Garpocalypse Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Sorry for disappearing, had a really really busy week. Glad I wasn't mixing or I would probably be bailing right now I'll comb through the thread to see what i missed. Garpocalypse and MindWanderer and also Tuberz: Your tracks are hard to choose between, you are well matched for production and writing. Garpocalypse: Your track confuses me a bit. It starts out so soft, a pad and harp, then a synth and some very rock-style drums, then with no warning, whammo... guitars and super fast drums. The guitar parts actually sound pretty good, but I don't think you've chosen the best synth timbres to go with them. Back and forth from super-soft/slow to very hard/fast sounding sections here... with no warning or signaling... need some transitions! The ideas are solid, they just have to flow better. All of the leads in this one I changed at the last second and didn't bother to re-record the midi for them or really mix them. Leads and me don't jivemaster very well for some reason. Went for some shock value but I over did it. I was planning a rewrite but so far haven't had any time to work on it. When it gets done i'll have it up on the forums. Thanks for the comments! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuberz McGee Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Tuberz: That choir sounds really nice! That's the wordbuilder? I have to mess with that, I just got Symphonic Choirs myself. Makes for a really lovely, soft mix. Pretty track! N'awwww. Thankies darl. But yeah, the wordbuilder is pretty alright. There are some syllables that get lost in the mix, and unfortunately dynamics are REALLY hard to articulate (in FL at least). I'd love to get this performed and recorded by the VGM Choir perhaps. I dunno, They mightn't waste their time on me. I still feel bad that my production just wasn't there for my mix though. :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avaris Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 4 to 3 and 5 to 2 in the voting! Damn it's close, we need some more votes. How is everyone's remixes going this round? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindWanderer Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 4 to 3 and 5 to 2 in the voting!5 to 2 isn't really close, but I'm cool with that. I'm just happy that so many people thought it was close, when I felt mine was totally half-assed. Very encouraged for next time, knowing that if I'd submitted something up to my own standards I probably would have won, and I respect the hell out of Garpocalypse. Hoping to get a rematch someday when we're both more on our game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garpocalypse Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 ... when I felt mine was totally half-assed... Hey, you're not the only one. 99% of everything I've done over the past two years feels that way to me. Still two days left for voting but either way keep me in mind for your next RwTS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimpazilla Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 How is everyone's remixes going this round? Mine's done, just gonna do some final tweaking and a few drum variations tomorrow. This one is... interesting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Strader Posted December 7, 2013 Author Share Posted December 7, 2013 I haven't started mine yet. This weekend is even worse than the last time I compo'd because the snow is just outrageous, and we are STILL sending out cement mixers, and a snow plow, from this warehouse, but I'm going to try to do most of the writing overnight and tomorrow morning if I can. It's just going to be so impossibly hard here and I don't got much time to finish up. I feel like I am letting the compo down by not getting stuff going a lot better But I will do my best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cash Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 I feel like I am letting the compo down by not getting stuff going a lot better But I will do my best. Hey man, you're the one running the compo, you haven't let down anyone. We're all cool people (right?), we understand that sometimes life gets in the way of compos. Don't fret! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Strader Posted December 7, 2013 Author Share Posted December 7, 2013 (edited) I've been trying for hours but it seems like using ASIO drivers with a bluetooth headset is just impossible. The only one I was able to get working without BSODs was Full Duplex, and even then the latency is just slightly too bad for me to record the midi keyboard at all. What I'm basically saying is this whole night/day is lost. It's going to be a rush on Sunday and probably another unfinished song. I'm so depressed Eino, I am going to do as good as I can, but PLEASE knock me out this week. Haha. Edited December 7, 2013 by Brandon Strader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperiorX Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 (edited) I feel bad cause I really meant to be following this compo from the beginning, but I have been so busy, I haven't had time to check out the music until now I just downloaded all the rounds though and have just started going through the first round for each bracket. There is some really good stuff here! Good job everyone! I particularly enjoyed Avaris, Hakstok, and Tuberz's mixes from the Light Bracket Round 1, awesome stuff I'm going to check out the others today and make it a point to vote from here on out! EDIT: cool, just listened to the rest. I was really digging Brandon's, timeaus222's, and Chernabogue's mixes from the Darkness Bracket Round 1. Everyone did a really good job though. I voted on the current round too. Edited December 7, 2013 by SuperiorX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chernabogue Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Maybe I'll have time to finish, maybe not. BUT I'll have something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esperado Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 interesting how this one is turning out. posted remixers are getting whomped by not posted remixers. this means there damn well better be more takers for being a star on remixing with the stars! