Jorito Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 (edited) So... here's a song I did for the finale of Remixing with the Stars. It's the song Rim Elm from the PSX RPG Legend of Legaia. I wanted to do something entirely different from my usual repetoire and chose (oldskool) reggae as a style. I think it turned out pretty well, given the 2 week deadline that I had, but I'd appreciate some feedback so I can really finish it. So... any opinions and suggestions for improvement? Here it is: https://soundcloud.com/jorito/da-legend-of-da-regg-aelm-ya Source: http://youtu.be/W2TSDlXy7EQ Edited September 2, 2014 by XPRTNovice MR Complete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juanzor Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 It sounds really good, the quality of the sounds is amazing ! Legend of Legaia is one of my favorite PS1 JRPGS but I had to go and listen to the original track because i couldn't get it right away though. Do you mind telling me where you found the steel pans ? I'm gonna need them for a Tomba/Tombi 2 medley that i plan to make in a future when I'm more experienced Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorito Posted May 10, 2014 Author Share Posted May 10, 2014 Thanks, glad you like it TBH I never played Legend of Legaia myself, but due to the assignment in remixing with the stars I ended up doing my teammate's song in the style I chose The steeldrums are a layered sound of the default Kontakt sound library and the steeldrums from the Korg M1 VST. Standalone they weren't great, but combined it turned out pretty well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorito Posted August 8, 2014 Author Share Posted August 8, 2014 Labeling it as finished. What do you think, does it still need a bit more work? Would it be a good submission and addition to OCRemix? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorito Posted August 10, 2014 Author Share Posted August 10, 2014 I think I'm ready for a mod review Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timaeus222 Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Somehow the rhythm guitars feel like they're missing some high frequencies compared to the sampled instruments, and somehow they make the mix feel like a lower bitrate than it actually is. Otherwise, I'm not much of a reggae enthusiast, so I think it sounds good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XPRTNovice Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Link to source please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorito Posted August 23, 2014 Author Share Posted August 23, 2014 Link to source please. Oops, how stupid of me! Source link added to opening post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XPRTNovice Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 [ModReview] - The beginning 3-4 guitar notes sound a bit out of tune. - The bass in general could use some EQ trimming at the extreme low end to make it fit with the rest of the mix a bit, but it's a taste thing, too. - You blended the flute thing and the steel drums very nicely to create a pretty nice texture during melody lines. - The flute gets a little shrill at 1:40 ish doing those turns on top; careful with that. I couldn't tell if you added a doubling instrument or not, but it got significantly more piercing to the ear. - Arrangement wise, I would say at 2:19 I kind of felt like I was just hearing the beginning again. By 2:42 I was getting really tired of hearing that introductory melodic line on the flute. If I were to make a suggestion, I would say cut the part from 2:20-2:42. You would prevent the feeling of being dragged back to the beginning and driving more energy toward the end. The ending is nice. Really I would say my major problem with this is the arrangement; it's a shorter piece and we hear that main line an awful lot. The mixing is pretty solid, and so is the instrumentation. I can't really give you a good gauge on whether the judges will hit on it or not, since arrangement is a little more subjective than you having a bunch of mud in the mix, etc. [/Modreview] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eino Keskitalo Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 Quite a solid mix, but indeed a bit repetitive. Making that final stretch a bit shorter like XPRTNovice suggested could very well work. (I've got to forward this to a friend who was a fan of the game's music.) Also, Liontamer was just mentioning the lack of reggae OC ReMixes, so there's definitely a call for this one. =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorito Posted September 3, 2014 Author Share Posted September 3, 2014 Cheers for the feedback guys, much appreciated! Will go back to the DAW to polish some rough edges and add a bit more variation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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