jnWake

I'll post decent reviews later but damn songs are very very good this round. I'm totally in love with Amphibious' one, the rap battle is hilarious and I dig the vibe in Superior's and Nuts' songs! Really nice

Haha me and SuperiorX picked similar styles (even our basses sound similar!). I forgot to mention, the name of my song was Mirby's idea, so I have to credit her!

You got my track, right?

I submitted mine. God I hate uploading WAVs, my internet even died in the middle of uploading once. I hope you enjoy my song, it's very different from my Round 1 one

I'm working on it! It's sounding pretty cool. Looking forward to your entry Superior

Quick reviews: Tuberz - Nice intro! I love the mood of the song. Mixing is a bit muddy, the rhytm guitar is a bit drowned and many of the synths seem to have way too many high frequencies. Arrangement is very very cool though, so the production is forbidden Nice guitar playing too, even if the lead guitar is maybe a bit too wet. Sterling - I don't feel the bass notes fit with the synth melodies much in this song. You should try to add percussion to this and keep practicing! Garpocalypse - Very cool! It sounds so 80's. Production is nice, I like how the drums sound. Synths are a bit weaker though (the bass could be punchier for example), they sound like not very good presets. The small guitar notes you throw everywhere are very cool. Arrangement is cool though it feels a tad too long. Dusk - Wow, orchestra! I don't feel Sonic music is the best kind of music to do orchestra but you did a good job here. The main horn/flute/whatever it is sounds fake and thin... Strings sound good though. Piano sounds strange, the delay and processing aren't natural sounding for an orchestra song. Still, it's a nice song! GuitahHeroe - It might be just me, but that snare sound kills me Otherwise, the soundscape is cool, the synth strings are nice. Section beggining at 1:52 is particularly good! I have to say I don't feel Death Egg is that well implemented into the song, feels a bit medley-ish. Eino - Something is odd with the mixing here, sounds like if I had placed a radio inside a box or something like that Snare sounds very mechanical too... On the positive things, the arrangement is cool. I like the sound of the guitars and the bass and the mood of the song. therex - Intro synth made me think of Proto Man haha. I don't really like the "rhytm" synth you picked, it is very rough. Leads are a bit soft in volume in the intro too. Holy crap the bass is loud in the break. I believe this isn't really my style of music but the arrangement is interesting at least. BrothaDom - I don't feel the piano and synth in the intro blend well. Voice is cool but it sounds like you were bored while recording! I have to agree with the criticism of the backing, it sadly ruins the song since it is very chaotic (in a negative way). shaggy - Sax intro <3 I didn't feel the samples hurt this song, it sounds good to me. Can't really criticize much, other than say that I didn't like all the chord progressions (for example, the one at 0:13). Flexstyle - This is very solid. I don't really feel like I should criticize the production in this but the vocal processing didn't sound good to me in the lower notes. It's a small nitpick though, since this is very nicely produced. urdailywater - Nice kick sound! At times the soundscape feels a bit scarce but the arrangement is do damn stylish that it doesn't matter Nice job. BlackPanther - Smooth intro. Sadly, this is unfinished and has like no interaction between the sources... Phonetic Hero - Nice! Very powerful sounding. Those orchestra hits make me think of Mega Man X (maybe the style just reminds me of your songs for the Maverick Competition). Chernabogue - Cool sounding intro. Percussion is a bit too loud though. I like the blend of the bass with the orchestral elements. Nice song! Arceace - Nice buildup intro. Synth work is very good and the song is energetic. Good job Nice songs this round! Now... To finish my song!

Yeah I'm working on mine. I'm trying some new sounds (which I may not use haha) for this.

The Wii game is pretty good though.

I should start writing mine soon, but I have most of it planned. I think it'll be cool!

I like source breakdowns. I personally tend to change a lot of things to songs when I remix them (like the key, backing chords and other stuff), so breakdowns work as a nice way to show what I actually did with the source! It also works the other way around of course, it's nice trying to see what people did with the sources. I've also been asked by Larry to provide breakdowns a few times when I submitted songs so now I do it for every submission I send!

I have a general idea for my arrangement... It'll be very different from my Round 1 one. Hope it works out!

Zone 2 is mostly on G minor, but the intro begins in C (forgot the name of that mode!). Song uses a lot of 7th chords too Zone 1 is mostly on D major, but it has some weird alterations... I don't have a MIDI for it but I guess you can figure the song out by knowing the key at least

Mixing Metropolis and Sky Road feels so weird haha. Sky Road Zone 1 seems a bit more fitting but I want to try and challenge myself with Zone 2... It probably won't be a rock remix this time though. Looking forward to what you do SuperiorX!

More Sonic competitions aren't anything bad but it seems sensible to wait until the SZRC over to try and start another one IMO. Besides, calling it the "Ultimate" Sonic competition when another one is going on seems like butthurt.

