djpretzel Posted January 11, 2009 Posted January 11, 2009 What did you think? Post your opinion of this ReMix. Quote
Mr Azar Posted January 11, 2009 Posted January 11, 2009 Takes a little while to build up, but, once the song hits the Crystal theme, it's all good! 9/10 Quote
Radiowar Posted January 11, 2009 Posted January 11, 2009 Yeah it's not revolutionary or anything, but it is very pretty when it gets going. Not bad. Quote
Lucentas Posted January 11, 2009 Posted January 11, 2009 I'll be frank: the aethereal-sounding break in the middle when the theme kicks in is what sealed the deal for me. I was listening along, you know, thinking about how this is another trance mix and whatnot, then BOOM. The break comes and blows my miiiiiiiiiiiiiiind. ...Sorry, I think college sort of destroyed what little sanity I used to have. Anyway, besides accidentally having my sound turned up a little too high and almost blowing out my eardrums with that first beat, it's all good! Quote
finn Posted January 11, 2009 Posted January 11, 2009 I, like so many others, am a fan. Also, I may be somewhat biased, since I'm a big fan of these sorts of mixes, but isn't it normal for trance mixes to take some time getting to the meat and potatoes of the source material? I recall reading almost the exact same comment on FF10's White Skies trance remix, posted here some time ago. It's trance! You have to have time to...zone out...before you enter rockout mode. Meh, what do I know. Anyway, I <3 this mix. Quote
POS Industries Posted January 11, 2009 Posted January 11, 2009 You know, Prelude's been around since the first FF and this particular arrangement actually debuted in FF4. Quote
ziwtra Posted January 11, 2009 Posted January 11, 2009 I downloaded this after seeing ABGs name next to the post and the FF VI image -- didn't read DJPs post at first and didn't know what source material to expect. As soon as I heard the beautifully imaged pads come in ~:30 I knew I was in for an expansive arrangement of the FF prelude. Love it. Quote
Harmony Posted January 11, 2009 Posted January 11, 2009 Good stuff ABG. I thought things got a little reverb/delay heavy around 2:10-2:35, even for the genre, but everything clears up nicely afterward. I agree with finn that the extended build up here is absolutely required to put one in the proper state of mind for rocking out Doesn't feel too long to me at all, BUT, since this mix is only 4:35 my biggest gripe is that the mix feels too short! When the claps drop out at 4:14, I want it to be a break before another build, not an outro. But it is what it is, and what it is is completely enjoyable. Nice work again. Quote
CarnCarby Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 Oh man, why couldn't FFX have used this instead of its insipid little arrangement of the prelude arpeggios? Quote
OceansAndrew Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 Pretty nice work, there are enough surprises in store from both the source and the genre to keep it sounding fresh throughout. Production was solid and everything is in place. Not much else to say but it was enjoyable. Quote
Sole Signal Posted January 13, 2009 Posted January 13, 2009 I think I'm finally starting to come around to the kick drum intros that are a staple of the genre. Regardless, this is awesome. The plucked melody in the breakdown is beautiful. Great job! Quote
Platonist Posted January 13, 2009 Posted January 13, 2009 cool stuff... considering that it's very unts unts it's VERY cool actually but then again, i always liked ABG's stuff - even the mixes not posted on this site - keep them coming Quote
Eino Keskitalo Posted January 13, 2009 Posted January 13, 2009 With mixes like these, I'm starting to realize.. I actually really like trance?! What?! --Eino Quote
Dunnowhathuh Posted January 14, 2009 Posted January 14, 2009 Been a while since the last good trance mix (for my tastes that is). Great stuff. Quote
Jewbei Posted January 14, 2009 Posted January 14, 2009 well well well its been a long time man ..funny i got posted last month and now i look up and your back...better than ever! im glad to see that you've improved a lot man keep at it. hey we gotta collab one day! Quote
Nario Posted January 14, 2009 Posted January 14, 2009 When the song sounded familiar at the 1/3 point, I thought it sounded beautiful, and then the beatz unts unts came in and I thought it sounded incredible at that point. Seriously, this is HOT STUFF. In fact, I even did the Numa Numa dance while listening to it and it felt great. It's really that good. Great job! Quote
ZealPath Posted January 14, 2009 Posted January 14, 2009 Nice trance mix, I don't always like trance mixes since they have a tendency to get "distracted," from the source, but I was actually fine with the long buildup for this one, that's just how trance is, for the most part. I'd say what has me curious in the end is why this is considered an FF6 remix. I mean I guess you had to choose a game, but as far as I can tell, the Prelude has pretty well been shared between just about every FF game, and I'm just not sure what about this ties it specifically to FF6, and not say, 4, or even 1. Quote
abg Posted January 14, 2009 Posted January 14, 2009 I'm just not sure what about this ties it specifically to FF6, and not say, 4, or even 1. I was listening to the FF6 version as a reference when I wrote it. Thanks for the positive feedback guys I've got another track in the queue and more in production, so it shouldn't be another 4 years before you hear from me again! Quote
42 Posted January 26, 2009 Posted January 26, 2009 ooOOoo, shiny. I like this one, very pulse pounding It's like dance plus sweepingly orchestrated = great. Good stuff. Quote
Jenz Drake Posted February 1, 2009 Posted February 1, 2009 VERY GOOD SONG! I LOVE IT! And I agree with Finn as well. This sort of genre takes time to get to the 'meat and potatoes'. Welcome back abg! I hope you submit more like this in the future! Quote
Martin Penwald Posted February 3, 2009 Posted February 3, 2009 Solid trance remix. Nothing out of the ordinary, although it does have a most wonderful breakdown. Quote
windkirby Posted February 5, 2009 Posted February 5, 2009 I really, REALLY like it, but I wish it used that one sort of not-in-the-original, kind of adventure-y chord a little more towards the end. I loved it and it seemed it was sort of forgot about. Anyway, I love how the guitar echoes - the song really pulls you in. Great song. :] Quote
danvx6 Posted June 19, 2009 Posted June 19, 2009 This is the best trance/Prelude mix I've ever heard. Quote
eggsngaming Posted October 5, 2016 Posted October 5, 2016 Went into this one only knowing the title, and knowing it was from FF6. Kind of enjoyed the fact that I was completely in the dark as to what the source was until about a third of the way through the mix, when the prelude theme appeared. Love the energy of the mix and the weirdness of being in A# instead of the traditional, happy sounding C. Also really loved the plucked guitar that has a ton of reverb Quote
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