I agree with this being drawn out. I think that for an arrangement that moves slowly like this, you really need more expressive sequencing and better samples. The strings are really exposed throughout the piece.
Keep in mind that when you're producing a piece like this, you have to write to your samples. Make them work for you; you can't say "I'm writing a violin part" and just slap a violin sample on what you write; it rarely works out for the best when you do that.
Think about shifting around your parts a little; strings are overrated! Try some clarinets! Just a suggestion.
Needs work. NO
Alright well, Doni, Zephyr, and Olarin all want to join, but I only have two slots (because Ella Guru dropped out). Whoever picks a Robot Master first is in.
As for match-ups, I'm just going to do it randomly.
Great arrangement, but it needs a performance. Consider hooking up with one of OCR's pianists (heehee) to give this the expressiveness it deserves.
NO, resub
This the Link's Awakening Overworld Theme. JUST FYI.
A good example of how to use chip sounds in a ReMix (note the caps, people). It's not hardware perfect and makes no attempt to be. Some cool pitch bends and hot beats. Piano is pretty.
I can certainly see Rock tearing it up in Hyrule.
YES!~
I think it's solid. The genre adaptation is very good; there's a very dreamy feel here and I think a lot of attempted trance subs we get lack that.
HOWEVER! The melody really does get lost in the last third of the mix at times. I wish it could be brought out more.
NO, resub
Everything sounds smashed together and really messy. There are parts where you sing quietly and it just gets lost. Accompaniment and vocals don't lock together, and there are some intonation issues in the singing. The crowd is also extraneous and gimmicky; it worked on CREID but it doesn't really work here.
NO
Not really all that exciting in terms of soundscape. I agree with Dave, everything sort of has a static, unprocessed quality (that woosh on the some of the pads is definitely part of the same, not applied).
Some cool SFX transitions and interesting arrangement ideas, but I think this needs more work.
NO
Leads were a little weak, but the rest of the soundscape is killer. Great arrangement; awesome source choice too. Could have done with some more tabla, but I have indiabias.
YES
CELTIC MUSIC = 90s EURODANCE!
Sorry, had to get that out of my system.
Speaking of the system, it's down all over this place. Really anthemic stuff here; I dig the old school sound. I love the announcer stuff later. TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOR~
YES~!
As our queue empties out, more mixes get put in from the inbox. Sometimes mixes submitted in later months get judged first because they're easier decisions to make.
It's never going to necessarily be first come first serve.