Cash

Bundeslang, your name is listed next to my track. Edit: Okay, I see you corrected it.

Strange, I've used Dropbox before to submit things and I didn't do anything differently. Alright, here's the Soundcloud link.

It works on my end. I'm not sure what went wrong. I re-uploaded to Dropbox. If this doesn't work, I'll put it on Soundcloud.

Here's my entry: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ovx6ilx7bcpd47r/Cash%20-%20Porky%20Bits%20%28Mother%203%29.mp3. Couldn't get Tha Sauce to work. Also, I'm not sure if I followed the correct naming conventions for my track.

I needed that extension, now I'll be able to turn in a finished remix.

I still can't activate my ThaSauce account. I sign in and get the message that my account hasn't been activated. I didn't get the activation email (checked my spam), despite having had the email resent a few times. I use Gmail, not sure if that makes a difference.

I'm confused, how is using an instrumental loop a "cheap crutch"? If anything, having to rely on a human player can sometimes be a hindrance. Relying on a human to play a part takes additional time and resources that may not be available. Using a sampled loop means you don't have to spend the extra time and resources. Maybe you'd say it's lazy writing, but it takes some degree of ability to produce an enjoyable piece of music that utilizes instrumental loops. You can't just throw together some instrumental and drum loops and expect a competent song as a result. You have to know what you're doing on some level. From what I understand, OCR only frowns upon verbatim source usage if there isn't any interpretation. Unless I'm mistaken, I think plenty of songs have passed the judges panel that contain some verbatim source usage. Provided there's enough interpretation in other parts of the track. As for sampling the original song, there have been remixes on this site that sample the original song. A recent example is 'Power Glove (It's So Bad)'.

I don't have a problem with instrumental loops if they are incorporated well and don't feel out of place. It's all in how you use the tools available to you.

What do you mean by "wholly yours"? Does using samples or presets make a song not wholly yours?

What does it mean to "cheat" in the context of making music?

If anyone is looking for something to do, OCAD is currently live. http://vgm.nighthorsemedia.com/

Happy birthday!

Happy birthday!

I used gmail, maybe I entered my email incorrectly. Checked my spam as well.

I tried voting earlier on ThaSauce, but I'm still waiting for an email to activate my account. Can I send you the votes via PM? EDIT: Just sent a PM.

Happy b-day!

Unfortunately I couldn't come up with anything for this round, the ideas just weren't flowing. I'll definitely check out the other entries and vote though.

Thanks for the feedback guys! It's really helpful. I plan on continuing to work on this soon.

Happy birthday!

Here's a remix of Mining Melancholy that I've been working on for the past month. I've heard my remix so many times, I can't think of anything else to do. I'm not too hot on my lead synth, and I feel like parts of the track are a bit muddy. Also not sure about the volume. All feedback is welcome. Let me know what you think! Remix

Cool, more Mega Man. I'll be participating this round.

I plan on submitting something for the next PRC. I won't have time to make a remix in 2 days.

Hey sephire, really great show! Do you have any plans to talk about your own music? I know you haven't had a posted remix on OCR in a while (I don't know if you still remix), but I'd still be interested in hearing how you got your start.

Hi Jillian, This is an incredible album! Such gorgeous vocals, the rest is excellent as well! I wish I hadn't missed Kickstarter. I bought the 3 CD combo from your bandcamp, and threw in a little extra. I've listened to the album twice already, excellent work. Currently, my favorite track is Generations, it has a tribal, enchanting feel to it. Really well done! So yeah, great album! I look forward to hearing your future work!

I want to start by saying you did a great job here. I really enjoy what you have so far. Well arranged, and well produced Production wise, it's a convincing orchestra. It sounds like what I would expect an orchestra to sound like. There's a two minute stretch when things are quiet, between 1:30 and 3:30, but I think it works as is. However, there are a couple spots of silence (at 3:46 - 3:48, and 4:13 - 4:19) which felt unnecessary. Arrangement wise, this is very competent. I enjoyed the variations of Lavender Town, and the way you arranged it really matches the mood of the source. It reminds me a lot of the soundscapes in Majora's Mask. Route 12 is also handled well, I enjoyed the buildup you've got going. Nice variations on the source. Right now the two themes feel separated, each theme has it's own section. The transitions to and from each source are well done, but it doesn't feel like a single song. Two themes put together, like a medley. You may be going for the two themes having their own separate sections, which is cool. But if you plan to submit this to OCR, you may want to consider having more of a merging of the two themes. Like one theme providing accompaniment for the other. I enjoyed this track, I look forward to hearing more!