DarkeSword

Link to the site still doesn't work for me.

HAHAHA PIECE OF DICE

YAYAYAYAYAY! Listening now. Sounding good.

I like the texture of the piece; the strings, guitar, and hand percussion work well together. They're a bit punchy though, so this mix feels like it's plodding a bit. Strings aren't too creative; lots of sustained stuff, but I'm guilty of that too usually, and it works here. However, I think this mix is way too long. You could cut out a lot of the intro and condense the rest of the piece to make something more effective. It takes too long to get to the actual melody; more than halfway through the piece. The preceding material just feels like timewaster material, going through the chords again and again. Borderline NO

I love Blizzard Man's theme. You followed the same chord progression but you rushed the melody. It sounds really odd and disjointed like that. Every single instrument besides the pads in this song has a really punchy quality; it sounds like they're being played way too loud and then scaled back so that they won't ruin the production; sax in particular is a really hard sound. I feel like I'm getting assaulted by notes here. I dunno, I'm not feeling this one; the syncopation doesn't really lock together, and the interpretation of the A section of the melody feels rushed without fitting with the chords. Other judges will probably disagree but I say NO

What's up with those note choices at 1:40? Anyway, the rest of this song is really nice; I don't mind the 3-3-2 rhythm as much as Jesse; it establishes a nice pulse. Piano is kind of mechanical at times, but overall pretty good. Nice usage of strings and percussion too; good texture. YES

Those are some pretty low quality choir samples; sounds a lot like an SNES or something. As far as the arrangement is concerned, there's no energy, no depth. This feels like its going through the motions. There's a lot of clipping too. Needs a lot of work; better samples, a more creative approach, and better mastering and balancing of elements. NO

I believe this project has made and is continuing to make significant progress, so at the request of the project manager, Claado Shou, I've moved this into Site Projects.

Darkesword sez: Quoted for emphasis.

OMG BUMP FROM BEYOND!! Yes I'm still a part of this project. May move to SP soon. Gimme a few days. Anyway, in the meantime, enjoy a wip. http://shariqansari.com/oceanpalace.mp3 Track 19.

It's about time we got a hot-chick-voice on one of these shows. Nice work.

I'm in agreement. Sounds very messy and unbalanced. The arrangement is pretty random too. Not much else to say that already hasn't been said. NO

It's okay if you can it man; I just rendered a final of my own version. I got tired of waiting. Music for Rise of the Star is done.

You're damn right. Posts deleted. WBS: Don't ask about that shit in here. You want a good remixing program? Buy FL, or find a good free equivalent. Don't ask for information about piracyhere. It isn't just frowned upon; it's forbidden. End of discussion.

... No. Just asking. Just answering.

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That koto sounds kind of fake. Oh well. This has some sweet chord choices in it, particularly at 1:33 (and when it happens earlier). I love the funky jazz feel with the rhodes (?). Piano solo is a great touch. Very nice. There are some sparse moments, but I think that on a whole, the overall execution is great; very clean, with an excellent concept. YES!

Yeah, I have got to agree. Pretty surprising, considering Mazedude's other work, but I found this one to be lacking in arrangement and interpretation. Even the sounds are reminiscient of SNES, especially that pan flute. This just feels like it's going through the motions. Needs more. NO

I'm in agreement with Jesse and Israfel; the chromatic stuff is a bit odd, but I think that it isn't a major detractor to the overall piece. Some will like it, some will not; it's definitely weird, but I think that it's adds some uniqueness to the mix. As far as the rest of the mix goes, I really like the texture created; very chill sound. It's got a good pulse too, with nice variation. I like! YES

I like the idea of an airstream trailer better.

Pretty good stuff NeoForte; if you'd like to work with Vilecat and Linearity on the cover art, that's cool with me. Collaboration is good.

Yeah it almost sounds like someone ran this through a band-pass filter or something...granted a very WIDE one, but still. More low and hi freqs plz. Arrangement is pretty cool though. Resub please! NO

Production on this song is terrible. That drum sounds like someone shoved it in a closet. Needs more interpretation. Pretty boring take on the source material. It just runs though a couple of times with too-loud snare playing along. NO

I think some of this mix is pretty cool; personally I don't mind the vocal samplage, as it's used rhythmically. But from what I've heard of gabber, it needs to be meatier. This song comes off as sounding pretty thin, and there definitely needs to be some more processing going on; this could go places. NO, but I think that you can go somewhere with it. Keep trying!

fantastic This is fantastically pretty and super-chill. I love the combination of synth, strings, and twinkly sounds. Fantastic texture. Personally I think everything fits together very nicely. This is perfect fantastic chill/nighttime driving music. fantasticYES edit: fantastic