DJSoto13 Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 A bit busy recently, but I had some time off yesterday and today and just decided to grind. Two things came out of it - a Final Fantasy medley and a Diddy Kong Racing duet/duel thing. First, FF. My remix (or at least arranged medley) The sources: That was a bit of a loosely put-together medley, but I kind of felt that I wanted to do it just to get back into the feel of composing/arranging. It's a sort of orchestra-meets-guitar-meets-electronica (hence the synths and electronic drums, dominant guitar part, and orchestral strings and percussion). Secondly, DKR. My remix (or at least arranged medley) The sources: Both of these are kind of strung together. This one ends in a sort of duel - which is kind of where I got the name from. Establish the themes, then pit them against each other. Thoughts? EQ advice/critism? Overall critism/advice? Thanks, OCR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkSim Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Hey, nice one having a go at Diddy Kong Racing... we need more remixes of this! I'll only comment on that one as I know the sources very well. I think your leads have way too much reverb on them and just sound very muddy. The medley idea of Hot Top Volcano and Taj's challenges is good, although I definitely enjoyed the Hot Top Volcano section more. Maybe concentrate on that source alone, as it feels like a much better section of the song (plus Guifrog nailed the Taj music with his Shiva Nataraja submission). You should add more original sections and dynamics to it as well - the pacing is pretty monotonous at the moment - no real builds, and even in the bridge section (of hot top volcano) it doesn't feel like a break from the main beat. Summary: 1. Concentrate on the Hot Top Volcano source 2. Add more original parts 3. Tidy up lead sounds 4. Kick some ass with an awesome DKR ReMix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJSoto13 Posted December 12, 2010 Author Share Posted December 12, 2010 Thanks, DarkSim. Yeah, I submitted it and looked around, only to find myself humbled by that remix. But I absolutely love Hot Top (sorry, but Taj's is... not my favorite). I just had them there because, to me, they kind of fit together (the tempoes were the same, which surprised me a little). But, yeah, I feel like HTV could go much farther. Plus, like I said, this wasn't really a remix, just two finished arrangements. I'll come up with a remix [probably, hopefully] soon. Thanks Anyone know of any good sitar VSTs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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