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I mean, its small, and kinda being thrown together all quickly. Much smaller than something like BadAss 3. And yes, that was the first thing to come to mind.

Pretty sure I submitted a wip last time, on one of the old threads maybe??? Anyway, just coming off of a bigger project and will have time next week to crank out more work on my tune. 
 
Please don't fire me
 
Will post work soon.

Something else that I almost forgot to mention is the reverb response of the headphones.
 
I proceeded through the following headphones:
 
Sony MDR-7502 (~$40) -> ??? (forgot)(~$60) -> Shure SRH240A (~$60) -> Grado SR-60i (~$80) -> Beyerdynamic DT-880 (250 ohm) (~$400, but 51% off, so ~$200)
 
How I would describe them is the following:
Sony MDR-7502 - Hugely lacking in bass and treble (honestly, above 1000 Hz was terrible); didn't pay attention to the reverb response here
Shure SRH240A - Rather washy (with reverb), lacking in bass and upper treble
Grado SR-60i - Less washy, clean bass, crisp treble (somewhat hard for bass mixing, though)
Beyerdynamic DT-880 - Just dry enough for some excellent clarity, well-defined bass (loving it for bass mixing), distinct treble (so I can tell the difference between 14000 Hz and 18000 Hz, for example)
 
So if you can, I think you should test the headphones you want to get on a song with a lot of reverb to see how much clarity you get. This aspect of headphones could change the amount of reverb you want to put in your music. If you can't test it... I wish you luck on that!

Some personal experience; I used k240s before I got the M50x. It's no comparison; M50x quality wins by a landslide. Remember Fletcher Munson curves; having a flat frequency graph yields mid-high frequencies that are way higher in perceived loudness than the lower end. Having a slight dip in the mid highs makes for a better listening experience and a more "humanized equality" rather than "technical equality". 
 
Either one is okay depending on your mixing philosophy, it doesn't really actually matter. If you mix with references, you can mix on anything. The ATH-M50x has extreme clarity even if it is a little imbalanced; the clarity to me is the most important thing, and references of my favorite tracks tell me how to get an overall balance. The graph runs counter to my opinion here, but I hold firmly that I get a much more A) informative and B ) enjoyable listening experience out of the M50x.
 
Also, frequency response curves don't really tell you everything; it's just dB response. It doesn't really tell you about clarity, especially in the bass region. The shape of the headphones matters, semi-open or closed back, the quality of the sound reproduction itself, etc. That graph says AKG-k240s have better bass than the M50x, but in my opinion, the k240s bass is nothing impressive, and the M50x destroys it in that sector.

Here's what I got:http://graphs.headphone.com/graphCompare.php?graphType=0&graphID
Basically it looks like the dt-880's are the clear winner (duh), but the price is much higher than the others. If I am reading this correctly, the k240's perform better in the low range than the m50x's, and the opposite is true for the high range. The sr60's are decent overall, but for the price I think one could do better. Personally I am quite liking the k240's, but I will give it a bit more consideration.
EDIT: Fixed errors. Had the wrong ATH headphones in the last pic. The m50x look like it has a great low range and a decent high range, but the k240 looks like it is better overall.

The ATH-M50x is considered by many to be the standard in headphone mixing. I just got them recently, they're very nice. Very clear bass detail.
 
There's lots of other nice pairs, like the ones Timaeus said. The DT-880 has been used by EDM composer and legendary OC ReMixer zircon for many, many years.

Sometimes when you try something and it doesn't work the first time, that's pretty normal. You should be able to figure out what more to do if you, for example, listen in the morning with fresh ears.
 
You could alternatively add, let's say, white noise with filter motion and reverb (i.e. wind SFX), or a soft (somewhat low-passed) ambient pad, or something. It doesn't have to be obviously-noticeable. Also, this is more of a personal thing, but I think you should try a different kick drum and replace that clap with something more snare-like. Currently it actually sounds like hip hop drums, which in this context I find distracting. I like the pad at 1:30, though. That was helpful to do (I don't believe that was there before).
 
Interesting glitching you have going on later. Perhaps tone down the mix level (i.e. wet mix) of the glitch plugin to make the glitching more subtle and less jarring.

Spoiler alert!!
 

 
And Eino was added as well lol

Yes, the tonic ("home note") is F# in F# Dorian, since if you use that mode, you are still using the sharps in E Major, but continually going back to F# as your home note. If for some reason you start on F# at first, and then continually go back to E, you are essentially playing in E Major still.
 
Nabeel happened to say this as well (correct me if I'm wrong):
 

I'll try to finish the trailer this evening and hopefully upload it this week-end.
Still need the final tracks from the last remixers!

That nurse's voice is so silly. This whole ReMix is silly.
 
*KOFF KOFF KOFF KOFF WEEZ(ING)*

Best trailer I worked on since I started doing OCR trailers. So epic.

Apparently people have listened to this! I've had 4 people in the last week ask me if I want to join their team. It's very flattering
 
I don't have time for this one. Maybe if people had spoken up a few months ago I would have, but I'm working on a craft project right now, and will need to move apartments in a month or so, so I don't have the bandwidth for this compo.
 
