djpretzel Posted July 1, 2006 Share Posted July 1, 2006 Email sub file Crashman's Workshop.mp3 AeroZ Sebastian Freij sebastian_freij@hotmail.com www.soundclick.com/aeroz Megaman 2 - Crashman's Theme Remixname: Crashman's Workshop You better turn the volume up on this one. I got this freaky idea to use sounds of tools, trains and steam. Best wishes / Sebastian Freij Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vig Posted July 8, 2006 Share Posted July 8, 2006 some of the instruments are pretty cool..like at :55, but others are tacky, like the lead. The groove is slowed down, but the arrangement is pretty straightforward. The section at 2:00 is cool..but rather unrelated to the original, and seems to just be shoved in there to alleviate monotony. what's here is okay, needs more ideas. nO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liontamer Posted July 8, 2006 Share Posted July 8, 2006 http://www.zophar.net/nsf/megaman2.zip - Track 10 ("Crash Man Stage") I liked the sparker noises and the blowtorch being lit up during the intro. Too bad that bassline was lame, as the sound effects didn't really gel with it. I would have just introed with the SFX and then used some effects on it, but ah well. Beats were OK, though too dry. The changes to the melody sounded off, but you get used to them. The lead is way too thin, and the supporting instrumentation definitely isn't making up for it. The melody isn't even in the forefront of the track, as you have the supporting synth and beats completely drowning it back. 1:23 goes for another iteration of the arrangement, which is pretty boring/uncreative. 1:48 switches it up to some sluggish but otherwise cool e-piano stuff, along with a thin bassline and the same ole' plodding beats. The energy level here could be so much better just by fleshing out the sounds and not putting the beat patterns on cruise control. Gotta agree with Vigilante, that previous original section had jack shit to do with arranging Crash Man's theme, and didn't even thematically connect with the rest of the arrangement. You need to seamlessly fuse those original ideas within the arrangement. 2:47 switches back to the plodding Crash Man arrangement, only with a few more sound effects added in the background, then the guitar-like synth at 3:24. The whole thing just drags, due to repetition and the fact that the texture is sparse. Keep in mind, you have a lot of reverb and whatnot, but everything still sounds pretty empty; those effects only compensate so much. You have some cool ideas in place, and I liked some of the sounds in play, but you really need to create a more comprehensive, varied arrangement. Focus on these aforementioned criticisms and keep trying your hand at this. NO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkeSword Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 It'd be nice if you actually used more of the actual Crashman theme in this song, rather than just one of the 8-bar phrases from the original with its notes altered so only the rhythm really remains. That snare is also too loud. The section in the middle with the e-piano has jack shit to do with anything and sounds like gratuitous "variation." Needs more Crashman and less repeating. NO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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