Nicole Adams

Wee, there goes Jack slippin' down that slippery slope!

Good point, Andy. Working with loops before anything else can potentially help when you move into sound design. By the time you do you'd probably feel pretty comfortable chopping loops to bits since you were "forced" to do so when you started out. (Example of this would be SGX.)

Good find! I'm going to have some fun with this.

Sorry for holding everything up, guys. (My slow ass was the reason why SGX moved the due date.) WesPip will get his "Me Semper Maneas" remix, though.

Ditto. I started with FL Studio, but didn't really feel motivated to make music using it. I switched to Reason back in '04 and fell completely in love with it. I'm not implying Reason is the way to go. Lots of great OCR musicians use FL Studio so try out some demo versions and determine which interface you prefer.

I'm coming so late into this thread. Congrats, Jill! This will be an awesome addition to your resume.

Besides the uber-sparseness of this, it sounds very mechanical. Edit the note velocities quite a bit. The tremolo strings need to be more legato, too. They're too jerky, in my opinion. Also, adjust the attack of the bass; the notes click at the beginning. Keep at it!

Dang, I could totally go to this since it's right after I graduate, but I already have plans for other trips this summer. Maybe another time.

Yep, you can load them up through one of the samplers.

That Mario Kart cake is pretty cool. When I was a kid I used to have a Yoshi cake every year, but nothing as outstanding as these.

I could only imagine the number of corny pick up lines used on her.

Maybe it's just me, but I think it'd be cool if you designed a special t-shirt that said something like, "I remixed SGX's [song title] and won this super green shirt." Put that on the back with "SGX" on the front.

I think a little "Meet the Judges" section would be nice. It could present them on a more personal level. Meaning, it could make them not seem so "almighty and mysterious" or intimidating to some (newer) people. I also think it's somewhat professional to do something like that.

John M. Keane rocks. He uses a lot of Absynth in his CSI tunes.

zircon, you're so funny.

Don't forget Aurora, Ninja-san and I-n-j-i-n.

That's too bad you're leaving. Good luck in the future!

Man, everyone has been saying how awesome MAGFest was. Maybe next year I can make it over (clear across the country; yeesh). It could be my celebration for finally finishing college.

Welcome back! Glad to know you've made it home safe and sound.

These are cool. Keep 'em comin'!

I'd like to do something with "Me Semper Maneas", but I don't know if I'd complete something in time. You know how I am with completing songs, Danny.

I read about the Loudness War about a year or so ago, but it was nice to see it in action. Thanks.

Ah, such motivation. Thanks, guys!

NutS and I use Reason, too. I've been using it for about two and a half years and NutS has been using it for a year or just under.

That's awesome! I collect Yoshies, but I don't have one that big. Lucky you. Looks like another fun meet up. Wish I could have been there. *cries*