Silverpool64

For the last time, it's results time
Hopefully everything is counted correct (just added the voter bonus, assuming that nobody voted twice for the same song or for his own song, the winner is clear.
 
The final last wooden spoons go to Evktalo, Silverpool64, BRKPNT, Jorito and (again) BRKPNT without any points.
The 18th place is for both Sadorf and Treyt with two points.
8 Songs tie for 10th place: AlchemicJay, TheVodouQueen, Jorito, Wassup Thunder, Unknown Pseudoartist, (again) AlchemicJay, JH Sounds and AZPX with 3 points
The 6th place is for Hemophiliac, Yami, Bundeslang and HoboKa with 4 points.
The fourth place is for Souperion and HarlemHeat360 with 6 points.
 
Third place is for TheVideoGamer with 7 points.
XPZA got second place with 10 points.
And the winner of PRC472 is Coloradoweeks with 23 points.
Congratulations Coloradoweeks, even if I miscalculed half of the votes you are still in the winner of the final PRC round. Well deserved, and close to an unanimous win. You still may pick a source but it will not be used for a further PRC. You can send it to me by PM or just post it in this thread. Some followers might reward your win with a remix, or I might organise a special round somewhere in the future.
Even tough Coloradoweeks is the winner of this round, I think we all have won this one. A fantastic amount of remixes resulting in the end of PRC. Big thanks to all remixers, voters and listeners, the OC Remix and ThaSauce Community
 
http://sites.google.com/site/bambombim/prc for all rounds and winners.
https://compo.thasauce.net/rounds/view/prc472 for the votes and comments.
If anyone is interested in any old PRC songs, I have them somewhere so I can share them if there is any interest. Everything from PRC94 and later is at the ThaSauce site.
This is the end of PRC, but not from my visits to OC Remix. I Will Return (but not as PRC host).
Thank You
 

I just put mine through... xD
...4.5 hrs consumed in listening to everyone's stuff and giving some substantial review to each... D:
HOWEVER--all of them were WELL worth the listen. :) ♥

We don't have that much votes, so I give another week to vote. New and final voting deadline January 17th.

I submitted an entry!
Good luck everyone and have a merry Christmas!

I submitted an entry!
Good luck everyone and have a merry Christmas!

I submitted an entry!
Good luck everyone and have a merry Christmas!

I submitted an entry!
Good luck everyone and have a merry Christmas!

The People's Remix Competition Final Round (PRC472)
PRCv20-13

Hello everyone and Welcome to the People's Remix Competition!
 
This round is located at:
https://compo.thasauce.net/rounds/view/PRC472
 
Source: Free Round (Every source is allowed, including making originals)
This will be the last round of PRC. Since it's getting harder to get any songs in and I also lack time myself to be very active in it I decided to put it to an end. I don't feel anything for changing the setup of the contest or promoting it more. I'm happy that I kept it running this long. Many rounds got a good amount of songs and a voting stage but the last years it was hard to get any contributions. Still, PRC469 was the first round without an entry. I don't want this going with much rounds without entries, after 20 years it is good to end this contest. It's been a long time since I took over PRC from Rexy (after PRC130 back in October 2008, 15 years ago). The contest itself started back in late 2003. I want to thank everyone for this long, long time.
If someone really not wants to end PRC and wants to take over the organisation of PRC he/she is free to start season 21 next year. Send me a PM if you want this to happen.
 
Of course, PRC will not before there's a Final Round.
It's a Free Round. Feel free to remix whatever you like, also making an original mix is allowed. You can also submit multiple songs.
The remixing stage is the longest ever in the PRC history, over two months of time to make a good remix.
 
The deadline is Tuesday December 26th 2023 at 10:59 am ThaSauce time (18:00 UTC, 19:00 GMT), check the link https://compo.thasauce.net/rounds/view/PRC472 for the exact time left. Make sure that the song is uploaded to ThaSauce or that there’s a download link posted in this thread. This is the longest remixing stage ever in PRC.
You may enter as many mixes as you like and work with as many people as you like on each mix. You are free to create a second ThaSauce account for that if you use ThaSauce, it's needed to be able to upload a second remix if you use ThaSauce. Of course you can also upload it somewhere else and put a download link in this thread.
Do not make qualitative comments on an entry until the results of the vote have been posted in this thread.
Mixers cannot vote for themselves but if they vote they receive a free first place vote added onto their score.
The winner of this round will be the last winner of a PRC round. No next round will happen so there's no need to pick a source for next round.
 
