djpretzel Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 OC ReMix Unveils ReMixer Skills/Collaboration Database! For Immediate Release March 17th, 2008 Contact: David W. Lloyd, dlloyd@ocremix.org FAIRFAX,VA--OverClocked ReMix today unveiled a new area of its website, www.ocremix.org, which allows registered artists to see who else uses a specific piece of music software, plays a particular instrument, or possesses other musical skills such as singing, audio engineering, and writing lyrics. The feature is designed to help aspiring artists see who uses what, to aid in evaluation of potential purchases, and to facilitate collaboration between all musicians registered on the site's forums. The entrance to the skills/collaboration database is online at: http://www.ocremix.org/remixing/ Registration on the site' forums is free; during and after registration, users are allowed to select the musical skills and tools they possess, and also indicate their willingness/availability to collaborate. These selections are reflected on the skills/collaboration interface, allowing ReMixers to find prospective collaborators more easily. Andrew Aversa, judge, ReMixer, and Project Director for Final Fantasy VII: Voices of the Lifestream (http://ff7.ocremix.org/) writes: "I've been collaborating with other mixers for years, but it's always been a bit tricky to find people with specific skills. The ability to see who is using what tools, and actually get more info and even BUY those tools, is also just incredibly cool. I wish I had access to this stuff when I first got to OCR!" Founded in 1999, OverClocked ReMix is an organization dedicated to the appreciation, preservation, and interpretation of video game music. Its primary focus is www.ocremix.org, a website featuring hundreds of free fan arrangements, information on game music and composers, resources for aspiring artists, and a thriving community of video game music fans. -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dhsu Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Sweet, sweet action. You really need to get your PR quotes from more than one person eventually though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liontamer Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 It's a great resource; looking good. Now everyone who wants to collaborate with me can find my information easily. I have all skills and play all instruments! Just look me up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Pezman Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 If someone has set their status to "Not interested," why would they show up in the database? I know, in your profile, you can select skills and still specify your non-interest, but if the database is for collaboration purposes it seems kind of a waste of space to indicate this group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zircon Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Informative purposes. There's really no reason not to have it. I can think of a number of situations where I would want to know that info even if some people have listed "not available" as their current status. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonAvenger Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Very cool! This will make things easier. Great job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Coop Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 EGM- "A fantastic addition that's sure to please fans!" IGN- "A little tricky at first, but it later proves to be a valuable tool." Gamespot- "So helpful, it makes us wonder, 'Why wasn't this thought up sooner?', and, 'Who can we fire over this?'" GamePro- "How teh fuk du I logz in?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanthos Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 One suggestion I have, not so much with the new exposure of database but with people's profiles, is to add specific categories for a few types of keyboards. Right now, I have Rhodes listed under the catch-all "other" category, and seeing organ might make some people think that I could play and record a pipe organ (which I can't) instead of a B3 (which I can). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richter Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Nicely integrated and the design (as usual) is tight. Well done sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJT Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 One suggestion I have, not so much with the new exposure of database but with people's profiles, is to add specific categories for a few types of keyboards. Right now, I have Rhodes listed under the catch-all "other" category, and seeing organ might make some people think that I could play and record a pipe organ (which I can't) instead of a B3 (which I can). Are you really worried about having your pipe organ skills misrepresented? Is this a serious concern? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverCoat Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 It's lacking a "Renoise" category [or at least an "Other DAW" or "Trackers" section], other than that it looks pretty good to me! I can understand overlooking Renoise as it's... less popular than other DAWs, but it does lend itself well to collaboration. And I use it. So there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanthos Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Are you really worried about having your pipe organ skills misrepresented? Is this a serious concern? No, just about having a more complete list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceansAndrew Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Other recent additions have all been really nice, but this one is even nicer. Very very cool stuff. I forsee myself doing a lot more collabs because of this. Great organization as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rozovian Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 It's lacking a "Renoise" category [or at least an "Other DAW" or "Trackers" section], other than that it looks pretty good to me!I can understand overlooking Renoise as it's... less popular than other DAWs, but it does lend itself well to collaboration. And I use it. So there. I'm with the coat guy on this. Trackers! I also think GarageBand should be added to the list (or the "Other DAW" box). Sure, it's limited, but there's still people using it, even pros, if Apple's articles are to be believed. There's the thread on ReMixing about using it, and it turns out there's a number of remixes that were done with it. Also, GarageBand projects can be imported into Logic, which makes collabs between the DAWs possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djpretzel Posted March 19, 2008 Author Share Posted March 19, 2008 Garageband and Trackers seem like good adds to me, I'll look into it. One note, though: the list DOES need to be somewhat limited, for usability purposes, maintenance purposes, etc., so there will likely be things that will need to remain in "Other" territory... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanthos Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Fair enough, I was just offering additional instruments as suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mousemuffins Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Could there possibly be subcategories? Granted they can be annoying, but for more specific instruments it may be helpful. Other than that, this remixing database is seriously sweet stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hale-Bopp Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 Fantastic! I like this addition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishy Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 This is bjawesome, nicely done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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