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Post by pokemoneinstein on Jan 30, 2011 9:54:12 GMT -5
Results: (I'll be converting the x% results into suggestions soon) Round 1: SuperiorLarxene - 95% Round 2: lala19357 - 97% Round 3: LugiaDialga - 93% Round 4: pokemoneinstein - 83% Round 5: hnturs12 - 93% Round 6: Dasgust - 92% Round 7: tobinus - 93% Round 8: Pokeneon7 - 85% Round 9: xxseenyweeny - 90% Round 10 (1): REGIROCK - Try to make OCs, Try non-techno arrangements Round 10: (2): SonicWave1000 - Try making more OCs, Try more genres than DnB, Electronica, etc. Round 11: TheGuitahHeroe - Work on a bit more instrument variety, Try [finishing this sentence, perhaps? XD -TGH] [that would be a good idea XD -Stein] branching into main-series Pokémon games when remixing Current Nominations:flameheadshero - 22 xtremethomas - 18 MeanGreenLuigi - 4 AMTRAX - 16 cat333pokemon - 13 AlmightyArceus - 31 pokemonmastertriplex - 9 utuber6061 - 13 Zach - 24 YannickJason - 15 Lieutinant Potato - 2 Executive Ray - 4 DoubleJoe7 - 4 sircombeestudios - 1
This week on the stands: Wherewolftherewolf(Rating coming soon)
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Post by Maestro Triplet (Larx) on Jan 30, 2011 10:49:37 GMT -5
I changed the name of the challenge to 'Review the Composer' because... really... this is not longer RATE the Composer. lol I mean, if suggestions are given at the top, we might as well just use the... uhm, whatyoucallit... Oh rating systems to write reviews, because the x/50, x/25, x% are really unnecessary, in my opinion... Plus, Review the Composer sounds better. xP I'll try and give one today
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Post by WherewolfTherewolf on Jan 30, 2011 10:51:13 GMT -5
Dang - I was hoping AA would out nominate me first
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Post by pokemoneinstein on Jan 30, 2011 12:54:57 GMT -5
I changed the name of the challenge to 'Review the Composer' because... really... this is not longer RATE the Composer. lol I mean, if suggestions are given at the top, we might as well just use the... uhm, whatyoucallit... Oh rating systems to write reviews, because the x/50, x/25, x% are really unnecessary, in my opinion... Plus, Review the Composer sounds better. xP I'll try and give one today Alright. Rate the Composer sounds better in my opinion, but I won't argue.
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Post by almightyarceus on Jan 30, 2011 15:01:07 GMT -5
Dang - I was hoping AA would out nominate me first Haha I knew you were gonna out nominate me, because you got way more extra votes in that last round haha. Well, I'm next week lol. Ratings coming soon. I haven't really listened to much of your work yet.
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Post by WherewolfTherewolf on Feb 1, 2011 19:34:35 GMT -5
-bump-
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Post by WherewolfTherewolf on Feb 3, 2011 12:39:09 GMT -5
-bump # 2-
Oh I get it, you're all AFRAID to review me! That's it, you all have nothing to compare me too, I AM MUSICALLY IMMORTAL THUS YOU HAVE NO METHOD OF RATING ME I DEFY DESCRIPTION -BOW TO ME PEASANTS-
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Post by tobinus on Feb 3, 2011 13:25:57 GMT -5
Yes, that's right! I'm bowing to you, Wolf! I respect you most of all! ...the reason I, at least, haven't reviewed yet, is that I haven't listened to much of your music. I'll try to take some time and do it, though
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Post by TheGuitahHeroe on Feb 3, 2011 17:15:36 GMT -5
Creativity: 24/25 Wolf is one of the most creative composers on the site in my opinion. He's not afraid to use a couple of weird chords here and there, but they definitely work. His style is just miles away from anyone here in terms of uniqueness, definitely not mainstream in the least bit. Recently he's been trying different genres as well. Sound Quality: 18/25 The only real weakness in Wolf reportoire, methinks. I'm not sure what the capabilities are of Pro Tools (or the extent to which he uses them), but his work (self-admittedly, as well) sometimes just doesn't have a 'fullness' to it. It seems to me like part of it is the samples he uses; some of them sound very thin to me. And it is VERY difficult to make thin samples sound full. Composition: 47/50 Wolf's original works have really impressed me, as well as the original content he has in his remixes. This one here is a great example; the original source is on Game Boy, so you can imagine what extra he had to do to make it what it turned out to be. He added in a great bassline, as well as some really cool background arps and. . .ahem. . . DAT MOD. . . on the lead (seriously that mod was really cool). Not to mention, you can tell the automation on the lead's filter was done by hand, and very carefully too. This goes a long way for me. Overall: 89% Honestly, the ONLY thing holding you back is production, and your samples. Get better samples, and work on your production skills, and see this rating go up. P.S. Without your scale, I probably would have rated you around a 93 or 94%. YOU BROUGHT THIS UPON YOURSELF, REMEMBER THIS
