Rexy Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 (edited) Hi, Here's my submission of a track from Final Fantasy IX. Submission information: Game: Final Fantasy IX Arrangement Name: The Ritual Song arranged: Eternal Harvest Additional info: track 19 from disc 3 of "Beyond the Mist" by Pixel Mixers Contact information: ReMixer name: infinitytone Real name: Karol Kosacki Website: https://www.youtube.com/infinitytone userid: 34463 Hope you have fun listening and have a great week! Best, --- Karol (Charles) Kosacki https://www.youtube.com/c/infinitytone http://infinitytone.com Edited August 11, 2020 by Rexy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liontamer Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 This has no chance with these samples, IMO, because the timing of everything's so rigid and the guitar samples sound so fake. I get that this is leaning into that sound, since this isn't trying to outright sound like an electric guitar, but you have backing electric guitar chugs and drums that are meant to sound more realistic, so the contrast doesn't work. The arrangement's spirited, so Karol did a nice job there, but the samples pull this down on a production level. NO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emunator Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 There's some really cool stuff going on here - some excellent transitions and heavy chugs. Production seems pretty nice across the board, and the arrangement is thoroughly interpretive. The ending came on a little suddenly for me, but it's not a huge deal. Personally, my issue is solely with the lead guitar - the rhythm guitars sound passably convincing in this context, and the drums/bass are just fine, but the lead guitar is just not expressive or humanized enough to pass muster. I personally think you could push this over the bar just with getting a live performer to play that lead line. Since the lead guitar is present through so much of the mix, unfortunately there's really no way around the fact that the lead performance is rigid and lacks the human quality that a live guitarist will naturally introduce into their performance. NO (resubmit) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jivemaster Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 The lead guitar does certainly sound out of place. Nothing wrong with using samples, however the blippy nature of the notes dampens the immersion of the performance in comparison to the rhythm parts, giving things a bit of a robotic feel through the majority of the track. Production is otherwise ok. Arrangement could have used some further variety/originality. I think there is promise here. If the execution of the lead could be improved, perhaps by letting notes run into each other naturally, I think we’d be a lot closer. NO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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