is a bad remix." And as for the "expect it to be intended for the front page"... I normally would put this in the Originals/Other forum. But that's just me. XD

I don't have a "General OCR mindset." Only judges have that. And by the way, the assessment is poor. You don't know me, and you have never spoken to me before. Don't assume what people are like. What you "think" is wrong. Whether I'm a newb or not shouldn't matter to you. I'm just saying I wouldn't intentionally put something on the WIP forum and say it's bad. I wouldn't say anything actually. And when I said joke I meant that you were joking when you made this. Anyways, let's get back to the remix discussion... The samples are poor quality and it's a big medley. I don't know if you have any intention to fix those problems, but I'd like to hear this when those problems are fixed. No one cares if you support an assessment of how people act. We're not critiquing me. We're critiquing the remix. "former judge/OCRemixer/musician extraordinaire" Have I heard your music? No I haven't. Do I care if you're a musician extraordinaire? No, not really. Do I care that you're a former judge? No. If I was just like Nase, I would say that you're one of those guys that just thinks they're awesome and their wisdom is unrivaled because they used to have a high rank in society. But I didn't say that, ya know why? You can figure it out. A musician "extraordinaire" obviously isn't stupid. Right? Because you were a former judge and you know best? You're the only one here who can tell right from wrong, right? We should all stop critiquing and let you do it, because you know more about music, right? Anyways, enough about you. I'm trying to help Nase. I was feeling a little heated when I said "come back when you're serious". What I meant to say was that you have something nice here, you should continue to go with it instead of just slapping a "failure" tag on it. This song is not bad. It just could be much greater if you weren't just messing around. I actually can't write something as good as this if I was messing around. I'm just offering some ideas on how you could make it better.

The giant kick drum. XD

I begin to hear some clipping when the drums and strings start coming in. It's a nice arrangement, but a bit annoying to the ears (well that's because I'm using headphones. XD). Try getting some higher quality samples.

The samples are bad quality because they sound just like the game. I've never played this game, but I don't need to to tell what sounds like game music and what doesn't. It sounds like he just put a drum beat, with moderate MIDI-ish stuff to go along with it. I can't be sure unless he provides a source. This is something you would find on OverLooked Remix. I'm not gonna go and say this isn't a good song... It's just too much of a joking around kind of song, it doesn't sound like something you would take seriously. If you have any doubts on that statement: This guy wasn't taking it too seriously.

0_0' ... 0_0 Edit: *ahem* ARE YOU FOR SERIOUS?! Edit again: ... I can't even tell what's from the original game audio and what's not. Your samples are horrible. That might've been a bit harsh my friend. I don't think this guy was trying to make a rearrangement, I think he's just trying to be funny. That's not something I would enjoy. Come back when you're serious about making a rearrangement.

That's the first time I've ever seen a critique with chord suggestions...

... That's why you never say "Final Mix before submission." You never know when something could sound better. If everyone says it sounds good, then you can submit, but never be sure that you're done till you're done.

Update 3: Choir fixed (a little), Prime 1 section revised. Added transition into final chorus. I am very afraid that this is gonna leap over the 6 MB limit... Does it sound like too much reverb?

That's a great arrangement right there, I'm really liking the intro. XD I can't really see much difference, I was only skimming it for obvious differences. Sorry, but I can tell you you have something good.

It's coming out good, but the synth at 0:23 is kinda annoying... you might wanna turn it down a little. Also, you're using MIDI-ish kind of sounds... try getting some better synths. And for now it's too short. Expand, add some more stuff.

I'm putting this remix on hold for my Metroid Prime ReMIx http://www.ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=24245

Grr, I can't play you guys because I don't have XBL Gold! CURSE YOU MICROSOFT AND YOUR PAID SUBSCIPTIONS!!! I wish we had the PS3 version so we could just play over PSN. XD

I actually have no problem with the choir, and the lead melody. I agree with you on the Prime 1 theme, when I went to the source I immediately recognized it as a 6/8 so I said "I'm gonna have to change this." what's there is currently a placeholder, it could sound VERY nice if changed to 4/4 I just need to do it, that's all. XD I agree on everything else though, If I use a pitch bend I can make the choir sound more realistic (if my Fruityloops doesn't work with me and decides to produce a totally bad sound I'll just leave the choir alone) And on the Prime 1 melody when I first heard what I put down it sounded like something at a ballroom or something! (XD Way too cheerful for this remix) or perhaps I'll keep it in 6/8... I'm not sure what I should do. XD Shariq actually liked this one better because the "rhythm" locks. Pay attention, the drumbeat is hand in hand with the melody. And the first melody is from Prime 2 then it's Prime 3, then 2, then 1 (I have to change one because one sounds like something from a ballroom.) They're all from the game there's nothing original here (my drumbeat is original and I also played with the choir intro a little to make it sound interesting. I used the hammered dulcimer for the guitar-ish sound. Almost like the intro for his Yellow Valkyrie mix) I'm actually surprised you like "Rain Dancing At The Spirit Temple" better. Maybe when I'm done with this I'll give Rain Dancing another look, and perhaps maybe even restart it (everything is composed of separate parts I didn't make everything "lock together".) But seeing how everything is pretty much the same, maybe I'll just have to mess around with the drum beats with that one. But enough about that one! I have a WIP thread for that one, just scroll down. *RAISHIN MAHHAKEN* Seeing as how Shariq used it alone in Yellow Valkyrie's intro I don't think OCR would mind.

Yeah I get what you're saying. But maybe one day you should start remixing you'll get it done faster with practice. Like this http://neblixsaber.googlepages.com/MetroidTitleTheme.mp3 I did this in like two or three hours. You're never gonna get good at remixing if you don't try it. Start moving. If you don't move, nothing happens.

Updated: Much longer and I incorporated all the menu themes. Hehe, thanks! UPDATE 2: Added a bassline and fixed some other stuff.

First of all, make it not sound like two songs layered over each other, and try making your melody a little darker sounding (that may be the solution)

This is a remix of all 3 Metroid Prime Title Theme. Source Prime 2: (skip to 0:20)Source Prime 3: (skip to 0:30)Source Prime 1:

I'm seriously not lying I am really good with Jin and arcade mode on hell didn't feel hellish at all. (Well except V-13 with her stupid swords that pop up behind you. Took me 5 continues to beat her) You normally see people just spamming the freeze button and the right stick for easy schmeasy bashing but I actually figured out Jin's combos and his strategy. EDIT: w00t at Octorok (+200) forum status!!!

Actually I won't care. Jin or no Jin, V 13 or no V 13 YOU CANNOT BEAT ME IN THIS GAME... MWAHAHAH No but seriously I don't care who I fight... whoever it is JUST FIGHT THEM. Haha you think grabbing with JIn is fun?! You haven't seen ANYTHING. XD You should see me on arcade mode I just keep spamming freeze combos and special moves! I couldn't even tell if I was on Hell Mode seeing as the enemy couldn't even so much as even walk without gettin' slashed.

Like a flute? I wouldn't say so for a piano, because it could just be a bunch of pianos playing different parts of one thing. Same goes for anything... or not? Is there something I'm not understanding? Is it like 64th notes on a piano being played rapidly in the same velocity? Is that what you mean by inhuman/unrealistic?

Well I understand but the "too many hands/fingers" thing I disagree with. It shouldn't matter how many fingers. If it's good and done properly, it shouldn't have to be held back because it can't be done in real life...