Remix War 5 - Intermission Video(s) [Submissions Closed]

Remix War 5 - Intermission Video(s) [Submissions Closed]

Postby zorg » 24 Aug 2012 21:01

Mods: Don't lock this thread yet, please.

Let me start by quoting someone,
Interrobang Pie wrote:Intermission videos will have to be made now, since the Remix Wars are getting very long and tiring. It would be better if we could use our own content too, SO what I did is make a short, 20 second MIDI loop.
So where do you lot come in? All you need you to do is download the MIDI, and remix it in your own style. What I will then do is have each remix play one after the other.
...

and the rest is history. :3

Here's the old intermission video for those that weren't attending the RW4 synclisten.

This round, i'm making this thread and arranging the tracks.
Resonant Waves will make the video(s). (thanks~)

The midi stems and some rule demonstrations:

The main template
An altered version
The basic chord progression without anything added
main with added intro (not necessary) and outro (a must)

The rules are about the same as last round:

Don't change the KEY progression. (being the roots of the chords, check the image)
You are allowed to alter the temporal placement of the notes.
You are allowed to either thin them or add more supporting ones that are in the same key/mode.

Don't change the tempo (which is 100BPM) nor the length. (~20 seconds not counting intro/outro)
You can use a different groove (faster, slower, different time signature alignment, ...) as long as the above rules are kept.

You must add an outro to your tracks, let it be short (only a tail suffices too); it must be in the same key as the first part of the template.
You may add an intro, if it is in the same key as the last parts of the template. you can check it by putting down two templates after one another, then checking.

The following image demonstrates things:
Image

Edit: apparently the chords are:

F (C7 F C)
d (a dadd11 d)
F (C7 F eo)
(g) d (dsus2 d)

"I may have misused names for the embellished chords, but you should ignore those anyway!" -Overkillius.

In any case, this is just for posterity, the things i received weren't "out of tune" so idk.

You can write your own melodies on top.
You can make it dissonant or more harmonizing. (hint hint :3)
You may add, edit and remove instruments.
You may change/remove the drumline.
You may scrap the chords. (you still need to abide by the keys though if you have anything melodic in your version)

There are no genre restrictions, but most RW5 rules apply here too, especially the one about not causing ear damage, zovi. :3

pm me your tracks as WAV with your chosen artist name as the filename. (either here or on skype)

WAV bitrate should be 16/44.1Khz minimum. (if you think it's beneficial that you export 32bit float and 192Khz then i'm not stopping you :3)
FL users should render with the option "Leave remainder".

DEADLINE: 31th of August (won't be any more precise than that, so just keep them coming :3) UPDATE: DEADLINE PASSED

Q&A:

Q: Do i need to make a video?
A: Only the audio.

Q: Can i submit more than one entry?
A: Yes you can, but only one per artist will be in the intermission video.

Q: Can i submit even if i'm not participating in the Remix War?
A: Yes you can.

Q: Do i need to not suck at mastering?
A: Nope. If you don't, then less work for me, but i will normalize the tracks to each other, so that won't be much of a problem.

Q: I suck, so i won't even consider submitting.
A: That's not even a question, and it's a silly presumption of yourself, which can be unhealthy. Just submit away, let us* decide if it's good or not.

Q: The MIDI you gave us is horribly dissonant!
A: The MIDI has 3 channels; a piano, a bass and the drums. General Midi has the drums on channel 10, so set it to that, if it isn't already.
update: most common with FL and Fruity LSD, so i fixed the problem by coloring the notes (color=midi channel); should not be a problem anymore.

Q: The chords are all wrong! I will fix them!
A: As long as the root notes stay, sure. Though do realize that if you mess with the first and the last, the flow might be disrupted, killing off the hope yours will fit anywhere. You can also use inverted chords, same thing to me and my ears.

Q: Why couldn't you stick to 90BPM like in RW4?
A: Short answer: Inflation. Long answer: Because i'm not Ipie :3

*: me.
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Also, i received an entry that was faster than intended, but the creator said that it was the same tempo as the midi. the midi tempo might have been off, i have no idea why FL does that; exporting it in that way... :c
So in any case, 100 BPM. that's the correct tempo, doublecheck it :3

Update: so far so good :3
(disregard the apparent differences in the levels, those have been adjusted by me)
Image

Also, of those who are submitting something for the RW5 intermission vids, but haven't yet, i'll need a volunteer who will "close" the video, meaning his outro must be at a different chord from what i asked in the post so it resolves nicely.
Edit: Already got one.

