Anti-Syne
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Right, so some of you may have recently seen that this was recently rejected by the judges , mostly for lacking in variety, texture and generally just staying in the same gear throughout, with a boring stero field and dry sounds
This is what the judges heard:
So, I've been giving this a make over as I do plan on resubmitting it, but only when i've got it as good as i can get it.
So HERE IS THE NEW VERSION:
Improvements are mostly,
Bigger changes between sections, with more textural differences
No more robot voice (apart from the talkbox sound)
Improved sounds
Thicker texture
This new attempt at it is not finished yet, but i'd like to step back from it for couple of days and get some feedback on it so far, so as ever i'd be extremely thankful to those who let me know what they like/don't like and how you think it should be improved
Thanks!
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So I've finally decided to get a pair of studio monitors as right now I'm having to mix everything on my headphones.
I'd be looking to spend AT MOST £150 (which is roughly $240 or 175 Euros apparantly). I know this budget won't allow me to get brilliant monitors, mainly it would just be nice to be able to play mixes out loud.
So i'd just like to know if anyone here can reccomend me any within my price range?
Thanks!
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Thanks Gario glad you like it
Personally, I think the ending works for me, the aim was to add a abit of juxtaposition at the end, calming it all down a tad.Anyway, I'm happy with this now and I shall be submitting it on Wednesday, so if anyone has any more critiques and improvements for me speak now or forever hold your peace.
Thanks again to everyone for your advice already!
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Does spotify not work on labels? i.e. a label agrees to let all the music it owns be put up on spotify. I really dont have a clue how the legal side of OCR works, but it would need to be it's own record label to get music up on spotify.
or, i may be completely wrong...
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Version 2:
Ok, so I tried to listen to you all, with the main changes being:
1. More source where I could comfortably fit it in
2. Thicker texture at the thinner parts
3. Bigger Ending
4. It's a bit longer - Outro, containing source, added
Again I'd love to know what you think of this, critiques here have always helped me improve my work massively. I'm going to keep this up as a Mod-review because I really want to know what chance this stands against the judges.
Finally yes, the texture ideas are definately very Daft Punk, however hopefully that isn't a problem here as I've noticed there are mixes already on OCR which openly admit to using established artist's styles (i.e. Midee and Prozax's 'The Twelth Commandment)
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You'd be best off asking that in the specific Fruit Loops section of the forum here: http://ocremix.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=28
I don't use fruity loops, but in general if something is peaking you just keep reducing it's level until it stops peaking
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Right, I'm afraid to say this is going to need alot of work.
The major problem you'll have to over come for this to progress is thinking about the style and arrangement. It doesn't seem to go anywhere, as in there's no build up to anything and all the changes seem to come out of no where with the sections not fitting together. For instance not only does the drum loop get repetitive, it doesn't fit at all. Given the storm sounds and very thin texture this is much more of an ambient piece, but then this hip-hop sounding loop plays over the top. It sticks out even more because it's not in time with the key board.
So yeah first thing's first, you'll have to think what sort of style you want this to be, then maybe let us know so we can help you move it in that specific direction.
Sorry to be so negative, but it really needs a true style and direction before it can progress
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Very nice work, the arranagement has been mentioned enough already as it is, I just wanted to know if you were planning on submitting this here at some point or if you want it as a cover (like it is now)? I ask this becuase I think with some arrangement changes (as already mentioned) it has the potential to be a good remix on here. Oh and i'd like it longer please! Seems to be over far too soon!
Overall, the production is good, but i don't think those lead guitar lines cut through enough for me, maybe just tweak the high-mids in the EQ to brighten them up? they sound a tad muffled to me.
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Thanks for the feedback, very much appreciated!
Yeah i went a bit filter mad with this one, the wah sounds are all done using Cubase's Step filter, set to play through, pretty much, random filter frequencies at a 1/16 (or semi-quaver what have you) rate. Then there's an 80% glide between these frequencies changes to give it that smoother 'wah-wah' sound. Then that all goes through an amp simulator to add a bit of distortion, basically I wanted it to have a bit of an electric guitar feel, without it sounding like it's trying to be an electric guitar too much (if that makes sense). The synth itself is a relatively simple mono synth, so the majority of that sound is coming from the distorted filter changes rather than the synth settings. Hope that explains it!
I did play around with filling up the space a bit more, but things got too muddy too quickly, and i ended up going with the 'less is more' sort of approach.
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Cool, cheers guys, and specifically thanks Gario, It seems I can always I rely on your for a full critique
Here's my breakdown of the track, a mathmatical analysis of how liberal the arrangement is:
0:00 - 0:25 No source used
0:26 – 0:42 Main riff used (granted it’s cut up heavily)
0:43 – 1:23 Source very apparent
1:24 – 2:13 NO source used
2:14 – 2:50 Source very apparent
2:51 – 3:26 Main riff used
So by my calculations the song is 206 seconds long, the source is being used for 128 of those seconds, so it's about 62% source 38% original. Is that acceptable here?
Well it's up for mod review now, I'd basically like an idea of how close this is to passing the the panel, and does it need to be longer? I'm always scared of doing longer pieces because I might kill the idea, more of a short but sweet fan myself. Agains thanks in advance (and i'd still welcome some more non-mod critiques too if you like)
(and yes I do really mean 'I-totally-stole-some-of-Daft-Punk's-traditional-textures-and-hope-that-no-one-cares-because-textures-are-totally-public-domain', emphasis on 'totally stole'...)
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Nemesis. Getting hunted down and chased by a shit fast muscular super zombie terrified me when I was younger.
