djpretzel Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 What did you think? Post your opinion of this ReMix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Wily Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 Nice ambient intro.. and yes, I can definitely hear the Terminator theme at 0:52 like djp said I like parts of this mix but that synth guitar is a little too grating I think... it detracts somewhat from what is a pretty good arrangment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linearity Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 I think the guitar sounds fine. The song is based generally on synthesis rather than real instruments, so the guitar fits better even though it isn't real. My heavy metal arrangement of the same song, for instance, probably won't sound as good until I get better at sequencing, but this works. I like it. It's a little conservative, except for the solo, but it's not a bad thing. The atmosphere is probably the most memorable thing about this song. It has a good feel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueMage Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 The Pretzel knows his Terminator tracks. The drum sequence he's referencing sounds almost EXACTLY (read: awesomely) like the final drum sequence in the intro to Terminator 2, where the camera zooms in on the robot. Synth guitar ... eh, no biggie to me. I'm more overwhelmed by the similarities to AE (read: more awesome) Damn that ending! Confirms the Terminator vibe beyond doubt. This is great stuff, the Terminator vibe certainly doesn't hurt, nor does the similarity to AE. This gets an easy 6 (>75%) and is held back from a 7 because the guitar isn't meaty enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triad Orion Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 An interesting piece, certainly. I actually liked the feel it gave, and the guitar done the way it was turned out pretty cool. Though I have to say, intentional or not, the aforementioned Terminator vibe is very nice. Lends a sort of toughness to the track. Overall, I liked this remix. Well done. EDIT: I just thought of something is the title "Chronodyne" in refrence to "dataDyne" from Perfect Dark? After listening to the song again, I thought I picked up a little bit of that too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
consonance Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 Wow, I liked this song a lot. I tend to enjoy the heavy metal remixes, but this really takes the cake with the drums. Wow, those drums. When I first heard them The Flashbulb came to mind. The guitar could be better, since it's very synthy, sort of high in the register. It could definitely be thicker, but it does its job. The ambient synth that provides the background is there, just as in "Undersea Palace." There's a big difference in expression between the background there and the background in "Chronodyne Marine." The tone is really what carries the song, because admittedly otherwise I wouldn't like it so much. At any rate, good job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninja-san Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 Has a nice beat to it. Great job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noTuX Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 Thats some real nasty (in a good way) drum work. This is great!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiva Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 I like the intro And the "Terminator" passage is funny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILLiterate Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 Guitar is gwed, arrangement is awesome, drums make me happy, gg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navi Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 cool stuff! edit: haha, that drum pattern is so terminator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechasonic4ever Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 This remix is set with the entrances flowing in a synth sort of way and then the guitar (though it sounds fake) rises this song to its heights. Overall good remix!Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRedBob Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 I really enjoy this song. As Linearity said, the entire track is synthetic, and I feel that a more realistic guitar sound might have even been out of place. Excellent arrangement. Keep up the good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PassivePretentiousness Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 haha, that drum pattern is so terminator. SUBMISSION VIOLATION Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bummer Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 Interesting take on the Ocean Palace theme, it took a while for me to recognize it. At first I thought this was going to be a more mellow piece, considering that the remixer's nick points in that direction, and so I thought at first when I heard the bell synth in the beginning. But then came the other and more rough synth. And as for the guitar, you can clearly hear that it's a synth since it doesn't sound too real, but I don't have a clue for how to make it more "guitarish". However, since this is an electronica arrangement, I guess it's supposed to sound like this along with the other equipment, that's the thing with it. And to not stick out of the conversation, yes, the drums sounds very much similiar like Terminator. Nice remix overall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micuu Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 I've got to disagree big time with the judges on this. As has already been mentioned, the whole song is synth; adding a real guitar would more then likely spoil what I think is a very cohesive sound. The guitar solo could have been better, yeah, but it's hardly a song killer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master_Yoshi Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 Wow, killer intro, kick butt ending. But that guitar solo (1:27-1:52)sounded too thin and almost midi-esque to my untrained ears. Sounded like someone just pressing the right notes on a keyboard, it lacked soul and substance and texture, as though the artist wasnt really... into it. Most noteably the section from 1:42-1:52. The contrast was pretty detrimental to the mix in my opinion, as the other 3-ish minutes of the mix showed attention to setting up a nice gritty feel. Even the few seconds as a precursor to that solo sounded awesome, I would have liked to hear more of that in the solo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clone Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 very nice song Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bummer Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 adding a real guitar would more then likely spoil what I think is a very cohesive sound. Mostly my point too, this is electronica. If it were to be a real guitar, it would be more like some sort of rockmusic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mDuo13 Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 I don't think the judges were saying to add a real guitar. They were saying to filter the synth guitar. I agree -- it would sound a lot less like "omg FL Slayer" if there were some effects applied to it, and it would really fit in a lot better, too. The guitar solo itself is kind of neat. I like the parts where it throws in a second one. But the note at 1:27 is really abrupt. I mean, it was sort of sudden in the original, but not this bad. The percussion and background are both excellent. The filters applied to the drums are what save this piece. But I would really like to see what this sounds like with a different sounding synth guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam_Slight Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 I haven't really liked any of the new mixes lately, but I enjoyed this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gadiandi Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 I agree that the synth guitar could use some work but the rest was pretty top notch! I really liked the percussion. Hasta la vista, baby! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Shadow Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 I like the chiptune-y percussion. Approved. :] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Taucer Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 I pretty much agree with the judges on this one: it's listenable, even enjoyable, but could have been SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much better with real guitars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G_D Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 I also agree that the synth guitar could use some work; either a more clean sound or a more fuzzy sound. As it is, the arrangement is great, and I love the background bass/percussion. The guitar just seems to stick out funny in comparison with the rest of the song. Great stuff! 7/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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