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SynaMax's "remixes" were essentially re-creations of music from Metroid Prime, going as far as using the same hardware as Kenji Yamamoto. AFAIK, he wasn't doing the same type of interpretive, from-scratch arrangements that we do here. That may have factored into Nintendo's decision to contact him specifically. I haven't seen any instance of Nintendo contacting any other artist, so it's hard to agree with "Nintendo is going after remixes now."
There's always the danger of a company like Nintendo coming down hard on fan communities. If Nintendo issues takedowns to us, then we'll have to figure out what to do when that happens. OCR very specifically doesn't allow submissions that sample the original game audio, but that might not mean much to Nintendo's legal team. There's an argument for Fair Use, but that's a legal defense that you present to a judge or jury, not a response you give to a Cease & Desist.
As far as being concerned about being able to listen: once something is posted to the internet, it never truly leaves the internet. There are remixes that have been removed from this site that you can still download at various places. Nintendo has issued C&Ds against things like AM2R (the incredible Metroid 2 fan-remake) and you can absolutely still find those projects without too much effort. If Nintendo wants to play legal whack-a-mole, that's on them.
When it comes to the music you'd like to remix and arrange: do what you want. Remix the hell out of Mario and Metroid and Zelda and Kirby if those are the soundtracks that inspire you. Even if the worst happens and we can't feature them on OCR anymore, that shouldn't stop you from making something.

I think that the most exciting thing about this is the technology behind it. NFTs and blockchain technologies have been rightfully dinged for driving up the prices of consumer-level graphics cards, making it prohibitively expensive for gamers to purchase things like 3080s and the like. But with OCR's pioneering work on RFTs, we've managed to pivot and repurpose older consumer-level sound cards to handle the bulk of the processing power required to a) initially funge, 2) refunge, and d) ultimately defunge the tokens in question (if needed). We have an absolutely massive array of Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigies in our VA-based data center faciilty. It's very impressive.

I think that the most exciting thing about this is the technology behind it. NFTs and blockchain technologies have been rightfully dinged for driving up the prices of consumer-level graphics cards, making it prohibitively expensive for gamers to purchase things like 3080s and the like. But with OCR's pioneering work on RFTs, we've managed to pivot and repurpose older consumer-level sound cards to handle the bulk of the processing power required to a) initially funge, 2) refunge, and d) ultimately defunge the tokens in question (if needed). We have an absolutely massive array of Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigies in our VA-based data center faciilty. It's very impressive.

I think that the most exciting thing about this is the technology behind it. NFTs and blockchain technologies have been rightfully dinged for driving up the prices of consumer-level graphics cards, making it prohibitively expensive for gamers to purchase things like 3080s and the like. But with OCR's pioneering work on RFTs, we've managed to pivot and repurpose older consumer-level sound cards to handle the bulk of the processing power required to a) initially funge, 2) refunge, and d) ultimately defunge the tokens in question (if needed). We have an absolutely massive array of Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigies in our VA-based data center faciilty. It's very impressive.

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You shouldn't be using OC ReMixes in games you're developing unless they're free, not-for-profit fan-works. What's your use case here?

Sure. But in the end, OC ReMixes are not really meant to be BGM replacements for games; they're pieces written to be listened to. If you're looking for a loop-friendly version of a track, you can always contact the artist to see if they can hook you up with a custom render of it with proper loop points. This of course is only if you're making some kind of not-commericial fan-game. If you're making a game for consumption on an app store or on Steam or something, then I recommend you set a budget and hire a composer for original music. Plenty of artists in this community are interested in and have experience with writing OSTs for games.

You can't use OC ReMixes in any for-profit game. You also can't use OC ReMixes in any game that would be published on a storefront like Steam or the Apple/Android app stores.

Also, Bluray as a format has evolved. We have UHD-BD now for 4K video.

Oh man I love RIvals of Aether. This sounds great. Gets a little crowded during the A section (I'd pull back the comping chords a little). Otherwise pretty tight.

Invision added new "ranks" based on forum participation. There's some gamification like achievements. It was all added by default as a part of a recent forum upgrade. We haven't done any customization of it. Might explore these systems once we do more robust workshop implementation. For now, it's not really relevant.

Yeah, definitely Super Cartography Bros. for me. Everyone just knocked it out of the part on that one. And sure, I like the ones I directed just fine, it's just that SCB just really realized that idea of blowing out those map themes into club bangers.
Club Ocarina is also a really good one, from mostly the same team.

Ah, I think you're onto something here. I just came up with a few simple melodies to hum as-is and then a whole step lower, and it does tend to sound sad, even if it goes from a minor chord to a major.

I don't know where in the forums this best fits or if its allowed, but I am looking into starting a streaming show on Twitch/youtube/other.
Would love to focus on just chatting with let's plays and remixing occasionally.
I don't have any regular viewership yet, and I'm not even really sure what I want my viewership to be like, but I would like to welcome anyone here to come check me out some time, and shoot the S with me. I have a tentative schedule on twitch, which will undoubtedly be supplemented with unscheduled streams here and there. Ill be ironing out the times and what have you and be looking at an official launch when I'm ready. 
Revisiting EARTHBOUND - Title/Onett/Fourside
Here is a clip of a practice stream, In the full video, I just make some adjustments and start up a new fourside segment. 

Notes on the full stream: 
 This is a no holds barred window into my creative process for game music arrangements. It is often going to sound like crap. I will play and replay sections of music without warning or any rhyme or reason. To get the most out of this video, feel free to use your arrow keys to jump around as much as you need (unavailable in live-mode). 

Wrapping up, thanks for taking some time to read my words.  

It's fine because people aren't just posting lists. If actual discussion happens, it's alright.

https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR00206

https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR00206

There's some preparation happening behind the scenes. It'll be out when it's out.

There's some preparation happening behind the scenes. It'll be out when it's out.

There's some preparation happening behind the scenes. It'll be out when it's out.

Sounds like something out of a Sega CD game. I mean that in the best way possible.

I've taken care of the forum name change.

Really nice development throughout. Love those low tremolo strings. Lots of tension.
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When posting a new topic, ou can choose one of the four preset prefixes. The default prefix is 1. work-in-progress. As you get feedback and develop your track, change the prefix accordingly to indicate the status of your track. This helps the evaluation team keep tabs on your track. Here are the prefixes and what they mean:
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Your track is a work-in-progress and you need feedback from the community. This is the default prefix. ready for review
Change your prefix to this when you want a workshop evaluator to give your track an official look. Once they provide you with feedback, they'll change your track back to 1. work-in-progress. completed
Change your prefix to this when you feel you're done with your track. submitted
Change your prefix to this once you have submitted your completed track to the Judges Panel. As you can see we've numbered the prefixes to help you iterate through the process, but if you want to jump ahead and just post a completed track that doesn't require review, you can do that with the appropriate prefix as well.

A new torrent for 1-4000 was released this week!