Having said that, please bring on the peer-pressure brigade for whatever compo comes after this one!

Heavy compression can certainly give interesting musical results.  I guess my point is that ideally it's use would be from an artistic decision rather than any kind of necessity.

If you really want to do it well, try reading this article.
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jan08/articles/pianorecording_0108.htm
 
Like Gario suggested, it would be optimal to have two mics. One to capture the ambience of the room, and one to capture the direct sound of the piano. For example, an omnidirectional mic helps you capture the ambience and width of the sound.

Modes are basically asking you to shift your hand to the next note in the original key while retaining the intervals of the original key, and use that as your "new" key, so F# Dorian is E major starting on F#. (Personally, I found it confusing too that "F# Dorian Mode" means it's the Dorian mode in which you start on F#, rather than the Dorian mode of F#, which starts on G#.)
 

 
Notice how its four sharps are F#, G#, C#, and D#, which implies the Ionian mode (or original key) is E major.
 
It would help though if you showed us the actual piece.

Modes are basically asking you to shift your hand to the next note in the original key while retaining the intervals of the original key, and use that as your "new" key, so F# Dorian is E major starting on F#. (Personally, I found it confusing too that "F# Dorian Mode" means it's the Dorian mode in which you start on F#, rather than the Dorian mode of F#, which starts on G#.)
 

 
Notice how its four sharps are F#, G#, C#, and D#, which implies the Ionian mode (or original key) is E major.
 
It would help though if you showed us the actual piece.

Beethoven was partially deaf.
(I'm just trying hard not to look so stupid.... )

We literally do not "consider the fans" at any stage of the judging process, because this isn't a popularity contest, this is a creativity contest. This site also is cool with diversity. We're not actively catering to anyone's personal taste.
To actually hold DPC's track (or any vocal track) back or put it in a corner because "most people prefer instrumentals"/"think of meeeee, I may not like it" is really closed-minded. Of course, you can dislike whatever you want, but we don't care anyway vis-a-vis track selection or presentation.


Separate but equal? Segregation of minorities? Really? Tracks aren't people, but to me your proposal is also silly. Let's not go there.
Also, so far, we've only got 266 tracks with any type of lyrics out of 3,056 ReMixes, so 91% of the site is instrumental. But are the vocals TAKING OVER?
0001-1000: 28/885: 3.16%
1001-2000: 83/992: 8.37%
2001-3000: 128/999: 12.81%
3001-3180: 27/180: 15%
Hey cool, the trend IS growing. 3 out of every 20 ReMixes lately have had lyrics. 17 out of every 20 tracks being instrumental means instrumentals aren't even close to outnumbered, and that you're needlessly fixating on lyrics. Maybe by the time we reach OCR04000, lyrics will (dangerously) bump up to 16% or 17%. Try not to get too hung up on it. VGM is mostly instrumental, OCR will tip towards instrumental for as long as we're doing this, that's just the numbers.
Anyway, TL;DR, you can certainly dislike anything you want, but to tell us to consider some sort of change in how any style or genre of mixes are presented... it ain't happening.

That nurse's voice is so silly. This whole ReMix is silly.
 
*KOFF KOFF KOFF KOFF WEEZ(ING)*

I got the final piece of art from Andrew, and it looks great. I contacted djp for the website and art, plus VV1/VV2. I PM'd a few remixers for their consent/notes. And I got a 12-sec WIP from Brandon. It's nice to get a good Internet connexion LOL

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So, one of the other things I like is LEGO. I've got a fair amount of parts, and I have my own page of stuff I've made. But one thing I've never done with mix LEGO with video games. But, as you can see below, lots of other people have.
 
And just to be clear, I'm not talking about the LEGO video games, like LEGO Batman. I mean fans that have used LEGO to recreate their favorite video game stuff.
 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/lingonkart/19577063992/Shantae!
 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nickjensen/18281580434/Borderlands 2 SMG
 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/lego27bricks/14205288230/Atari Console
 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/lego27bricks/14282520669/GameBoys
 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/imaginebrickzone/5806611109/Bioshock Big Daddy
 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ochre_jelly/15354357286/Doom
 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/pedronogueiraphotography/14412824762/Mini-fig scale arcade sets
 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/baronvonbrunk/16713843131/in/photostream/GBA, LEGO and Transformers!
 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/pink_stormtrooper/10075106493/Halo Pistol
 
And this GIGANTIC Starcraft one: https://www.flickr.com/photos/si-mocs/19075763200

I have a lot of other medleys, in case anyone is interested.  Here is a list of them: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhsnNwoLVWWNj7e7PqxLh8zCjsHw19F3i
 
I just completed a Chrono Trigger one. 
 
I actually agree that the chimes are overused- but this is an old piece.  I've done over 100 remixes since then, and have learned a lot.

Ya-taaaa! I finally got my MIDI controller to hook up correctly with FL Studio last night AND I was able to use your video to figure out how to record the pitch bending and modulation.
 
Thanks again Timae