motivemakesaman
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I decided to do a "power-pop" rendition of the song, with a Mr. Rodgers intro and outro. I hope you enjoy! With all sorts of vibraslap.
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When I first heard this song, I got to admit, I didn't get it. I wasn't listening very intently, and I just thought it was disjointed and off. But, then I paid attention to it. I followed its time signatures, and fell in love with the song, at least composition of it. The tone was too tinny, the song was too fast, and it just didn't (at least in my opinion) fit the aesthetic of Crystal Snails world. But, being a lover of wacky time signatures, I knew I had to tackle this one as a VGM.
CHECK IT HERE:
13/8 - 6/8 - 6/8+2/8 - 4/4 (That time signature progression....)
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This is great! I really like the vid as well. Good song-writing and its always cool to see someone playing this stuff themselves! Sounds a lot like something that would play in the dungeon of a Chrono Trigger or something
Hope to see more from you!
Thanks! I have always been a very tactile musician, and I actually have a really tough time making songs all inside of a program. I have nothing but respect for those who do this, because it seems so foreign to me. That's why hardware synths appealed so much to me. This song was actually inspired by my three year old son asking me and a close friend to play through all the mega man games, but Chrono Trigger dungeon is cool as well!
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I was going back and forth about the minibrute. Honestly, the lower price point met with the super simple but super fun sequencer sold it to me.
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Time for my first original post! So, this song is the first part of a *hopefully* ongoing series of videos called Gear Spotlight, where I write a new song for each video using only one part of my electronic setup. For the first video, I wanted to challenge myself, so I picked the mono-synth with no preset functionality. It was super fun to work within the limitations of the Microbrute, and learn exactly how far this instrument can go. Check it out!
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That Castlevania remix is TIGHT.
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Dude. Motive. Never give up. People will hammer you. Timeaus is just giving you some critique and you're taking it well but I'm just saying for future reference, your username is what needs to be going on, man. Being motive and having motivation is what gets you to success.
Of course, I think Timeaus is very critical of mixes and every tiny little piece but honestly that can be a very good thing. It can be very useful to have that guy and Timeaus is that guy.
Just keep going, dude. I really like this and even if there are possibly some problems with it, I think it's got fantastic potential. I love it. Maybe not ocremix-acceptable at the moment but that's not a bad thing. OverClocked ReMix tries to be pretty broad with what they take but there still are some limitations. That's where YouTube and SoundCloud can be awesome in case OverClocked ReMix can't take it. But I think you could get this to a point where it's ocremix-acceptable if you really wanted to. Your call.
Thanks man! I plan to keep on going and my hope is that this can become something that I can live off of so that I can dedicate more time to making my videos that much more polished.
"I have a tendency to scrap everything I do and take every single piece of criticism (both constructive and not) to heart, and I end up losing a big part of who I am when I do that"
What I was trying to say (and I now realize was not well worded) was that I used to always take every single criticism completely to heart, and it ended up making me not enjoy what I made because I was so afraid of making sure I catered to every single thing people said was off to them. The effects of this were pretty intense, and it has taken me a long time to sort of, reclaim my own sound and style and whatnot. So, hopefully I don't come off as though I am just shrugging off or being overly sensitive to criticism, I am just learning that all these years of futzing (I have never had any formal training in audio engineering) around with music actually do account for something, and my opinion is actually of value.
I really think I am going to clean up this track and submit it in the future. I like the groove enough, and there are thing I definitely think need to be fixed.
Oh, and I just wanted to say, when I recorded those Microbrute parts (the lead) my left hand was reaching through a camera tripod, making sure not to knock it over, and the right hand was reaching around the tripod. Point being, when you add the video to the process, it makes everything harder. More limits (memory cards, batteries) more time, more stress. Which is why I really want to touch this up for submission (or even just for the eventual album release).
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I just gotta say I love the groove you got going on this. Very chill.
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I think the organ gives a nice juxtaposition to the very in your face dance feel the song has. Maybe change the patch to a more "rock organ" sound? I would agree as it stands the organ is a bit tinny sounding, which makes it sound fake, but I don't think you should scrap it.
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Hm. I thought the synth lead at 0:11 and so on was substantially drier than the piano. It's just too upfront for me. Needs more reverb and a very slight volume drop (0.4~0.8dB). At 0:34, the bass could have had a slightly lower cutoff to make the piano sound less lofi when it's really just more distant than the bass.
The mixing later on sounds pretty cramped IMO, and I think it can have some notch EQ and scooping EQ on backing parts to let the leading and percussive parts breathe more and come through more cleanly. A general rule of thumb I follow is that if I can hear every note or feel every harmony, the mixing is on good grounds. Much of the instruments you are using have substantial amounts of unfiltered treble, and the chiptune drums aren't really coming through. Sidechain the kick to the bass, and it should do a little bit to help.
Also, the repeated leitmotif doesn't change that much. For OCR, you'd need more interpretation for a pass. Much of this sounds just like a looped exact transcription of the melody with some development to the layers. Overall, I think this sounds too much like a cover. Arrangement needs more personalization with more differences in the melodic contour and rhythm and less repetition. Production should be more apparent (it just doesn't feel like there was much mixing at all in this, just nice sound selection that just happens to fit decently without mixing).
Thanks for the feedback.
