Damashii!!

whoah.... what is this dusty, ancient-looking artifact under all of this rubble? *blows dust off of it and faeries start to flutter around as the artifact starts to shimmer* gaaasp... is this a trumpet? and...aaaand... and do I hear a drummer and a bassist somewhere off in the distance? are they speaking...jazz? I'm mostly kidding, not pestering, but in all seriousness just give me the green light when to whip out the trumpet 3 parts (or if it'd be better to wait a while longer, still). Also, I haven't read sax music in a loooong time and outside of a few licks and hits I'm not too comfortable with any lead alto sax at all, but if there's any need for more backing sax stuff (if it hasn't been recorded already) I can help with that too, at least for stacking, multi-voice purposes. I'm not just anxious to hear how this all comes together, but I also know a few folks around here who have potential [jazz band] arrangements lying around. sooooo, yeah...

the ONLY thing I wanted for today, and I'm dead serious about this, was to dye my hair dark purple (since I've finally been able to grow it out long enough).... for a number of reasons I had to shave it all off a few weeks ago, so I'm back to square one... maybe next year. T_T besides not getting that one highly anticipated gift, thanks everybody. I can't complain, it was a nice bidet. yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaarrrrrs of practice and ups and downs, and it's still a work in progress, but thanks! after being a very grumpy person for a long time I realized I might as well try my hand at being happy every once in a while since it probably won't hurt that bad; and with how crappy this world seems to be at times there's no better way to stay sane, imo at least.

oh man oh god oh man oh god oh man oh god... that trailer kicks soooooo much butt. Even though I've already heard most of the stuff congrats to everybody and I look forward to the release! but I especially look forward to hearing what became of The Great Mighty Poo. yyyyeeeeahhh... really digging that trailer, especially the ending.

Jaizus Christ, ladies and gents... please take the rustled jimmies to the pm's or Facebook or something. c'mon dawg... I said this in another thread, I've been digging OCR for a long time but I've only started lurking a bunch a few years ago and then actively participating recently, so I'm not aware of all the weird stuff that happened between him and her and them and whoever else from the past. but that's it. the past. Let it be, chill with Tuberz and I, and grab some ice cream and just go on. Relevant Points have been made, and the party's over. Out! Out! Dramarama extravaganza 2013 is done! don't make me start posting silly pics up this biznitch. I mean it. [he said she said /thread] EDIT: I'm all for public apologies and making amends but I think the deals been sealed, the cake's been cut, the fat lady has sung, the cow jumped over the moon, etc.

real talk, ma' man... Cookies and Cream for everybody. dats some gangsta shiz right there, with dem sprinkles and fudge shells and dat cherry on top.

^precisely, which is why I'm so excited about seeing Wan brought into the story. I've got a feeling he's going to say something to Korra along the lines of "yeah, you can kick some serious butt, but you'd be unstoppable if you slowed down and cooled your head a little bit." The Kuruk similarities are spot on. yyyyeeeahh.... the Water Tribe has some of the craziest mofos in the entire series history.

ahhhh.... point taken... I really didn't think of it like that at all nor did I notice. and I don't necessarily disagree with her using The Avatar State against the spirit (and she obviously needed it to open the Portal), I just personally saw it as her using it casually rather than in a 'special' way like how Aang did it in TLA. don't worry, I'm not one of those fans who thinks TLOK is crap compared to TLA because I do have high hopes for Korra, I just personally don't like her mannerisms as The Avatar yet. dunno if I'm making sense. I just like ma' Avatars to be all stoic and shiz.

