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I'm on board with OA in that the production is really good. Really tight sound. I'm going to disagree with the other judges and just say that, going by the source breakdown, this is an incredibly ambitious arrangement and I think it's really paid off very well. It really does push the limits on what we consider arrangement, but at the same time, after checking out the source breakdown, I really get what you're doing here. The original track has a very distinct harmonic sound to it and I think that that's also captured here, even when your melodic ideas get really out there. I'm going to go ahead and YES this. I think it's fascinating to see someone really digging deep into the guts of a source tune and putting something like this out.

Oh this is beautiful. A little conservative to start but the solo sections really bring out something special, especially the great flute work. I love it. YES

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Already threads for both 3DS and Wii U. Also it's preferred that if you want to discuss specific games, make a thread about that specific game.

We're gonna take PAX East to the MAX East.

It's not a SMRPG proejct, strictly speaking. Think of it more as a Mario series project with themes from Dr. Mario and SMRPG prevalent throughout the album. The motifs should be present in all the tracks.

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Basically this. The whole piece sounds dynamically flat. Transitions are flimsy and the drums feel like they're on autopilot the whole time. This is a prime example of the kind of medley that I don't like. Each source treatment feels like a separate piece. Why not do 3 or 4 really well developed Turrican remixes, rather than a series of brief looks at the soundtrack? Developmentally this goes nowhere. A-B-C-D-done. Sorry but I need more a cohesive piece of music. NO

Moved this to Recruit & Collaborate. Good luck.

Thanks. I hope you guys find all the music you need.

Yeah, no anger or hostility at all. It's just that we have certain agreements with SE (as djpretzel said) and we have to be careful about involvement in this kind of thing. I'm going to close this up, as there's already a thread in R&C about this.

Saw an announcement on your Facebook page indicating that OverClocked ReMix is "on board" to create music for this. That's very misleading. Here's what I posted there: In addition, djpretzel has posted about this in this thread.We'd really appreciate it if you took that announcement down or adjusted the wording to not imply that OCR is involved in an official capacity.

Their announcement is worded really badly. We are not officially involved with the FF7 Web Series. Individual artists, maybe, but OC ReMix as an entity is not.

We are? When did this happen?

Post Your Remixes is the place for this thread. Looks like a cool album. Looking forward to it.

We already have a requests forum for this kind of thing, so I've moved the thread here. Just poke around for suggestions. Furthermore, OC ReMix is a fan community that provides a constant stream of free video game remixes. I don't see how you asking for suggestions for an album that people will have to pay for jives with what we're dong here (are you even getting the proper licenses in order to sell?). You haven't even posted any examples of your work. Sorry, but no thanks.

E3 is an industry event for game developers and publishers, specifically businesses, and geared towards press, not the general public. OCR would have to do a lot of things before we'd be eligible to exhibit anything at E3. Our con presences are geared towards fans and general public. MAGFest, PAX East, Otakon, etc., those are the kinds of conventions that are a good fit for us. Tournaments like Apex 2013 are also nice, albeit different from what we normally do (we had a vendor table in the vendor area/artist alley and sold merch, rather than doing a panel or performance). Anime conventions are good because there's a lot of crossover in those fan communities.

You didn't use it wrong. Stevo is just really really stupid.

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I wouldn't worry too much that it's not related. It's super good.

Sounds like a puzzle game. It sounds like I'm trying to fit boxes into a cube or something. I like the syncopated synths but that lead is BOOOOOORING. It's a very straightforward, mechanical lead synth sound. Not really feeling it at all. The second lead that comes in after 3:04 feels a little better, but I don't understand why it's sitting so far to the right without anything on the left to balance it. Some of the improvisation in the second half of the piece meanders a bit too. Overall the soundscape is really lacking something meaty in the lower-range. The bassline writing is killer but it's so hard to really get into because your bass sample is so weak. You should check out the freely available Kore Player from NI, and try out their upright bass sound. It's a really plucky bass sound with great articulations that could really highlight the writing your have here. Drums also vary but they feel a bit anemic; maybe try out some other kits, get something that's a bit sharper or cuts through a bit more. Really nice arrangement but there are some textural/production issues that need to be looked at. NO, resub

This has a lot of potential. It's a really kickin' arrangement; I'm bopping in my seat listening to it. Love the claps in the first half of the mix. My main issue here is that the mixing is just not there. Your sound design is filled with lot of similar sounding buzzy saw synths and stuff and it all sort of mooshes together. Claps kind get overused in the end; you should be careful about using them too much. Think about the balance and make sure there are clearly defined leads and accompaniment. Really REALLY feeling this arrangement hard, especially Sonic 2 boss theme, but I think you need to take this to the workshop and get some help with mixing and sound design. Also I don't know how you feel about it, but I mentioned to Larry earlier that this would actually be really great with some good rap over it. NO, resub

I feel like there isn't actually much to this track. I mean if you take out the syncopated dub stuff running over the top of this, I feel like there isn't much the way of arrangement going on. Drums are similarly on auto-pilot the whole time; the wubs mask the fact that they are very simple and repetitive. Not really feeling this track at all; needs some more arrangement beyond a simple "wubgrade." NO, resub

Once we get through the intro, the piece really comes together. Once you hit the groovier syncopated lines and get out of the dubsteppy retriggered percussion stuff, this really takes off; I like your effects starting around 1:40 and that fake-guitar is a great touch. Arrangement is sufficiently groovy and keeps things fresh. I like it! YES

Xenoblade has nothing to do with Xenogears actually. It's made by Monolithsoft, not Square Enix.