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I finally came back to this song and spent some quality time on it. Changes: -Volume tweaks to try to humanize it and make it more interesting -Instrumentation changes - went from solo flute to oboe/clarinet/flute with a flute harmony -Reduced the lows on the pads so they're not overpowering anymore -Reduced the reverb on the piano by a bit (the reverb is what gives it that spacey/ambient sound so I didn't want to reduce it too much) Here's version 2: %20-%20Drakken%20-%20Above%20the%20Clouds%20(WIP).mp3"]Download link Once again, I'd love some comments/feedback.

The thing about the guitar is... it's not supposed to be a guitar. A not-so-good guitar patch is one of the instruments used in the blend, yeah, but to me, it's just a sound. I think it fits the mood of the song well. Not saying I'm going to keep it, but it's not like I meant for that to be an acoustic guitar and that was the best I could do. The voices sounded fine to me, but if you really listen, I guess you could say they are a touch behind the beat. The sudden volume drops are intentional instrument drop-outs for dramatic effect right before the "climax" if you will. The right-side guitars are definitely too loud, not sure where along the line that happened. I agree that the rock section as a whole is too loud, so I'll work on bringing down the levels of everything evenly. Took a few dbs off from the lows per your suggestion. Thanks for the specific critiques; it's very helpful.

Thanks for the comments, everyone! I definitely appreciate the feedback. I got to spend some more solid time with this recently. Some of the changes: -Removed the filter and slightly modified the sound on the opening guitar/harp/koto. -Added some atmosphere & percussion to fill out the piano section starting at 1:17 -Added a strings break between the calm and rock sections -Guitar now fades in to start the rock section -Improved the sound of the rhythm electric guitar -Added a bass to the rock section -Added another set of 8 measures before the electric leads come in -Volume/panning/cymbal changes Here's version 2: DOWNLOAD LINK For completeness' sake, here's a version without the strings break. I prefer the break, but that might be because I've heard this song so many times that the break's freshness makes it seem better. Once again, feedback is welcome. I'm still thinking I'd like to add more to the rock section (most likely original material), but I haven't tackled that yet. Some comments in response to the feedback: -I definitely want to stick with the slow feel; it doesn't sound too slow to me. -I like the way it is with the slow section and the rock section, so I don't see myself cutting one out. That's the way it's been in my head since the beginning. -I never would have thought to call this medieval-sounding, but three people called it that, so there must be something there. -Other than the filter removal and slight modification of the sound, the beginning's still mainly the same. Gotta figure out what I want to do with the guitar as well as decide on the sax - maybe get someone to play a real one or replace it with another instrument. I do like having a sax there, but I'm not in love with it to the point where I couldn't change it. I'm not sure which volume edits you were talking about. Hpefully that's not an issue with this version; nothing sticks out to me at least. There's probably some merit to that. I've enjoyed composing (mostly simple stuff) for years as a hobby, but I haven't really worked with serious music production tools much before this. I'm still very much learning as I go.

! After that I had to listen to it, and... I wasn't disappointed. This is awesome. <3

