DarkeSword

I think the reverb in this piece is just right. Not too long of a decay, yet it conveys the feeling of expansiveness. Definitely a nice interpretation on the source material too. I mixed this piece myself, and I like what you did. This piece is pretty solidly constructed, IMO. Zyko mentioned the stretches; you've got some nice evolving lines in here that really make this a good upbeat chillout piece. I say YES.

I don't think it's that important at all. Selected games would be fine. Look at that Bomberman post. He's been in way too many games. Four or five games that the mascot has been in would be better. There's no need to add on all that extra bloat.

I'm not interested in "building a fanbase." Part of my job here is to moderate the forums; if someone doesn't like my mix, then they're perfectly within their rights to express that in a review thread; however, there is no need for someone to be called a "fucking idiot" just because they don't like my music. I appreciate his sentiments and his attempt to defend my song, but the language was overly harsh and has no place in review threads. Anyway, thanks for your review.

I think the production is clean enough. There's no glaring rough spots in the soundscape. The guitar and other instruments are played well, and everything is mixed together at the right levels. Percussion serves its purpose, but it's nothing remarkable. Nice guitar solo! The interpretation is conservative, but it's still an interpretation, rather than a cover. I like it. YES

Heh hrm. He'll be gone until the 9th, however, but seeing as we're not likely to finish before then, it doesn't really matter. This, I believe, concludes the recruitment phase. As mentioned before, anyone is welcome to help, but we need a team to do the real work, and that's... us. I just hope 5 isn't too many, and that we'll get along, now that there are 5 of us. Hopefully it will allow us to work more efficiently and finish the project in less time. Darkesword, thanks for the bump. I guess it's time to move this thread. Yup. Also, it might help things to run smoothly if we were each assigned (or we each choose, it doesn't really matter) a set of characters to write bios on. It shouldn't be a problem if someone gets characters they don't really know because Google is like your old grandfather who knows just about everything. One last thing, I know it was already sort of mentioned in this thread, but a definate layout/outline should be created so that everyone knows exactly what the format for each bios should look like. That's the task of the editor. Anyway, moving to SP. Dafydd, you need to contact me on AIM in order to join the Project Coordiator group.

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Everything is buried in reverb in this piece. It's hard to differentiate anything (omg calculus?). Strings sound really fake and lo-fi, and like Shnab mentioned, harmonies are wonky (meaning your thick harmonies don't sound good; it's largely due to the sample you're using). Drums sound far away in this mix; the balance overall here is really terrible. Everything besides the percussion is right in my face. The cello sample sounds like it's stretched really thin too. There are production issues all over this song. It's muddy, mechanical, and unbalanced. NO

Go ahead and start choosing people and assigning jobs, etc. It's your show; you're the project leader. Edit your first post's thread title to something like "OCR Mascot Bio Project," and write out what you need from people. I'll leave this thread in GD for a few more days just to recruit peple, and then go over to Site Proj with a new thread to actually organize and work on everything.

This song lacks any kind of punch or intensity. Jump around the song; it's pretty much at the same dynamic level anywhere you go. The arrangement is pretty slapdash too; only a few patterns that are layered indiscriminately throughout the piece. I don't hear any builds or releases. The bassline is very boring. The percussion is good, but the rest of the texture is pretty uninteresting, and a lot of the melodic lines are played using several instruments in unison. I don't think there's anything really remarkable going on here. I'd like to see this go to 6Y if it's going to be accepted, because I really don't think this is over the bar at all yet. NO

Two or three paragraphs is fine for each character. Adding few fun facts is fine as well. Content submissions should provide credible sources, unless it's common knowledge (i.e., Mario was in the Super Mario series). Keep character bios as objective as possible. Since there are so many different people submitting content, it's inconsistent for everyone to editorialize. Those questions are pretty irrelevant. DJP added the mascots as a part of the redesign. Forum avatars are not 'mascots,' so leave them out. I don't really think you need any extra graphics. Just one picture of the character is good enough.

Perhaps I wasn't clear enough. Shael and Liontamer both: take it to PM and keep it there. Two sets of posts have been moved to Abuse.

YES! I loves me some DHS. Subtune 1 (Infected Edit) from Apidya is one of my favorite songs, and this song right here looks like it's going to join the ranks. Such a sweet beat; feels slightly indian, which is always nice for a guy like me. Groovy beats, awesome soundscape, perfect production. I love it. In other news, I've removed two posts from this review thread. I ask that forum members only post their comments about this mix, rather than taking a potshot at the judges panel or providing a rebuttal thereof. Any further discussion can be taken to PM.

There's always wiki software. Seriously, I think there should be a subdomain wiki site of OCR for these character profiles. It'll make it so anyone can easily add their contributions and moderate others' contributions as well. Once everything's good I think you can lockdown the wiki so it's no longer editable. Just a thought. I don't know all of the technicalities of administrating a wiki site. But if there's someone who does, it could make this whole process run smoothly. Setting up a wiki is more work than necessary, considering we have a forum system already in place.