Thanks. I'm glad to know in advance that this community will support my endeavors as a fashion model. aaaiight, I'm out now. I'll stop jokin around here.

ditto, but not overall. I was impressed by everything except the main character; in fact, I'm kind of starting to dislike Korra a lot, and I hate when I start liking everything about a show except the protagonist. =/ ____________________ I was really excited about this earlier in the year but just fizzled out and forgot to keep up with the episodes, but I've finally watched em and I'm caught up. I've got mostly mixed feelings (mainly concerning Korra): SPOILERS BELOW -------- 1. Korra using the Avatar state like Super Saiyan mode isn't even funny to me. When she was racing against Tenzin's kids and used that nitro boost that was kind of amusing, but I dislike how TLA built up so much hype about how sacred yet greatly powered the Avatar State is... but now Korra is using it left and right while getting her butt handed to her left and right? I know, I know, she's not Aang... but she was boss status in the first season. Now it's just a little disappointing seeing The Avatar get tossed around so easily, but it's still early in the Season so I'm sure she'll get her act together. 2. again with Korra... I strongly do not remember Aang (or even any of the characters from TLA) being as... *insert least offensive possible term concerning Korra's naivete and melodramatic attitude here* I get that the writers are trying to show how she's still growing and learning, but the extreme trope blindness is just silly: Once her uncle first appeared it was already painfully obvious what was going to happen. Her attitude right now just seems forced, not justified. Then again, I've just never liked the drama of the Water tribes. outside of that, I do like everything else (even aside from Korra's temperament, her fighting animations are very nice and they never get boring, to me at least). 3. Eska and Bolin (and Desna, I guess) are hilarious. It's Sokka's goofy relationships all over again, and I don't mind that at all. 4. music is amazing again. I just watched for entertainment rather than scoping out everything, but it sounds like there were some recurring themes from TLA's Fire nation musical themes being played when Unalaq's army appeared. maybe just me. 5. It's obvious that Varrick is part of the White Lotus. 6. Mirby.... I'm telling you, my "oh shiii---" radar still keeps going haywire every time Asami shows up. She'll at least be a 'villain' for one or two episodes. Nice girl, but she's got sneaky femme fatale traits written all over her. again, might just be me. overall, it's cool, but for now I feel like Season 1 was much better story-wise. I'm mainly just looking forward to seeing how Wan's story is executed (and I'm hoping Iroh v2.0 makes another appearance... I don't remember if he died or something in S1).

got something really silly in mind... just gotta remember to do something for this. All games are fair game, right? Even something like Space Cadet, yes?

1. Public, honest apologies are usually a sign of great character. 2. I'm sure everybody understands where you're coming from. It is a bit annoying when OCR vets who haven't been seen in ages just randomly show up for advertising purposes, so I don't think your head was in the wrong place; it's mostly just the way you said it, but again, Big Giant Apology sounds Big Giant nice. 2. Lastly, I'm not BGC himself so I cannot speak on his behalf, but judging by his video he seems like a genuinely awesome and understanding person so I'm sure he wasn't fuming over your comment. He was probably just thinking "well fine, no cool t-shirts for you suckaaa, ha haa haaaaa!" ;P

I know I really, really, really, REALLY shouldn't because I've gotta save up some dough for personal things in the near future... but the artwork and visual designs are just too sexy for me to pass up, and the music is dope too. I liked the KS video as well, lots of infectious smiles all over the place. still pacing back and forth, but I'll totally get behind this later this week. Congrats!

oh yeah, bruh, this just came to my mind because this song is often on my weekly jam-out playlist. Your argument/stance on 'drums usage' is valid and it makes sense, but the umbrella is a bit too large. I get that you mean potential remixers probably shouldn't take a track from the 'Heavy Rain' soundtrack, for example, and throw in some unbelievably massive Pendulum drums in there, but to say no 'drums' at all for a track that didn't already have them is far too broad. but this should be gravy: http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR02330/ honestly dawg, I see absolutely no problem with this comp taking off and doing well because a lot of people share the same sentiment as you: they prefer their remixes to just be ham and cheese... they don't want any of that fancy garnish BS like oregano or pickled banana peppers or horse radish sauce, just the plain sandwich. ;P I just personally don't like the term 'conservative.' better names: -Moderate OCR -Friendly Neighborhood OCR -Straightforward OCR -Meat and Potatoes (but no fancy garnish BS) OCR -etc.

fake. OP is clearly DJP's alternate ninja account. ;P Thanks for the feedback, and ditto: This community makes a lot of great music to become attached to for a variety of reasons. Knowing that at least one person like you appreciates the work we do makes the entire music process more enjoyable than it already is. and just a warning, all of brandon's stuff are lame.

