MindWanderer

If you want to play and record it yourself, that's fine. But no other people, please. I personally find that samples and soundfonts do a pretty decent job with piano, though you do have to humanize. Not that I'm a good judge of such things my any stretch of the imagination.

I had an idea, and got maybe a quarter of the way done before I got too sick to continue. Not anywhere done enough to submit. It was a super-slow orchestral piece featuring harp and English horn. Oh well.

Got it.LOL... I checked them out, and SoundCloud invited me to "Follow Tuberz McGee, CNN, Big Boi, and others on SoundCloud." The Holy Trinity! Somehow I don't think there's a ton of overlap in those audiences. Perhaps that's the point? Edit: LOL again... now it's added Al Jazeera. Who does it think I am?

Added. Ah, missed yours, and for the same reason. Please give me links to your "qualifier" pieces.

Trying something special for the finale. No signups, no stars, just dive in if you're eligible and interested. Please double-check the rules! Participants, if the links to your old music are broken, or if the music has been switched to private or something, please fix them or give me updated links. You're on your honor not to make them worse on purpose!

Season 1, Episode 6, Season Finale: "Touched by a Star" Current News Results are in! Results! First Place: "Hair in the Wind (Bang Your Head)" by Kuolema, with 18 points. Second Place: "A Song to Heal All Ills" by Cash and Change, with 14 points. Third Place: "Borrowing Danimal's Cannon" by Tuberz McGee, with 12 points. Fourth Place: "Sweet Dreams" by Final Kingdom, with 8 points. Fifth Place (tie): "Run Boy Run" by Esperado, with 7 points. Fifth Place (tie): "The Eye of Crystal" by The Eluryahn, with 7 points. Download Season 1 Now! Particpants Cash and Change: #1 #2 Source On OCR The Eluryahn: #1 #2 Source On OCR Final Kingdom: #1 #2 Source 1 Source 2 On OCR 1 On OCR 2 Esperado: #1 #2 Source On OCR Kuolema: #1 #2 Source 1 Source 2 On OCR 1 On OCR 2 Tuberz McGee: #1 #2 Source On OCR About ReMixing With the Stars ReMixing With the Stars is intended to give beginning remixers some support, encouragement, and mentoring in their quest to become great, and as a sidenote, to become posted remixers. Beginners are mentored by experienced remixers to push their abilities to new heights and submit collaborative works according to the theme of the month. Rules Participants: For this season finale, we're doing something special: This is the chance for every novice who participated this season to show off what they've learned. It's just you, your DAW, and whatever you've learned in the last 1-6 months. Theme/Mixes: The finale's theme is "Touched by a Star." All mixes should either: Be based on source(s) that already have one or more remixes posted on OCR. In this case, you have the additional challenge of doing something different from anything that's been done before. Or: Be based on any source(s), and be done in imitation of the style of a specific posted ReMixer. This is challenging enough! [*]Submissions: All entries must be sent to me by the 12PM PST deadline via PM on the forums, with a link to a reliable host for me to download your mix from. Please don't use Tindeck, as it doesn't give you control over what the filename will be when downloaded. Also, in the PM, please include a link to the source, and, if you went with option B, the name of the posted ReMixer you're imitating. I also recommend you post in this thread that you've submitted your mix, since I know there have been issues in other compos with PM's not being received. Please submit your file as an mp3, preferably encoded at a high-quality VBR or 320kbps. Filenames must be in the following format: Novice - Title (Game).mp3 Example: MindWanderer - The World's Worst ReMix (Pong).mp3 Proper file names mean I can do my job of getting the compliation done and posted faster, which means you get to hear the great music produced by this sooner. Schedule All deadlines are 12 PM (noon) Pacific time (PST). ReMixing from Feb. 27 to Wednesday, March 13, 1200 PST (2 weeks). Rules and guidelines above. Voting from whenever I get the compilation posted (should be no more than a few hours after the deadline) until Wednesday, March 27, 1200 PST. Votes should be based on, in roughly descending order: How much improvement there is between the participant's "sample" arrangements and their submission. This should be the most important voting criterion! Adherence to the theme. For option A, this means that their mix is unlike any existing mix(es) for that source. For option B, this means that their mix is a recognizable imitation of their target ReMixer's style. Use of source (i.e. interpreted but recognizable) Arrangement Production Enjoyability You'll pick your three favorites, in order. Your first-place vote will get 3 points, your second-place 2 points, and your third-place 1 point. Participants may not vote for their own mixes, but participants who vote will get a free first-place vote added to their score. Please send me a PM with your votes, like this: 1. First-place ReMix 2. Second-place ReMix 3. Third-place ReMix Thanks for your interest, and lets get this show on the road! Previous Episodes [thread=40611]Pilot Episode: "Beginnings"[/thread] [thread=41556]Season 1, Episode 1: "Spooky!"[/thread] [thread=41864]Season 1, Episode 2: "Origins of Home Gaming"[/thread] [thread=42143]Season 1, Episode 3: Special "You Can Never Have Too Much Mega Man" edition[/thread] [thread=42485]Season 1, Episode 4: "Yesteryear"[/thread] [thread=42797]Season 1, Episode 5: "Ultra-Modern"[/thread]

Results are in! Low voter turnout this week--not sure if it's because the theme was uninspiring or because it was really hard to choose. It felt like a really close contest to me.

