XPRTNovice

1. Waltz in B Minor Op 68 no 2 - Chopin 2. Sail Away - Enya 3. That OCRemix Zelda tune that's made completely out of beer bottles I crush it in the gym when I have those on.

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Nah man the only level after this for me is XPRTFaker

I'm just messin

Fishy hates all of my muuuusssiiiicccc :cry:

Curious, though, that the most viral and famous romance novel of late revolves around the premise about a woman being physically/sexually dominated by a man (50 Shades of Grey, written by a female).

Yes, yes, I rarely intend for tongue in cheek arguments to be taken as philosophical truth. You do make a good point. However! Look at the entirety of the romance genre of literature written by women and tell me that similiar stereotypes levied against men aren't present there. Can we really say that those are fantastical men for men? Regardless of the above point being valid/invalid about the romance genre, I am generally curious (and ignorant) if there are any female game developers/writers whose games we might point to for examples.

I just wanted to throw out that I'm severely offended by every male character in Gears of War, Army of Two, God of War, the movie 300, or any game in which a male's status is represented by his strength or ability to kill things. I resent the fact that gender stereotypes force me to aspire to be a specific role like that. It marginalizes all other aspects of being male, and the trope is sexist. I also am offended by the idea that as a male I have to want to dominate, conquer, and control things. [/tongue-in-cheek] People get so wrapped around the axle about this kind of stuff. There DEFINITELY are situations where [race/gender/age] are distastefully portrayed. Sorry, but the little cars in Transformers 2 with the gold teeth and bling bling who stole things, couldn't speak well, and couldn't read was a racist portrayal of black people. A buck-toothed Asian farmer with a flat-brimmed hat who can't pronounce the letter L may not be 100% racist, but it's sure as shit demeaning and well beyond useful stereotyping. But the trope of amplifying gender roles isn't just applicable to women - it goes both ways, and there's an argumentative fixation on this sort of stuff that just bothers me. If people are going to flip out over a chick wearing a bikini in a video game, they should also be flipping out about muscular, idiotic jocks that scratch their nuts and womanize for social kicks. I'm all for lightening the eff up. To add to a list of non-NPC females that are strong-willed: -The female lead from Heavy Rain. At one point, she kicks the ass of a bunch of burglars in her house and, I think, sticks a drill bit into a mad scientist. -None of the females in FF6 have a damsel complex that I'm aware of (though Celes does get rescued once) and mostly proceed to kick ass. -Elly from Xenogears repeatedly rescues Fei, if I remember correctly. - Female lead from Secret of Mana - playable, with dialog, on a quest to save her boyfriend. - The cast of FF X-2, who spend their lives searching for a boy, and tour as singers and have special powers that let them change into skimpy clothes...wait, nevermind. Addendum: I hate the princess from ICO. I'm just throwing it out there. Her only job is to hold onto my hand and make squeaking noises, and she only does 50% of that well. God I hate her.

They're just not going to enhance your chances of picking up chicks, unless you're picking up big bird. I hear he digs brightly colored feet.

Ugh, man, my wife bought me a pair of these for Christmas. I wore them like 3 times, and I'm not sure if they don't fit my feet or what but I can't stand wearing them. Aside from the fact that they slide all over the floor of the group fitness room at my gym, I dunno. They just take me forever to put on and they aren't comfortable. They slip off my toes all the time.

I guess I should have claimed something, huh? It's been forever since we talked about this and I still owe you a track from Lufia. I'm in the middle of like 5 other tracks right now but they're all approaching completion, and then all I have left is Lufia and SoM.

I like it. There's a person who video conferences in my office named Teresa.

Jesus, I'm sorry about separating the threads, already. What's JQVCT?

Err, yeah, but as you can see from the mutiple explanations here, it can be answered. Someone who doesn't understand why 10 people would want to run around in a field and kick a ball around might ask "What's the point of playing soccer?" To which soccer players might reply. "I love the structure of the game. I love the exercise. The teamwork." etc. As someone who doesn't understand why you'd want to watch anyone play a video game, I asked the question. I'm satisfied with the many reasons, and concede that, of course, one's hobbies are beyond judgment of others. I still don't think I'll ever watch a LP, but now I kind of get why other people might.

I wanna know what my numbers are. Last time I checked, I was at something like 8-9% BF. My wife feeds me good food (grass fed beef, mostly paleo) so it helps that I don't have to worry about my diet. Recently had to change my workout routine, which blows. I hate working out in the mornings (I would always go after work and relieve some of the stress of the day) but someone over here had a freak-out about work hours, and now I'm locked in with no flexibility. I'm at the gym at 6 every day now But at least I still get to work out.

*ahem* the winner of the previous competition was far from techno

Thanks guys!

Hey guys, I'm going to have the opportunity to write music to go along with some fan-based youtube productions soon, and I'm wondering who out there has experience scoring or knows some good resources that I could consult. I'm a little bit at a loss of how to time everything so it makes sense, etc. and I'm looking for a place to get started. I have Cubase, so I know I can import the video there and compose along with it. X

Man, talk about the failure of the community here. Sorry it's taken so long for anyone to talk to you about this piece. I'm listening now, though admittedly it's not in the best environment. First, kudos for doing a FFMQ arrangement. This album has so many great tracks. I've wanted to dig my teeth into it for a while. The core of it is really nice and chill. I like it. I think a live flute and violin would take this to new places, but the flute isn't as jarring as the violin. The violin took me out of the mood because the sample sound is so harsh. I could offer to do the flute for you if you like, but I can't make any guarantees as to the quality of my playing. You're right in that it lacked a bit of movement before the violin came in, so yes, I agree that there's somtehing you need to do to the last bit of the piece to keep it feelign like it's moving forward, but I can't think of any suggestions off the top of my head. Maybe add some padding? I actually think of water while I'm listening to this...maybe some water sound effects? I'm just shooting from the hip. The track does feel a liiiiittle empty, as chill pieces tend to do.

No, it's not a capella I'm having trouble sticking to the source and making it clear that we're working with cid's theme, because my imagination is running a little wild on this one. I expct to have a first draft by Sunday night, although I'm working all day Saturday so I can't be 100% confident.

The screams of my enemies!!!!

Thanks for the advice, everyone! Composers collection wins for me right now, because: Separately: $4000 Collection: $900 Ebay Sniping Four Minutes Ago: $500, free shipping, no taxes. Win!

Thanks man, some good food for thought. I'm thinking Composer's Collection because I already have Komplete (though not ultimate)

I'm still a budding remixer (only been doing this since January 2012 and I mostly use my live instruments) so I'm definitely looking for: a.) a good orchestral kit, more strings than winds since I have winds at my disposal b.) some good epic drums Other than that, I have questions as to what I SHOULD be looking for, you know? I'm still sort of defining my style.