djpretzel Posted September 1, 2002 Share Posted September 1, 2002 Hello, I'd like to submit my BoF II remix. It is the one and only file at this URL: For the site... Author: Hunsvotti E-mail: none (spam bots!) Web site: http://kadath.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orkybash Posted September 1, 2002 Share Posted September 1, 2002 Chiptunes are *very* hard to pull off (don't start telling me that that this isn't exactly a chiptune cause of the precussion or whatever). And unfortunately I don't think this is pulled off well. Something about the way the sounds are used just rubs me the wrong way. Not just rubs me the wrong way - more like hurts my head. I think it's the long, drawn out notes that really get to me. If you're going to go retro like this, practice making it sound good. For now, No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m68030 Posted September 1, 2002 Share Posted September 1, 2002 Well right off the bat this guy is getting points in my book for being on Kadath.org Kadath is a city from HP Lovecraft lore. That's cool, but still no criteria for posting. Also points for doing a chiptunes. Chiptunes are awesome. I enjoyed the harsh strained sounds and complex overtones of the chosen chips along with the 808esque drum lines. A neat interpretation of a gameboy track using very high quality chip sounds. Cool YES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Dan Posted September 2, 2002 Share Posted September 2, 2002 The description on the page: "This is the music from the mountain pass you encounter about 10 minutes into the game, between HomeTown and the ruins. The original was done with a plink-plonk piano background melody supporting a lilting flute lead. This arrangement uses much more powerful instruments to invoke a feeling of vastness (the scene in question takes place HIGH above the forest floor)." I'm not sure why a piano and a flute wouldn't do just the job for a feeling of vastness, since there's usually a sense of emptiness included in that description. AND WHAT IS THAT ANNOYING BUZZING?!? Ok, maybe I don't know what a chiptune is, but this doesn't sound like any I've heard before. I can't imagine this being on the NES. Not even just the drums. Sounds like a bad bagpipe. This is way too cluttered and loud and annoying for me to say yes to. I'm sorry. Chiptune or not, I have no bias in that matter, but this seems very sloppy. The only part that seems to evoke what he's talking about, remotely, is the part from 1:53 to about 2:20 before that awful buzz/bagpipe noise. This is ick NO says I. DC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcos Posted September 3, 2002 Share Posted September 3, 2002 Damn. 1.54-2.20 was really nice - that was the only part of the song without the buzzing synth on top of everything. I liked everything else, but the buzzing really didn't agree with my ears. NO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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