You can find the full rules list at this page as well.
 
GOOD LUCK!
 
PRC Home Page
 

I tried to keep this brief, but as you might know, that's not my forte.
FIRST, the facts...
On October 28th I informed staff that I was stepping down from my role as president/admin/owner/etc. of OverClocked ReMix, and on November 1st I also stepped down from the board of Game Music Initiative, the 501c3 non-profit organization that funds OCR. In short, I no longer feel I have the bandwidth to do these roles justice and to not only maintain, but advance, the missions of both projects. I will be working with Shariq Ansari (DarkeSword) to transition my responsibilities and ensure continuity of operations. The (excellent!) mix posted on Halloween was published without my direct involvement, subsequent posts up to the milestone #OCR04500 have been superbly executed, and I am confident that staff will continue the work necessary to operate - and evolve - OCR in my absence. I will be even less available than I have been, lately, so I apologize in advance for any lack of responsiveness.
THEN, the feels...
Where to even begin?
It's hard to encapsulate over two decades of history; omissions are inevitable. What began as a neat side project I started in my parents' basement in 1999 snowballed into something far beyond my wildest expectations, due to the blood, sweat, tears, and unbridled, rampant creativity that thousands of you have contributed. Much of this happened before social media was even a thing and before the platforms/services we now heavily associate with the modern internet had come into being; it was a frontier, and we were on it, and we took it pretty seriously because we knew how amazing VGM is, how creative arrangements could effectively convey and explore that vast musical landscape, and how a small fandom communicating via email, IRC, & forums could collaborate to build mighty, new things. We took it seriously, often too seriously, but we ALSO played more than a few rounds of Shaq-Fu at conventions, made some truly ridiculous (but always musical!) joke mixes, and developed internal circles of lore with our own memes & jargon.
NOT in strictly chronological order: there was some drama with now-legendary composer Jake Kaufman; VGMix entered the fray; we added a judges panel so it wasn't just me making stuff up; we released our first community album; the unmoderated forum birthed its own sort of... subculture; the site itself evolved to be database-driven and not just two giant dropdowns sorted by game/date; we posted mixes submitted by composers George "The Fat Man" Sanger and Jeremy Soule; we met/interviewed Hiroki Kikuta and Nobuo Uematsu; our album trailers by the incomparable José the Bronx Rican started blowing minds; we started appearing in person at Otakon, PAX, MAG, others - much love to all for having us; we bumped into Leeroy Jenkins at ROFLcon and gave him a hoodie; we started hosting from our own server and managing the technical side of things ourselves; thanks to Mr. Shael Riley (among others!), we got to remix the music for an actual Street Fighter game (!!); we released fifteen more albums...
...and then we turned ten, on December 11th of 2009.
Quite a first decade, and I missed hundreds of things I shouldn't have. Hundreds of firsts, some tragic lasts, and millions of memories that can't quite be conjured by words.
In 2011, we stood up for Fair Use at World’s Fair Use Day, an event organized by the non-profit Public Knowledge.
In 2012, we launched our kickstarter for Final Fantasy VI: Balance and Ruin, it was taken down, we talked with Square lawyers directly for a couple hours and made the non-profit project structure clear & contractual, and we relaunched a successful kickstarter. That's not always how those things go!
We launched Game Music Initiative in 2016, creating an official 501c3 charity to formalize the finances around OCR and potentially support other VGM-related projects, too. On a related note, I’ve absolutely loved seeing OC ReMixes featured by charity speedrunners Games Done Quick (GDQ) - it’s exactly the type of thing I always wanted to see, that synergy.
Things do start getting a little quieter from then on out, and I think there are a ton of reasons for that, but it has been an incredible and improbable journey that I wouldn't have missed for the world. Thank you ALL for making it possible; OCR was always yours, I aspired only to stewardship of something I wanted to exist for everyone.
FINALLY, the future…
It's time - some would say past time - for OverClocked ReMix itself to be ReMixed.
That's the point, right?
Infinite permutation; endless possibility.
You don't always know the day, month, or even year when your influence on something starts holding it back, or when the waning amount of time and energy you can dedicate becomes a liability. That type of certainty is often elusive; it can be a difficult diagnosis to even contemplate, and you need to look for & listen to signs. In addition to just being too much of a single point of failure for OCR (sorry, engineering mindset), the last year I've been asking myself whether it was time to let go, and I think the answer is sometimes in the asking. I have been stretched thin, like butter scraped over too much bread, and that's when you leave the Shire.
Beyond representing what I genuinely believe is best for the future of OCR, I absolutely confess a personal wish to redirect reclaimed time & energy to my family and my own music. Being a husband to my wife Anna and being a father to our daughters Esther and Sarah is my meaning; I have always put them first, but now I can put them even MORE first. Esther just started learning trombone, so in a few years, expect a collab! Sarah is building her confidence learning piano & makes me proud every day. I want to write new music for them, and with them, and that requires more time than I've had.
I believe the principles that have driven us - embracing all games & all styles of music, emphasizing interpretation & creativity, offering both curation and critique, and providing a non-commercial platform for those who seek it - are truly timeless, but there are many ways to honor them.
I look to the new leadership/staff to galvanize, streamline, diversify, and re-imagine, within that immense space.
I'll be leaving them with some ideas of my own; please let them know yours. I ask the community to support them, embrace change, provide guidance, and be patient; I believe it will be worth it!
Thanks,
- djpretzel
 

