Well, this is my first time posting here for feedback, and I'm rather amateurish to begin with. So anyhow, here's my story: I was meddling around with LMMS, trying to compose *something* dark-sounding, and then suddenly realized that the upbeat tune for the Sonic 3D Saturn's Gene Gadget does a sinister genetic laboratory no justice at all. This resulted in a remix that turned out okay, so I decided to submit it under the name "The Doctor from Hell." However, I didn't quite expect it to get accepted, and it certainly didn't - the feedback pointed out that the remix was too repetitive, and not true enough to the source:
Production is pretty good, though a little crowded and the kick could use more oomph. Biggest problem is how liberal this is compared to the sources; even when you bring in the Gene Gadget theme, it's modified and not that obvious. If I heard this cold, I probably wouldn't have known what game it was. The remix is also a little too repetitive like you said. Sorry, not gonna be the one to get you there, but if you have another remix closer to the game tune, send it our way!
Vinnie Prabhu
OverClocked ReMix
While your submission is appreciated, after initial review OverClocked ReMix has decided not to post it or forward it to the judges panel in its present form.
There are several common reasons why submissions might not make it to OCR's next stage of evaluation (bolded & italicized if applicable to this submission):
the arrangement is merely a MIDI or game music format file assigned new instruments and/or given added effects
the arrangement is not different enough (e.g. structure, tempo, instrumentation) from the original game music
the arrangement is too texturally sparse, too underdeveloped and/or too repetitive
the sound quality (e.g. sample quality, sequencing, mixing, processing, recording) is poor
the writing or performance quality (e.g. frequent clashing or wrong notes, mismatched key signatures, sloppy timing) is poor
Less common reasons include (bolded if applicable to this submission):
extensive direct sampling of the original game music audio
extensive incorporation of non-game music or lyrics (e.g. mainstream, classical, etc.)
arranging music that was not originally created for a video game
the arrangement bears little resemblance to the original game music
creating a track out of sound effects
creating an entirely original track that in no way arranges game music
Therefore, I decided to revamp it somewhat, mainly following the feedback, along with some suggestions from my brother. The remix ended up being renamed "Stasis Failure" in the process of doing so. Its current incarnation can be found at http://ocrwip.fireslash.net/?fid=890, and the original Gene Gadget themes can be found at http://gh.ffshrine.org/song/947/14 and http://gh.ffshrine.org/song/947/15; both were used in the production of the remix.. Again, it's still a work-in-progress, so odds are that it'll have a zillion problems left to iron out. I think I've fixed the kick, but I'm not sure how well I've remedied the other problems yet, so critique away - I'm going to need all the help I can get!
foxhead128