I borrowed it off my friend thinking I was brave enough, but as soon as he started ruthlessly chasing me through the alleys of Raccoon City I just ran into a safe room, saved the game, turned off my ps1, took out the disc and left it under a pile of magazines.
I'm now 21 and only brave enough to play it with a friend...Being chased by him is just 100% panic for me.
Aside from that I once had a ps1 demo disc that got a bit scratched, so that instead of loading up a demo for an old football game, a black screen with plain white writing loaded up telling me about a coming alien invasion, the creepy thing was none of the games on that demo disc had anything to do with aliens at all. That freaked me out as a 10 year old
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they will count midi in sub panels whether it can even be judged. and even if per say its droned in one part thats Extremly diffrent, source midi instument replace, then it could get marked a a midi cover before it gets to panel with some other fun metric
I don't understand what you are saying at all, I think Rozovian meant you should re-read your post because your grammar doesn't make any sense. I litterally have no idea what you mean...
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My brother showed me this video
which uses Xaleph's 'Son of Chaos' as it's music.
So then for me it was It was the discovery of Voices of The Lifestream then onto OCR
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So this was one of the first tracks I ever remixed, but before I could ever finish it I accidentally deleted all the samples I was using and never finished it.
Now with a software upgrade to Cubase 5 I thought it was about time I had another go at it.
And the source
I've been listening to alot of Daft Punk recently so this track is heavily influenced by them
Let me know what you think and how it can be improved.
Thanks in advance!
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Version 2
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Daft Punk's 2007 live album - Alive
Never really cared much for live albums but this is some top top stuff
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I think my main concern is that some of the synths are a bit lifeless, maybe throw in some vibrato on the longer notes and some pitch bending to really give it that expressive solo feel, similar to
Apart from that i like it
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Ah SilvaGunner you will be missed. i always looked for you when linking to source material
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It's been a while since I updated this track, but in light of my Mako Cannon track I thought i'd put the final version of this up to be done with it.
That's it for this one, so I hope you all enjoy it!
Over and Out
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I use SayIt and often put it through a vocoder too, so i can articulate the pitch and make roy sound even more analogue.
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Resident Evil 5 - Majini IX (in Flames)
I actually posted this as a remix request a few days ago, but i like it so much i'm sharing it again. It's actually the only track from the game that stood out for me, and one of a few none rpg tracks i listen to. 'Epic' is a term that's over used when describing vg music, so i'll just say this is a jolly good track.
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Source link now fixed.
Anyway, thanks Gario, glad you liked it! Don't worry, there's no way i'd ever remove Roy the robot voice (even if he does pronounce Mako as 'Maku'...). I did attempt making it longer, but it got repetitive and stale so I think you're right in that it's the right length.
I will submit it to OLR (once I register there and post in the forum 5 times). I will probably even submit it here after i've made a couple of tweaks to the production, wishful thinking maybe, but still worth a go hopefully.
But for now i'm still open to hearing how it can be improved, so if anyone else has thoughts please let me know.
Thanks again!
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Hi and welcome to the forum!
Just listened to your track and for the most part i like the arrangement and instrumentation, but i'm not feeling it as much after 3:10, i appreciate that you're trying to build it up into something else, it's not even that the end section is bad, i'm just not sure it was necessarily where the track seemed to be heading, but hey, that's just my personal opinion.
My main problem with it as a whole however, is the production. Everything seems to be drowned in reverb, so everything loses it's clarity and gets lost in each other, almost like. Pull back the reverb time and wet signal and i reckon it would improve dramatically. I get that you're going for that big spacey sound, but you can still get that with more subtle reverb.
Anyway, sorry that's only a brief critique, i'm sure someone can give you a more detailed one. Keep up with this, it definately has potential.
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Is there a specific reason why everything seems to be panned hard left or hard right? It's very disorienting and unnatural sounding. Things like the bass generally should be in the centre with the kick drum and lead instruments. A simple way to organise where to place instruments in the stereo field to to imagine where they would be on a stage in front of you. At the moment your track is like putting an audience in between two stages, which obviously isn't done.
I don't know the source at all, I had a quick listen to it, but seeing as i'm so unfamiliar with it I won't be able to comment on your arrangement.
Anyway, so ignoring the drums as you have already mentioned them I'd say all of your sounds need upgrading, they just all sound very standard, midi-like and not very interesting. I like the variety of instruments you're using as it at least keep the piece lively, but the sounds need to be more unique to your own mix. Also I'm not hearing many effects, if any, on any of the sounds, which just adds to the problem of the basic instrument sounds. can I ask what software and instruments you are using?
Sorry if this is all a bit negative, but i'm sure you'll soon hear improvements in your pieces if you keep following everyone's advice on here, and keep listening to all the tracks that have passed the judges panel and try to compare them to your own pieces, seeing as they're the benchmark we all need to reach.
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Hi everyone,
My latest ReMix
Source:
Let me know what you think of it, thanks
Rock Band keyboard as real keyboard?
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I'd take a look at the M-Audio oxygen series:
49 Key Version - £146
http://www.studiospares.com/controller-keyboards/m-audio-oxygen-49-3rd-generation-midi-keyboard/invt/373390/
25 Key Version - £117
http://www.studiospares.com/controller-keyboards/m-audio-oxygen-25-3rd-generation-midi-keyboard/invt/373380/
Decent price, decent keys plus separate pitch bend and mod wheel, 8 assignable sliders (well only 1 slider on the 25 key version) and 8 assignable knobs. I've been using the 2nd gen version of the 49 key version for the last couple of years and it's served me very well