DarkeSword
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I'm not hearing anything egregious here.
Rocking, straightforward take on the source. Good energy. I dig it.
YES
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There's a lot of reverb on that arp. It's really washing things out, especially because it's sitting right in the midrange with all that reverb all over it. This is primarily a part-writing problem; if you want the arp to take center stage, then keeping it there in the midrange is fine; but if you want to use it as a background element underneath more important melodic lines, get it out of the midrange; bump it up an octave, pull back on the reverb, and lower the volume or velocities of the notes. Consider moving it to another instrument that's not flooding the soundscape with reverb.
I think the arp is a real problem here. The arrangement I like, the DnB is good and I like the instrumentation choices. But that arp is killing me here.
NO
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This is a DVD drive. If you want a drive that supports Bluray, you need to buy a Bluray drive.
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1 hour ago, Pipez said:
It's been confirmed that Jim Cummings will reprise his role as Darkwing Duck when he pops up in the reboot.
YES!
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Yo this is great. Lyrics are on point. They don't sound awkward or like they were retrofitted onto the song at all. Feel natural.
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Lyrics and performance are K.I.L.L.E.R. Such a great old-school vibe.
Unfortunately, as Larry says, we need more overt source usage. Kris also makes a LOT of good points about how you could really take advantage of some vocal processing to give things more kick and emphasis. Hit us back with this.
NO, resub
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The sounds in this track are so nice but there's just that awful synth at 1:09 that just mars the whole thing. Nutritious and Jive have really good crits on production that you ought to take to heart, and I really recommend altering that synth.
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I'm on board with the NOs. Love the arrangement, but there's a thinness to the drums but a loud squashiness with the strings. They also get SUPER mechanical around 3:20; very heavily exposed.
Strings and mastering need a serious look. Everything else is that jpeg of Pacha from Emperor's New Groove doing that "When the Sun Hits the Ridge Just Right" face.
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It's just too repetitive. The sound is good but the drums are pretty simplistic. Not much else to say that other Js haven't said already.
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I'm in agreement with the YESes. I don't hear anything egregious happening in this track. Source usage is fine, and it's got a nice build to a pretty powerful climax. I'm into it.
YES
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7 hours ago, ragnahawk said:
Well if it a common case of snobbery, I'll just take my leave. Sorry for intruding with some light dark humor.
No, you don't have to leave. I'm just genuinely confused as to why you even posted this thread. Not being facetious.
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I'm confused as to what this post is about.
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You can post videos here.
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OC ReMix and Smash the Record 2017 Collaboration
OC ReMix is partnering with Smash the Record to produce an EP of remixes that will play on the for-charity stream during matches and speedruns. This EP is targeted for release on September 14th. I need remixes yesterday. Here are remixes I need:
Must Haves
Game/Series Claimed Status Super Smash Bros. Melee unclaimed pending Super Smash Bros. for Wii U unclaimed pending Mega Man Series (Preferably X) Sixto Sounds pending Kirby Series (Any) unclaimed pending Super Mario Series (Any) unclaimed pending Would Like to Have
Game/Series Claimed Status Castlevania: Symphony of the Night unclaimed pending F-Zero GX unclaimed pending Metroid Series (Preferably Prime) Sir_NutS pending There’s also a large schedule of games that will be played on-stream at the event. If anyone would like to do a remix from one of these games, please claim it here.
Deadline on this is really tight guys. We aren’t doing a physical but I’d like to get music locked down and reviewed by mid-August.
Smash the Record benefits St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. This album will be released on the day of the event and we’ll be sharing and promoting StR throughout the weekend. I think this would be really nice thing to get involved with. Hopefully we can get some great music going.
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I'm baffled at the mixing of the drums here. What's going on with that kick? Agree with Justin on the cluttered areas too.
The arrangement is gorgeous but this mix really needs another once-over.
NO, resub
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I think the arrangement is beautiful but I have to agree with Gario. The smaller ensemble really exposes the samples and I'm feeling a lot of humanization issues particularly in the intro and outro. I think that this piece would really benefit from recorded performances as opposed to a sequenced approach. That is, I understand, a pretty drastic recommendation to make, but nowadays I feel like it's a bit easier to find collaborators online. Barring that, some better samples and more humanized sequencing would help.
NO, resub
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5 hours ago, Cosmic Prism said:
So I saw this thread a while back lol, and was checking out some of the new remixes posted on Youtube.....when I came across this xD. (The last part is what gets me lol)
What video is this on?
EDIT: nevermind, found it. Luxray214's had his comments hidden on the OCR channel now. You won't see him posting this nonsense.
- Geoffrey Taucer, HoboKa, timaeus222 and 1 other
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On 6/8/2017 at 2:45 PM, The Nikanoru said:
Yes.
Well... yes and no. @Thomas Neil wanted this to be an official OCR release in the same way as the other albums, which are distributed for free in electronic format online. If we had wanted to actually publish and distribute this album, I would have had to look at that from the very beginning; this would have involved talking to OC Records or another private / indie label. I haven't looked into it, but I imagine there's a bunch of extra work involved and a freaking HUGE cost, which I certainly can't handle myself.
That being said, I will be getting my guy to do disc covers as well and @Etzaen has told me he's doing some character art that can be used as extra leaflet material, so you can print out all the material and make your own copy on a CD-R. It's not exactly PolyGram or WB, but you will at least be able to hold it in your hands.
1If you want to release this through OCR with the option of physical release down the line, you should know that we do all of our physical printing through Nationwide Disc. Nationwide has templates for packaging; the two types of packaging we usually do are digipaks and sleeves. Any multi-disc album would be done as a digipak, and any single disc album would be either digipak or sleeve. As far as OCR is concerned, jewel cases with inserts are not really an option; they break too easily.
It's also important to note that when preparing album art, make it 300 DPI. That's the minimum quality needed for print. A good test would be to take your art and paste it into the one-disc sleeve template and make sure it's large enough to go over the bleed lines.
- Etzaen, TheChargingRhino and Jorito
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1 hour ago, Meteo Xavier said:
Man, Breath of the Wild is total shovelware. This game is all ass and no substance.
No it isn't.
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Dead ringer for a modern remake of Tales of Phantasia. The Sakuraba is strong with this one.
The harp is a bit mechanical, which is not so great when it's such a prominent sound in the beginning. There's a hardpanned shaker in the right that's distracting too.
Overall though it's nice. Don't see any big issues that haven't already been mentioned. I like it.
YES
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Love it. Ableton Linking this with Figure is great.
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Let's keep thread titles PG.
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Definitely not in Switch with Japanese voices.
*NO* Overwatch "Worth Fighting For" *FALLTHROUGH*
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Really creative and transformative arrangement. Love the Mei-Percussion. Soundscape is classic and clean. Nothing wrong with building a track out of tried-and-true instrumentation.
YES