Tekken 2 Kazuya Theme remix

[Ogre Nix]

Remix Link: http://www.sendspace.com/file/6fhdlz

Sources: Devil Kazuya: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRG5hkIhclw

Emotionless Passion: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mt-Tuvdcb4

Guilty or Not: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLIjhWC-bCg

I submitted this in July, but it was rejected for these reasons:

• the arrangement is too texturally sparse, too underdeveloped and/or too repetitive
  
• the sound quality (e.g. sample quality, sequencing, mixing, processing, recording) is poor
  

I'm a newbie when it comes to mixing so I could really use help with that. I can't afford any new equipment so please help me make the best out of what I have.

[ambient]

You also forgot to mention that it is too long.

Oh man, Tekken 2, loved that game to death. Blew my mind when I first saw it. However, I was never crazy about the music in this one, and to me the TTT soundtrack is still the best of all of them.

Now, let's talk about the mix. The intro and outro are weak and only underscore the poor quality of samples used. What software are you using? I would say that I am ok with your piano, but the judges probably said it is too mechanical. Drum samples are subpar, and you can definitely make your patterns more varied and interesting and use more drums than just one snare, two kicks, and a high hat. But you've laid out a good base.

This is a really bad track to pick as your first remix, especially if you are just getting into this whole rearrangement thing. The source is pretty short, and does not offer much. The melody is catchy, but you can only milk it so much.

So, constructive points - depending on what software you are using, get better samples, vtsi's, and effects. If you post here what software you are using, people will be able to offer more specific hints. There are definitely many tricks to help your instruments and your overall mix sounds better even with lower quality samples. Arrangement-wise, I gotta say, you are fighting an uphill battle - but you might as well use this track to practice getting a better quality sound, maybe tweaking your arrangement a bit to make it closer to ocr standards. At the very least, you will learn from it. Anyhow, I would recommend redoing the intro and the outro, making them a bit shorter - they really sound poor.

[Ogre Nix]

I'm using Reason 4. When you say intro do you mean the first 28 seconds or up until about 1:00?

[ambient]

I meant the entire first minute. You will probably need to make it shorter and completely redo it.