I talked to Dave, and he thinks the idea has some merit. Something we're thinking about doing is creating a small, dedicated, locked forum for mascot bios; clicking on a mascot will take you to a post where you can read the bio and click on pertinent links. This kind of project really requires an organizer/editor. Dafydd, I know that you started this thread, so if you want that job, you can go ahead and take it, or you can choose one or two other forumers to help you out with the organizational and editing process. Things to keep in mind will be the format of the bio, clarity of the language used, and the length. Of course, all forumers are encouraged to submit content, but that content may very well be edited and reformatted to fit forthcoming guidelines that an editor/editors will outline. The bottom line is that this stuff will need to look professional, because it'll be a part of the site. Let me know what you guys would like to do as far as organization is concerned, and then we can create a new organizational thread in the Site Projects forum.

Thanks... I was going to post it there, but it seemed like it WAS necessarily a remix albums forum, so I didn't know where else to put it but here. Besides, I suspect the general forum has the vast majority of the forum visitors. I'm glad I for once came up with something that recieved some kind of approval You wouldn't have been able to post it there anyway. Regular forum members are not allowed to create threads in Site Projects.

I like the idea. I'll run it by DJP and see about implementing it eventually into the site design. If we get the okay, we can move this thread to Site Projects. (site projects aren't necessarily remix albums; any project that's aimed at the betterment of OCR can go in there)

I like how Shnab totally rained on the 7/8 parade and correctly referred to it as 7/4. XD The tribal percussion is gimmicky as hell; seems like a cheap attempt at sounding "ethnic," as oppoesd to actually listening to tribal music and incorporating compositional ideas. I'm not accusing you of anything, so don't take it that way, but this mix doesn't strike me as "tribal." The mix itself sounds really lo-fi. Choir is too quiet and breathy, and the Edgar and Mash theme's conversion to 7/4 time isn't very creative at all. Just an extra beat added to a sustained note. It'd be more interesting if you actually tried for a more syncopated 7/8 interpretation, rather than a slow 7/4 approach. Anyway, the mix is short, gimmicky, has low production values. There's talent here though; hit up the forums and learn some production techniques, and keep writing. Also, you mentioned not using MIDI files. For that, you are awesome. NO

Quoted for emphasis. Seriously, this song is a remix of maybe 4 bars of music. ... !? Add to that some pretty generic sounds and a plodding percussive track and this song is stuck in an endless loop of repeating mediocrity. This needs a lot more substance. It's uninteresting, repetitive, and boring. After a while I just phased it out. Needs work. NO

Vig pretty much covered it; the thin, plinky sample really hurts any kind of emotional resonance Rexy was aiming for with this track. This song really warrants something deeper, darker, but with less bleeding in the low end. Left hand patterns are a bore! I'm not a pianist, but something that's more integral with what the right hand does would be a lot more interesting to listen to. The tail end of the piece exhibits this; I'd like to see more. NO for now.

WTF is with the Pokémon hate? Pokémon is an awesome series of games with lots of depth to its gameplay. Don't be a hater. Pokémon is better than you. So get out. You're off the panel. Also, for you information, pretty much all of the music from the anime is arranged VGM. As for the mix, nice interpretation of the source, even though it takes a while to get there; the problem is that the mixing on this song stinks. The reverb is muddy (lol i am hypocrite) and the percussion is a bit too loud. Needs to be re-mixed (HA GET IT RE-MIXED LOL!). Pokémon has cool music so I hope to see more mixes from the series. In the meantime, this mix get a NO. Keep at it.

This is really great. I agree with Dan; this isn't really hollow at all. The arrangement is very dynamic and stirring, and DZ shows off his proficiency with the samples used very well. The dynamics in this song are excellent; lots of highs and lows that not only correspond to volume, but intensity level as well. Very nice. As for the cadenza, not bad; I wish it was done by a real trumpet player though. YES

This piece is really great. Personally I think everything locks together QUITE nicely. Maybe I'm losing my touch, but I'm not hearing this incohesion or dull mixing at all. Everything sits in the mix really well. The arrangement is superb, and I love the texture. Great sounds all around. Percussion is incredibly detailed and fills up every little empty space with something to listen to. There's just so much going on, but it never loses its way. YES

Lead sounds are really thin, but other than that, everything is mixed quite nicely. There's a very clean sound, so kudos for that. Unfortunately the entire arrangement is standard trance fare. Dn't get me wrong, I love trance, but this really needs something more creative brought to it. I'm not saying hyrbid genres either; but melodic breakdowns and more interesting percussive ideas will really help this piece. Right now it's pretty repetitive (which I understand is a tenent of the genre, but this piece is too repetitive). Needs more ideas. NO

Samples are weak, IMO; the rock kit doesn't mesh well with the orchestral sounds either. There's nothing that interacts with the rock kit to anchor it into the rest of the mix. The concept itself is pretty good; the arrangement varies and changes throughout, but it really lacks any kind of emotion or climax. There's tension, but no release. Use the source material in some kind of big, bold melodic statement. This beats around the bush. NO

How can anyone vote without being provided pics to compare?