Purple Perpetrator

As you all know, bLiNd has been a contributor to this project from near the beginning. We haven't seen an update form him in a while, so I sent him a couple of pokes asking him about this recently, but he never replied. Then I came across this...
bLiNd's Jade Catacombs was THE track that led me to OCR. Before that, I was cynical and disdainful of most electronic music - I don't know exactly what it was about this track that changed my mind, but it certainly did. Since then, bLiNd has been one of my favorite remixers to listen to.
I am VERY sorry to hear about this - as someone who has made such awesome music and has been such a strong contributor to this community, I want to lend my support to him and Jenn in this awful time and so, I encourage everyone to do the same. As stated in the thread, there is a GoFundMe campaign to help bLiNd out financially - you can make a donation at https://www.gofundme.com/aguirre-fire-fund. 
Take care of yourselves, @bLiNd and @JenZ - we're all thinking of you.

Just waiting for a few stragglers to get back to me, then we should be back on track with the music. Whew!
The Narrative team should be able to access the scripts in time for the update, as well. More to come on this after the deadline.
This week one of my focuses is to resurrect SCRAMBLE, our Corneria remix, from relative dormancy. I've touched base with the collab team last week, so I'm hoping to have an update together for this in time for our July deadline. Stay tuned!

Another shameless triple-post:
@YoshiBlade has claimed Boss A from SF64! He just sent me an awesome drumstep/dubstep WIP - another outstanding addition to our project!
Wow, just one claim left on the regular album - so close!

I'm very pleased to announce that @XPRTNovice has claimed Andross!
He has yet to decide on a source, but I have no doubt that he'll remix a winner. Welcome aboard!
EDIT: SF64 will be the source for this remix.
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I don't know the fate of our plans for collaborating this track yet. What I can tell you is that the Andross monologue WILL go ahead, even if I have to make it a separate track. More on this later, once I have a chance to get to it.
Two claims left!

I'd just like to thank everyone for staying in touch - it's 3 days before the deadline and I've received word from just about everyone on the project on where they are. This is great!
For the few stragglers, please let me know where you're at when you get a moment - even if you just tell me you're alive and that you heard me. LOL
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I told everyone we would have a script ready for the deadline for our narratives and we've got two draft scripts so far (big thanks to @TheChargingRhino and @classic_gamer_76 for writing these up!) - they are pretty solid in writing and concept so far, but I still think I need to go over them a bit before I feel we can share them with the team. I'll probably have one I can post by Saturday. 
What I'm trying to do is think of overall concept right now - these were originally supposed to be simple, quick intermissions to give a bit of a context to the journey, but after a lot of discussion with those involved (and some advice from @YoshiBlade - thank you again for all your comments and suggestions!), I've been encouraged to really think about building an overarching story behind this and work the dialogue into how the album flows.
This would turn our currently musical album into a remix/audio-drama hybrid - sounds cool, but it would have to be done right to be taken seriously. I'm going to really consider this before I commit to rolling this out (hence the delay in posting a script).
More to come on this, stay tuned.

Hi there.
I have been a silent lurker until now. I'm not confident in my mixing abilities since the last time I did any music composition was back in the Dark Ages of High School in the '90s. But I have been excited to see this project grow and evolve and start coming into its own and really I have wanted all along to be able to have some part in its creation other than as a witness. I heardon't a rumour today that you are looking for some voice actors to record some dialogue to add another texture to the album. I would like to offer my services as a possible "Voice of Slippy" if that role is still available Please?
Many thanks,
Purp
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Hi there.
I have been a silent lurker until now. I'm not confident in my mixing abilities since the last time I did any music composition was back in the Dark Ages of High School in the '90s. But I have been excited to see this project grow and evolve and start coming into its own and really I have wanted all along to be able to have some part in its creation other than as a witness. I heardon't a rumour today that you are looking for some voice actors to record some dialogue to add another texture to the album. I would like to offer my services as a possible "Voice of Slippy" if that role is still available Please?
Many thanks,
Purp
X♡X♡

Hi there.
I have been a silent lurker until now. I'm not confident in my mixing abilities since the last time I did any music composition was back in the Dark Ages of High School in the '90s. But I have been excited to see this project grow and evolve and start coming into its own and really I have wanted all along to be able to have some part in its creation other than as a witness. I heardon't a rumour today that you are looking for some voice actors to record some dialogue to add another texture to the album. I would like to offer my services as a possible "Voice of Slippy" if that role is still available Please?
Many thanks,
Purp
X♡X♡

Hi there.
I have been a silent lurker until now. I'm not confident in my mixing abilities since the last time I did any music composition was back in the Dark Ages of High School in the '90s. But I have been excited to see this project grow and evolve and start coming into its own and really I have wanted all along to be able to have some part in its creation other than as a witness. I heardon't a rumour today that you are looking for some voice actors to record some dialogue to add another texture to the album. I would like to offer my services as a possible "Voice of Slippy" if that role is still available Please?
Many thanks,
Purp
X♡X♡

Absolutely! Thanks for the offer, I'll put you down for Slippy!

