Wassup Thunder

Don't worry guys, I'm going to give feedback lol. I accidentally pressed the vote button before I could add the feedback. I got it in a notepad on my desktop and I'll be posting it here in a few hours once I return home! 

Voted!

Here's my feedback... Sorry, again, for the delay...
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1) 'Cave Explorer' - MarcusG
Pros:
* Really like the thumping beat and percussion.
* The slightly dragging piano worked very well with the bass and beat. It felt like someone was adding a smooth layer of chocolate on some rocky road ice cream filled with peanuts and almonds--funky, crunchy, and delicious to hear.
* For a composition piece that you whipped up last minute before work, you did quite a bit of work, and it all meshed together nicely. Well done and big props.
 
Critique:
* Wish there was some added percussion to the synth bass and the echoey sustain / pad behind the melody as part of the harmony line. Perhaps like some added shakers or a tamb or two--something ultimately light that won't take away from the soft beat, but would add a bit more layering to the song...
* Unsure if it'd work, but perhaps another kind of piano (or other string instrument) working the melody along with your dragged piano in the second half of the song? Might've been an interesting addition. Don't want too many instruments, but having another one that dragged slightly behind the piano to give the song a reverb effect could've been worked in.
* Otherwise, for what it is and how long you worked on it, it's fantastic. Keep up the good work.
 
2) 'Coral Calamity' - Souperion
Pros:
* I like the spooky vibe with the shrieking stringwork and creepy organ. Didn't think 'Coral Caves' could have that kind of genre bend to it, but it's nice and very original.
* Like some others have mentioned, it sounded very much like a remix of the song made for a boss fight (e.g. similar to how DK 64 and Conker's Bad Fur Day did it, where the level music tended to also be the boss music, remixed and twisted, [in hindsight, many Rareware games did that back in the SNES & N64 days...].) I enjoyed the shift @ 2:30 to the lighter tones as well.
* To go along with that, your play on the dark and light-sides of the song, and incorporating different sounds and instruments between the two, especially around @ 3:20 where they started flowing in and out and meshing together, really, really worked. Was a lot of good interplay within the composition. Great stuff.
 
Critique:
* The heavy metal drum beats worked for me in the song, however the guitar at the beginning didn't (between 0:00 and 0:20 or so). It sounded too messy. Unsure of whether its the EQ or any possible add- ons to the sound (like a fuzz amp, etc) that caused it, but the dirty chord riffs just was a bit too haphazard. It sounded better with the surrounding melody and harmony and drumworks later on, but standing out on its own unsupported was weird for me, sorry.
* Besides the slightly "sloppy" start, as you put it, the song is pretty tight-knit and well-meshed as it goes on. Just wished the guitar in the beginning had a better, cleaner sound quality.
* This was a very close round for me in who I picked as well, to be honest. Your creativity for this was great. ❤️
 
3) 'Reef Meditation with Monkeys' - Wassup Thunder
Pros:
* The little percs and blips from the very beginning seemed so playful, so cute, and so you. Loved 'em, and put a neat spin on the source!
* For a composition that isn't your usual either Rock or Eurobeat vibe, it's very well done, smooth, and relaxing to listen to. The conga drum rolls and clavs / castanets were a nice touch as well.
* Real fine jungle beat that I'm sure the monkeys and cavemen out there would love. I especially loved the bit from 2:50 onwards. I almost didn't notice the vocal choir in there either, but on subsequent listen-throughs I picked up on it, and it was a treat as well. Fitted very well with the rest of the soundscape.
 
Critique:
* I wasn't a real big fan of the "chicka-chicka" shaker sound in the background from 0:00 - 1:00. It stood out to me way more than it probably should have as a background piece. It might've been me, but my ears trained to it almost immediately, instead of focusing in on those sweet foreground and midground instruments.
* The bass @ 1:00 seemed a little flat to me, and odd. Maybe it was the type of bass sound used, like a weird arpy / synthy sound, but I couldn't put my finger on what it was exactly. Perhaps it just stood out a lot compared to the rest of the soundscape. Unsure what I'd replace it with insofar as other synths or arps... Maybe something that sounded more like an upright bass rather than a synth bass. Hmm...
* Otherwise, great stuff. That flute, piano and pad(s) were, mmmah *kiss*.
 
--BONUS--
+ 'Ape on the Dancefloor' - TheVideoGamer
Pros:
* Ah, another one of your excellent pieces of craftsmanship in the art of Breakbeat and/or Rave tracks. ❤️ You never cease to amaze, (and I'm not being sarcastic with that, genuinely, it's always lovely to hear your work).
* This round surely showed a dichotomy between "simplistic" compositions versus "complex" compositions, like yours, and either one is some real good shit. The additional complexities added to the rather oversimplified source was done with some expertise and care. I liked basically every add-on.
* The beat was on-par, my man. Keep doing you.
 