DDRKirby just did this one a couple of weeks ago for the FL compo, but it's still a great choice (as is pretty much all of Blaster Master).

It's your art, you have ownership of it.Mixes are up. Anorax and Tuberz, I don't have time today to hunt down Youtube clips of your sources, so it would be helpful if you could provide them.

Please check your PMs.

...and, ironically, something just came up for me. The mixes will be up a little late.

Okay... no one wins by default... but unless I get another entry in the next 3 1/2 hours, it's just going to be one-on-one.

What about making a track that doesn't necessarily convey the same emotion, but that could just as easily be used in the same context, and seem appropriate? Might be an interesting opportunity to write something where you disagree with the original choice. For instance, dark and gloomy would make the last stage of Castlevania feel very different... and I never did feel like the title screen of Super Mario World felt right. I also think the event organizer should make a video every round, dubbing the submissions over the game segment in question.

24 hours to go, and I have received 1 mix.

Sure, that's fine. You can pick as many sources as you want, from as many games as you want, as long as they all fit the theme (assuming option A). With option B, pick anything you want, period.

Minimum requirements would be tricky... you'd have to consider CPU, GPU, and RAM. RAM in particular is complicated, because the amount of RAM needed to run Crysis was available for many years before the game came out... in high-end servers. Tell you what, I'll save an upcoming month for non-console games, so hold onto your Nitronic Rush idea for a little while.

PC (only) games aren't popular choices around here, so I didn't think I needed to come up with a rule. I guess the closest counterpart would involve finding out what the oldest Intel/AMD processor is that's still being manufactured; any PC game released after the date that processor hit the shelves. So if someone really wants to do the research to answer this, go for it.

Hmm... it's a port of a PC game, but the PC version came out in 2009, well after the 360 was around, so sure. Release date doesn't matter, just whether it's still being made. So even DS games count. Same with the Wii and Wii U. The PS2 is no longer being made, as of last month, so on the Sony front it's just the PS3, PSP, and Vita, and Microsoft only has the 360. I'll give you Android and iOS, too (especially with Ouya coming out). Anything else in question?

Theme Twice this season, we've done "retro" themes, so now it's time to look to the other end of the spectrum. All mixes should either: Be based on a source or sources from a game that came out for a game system that's currently being manufactured. Backward compatibility doesn't count, nor do PC games, arcade games, or rereleases. Or: Be based on any source, and done in a futuristic or sci-fi style. Pairings Cash and Change with pu_freak Anorax with Flexstyle Esperado with Syllix Tuberz McGee with hakstock The Eluryahn with ectogemia

Current signups: Novices Cash and Change Anorax Esperado Tuberz McGee Stars Syllix Flexstyle Oof. Could definitely use a couple more stars here....

I foresee all Zelda tunes. Too bad other musical terms don't count, or most of the Castlevania games would be in. Also Mega Man & Bass counts. Edit: Hmm, you could probably do something good with Cobra Triangle. Or Nobunaga's Ambition: Iron Triangle.

Almost forgot to listen this week. DDRKirby doing Blaster Master, and I nearly missed it. Glad I remembered! Not quite as kickass as the Mario one, but still good. I'm amused that Prophecy left ectogemia's source information as ???? in the text file. It's not like we don't all know that one.

Episode 6 will be the last, but Season 2, Episode 1 will roll out the following month. I may do something different for the season finale, but I have to look at the signup patterns to see if my idea makes any sense. In truth, the whole reason I came up with the idea of seasons isn't really panning out--participation has been more inconsistent that I expected--but I'll stick to that format anyway.

This would have been an instant download for me if History Repeating: Blue by The Megas hadn't just come out. I mean, this is awesome, but I personally love vocals, and both Gamma Unchained and (I Want To Be The One) To Watch You Die are astounding.