Welcome to the Voting Stage!
There are 4 entries this round. There is 0 Bonus entry(s) this round There IS a voter bonus this round! Kat have a vote worth 2x.  When Voting, if possible, avoid granting 1:1 covers top spot.  MnP requires a bit of remixage after all.   Don't vote for Bonus entries please.  Do let me know if you have problems voting, and we can sort something out. Try and not make any comments about each entrant until after voting has concluded. Thanks! Participants may not vote for themselves.   Vote ends Feb 2nd 1Pm.  
Vote here http://compo.thasauce.net/rounds/view/MnP121
(Ok so as you can see, Hoboka has transferred all duties to me. So don't be alarmed, when you see my name instead of the usual, since it's gonna be me from now on).

Big Update!!
I am going to be taking a break from MnP and am working to delegate all responsibilities to @TheVideoGamer and to a lesser extend @Bundeslang.  I will be on standby for emergencies. 
[Wtf was I on??] Though I aim to spend less time at OCR, as I love the community, but I don't like how high the Quality Bar is and feel that the Judge Panel could step it down a notch for the less skilled hobbyists.  Also this blinding white light of the forum Theme is really bad for my eyes.  Being near-sighted (yeah, I use glasses...but I might be at risk for Glaucoma) and with constant Allergy problems, it's just not good for me lol.   [Clearly, I was conflating the issue here.  Some of it is true, but...I was dancing around the crux of the matter.  Most likely, it is background noise to other issues I am dealing with.  Double apology there.]
[More Apropos] I have come to realize that I am poor at handling stressful situations and I lost my cool, to say the least, with one of our participants.  I don't want this to be a pattern and I need to get back on counseling and healthier self-care routines.  It sucks, but it is what it is.  Said individual told me they've forgiven me.  However, I still don't feel good about it. 
I have thoroughly enjoyed hosting MnP and being a huge part of the Compo Community.  Wish the best to you guys

Congratulations, TheVodouQueen!
Thank you everyone for your feedback! It's nice to know that I'm improving, even if I didn't win. (Sorry I didn't vote!)
@HoboKa, I saw your vote and I completely agree about needing "better" sounds, but I didn't use anything you mentioned. I only used FLEX and one instance of Harmless, plus some drum samples. Do you know of any good sound stuffs that would be worth getting?

Congratulations, TheVodouQueen!
Thank you everyone for your feedback! It's nice to know that I'm improving, even if I didn't win. (Sorry I didn't vote!)
@HoboKa, I saw your vote and I completely agree about needing "better" sounds, but I didn't use anything you mentioned. I only used FLEX and one instance of Harmless, plus some drum samples. Do you know of any good sound stuffs that would be worth getting?

