MindWanderer Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Season 3, Episode 7 Theme TBAAbout ReMixing With the Stars ReMixing With the Stars is intended to give beginning remixers some support, encouragement, and mentoring in their quest to become great, and as a sidenote, to become posted remixers. Beginners are mentored by experienced remixers to push their abilities to new heights and submit collaborative works according to the theme of the month.Who's a "Star" and who's a "Novice?" There are no fixed rules on this. Originally, RWS treated anyone with an OCR mixpost as a "Star" and anyone else as a "Novice." Later it evolved so that anyone could elect to be a Star, but posted remixers couldn't be Novices. The reason was because a lot of really good remixers expressed a lack of confidence in their abilities and didn't feel they were good enough to mentor someone else, but RWS gets a lot more Novice than Star signups. Now anyone can sign up as either, but please be honest with yourself. If you have several direct posts to OCR, you're probably in a better position to give help than receive it. If you have a giant bowl of Wooden Spoons from PRC and mostly only win by default, the reverse is probably true. But if you feel that you're pretty good and your OCR submissions just get NO'ed due to minor nitpicks, go ahead and sign up as a Star if you want. If you have been posted but each submission takes you months and multiple resubmits, feel free to sign up as a Novice. Or not, it's your choice. If you're on the fence, bear in mind that being a Star is a much smaller time commitment. One caveat: This should not be your first attempt at creating music in a DAW. The Stars' job is to provide mixing, production, and arrangement advice. It's not to teach you how to choose or install a DAW, load VST's, work with a MIDI piano roll, arm your microphone, etc. If that's where you are right now, try PRC or MnP as a first compo.Rules Enrollment/Pairings: Stars: Sign up by posting in this thread that you're available. Mention any time restrictions or or other limitations you might have, or if you have any particular strengths you'd like to offer (playing a live instrument is a great one). Novices: If one or more Stars have signed up, just post to claim one! First come, first served. Get in touch with your Star as soon as you claim them, so you can get started on your mix as soon as the theme is posted. I encourage Novices to rotate between multiple Stars to get different learning experiences and perspectives, but if the same people keep signing up week after week, repeat pairings are fine. If there aren't any unclaimed Stars, feel free to post to say that you'd like one. Exception: If you signed up for the last episode and got paired with a Star, but did not turn in a mix, you get bumped to the bottom of the list this round. You may only get a partner if there's a Star left over at the end of the enrollment period. This penalty is only for the one episode unless this becomes a chronic issue for you. Pairings for everyone who signed up within the official "enrollment period" will be posted at that time. However, if anyone wants to sign up after that, or can't find a partner until after that, they're welcome to join in. Mixes: The Novice must be the primary remixer. Stars can contribute by giving advice, performing with a live instrument or vocals, and with production, including sample quality, balance, and minor arrangement adjustments to fix timing or dissonance issues. If you don't use the same DAW, you can exchange MIDIs or rendered stems. The Star may also contribute a short solo segment arranged entirely by them. No one other than the Novice and Star may help in any substantial way. You can use multiple sources in your remix, but at least 51% of the remix must be based on one or more qualifying sources. For example, if you use 3 sources, and only one fits the theme, but it's present in more than half the mix, then it's fine. Submissions: All entries must be submitted to ThaSauce by the deadline. Check the ThaSauce page for the exact amount of remaining time (the image in my sig should also be correct). Give credit to your partner in the submission description, and provide link(s) to the source(s) you used. File sizes cannot exceed 20MB. If you have trouble uploading the file or getting a ThaSauce account working, post a link to your mix in this thread and I'll get it on there. If this is your first ThaSauce compo entry, don't do it at the last minute! Voting: Use the ThaSauce page to vote. Entrants (Novices or Stars) may not vote for themselves, but your mix gets a bonus first-place vote if you vote. Support your partner by voting! The deadline is on the ThaSauce page (or in my sig, once voting has started). Previous Seasons Season 1 CompilationSeason 2 Compilation Pilot Episode: "Beginnings" Season 1, Episode 1: "Spooky!" Season 1, Episode 2: "Origins of Home Gaming" Season 1, Episode 3: Special "You Can Never Have Too Much Mega Man" edition Season 1, Episode 4: "Yesteryear" Season 1, Episode 5: "Ultra-Modern" Season 1 Finale: "Touched by a Star" Season 2, Episode 1: "Country Road" Season 2, Episode 2: "Tropical Vacation!" Season 2, Episode 3: Special "Wish on This!" edition Season 2, Episode 4: "The Need for