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    GRMRB 2011 Exhibition Match

    in Post Your Game ReMixes!

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    Ah shit, that's way good xD

    Even though I'm going to mark this as a major WIP, I'll still say this is my entry for the purposes of the deadline. I present for your listening pleasure (?) J & R's Epic Adventure!

    ...whew. Now I gotta take a break from music and remixing for a while to focus on school.

    EDIT: WOW. I totally meant the R to be a D (Drill Man, DUH). Ummm, the song is about Jewel Man and Mega Man (or Rockman) teaming up against Drill Man? XP

    GRMRB 2011 Exhibition Match

    in Post Your Game ReMixes!

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    You can post your song 2 or 3 days after him, its not like in the real contest, so you can take your time and put everything in it. I think everyone will agreed with this, we prefer a good quality song than something rush.

    I'll see what I can get done tonight and tomorrow and then I'll figure out where to go from there.

    Inexpensive n00b monitors (or maybe headphones?)

    in Music Composition & Production

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    If you buy top-of-the-line headphones, you'll never need another pair unless you're careless with them and treat them like crap. If you're serious about your music sometimes you've got to be willing to shell out the extra money for the better equipment. There are some things that just aren't worth skimping out on, and headphones/monitors are definitely one of those things.

    While CS is still what I'm aiming to do with my life (game development specifically), I still want to be able to produce GOOD music and I know that I'm not going to be satisfied with my music until I know that what I hear is what others will hear. (I still need to get better at making music, but I'm not purchasing these right away anyway)

    Ah, well... I'm stuck in the realm of music being just a hobby but still wanting my work to sound good.

    I'm also stuck in the realm of I have no freaking money.

    I'm stuck in that boat too. That's why I'm going to be primarily relying on the good will of my friends and family for cash as birthday presents in November :D

    Thanks for the advice guys! I'm not going to be able to afford them for a bit, but I'm glad I'm picking headphones instead of monitors for the time being. Maybe I'll buy monitors if I ever get a posted mix :P

    Inexpensive n00b monitors (or maybe headphones?)

    in Music Composition & Production

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    I'll check out my nearby Guitar Center then. One final stupid question before the thread is dead: I suspect I gravitate towards bright headphones, but maybe this is just because I've never had a pair of headphones worthy to properly mix with. Is it pretty easy to tell when you've found THE PAIR or is there something I need to keep in mind to avoid purchasing biased headphones?

    I definitely appreciate the help! Those who subject themselves to my music appreciate it too :D

    Inexpensive n00b monitors (or maybe headphones?)

    in Music Composition & Production

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    Something I learned from Zircon was that you can get cheap, not-so-great monitors for $300, or amazing top of the line headphones for the same $300 or less.

    I spent $400 on monitors about 5 years ago and spent $250 on headphones last year - I use the headphones for all my mixing now and I think the quality has improved greatly as well. The monitors I bought still get used, but when I'm doing the final mixdown I always prefer the headphones because the mix ends up coming out much tighter and more polished overall.

    That is a good idea given my budget. Hmm...I hate asking questions like this, but what would you guys recommend for headphones then? AKG and SRH seem to be the two brands that fall around that price area...

    Inexpensive n00b monitors (or maybe headphones?)

    in Music Composition & Production

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    After a rather nasty realization recently of how much my current speakers color the sound in my music, I'm ready to start looking for monitors now. Earlier today, I spoke with an Avid rep that's at my school for a tech fair. Upon asking him about monitors, he recommended the BX8a's or the BX5a's for higher-end stuff OR the AV 30's or the AV 40's for budget monitors.

    Based on the little bit of research I've done, the AV 40's sound like they would be a good fit for me given my poor college student status. So, two questions: 1) is there a different set of intro monitors anyone would recommend over these and if not, 2) at this early point in my musical experience, is there really any reason for me to shell out hundreds more for the higher-end monitors?

    For reference, I'm currently using the Logitech X-540 system as a 3.1 system.

    Thanks in advance!

    PRC202 - Megaman Meets Starfox (Mega Man Battle Network + Star Fox 2)

    in Competitions

    Posted

    I use a Logitech surround sound system minus the back two speakers simply because they're the only good set of speakers I have. I typically listen to music and mix on this system with the bass dial halfway. Even after cranking the dial all the way to max bass, it still doesn't sound as bad as it did at my friend's house.

    That leaves four possibilities:

    1. The sub just can't deliver the actual amount of bass that is produced and therefore I need to look for new speakers if I want a more accurate sound representation. (this system was like $99)
    2. Something is weird in my soundcard settings.
    3. Both.
    4. I need to quit whining and just get used to these ones for the sake of saving some money right now.

    Anyway, I'll quit derailing this topic and I'll post in the proper place if I need any help.

    All of the entries sound awesome guys! How's that for on-topic? :tomatoface:

    GRMRB 2011 Exhibition Match

    in Post Your Game ReMixes!

    Posted

    Awesome, any due date you wanna stick with? Or just around a certain number of weeks?

    Knowing how *well* things went for me in the GRMRB when we had just a week, let's go with two weeks to start. September 26th before the end of the day. Since this is casual, we can always stretch it out if we need to.

    GRMRB 2011 Exhibition Match

    in Post Your Game ReMixes!

    Posted

    Chroxic, I'll challenge ya whenever you're free (and have figured out which robot master you're choosing), just say when

    Monday, September 12th, I will begin remixing Jewel Man vs. Drill Man. If, of course, that works with you. :)!!

    Chernabogue, you can have Gravity Man for all I care :P I can't do shit with his theme right now Dx

    GRMRB 2011 Exhibition Match

    in Post Your Game ReMixes!

    Posted

    Sorry I kinda vanished! I keep forgetting about this >_<

    If I am permitted to do so, I would like to change my Robot Master to Jewel Man for the exhibition match. I didn't listen to as many Robot Masters as I should have before choosing Gravity Man and after I heard Jewel Man, I found myself with more ideas for him than Gravity Man.

    If not, I'm still up for going into battle with Gravity Man.

    EDIT: If anyone wants to challenge me, I will gladly accept right after PRC 202.

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