Sir_NutS Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 1 hour ago, MindWanderer said: Simon Bracket Sir_NutS: Entrance, 1691 vs. Trism: Wilderness, 1698 Jorito: Crumbling Tower, 1691 vs. War Machine: Dungeon, 1691 OA: Entrance, 1797 vs. YoshiBlade: Castle Center, 1852 The full schedule and brackets are here. Looking at it now, turns out it too minimizes the chronological distance between games. Not that that was improbable in this case. I'll get the music up ASAP, and the voting thread shortly thereafter. There will be a slight delay due to the fact that only 3 of the 6 were named correctly. At least we got all 6, good job everybody! uuuuh wasn't my bracket the 3rd? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindWanderer Posted January 27, 2016 Author Share Posted January 27, 2016 2 minutes ago, Sir_NutS said: uuuuh wasn't my bracket the 3rd? This is the 3rd bracket. Alucard bracket started 2 weeks ago and just finished, Soma bracket started last week and is halfway through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorito Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Interesting, I'm battling against WarMachine with who I collab'ed on a Castlevania song for Vampire Variations 3 My schedule is pretty busy, so it might mean a weekend allnighter. Hope to squeeze out something enjoyable though! Chernabogue 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarMachine Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 10 minutes ago, Jorito said: Interesting, I'm battling against WarMachine with who I collab'ed on a Castlevania song for Vampire Variations 3 My schedule is pretty busy, so it might mean a weekend allnighter. Hope to squeeze out something enjoyable though! Lmao i was just thinking the same thing dude! Either way it turns out I'm sure we'll have a blast working on this, as always when it comes to CV tunes MindWanderer- I've got a question for you dude, i just checked out the first round tracks (great job all btw!) and noticed that they are all midi oriented. Is that a guideline for the compo that i didn't see/understand or is it the composers preference on the writing style i.e live instruments, midi vst etc. I do guitar and bass in all of my mixes and i use vst's for my symphony/choirs, i just wanted to make sure i'm not breaking any rules before i get started lol. Thanks in advance, and keep kicking ass everyone! \m/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorito Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 13 minutes ago, WarMachine said: Lmao i was just thinking the same thing dude! Either way it turns out I'm sure we'll have a blast working on this, as always when it comes to CV tunes High five! 13 minutes ago, WarMachine said: MindWanderer- I've got a question for you dude, i just checked out the first round tracks (great job all btw!) and noticed that they are all midi oriented. Is that a guideline for the compo that i didn't see/understand or is it the composers preference on the writing style i.e live instruments, midi vst etc. I do guitar and bass in all of my mixes and i use vst's for my symphony/choirs, i just wanted to make sure i'm not breaking any rules before i get started lol. Thanks in advance, and keep kicking ass everyone! \m/ I'm 99% it's okay to use live instruments or vox or other recorded stuff, I'm guessing it was mostly midi because of choices, skills and deadlines. I know my track is gonna be midi, now that I can't ask WarMachine to play me a solo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gario Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Haha, I'm 99.99% sure you can submit a mix that used any medium you like - sequenced DAW is just the most accessible for a lot of us. Chernabogue 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarMachine Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 3 minutes ago, Jorito said: High five! I'm 99% it's okay to use live instruments or vox or other recorded stuff, I'm guessing it was mostly midi because of choices, skills and deadlines. I know my track is gonna be midi, now that I can't ask WarMachine to play me a solo Haha, good deal - thanks fellas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindWanderer Posted January 27, 2016 Author Share Posted January 27, 2016 Yeah, if it produces sound, I don't really care how you make it. Live sounds are great; similar compos even sometimes have vocal entries. The only exception would be sampled audio that you don't have the legal right to use; samples from Squaresoft/Square Enix games are explicitly prohibited for that reason, but people sample the heck out of Castlevania and don't get in trouble, so that should be fine. WarMachine 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarMachine Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Awesome! Thanks for the quick reply, i just wanted to be sure to keep it legit and find out for sure earlier than last minute after all the work is done lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfire Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 3 minutes ago, MindWanderer said: Yeah, if it produces sound, I don't really care how you make it. Live sounds are great; similar compos even sometimes have vocal entries. The only exception would be sampled audio that you don't have the legal right to use; samples from Squaresoft/Square Enix games are explicitly prohibited for that reason, but people sample the heck out of Castlevania and don't get in trouble, so that should be fine. I'm using vocals in mine and my boyfriend is providing guitar samples. It's totally ok to use live recordings. I think the only thing you're not really supposed to do is use a live performer and let them write a lot of the remix; your submission is supposed to be a reflection of your arranging skills, not the arranging skills of your performer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitrozsz Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Good luck to everyone! I'm looking forward to hearing what gets submitted to this contest WarMachine 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarMachine Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Okay, one more question and i'll max them out, promise lol. When it comes to tempo as well, is there any problems with increasing tempo for your or your opponents choice? I'll be working in 120bpm for my track but Wicked Child (Jorito's track) i think is somewhere in the 170bpm range by the original songs tempo. Sorry if i'm bugging you guys and gals lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gario Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Nope. Write a song in 980bpm if you want, as long as it sounds good. Chernabogue 