Anti-Syne
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Sounding good so far! Personally i think the kick drum level is fine, but the snare could do with coming up a bit.
Moving on, I think the piano near the start is the biggest weakness here, it comes in too loud, making it seem really far forward, it's also a bit mechanical, which isn't the biggest problem as it fits the dance genre, maybe just pull it back a bit in the mix with a lower level whilst playing round with some move reverb and/or delay settings to help it sit in the mix more.
Apart from that i'm really liking the variation of sounds, keeps it entertaining throughout, i don't know the source at all so i can't comment on the arrangement too much, but i'm looking forward to hearing this finished, keep it up!
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It's been a while since a did a proper remix, so i tried my hand at remixing some qotsa, enjoy!
http://soundcloud.com/jack-lewis/go-with-the-flow-jack-lewis
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I like it so far, cool unique take on JENOVA. It's got a really nice feel to it, builds up nicely with a nice mix of sounds.
My two main complains are:
1) That crackling at around 0:30, I assume it's not my set up, but it did make me think there was something wrong with my speakers/headphones/sound card. Maybe add some more processing like a modulating filter or something to it to make it fit in more or scrap it all together.
2) Obviously it's not finished yet, so you may have this in mind anyway, but when it kicks off at 1:03 i'd like to hear a more prominent lead really take center stage and drive the whole piece on, the synth playing the melody there just doesn't cut it enough for me and sounds more like a backing line to me.
Keep it up, I'm interested to hear how this progresses!
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Happy Birthday and thanks for OCR!
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it's actually the first original i've finished for quite a while, so, i thought i'd share this: http://soundcloud.com/jack-lewis/surge-breaker
Enjoy!
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Couldn't find a mention of this on here yet, so I thought i'd share it.
So it's still in pre-beta stage, no guarantee of a release, but it looks and sounds incredibly interesting at the very least.
It's completely modular from what i can tell, and looks like a truly intuitive and original way of working. The makers are still trying to get funding for it, but with plans of audio editting still to be added, both PC and (eventually) Mac compatability and ReWire support I'm very excited by this.
What does everyone else think? Something exciting and new, or just a flashy version of max msp with 3d thrown in there to join to bandwagon?
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Yeah, sorry but this is a long way from being submittable at the moment.
It certainly sounds better than your first wip, but there's still a long way to go for this to pass initial judgement, let alone the judges panel.
There's still the same fundamental timing errors throughout this piece, making it all sound very disjointed, yes there are now more than one instrument playing at a time, but they all seem completely independant of each other. The chords for your backing (piano arpeggios) really need to be changing, not just playing the same ostinato constantly, this is one of the main things causing that feel of each instrument just playing it's own thing irrespective of what other parts are doing.
Secondly this is much more of a cover than rearrangement of the original, playing the same structure, and pretty much same notes and rhythm as the original from start to end. You'll have to make this your own in terms of arrangement, something to make it stand out.
DjMystix already mentioned the low quality of the sounds so i won't go over that again.
Sorry again that this is really negative. I really think the first thing you need to do is work out the chord sequence you're going to use with the melody then re-record it all, really sticking to the click track/metronome so that all the parts realy mesh together.
Please feel free to ask any questions if i haven't explained this well, I will (as i'm sure will many others) be more than happy to give you any advice so you can really improve this, so please ask away if you're unclear about anything anyone is saying here!
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I'm no rapper, this will not be a rap, sorry to dissapoint, but it would probably be best if a fairly middle class white english guy stayed away from rapping...
Anyway! So here's what i've been working on
and the source (but i assume most people know it anyway?):
So I've kept alot of the original lyrics, rather than adding new ones in, turned the bass line into the main melody and added my own chord sequence.
As always I'd love to hear anyone's opinions on this. Enjoy!
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Probably my biggest musical inspiration that guy, i'm in!
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I think first off you need to say more in your post than just a link to your remix, yes the source track would be nice for those that don't know it, but more importantly it would be nice to hear your thoughts on this, for instance; what do you think you've done well on? where do you think you need help? are you planning on improving this enough to be submittable? Do you even want people to critique this, or are you just posting it here to show people? I'm guessing since you've posted it under 'work in progress' you do want some critiques and advice, but still, some words from you would definitely encourage more people to give you help and advice if they know where you're coming from.
Anyway! First thing i want to say is you're definitely improving in terms or rhythm and timing from what i remember of your other tracks you've posted on here, there are a few awkward moments when it seems notes should be held longer, or there should be longer rests, but overall it's a lot more steady than other tracks of yours I've heard.