Hi there.
I have been a silent lurker until now. I'm not confident in my mixing abilities since the last time I did any music composition was back in the Dark Ages of High School in the '90s. But I have been excited to see this project grow and evolve and start coming into its own and really I have wanted all along to be able to have some part in its creation other than as a witness. I heardon't a rumour today that you are looking for some voice actors to record some dialogue to add another texture to the album. I would like to offer my services as a possible "Voice of Slippy" if that role is still available Please?
Many thanks,
Purp
X♡X♡

It's here - our new album cover!

I've posted it to the first page of the thread too. Tell us what you think!

I don't know... being a NPC could be good. No one expects you to stop the evil wizard when you're just selling apples from a cart.
Or restarting a reactor to get the defense shields up before the aliens attack. Nope, just sweeping this corridor.
Depending on the game, it might be the safest situation there is. The world can't end if the hero doesn't start the game...
Damn it! Now I'm torn between blowing up the world and waiting for someone else to do it!

Depends. Am I visiting as a NPC or as a player?
That makes a big difference. For example, if I chose Pandora from the Borderlands series... I'm utterly fucked if I'm a NPC. In that game world, if it isn't the Skags/Spider Ants/other wildlife, it's the psychos that wear your face during their pizza parties (fun fact: 72% of Pandoran pizzas are also made from someone's face). If it ain't the psychos, it's the killer Hyperion Loader bots with rocket launchers for arms. And even if you manage to avoid all of those things, you still have all those fucking Vault Hunters (the players) gunning every thing down the instant they think it can drop loot.
Now, as a player (Vault Hunter), I would be nigh unstoppable. I get infinite respawns, can buy guns, shields, grenades and ammo all I want, or just blow up a herd of innocent animals until something drops a gun I like. If I want to go somewhere, I have access to planet-wide teleportation (Fast Travel stations). If I feel like just relaxing, I'm the only person of the planet that can play the slot machines in the various bars around the world. If don't want to do any of that, I still get the option to actually leave a town by walking out the front gate, unlike all the NPCs who have to stay there, behind the desk or on the road, forever. Never moving, never leaving, never doing anything.
See? The difference is important.
 

--STAFF –
Project Creator: Thomas Neil
Project Director: The Nikanoru
Co-Director: TBA
Assistant Director: TBA
Visual Artists: Geo-Dragon, Etzaen, Mike Ramanauskas
Web Design: Starphoenix
Project Email: lylat.system.clear@gmail.com
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Current Remixers:
The Nikanoru, DS394, TheChargingRhino, classic_gamer_76, Jay Thomas, Slimy, Trev, bLiNd, Starphoenix, CrimsonCobalt, Thirdkoopa, JulienMulard, Etzaen, Siolfor the Jackal, Pichu's Dad, Your_Face, XPRTNovice, YoshiBlade, Deedubs, CmacProductions, GCJ, Smittenden, Afilion
 
Current Performers for Collaboration:
The Nikanoru - male vocals, acoustic guitar
DS394 - basso profundo (male vocals), piano, bassoon
classic_gamer_76 - synthesizer
Theory of N - alto / tenor saxophone
Trev - violin
Pichu's Dad - vocal, acoustic / electric guitar, banjo, clarinet, bass (electric), harmonica, alto / tenor saxophone
M_Blacki - electric guitar / bass, synthesizer, drum sequencing
JohnStacy - (French) Horn
TSori - trumpet
 
Audio Support / Sound Design:
Jorito
Your_Face
ad.mixx
Afilion
 
Mastering Support
TBA
 
Quick Reference for project status or source track research:
Project Overview
 
 --WHAT WE NEED—
We are looking for the following support (thanks to Odai for swiping this idea from the Ocarina of Time project and thanks to Theophany for the original idea):
 
