Cash

How can you say it's thankless free time when you (and all OCR artists) have the praise and thanks of the hardcore fans? Have you not read all the incredible praise of the album in this thread? We, who have come here and heaped on praise and thanks for this album, have already made it so that your free time is not thankless. Just goes to show you that the negative things in life resonate more than the positive. That is the real shame if you ask me. My point: be happy that OCR has a dedicated fan base, rather than upset that it's not as big as you would like. So yeah, thank you SnappleMan, norg, and Captain Finbeard, for putting in all that effort and free time to put together the epic, four-part track that is Omen! Amazing work, seriously. And, once again, thank you to everyone involved in this incredible album!

Why all the drama? Certainly people can deal with remixing music from games they've never played, or don't have an emotional connection to said game. I do that in every Mega Man competition, I've only played the first game for a few hours. Good music is still good music, whether you played the game or not. By the way, I'm going first for my team.

Thanks again man. The waves aren't high passed, but I hear what you're talking about. It must be the sample I'm using, I'll try to adjust that. I agree with all the loudness issues that you pointed out, quick fix. As for the reverse cymbal, the sample itself has both the reverse and then the regular cymbal. The panning is also the sample itself, I'll just change it. Yeah, I'm still working on transitions in all of my music, I still struggle with those. I agree that the lower lead is buried at 1:52, that section has been a pain in the ass for me. I just can't seem to get it right, just got to keep experimenting. I hear the piano issue at 3:51, definitely will fix that. In fact, I think the whole ending needs work, it feels clunky to me. By the way, the sfx at the start and end is actually supposed to be a jet ski, but yeah, it sounds more like a helicopter. I was going for a beach vacation sort of feel. Thanks again for the feedback, always appreciated.

New version is up: https://soundcloud.com/cash-and-change/sephiroths-sunny-vacation-v2. I tried to address timaeus's comments, along with a few additional improvements. As always, all feedback is welcome! Thanks!

Thanks man! Nicely done!

Hmm, yeah, unfortunate. Still, I felt like there was one too many 'sh' sounds in my name. I'm assuming yes because he put that down as our name in the doc.

Change we can believe in.

FYI, I requested to change my forum name to just "Cash". Sorry to do it right after you locked down draft picks and teams, DarkeSword. I've been planning this change for a while.

Any progress on this album? I'd love to join the project, I'd like to claim . Also, is this project now solely focusing on Baten Kaitos?

That reminds me, Benjamin Briggs did a great remix of Toxic Caves in round 1 of the FL Studio Remix Gauntlet.

Great interview guys! I really enjoyed listening to all your answers. Can't wait to get those physical albums!

Happy birthday X4!!!! I hope all of you had a great day!

I always recommend FL Studio...because that's the only one I know how to use, and don't feel like trying to learn any others.

I honestly don't understand how one can listen to Balance and Ruin and think it lacks coherence. No offense to you personally, Mini-Me. In my mind, an album should capture the original mood of each individual track, as well as the mood of the entire game. This album does that perfectly if you ask me. Listening to this album immediately brings me back to all the times I've played FF6. I feel like I'm back in those moments, playing the game again. In my personal opinion, it seems a bit close-minded to think that having a single musical style is the only way to make a coherent album. Take a look at the original soundtrack, it was comprised of many different musical styles (as zircon mentioned), as is Balance and Ruin. I think a single, unifying style would not have done justice to the original soundtrack. In the end, I think an album should be about capturing the emotions one feels when playing the game, or listens to the soundtrack. I feel Balance and Ruin does a wonderful job of capturing those emotions. In fact, I think most OCR albums manage this quite well. Of course, on one is right or wrong here, we all have different tastes and expectations. Just my thoughts.

I'm blown away, just incredible. Worth my KickStarter donation tenfold. OCR continues to take VGM music to the next level. Hats off to everyone involved! This album is everything I hoped for and much, much more. More in depth comments after I finish listening!

Couldn't you just download them again? All you need is the demo. But yeah, let's finish up this compo. Glad Prophecy is no longer out of commission. Welcome back dude!

I'd like to shorten my name to just "Cash".

Mine is in! I think this is my best entry, maybe.

Great idea! I'm in, probably.

Here's my picks: 1. Elec Man (MM1) 2. Splash Woman (MM9) 3. Quick Man (MM2) 4. Snake Man (MM3) 5. Heat Man (MM2) I'm happy to work with anyone, let me know if you're interested. Hey ecto, I'd be interested in joining you, if you'll have me. Of course if you choose halc instead...yeah better choice.

Happy birthday x2!

Couldn't you change the format, instead of scraping the idea? I think everyone enjoyed this competition. Maybe a break week in the middle would help?

My suggestion for learning FL is to finish as many remixes as possible. No matter how shitty, complete remixes from start to finish. You'll start to get familiar with the program and develop your own workflow. Stick with what you know first, then expand from there, less intimidating that way. This is what worked for me. I still have a lot to learn, I've been at it for about a year and a half. Watching tutorials and checking out the help feature are good resources as well.

If I remember correctly, the GMRB last year also had participation issues. With this competition, putting out a remix every week burns me out musically. Maybe it's just because I'm still a newb. Not sure if anyone else feels the same.