HoboKa Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Compo: MnP (Meat 'n Potatoes) Round 44: Castlevania 4 - Simon's Theme Time to get stoked for that Castlevania 4 "Vampire Variations Vol.3" Album. What better theme to pick than Simon's theme?? -Me Midi: http://compo.thasauce.net/files/materials/MnP44_cv4-Simons%20Theme.mid Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sX3fjpkFwkDeadline: Nov 13th Fri 1 pmVote Ends: Nov 15th Sun MidnightSubmit your remix Here when completed. **If you have technical difficulty with account activation at ThaSauce, please contact me via PM and I will submit your track and will also tally your vote**MISSION STATEMENTThe goal of Compo:MnP is to promote that "meat and potatoes" conservative approach to remixing: this includes the mood and composition of source tunes. It is up to the remixer to create their own personalization, or to simply give it a sound upgrade. Moreover, the compo is a great opportunity to hone your remixing skills and give video game music the respect that is due. SOME reinterpretation is recommended, but not required.MnP Instructions/Guidelines1. Covers and Sound Upgrades are permitted.2. Most or all of the source notes must be present (but not necessarily in the exact same order), secondly the mood (energy, pacing, feelings being conveyed etc) should also be retained. For example, a source tune that is fast-paced and energetic that's remixed into a mellow/chill-out theme would be a hard sell.3. If you decide to do a genre swap (i.e. symphonic to techno), make sure that the conditions of #2 are met.4. Submissions must be at a maximum of 20mb (keeping in step with ThaSauce's file size max).5. Only 1 entry per participant. Previous winner cannot participate but can submit a BONUS entry.6. All competitors and voters must adhere to the rules stated within: Competition Code and ConductMISC/TIPS- When picking a source tune, make sure it has a MIDI to make ppl's lives easier.- In-game sound FX are permitted, so long as they don't comprise the whole track (i.e. replacing entire MIDI tracks with just sfx)- Certain sad or moody source tunes don't have drums or percussion for a reason. So keeping it that way may be the easiest way to retain much of the original feel, such as and Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eino Keskitalo Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Nice timing with the pick! Both seasonal and also current thanks to VV3. It is a good theme. I just started playing CV4. I'm familiar to the theme beforehand thanks to fan arrangements, but now I've got the theme really stuck in my head thanks to actually playing the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esperado Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 OH BOY, CASTLEVANIA! COUNT ME IN! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoboKa Posted October 30, 2015 Author Share Posted October 30, 2015 yous guys better participate >: 3 - I might compete with you two too =p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoboKa Posted October 30, 2015 Author Share Posted October 30, 2015 Nice timing with the pick! Both seasonal and also current thanks to VV3. It is a good theme. I just started playing CV4. I'm familiar to the theme beforehand thanks to fan arrangements, but now I've got the theme really stuck in my head thanks to actually playing the game. It's a good game. Have it on my Wii from digital store. Prob my top 10 fav's of the SNES easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chernabogue Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Alright, alright, I'll try! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esperado Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 just kidding. Ableton will not load no matter what i do, so ill enter if i can fix it tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoboKa Posted October 31, 2015 Author Share Posted October 31, 2015 Alright, alright, I'll try! Sweet. Wish I could attend the listening party tomorrow. But I can't cuz of work. So seeing this round with lots of subs will hopefully cheer me up =p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yami Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Hmm, one of my favorite tracks of Castlevania. If I have time, I might compete too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APZX Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Hmmmm, interesting choice of source this one is because I fondly remember the theme myself. I was young and couldn't really do anything in this game, but man this theme is just so much fun. In honor of the theme I present a quick cover (made quickly using some hardware in case anyone was wondering). And if I can focus on my remix long enough I'll have one for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoboKa Posted November 6, 2015 Author Share Posted November 6, 2015 Lots of enthusiasm here. Gonna have to make a Bonus too =p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chernabogue Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Done and done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esperado Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Done and done. What a beast, theres still almost a week left! The king of castlevania doesnt screw around! Chernabogue 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 Hoping to have something for this, as long as work doesn't screw me over again. Holidays tend to make doing things not related to work difficult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xsquader Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 I've been gone for a while from OCRemix and never participated in this comp but I'm in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xsquader Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 Submitted btw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoboKa Posted November 8, 2015 Author Share Posted November 8, 2015 Nice. Chernabogue and Xsquader subbed already. ....which you both stated in the thread. =p much appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APZX Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 I probably should have spent another day or two to let the mix sit with me, but what is done is done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xsquader Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 I probably should have spent another day or two to let the mix sit with me, but what is done is done. Last time I did that I became too much of a perfectionist and never entered my final work (and looking back I should have though this was for a different compo) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 I probably should have touched up mine a good deal more, but I ran out of personal time so it'll have to do. Like Xsquader said, I probably wouldn't have gotten around to submitting it if I held off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APZX Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Last time I did that I became too much of a perfectionist and never entered my final work (and looking back I should have though this was for a different compo) Well, what I meant by that was I mixed it in a day and rather than wait until the next day to make sure things were basically the way I wanted them I subbed it. Never underestimate that single day. It means quite a bit in the long run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xsquader Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Well, what I meant by that was I mixed it in a day and rather than wait until the next day to make sure things were basically the way I wanted them I subbed it. Never underestimate that single day. It means quite a bit in the long run. I do agree entirely that the extra day does indeed matter. If I am not mistaken isn't it possible to update it if you contact the contest sponsor? I think this has been done in PRC. I don't recall though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APZX Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Probably, but after giving the track a few listens today I'm not super concerned. My biggest changes would be some small compression changes and minor automation points to deal with some smaller issues I feel exist. But overall I think I did a decent job with the mix. Could I make it sound better? Absolutely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoboKa Posted November 10, 2015 Author Share Posted November 10, 2015 You want me to delete it APZX? That way you can resub. You got a few more days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APZX Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 HoboKa, That isn't necessary but I do appreciate the offer. The problems I'm mainly hearing stem from the conversion to MP3 from WAV. There really isn't a lot I can do about them except drop the level of the track about a dB or so. I don't think that is really necessary for a Meat and Potatoes kind of thing. Plus, these issues I'm talking about are quite small and not hugely noticeable unless you're really looking for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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