*A Co-Director to assist me in the qualification and review of the music and audio for this project. I need someone with past experience on working with OCR and with the final production of a project, as I have only limited experience in this area. *POSITION FILLED*
*Arrangers/Remixers to conceptualize and complete remixes. This is where the bulk of the work will be. Brand new or experienced veteran, anybody who would like to take part is welcome. 
Voice Actors to bring life to the characters in our audio narratives. If you think your voice would be perfect for one of the available roles, drop us a PM or email!
Performers who are experienced with any type of instrument and have a high-quality recording setup. Sometimes live is better, so anyone willing to lend a hand to a fellow musician short an instrument or skill would be appreciated.
Sound Designers/Audio Support interested in mixing and sound design for the project. Ideally, we would like folks who are willing to provide support and/or collaboration with Remixers who are new or inexperienced at mixing.
Mastering Support for bringing the final WAVs into coherency and giving the final touches to tracks before final submission. I have no experience mastering and so I'm asking for someone(s) who is(are) willing to dedicate a little time (okay, a lot of time) to help us get the album through one of the final hurdles. *POSITION FILLED*
Anyone who is interested in helping in any one of these areas, please let me know.
 
--ALBUM CONCEPT—
First, a special 4-Arwing salute goes to Thomas Neil, who originally came up with the idea of building a Star Fox album in time for Star Fox’s 25th anniversary. He would have been the director for this project, but life became more complicated for him, so he was unable to give the project the commitment he thought it deserved. I thought it would be a shame if this one-only timing for the album fell apart, so I volunteered to bring his idea to light.
I have always believed that Star Fox is the flight simulator for everyone who doesn’t like flight simulators. I remember playing the first game, years ago, and being fascinated with the SUPER HIGH TECH 3D POLYGON GRAPHICS, the ‘smooth’ play control, and the choice of different routes to take to reach the final goal, depending on the difficulty chosen. I’ve played other flight simulators, but none have given me the same thrill as Star Fox. Seven games and almost 25 years later, Star Fox has become a respected Nintendo franchise.
We had a goal to put together a two disc set of 14-17 songs per disc, featuring a showcase of what we would hear flying around as Fox McCloud. Due to my own life complications, this project timeline was extended past the point where we could release it before Star Fox's actual 25th anniversary of release; now, instead of simply a tribute, we are focusing on the concept of the narratives and music: To celebrate the Star Fox series, we are putting together a tour of the Lylat System from Corneria to Venom to give this Solar System a little bit of the Star Fox experience,
All tracks from all games are open and there are no genre restrictions. The deal for the album concept is one track per area on a course between Corneria and Venom.
One exception to this is tracks from Star Fox Adventures. A maximum two tracks can be claimed from this game, as I don’t want the listener to spend too much time on Sauria; that being said, if we get more, we may accept them as bonus tracks.
   --AUDIO TRACKS--
To add a little spice to our journey through the Lylat System, we have put together a series of audio tracks throughout the album to guide our listeners a little closer to the Star Fox experience. We are gathering talented voice actors to play the main characters from Star Fox as they fly through the Lylat System, growing closer to the final goal of reaching Venom to battle Andross.
If you're interested in voicing a character, let us know!
Audio Project Team
The Nikanoru
classic_gamer_76
TheChargingRhino
YoshiBlade
 
Cast List
Fox McCloud: (TBA)
Falco Lombardi:
Slippy Toad: Purple Perpetrator
Peppy Hare:
Krystal: TheChargingRhino
General Pepper: The Nikanoru
Wolf O'Donnell: classic_gamer_76
Leon Pawolski:
Pigma Dengar:
Andrew Oikonny:
Andross: The Nikanoru
 
--CURRENT TRACKLIST--
Red = track claimed, no WIP (0% overall)
Purple = draft WIP submitted (1%-49% overall)
Orange = substantial WIP submitted (full arrangement, 50%-90% overall)
Blue = finished WIP submitted (only final review left, 90-99% overall)
Green = Final WAV submitted (all done, 100%)
DS394 feat. Jay Thomas - Opening Theme - Star Fox 64 - Lylat Legacy
Trev - Menu Select/Stage Clear - Star Fox 64 - ???
TheChargingRhino, classic_gamer_76, Pichu's Dad - Records 1 - Star Fox 2 - Cornerian Hall of Fame
TheChargingRhino, classic_gamer_76, DS394, The Nikanoru - Corneria - Star Fox - SCRAMBLE
CmacProductions - Attack Carrier (Corneria Boss) - Star Fox - ???
**Audio 1: All Ships Check In
Asteroid Belt or Meteo - Star Fox 64 - OPEN CLAIM
DS394, The Nikanoru - Sector X - Star Fox 64 - ???
JulienMulard - Aquas - Star Fox 64 / Command - Submarine Bio-Warfare
 
