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    Final Fantasy Crystal Clash - Congratulations to Tuberz McGee and Eino Keskitalo!

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    I use a template in FL Studio that Neblix made a while ago. It sets up channels for instruments and drum samples, and routes them to a seperate track on the mixer. The EQ plugin is ready to go on each track, and the template sets up a drum bus. The other thing I like about Neblix's template is that it sets up MIDI Out channels for Kontakt, really useful.

    Having a template speeds up my workflow, wasting less time on setup. I'm sure other DAW's have the ability to save templates as well.

    How important is age and talent?

    in General Discussion

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    My point was simply not to just listen to one side of the spectrum. If you want a real picture of what doing music for a living is like, you need to listen to anyone and everyone, and then make the decision if you want to make that path and how to make it. You need both the optimists and the cynics, then you need everyone in between. Find people that sell hundreds of copies of their album, then thousands, then tens of thousands, etc. note what they say that resound within you, seek out examples, then from all that decide what is best for you and your interests.

    I think my wording for that just should've been better. :P

    Ok, got it. In that case, I agree. I've had bad wording plenty of times (occasionally in replies to your posts), no biggie.

    How important is age and talent?

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    A lot of successful artists really have no idea what real failure is like

    Maybe it's just me, but this statement seems somewhat hostile. I'm sure a lot of successful artists actually do know what failure is like.

    Aside from that, at what point is an artist considered to be successful? I'm also curious what qualifies as real failure.

    I agree you should also seek advice from artists who have experienced failure, but the way you're wording it seems harsh.

    Opinion: Commercialism on a FREE site

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    Posted · Edited by Cash

    We live in an age of saturated hardcore "rock and roll" philosophy thanks to decades of worshiping anti-establishment figures combined with a die-hard, anarchic internet piracy ethos where no one ever actually buys music when they can get it for free somewhere - of course some people are going to be dicks about it and call it a "principle".

    If on one ever buys music, how do people continue making money from music? I think the amount of "piracy" is overblown. Most people are willing to pay a fair price for music they enjoy, and are also happy to support those musicians.

    How did you first hear of/get involved with OCR?

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Cash

    It wasn't until 2005/2006 that I began branching onto internet forums, one of which included OC ReMix just because. I never really kept up with anything that wasn't Mario/Donkey Kong for whatever reason until maybe 2010; during that time, Emunator kind of convinced me to open my ears and listen to things from games I normally wouldn't care for.

    I used to be the same way, only listening to remixes from my favorite games. Now I listen to every remix posted on the site, even if I have no attachment to the game. I'm glad I started branching out, it's been rewarding. :)

    On a related note, OCR has also exposed me to genres that I wouldn't have listened to otherwise. I gained my appreciation for metal from OCR, which is funny considering OCR gets accused of having all techno. Another example is hip-hop and rap. Before OCR, I didn't at all care for those genres. Nothing like great remixes of VGM to change your thoughts about music!

    To sum up, OCR has given me a greater appreciation for unfamiliar sources, and a wider variety of genres.

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