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarMachine Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 1 minute ago, Gario said: Nope. Write a song in 980bpm if you want, as long as it sounds good. Haha, i mean like i plan on making my track (heart of fire) at 120bpm, although that could change depending on my mood in a few minutes lol, but my question was would it be legit to say have the heart of fire portion at 120bpm and up the tempo of the wicked child portion to 170? Sounds like a big jump, but i do weird things like this pretty often haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindWanderer Posted January 28, 2016 Author Share Posted January 28, 2016 (edited) 29 minutes ago, WarMachine said: Haha, i mean like i plan on making my track (heart of fire) at 120bpm, although that could change depending on my mood in a few minutes lol, but my question was would it be legit to say have the heart of fire portion at 120bpm and up the tempo of the wicked child portion to 170? Sounds like a big jump, but i do weird things like this pretty often haha <opinion>That's your choice, but it's probably not a great idea. The goal of the compo is to make one coherent musical piece out of the two sources. If they sound too disparate, it would be cause to vote against your entry. For instance, I'm still listening to the entries from Alucard Round 1 and composing reviews, but it's apropos to mention "Burning While Submerged" as, in my opinion, not doing a good job of this. Granted, these two sources make it particularly challenging, but this entry sounds like two pieces joined end-to-end. It's much easier to make this work if you stay at a constant tempo throughout, or change tempo irrespective of what source is being used during what section.</opinion> Edit: Actually, on further listening, I take back this premature criticism. The transition is still jarring, but there are a lot of good examples in the second half of how to slow a fast-paced source down to match a slower one. Edited January 28, 2016 by MindWanderer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarMachine Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Just now, MindWanderer said: <opinion>That's your choice, but it's probably not a great idea. The goal of the compo is to make one coherent musical piece out of the two sources. If they sound too disparate, it would be cause to vote against your entry. For instance, I'm still listening to the entries from Alucard Round 1 and composing reviews, but it's apropos to mention "Burning While Submerged" as, in my opinion, not doing a good job of this. Granted, these two sources make it particularly challenging, but this entry sounds like two pieces joined end-to-end. It's much easier to make this work if you stay at a constant tempo throughout, or change tempo irrespective of what source is being used during what section.</opinion> Gotcha man, sounds good and thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gario Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 The end of Hoboka's track actually incorporated both sources quite well, so here's to giving credit where it's due. The first few minutes did just sound like butting two sources together, though, which isn't a good thing. A shame, since it is produced quite well, overall, and that last minute does some really cool things with both sources. Edit: Mindwanderer ninja edited, catching what I said here on his own, lol. HoboKa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoboKa Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 6 hours ago, theshaggyfreak said: Hah! Just took a quick listen to Aleix's and I'm fairly sure I lost this one. I really had this nifty idea that I was working on with all ukulele stuff but it just wouldn't have been possible to finish it in time. Good show, Aleix! Mostly true, but I must defend my honor on one note, my good sir *sips tea* =p 0:50 - 1:05 uses the organ melody from Crystal Tears (1:31 - 1:52). So I didn't entirely slap 'em <EDIT> back to back till the last minute. Just...mostly. T_T theshaggyfreak 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoboKa Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Odd...when I try to vote, it tells me "field required" for my own matchup, even though I was told not to put a vote down there. And my vote doesn't go through... EDIT Shit, might've sent you 2 votes MindWanderer, as it did say "thank you for your vote" despite the "field required" message, so I guess that does mean it went through. My bad =/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlanarianHugger Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 I'm getting the same issue with it not letting me vote because I didn't vote on my match up like the post said. Edit: Never mind it worked. Ignore this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chernabogue Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Interesting matchups for Round 2 (Jorito vs. WarMachine? Yoooo!) -- I finally found a way to remix my two sources, it's going to be something really unique. Jorito 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eino Keskitalo Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Sounds like you guys are having a lot of fun. Wish I could be there.. ! DLd round 1 pack, hope to listen soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir_NutS Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 14 hours ago, MindWanderer said: This is the 3rd bracket. Alucard bracket started 2 weeks ago and just finished, Soma bracket started last week and is halfway through. Oh, so there are overlapped mixing stages, I didn't notice that. I guess that's a good idea to keep the compo going faster. I honestly thought I was starting in february. Also it's fitting that I'm up against one of the classic tunes I chose for my top three. An epic battle of classic tunes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theshaggyfreak Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 I'm also having a problem with voting. Mine isn't going through because I don't see the numbers change after I vote. HoboKa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindWanderer Posted January 28, 2016 Author Share Posted January 28, 2016 Hm... well, the voting is all but unanimous for this round, so let's give the OCR staff a week to see if they can fix the voter display issue. If a few votes don't go through, or if people manage to vote for or against themselves by accident, I don't think it really matters this time. If it's still not working by next week, we'll go back to a traditional vote-by-post system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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