Afilion - Titania - Star Fox – Titanic Beach
**Audio 2: Pigma's Message
Katina - Star Fox 64 – OPEN CLAIM
Fortuna - Star Fox – OPEN CLAIM
Etzaen - Eladard - Star Fox 2 - ???
**Audio 3: Distress Call
Cole Train, DS394 - Sauria - Star Fox Assault - ???
classic_gamer_76, Slimy - Inside Krazoa Palace (Sauria) - Star Fox Adventures - ???
Smittenden - Boss C – Star Fox 64 - ???
  **Audio 4: Beware the Black Hole
Disc 2 - Venom
GCJ - The Awesome Black Hole - Star Fox - Impending Abyss
ad.mixx - Sector Y - Star Fox – Dogma
 Deedubs - Space Armada/Sector Z/Sector Y - Star Fox - Star Skirmish: Attack on the Armada
 
**Audio 5: Against Star Wolf
CrimsonCobalt - Star Wolf - Star Fox 64 - Can't Let You Do That!
GCJ - Zoness - Star Fox 64 - You Disrespectful Whelps
Starphoenix - Macbeth - Star Fox - Cyber Warfare
Siolfor the Jackal - Sector Z - Star Fox 64 - ???
YoshiBlade - Boss A - Star Fox 64 - ???
**Audio 6: Approach to Venom
Thirdkoopa - Area 6 - Star Fox 64 - In A Distant Region
Slimy - Venom Orbital / Venom Base - Star Fox – Surprise Attack! 
**Audio 7: The Final Confrontation
 XPRTNovice - Andross (Brain) - Star Fox 64 - ????
**Audio 8: Job Well Done
Slimy - various Star Fox themes - Star Fox, 64, Assault, Zero - Ode to Star Fox
 
 ***Please note that a complete WIP is now required for new claims***
 
--DEADLINES—
First Deadline: January 1st, 2017 - CLEAR
Second Deadline: April 1st, 2017  - CLEAR
Third Deadline: July 1st, 2017 - CLEAR
Fourth Deadline: October 15th 2017 - CLEAR
Fifth Deadline: January 1st 2018 - CLEAR
Sixth Deadline: April 1st 2018 - CLEAR
Seventh Deadline: July 1st, 2018
(director's life becomes complicated, time passes)
NEW IMPROVED FINAL, FINAL, FINAL DEADLINE: April 30, 2019
 If you make a claim you can’t fulfill, we would much rather you tell us then wink out of existence on us.
If we don’t hear from you within two weeks after deadline, we will have to release your claim.
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ALL SHIPS CHECK IN AND PREPARE TO SCRAMBLE!!
 

That's definitely implied where it indicates to have patience. It took me five years to get posted, and took some other people even longer. But once you get it, there's nothing more satisfying than knowing you broke out of the mold and really accomplished something. One of the most rewarding things is achieving and exceeding personal goals.
FWOOOSH!

Since I'm working on (and have worked previously) on album art for the projects here, is there any specific protocol for referencing and linking to OCR from my portfolio/blog? 
I'm not asking about the terminology right now. That's covered very well (cheers!) but more the question of:
1- Am I allowed to?
2- If so,  is it only OCRA projects, or can all projects be included?
3- Do you have a preferred spiel/paragraph I can copypaste?
4- Would you object to or prefer any part of the site being linked?
5- Would you prefer OCR to be referenced in specific works related to it and/or a direct link in my (as yet not live) links page?
Disclaimer: my site contains nothing controversial or offensive, and the reason I'm submitting this comment is because I like to volunteer credit to the people I have worked for.
Cheers!

Oh shit, I've literally always spelled it OCRemix. I am ashamed, but I probably will continue to do so since while it's not in the 'DO' section, it's not in the 'DON'T' section, either.
YOU CAN'T STOP ME DARKESWORD!
(except for official things, where I guess I can do it riiiight)

In the interest of making the forums easier to sign up for and more accessible to everyone, we've made some changes to registration.
In the past, we've had it so that new accounts had to be manually vetted and activated; this was to avoid spam accounts and the like. This worked, but a side-effect was that new members couldn't engage in the community immediately and would become discouraged from participating.
To move forward, we've done the following things:
Updated our manual registration form to use the latest reCAPTCHA. This is to help fight spam accounts. Removed administrator approval from the registration process. New members will be able to post immediately following email verification. Enabled new members to register using their social media accounts. New members can now use Twitter, Facebook, and Google+ to register. If you're already registered for the forums, you can link your existing forum account to any/all of your social media accounts by going to your Account Settings and clicking the relevant links. Once you do so, you'll be able to use your social media account to sign-in, as opposed to a traditional username/password sign-in.
If you have any friends who are interested in OC ReMix but haven't joined the forums, get 'em over here and get 'em involved! Between album projects, competitions, and gaming discussions, there's a lot to do here.
If you run into any registration or account linking issues, please let us know right here in this thread. Thanks!