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Capt. Stupidity

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  1. Erm, I MIGHT Start on a WIP, see how it goes, then If I like where it's heading show you what I have to see if you think its worth including.

    I just need to finish my Mario series Medly first :S

    Would it be possible to send you a PM should I like where my mix is headed? :)

    I gots my eye on Stone tower. Think some bollywood flare would go nicely with it. I have a few sitar samples I wanna try out anyways.

    Yes, send me a PM as soon as you got something good.

  2. I'm actually working on a Majora's Mask remix album... I have about 7 tracks done and several other works-in-progress. My project isn't official or anything, but when it's done I am planning on submitting the finished project for review in the hope that OCR will help host and distribute a torrent for it. I don't know if that's going to interfere with what you have going, but my album is going to be a more cinematic take on the sources.

    Shoot! Didn't know there were secret projects going on :P But, I don't mind. Majora's Mask will get more love this way.

  3. Remixers are slowly trickling in. I have a total of three people (not including me) working on some WIPs. I received on WIP today and it was really good.

    Please, if you are at all interested PM me. I have no genre restrictions. I am going to go ahead and post all the source tracks I am accepting in the main project post. I was planning on having a set number of tracks and doing 2 albums and whatnot, but I am going to put that on the back burner for now and really open up the options.

  4. haha nah its not a sample lol, its a yamaha vst that came with my piano (its the same one as on the piano if that makes sence) its actually just me playing, though some sections i played it 1/2 speed its slightly quantised because i have some a pretty poor resolution on my midi timer so i use a magnet style quantise to pull stuff closer to the beat (or 16th or whatever) but generally shearing style voices just sound like that close voicing chords with chromatic run ins etc (guess it sounds alittle busi) anyways thanks for words

    Haha! Sorry, meant no offense. But, after listening to again, it sounds alright. However, there is one part where you really bang on the piano and I think the velocity is a little too hard. You might want to tone it down a bit.

    Also, just to let you know I have the piano intro stuck in my head. It just keeps playing over and over. That's a good thing. I think you really created a good hook in your mix.

  5. Your latest version is 10x better. The drums may be a little too loud for my taste, but that's mostly personal opinion. Is the piano a live instrument, or is it a sample? It sounds like a sample to me and there are some parts where the humanization is slightly off. If you could get a real piano or a better sounding sample for the interlude you have there, the interlude might sound better. Right now, it sounds nice, but it's hard to listen to the piano for long because it doesn't sound really good.

    Love the acoustic bass by the way :)

  6. Where's my espresso?? If you are able to jazz it up more, do!

    Instrumentation is good. For further expansion I'd definitely suggest a bit of sax in there. See if you can get a live sax player to work with you on this mix. That would add a lot. The vibes and piano are excellent.

    For the intro, try to vary the bass lines a bit before the piano comes in. I like the bass at the beginning, but it sounds a little too simple as it is.

    I could hear the bass just fine, but I would still take Rozo's advice and try EQing the bass and see how that sounds. Good job so far. We need more jazz remixes!

  7. Not what I'd call trance, but it's definitely a good start :)

    First, I'd bring down the highs a little bit on some of your instruments, especially the drums. I think the drums would sound better if you got that bass thud going rather than relying on the high pitches.

    That first arp synth that comes in should be replaced with something else, or make it sound less generic.

    There was one other synth that sounded generic, but I liked most of the other ones you used.

  8. I have a new version of the song done. It needs a lot of work, but the bad thing is FL crashed and I don't have any data of the song saved so I will have to start from scratch again.

    I have a section at the end where I try expanding on the theme a bit and I plan to draw that part out more and end with the main windmill theme.

  9. The arrangement is a little too liberal for my liking, but that's just personal opinion.

    Production

    It is too loud. The lead often drowns out the background instruments. Try to get it too blend with the other synths, but still have the prominence. It's sometimes hard to get just right, but it makes a mix so much better.

    Your synths are too generic and aren't humanized at all. Mess around with some filters and the velocity. Also throw in some panning effects to give the mix a more dynamic feel to it.

    You have a good source to work with and you have done well in your arrangement. Work on the production side of it and also the structure. I would change up the synths once or twice so that you don't have that generic feel to it.

  10. Opening up with the drum is nice, but your kick is too hollow. Try layering it to fatten it up. I would also try to make the intro sound a little more interesting as well. Vagrance had a good idea with using a drone to add some more texture.

    Where's the bass? I can't hear it when the drum is going and I can barely hear it when it's just playing by itself. It needs to be louder especially if you're going to have it solo for a bit.

    The overall track is very basic and empty. I hope you're working on a better ending 'cause the one you have now isn't very good. Add some pads to fill out the sound more.

    The middle part where all the instruments come together and play the main melody is very good and you need to carry that out into the rest of the track.

    My suggestions: fatten the kick drum, turn up the bass, add some pads (and maybe some other synths) to fill out the sound, get a better ending, and also lengthen the track. It is a little short.

  11. Hmm...It has potential. I am not familiar with dubstep, but I like the glitchiness you have going, but that seems to be all the track is, a glitchy mess. I tuned it out after the first 30 seconds. There was nothing catchy about it and it just seemed to go on and on.

    I would also reitterate what Vagrance said. Change the bass. Prototype Raptor has an excellent dubstep version of the Zelda underworld theme that I would suggest you take a listen to.

    Again, try to make your bass more interesting as well as the drums. They tend to get lost in the chaotic mess.

    You're going in the right direction, but I think it needs a lot of work before this gets subbed.

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