Gario Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 Hey all, Postin' a mix of the Hive from DKC2, as I don't see it on OCR. Haven't spent much time tweaking the levels yet as the speakers I have at the moment are popping a lot. Oh well. It is set as a heavy electronica mix... as of yet I haven't messed much with the EQ but I plan to do that before I submit . Let me know what you all think. http://www.savefile.com/files/1573124 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skrypnyk Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 short review in a nutshell. Your idea of making a some what retro industrial remix is actually rather nice. Your execution of it is however quite poor. The overall mastering is quite muddy and sloppy. The beginning is borderline midi-rip, although it does progress a little into your own thing afterward. That's pretty much it really, like your idea, need to work on better execution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gario Posted May 26, 2008 Author Share Posted May 26, 2008 Ha, yes, the mastering is very sloppy; I'd even say it is none-existent. Its too loud and even cuts out in a lot of places. However, I'll have to fix it later - my speakers are not giving an accurate sound at the moment. I'll get to it later, though The beginning, though... heh, I really didn't expect it to go farther than a simple arrangement, as I'm trying to get the hang of a newer program, so I guess that shows. I'll take another look at it. Thanks for the input, Skrypnyk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nekofrog Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 ARRANGEMENT / INTERPRETATION PRODUCTION [X] Low-quality samples [X] Mixing is muddy (eg. too many sounds in the same range) STRUCTURE [X] Not enough changes in sounds (eg. static texture, not dynamic enough) [X] Too repetitive PERSONAL COMMENTS (positive feedback, specifics on checklist criticisms, any other thoughts) Love the concept/idea behind this piece, but yeah the execution needs a bit of work. First and foremost the samples. The only thing I found acceptable was the choir/female voice sample, that works rather well with the piece (at least, that's what I think I'm hearing). During the intro, the opening toms seem very appropriate for the piece, but breaking further into the tune a more "industrial" sound is definitely required. I honestly believe that with some higher quality samples/synths and a bit of practice with your mastering you could have a very cool tune here. Not OCR material until you get over the repetitiveness of it however; I think you can do a bit more in terms of interpreting the original. Good stuff though, I enjoyed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CursedByFire Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 Definitely sweet. Haven't gotten many Donkey Kong remixes lately. this one doesn't disappoint. Really good stuff goin on here.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diseased Project Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 I like it too, though at some points it sounds like SPC is playing in the background. Also, too repetitive to my tastes. Needs a lot of work, but if executed well, it's a solid piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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