Critique:
* I think the only downsides I had with this remix was the arp used for the main melody of the tune (I think it's some kind of arp anyways). It was a bit too shrill, and kind of swamped the rest of the piece. Not a whole lot, but enough to have caught my attention more than once even after a few listen-overs.
* Had a smiliar issue with the bassline (starting @ 1:35). Just the way it hit me (maybe it was my headphones???) Felt "SHARP", and stabby, atop of shrill. Sharp and stabby is mostly fine, but the volume could've been dialed like a few decibels, in real small notches...like 0.-- etc kind of notches. It's no biggie, just again one of those things that kept with me as I listened. Also, didn't like the wobbly pad @ 1:57 - 2:15, at all...sorry.
* Great variety, great changes, great song. Keep up the good work and the creativity.

I hadn't forgotten, lol...
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1) 'Benny Rikashi and the Puffoons' – Souperion
Pros:
This is a beautiful remix of the source. Everything melts and melds right in. Well-coordinated and organic. Love it.
I'm not usually one into Bluegrass / Country, but I liked this a lot. Especially the creative addition @ 1:44, that kind of turned the song into a pirate jig, a la Pirates of the Caribbean. Really cool.
There's so much variety here! Also, loved the ending.
Critique:
Disappointed there's no dueling banjos. Also, half-expected a hurdy-gurdy or accordion to come outta nowhere in some parts. The song really didn't need it, but it was just a weird expectation on my part, especially when it began to build up to the end.
I'd honestly be a nick-picky SOB if I sat here trying to find “issues” to critique on here. In reality, I can't really think of any, and on first listen-through, I was very satisfied with the finished product.
Excellent job! Never thought I'd actually super enjoy a Country song for once. xD
 
2) 'Beats Rikashi' – TheVideoGamer
Pros:
I'm kinda glad and taken aback that you went the truer path of 1:1 remix this time around, aside it being the MnP standard. Usually, you'd do something much more hardcore, whether or not your tune is in keeping with the MIDI completely or not. Major props there, going outside your usual mould.
Like Wassup's, I like the bombastic, cheery atmosphere in this piece. It's great to hear.
Love the percussion! I think it could've had some steel hanging drums in it somewhere, since you mentioned you were trying for a Caribbean / Jamaican party, or rather, marching band vibe. The swinging synths really provoked that feeling, but yeah, good stuff.
Critique:
Thought the bass was a bit too..."bassy"? The reverb and volume on it, I mean... Sorry—I know what you were trying to go for but it was overwhelming from the get-go.
The drums are extremely loud, too. I had my headphone volume down to < 20% and it was still kinda overmuch. Again, I get what you're going for, but balance is key I suppose.
Wasn't feeling the ending, apologies, but this composition is not bad at all for something not generally “in your wheelhouse.” I enjoyed it nonetheless. :3
 
--BONUS--
+ 'Fairwinds Festival' – Wassup Thunder
Pros:
Really love the happy-go-lucky, playful atmosphere you made with the song. Had a similar cadence and feel to the 'Millennial Fair' song from Chrono Trigger. It was a real joy to listen to.
The strings were a wonderful addition halfway through the song, and rounding it all up with the bells / chimes at the end was fabulous.
It was loud, but never felt “too” loud throughout. It felt just right for the mood you were trying to express and set. Excellent work with sound balancing, as far as I can hear.
Critique:
To be honest, there wasn't really much in the song I could hear or pick out that was specifically problematic. The instruments seemed fairly well-balanced between the lot, and nothing really swamped or stomped on any other track used in the composition.
I think my only major concern was the lack of a discernable fore, middle, and background between instruments. A lot of it was very “in-your-face” / foreground-related, with no midground and a bit of back (the drums and percussion.) Having a few of the lighter instruments maybe more in-between things might've helped, but I wouldn't want to take too much away from the loudness and bombasticness of the song, when it's supposed to be very uplifting and joyous.
Great work, though!

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I forgot I had an account on freesound, good idea. Maybe I'll find something that'll work.

Have you tried: https://freesound.org/ ?
It's where I get a lot of my SFX now for my songs, (like the phone sounds from the previous round's work.)
Dunno if it'd help. If not, this might do as well: https://www.myinstants.com/index/ca/
If nothing else, maybe find a siren sound on YouTube and convert it to a .mp3

Great round! Insert monkey joke! Looking forward to seeing what source Marcusg picks!

I can't believe how hard it is to find a good sounding military-esque alarm/siren! been combing the internet for something I can use. In the original game, each level started with a siren, so I'm trying to get a good sound to tribute that.

