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Majora's Mask was pretty much incredible. I'd rather see that than OoT 3D personally.

VERSION 6! Dear God, I'm gonna reach double-digits, aren't I. Did some EQing to the leads. I think I brought out some shimmer. Did I bring out some shimmer? EQ'd the toms that were causing the clipping at 2:33-2:45 and the other parts where the toms were also causing clipping. Wuddn't the kicks at all. Added some parts to help with the lifelessness of the mix. Mainly leads where there were none. Also tightened the lead parts that were spotty and added more drum fill variation. Which was a pain, because I no longer have that guitar tone in my library, so it got a little tricky keeping things consistent. As always, will werk 4 crits.

I'm hooked. Which is a problem considering the whole "energy" system.

OCR: Nekofrog (rhythm guitarists represent!), Sixto, Willrock, SnappleMan... pretty much anyone who pumps out sweet rock/metal 'mixes. Otherwise, I'm inspired mostly by metalcore bands. Haste The Day, As I Lay Dying, Still Remains, August Burns Red, ect., as well as certain composers, like Jesper Kyd, Nobuo Uematsu, and Junichi Masuda.

I used to 100% games. Now I don't really have the time. I think the most fun I've ever had 100%-ing a game was the first Spyro game.

I thought it was pretty good.

I jumped out of my chair when I saw this. I'm gonna be pretty busy today.

3265-5055-5923 I invite anyone to come and school me in SSFIV3D, cause I'm really bad at it.

It's where I nailed my current C-1+ for $400. A steal, pretty much.

Lower your buffers. Smaller buffers will decrease the latency.

I make primarily metal, and my Schecter C1+ with an EMG 81/85 set has served me well. My Tempest with the same pickups was even better till someone jacked it. They're built as well as guitars that cost over twice as much, and I've read more than once about how someone's SG or Les Paul started collecting dust 'cause they got a Schecter. That brand's all I play nowadays, so I can't really give an opinion on other brands. Nekofrog has experience with Ibanez, so he'd definitely be a better source of info if you plan on going that route. He's also enjoying a shiny new Carvin, another brand that's supposedly good for power metal. $400 is really not a good budget to go by, but if you can find something with Duncan Design HB-102s, they have some good tone for offshoot cheapie pickups. They're no JB/'59 set, but they'll do for starters. If you find a really nicely built guitar with cheap pickups, you could always upgrade later. If you're not comfortable doing it yourself, most guitarshops don't charge much for a pickup switch job. The POD X3's a little pricey. If you go with a POD Studio, you'll end up spending about half as much as you would on an X3 and you can put that extra $200 towards a better guitar. And a budget jump from $400 to $600 can make a big difference there. I'll throw in a couple of Schecter links to look over if you're thinking about grabbing one. This first is a hardtail with an EMG 81/85 set, and the second is an FR with a DD HB102b/101n set. Schecter Hellraiser Special C-1 http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Schecter-Guitar-Research-Hellraiser-Special-Electric-Guitar?sku=430479 Schecter C-1 FR Standard http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Schecter-Guitar-Research-C1-FR-Standard-Electric-Guitar?sku=584531

Not a fan of the wide mixer channels. Just personal preference. Glad I can just change it back to the ol' skinny channels. Liking the new features on the Piano Roll. And of course, 64-bit plugins are nice to have. That demo song's making wanna grab Newtone/Pitcher, too.

Not anymore. Someone made a claim on the track. All tracks are covered now. Not that I speak for Dj M, but I don't think he'd turn away a WIP regardless.

BUMPCHIBUMPBUMPPOW! Been a week. Nobody has anything to say about v5, or is everyone busy with school? I've listened to this track a million times, and I'm certain it'll pass, but I need a fresh set of ears to correct that if it's aint!

Yep. Stupid me. Brought that click back, turned down the kick and bass a bit, seems to have helped. That also brought out the rhythm guitars quite a bit, so I knocked that down a tad too. I've done a lot of EQ work on the leads so that they're not fighting for space with the rhythm guitars and synths so much. I was also able to turn them down as a result. Anyway, here's version 5. The different leads are using different EQ setups depending on what I have going on at the time, so if anyone could point out any spots where I might have really screwed up the lead guitar EQ, please lemme know. Suggestions greatly appreciated.

The link to EWQL free edition is a dead end. http://www.soundsonline.com/free-orchestra Doesn't go anywhere. I can't find it anywhere on the site either.

I lowered the treb on the kick because Nutritious said it had too much click. And now I need to bump it back up again? GrraaaaaaaAAAA*shoots self* You're prolly right about the kick and the bass both being too loud. I'll drop 'em both a bit and see how it sounds. I'll also give the tracks some more EQing to try and let everything breath a bit more. Though tbh, I'm kinda thinking about re-recording the whole thing with the setup I used for the Secret Bonus Point tracks at this point. Soooo much easier to mix than this old track and these old tones.

No. Like neb said, that's a result of bad mixing.

Thanks for the tips. I did what you said about removing the mastering compression and such, and it helped a lot at figuring out good levels for all my elements. It was a little tricky to do, as the layout of this track is really messy (I'm much more organized with my more recent mixes compared to this one, thankfully). Making the strings stereo REALLY helped in filling out the sound space in the intro. Good tip. EQ cuts on my rhythm track were also done. I actually had no EQ on rhythm guitars at all, and it was a very noticeable improvement when I started making cuts. So here it is, version 4. Anyone else got any pointers for this track? My guess is I got a good half a year or so before I can submit it, so I have plenty of time to keep working at it and make it better. All suggestions welcome.

I dunno about M-Audio's stuff, but a Line 6 POD Studio pretty much functions as an external sound card in addition to being a great tool for recording.

I got similar problems back when I was trying what you're doing. I definitely suggest you get a Line 6 POD or a similar M-Audio device if you're on a budget. You'll thank yourself immensely later.

When we're playing NSMBW, we call it a ground pound.

*sigh* Guilty.

Updated! I hated the sound of the drums with verb on em, and I felt that removing the beginning of the outro altogether detracted from it. So I didn't touch the drums, and added a delay to the guitar in the bass-heavy section in the outro. I also did some synth touchups. Here it is.

I like how they released a bunch of paid DLC for the first game, and then released the second game, without ever fixing the first game.