SuperiorX

Since we're talking about DAWs and professionals and acid, I'll just say I use Sony ACID Pro 7 as my DAW. All the professionals use ACID right? ... right? Wait. What, I'm the only person ever that uses Acid? Ok... And woot, nice job getting started early Gario! Thanks again for going this round!

I legit LOL'ed at this. I need to patent and trademark my superiorx stereo widening skills. Really cool sources this week too! I love me some Mega Man Killas. I think Gario is going for our team this week though. My week is ridiculously busy between work and family commitments I'm excited to hear what everyone comes up with!

Angry Sons is where it's at. Warning though, it's not for the feint of heart Metaphist needs to make his own thread for his album already haha. It's sooooo good. Mega Man Killas is my fav. I heard that Jordan guy knows a little bit about VGM rap too

This is a gorgeous jazzy mix. Absolutely beautiful. I love it! And I was always so curious as to what this legendary "conditional" mix was all these years... It was well worth the wait

Woooooo! Congrats on the post Air3s! This is definitely one of my favorite Chemical Plant remixes! I love the hard hitting bass and synths. It's definitely got a more 'modern' aggressive electronica groove to it. Well done!

All project remixers: I've posted some important details in our private forums in regards to the project deadline extension. Please check it out and let me know if you have any questions/concerns. Thank you! Everyone else: I wanted to share this abbreviated album trailer that I put together for the UK Summer of Sonic 2013 event this weekend: http://youtu.be/ws4QSJ7DKVY It's very similar to the first video trailer, just shorter in length (more appropriate for the event) and featured a few of the newer songs that weren't featured in the first preview video. I focused a bit more on some of the 'high energy' tracks, just given the context of where it was being shown. Our boys DiGi Valentine, The Auracle, and Portanexus were all there to see it too! Enjoy

Junk Man + Uranus might be even worse At least no one has Hard Man this WCRG.

Is everyone this block going to get to remix a Stardroid, or are the Stardroids only this round and the theme will change again next round? Just curious! And thanks for all the kind words on my mix last week everyone! I'm glad everyone liked it! I'm really happy to have gotten the first place vote!

Awesome Wesley! I have some art assets you can begin using for the design and I'm collecting artist info to populate the site as we speak, so I'll be able to send you that stuff soon. I can't wait to see what you got in the works

AWESOME! You guys are the best!

Got it, and final indeed! 15 FINAL WAVs down, so let's get some more!!!!!

Yeah it's kinda pricey. NI stuff goes on sale all the time though. When I got it a few years ago it was on sale for like $49 or something. It might have been around the holidays I think.

Best one I've ever heard is the Kontakt Scarbee Mark I. I first heard about it from Amphibious a few years ago. It's what I used in "Lights Out". It ain't free though heh