Season 1, Episode 5: "Ultra-Modern" Current News Results are in! Results! First Place: "Calm of Sweden" by Anorax feat. Flexstyle, with 12 points. Second Place: "Freedom of Youth" by Esperado feat. Syllix, with 10 points. Third Place: "Godda Go Faste" by Tuberz McGee feat. hakstock, with 9 points. Fourth Place: "One Final Prophecy" by The Eluryahn feat. ectogemia, with 6 points. Fifth Place: "Mario! The Galaxy Awaits" by Cash and Change feat. pu_freak, with 5 points. Download Season 1 Now! Theme Twice this season, we've done "retro" themes, so now it's time to look to the other end of the spectrum. All mixes should either: Be based on a source or sources from a game that came out for a game system that's currently being manufactured. Backward compatibility doesn't count, nor do PC games, arcade games, rereleases, or remakes. Or: Be based on any source, and done in a futuristic or sci-fi style. Pairings Cash and Change with pu_freak. Source: http://youtu.be/fcSU8UD4sm8 Anorax with Flexstyle. Source:http://youtu.be/Rl1SACrzPF8 Esperado with Syllix. Source: http://youtu.be/HRZC1bAkkX0 Tuberz McGee with hakstock. Source: http://youtu.be/N40ANWV6TZU The Eluryahn with ectogemia. Sources: http://youtu.be/Z519s_Q-W18 http://youtu.be/pTi7LrXxbOI About ReMixing With the Stars ReMixing With the Stars is intended to give beginning remixers some support, encouragement, and mentoring in their quest to become great, and as a sidenote, to become posted remixers. Beginners are mentored by experienced remixers to push their abilities to new heights and submit collaborative works according to the theme of the month. Who's a "Star" and who's a "Novice?" Any posted or accepted-to-be-posted remixer, as the only artist or as the lead arranger on a piece, is automatically considered a "Star." This isn't meant to be a statement on who's a "good" or "expert" artist, but it's a somewhat meaningful threshhold which doesn't require any subjective judgment on my part (however subjective the OCR judging process may be). Additionally, anyone who wants to sign up as a Star can also be put into that category. This is because a lot more "Novices" (who is everyone else) sign up than stars, and it's better to receive some mentoring from someone who's good but not posted than from no one at all. If you've done any of the following things, as examples, I strongly recommend you sign up as a Star: Contributed to an OCR album Had a submitted remix rejected but with one or more "Yes" votes Beat a posted remixer in direct competition (not counting forfeit) Sold your compositions (remixes or not) for money If you want to sign up conditionally (e.g. "I'd prefer to be a Novice, but if you need me to be a Star so more people can participate, that's fine too"), then go ahead, and bless you. Rules Enrollment/Pairings: For episode 2 and onward, pairings will be a little different. They'll still be first-come, first-served, except that Novices who participated in a previous episode get priority. This is so that the community can watch a consistent group of OCR newcomers grow in skills as the season progresses. (Don't worry, this won't carry over into next season, so people won't be matriculated through forever. In fact, for Season 2, Episode 1, priority will be exactly the other way around, with Season 1 participants getting lower preference for slots.) As before, once the signup deadline is reached, whichever list of signups has more people in it will be truncated, based on order of priority as described above, so the lists are the same size. Then Novices will be randomly paired with Stars, except that Novice-Star pairings won't be repeated twice in a season. Mixes: The Novice must be the primary remixer. Stars can contribute by giving advice, playing a live instrument or vocals, and with production, including minor adjustments to fix timing or dissonance issues. They may also contribute a short solo segment. No one other than the Novice and Star may help in any way. Submissions: All entries must be sent to me by the 12PM PST deadline via PM on the forums, with a link to a reliable host for me to download your mix from. Please don't use Tindeck, as it doesn't give you control over what the filename will be when downloaded. I also recommend you post in this thread that you've submitted your mix, since I know there have been issues in other compos with PM's not being received. Please submit your file as an mp3, preferably encoded at a high-quality VBR or 320kbps. Filenames must be in the following format: Novice feat. Star - Title (Game).mp3 Example: MindWanderer feat. djpretzel - The World's Worst ReMix (Pong).mp3 Proper file names mean I can do my job of getting the compliation done and posted faster, which means you get to hear the great music produced by this sooner. Schedule All deadlines are 12 PM (noon) Pacific time (PST). Signups until Wednesday, February 6, 1200 PST. If you're signing up as a Novice, and didn't sign up for a previous episode, you must post links to at least two samples of your previous work! They don't have to be good, they don't even have to be game remixes, you just have to prove you're not brand-spanking-new to this music production thing. Things you've posted to the WIP forum are preferable but not required. If you're signing up as a Star, say a little bit about your strengths, and maybe post a link or three to remixes you feel best represent them. You can mention anything else you think would be helpful in working with you (software preferences, instruments you play, etc). Announcement of the pairings and theme on Feb. 6. The theme will be broad enough to allow many, many options, serving mainly as a unifying factor. It's announced later so that no one gets a head start. ReMixing from Feb. 6 to Wednesday, February 20, 1200 PST (2 weeks). Rules and guidelines above. Voting from whenever I get the compilation posted (should be no more than a few hours after the deadline) until Wednesday, Febryary 27, 1200 PST. Votes should be based on, in roughly descending order, use of source (i.e. interpreted but recognizable), arrangement, production, and enjoyability. How appropriate the submission was for the theme shouldn't be considered (since this is easier for option A than option . You'll pick your three favorites, in order. Your first-place vote will get 3 points, your second-place 2 points, and your third-place 1 point. Participants (both Novices and Stars) may not vote for their own mixes, but participants who vote will get a free first-place vote added to their score. Please send me a PM with your votes, like this: 1. First-place ReMix 2. Second-place ReMix 3. Third-place ReMix Thanks for your interest, and lets get this show on the road! Previous Episodes [thread=40611]Pilot Episode: "Beginnings"[/thread] [thread=41556]Season 1, Episode 1: "Spooky!"[/thread] [thread=41864]Season 1, Episode 2: "Origins of Home Gaming"[/thread] [thread=42143]Season 1, Episode 3: Special "You Can Never Have Too Much Mega Man" edition[/thread] [thread=42485]Season 1, Episode 4: "Yesteryear"[/thread]