Speed!" Season 2, Episode 5: "Pacifism" Season 2 Finale: "Rising Stars" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anorax Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Unfortunately, I will be on vacation for a majority of this round (Fourth of July holiday in US for anyone who didn't know), else I'd sign up as a novice. Sorry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindWanderer Posted June 23, 2015 Author Share Posted June 23, 2015 No signups, so I'm postponing the round until after SFRG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fxsnowy Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 How come there is no theme? I think that is why there aren't any signups Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supercoolmike Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 How come there is no theme? I think that is why there aren't any signups sometimes the themes are brought up in the beg, and others like this are brought up afterwards. The secret ingredient will either be the source itself or a vst to influence the process of remixing. So this time, the secret ingredient is the source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindWanderer Posted June 23, 2015 Author Share Posted June 23, 2015 The theme is announced at the same time as the pairings, so no one gets a head start. The themes are always pretty generous, so a "bad" theme isn't generally a deterrent to signing up. In special rounds, the theme isn't withheld, but the "secret ingredient," specific sources, etc. are, so no one can start early. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fxsnowy Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 The theme is announced at the same time as the pairings, so no one gets a head start. The themes are always pretty generous, so a "bad" theme isn't generally a deterrent to signing up. In special rounds, the theme isn't withheld, but the "secret ingredient," specific sources, etc. are, so no one can start early. It's not a question of being a good or bad theme, it is just preference. I think sometimes the theme determines (myself included) whether people want to participate or not. Announcing the theme a few days earlier before the round starts creates more excitement IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoshiBlade Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 I feel like this round should just link directly to the SFRG Thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anorax Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 It's not a question of being a good or bad theme, it is just preference. I think sometimes the theme determines (myself included) whether people want to participate or not. Announcing the theme a few days earlier before the round starts creates more excitement IMO. Perhaps, but at the same time knowing the theme beforehand can also potentially be a deterrent. Besides, the big point of RWS is to have a novice work with the knowledgeable help of a star/veteran ReMixer, and the theme choice should honestly be secondary to this, and to me that's why it makes sense to release the theme after pairings are official. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkflamewolf Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Is there a season 3 compilation yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindWanderer Posted July 27, 2015 Author Share Posted July 27, 2015 Is there a season 3 compilation yet? With the move to ThaSauce, there won't be any more compilation downloads. Also Season 3 is only halfway through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkflamewolf Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 So basically, I need to download all my mix fixes from ThaSauce then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindWanderer Posted July 31, 2015 Author Share Posted July 31, 2015 Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindWanderer Posted September 30, 2015 Author Share Posted September 30, 2015 We'll be restarting again next Tuesday, so consider signups re-opened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindWanderer Posted October 6, 2015 Author Share Posted October 6, 2015 Only got one signup, via PM, so consider RWS closed until further notice. I'll relaunch it when enough people start nagging me to do so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bundeslang Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 That's sad news but I understand the decision. All compos have a lack of interest in the last months. PRC and MnP only get 1 or 2 submissions after extensions. Even DOD only had 6 entries last round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anorax Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 I just want to chime in and say that my semester has been absolutely hectic since it began six (seven?) weeks ago, which has kept me from really participating in anything on OCR (or even real-life stuff, for that matter). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zazabar Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 I wonder why so many people are skipping out on compos nowadays. It makes me a sad panda. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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