Tuberz McGee

Very enjoyable longform symphonic rock track, good performances to add some extra life into it. There's a small harmonic wart with the organ at 1:47 when transitioning between parts. That's about the only thing I personally object with the track, I see a bunch of production crits but my ears were not bothered by the production. I like the variety of the instrumentation and keeping everything fresh for the whole duration is an cool achievement. It really sounds quite effortless actually. The track also has a very strong sense of forwards drive, which is nice, it constantly feels like it's going somewhere. It's also interesting that the parts do not differ greatly from another, and since everything else is clicking, this emphasizes the sense of forward momentum.

The whole album has been submitted for review! I need all artists to submit a commentary about their tracks (I'll be sending messages to everyone with the format.) so that we have the artists take on their tracks. I'll be doing Director's comments on each track with Swifthom as well so we have our work cut out for us. We're close everyone!

Awesome news everyone! We're finally under the review process!! We fell through the cracks somehow, which is why it took this long, but we'll have an answer soon about the album's approval so cross your fingers and start playing your wind wakers so that we pass xD

Sounds mcDope ™ 
Glad to be a part of a really stellar track. <3 

as someone who did a track on the link's awakening project aping 'new york counterpoint', i'd love it. get me a wip and it's yours.

Hey, this is a cool idea. I'll have to wait till my schedule clears up a bit but I would love to do 'Forest of Illusion' in the style of 'Electric Counterpoint' by Steve Reich. 
Literally been on my list of ReMix ideas for years. 

Hey. Would have loved to do this but I am currently at the tail end of my honours degree and have barely enough time for my own stuff. Sorry! 

It'd be weird NOT to wish the album well... so I do as well And I hope many artists choose to submit their arrangements here.
An email will be forthcoming on the logistics of all of this.

This particular saga is ended; Brandon has requested removal of his mixes from OCR, and we have decided that it makes sense, given his continued reluctance to admit any wrongdoing and continued insistence that we are in some way at fault / corrupt / whatever.
Put frankly, I don't trust him, I don't believe he learned anything from any of this, and I believe he'd just do it all over again in a heartbeat the next time something came up that he didn't like, didn't understand, misinterpreted, etc. As much of a fan as I am of the music he personally has released via OCR, which we have stood behind, and the albums he has coordinated... if I'm taking time away from my daughters to work on OCR, it has to be for the music, for the site, and for the community, not for the twisted ego & paranoia of a single artist intent on stirring up drama, baiting people, making unfounded accusations, etc.
I am willing to endure quite a bit for the betterment of OCR, and I realize that not ALL of the tasks that I'm responsible for are going to be fun, or enjoyable, or without controversy, but I cannot be expected to indefinitely babysit the fragile ego/psyche of someone who continuously makes bad faith accusations without evidence and sees no fault in his own actions, not to mention a LONG history of claims of harassment by other community members, abusive behavior on the forums, etc.
We will be mailing FF3 artists as well as collaborators who have worked with Brandon on posted mixes, as those will remain on the site unless a consensus decision to remove is reached by all parties. Existing published albums are unaffected by this process.
It's sad, but my goodness... I can't be expected to have unlimited patience and tolerance, nor can our staff. Long time coming. Time to move on.

Update: I got a message from Brandon. He wants to take the FF3 project off OCR, for various reasons. The album isn't cancelled but Brandon wants to move its management and release outside OCR. You can get in touch with him here: brandonestr@gmail.com. (Please note I'm just reporting what he told/asked me to do, and that I may or may not support this decision, thank you.)

YOOOO, WE'RE IN EVAAAAAL
Tracks are 98% done, the art is PHENOMENAL, and everything at this point is on DaMonz, me, and staff. It's been a long road, friends, but WE'RE ALMOST THERE. Thanks for all your hard work everyone =)

Wow. I can't say I'm surprised to be fairly honest. I just didn't think it would happen so soon. I'll do my best to stay positive on the road ahead. 

You're the one who delivered friendo. <3 This mix was a lot of fun to be a part of. 

I was just re-reading this and I can't help putting a note here that @Tuberz McGee definitely delivered.

Yup, little bit of history. It's taken time to fully crystallize, but the real intent was to prevent stuff where lack of consideration for panning, soundscape, mixing, mastering, etc. was written off as "just part of the genre" and a whole suite of decisions mooted as a result, which we didn't want. Namely, at the time (perhaps still?) people were taking 16-bit SNES sources and "demaking" them into NES versions that were, in addition to not being particularly interpretive from an arrangement perspective, not indicative of what chiptune as a genre is capable of. That's more or less what I meant about "straight" chiptunes, but the phrasing wasn't as clear as it could & should have been.

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Oh snap. My bad. Expect something very soon.

My track didn't pass the panel, but it's close and I got good feedback. @Ivan Hakštok, I'm wondering how long I might have to rework it?

Nnnnnnnecrobump! Wondering if this album is still a thing, considering the approximate deadline of Q2 2016 is nearing

yeah I have all the music, I just need to prep the release.

We should update the front page tracklist since I finished the Pirate Theme and I think Tuberz finished Ocean right?

I was supposed to be writing a thesis but the track was WAY TOO BALLER TO NOT RECORD AMIRITE?

I was supposed to be writing a thesis but the track was WAY TOO BALLER TO NOT RECORD AMIRITE?

I was supposed to be writing a thesis but the track was WAY TOO BALLER TO NOT RECORD AMIRITE?

Hey everyone!

@Brandon Strader is off the forums for 2 weeks and told me to throw an update your way. Both the FF3 and FF8 albums are still going strong, and everyone should still be working on those remixes  If you need to get ahold of him and don't have any other way to contact him outside of the OCR forums, just shoot me a message and I'll see what I can do.
This album is going to be amazing.