DarkeSword

Okay, here's the deal. This is, by far, NOT my best work. However, I still enjoyed working on this mix a lot. It was over a year in the making (on and off), and I think it came out nicely. Here's the voice breakdown. The opening voice is Wily from X6 talking about how Zero is his greatest robot or something. All of the other voice samples of the guy you hear are Zero in X4, from various cutscenes. In response to others in the thread, yeah it's generic techno, but you're talking to the guy who has THE MOST generic techno song on the site (Gundam Wing Endless Duel). As for the comparison to Prot's Brainsick Metal, don't even compare please. This mix doesn't attain the same level as an awesome mix like that. Anyway this mix was mostly for the MM fans out there, so I hope that they, if anyone, enjoy it.

Whoa. Messy all around. What's up with the beat? Everything is falling hard on 1 and 3; gives a very plodding feel. There's not much in the way of balance either; stuff gets crowded sometimes, and the sounds are lo-quality. NO

Thanks but DON'T BASH TECHNO

Fair enough.

Yeah you really need to master this puppy. It's way too loud, and everything fills out my ears in that oft-mentioned not-so-pleasant-way. Everything sounds dead center, and those loud booms mess up the sound. The arrangement on the first half is really weak. It basically follows the source tune's phrasing verbatim. Same with TFAT; it's on the order of a rip. Shoddy arrangement, shoddy production. NO

Can't we just override this out? I won't; I can't listen to PSFs for some reason right now, but if it's a rip just OR it.

This is very boring. It follows the original quite closely, and there's nothing really new that catches my attention. Sounds pretty muffley. Nice atmosphere, but there's really not much going on here. NO

Yeah this IS very interesting. A few of weird transitions choices, but I can get past them because what's in between is really nice. Cool and unique coverage of the source tune. WHOA acoustic solo. Cool. YEAH!1~

I don't have a problem with the guitars. The flute however, is a different story. It's quite lifeless and mechanical. There's little expression there. Interesting whooshy sounds though; I like those. Vig is right though; this really meanders throughout the piece. It does function nicely as background music. I just think it lacks direction. Borderline NO. If anyone can convince me otherwise, I'll change my vote.

Prot, I gotta ask you, what the hell do you mean all the time by the notation? Do you have the sheet music in front of you or something? Noob. Anyway, onto the mix. Where's the bass? This thing needs something more than just kick. It sounds so unsupported like that. Nice percussion work though. Audio deformation at 2:25. Nice interpretation, to be sure, and personally I don't have a problem with the structure. However I DO think you need a meatier bassline and some more accompniment throughout. There's an emptiness that pervades this mix (LIKE THE EMPTINESS IN MY SOUL or something). Nice ideas, flawed execution. Work more on this. NO

I kept waiting for a guitar solo, but it never came. Anyway, the guitars are a bit muffley. Drums sound really lo-fi too. Everything is just smack dab in the middle too. Fills up the ears in a not so nice way. It is a unique apporach; unfortunately your execution comes off a bit lifeless. There's mastering issues, and the arrangement is pretty repetitive and quite boring. NO

Okay Bhai-sahib. Here's the verdict. This piece doesn't go anywhere. It's very flatline in terms of development. Things start out one way and they don't REALLY change. There's a nice texture here with all the different sounds, but the song itself kind of boring throughout. Also, the melody is never really iterated. It sounds a lot like you just took the chord progression and wrote the song based on that. I could have done with a clearer arrangement of the source tune. Don't worry Bhai-Sahib. You've come a long way in a short time. Just keep going. NO

The sounds don't mesh well together, and the drums are way too loopy. There's no coherence to the piece. It seems like it's just 'going through the motions.' It also sounds like the same reverb is applied to the whole thing, rather than individually on each channel. This is pretty amateurish. NO

I like this. Reminds me a little of Ziwtra's Willed Assault. Very slick interpretation of the source tunes. The intro is a little long, but that's a minor gripe. However, I think that your drums are a bit too loud, especially the breakdown that comes in the latter half of the song. They really fill out the spectrum and sort of cover everything up. It's the reverb on the toms that's doing it. Something like this can be EASILY rememedied. I'd like to see you work on issues like that and the aforementioned ones and SERIOUSLY go for a resubmit. Private Message one of the judges about the resubmit once you clean things up (either me or Liontamer would probably be good). I'm going to say NO for now, because while those issues are not too huge, they still hold this mix back and fixing them would definitely benefit the piece. PLEASE RESUBMIT

What's with the anti-climactic reverse cymbal? Bassline needs more definition. It's bleeding together and sounds very weak overall. This whole thing lacks bass. This thing just takes too long to go from idea to idea, and the ideas that are there are just really similar overall. It's very boring; there's not much variation throughout, and the continuo line gets really old after 5 minutes. NO

Eek...samples. Very old school synthesizer, when it's not meant to be. Comes off pretentious, rather than epic, considering you don't really have a lot going on aside from synth string and synth horns. Not a lot of balance either; some things sound too trebley. Not very effective; the arranement is basic, repetitive, and clichéd, and the lack of good production values (sampling, mastering) doesn't help. And the ending is so cheesy it hurts. Not particularly bad, but underwhelming all the same. NO

I read MTV:MG2 and I was expecting something a lot worse. That's not to say this is really awesome however. There's clipping EVERYWHERE. Aside from that, coverage of the source material is pretty basic, although not a bad sound. Unfortunately if you're going to submit to OC, you've gotta have a lot more than just standard four-on-the-floor with detuned saws. Stuff is bleeding together, there's a general feel of muffledness, and the aforementioned clipping. The arrangement gets old about halfway though; it's too long for what it does, but no long enough for what is attempted. NO

Obviously you DON'T know Neskvartetten, seeing as how Neskvartettan is not one person, it's a jazz combo. Also, if you've never heard the original, how do you know it doesn't cover the core melody? Your thoughts on this mix are totally unfounded, seeing as how many of the groups mixes do cover the source material adequately, albeit creatively. Do your homework before making such ridiculous statements.

Yeah. Of course, you know, because you linked it and everything. http://soundfonts.darkesword.com/ When you're pointing someone in the direction of where to find something on the internet, it's always a good idea to provide a link. DarkeSword's page could easily mean www.darkesword.com.

Eh...I dunno about this one. It's got a nice sound to it; personally I like the synths and the beat. However, it's just really repetitive, especially that part starting around 1:09. It just feels very boring. I think there could be more interesting things going on during the fifth or sixth iteration of the line. It sounds dead with not even so much as some basic hatwork going on. It's got a clear, clean sound, but the arrangement is pretty basic. Enjoyable in it's own right, but it doesn't really push the bar. NO

Preach it, Bhai-Sahib. INDIA FOREVER

HEY

I just did a supersmall update to soundfonts.darkesword.com. Florestan Woodwinds is up for maximum oboe ownage. Enjoy.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA I got the spacebeam! Nice work Star. There's definitely coverage there, albeit in a very interpretive fashion. Lyrics get the job done. Plus, unlike some recent rap submissions, it's not just an original rapped over. A little short, yes, but I think it's passable. YES

I agree with this. Locked down mixes should not be replaced. However, what if we treat this as a removal of an old mix, and a posting of a new mix? In effect, OCR00664 would be removed as any other track is removed (because mixers always have the right to have their tracks removed from the site), but Infectious Oldskool would be posted as OCR011xx (whatever we're upto). Or we could just not post this and recommend to people in this decision to check it out anyway, so that we don't set a bad precedent that could eventually lead to a lot of replacement headaches. Just a few thoughts.