The People's Remix Competition 430
PRCv18-10

Hello everyone and Welcome to the People's Remix Competition!
In PRC428 it was Wassup Thunder who got the win. The source has been selected for PRC430 which already started two days ago, directly after the end of the mixing stage from last round.
Source: Rush 'n Attack (NES) - Stage 1
https://compo.thasauce.net/files/materials/PRC430_rush n' attack Stage 1.mid
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rush'n_Attack
https://compo.thasauce.net/rounds/view/PRC430
 
The deadline is Wednesday July 28th 2021 at 10:59 am ThaSauce time (18:00 UTC, 19:00 GMT), check the link https://compo.thasauce.net/rounds/view/PRC430 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. 
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 may select the source for PRC432.
The winner of PRC428, Wassup Thunder, who picked this source, has a double vote but can only participate by submitting a Bonus Mix 
You can find the full rules list at this page as well.
 
GOOD LUCK!
 
PRC Home Page

Some real fun stuff this round. Congrats to marcusg, keep up the good work everyone.

Congrats, Marcus.
Well earned.
Gonna be honest on this one and say I don't agree fully with the tally up, because Gamer and I rushed it, but Marcus did very well for a song he also rushed up before work, so I'll call it even, lol.
See people next round. I may sit this one out, but I'll at least try to give constructive feedback where I can.
Also, thanks Bund for allowing my vote in and again, sorry for the lateness. It won't happen again, cause it's unfair to other people TBH... Sorry again.
And Marcus, again, super fab job. ❤️ Really did love what you composed despite on short notice and really want to get my feedback up ASAP to show that.

That's fine, I guess.
Ten seconds really isn't ideal, no, lol, cause something is bound to get the short end of the stick, but it is what it is now. Real life happens. Don't worry about it.

It's results time.
TheVideoGamer did a bonus mix.
Wassup Thunder got 8 points and the last place wooden spoon.
Souperion and TheVodouQueen tie again with 10 points and second place.
And the winner of PRC429 is Marcusg with 11 points.
Marcusg you are the winner. You may pick a source for PRC431. Again I didn't have time to vote this time and didn't listen to the songs yet, I'll do that later (also for PRC428). It was very close, compared to last round the results are reversed. I included the vote by TheVodouQueen.
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 source as fast as you can, but before next Wednesday (21 July 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).
https://compo.thasauce.net/rounds/view/PRC429 for the votes and comments.
PRC430 already started:
 

@everyone: Sorry I had no idea that the voting was today. I thought it was tomorrow. My bad, I'll try to post up my feedback tomorrow.
@TheVideoGamer I know you were in a rush but I'm very confused with your feedback for me. Maybe you'll elaborate further but my song is 90% Coral Caves...? Everything bar the pads and bassline was Coral Cave related. Pads and bassline were Redial, unless it felt more that way because of the phone SFX...?
Sorry, yeah I'm super confused as to how it seemed to have more Redial than the primary source.

If the voting tally isn't too late, here's at least my votes:
1) Cave Explorer - MarcusG
2) Reef Meditation - Wassup Thunder 
3) Coral Calamity - Souperion

Vote in. This round was a real pleasure.

Sometimes I forget that I have fans, this means a lot to me man!  I might share some more of my remixes in the WIP forum later.  Gonna take a break again and save us all a headache.  Be sure to follow my YouTube.  All the best...

Wow that's some good ol' NES goodness. This should be fun.
Let's see what i can do.

Oh man, this brings back some memories. Looking forward to working with this piece.

Hoboka, I have enjoyed a fair number of your remixes. I hope that your anxiety gets better soon and that you continue creating music and sharing it with the world.

Welcome to the voting stage
I'm late, two days, but the mixing stage is over. This round has 4 songs and 1 bonus mix by TheVideoGamer. The following people compete against each other:
Wassup Thunder
Souperion
TheVodouQueen
Marcusg
 
 
To vote, do the following:
Visit https://compo.thasauce.net/rounds/view/PRC429 and listen to all the entries
Scroll to the form at the bottom of the screen or click PM.
Fill in the entries from first to third in the ThaSauce form or fill in your top 3.
State a reasoning for it.
Participants are encouraged to vote and leave feedback. They get a 3 point bonus, but they are not allowed to vote for their own track. They only have to fill in their top 2, leave the third box empty.
Always look in this thread to find out who's the winner of the round after the voting stage instead of only looking at ThaSauce for the results.
 
You have until Monday July 12th 2021 6:59 AM ThaSauce time (11:00 UTC, 12:00 GMT) to vote.
 
If you vote by PM make sure that your top 3 is clear. I prefer something like this:
(To)
(Subject)
PRC ### Vote
(Message):
1: (remixer A )
2: (remixer B )
3: (remixer C )
 
(reasoning)

Welcome to the Voting Stage!
There are 5 entries this round. There is 1 Bonus entry(s) this round There IS a voter bonus this round! Souperion has 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 16th July 1PM.  
Vote here: https://compo.thasauce.net/rounds/view/MnP125

Me too~