OK! Some mini-reviews from me, as promised. I'm just going to focus on some high level things that I really liked about each mix. I figure super-critical feedback is more geared towards the workshop forums anyway: The Postman Always Rings Twice: this was a really interesting arrangement. How you kept switching in-between these different styles was pretty cool and quite a unique approach. It did cause the song to overall not have a very cohesive feel, but I did enjoy a lot of the instrumentation you used in each of the individual sections. I look forward to hearing more from you! A Fowl Knight: some cool electronic sounds going on in here throughout. The key of the different sections felt like they were clashing at times though. I did enjoy a lot of the different sounds you used here though, and I think with some refinement and expanding on the soundscape, I think you'd definitely be on to something Ragebot Massacre: Whoa, this is a really down and dirty atmosphere you've created with your sound choices. I really like the different bass textures and screechy synths you used. It definitely sets the tone for the track. I really like the coverage of the Quick Man theme towards the end of the track too. It's quite a remixed theme, but I've never heard it quite like this. Kudos on a very original interpretation and arrangement! Grime: The electric piano has a nice sound and you set up a nice chill atmosphere. Arrangement feels like it's meandering a little bit and the overall volume is pretty quiet. It has a very 'happy go lucky' feel to it almost though, I like it. Reminds me of some of the early Sonic special stage zones themes in a way haha. Nice job Mr. L, you keep improving! From Dark to Light: Oh man, I love the funk being brought here. Super nice instrumentation and groove you've established Nuts. I really like the little horn licks mixed in here with the synths. Vocoded vocals are awesome, you rock that falsetto Jive! I do feel like the vocoder could've been dialed back just a notch or so though, the lyrics were a little hard to understand without them printed in front of me. Regardless though, still a super awesome track. Really nice job blending the two themes together too, it feels seamless. I'll be jamming out to this one for quite awhile! Spicy Icy: Cool arrangement ecto, I dig it! Definitely established the funk here too, with a somewhat 90s hip-hop vibe to it too. Very nice! The scratches felt like they were a little heavy in parts, and overall I'm not a fan of sampled brass, but I think it works here. The muted trumpet was particularly nice for being a sampled instrument. When I kept listening to this, I kept thinking how absolutely awesome this would be if fleshed out with live brass, and maybe some live sax and funk vocals added in over top (ala Sir Jordanius style). Oh man. Nice job though! Forceful Typhoon Tower: That lead synth playing the Dive Man theme has a cool sound, and overall you have some interesting sound choices that set up this kind of eerie atmosphere. That bass synth feels out of time with the leads though, which gave it made it feel disjointed. Funky Moles & Trashy Ducks: Oh yeah man, more funk I love your instrumentation choices throughout the song. Nice expressive leads and some cool background arp parts. Percussion sounds pretty good too. I really dig the arrangement too, clever use of the sources. The wobble/dub bass was a nice touch too, not overdone, and it fit surprisingly well with the rest of the soundscape. Awesome job! Burning Disaster: Some nice individual sections here with some cool instrumentation, but the transitions inbetween the themes felt a little awkward. I'd recommend trying to incorporate the themes together a bit more so it feels like one cohesive piece. If so, you'd definitely be onto something, because individual each section sounds pretty good. Keep at it! Dr. Wilarty Stage 1: Nice job bringing the heavy here Ivan. This was a super awesome arrangement with a lot of really nice instrumentation. I love how you kept the driving feel throughout the piece, it really brings such a sense of energy. The whole song really gives off a Mega Man X vibe to me, I dig it! Also, for some reason I kept transposing the mix title with your name and I thought it said Dr. Ivan Hakstok (which sounds really awesome by the way), haha. Those saw trance leads and arp synths were really well done in particular. Great job! The Sky Demon: Nice instrumentation Pete! This indeed sounds classic pH. Excellent percussion and nice orchestral elements too. Definitely sets the stage. I love the ethnic flute lead and that synth lead in particular. They fit together surprisingly well. That little 8-bit breakdown section towards the end was really fun too! Nice arrangement too! Darkwing usage was a little more liberal, but after I picked it out I really enjoyed how it was integrated. Sweet ending too!! Chilled Duck: Trains!! This is such a high energy track too, I love it. Really cool instrumentation and great production value. The remix has a very "official arrangement" remix album feel to it. I thought the transitions inbetween the various sections were executed very well. Very enjoyable! Nice work! Groundpowuh: Ohh yeah some more funk. Great job bringing some more funk! That bass is loads of fun. A little cheesy sounding, but sooo fun. Really nice work on the piano too, it's got a nice sound and it seems like you did a good job humanizing it. You have some really nice arrangement ideas here too. Ground Man is one of those themes that I could just listen to all day, haha. You keep improving Rex, nice job man! Keep it up! Voting was really really hard this round. There were easily 6-7 tracks I could of voted for in my top 3. Really solid round. Keep it up everyone! I can't wait to hear what we got coming this week! Thanks everyone for the feedback on my mix too, I'm really glad you guys are enjoying it!

Quoted for emphasis. I know Nuts wasn't saying this in relation to this new conversation, but I think it applies nonetheless. This is basically what I live by whether I'm making music, listening to it, or voting on it. No need to make things overly complicated Let's hear more about the awesome mixes this week and what people are up to for this upcoming round! I'll post some comments myself and vote later this week for sure! So many good songs and so much funk was brought!

Awww yeah, I loved this track from the WCRG and it's been on my playlist for quite some time. I love this genre and the smooth jazz/funk style was executed perfectly here. Love the trumpet solo too. Jordan and Adam are both awesome Nice job guys!

Oh wow, yeah there are are A LOT of solid tracks this round!! It's going to be hard for me to pick which ones to vote for! I'll definitely try to post some quick reviews later this week because I feel bad for not doing it last week, and I know personally I like hearing what people have to say. But yeah, great job everybody! I also posted my song to Soundcloud in 320kbps in case anyone was interested: https://soundcloud.com/superiorx/lights-out I was definitely going for a more smooth funky vibe, which I think I pulled off well. When I showed it to Amphibious earlier in the week he said it sounded like an 80s crime drama theme song, haha

ROFL. I must say I am genuinely excited to see how things develop now, especially considering that Blocks 2 and 3 seem like they are going to have different story 'themes'. I gotta admit, as much as I may have complained when this was first announced, I am having a fun time with it now. So thanks. And I, for one, am excited to hear some Moon mixes And yeah, depending on the night of the week and what else I have going on, I'd be down for the Google Hangout thing.

That's bizarre... maybe Shariq can confirm if he got it or not? I suppose worst case scenario you could see if one of your teammates could send the PM if yours isn't working.

DOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I seriously would really enjoy hearing that. So. DO. IT.

My interest is piqued

I personally am all for it. This is what I allowed in the SZRC. So long as the remixer still arranged the song and wrote the parts for it themselves, then I don't see how/why it matters if you are using a sequenced instrument and/or pre-recorded sample library versus having a live player record the parts for you. You (the remixer) still did the grunt work and needed the arrangement skills/knowledge to write the part. What I think would NOT be ok for the purposes of this competition, would to be like "hey instrumentalist/vocalist, I have 16 bars on this track I'm working on, go do your thing". Basically having a session player write the part for you should not be allowed, and would violate the "you are the primary arranger" rule of the compo.