DragonAvenger Posted July 17, 2011 Posted July 17, 2011 Hi dear Judges, I hope I don't sumbit too much mixes these days This one is from my Vampire Variations project, and as I'd like to release it through OCR, maybe you should consider it as a project track. Contact Information Your ReMixer name: Chernabogue Your real name: Alexandre Mourey Your email address: chernabogue@gmail.com Your website: http://www.fflproduction.fr Your userid: 20943 Submission Information Name of game(s) arranged: Castlevania (NES) Name of arrangement: "Underworld Pulse" Name of individual song(s) arranged: "Underground" (I'm pretty sure this one was only in the Japanese version of the game), plus a bit of "Walking on the Edge" Additional information about game including composer, system, etc.: Kinuyo Yamashita // NES/Famicon Link to the original soundtrack: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=An3g-qD2bPA Your own comments about the mix: I decided to arrange "Underground" because the rest of the album was already claimed. The track is very repetitive, so I included a bit of "Walking on the Edge", my favorite track from the classic soundtrack. Last year, during the Grand Maverick ReMix Battle, I arranged Duff McWhalen (yes, I call him/it like that, sorry DarkeSword!) in a percussion-only way (and got eliminated by neblix during the first round, sigh). However, I used all the feedback to make another track, in the very same way and that's how "Underworld Pulse" was born. LINK to arrangement: MediaFire I hope everything's okay! I don't think this one will pass the panel, but feedback will help me a lot. Cheers from France! -Alex
OceansAndrew Posted August 10, 2011 Posted August 10, 2011 Way too much reverb, dude. It's a total cacophony with all of the reverb, and a lot of the drums are not mixed quite right, with the snare being overpowering, and not enough melodic percussion included. I do think that an all-percussive idea could definitely work with this source, but the mixing needs to have a stronger foundation, you need way less reverb, and the harmonies need to be fleshed out for it to remain interesting. Good luck, I hope to hear a resub of this, because the concept is very nice. No, please resubmit
Vig Posted August 12, 2011 Posted August 12, 2011 Great percussion; I really enjoy your sequencing. My issue with this track is that the relevance of the source is tenuous at best. Doesn't seem so much like an arrangement of the source as a three-minute drum circle with a melody over it. Nice rhythms though. NO
DarkeSword Posted August 13, 2011 Posted August 13, 2011 This mix is dying in reverb. Fantastic percussion, but seriously, it gets overwhelming because of how much residual noise is just floating around. Gotta go back and do some serious work on balancing and mixing. NO, resub
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