sephfire
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wait your damn turn
(you need to record a show or two more of material to work with anyway)
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I know it's a few days late, but I have a birthday present for our beloved pixie. May I present ...
the pixieMix
Here's to many more years and many more episodes!
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Should we request avatars here? If not, I'll edit this post.
We need Psychonauts.
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Chrono Symphonic was included in the latest issue of the Russian gaming magazine "Game.EXE".
Sweet.
I can't imagine what kind of crazy expectations some of you guys must have had, but I've been thoroughly enjoying CS since release day. Can't wait for the special edition.
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Glad to see you in here, Compy.
Keep it coming guys!
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It must be interesting being a girl at OCR ...
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A good way to see how your frequencies should be is to use a spectrum analyzer on a track that you want your song to sound similar to. Izotope Ozone is awesome for this because you can show the average spectrum over a certain period of time.
That's brilliant. So simple and yet, I never would've thought to do something like that.
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4 days before mine. Cool.
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A lot of those arguments seem to be matters of opinion, personal preference or somewhat genre/style-specific. That or you're just taking his statements far too literally or extremely. Don't get me wrong, I agree with most of what you're saying, but I think there's room for compromise between your preferences and his.
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I'm already finding this thread helpful. And we're only 7 posts in.
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A better way than following a step by step guide to making a shitty cookie-cutter master is to actually learn what every method used to master a song does. That way you'll know what you want your song to sound like, and know exactly the tools to make it sound that way. But I'm just an asshole.
Agreed. Which is why I don't think a few tutorials are sufficient to cover this topic (although they do contribute). This is where the book recommendations and concept/theory discussions come in.
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I like the randomness that we're getting in the intros. It's sort of a hook. I'm always looking forward to hearing what weird thing is gonna happen after the "... djpretzel said:" line.
And wingless is doing a heck of a job co-hosting the show, too. VGDJ now has Soul +1.
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It's a big relief to see VGDJ back in motion. I'll have to call in and say hi soon.
And I too feel that a congratulatory "pixieMix" is called for. I'll get on it if I get the chance.
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I know we've already got a daunting collection of stickied threads in this forum, but I think if there's any other topic that needs a sticky, it's production. The problem with the art of production is that it's an art that takes many years to truly master. As one of many upstart musicians who lack experience in this field, I say this forum needs a database of production knowledge.
What we need are links to training resources. We need book recommendations, tutorials, and other forms of study media. People can ask questions about concepts, hardware, genre-specific tips and other related issues.
Mastery of this skill is a long-term commitment, but with a thread like this, we can at least help to accelerate that process.
COMPILED RESOURCES:
Websites:
Dave Moulton's website w/ articles
The Loudness Race (server down much)
Waves site 1 & 2 (guides and plugins)
Tutorials:
general tutorial from Gamedev.net
Dave Moulton's Golden Ears training
Books:
Digital Recording, Software & Plug-Ins by Bill Gibson
The Art of Mixing, 2nd Ed. by David Gibson
The Mixing Engineer's Handbook, 2nd Ed. by Bobby Owsinski
Hardware:
Plugins & VSTs:
Kjaerhus Golden Series plugins
Optimaster (creamware)
UAD-1 (creamware)
Vinco compressor (creamware)
PSY Q processor (creamware)
Other Resources:
(Also read through the thread. Remixers have shared many helpful tips!)
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raped your sites bandwidth with a downloading spree
Ditto xD
Sorry bLiNd, couldn't help myself
Same. And I'm not even much of a trance person. Although with the combined influence of bLiNd, sgx and several others, I'm beginning to come around.
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Sooooo ...
I've spent the last tweek trying to catch up on all the VGDJ shows I had fallen behind on over the last few months and um ... I'm starting to run out of shows ...
.... yeeeeeeaaahhhhh ....
Please don't die, VGDJ. You wouldn't want my life to get boring, would you?
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Ooh, Synthetic Demon has always been a favorite of mine. This is going to be a treat. Thanks for posting it, Scott!
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I'll have a few files up later. Granted they may not be the final mastered versions of my remixes, but they'll be the basic package.
This "song files as tutorials" idea needs to be taken to the next level. I recall a year or so ago when Prot was trying to create a whole website where OCR folk could post their remix song files. I was rather disappointed that it never really took off.
This thread at least needs to be sticked or something.
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Dude ... that's friggin awesome.
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thanks, I'll give that a try
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I'm at a loss for words. This is really great, but where the hell in the game is this from?
"People of the North Pole" (the music played in the Mt. Gagazet region)
The original was a 4/4 beat and the remix changes it to a 6/4, so that may be why you're having a hard time hearing it. I assure you, it's there.
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I've never managed to find an orchestral percussion kit that quite manages the sound I'm looking for. I love listening to the percussion in scores by Harry Gregson-William, Steve Jablonsky, Klaus Badelt ... pretty much any composer who fits in the "Hans Zimmer"-style catagory. The driving bass drums/taikos/timpanis/etc are the real appeal to me (although the supplementary sticks/cymbals/electronic/etc sounds are great as well).
Does anyone know of a sample kit or something that provides this sort of sound?
http://www.sephfire.com/sector6.mp3
Here's a sample from Steve Jablonsky's work for "The Island." Note ...
-the snare-like hits around 0:18
-the beat the kicks in at 1:47
These are the kinds of sounds I've tried hardest to emulate but had little luck with. Any suggestions?
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Just wanted to come in and say I'd be happy to help out musically in any way I can (for what it's worth). If anyone wants/needs and hand with some particular thing about their track or if remixers suddenly start dropping like flies, send me a PM or something. I don't expect to be needed for anything given the high-calibur crew TO has assembled, but I figured I'd put it out there.
Looking forward to hearing your work guys.
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Just popping in to say, this is one project release that I am eagerly anticipating. I'm sure I won't be disappointed.
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I'm sure you'll have a creepy stalker-mix to call your own soon enough. You're the effing WINGLESS. Besides, Rayza had to wait how long after AuroraMix to get one of his own?
Ladies first, chief.