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Post by almightyarceus on Feb 3, 2011 20:14:35 GMT -5
Instrumentation: 23/25 Your compositions are nice....I really enjoy your more recent compositions and remixes/orchestrations. The instrumentation which you use in each is really superb. I enjoy the effects and synths you use in your techno orchestrations (think Storming the Tower. That is a really really awesome remix of yours) I also really like the Tool Stinkfist orchestration a lot, primarily for the nice sounding piano soundfont which you managed to get, along with the cool harpsichord in there as well Personally, I think that a lot of the techno remixes you make need stronger melodic instruments, as well as a more consistent bass. As much as I love the 8 bit bass, a more solid one helps too Musicality/Composition: 49/50 I don't know how much of the music is your own--as in, how much you ad libbed with the original songs, adding improv etc--nor do I know if you use MIDIs or not, because, frankly, I am not familiar with a good 90% of the music your remix (as I think I've said before, I was never a big gamer.) That being said, the musicality which I hear within these remixes are superb. Without a doubt, these remixes could be put into any game really. It sounds so professional; I've never heard songs with such great musicality and such...well, composure. Excellent work, my friend I notice a lot of your remixes are of settings/areas--of course you do have a ton of works; it's hard to sort through all of them. Don't quote me on it. But I would like to see more battle themes coming from you. And more of dem pokemanz Entertainment Factor: 20/25 Your remixes are good....but I sort of get bored of a lot of them after a while. A good plenty of them seem to have similar vibes to them. I don't mean they have the same instruments--I mean stylistically. Again, don't quote me, this is imo. I enjoy them, to a point. After a while it becomes sort of...well, background music. I really look forward to hearing more build in many of your songs that hold potential to build into a big dramatic part....but I never really get it. Work on that. Add some more build!!! Overall Percentage: 92% Keep up the great work dude!
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Post by Heart's Soul (N723) on Feb 3, 2011 23:00:49 GMT -5
Composition: 48/50
Your remixes and OCs and they sound wonderful. However, the only one I could recognize is the Mega Man 2 GB ones, because they left a mark in my head, of the nostalgia I got 8 months ago when I played them on my DS. I don't know if you used MIDIs as a base, but I don't care for it.
There are a few hiccups here and there where you could've done better or used a different key, but your remixes stay close to the original.
Sound Quality: 21/25
The quality for most of your work is right, but you can hear that it goes to 0dB in a few songs, and I never liked that, and I've been kicking myself for a few of my remixes because of that. The quality, otherwise, is great.
Creativity: 24/25
Wolf can easily make a few hundred thousand dollars from his work, and he really should. He's one of the many gifts that Pokemon Zone has to offer.
Total Score: 93% Samples are great, it fits nicely, and now... WOLF use FLY!
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Post by Hunter! on Feb 4, 2011 22:20:49 GMT -5
Creativity: 23/25 You are a very creative writer of music. You have made many music pieces of different genres that are great, which is something I find very hard to achieve. Your creativity is highlighted I think in your recent storming the tower remix. I could never do a remix in that (glitch) style. And heck, that llamas with hats remix, that's the pinnacle of creativity.
Sound Quality: 21/25 I'm definitely no expert on sound quality, but your pieces to me sound quite well. No pieces have bad sound quality.
Composition: 45/50 Your compositions have no faults whatsoever. You have a very broad and sound understanding of music and it certainly shows in your pieces. I hope to see you continue to expand in your music progress! Keep it up mate!
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Post by Dasgust on Feb 5, 2011 13:49:52 GMT -5
Definitely one of the most creative composers here. I can't really complain about anything. Keep up the great work! 94%
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Post by Hunter! on Feb 5, 2011 16:11:29 GMT -5
By the way my scores add up to 89%
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Post by Maestro Triplet (Larx) on Feb 5, 2011 16:25:02 GMT -5
@stein When you add the review next to the persons name at the top, is it your own suggestions or taking the majority answers from the reviewers? (Sorry if that doesn't make sense.)
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