UPDATE 2/1/12: New version! Quad tracked rhythm guitars and a bunch of minor changes. Marked for mod review. 1/18/12: Version 4 Exciting news: ALL electric guitar and sax parts are now live recordings! That's courtesy of Aster and Xenon Odyssey, respectively. This song's come a long way from when it was just MIDI. Other changes: -lots of level adjustments (mostly to mix the guitar/sax recordings) -put a high-pass filter on a bunch of instruments to get rid of unnecessary lows -toned down the lows on the kick in the first half -added a lo-fi/distortion effect to the strings transition -added some movement to the choir in the 2nd half of the rock section -now using EZ Drummer for cymbals and hi-hat; minor drum part changes -now using T-Racks limiter & soft clipper on master track to increase volume (not using Mastering preset like last time) Potential areas for improvement: -Sax needs to blended into the mix. I've messed around with adding reverb but haven't been able to get it to sit naturally with everything else. Could use tips on how to do this. -Spanish-sounding guitar in beginning should be replaced with real guitar. -More movement, particularly in first half, per Monobrow's suggestion. -Overall sound could be better. Still doesn't sound great compared to other songs. Don't know why. :-/ 12/9/11: Version 3 9/7/11: Version 2 Original post 8/4/10: I know, I know, yet another Gerudo WIP (3 on the first page right now)... what can I say, just funny timing. This is my 2nd remix attempt (the 1st being a WIP Hebereke piano mix). It's still very much a work in progress (as you'll no doubt be able to tell), but I'd like some feedback. Whether comments on the arrangement in general, production suggestions (I'm a total newb in that department), telling me how much it sucks, etc. Notes! -I purposely avoided listening to the other Gerudo mixes on the site (was kind of bummed to see there are already 9). Hopefully this isn't similar to any of them. -Everything is fake. I'm hoping to have my brother record the rhythm guitar part. Ideally I'd find someone to record the lead guitar parts, as they obviously don't sound too great right now. They're probably also too loud/messy. -Could probably use more variety in the drum track. Sax could sound better (?). Could just start the song with the normal-sounding guitar/harp-ish instrument rather than messing with the sound in the beginning like I did. -I can't pan at all on my computer right now 'cause my speakers don't fully work with the Audiophile 2496 sound card I just got (I think I need multiple cable adapters), so there will definitely be panning improvements to be made. Enough talk, here's the song: Original version

At the risk of seeming impatient, I'd love some feedback! It's a simple song, so it shouldn't be too difficult to evaluate. Here's a breakdown; maybe this will help: Starts off with the main level theme (NSF track 1) in a different key, then flows from there 1:01 - 1:32 (comes from 0:25 of the main level theme) 1:33 (flowing from main level theme again) 2:32 - end (0:29 of credits theme / track 11 of NSF) - I revised the ending few held chords from the above version to match up with the source's ending notes 2:57 - end (0:40 of title screen music / track 5 of NSF) There might be more that crept in there, but since it's a loose arrangement it's hard to remember what phrases I took from the sources and what just flowed from the main level theme. Those are the main ones, though.

I've got a WIP for this game here.

Hi! I've enjoyed OCR for years and years but never really joined the community or attempted my own remixes. That should be changing - I recently upgraded from FL Studio to Pro Tools, and ever since then I've had a renewed passion for composing which I'm attempting to translate into remixing as well. Figure if I'm going to be asking for feedback and help on my WIPs and such, I may as well take part in the rest of the forums. Some (relevant?) facts about me: I'm a drummer; I love to compose (hoping to eventually compose for video games); fav OST is Chrono Cross; fav remix is Time Chill. Oh, and I'm a huge Tim Follin fan.

Final version with better EQ, 7-21-11: Thanks to Stevo for the EQ suggestions! UPDATE! 6-20-11: I resubmitted the song on June 14th. Here's the version that was submitted: 6-2-11: My song was judged in May (here's the thread). It got rejected, but there were a number of positive comments, and the consensus was that I should resubmit it. So, definitely an encouraging result. The two main complaints were that the left-hand piano part was too simple/rigid and that the overall soundscape was a bit muddy. I've been working on it a ton more since then and made some pretty significant changes/additions. Here's the latest version: Note that the volume is low compared to other tracks, so you'll want to turn it up. I'm still having problems getting my tracks loud. So far when I've tried compressing it I feel like it's made the song sound worse. Any comments/feedback/suggestions are greatly appreciated. I feel like I'm really close with this one. ---ORIGINAL POST--- Hi! I've been a member here for a little while but haven't posted much or attempted a remix until now. This song is a very loose, mainly-piano interpretation of the main level theme + the credits theme of Hebereke / Ufouria, an NES game made by Sunsoft. It starts off with the source material then kind of flows from there, with phrases from Hebereke's music mixed in throughout. There's a phrase from the title screen at the end as well. UPDATED 10/6: Latest (hopefully final) version: Download link Zophar's Domain link to NSF source (tracks 1 and 11, also the end of 5) Youtube link to source ("Overworld", also the end of "Main Theme") Youtube link to source #2 ("Ending Theme") Comments appreciated! I'm thinking the split between arrangement and original might be a problem, as the arrangement might be too loose / there might be too much original content. Version 2 (much less piano reverb): http://tindeck.com/listen/ojcy Version 1 (for posterity's sake): http://tindeck.com/listen/qdgg