Gario Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Hey all! Heralding from the Freshly Baked Remix Challenge, I came up with this remix of for the NES. I'm considering subbing this one to OCR, so are there any thoughts on it? There are a couple of things I'm eyeing myself, but I'd like to hear a second opinion before I spit shine it and send it to the J's.Felix's 9-bit Funk (By the way, for those that saw this in the compo, I changed the name because I don't want two mixes with the 'X feels Y' naming scheme posted under my name ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeroboros Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 dude, the link you have here dosen't work, and well, I don't have the time right now to register Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gario Posted September 6, 2011 Author Share Posted September 6, 2011 Ah shit, sorry. It should be fixed now - thanks for pointing that out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gario Posted September 7, 2011 Author Share Posted September 7, 2011 Mmmmmmmmmm... on second thought, I'm not too sure about this one and OCR - listening with some fresher ears, the arrangement doesn't seem to hit home as varied enough for that sort of thing. I'd still like to clean it up for something, though, so any suggestions are still welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakken Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 I'm horrible with suggestions, but I just want to tell you that this is awesome, and I really dig it.I wouldn't give up on subbing it to OCR. Seems to me there's more than enough variety there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anterroir Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 All in all a really cool sound. I dig the arpeggio section starting after 1:13 (though there's more of f-zero running through my head ) The transition part after 1:50 feels tacked on as it doesn't really connect. Maybe it would work better with a white noise swoosh and "dipping the rest under water" and bringing it back out till 1:57 It still lacks in the drum department in term of pressure (kick, snare) and the interaction with the bass. As that one is strong but doesn't really get the support it needs. Aim for a kicking ballz For the main leads I would lower the reverb so that smeared up feeling goes away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Level 99 Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Yeah, this one basically just needs some intense drums and it should be good to submit. And I mean you can keep the light and flaky stuff because its good for rhythmic complexity but give this a mighty kick, a cracking snare, and a ringing ride cymbal with some other embellishments and BAM it will be majorly kickass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gario Posted December 2, 2011 Author Share Posted December 2, 2011 I actually made some fixes about a month ago, but I stopped working on it simply because I had other obligations (and continue to have them for the rest of the year, at least). May as well give you guys the update with the fixed drums (original link is the update). The drums aren't as punchy as you might like, but this was just an update that brought all the drums up a few notches. I wanted to ease one of the transitions a bit better, but I just can't find the time to do that right now. If y'all think this is submittable then I'll go ahead and send it in, or if it's still just the drums I can beef them up really quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaMonz Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Man, this is full of win!! The only thing that slightly bugged me was one of the snares (especially during 0:30-0:35), not sure exactly why. Oh well. xD Other than that, this is really REALLY awesome! I don't see why you wouldn't sub this. Maybe extend it a bit to make sure? EDIT: DAT SEQUENCING!! (moar please) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phonetic Hero Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Damn Gario, I love your writing style. The way you use chiptunes doesn't even make them feel like chiptunes, they feel so... modern. Insane man. I was blown away by "Attracted to Power," and a bunch of my friends who I showed the track to were as well. I'm really looking forward to this week's mix from you in the WCRG! Keep writing cool shit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperiorX Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 I love this song Gario. It is indeed funky. The muffled intro makes me think I'm walking into an old school arcade or something. Yeah about the only thing that bothers me is that the drums do sound kind of weak. Particularly the snare sounds kind of fuzzy and I think it would sound better being a bit snappier. The song is a little short overall, but I don't think it matters too much cause it's so upbeat. The timing on the ending echo sounds off to me too. It sounds like the delay time should be a bit shorter. Other than that, good stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaMonz Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Sweet baby jesus, man. That part at 1:15 is perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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