haxor Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 Or perhaps when you are looking at a certain song, you can see other songs that are similar to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stkyle Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 How about simply tagging the file? So that after you download it you can sort your play lists according to genre. I realize I can do it myself (and I'm trying lol) ...it's just tough now that I'm 500 ish songs into OCremix For those songs that don't fit, simply leave as Game Remix, because I see that as a perfectly acceptable genre in itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liontamer Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 How about simply tagging the file? So that after you download it you can sort your play lists according to genre. I realize I can do it myself (and I'm trying lol) ...it's just tough now that I'm 500 ish songs into OCremix For those songs that don't fit, simply leave as Game Remix, because I see that as a perfectly acceptable genre in itself. No. http://ocremix.org/forums/tags.php We're not gonna tag the files with different genres. "Game". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codebeard Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Hmm - one thing I have noticed recently is that the 'instrumental' tag page only ever has 500 remixes on it -- no more. I think there must be a LIMIT 500 somewhere in the SQL? http://ocremix.org/forums/tags.php?tag=instrumental For example, 'Mega Man 3 Magnet Missles' (http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=22452) is not currently visible on the instrumental tag page, even though it's tagged as instrumental. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir_Snooze Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Is there any way to sort tunes by genre on OCR? I ask because I think it might not be an all-bad idea. Say you're looking for house music, or acoustic, or whatever - the way things are now, if you want to see if there's a popular song in your preferred style (say, Gerudo Valley), you have to click on all of them. I don't know if that's intentional (so as to force everyone to listen to all the songs until they hit one in the style they want), and I'd be more than willing to compile a list of genres and tunes that fit them. I'm not sure what sort of genres we'd want, or if anyone could work with me so as to create a consensus of sorts: hence, this thread. Right now, I have this list: Electronica: - House - Trance - Ambient - Experimental - Downbeat - Drum 'n' Bass (DnB) [not sure whether dance should go in, too] Classical: - Chamber - Orchestral - Live Solo - Piano - Live Solo - Other - A Cappela [here, I'm stuck. Romantic/Baroque - do we have enough baroque tunes to distinguish?] Rock: - Classic sound - Guitar - Sheddage (I don't know a better word for this) - Folk Rock - Heavy Rock - [Metal] [debating sticking metal in here. Thoughts?] World/Folk: [no categories yet; does this even need any categories?] Would such a thing be wanted? And, if so, I'm willing to set to work on it, but if anyone's interested in giving me a hand and/or giving me some genres to work with, let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwaltzvald Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Could be done but won't happen anytime soon, if ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir_Snooze Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 I don't mind doing it, but it has to be useful to be worth the time. Plus, after http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?p=651826#post651826 I feel inspired to work! I think this song is a communist plot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwaltzvald Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 It's not about finding some one arsed enough to spend that time doing so, it simply won't happen. There've been a few threads before suggesting similar ideas and all were met with a big, fat, no; not without good reason. Just trying to save you the trouble and time you could have spent better upon. Like trying to beat my highscores on Gradius V or something. Edit* Why pigeon hole all the tracks into genres when they can all be a surprise when you listen to them..? At the very least, all the tracks have an opportunity to entertain some one who'd not likely hear it in the first place had it been plopped into a genre section. However, certain games often get certain types of music, or at least most recognizable. Final Fantasy often get classical and rock, Megaman rock and some metal with electronica ect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Author Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 OCR is about all the music, you can't simply write off a song because of genre, you have to listen to it to see if you like it or not. And for that I think OCR is doing a good service not just to videogame music but music in general. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moseph Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 The review thread for each ReMix is tagged by genre. You can search tags from the forum search page. How is this not common knowledge by now? If you want to add/change tags, (I assume) PM'ing Larry would be the way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidd Cabbage Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 This list would be far too long and subjective for there to really be a complete list on here. There are at least 100 different styles of electronica alone, let alone the tons of various styles of latin rhythms and whatnot that could be on there. Not to mention metal. Oh God, I could think of millions. (which, by the way, shouldn't be under rock.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir_Snooze Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Fair enough. I don't listen to metal, so I don't know where it goes...I understand the difficulties. Just airing the idea. I didn't know that tagging existed - thanks, Moseph! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eulogic Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 That's why I organize my music only using eight broad genres: Pop Rock Rap Electronic Folk (incl. Jazz/Blues) Classical Indie Indie Pop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwaltzvald Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 I don't listen to metal. don't listen to metal don't metal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidd Cabbage Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 That's why I organize my music only using eight broad genres:Pop Rock Rap Electronic Folk (incl. Jazz/Blues) Classical Indie Indie Pop Haha, well, uhh... I like how indie and indie pop are their own separate categories from both each other and the main rock/pop categories... But Folk and Jazz are grouped together... and they're about as polar opposite as it gets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkeSword Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 http://ocremix.org/forums/tags.php Also, this is about OCR. How is this "Off-topic?" Please post threads in the proper forums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollgagh Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 http://ocremix.org/forums/tags.php I love how it aggressive album ambient angry bass brass cello chill chiptune cinematic classical collab compo dark duet electronica ethnic flute folk funk funky goofy guitar happy hip-hop industrial instrumental jazz latin live recording lyrics mellow metal new age orchestral organ piano pop rapping rock romantic sad sax sexy singing solo strings synth synths trance vibes violin vocal vocals winds world Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkeSword Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Yeah I laughed too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir_Snooze Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Oh, wow...d'oy. Not the greatest tags in the world, to be honest. 'Cello'? 'Sexy'? Didn't know they were there. Also, I put this here because I merely airing the idea as a possibility. Mea culpa. Sorry about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkeSword Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Oh, wow...d'oy. Not the greatest tags in the world, to be honest. 'Cello'? 'Sexy'? Didn't know they were there. What's wrong with either of those? Also, I put this here because I merely airing the idea as a possibility. Mea culpa. Sorry about that. If you're airing an idea specifically about the site, it belongs in Site Issues & Feedback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gario Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 Hey look, Simon Cowell in a couple of years. Disturbing. Anyhoo, I'd say we should fight for musical equality on OCR and label everything under one genre - MUSIC . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palpable Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 We've talked about tags several times in this forum, and we hope to make it better in the future. Right now, the first 1000 mixes or so are not tagged save for a few, and complex searching is impossible. I know djp's plan is to eventually make the tags a bigger part of the site, and at least make searching by tag more prominent and more complex. I'd love for a remix to show you similar remixes. If you check out codebeard's site, he's already set up something similar to that using the tags we've applied. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawse Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 i dont know if this goes under feedback or request but is there really no way to search genres?.youd think it would be obvious considering theres 2000+ songs.??:and alot of these songs sound good even when you dont know the game its remixed from. if there is a genre optionn i just didnt see it please point it out. i dont mind looking stupid:-D:ocrgreen: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rozovian Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 Here. It's a work-in-progress, so it might not cover all tracks. Or maybe it does, dunno how far they've come. Not everything fits into genres, and if you're into one kind of music having genre tags and stuff helps you not listen to the many great things in other genres. Try everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VNilla Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 After mostly lurking around on the site for just over a year, I really have only one request for the site: the ability to search mixes by genre. I know that this might be difficult to implement (what with having to go through around 2000 songs and classifying each one), but I think it would be worth the effort in the end. By having a genre search, it would be easier to find songs in styles that one likes, rather than the current system of random chance, stumbling across songs in the Russian ReMix Roulette or by random browsing. My rough idea of how this would work is that each song would be given two "main" genres, e.g. Electronic and Orchestral. Then, each song could be given a set of secondary genres, such as Dance, Jazz, Latin, Ethnic, etc. Genres would most likely be assigned by the judges or djpretzel, dedpending on who reviews and posts the mix. From a layout standpoint, my first instinct says that on the page of search results, the one or two main genres would be listed on the right side, along with the post date. Secondary genres could be viewed on the ReMix detail page (along with the main genres), and could link to each genre's Genre page (like the pages for individual systems, ReMixers, and composers). It seems impractical to me for the search box on the front page to have a Search by Genre feature, because there would be a set list of genres; however, I like the idea of having a Browse Genres button beneath the search box that links to a page listing all the genres. (Unfortunately, this would make it hard to search for songs in two categories, such as if I wanted to only see songs that are both Dance AND Jazz.) Secondary genres could be the same as main genres (meaning, for example, that Jazz could be used either as a main genre OR as a secondary genre) or they could be a separate set, although I think the former is a better system of classification. If the first system is used, it would probably settle into a pattern similar to the second system, with certain genres being used mainly for main genres and others being used mainly as secondary genres, but the first system leaves open more possibilities. Here's my rough list of genres (in no particular order): Orchestral Electronic Acoustic Vocal / Choral (might need two separate genres) Ambient Hardcore (= not ambient?) Dance Jazz Funk Chiptune Solo (generally for solo piano mixes) Rock Metal Upbeat Dark (or distorted...? Mazedude might need his own genre...) Ethnic / World Hip-hop/Rap (might be covered by Vocal) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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