OC ReMix

I'm a big fan of the OverClocked ReMix; heck, I spend more time around there than I do here.

I posted a list of remixes back in an earlier version of this thread from before the wipe (that also included stuff from VGMix, currently down). I'm feeling lazy and don't really want to trudge through everything just for a favorites list that'll be pages long because I'm indecisive. Last.fm indicates that my most listened remix is Neo-Pacificist, so I'll just give that a mention.

Don't forget the site projects, which contain many tracks that weren't actually posted to OCR: Relics of the Chozo (Super Metroid), Kong in Concert (Donkey Kong Country), Hedgehog Heaven (Sonic the Hedgehog 2), Rise of the Star (Kirby's Adventure), The Dark Side of Phobos (Doom), and Chrono Symphonic (Chrono Trigger).

Originally Posted by www.sega.co.jp

I currently have ReMixes 0001-1250 (with some removed, I really wish I could get those) and a few dozen others on my hard drive.

For the most part... nah, you don't really wish you could get those. Quality issues and so forth. But there are definitely some good tracks lodged in there, so check http://www.lggaming.com/user/xerol/escape/OCReMoved/ for all of them.

There's going to be a whole batch of new removed tracks after OCR01500 is posted; the judges are going to go back and toss things that shouldn't have been posted in the first place for standards violations. Given the current rate of song posting, expect that in about seventeen years. :biggrin:

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Originally Posted by Darkcomet72

I find it a shame that the majority of VGM fans are VGM remix fans as well, it deters tide away from the originals.

I can understand this sentiment, but I completely disagree; remixes have introduced me to a bunch of soundtracks I wouldn't have gone and listened to if I hadn't heard the remix first. In some cases I've found I like the original more, and in some cases I like the remix more.

I love seeing what remixers can do with their own interpretation on tracks, especially with tracks I really enjoy (the opposite of what most people feel, as I've seen); as long as the remix doesn't suck, I'm perfectly happy with a new piece of music. There are only a few tracks I can point to and say I don't want to see them remixed, and that's really only because I'm deathly afraid that they'll be butchered.

Remixes from soundtracks I haven't heard help me with VGMQ, too.

Originally Posted by Dhsu

lolz me neither

whos ocremix, sum n00b?

Silence, you. Go back to MIDI ripping.

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Originally Posted by Kaleb.G

Honestly, I wish someone would just do what VG Frequency does and condense all of the hottest activity going on in the community (read: music) into one daily/weekly update. I thought I heard of The Shizz doing that, but I don't see anything like that there.

You're probably confusing The Shizz with ThaSauce.

I never noticed the similarity until now. =O

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Josh_1

One of the things I find completely annoying with OCR is that NO ONE arranges Hamauzu's music. I plan to fix that however, and submit my People of the North orchestration, !

There's already a mix of that track. =O

That's the only Hamauzu track I know of, though. I'm sure you can find rejected mixes of some of his other works in the decisions forum, but many of the tracks in there are rejected for good cause.

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Originally Posted by Toma

:biggrin: *is a judge at OLR*

Oh really? I knew a few of the judges had left, but I didn't know who replaced them. Congrats.

Originally Posted by Toma

And OCR is a pretty cool place too. I've enjoyed listening to some of their mixes from time to time, but the standards kinda kill it for me. Looking at their Judges' Decisions page and sometimes seeing entire pages of nothing but rejections (all of them unanimous, WTF?) I wonder how bad these really are. Professionalism is nice, but these are amateur artists we're dealing with. Of course, I know that there are a ton of submissions so it's necessary to be strict, but it's just depressing to read some of these comments sometimes.

For better or worse, the standards are high, and have definitely risen over time. On the one hand, you can argue that it's not very encouraging to artists to have their work constantly rejected, although there are forums and the judges do give comments for improvement. On the other hand, you could argue that the higher standards lead to higher quality music for listeners. You don't have to weed through quite so much dreck to find songs you enjoy.

VGMix takes the opposite approach; there's no panel asserting quality control (although there's definitely a system in place... it's just much more permissive), resulting in a place where artists can get their music out at the expense of listeners having to wade through more songs. They're just different philosophies, and both have their proponents and detractors.

And of course you have OLR.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by Darkcomet72

And CHz, no judge actually -left-, since they were all the same person.

Disk Mastah Smokabitch and Hella-Tight MC Fukkaslut are definitely not the same person, and neither of them were anyone else on the panel.

Also, http://olremix.org/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=2911.

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Originally Posted by www.sega.co.jp

So if you are a judge, then how soon can we be expecting OCR01500 to roll around? Right now OCR01460ish has came out, meaning there shouldn't be too much more of a wait time.

Toma's a judge at OverLooked ReMix, not OverClocked ReMix.

Judging by the current rate of song posting, I'd estimate sometime midsummer... late June or early July.

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Originally Posted by Free.User

I hate, however, the naming scheme OCR imposes, and the fact that many of the tracks are encoded at 128kbps. There should be a rule that says all submissions must be > 160kbps.

Many of the tracks are also several years old. Most of the newer tracks are higher, with a good amount in VBR as well.

You might not be aware, but there's a 6 MB file size limit on submissions, so longer songs have to have a lower bitrate. You would also not be the first person to complain about the limit if you choose to do so.

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Originally Posted by Synthesis

I agree, sometimes the judges take a long time to post a new mix. I swear I waited for over a month while the "Mario Paint - Intense Color" remix sat in the "Yes" column.

The judges don't post mixes; only djpretzel has the power to do that.

If you really want more mixes posted, tell him to hitting the bar all the time.

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Originally Posted by ZealPath

The only thing I don't like about ocremix is the way they spell the word remix... there's no need to capitalize the M... just bugs me for some reason.

Originally Posted by the OCR FAQ

This site started off as a spinoff site of www.overclocked.org, an online comic about the emulation community. It has now grown more popular and arguably more important than its parent site, and hence consumes more of my time. The comic was named "OverClocked" simply because it sounded cool. The word "ReMix" was chosen but is not necessarily appropriate, as the tracks here are more arrangements than remixes (think of this as the difference between a "remix" and a "ReMix," mmmkay?).

That's where the funky capitalization comes from.

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Originally Posted by TCK

Actually, it's just remixes that are plain silly. There's nothing even moderately good at OLRemix. Case in point.

Jesus, that song blows. Who made that garbage?

Although I suppose the only thing worse that making it onto OLR is being thrice rejected.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.