arrrrr... can't find em. =( I was going to say that this reminds me of two eerily similar comp ideas from a while ago, but I guess those threads were deleted and I dunno if they're archived somewhere. I don't remember the exact words/description from each comp because I didn't participate in either, but from the top of my head: 1. The first one envisioned us, the remixer, being put into the pilot seat of the composer at the time the original source was created and the Comp guidelines was to make an 'original' song to replace the source, but using the same mindset that the composer had for said source. (ex., I take on the Super Metroid theme and replace it with a Buckethead Kaleidoscalp type original arrangement, since that is how I would interpret the feel of the Super Metroid theme from my perspective). 2. The other one was almost entirely word-for-word similar to what you stated with this comp idea (at least, according to my memory) in that it requested a similar conservative approach with ratio interpretation and shiz like that. I'll pm you more in person, Hobo, if needed since you know how we roll , but I personally see nothing wrong with this comp idea. True, it will be hard for musicians like me who tend to gravitate towards the more 'liberal' side, but I think 'conservative' and 'liberal' are terms which are very nebulous in some cases. Each of those examples Timaeus listed are spot on demonstrations of arrangements which still have that essential feel of the song without deviating too much; I'd even add PirateCrab's recent Mythic Mist arrangement to that list because all though it is slightly more aggressive and rock-oriented I feel like it still has the core musical themes and feelings/vibes from the original (the mix between funk and playful creepy or whatever). and as long as OCR's been around it's still a bit weird to me about how this 'issue' always comes up: https://www.facebook.com/notes/overclocked-remix/is-it-just-me-or-does-ocremix-sound-like-nothing-but-a-bunch-of-elitist-musician/10153100529660585 There are PLENTY of 'conservative' arrangements to go around, I just think that in more recent times (especially with projects) it has become natural for the community as a whole to veer towards more interpretation. Even though musically this is very conservative (by my tastes at least) would this be this kosher with you? By my book a conservative remix is one where an average joe who heard the original source would be able to easily pick it out in a remix and the 'feel' of the original is still obvious (a sad song from a sad part of a game is remixed with heavier electronic sounds but still sounds sad), whereas a distinctively liberal remix would be more like, in my opinion, The Katamari Forever and some stuff from the Sonic Generations soundtracks (a lot of the remixes are straightforward but some of them are fresh takes and re-interpretations of the originals). _________ that's long enough, so I'll just pm you any other things that come to mind. =) In a nutshell, I can get behind this, I just think that the whole 'conservative or liberal' terminology is mostly based on perspective. It's usually not genre switch ups or mood changes that make a song become liberal, in my opinion. It's more along the lines of changing chord progressions, inverting some of the melody, blah blah, etc..... fancy shiz like that. just don't stress too hard about the ratio thing... when we start having to pull out the Larry stopwatch shiz starts getting mad complicated. EDIT: tl;dr a peppy, bubbly j-pop remix of a super dark Assassin's Creed track would clearly not work with this comp, whereas just changing the relative key from 'minor' to 'major' or adjusting the tempo a little bit, etc. stuff like that should be fine, in my opinion.

Sonic, Zelda, Mario, Rayman, Sly Cooper, Jak and Daxter, etc.... games like that are meant to be beaten and replayed ad infinitum, in my opinion. But games like Skyrim and the past 3 GTA games are meant to be explored but not necessarily 'completed.' Pretty much, I've always kind of understood that if it's a sandbox/open-world game or the structure is implied to be heavily non-linear that that means I should just enjoy the ride rather than striving for a specific destination or objective. Nowadays the only games I ever 'beat' are either random indie games I stumble upon (I liked Ripple Dot Zero a lot and I'm currently working on 100%) or replays of the classic era Shining series games (just to experiment with different teams or promoting at certain levels, or not promoting certain characters at all, or a solo gameplay, etc.).