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Okay, this thing is closed, thank you all, for participating;
the videos will be linked soon.
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Re: Remix War 5 - Intermission Video(s)

Postby bmo13 » 24 Aug 2012 21:07

Awww shit son. I am ON this like caramel on a candy apple!
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Re: Remix War 5 - Intermission Video(s)

Postby Quix » 24 Aug 2012 21:37

On it now! :D

EDIT: Finished!
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Re: Remix War 5 - Intermission Video(s)

Postby Tremil » 25 Aug 2012 00:00

Im in (maybe this will be the first time i say im actually going to do something...then actually do it)
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Re: Remix War 5 - Intermission Video(s)

Postby Emkay » 25 Aug 2012 01:05

Sounds like fun!
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Re: Remix War 5 - Intermission Video(s)

Postby Dr_Dissonance » 25 Aug 2012 04:01

Done mine!!!
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Re: Remix War 5 - Intermission Video(s)

Postby Doofcake » 25 Aug 2012 08:00

Just finished working on mine. Small polishing and I'll send it your way.
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Re: Remix War 5 - Intermission Video(s)

Postby Camsy » 25 Aug 2012 08:38

Submitted! :D
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Re: Remix War 5 - Intermission Video(s)

Postby bartekko » 25 Aug 2012 08:49

submitted

and then submitted again

(why are we even saying this?)
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Re: Remix War 5 - Intermission Video(s)

Postby DJFoxytail » 25 Aug 2012 10:08

Submitted. I hope there's enough submissions similar to my style that it can get included. >.>
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Re: Remix War 5 - Intermission Video(s)

Postby Warbalist » 25 Aug 2012 10:40

Welp, might as well.
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Re: Remix War 5 - Intermission Video(s)

Postby Magnitude Zero » 25 Aug 2012 13:12

DJFoxytail wrote:Submitted. I hope there's enough submissions similar to my style that it can get included. >.>

Aha, same here. Disregard drums, acquire Twilightlicious.
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Re: Remix War 5 - Intermission Video(s)

Postby Singularity » 25 Aug 2012 13:18

Dr_Dissonance wrote:Done mine!!!

Ditto.
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Re: Remix War 5 - Intermission Video(s)

Postby zorg » 25 Aug 2012 13:42

just saying that after a good sleep OH MY GOD THAT FIRST POST
so ugly
i think i will fix it up a bit soon :3
(also stats: 10 entrees and 12 entries so far, all of them awesome :3)

update: fixed :3
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Re: Remix War 5 - Intermission Video(s)

Postby StevenAD » 25 Aug 2012 15:42

EDIT: I DE-SUBMIRTED AND THEN RE-SUBMIRTED.
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Re: Remix War 5 - Intermission Video(s)

Postby UnderpΩny » 25 Aug 2012 16:30

I can't do it -________-
The music doesn't sound right

I mean, I am CONVINCED that the bass should be F, D, F, G because it sounds so much better, but to do that would be against the rules.
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Re: Remix War 5 - Intermission Video(s)

Postby AssertiveFluttershy » 25 Aug 2012 16:47

Yeah, chord progression doesn't feel right, so I think I'll sit this one out. I came up with something cool with the chord progression, but the notes you gave just don't fit very well into the chord structure.
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Re: Remix War 5 - Intermission Video(s)

Postby zorg » 25 Aug 2012 16:59

rephrased the post again because apparently i don't know what i mean.


UnderpΩny wrote:I can't do it -________-
The music doesn't sound right

I mean, I am CONVINCED that the bass should be F, D, F, G because it sounds so much better, but to do that would be against the rules.

no it wouldn't be.
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Re: Remix War 5 - Intermission Video(s)

Postby Fimbulin » 25 Aug 2012 18:03

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Re: Remix War 5 - Intermission Video(s)

Postby ChromaticChaosPony » 25 Aug 2012 19:52

Uh... I can't really make jump up DnB at 100 bpm. I guess I'll try to make downtempo dubstep instead.
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Re: Remix War 5 - Intermission Video(s)

Postby Overkillius » 25 Aug 2012 20:36

zorg wrote:rephrased the post again because apparently i don't know what i mean.


UnderpΩny wrote:I can't do it -________-
The music doesn't sound right

I mean, I am CONVINCED that the bass should be F, D, F, G because it sounds so much better, but to do that would be against the rules.

no it wouldn't be.

Haha I did F D F G for my bass. I was kinda baffled at first when they were all originally in second inversion myself.
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Re: Remix War 5 - Intermission Video(s)

Postby Raddons » 25 Aug 2012 23:30

I took one look/listen last night. I think it was in C with a flat 7th? I think that could be why everyone thinks there should be an F in the bass?

I don't know man.
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Re: Remix War 5 - Intermission Video(s)

Postby LyokoFreaks » 26 Aug 2012 00:27

Cloud wrote:I took one look/listen last night. I think it was in C with a flat 7th? I think that could be why everyone thinks there should be an F in the bass?

I don't know man.

Yep, first measure is F - C7 - F - C7.
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Re: Remix War 5 - Intermission Video(s)

Postby Raddons » 26 Aug 2012 00:44

OH it's an inversion. That makes far more sense :lol:

And are there any rules against a double time feel?
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Re: Remix War 5 - Intermission Video(s)

Postby Makkon » 26 Aug 2012 01:27

Stickied, and possibly participating.
I assume that changing chords to minor is out of the question?
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