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    FFIX: Rose of May (Beatrix's Theme)

    in Post Your Game ReMixes!

    Posted

    This is a really nice arrangement, the harmonies/melodies you added are beautiful!

    Great humanization too. Everything flows really well and there's good variation in the velocities.

    The only thing I'd change is to make the crescendo at the end a bit more obvious. It doesn't quite feel like it's building up as much as it should.

    Also, is it just me or do the high notes between 0:10 and 0:17 sound kind of muffled? None of the other notes in the song sound quite like that to me...

    Remixing guide needs YOU!

    in Recruit & Collaborate!

    Posted · Edited by Kuolema

    Oh good, for a minute there I thought I was going to have to go through the legal system every time I wanted to record something. :grin:

    On a more serious note, I took a look at the guide and I think it's pretty good. It's more of an overview than a comprehensive guide, but it seems like that's what you're going for. My only concern is that it might be difficult for a "newb" to piece together all the bits of information since there are a lot of individual sections that, while fine on their own, are kind of all over the place (Recording coming after mixing and output for instance). Then again, maybe not...either way I think re-arranging the sections would make it easier to read.

    Some instruments and other audio tracks (like vocals) will be uneven. There will be soft parts and loud parts, and you might not want to go in and edit the volume for the whole track. What do you do? You apply a compressor that'll make the soft parts louder but not change the loud parts.

    Isn't it the other way around? Or have I been thinking about it the wrong way this whole time?

    I also found a few typos:

    Drums are usually the instrument getting layered, since fat beats need fat sounds. The classic example of drums layering would be to combine a bass drum with punch and click with a bass drum with lots of low frequencies (aka bass).

    The audio interface can come in a lot of different forms. Some simple ones have an input, an output, and connect by usb. Others can be built into mixing desks and feature dozens of inputs and quite a number of outputs as well. SOme will say an audio interface is the same as a soundcard, tho I go by the distinction that the soundcard is inside your computer, while an audio interface is only connected to the machine (by usb, firewire, or other means).

    Sonic & Knuckles - Lava Reef Zone (Super Sonic Fireballz)

    in Post Your Game ReMixes!

    Posted

    Nice one!

    The guitars sound a lot thicker now. I like it!

    I'm not sure what you mean by the timing being off for the solos; it sounds pretty on time to me but maybe I'm just not hearing it?

    I'm actually not a big fan of the new synth at 2:00. It sounds a bit too...bubbly for a lead. I dunno.

    The chords are less boring now that you've added some rhythmic changes but I'd still like to see more variation in terms of the actual chords. It's up to you though.

    'Lost Radiance' - Hollow Bastion Theme - Kingdom Hearts (PS2)

    in Post Your Game ReMixes!

    Posted

    Thanks! I know there's quite a lot of repetition, but that sort of carried over from the original (despite my best efforts). That said, I sort of had my work cut out for me when I chose to have 5 pianos. It exhausts most ideas sort of quickly (hence the solo piano part in the middle of the piece).

    Aha, quite true. I can imagine that would be pretty frustrating XD.

    Also, I'd just like to say thank you for the feedback you've been giving since I posted this. It's been really helpful and I think that the remix is a lot better as a result. :)

    Hey, no problem. I like the piece so I'm glad I could help!

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