Congratulations, TheVodouQueen!
Thank you everyone for your feedback! It's nice to know that I'm improving, even if I didn't win. (Sorry I didn't vote!)
@HoboKa, I saw your vote and I completely agree about needing "better" sounds, but I didn't use anything you mentioned. I only used FLEX and one instance of Harmless, plus some drum samples. Do you know of any good sound stuffs that would be worth getting?

Congratulations, TheVodouQueen!
Thank you everyone for your feedback! It's nice to know that I'm improving, even if I didn't win. (Sorry I didn't vote!)
@HoboKa, I saw your vote and I completely agree about needing "better" sounds, but I didn't use anything you mentioned. I only used FLEX and one instance of Harmless, plus some drum samples. Do you know of any good sound stuffs that would be worth getting?

It's results time.
It's a bit confusing with the multiple entries, but here are the results:
HoboKa did not one, but two bonus mixes.
AxLR did a good song which deserved more, but it got the last place wooden spoon
Several songs ended with 3 points and eight place, some by voting, some by score: Bundeslang - Nirvana - Sifting, Bundeslang - Quitting At Level 8, Silverpool64, Trism and TheVodouQueen - Halycyon Hare Stage.
TheVodouQueen - Catamitus Exultant Lusibus and Evktalo tie for sixth place with 4 points.
Bundeslang - Snakemania got 5 points and fifth place.
Brainstar got 7 points and fourth place.
TheVideoGamer did a long one, it got 11 points and third place
Wassup Thunder and Souperion were close, their song received 15 points and the second place
And the winner of PRC419 is with TheVodouQueen - The Rain Won't Stop The Beat (Japan Disco-Funk Mix) with 17 points.
 
Hopefully I didn't make any calculation errors, but since I only needed to add the voting bonus, I'm pretty sure it's correct. TheVodouQueen wins the round and gets the right to select a source for PRC421. 
Send the source to me (with a MID/MP3 file, otherwise send a second source with a MID file) by PM, other options are PM me @ ThaSauce or by e-mailing to bambombim@gmail.com (I prefer a PM @Ocremix). Send your sources as fast as you can, but before next Wednesday (27 January 2021), 11:00 AM ThaSauce time (18:00 UTC, 19:00 GMT).
You may select any source from any game, but not a source with an OverClocked remix or a source which has been used in PRC before. An overview of the past PRC's can be found in the following links (I recently updated this site):
http://sites.google.com/site/bambombim/prc
http://bambombim.googlepages.com/PRCRemixList.doc (also downloadable via the link above).
 
http://compo.thasauce.net/rounds/view/PRC419 for the votes and comments.
 
TheVideoGamer, you still may pick a source as well, as winner of PRC418.
 

I has submitted an entry! Happy New Year, everyone!

I has submitted an entry! Happy New Year, everyone!

I has submitted an entry! Happy New Year, everyone!

OK, I've figured out the issue, solution is here. https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7846590

Apple changed the function of the Grouping tags (all the way back in 2017), so now they don't behave the way they used to and cause the confusing display issue. Going forward, I'll keep the Grouping field blank.

Alright you mad-lads, next round is up.  Cya next round.
 

Results
NickC got 1st with 16 points HoboKa got 2nd with 14 points TheVideoGamer got 3rd with 10 points Silverpool64 got 4th with 9 points NickC please PM me the source pick for round 117. 
Comments
Real awesome turnout, which convinced me to slacken the new rule in place, ever so slightly.  Gonna be interesting to see how MnP evolves.  Or de-evolves.  Thanks for the awesome turnout guys and for everyone voting too! 

I has voted.

I has voted.

MnP Instructions/Guidelines [Updated]...Watcha guys think?? 
Source-Picks are limited to the era of gaming 1984-2006.  In other words, Nes/Sega Master to PS2/GC/XBox 1.  Going to relax this rule with certain Indie Titles like Shovel Knight, Undertale and possibly Crypt of the Necrodancer.  Update me upon further titles that have that 'Retro Fidelity'.  Thanks! Modifying the Source is fine, so long as it doesn't sound completely separate from its original intent.  Small tempo changes are OK.  But not 140 to 80 etc.  Submissions must be at a maximum of 20mb (keeping in step with ThaSauce's file size max). Only 1 entry per participant. Previous winner cannot participate but can submit a BONUS entry.