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Yeah, orch hits could have been punchier and meatier, but I really like the what's going on here. It's got a nice beat and you can dance to it. If that's good enough for Marty McFly, that's good enough for me. Anyway, percussion gets the job done nicely with enough change ups to keep things interesting. There could have been less reiteration throughout, but it wasn't a mix killer; it works. Good retro texture, good beats, good stuff. YES

YEAH BUDDY I love the source tune on this one. I suggested this for the source tune waaaaay back during IMC5 and participated myself. Nice choice. As for the mix, it's a very cool concept, arranging for sax ensemble. It's a cool arrangement with some really good harmonic ideas too. I think though, that the execution is a bit lacking. There's some odd timing issues with the way the melody is interpreted; some rushing eighth notes and stuff. Also, the way everything is mixed together sounds kind of lifeless. I think you should seriously get a bunch of players together and record all at once, rather than playing everything yourself, because then players can interact with each other and balace the sound on the fly. You'll get a cleaner sound. I love the concept; don't change it. Work on your execution, and a little bit of arrangement to take advantage of dynamics. I really really really really want to see a resubmit on this, because this song deserves coverage, and a concept like this is too good to let alone. NO PS: Larry, although saxophones are made of brass, they are not considered 'brass' instruments, but woodwinds; this is because they are played using a wooden reed, as opposed to the metal mouthpiece used to play brass instruments like trumpets, french horns, trombones, euphoniums, baritone horns, tubas, etc.

It's got a kind of Ragnarok Online dungeon feel though maybe I'm just playing too much RO though. Anyway it's got a hot groove; percussion is pretty tight with cool change-ups every once in a while. Could have used less high-end though, but that's negligible. Piano and guitar is sweet too; nice texture! This works. YES

Yeah the second half with the distortion is really weak sounding. I don't mind it being mellow, but with a sound like that it's gotta have a really deep feeling to it. It sounds sparse and uninspired like that; a really shallow, getting-through-with-it feel. It's boring! Needs more emotion and energy. NO

Tweaked my piece more and finished it. It's not rendered, but I have it and it's finished, and that's all that matters. Heard a WIP from Beatdrop for Final Star; it's coming along nicely. Also heard a WIP from Trenthian for Star General; also sounds good. I'm looking for a good artist to do album art/cover art stuff. Post a sample of your work here please.

As I said on the front page, this will be considered mixed in with Lava Reef sicne they basically sound the same. No, they are not the same; the songs share a continuo line; however, the melodies are different, and they are even listed as separate zones. Excluding Hidden Palace Zone is excluding a very important song in the game. OK, I'll make Hidden Palace seperate. DON'T ROLL YOUR EYES AT ME I'LL FUCKING KILL YOU (cool )

As I said on the front page, this will be considered mixed in with Lava Reef sicne they basically sound the same. No, they are not the same; the songs share a continuo line; however, the melodies are different, and they are even listed as separate zones. Excluding Hidden Palace Zone is excluding a very important song in the game.

Except in the game, it's not Doomsday Zone. It's the Final Boss theme; it happens before you enter Doomsday. That's faulty labelling.

Christ, I come back today to find three pages of degeneration into bullshittery. The thread has been manually rolled back. It's so funny when n00bs argue. Anyway, sithlord-aku, you need to be fair and equitable when dealing with potential mixers. This is the nature of the project in the manner that you envisioned it, and as such, you have to be consistent accross the board. To everyone else, that's enough of the bullshittery, please. Carry on.

SHH

As much as I love S3&K, it's simply too soon after the Sonic 2 project to be starting this. Also, you have no mixers lined up right now. Recruit first, generate serious interest, get some names, and wait. The timing is not good right now, so soon after the official release of a project, especially of a project in the same series of games. [EDIT] After initiating discussion with sithlord-aku, I have decided to reopen this thread, due to an interest shown by mixers in the community. I am still opposed to the timing of this project; however, because the interest is there, it seems viable for the time being. Unlock, leave.