Yep, I'm not going to focus too hard on $50 or less plugins. With that target range and below (ie., 'free') I've enjoyed the TAL stuff and those Korg legacy stuff aren't too bad either (but I have a bunch of Korg keyboards so I just prefer recording live whenever I want a distinct 'Korg' sound ). On the other hand, if you're willing to go just a little bit higher I cannot recommend everything from Embertone and Impact SoundWorks enough. Embertone has several great things and occasional sweet deals for all price ranges, and even though I've only recently started using ISW products earlier this year I've had my eyes on their libraries for a long time now and I'm certain that they'll be the bane of my wallet's existence for many more months to come. XD EDIT: fuuuuu--- I read the first sentence and immediately replied without reading through everything. Embertone and ISW are more for all-around stuff (but you can easily craft some pads and experimental ambient stuff with some of the samples), but TAL does have some pretty good basic pads (presets) that I like to use. Mainly the 'Noisemaker.'

I'm not going to beat a dead horse since you've clearly already made up your mind, so I'll keep this straight to the point. I've lurked longer than I've actually participated in this community so I have no idea what kind of treatment or feedback you received or didn't receive from this arrangement, but I know that when I first heard it a few years ago I thought it was a kick-butt arrangement (and it still is, you clearly just improved the mixing). Most everything that has needed to be said has already been said; I see where staff is coming from and just about everybody here can relate to you in some shape or form when listening to their old stuff and cringing or chuckling. To make a long story short I vehemently hate my first Victory Fanfare remix on Strader's FF album... vehemently. You can even ask him yourself how many times I pleaded with him during evaluation to completely remove it. When I first worked on it I was thinking "lolololol oh yeeeah a capella dubstep nyuk nyuk nyuuuk" and literally after sending the final wav to Brandon waves of embarrassment and remorse came over me. Anybody else can hear your music and find things they like about it but they'll never fully understand why you yourself, the creator, might be indifferent to it and suffer author backlash. Fast forward to today I've now got FOUR new Victory Fanfare remixes made for Strader's upcoming albums with the inside joke being that I kept on being dissatisfied with the preceding mix; with my 'final' Victory Fanfare arrangement I deliberately chose to go full circle and make a musical homage to my first version by saying "yeeeeah, I still don't like it, but in hindsight I can acknowledge it and at least make this last remix succeed where I felt like I failed in my original approach." I'm sure you already thought about all of this, and with your studio chops we all know that you're a siiiick producer who obviously strives to do their best. If this makes you feel better, great and I am happy... if it makes you feel even worse, I am very sorry and that wasn't my or anybody else's intention [in this thread, and imo, in the original project, at least from my perspective]. I've actually been talking a bit to Digi Valentine about this, how we can all make something pretty good and then a few weeks/months/years later be gravely disgusted with it. Again, I'm not familiar with the entire 'backstory' on how the original mix was finalized so my apologies for glossing over any details. I hope you at least reconsider submitting more stuff in the future, but peace to you too and I respect your decision if this is it. ~j EDIT: ehhh, mostly apples and oranges. In my case, it's a dissatisfaction with past composition material (not at ALL any beef with Brandon or anybody or whatever), but for you it seems more like a disappointment with rushed production on this song and bigger disagreements on a broader scale. All I'm trying to get at is if you're sincerely 100% thinking about throwing in the OCR towel I just don't think this is the best way to walk out the door (and I'm totally not pointing fingers or crap like that because I'm mostly clueless on what really happened to/with you, but this just feels like..... a bad way to move on). =(

it leads to an endless supply of money and women. [/thread] for me music is a medicinal, spiritual type of thing (in addition to entertainment). I love music because it keeps me sane, lets me blow off steam, puts a smile on my face or a certain bounce in my walk, etc. and I strongly, strongly, STRONGLY believe that it is one of the universal languages. Put a few grumpy people in the same room, turn on some good music in the background and serve some delicious food and you're bound to have a much better atmosphere within an hour. that's why I love music. but mostly the money and women.

All I gotta say is if TGH isn't dropping a track on this album then you should be ashamed. UNACCEPTABLE. dope stuff happens in the compos, so I can't wait to hear this guaranteed dope album.