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Strader Posted December 8, 2013 Author Share Posted December 8, 2013 Yeah I was sad yesterday but look! We've still got a WHOLE DAY to make an awesome song. But... but I have no coffee.... *still depressed* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eino Keskitalo Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 I decided to sleep instead. Sleep is good. Then I realized, there's still time until about six in Monday morning here. So plenty of time still! --Eino Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Strader Posted December 8, 2013 Author Share Posted December 8, 2013 Hah no kidding. The lack of coffee is putting me back in the bed but I set the alarm for a few hours from now, so hopefully I'm more rested by then. Got a LOT of work to do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimpazilla Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 Hah no kidding. The lack of coffee is putting me back in the bed but I set the alarm for a few hours from now, so hopefully I'm more rested by then. Got a LOT of work to do! Good luck Brandon. Btw you're jamming everyone up against Christmas, New Year's and Magfest... how about you do your next compo in June? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chernabogue Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 Sent mine!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Strader Posted December 8, 2013 Author Share Posted December 8, 2013 Sent mine!! Amazing. I've seen the video of that guy before but I can't remember what it was called to be able to find it. It was great I got Chimpazilla and Chernabogue, the double C's. The rest of us who haven't entered yet are quite the boobs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NovaReaper Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 Amazing. I've seen the video of that guy before but I can't remember what it was called to be able to find it. It was great I got Chimpazilla and Chernabogue, the double C's. The rest of us who haven't entered yet are quite the boobs. Yeah, I can't submit this time, sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimpazilla Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Well Ok, my mix is subbed. It is titled "Edward Zorn Gets a Haircut." Listen to it with the following warnings in mind: 1. This mix is seriously catchy. Be prepared to have it stuck in your head for quite awhile after you hear it. Hopefully this is a good thing, but consider yourself warned. 2. Yes, the voices are fake. The mix came into being because I started messing around with Omnisphere's "jazz voices" samples. (what better time than a compo to try things you've never done, right?) I'm sure they were never intended to be used as leads, but wow, that harmony! So yes, I am aware that the vocal samples are fake-sounding. Anyone who feels the need to point out to me that they are fake-sounding will receive a tomato to the face. 3. Anyone who says this mix is not seriously groovy despite the fakeness of the samples will likewise receive a tomato directly to the face. Don't say you weren't warned. 4. It's short, I know, I know. Shortest thing I've ever written. But do you really need more of it? There is ONE real vocal sample in this mix. The final "yeah" was recorded by our own XPRTNovice. Thanks Joe! tl;dr - so fake, many harmony, much yeah Source usage: Intro (0:00 to 0:07) is Zorn & Thorn Main verse (0:20 to 0:47) is Edward Chorus (0:47 to 1:14) is Edward. The trumpets in this section are playing the Zorn & Thorn theme, but in reverse order from the source. Transition verse (1:14 to 1:26) is Zorn & Thorn Final verse (1:28 to end) is Edward And now you must wait until midnight to hear it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Strader Posted December 9, 2013 Author Share Posted December 9, 2013 Yar, I made something too. It's just solo piano, and you can kinda hear how I have like 500,000 ideas for a remix of Lulu but didn't have time to act on any of them, so I brain-diarrhea'd them into a solo piano. I really hope Eino enters so he can win. x_x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esperado Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Gogo dispatches cait sith swiftly as cait sith was too busy vegging out in skyrim for his birthday to effectively defend his crystal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Strader Posted December 9, 2013 Author Share Posted December 9, 2013 Dang you son of a butt!!! If this becomes the first week where no voting is required, I'm going to be SUPER upset. I might hit myself. And pretend I am all of you guys! I kid, I kid... or do I? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esperado Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Im suprised by the number of defaults actually. I figured this would get real brutal after the first round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Strader Posted December 9, 2013 Author Share Posted December 9, 2013 (edited) Im suprised by the number of defaults actually. I figured this would get real brutal after the first round. It may have gotten brOOtal, if people didn't forget to enter. Oh, right. It's 12:10AM. I was listening to music and forgot to start on the stuff. I'll get it up soon. Well, ChimpaZilla and ChernaBogue are moving ahead by default. The only voting this week will be between Evktalo (Eino Keski..talos... y'all mudafugas need it) and me. Next Round... Garpocalypse, Avaris, and Tuberz McGee vs...... Mix your theme with GILGAMESH, and any other character themes from your round you'd like to cameo, but call your mix Artist Name - Song Title (Your Character vs. Gilgamesh) The three heroes enter the next room only to be greeted by the colossal and silly Gilgamesh who is prepared to make mincemeat out of the minstrels. Grab current Darkness Bracket mixes here! Edited December 9, 2013 by Brandon Strader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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