Liontamer Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Over three years in the making, we're proud to announce the availability of UPDATED SITE TORRENTS! If some of you are saying, "Hey, you've had torrents for a long time, why is this news so special??," well, let us tell you: The previous torrents only went up to mix #OCR01900. This set goes up to ELEVEN... err, we mean #OCR02500!! Above and beyond simply including more mixes, EVERY SINGLE FILE has been UPDATED to have CONSISTENT & COMPLETE ID3 TAGS, including track #, iTunes-friendly compilation & artist/album tags, and the official OCR album art. Metadata like mix title, game composer, and artist/ReMixer name have also been updated to match the site. BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE! Wherever possible, we've ALSO replaced lower-quality encodes with HIGHER-QUALITY ENCODES @ 192Kbps or VBR1! Hundreds of old classics have been updated to sound better-than-ever, so in addition to better metadata, the audio itself is (in many cases) improved. What are you waiting for??? DOWNLOAD ALL THE THINGS!!! (2,355 files total, FYI, since we've removed some material in the past) 1 - 1000: http://bt.ocremix.org/torrents/OC_ReMix_-_1_to_1000_%5Bv20121012%5D.torrent 1001 - 2000: http://bt.ocremix.org/torrents/OC_ReMix_-_1001_to_2000_%5Bv20121012%5D.torrent 2001 - 2500: http://bt.ocremix.org/torrents/OC_ReMix_-_2001_to_2500_%5Bv20121012%5D.torrent --------------------------------------------------------------- OCR started back in the days when: djp recommended you download the files late at night to not hammer the server Downloading large files hogged your dial-up connection Long filenames were the devil The iPod wasn't even invented yet Nearly 13 years later, the site's come a long way, and it's time the quality of our files and metadata caught up to the quality of the rest of the site. This was a 3 1/2 year project by me (Larry "Liontamer" Oji) along with final QC work and implementation by djpretzel. If you're a geek like us, you can check out the comprehensive list of updates here! http://ocremix.org/info/Torrent_Update_v20121012 In short, here's the laundry list of what was done: Embedded official album artwork (lovingly designed by djpretzel) Standardized filenames and ID3v2.3 tags (e.g. proper game titles, correct capitalization/spacing of mix titles) Quality control & corrections of all existing fields (e.g. ReMixer name changes, missing/corrected composers/platforms/years) Removed all non-standard ID3v2.3 tags and all non-ID3v2.3 tags (e.g. ID3v1, APE) MP3 validation (e.g. MPEG frame consistency, length of stored VBR header) for player compatibility Added missing VBR headers Upgraded encodings at either 192kbps or VBR1 quality, when available Trimmed prolonged silence (+4 seconds of no audio data) Album is now "http://ocremix.org" (no "www") Compilation flag set for grouping of single mixes as one album Track # is now populated with the numeric value of the mix ID (e.g. OCR01234 = 1234) Title field includes single quotes around mix title (e.g. Sonic the Hedgehog 'Love Hurts' OC ReMix instead of Sonic the Hedgehog Love Hurts OC ReMix) Added ReMix titles (w/o game name prefix & 'OC ReMix' suffix) to Subtitle field Added artist submission and website comments to Comments field Embedded confirmed lyrics in Comments and Unsynced Lyrics fields Standardized URL field (http://ocremix.org/artist/ OC ReMix Artist profile) Populated Grouping/Content Group field with game name for sorting by game title Populated Publisher (OverClocked ReMix), Album Artist (OverClocked ReMix) and Album Artist URL ("http://ocremix.org") fields I hope artists and fans alike enjoy the updates! - Larry ----------------------------------------- FAQ How did you do all this work, Larry? Are you a machine? Yes. I'm an OC ReMixer! But I didn't send Larry my WAVs to upgrade the bitrate of my music. Can I still send what I have? Yes! Larry is still accepting WAVs so that we can upgrade older ReMixes with higher-quality encodings down the line. Your WAVs have to be the exact same version of the song as what's on OC ReMix, there cannot be any changes. Please contact Larry by email (larryoji@ocremix.org) or forum PM, host your WAVs somewhere and he'll get them. How current is this set of torrents? The new torrents include everything from mix #1 to mix #2500. As of today (October 18th, 2012), we have posted OC ReMix #2511, so there are 11 mixes (the most recent ones) not included in the torrents. Anything after mix #2500, you would need to download yourself from the actual ReMix pages. Are all the albums included? No, the album torrents are separate. (Download them from http://ocremix.org/torrents/.) These new torrents are just for the ReMixes that go through the individual submissions process. I already have a lot of the ReMixes. Which ones should I replace? You should replace everything. This new set of torrents updates the ReMixes to have the most accurate information and makes them fully compatible and sortable in your smartphone or portable music player! When I read the Comments section of a ReMix in iTunes, the text cuts off. Is the file messed up? No. The full comments are intact, and that's a character limit viewing limitation of iTunes. If you use a program like WinAmp to view the tags, you can see the full comments. I've already rated the mixes in iTunes to help me sort them. Do I have to re-rate them? Yes. Comparing the new set to your old set in the same iTunes window and matching up the ratings again is your best bet. I don't want to lose the Play Count statistics I have in iTunes. What can I do? You have to mess with some code, but it's possible to manually change your Play Count numbers. Google some resources. Larry recommends http://joe.siegler.net/2010/11/how-to-change-the-play-count-number-in-itunes/ as a resource. I change the tags to display things the way I want for my personal collection. How can I do that with the new set of ReMixes? Mp3tag is by far the best MP3 tag editing program out there, and was the program used for this project. (Download it and please donate to Mp3tag, it's well worth it.) If you explore Mp3tag's scripting options (Actions), there are ways to batch edit the files so that, for example: you can embed different album artwork you can copy the composer names, company names, or game titles to the Artist field you can copy the game titles to the Album field you can remove the game name and "OC ReMix" from the song title and replace it with just the name of the ReMix (by replacing the Title tag with the data from the Subtitle tag) Whatever you want to do, Mp3tag presents you a lot of options and is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED by OC ReMix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djpretzel Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 This was a HUGE amount of work for Larry, and was hanging over our collective heads & had achieved albatross status for OCR for a good long while. It feels great to have this done & live, and is a MAJOR accomplishment for the site in 2012. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firedude750 Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Congrats guys! This has been being worked on since I joined, so it's awesome to finally have it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melbu Frahma Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Excellent news! Glad to hear this is finally done with. Props for all the hard work it took. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skawttieboy Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Second all the comments -- thanks to all in the OCR community for their continued hard work & dedication! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mockingbird Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Seeding even as we speak! Thanks for all the great music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunther Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Nice, won't be easy to re-download and re-rate all the mixes, but I'll do it somehow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleJCrb Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 It ACTUALLY happened. I've only been hearing "I'M WORKING ON IT" almost every week since 2009 from Larry. Will be downloading and seeding this when I get home today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Frazier Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Thank you guys, this is awesome! Major accomplishment. I will be updating my already complete OCR catalog with this revision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Native Jovian Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Awesome! The inconsistencies in remixes of different eras always poked my OCD whenever I noticed it, but not bad enough to actually fix them all myself. Definitely badass too have new official versions that are all standardized. What's official policy on the old torrents? Stop seeding, so people will get the new versions? Or keep seeding, with the idea that any OCR is better than no OCR? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirby Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 I've been seeding since Monday but yeah, this is great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liontamer Posted October 18, 2012 Author Share Posted October 18, 2012 What's official policy on the old torrents? Stop seeding, so people will get the new versions? Or keep seeding, with the idea that any OCR is better than no OCR? Let 'em go. They're obsolete now, and no longer listed on the site, so you should put them out to pasture too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chi Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Now I feel like a pokémon master memorizing every music I like by their ID number. xD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otakatt Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Excellent! Been looking forward to this for a while now. Less looking forward to reorganizing ye old music collection though. Maybe I'll just keep OCR stuff in an OCR folder as opposed to filing it away to individual game folders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollgagh Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 took you jerks long enough, god Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otakatt Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Are the torrents not working atm or am I just doing something wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belthesar Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Are the torrents not working atm or am I just doing something wrong? Edit: This seems to have been rectified. Torrents are flowing like the rain outside my window. Looks like at least the web portion of the tracker is offline. I'm unable to pull the torrents to start seeding as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Darnley Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Since we can't seem to get the torrents at the moment, any chance for a magnet link or three? Or even just a mirror? Let 'em go. They're obsolete now, and no longer listed on the site, so you should put them out to pasture too. Since the management have previously removed one of my favourite tracks, I for one won't be doing that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liontamer Posted October 18, 2012 Author Share Posted October 18, 2012 Since the management have previously removed one of my favourite tracks, I for one won't be doing that. That's OK. If you're the only one seeding it down the line, it's a moot point anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ectogemia Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Awesome. I've been waiting for this forevz. Thanks for the hard work, Lar-Bear <3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwordBreaker Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Must've taken a long time to make this a reality. Hats off to Larry for going through all the trouble. It'll take me awhile to appreciate this as I already downloaded many tracks and have my iTunes arranged the way I want it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neko069 Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Congratulations to all ocremix team, this is awesome !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dafydd Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Whoa. That log is beast. Big , Larry! Can't get the torrent files atm for some reason, I'm guessing they're too popular a download right now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirby Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 So, Larry, now that this is finally done... avatars? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dafydd Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 So, Larry, now that this is finally done...avatars? Ha ha ha ha ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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