I also read them all the time! I just don't want to be a spammer

So... reviews! ladyWildfire - Nice mood right from the beggining. Voices sound a bit rough (Sir Nuts said it well when calling them lofi) and the flanger like effect doesn't fit that well. Arrangement is a bit repetitive but I guess that is fitting for this style of music Covenant - Vocals are mixed better in this one. Soundscape is more barren than wildfire's song though. The arrangement is also repetitive and the song is a tad short. It's very impressive for one of hour of work though halc - I like the mood and instrumentation set from the beggining. Vocals are way too loud, making the arrangement hard to notice. It seems like a very good arrangement but the vocals being so loud make it hard for me to enjoy it much sadly Disambiguity - I like the mood (reminds me of Super Mario World's underground theme). Percussions are too quiet. Overall, this is an interesting song but it lacks more elements (like more variations or more instruments). Sir Nuts - Bass synth is veeeeeeeeeeery loud. I love the idea behind the mix though, it's a very fun song and the vocals fit well (even though a few clips are a tad too loud too). It gets a bit crowded sometimes, but I guess just messing with the volumes of the tracks fixes it. DJ Max-E - This is quite strange haha. I'm not honestly sure what kind of feedback I can offer to this... I think this works very good for what it tries to be. Xenonetix - Intro is cool! (choir a bit loud though). Like others mentioned, drums really lack power and that kind of makes the song feel less exciting than it should. Hakstock - This is so happy haha. Acoustic guitars sound very good. Violin is a cool idea but the sample sounds so fake (the "bend"-like articulation sounds terrible, but that isn't your fault ). Very good song! Ryan Jobson - Nice mood right from the start, super smooth (I'd add a bit more reverb to the snare though). Arrangement is clearly more conservative than Hakstock's one, but it's a good arrangement, everything flows nicely. I like the synth work too. Amphibious - I love the intro, the e. piano and the high-pitched synth are very cool. For some reason, I was expecting weirder harmonies in the 0:45 section, but it works fine now. Transition to the slow part is a bit weird because the drums hint at a fast section coming. Anyway, those are small nitpicks since this is very good! Cash - Main lead doesn't work really well, it lacks presence next to the bass. By the way, bass work is pretty cool in this one. Drums are lacking a bit though, they could be more funky. Also, the snare is a bit too muted, add some reverb or something for more presence. A nice song! SuperiorX - This is a nice song. I'm not 100% sure but it seemed like you used a lot more of Metropolis than Hot Crater. My only real criticism (besides that) is that I can't dig the snare sound, it sticks out a lot. Trism - Very different from SuperiorX's take! I like the "evil"-ish mood you set at the beggining. However, how you mixed the songs really bothered me, it looks like you didn't check if the keys and tones of the notes match, and a lot of things sound weird (seems like you mixed a lot of major melodies in minor chords and that sounds very odd). For example, throwing Metropolis' bass line in 1:00 doesn't fit at all... Also, drums are a bit tiring, add more variations. Some cool songs this round! A lot of vocals and smooth funk/jazz!

Thanks for the feedback. Yeah, drums are a bit muddy, I had some trouble with the snare particularly... I actually combined them a lot. I guess the big separation is the middle section where I totally switched styles for a bit Glad you enjoyed it! Hope you don't remove my track from your playlist. Glad you liked it That flute tone is some weird exotic flute I found in Kontakt Factory Selection. It's pretty neat haha. I'll have to check on that. I'm quite sure I EQ'ed the guitars so that they don't clash much frequency wise, but maybe I just planned to do it and then actually forgot to do it... Thanks for the feedback guys. I've been listening to the tracks and I'll comment on them during the week!

I'm not sure my process has evolved much haha. What I usually do is sit on my keyboard and mess with the sources I want to remix for a while, until I get a decent idea. Then I go to the DAW and start messing with sounds and stuff until I establish how the mix is going to work... Then I just write, usually recording everything through MIDI. I normally mix after writing. I got that habit on my old computer that could barely handle the VSTi without crashing, so I was forced to do that. I should experiment with mixing while I write though!

Happy bday!

Same for me. Feedback is greatly appreciated.

I haven't played Legends, but Origins has these: (the harmonies here... amazing) If Legends has a better soundtrack then... WOW.

The OST from this game is sick.

I submitted mine! It's mainly a fast rock song, but I got a bit carried away in the middle section Source usage should be easy to notice, but in case it doesn't here's a breakdown: - Intro uses Sky Zone's intro and a part of the main Green Hill melody. - 2nd riff introduced is very loosely based on Sky Zone. - 3rd riff is based on the last part of Green Hill and also includes a melody from Green Hill. - E. Piano section and the one following are based on the chord progression from the main part of Green Hill. - Outro is once again Sky Zone and Green Hill's intro, plus one other melody from Sky Zone.

I don't play enough modern games to be sure about this, but most Nintendo games still have amazing soundtracks. Super Mario 3D World, for example, is great. Also, Capcom still keeps their touch with Okami and the Phoenix Wright series.