I purposely left the lead dry. I really liked the way it contrasts with the other parts that are pretty thick with the layering and reverb and whatnot. As far as mixing is concerned, no doubt this song could benefit from a few sessions of more focused mixing work, but with my videos, especially given that this is, for the time being, an unpaid hobby, I have really limited time to record, mix, film, and edit each video. And, I am still really happy with the turn out. I would never post a song I am not happy to listen to. Hopefully in the future I be able to transition into working on my art full time, and then I will be able to give my videos the time they deserve, but until then, I am still happy with the way they turn out.
Also, just wanted to say that this has a lot of mixing and mastering going on. It was definitely not a case of things fitting nicely without mixing. And as far as production is concerned, I have to disagree with you. I think production should not be apparent. It should be that translucent layer that brings everything together, without being noticed. I am a very natural, keep the mistakes to make it sound human, kind of guy...so my philosophies of mixing kind of line up with that.
All that being said, I can also freely admit I can always learn, and I agree that there are things (especially in bringing out drum tracks) that I can work on in the future.
Finally, I feel like my disconnect with what OCR is looking for (at least what I have been told in my two posts I have made thus far) comes from both my background and my personal musical interests. I have never done remixing, like ever. I have always been a physical instruments kind of guy, and got into electronic stuff only a couple years ago. This is why I use almost entirely hardware equipment, because it kind of connects my roots and training with what I am into making. All that said, this means that variation from source material is secondary to things like timbre and choice of instruments for each part. My first few VGMs are pretty much spot on the originals, and that is because I never had that urgency to deviate from the source that much. I don't have that need to separate yourself enough from the original (while still having that connection to it) that comes from the ethos of remixing. I am much more of a covers guy, and maybe that isn't quite "the thing" here. But, hopefully I am not overstepping my bounds by posting my tracks now and again. I just want to share with other lovers of the VGM scene. As far as my tastes are concerned, I am really into subtlety. Slow build post-rock is one of my favorite genres. I am all about the little changes that, over time, become big changes. I try to change things in *hopefully* powerful little ways. Like, in the first third of the song, each iteration of the theme comes with changes. Yes, there are the obvious additions of each new background track, but there are actually slight variations on the theme that repeat each time. I made them slight because I wanted the change to come gradually, and I wanted the focus of each repeat to be the new thing that was added.
Hopefully this doesn't seem too defensive. I have a tendency to scrap everything I do and take every single piece of criticism (both constructive and not) to heart, and I end up losing a big part of who I am when I do that. I know I have a lot to learn, and I definitely take what you say as helpful. I just also want to let you know my thoughts. Because there are very few things that I do without reason (although I will take full responsibility for the sloppy solo, that was merely a time crunch issue! >.<;
Thanks again for really listening and giving feedback.
-Ace (Motive Makes a Man)
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Sweet cover, dude! Watching the video was entertaining too. It was a good video. The solo at about 3:15 was a little weak but I love that synth. Overall, I like this. Nice going.
Yeah, the solo was like 70% of what I really wanted it to be, but it was late when I got to recording that part, and I was running out of time to get the video done. It was one of those, "its not horrible, lets just go for it." It was also take 10 of 15, and every one after that just went downhill, so I just went with it.
If I choose to submit this one, I will be re-recording a few parts to make it a little bit more polished.
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I shared one of my new videos a few weeks ago, and was encouraged to put more of my own spin on a song, and so with this song, I decided to do just that. I wanted to keep the idea of slow building the layers going, at least at first. As with last time, everything was crafted from scratch. All sequences were hand entered, no midi (other than a clock) was used.
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Thanks for watching.
As far as the mixing is concerned, I would have loved to have another three hours to tinker with this one and bring the parts out more, but I was already late to posting it, and had worked on the mix for a while and was happy enough with it (I dont know if I will every be truly happy with a mix, you know?
). I also only let myself tinker so long on my youtube video mixes, because I could spend a week getting caught up in a mix, and that would not prove helpful to a release schedule. I will definitely consider that when I go back and work it some more for album release. As far as the arrangement is concerned, I really do things different from song to song. Some, I really like to keep kind of close to the books and have fun with the instruments playing the parts themselves. Some, I take really bold steps and make huge changes. I never really thought of the idea of it sounding like a midi-rip, because I don't use midi for any of my parts. All the sequences were manually programmed into the Microbrute. For me, getting it just right is more rewarding because I have to use my ears to get each part just right. But to each his own, I suppose. My next vgm will be far more adventurous, I assure you!
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Hello everyone!
This is my first real post on the forums. I submitted my first song about a month ago, and well...it seems things are kind of backed up! So, I figured I would share my latest video I made right here!
A quick bit about me: My name is Ace. I love to make music. I have written lots of original stuff late last year I decided to start posting regular youtube videos. I do electronic originals, cover songs of all kinds, and my personal favorite, my VGMS. This is the latest VGM. I hope you enjoy it!
Thanks for watching and if you like how I role, a click to that subscribe button would be awful swell.
Chrono Trigger - Corridors of Time (Chill Electronic Video Remix)
in Post Your Game ReMixes!
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I feel like the original version of this song has such a groove to it, and I wanted to keep the essence of that groove, but change up the feel of the song, making it more ambient and atmospheric.
My other goal in arranging this was to pull sounds from varying time periods and making them blend together. I have the melodica, bells, and sleigh bells which can connect with the early days of folk, the mellotron and CP80 (piano sound) from 70's prog rock, the dark wave synth bass of the 80s, and then a more modern glitchy drum beat under it all. And I think it comes together really well.
I know this song is well covered, but it would be great if you gave my take on it a listen.
LINK HERE: http://youtu.be/9AyuFFMGWRg