Jean Of mArc

Congratulations everyone!!!

@Jorito Just submitted my track. By the way, I was wondering, if we want to submit our track as an actual OverClocked Remix track, how do we do that when it's already attached to an album project like this? I know that in the past, when a new album is released, some (but not all) of the tracks are also released as individual OverClocked Remix tracks. Is there a way to submit it in tandem with the album so that they would be released together if accepted by the judges?

Thanks, will do!

Just to make sure, are we supposed to submit a track that is MIXED but not MASTERED, with at least 6 db of headroom (as per this ancient conversation)?

I'm a little confused by this. Will the tracks for the album have to pass a juding panel to be accepted onto the album? Or is this just for more extensive feedback in order to maximize quality potential?

Thanks for the explanation Odai. Very sorry to hear about all the challenges you and your family have faced in the last two years. I've had to deal with deaths in recent years as well, and know what it's like. I've not had the other issues on top of it, so it's totally understandable that a volunteer music project would take back seat. Life is more important! We're glad that you're on board with Trism taking up the mantle and finishing things off. We hope to do you two proud. Please hang around when you can. Take care! Jean Of mArc

This is the best news I've heard yet this year! Can't wait to put it all together. :D

Thanks for the update, @Odai! I'm glad that things are clearing up with your work and hope the family can be resolved as well. Be well!

Happy New Year to you as well! From what I've heard it sounds like the project is in really good shape at this point!

At the risk of tooting my own horn, I compose music for a card game called Sentinels of the Multiverse, and I'm also a member here at OC Remix. I'm working on on another OCR album right now, but I think it'd be really cool to hear some Sentinels music remixed by OCR members, if anyone is interested! You can listen to all the soundtracks on the Handelabra Bandcamp page (among other places): https://handelabra.bandcamp.com/ If you need anything to help you out, let me know!

How so?

Sweet! I'm so glad that all the tracks have been claimed! I sent out a tweet about it about a week ago that got retweeted many times, so maybe that had some effect. Anyway, I'll keep plugging away on my track!

I'd assume they would sign up if they wanted to become a part of it. Not sure if anyone took my tweet's offer up or not.

I tweeted out that last post to see if there's anyone interested.

Alright thanks for the clarification. I don't see a short source as a limitation, I just wanted to know the extent to which I can be creative with it.

Cool thanks, that's what I had imagined. A couple more questions, if I may: 1. What is the policy regarding original material in the remix, such as original melodies not found in the source? 2. Are elements from tracks in the game other than the one we are remixing fair game as elements to add to our own? For example, if a reference to the main theme is mixed in at some point? Or would that be sort of stepping over into the territory of other mixers? I ask these because my source song is only 30 seconds so I'll need to be creative!

Stems? Wouldn't that more-so be used for mixing? When I get music mastered, I am used to giving a single, mixed down track with 6db of headroom, and the mastering is applied to that. I'm OK with the idea, just surprised is all.

Replied. Thanks!

@Trism Hey! I know I've been quiet around here, but I'm really interested in the idea of joining in on another OC Remix album project! Last one I did was for FFIX: Worlds Apart (Memories of Dali). Other things that I've done can be checked out here, if sample material needed. I am not very familiar with Terranigma, nor its music, but I'm really digging the vibe in the track "Magic Rocks", and it looks like it's unclaimed as of yet. May I give it a shot?

Hm, just realized that the lastest post before mine for this was on April 28... is this thing dead?

If I may pop in out of nowhere here, I quite like this idea. I've always really enjoyed town themes in games. That's why I was delighted to have the track Frontier Village Dali for the FFIX album. Anyway, from the tracks currently listed, it looks like most are RPGs. Is that generally what we're going for here? I also had the idea of Professor Layton, but I'd have to think of an idea that works... I'll keep digging to see if there's something calling out to me.

Great idea! I'd love to contribute to this. Go ahead and assign me some tracks!

Hey timaeus222, thanks for the reply! I checked it out; it's mostly what I'm looking for, though may not have the distinct tone I'm thinking of. I'll be sure to keep an eye.

Hey all! I was wondering if you could help me out. I'm trying to find some sounds that are similar to the "Mines" tune from Donkey Kong Country 2: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzFAxB8kwfZ_NFEwT1k4THdJaG8/view?usp=sharing As you can hear, they are metal clanging sounds, that is somewhat tonal, but also not a distinct tone, and sounds almost like a "Kyaa" sound. I have Audio Thing's "Pipes", which is the closest I've gotten, but they are much too tonal, and don't sit well in a mix if their notes are not part of the chord. I'd like it to sound more percussive, like it is in the DKC2 example. I'm able to buy them, as long as they are a reasonable price, but I'm not sure what to look at. Anyone have any ideas or suggestions? Thanks!!!

The first thing I usually do is decide what the central "theme" will be for the piece. This can be either a melody, a chord progression, a bassline, or even just a rhythm that I experiment with using in different ways. I write this theme down, either on sheet music, noteflight, or my DAW, and then build it up from there by adding more to that one central idea. Then I come up with something that compliments or variates that theme to use as another section, and fill that out in a similar manner. Possibly repeat that once more so that I have 3 distinct sections to the piece. Sooner or later, there's a song in front of me. I do find that having a theme for the piece, whatever it happens to be, helps to focus on what's important about the piece; what the listener will remember about it the most.