The main problem here is that the whole track is just the melody, and given that only one instrument plays at any given time the track very quickly gets predictable and thin. First thing you'll have to do to improve this is add a bass line and some chords, it doesn't matter what's playing those parts or how they're being played, just get them in! It will immediately improve the track just by making things more interesting (how many complete tracks do you really hear that are played just one instrument at a time which isn't a solo performance?). Maybe you could keep the piano ostinato at the start playing throughout the verse at least and have it change with the chord sequence?
When you've added some other parts I would suggest getting rid or the rain sounds, it just seems out of context (unless you were thinking rain, Raine...?) and unnecessary, if you're worried about the track sounding completely empty without it then don't worry, because the other parts I've suggested you add will make the rain redundant.
Sorry if this all seems a bit negative... I'd suggest you listen to these two arrangements of the same source, and pay attention to what the other instruments besides the ones playing the melody are doing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5hV5p45ee4
I'm not saying copy them, just listen to the other parts and get some ideas of how to build up a backing section.
Hope this helps, and stick with it!
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It wasnt on FL10, but my old computer used to crash if i had the buffersize for ASIO4ALL set too small, meaning that when i switched to the ASIO4ALL driver the computer couldnt handle trying to use that small a buffer size. Try and set the buffer size to as large as it can get, that is if you can access the settings before it crashes your computer.
Failing that try and find another asio driver for now
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Glad you're all enjoying this, Gario is pretty much spot on with the source usage breakdown.
Thought I may as well share this:
for anyone that's interested in the vague history of this track.That's a much older, unfinished remix of the same source from my old (haven't touched it in over a year) youtube page from when I first started ReMixing. I actually sampled and salvaged a little bit of this older remix, 'Night City Glitch', to make 'Night City Funk'.
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Oh man I was meant to comment on this a few days ago but got side tracked! Anyway, just thought i'd say well done, it's a great mix of sounds with a nice smooth feel, good luck with the panel!
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Boy do I feel silly, I always pronounced 'Mana' like Marna... Then again i do say bath like barth, grass like grarse etc etc, so i doubt i'll change anything now
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Well FF7 seems to be getting a fair amount of attention on this board recently so I thought I'd join in, seeing as I'm currently playing through it again and I've also treated myself to a brand new imac (goodbye crappy old vista laptop!)
So here's my track then
It's mostly Mako reactor
with a bit of the Shinra Theme
So, critiques please! Let me know what you like, but especially what you don't like and what you'd change!
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Looks like I'll be giving my mix a final pass today and then submitting. Can't wait for the other entries, but specially for anti-syne's take on the two songs I mixed. I bet there will be a lot of "why didn't I think of that!" moments.
I'm giving nothing away
But yeah definately looking forward to hearing yours!
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Yeah and I'm like two thirds of the way to finishing my mix, so i'm happy to keep things as they are.
It turns out Bomb Man and Heat Man mix together rather wonderfully for me
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Also, Anti-Syne, you're supposed to be Remixer-001, not -000
I know
but it was a blast whilst it lasted... -
(Mega Man is numbers 1-16, Proto Man is numbers 17-32)
In that case I feel truly special that I'm number 000, I'm outside of the system man!
Sig is great, good work!
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This calls for a change of Avatar!
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I'm really liking this, I've picked Quickman as my first choice for GRMRB and seem to be the only one who has him as their first choice, so hopefully I won't tread on any of your ideas when I do my version.
As I said I am really enjoying this, my main complaint though is the first lead (the one that's used at first from :34 to 1:02) it just seems a bit underwhelming and a bit lifeless given the energy of the backing. I think just using a bit of vibrato on it could work wonders.
That really is my only complaint with this though, I love the hard hitting sound of the drums and the overall soundscape, and from 3:00 onwards, genius!
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Sorry but i'm really against this seeding idea, surely random is the fairest way to do this, just nice blind randomness. I would honestly feel this competition would be cheapened if it were done any other way. Sorry to make my point twice.
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Just a thought...At least for the first round you should put OCR members who have posted mixes against each other (i.e. WillRock vs. Prophetik), while non-posted members can compete against each other (i.e. Starpheonix vs. fredrickd). That could even the playing field for newer and less experienced members. Let's face it, any newb going against...say...Rozovian would probably have their ass handed to them.
EDIT: Wow, I never finished my thought. Thank you English paper.
Personally i'm against this, i'm always against seeding things, i'm excited for the thrill of the matchings. Everyone loves an underdog, and i think a begginer would learn more and could even up their game going up against a veteran. Hey, you might even beat one of the big guns, imagine how great you'd feel then!
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I would like to hear a version of this with improved drum sounds/patterns
Drums were definatley the hardest part of this, trying to get a decent snare and crash sound just from subtractive synthesis is very tricky. I could use samples, but I'd rather keep up the challenge of just using the DS-10 and Monotron. I'll give the drums another shot and see if i can improve them at all.
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