Jorito Posted March 6, 2015 Author Share Posted March 6, 2015 i think it could be a bit of a coin toss as far as judging goes, though i don't know the policies/philosophies these days as far as more core chiptune arrangements go. i happen to like the dry sound with the drums beefing it up. seems very intentional. I'm not aware of any anti chiptune policies on the site/panel, but yes, the sound was pretty intentional. I started out (and stuck with) the idea of a chiptune inspiration with non-chiptune drums and not pure chiptune. Heck, in the end the project counted ~50 tracks if you count all the individual parts and layers, try to do that with a pure chiptune Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timaeus222 Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 I'm not aware of any anti chiptune policies on the site/panel, but yes, the sound was pretty intentional. I started out (and stuck with) the idea of a chiptune inspiration with non-chiptune drums and not pure chiptune. Heck, in the end the project counted ~50 tracks if you count all the individual parts and layers, try to do that with a pure chiptune Well, compare to the original. It's chiptune too, so the emphasis on the judging would likely be on your arrangement and your synth expression. I imagine if there are issues, it might be on: - The somewhat still-buried kick, but there might be a "but I'll live" or something - The strange vibrato speed and intensity on the solo; at 1:55 during the vibrato due to overlapped sequencing it sounds weird to me - That it's chiptune and that they'll look at arrangement closely - The somewhat unintelligible vocoder I think it could be close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gario Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 As far as pure chiptunes go, the judges don't have a particular bias against it. The reason pure chiptunes have a difficult time getting on the site is because there isn't a bias for them, either; the production standards are weighed against any other song, not against the production values of chiptunes (which is considerably difficult to match, when it comes to pure chiptunes). This song isn't a pure chiptune, so I hear a good deal of production polish that brings it to an acceptable level, in my opinion. Don't worry, it still has a pretty good shot as it is, production-wise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorito Posted March 6, 2015 Author Share Posted March 6, 2015 For myself, the track is done. We'll see what the judges think of it by the end of the year and if they feel a resub is in order I'll tackle that when it comes. No use worrying about it until then Anyways, appreciate the extra insights. It's not gonna stop me from doing another chiptune when I feel like it at least Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eino Keskitalo Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 I like how the punchier drum mixing now lets the drumming shine, the toms are especially nice. OT: The title is making me thing, there needs to be a chip-py Vampire Killer arrangement with a whip/chip pun in the title, anyone got any? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorito Posted March 9, 2015 Author Share Posted March 9, 2015 I could just renamed it from Wicked Chip to Whipped Chip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eino Keskitalo Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Not bad, though Vampire Killer being the name of the whip in the game, the track Vampire Killer would be even more punnerific as the source, that was my thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timaeus222 Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Get that Pork Chip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gario Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Killer Studio Chips ... Actually, I got dibs on that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorito Posted March 10, 2015 Author Share Posted March 10, 2015 Killer Studio Chips... Actually, I got dibs on that one. LOL! Since I read that entire thread just a week or 2 ago, I can appreciate that in the fullest. Too bad I ain't got studio killer chips nor dibs to bask in glory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nase Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 killer studio chaps up for grabs, while we're atit. nice terrible name for a supergroup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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