He works at EA. And yes, I've been talking to him; Star General is almost done; also, I have Beatdrop working on Final Star; he's usually quick about stuff, so I'm not worried about that. As far as a site goes, I need to work on one; I have some really rough sketches sitting around; nothing substantial yet. I have lots of schoolwork (new semester started; I must adjust to my new schedule), so sitting down to do web design is going to take a lot of free time. I will post progress as I make it.

Just want to drop a quick line here; I'm still in, though I've been incredibly busy (not with the Kirby Project, but with real life things like SCHOOL and WORK). I shall endeavor to work on stuff.

Well in this case, he didn't take the original and put drum loops on it; he took an already made song in FLStudio called 'Groundswell' and dropped Quickman on top of it. So its not so much a MIDI rip as it is plagiarism.

This isn't really a request board. Also, don't search for Stranger in the Desert; search for Departure from Rockman Zero 2. That's enough posting about where you can get the original, okay? Thank you.

Holy shit, the original mix was judged by Redifer, Orkybash, and Saunders! WTF!

http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=51258 It's groundswell.flp (a demo song from FL) with a Quickman MIDI layered over it. Plagiarism. I can't believe you had the nerve to submit this song after everyone called you on your theivery. NO OVERRIDE

The original song in Megaman Zero 2 is the opening stage music.

I enjoy the way this piece slowly evolves. The percussion has a lot of nice, subtle nuances thoughout which makes for some good variation. Texture is really nice too; bells, flute, and synthethic sounds all work really well in tandem. I don't hear any bad notes anywhere, either. There are some tastefully used accidentals, but that's about it. The only thing I don't like about this song is that the melodic ideas meander a bit; this is just a small personal gripe though; I would have preferred something stronger, but in this case, it works as an atmospheric mood piece nonetheless. Nice stuff. YES

Actually it's "For Endless Fight II."

Can you put at least a little more effort into this vote? Not asking for a dissertation or anything, but' afk?' Seriously?

Fair enough; however, I maintain that the simplified melody especially works in the context of this piece; specifically, its clear, unembellished progression serves to anchor the listener amid the more complex gating rhythms. I'll agree to disagree. The percussion isn't the focus of this song. It is used economically to accentuate and enhance what is already a lively song. One really imporant aspect of writing music is knowing when to use silence and rests; the portions of this mix where percussion is not present work well because there are other things happening, like the rhodes and strings harmonic lines. You said the percussion follows the song; that is a strength. It isn't a separate entity vying for attention, tricked out for its own sake; it's an integral part of the mix which fits neatly into the overall soundscape.

Timekeeping my ass. I'm sorry, but you can't be serious there. The percussion varies and integrates really well throughout this entire piece. Please listen to the mix again. I'll grant that it isn't tricked out like crazy, but the percussion does more than just keep time. Also, how can the melody be verbatim and dumbed down at the same time? If it's verbatim, its ripped, yet you say its dumbed down, which means it's been changed. Why is simplifying a melody to work in the context of the style of the piece written off as dumbing it down? It's called interpretation and adaptation. There is nothing inherently wrong about simplification, especially when a simple, straightforward melody like this is used to contrast the gating accompaniment and comping rhodes.

We're moving along slowly but surely. Only three mixes left; mine, and two from Trenthian. We shall endeavor. In the meantime, I would like everyone to upload a wave master of their mix to herograw's FTP space, so that when album release time comes, I'll be able to create the wav torrents and encode everything consistently across the board. Here is the connection info: Much thanks. My track, Aviator Soul (Theme of Great Ace) is complete, and is only awaiting minor tweaks. http://shariqansari.com/great-ace.mp3 Comments on levels and balance are appreciated.

HAHA the original is hilarious. As for the mix, I like the groove. It's got a really deep-yet-floaty sound to it too. Piano works well over everything else. I get the feeling though that there might be too much reverb; the piece is lacking in clarity. The low end gets filled up with 'verb; could use some more higher freqs. Also, the song is a bit short. I think this song has a lot of good things going for it, but there's a lack of development and some clarity issues. I'm going to say NO (resub).