Sound Test X (Released!)

[silverDistortioN]

haha! it was plenty sarcastic. =)

[BAMAToNE]

It made me laugh. :P

[Elhaym van Houten]

Back for another update...

I think we got ourselves a cover - Silver sent me something nice, and even though it wasn't designed to be our cover, I think it is perfect....

Other than that - about deadlines...
you know, the submission deadline was just set for one single purpose:
to get some of you to submit something.
And it was very effective indeed - about 1/2 of the submissions came in during the last 2 weeks til the deadline ;)

So yes, I'll take my time, and we are in no hurry - there's still some space left, and I hope a few submissions will reach me in time.
Otherwise we'll call for alternates, submissions on-behalf-of-..., funny things or something like that.
For everyone who still wants to submit something - best deals to meet me in AIM are the weekends - I got some sort of a fulltime-job with my graduation paper (ok, I'm doing an MEG study, so there was nothing less to expect)
Of course ther are still other possibilities...I think the most reliable one might be Baron. Please contact him for details.

I'll be in Madrid from the 8th to the 13th...and I hope after that we have enough material to fill a whole CD, not just 4/5. Then I can mail Silver the playlist, and he can integrate it into the cover...
we might just finsih this til the midst of May.

[Kilu]

I'll send you an url for alternative, use it if needed :)

[BAMAToNE]

Hmm, I can also submit a second song... I just recently found a good one. :D

[Kilu]

I would send you an url for a song, but your PM box is full :D If you see me online on AIM or something, poke me and I'll give you the url.

Oh and I stickied this thread for time being so we don't have to bump it all the time :P

[Elhaym van Houten]

Great, I'll take any alternate submission I can get. I emptied my PM box.

sorry to keep you waiting for another few days - Madrid was great, but I am terribly ill since yesterday - 40° fever, aching allover, headache, stomachache...
:( I spent a horrivble night, and still don't feel much better.
Damn flight travelling, somehow I always manage to catch me something on a plane.

[eViL bAz]

Maybe was the plane food or maybe La comida Española tia....... hehehehehehe hope you can get better and oif are still time I will try to submit my voice file hehehehehe

[BAMAToNE]

Meh, I can't remember what I submitted in the first place.

[Kilu]

I can, but I don't remember what I said in my voicefile :D No recollection whatsoever. Must have done that when I was tired or something.

[Elhaym van Houten]

I hope you realize what a brilliant strategy this is - now even you will have a full suprise Sound Test Set ^^.
Just joking.
I'm better, thanks to a 2-day-stay in hospital...
unfortunately my body seems to house less reserves than necessary to survive diarrhea without needing infusions.

:) on to the good news: I think I can mail Silver the playlist next week, so we're not very far from finishing and publishing this Set :)

[Kilu]

Hooray. The day of release is closing in :D

Where will you upload it first? Zeugma? Bamatone?

[jetblue]

I thought this baby was released already when my pc was downhttp://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/smile.gif

I hope you fell better Elhaym and back to 100% soon. Sounds like the same illness I get every time I travel. It leaves me sick for days. I have a crazy theory why it happens to me,so I take trains and I dont get as sick.

Im already working on my submission for the next releasehttp://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

[Elhaym van Houten]

Thanks, Jet - I'm all better now :)
Problem is, work is closing in at university - I missed a whole week, and have to prepare a talk for next Monday....:(

^^ I used my time this weekend to get ST 7 in an almost final form.
I still take submissions - there's enough space for one song, or a few voicefiles ;).
I hope we can release it this week - I'm speculating on the weekend...
so keep your fingers crossed ;)

[kaserdan]

OMG ! Am I late ???
Should come here more often !!!

Since it's an open set, I'd like to add a track. I just made a voicefile :D
Would take 5:23 on the album. If it's too long, I could send a shorter track.

[Elhaym van Houten]

Great Kaserdan - I was already wondering if I should add a 3rd alternate submission for myself to fill those lousy 6 minutes ^^
So, get your files to me, and I'll fit them in...
I think the others can be patient a bit longer, after having waited almost a whole month for the release ;)
Anyway, good to see you again here.

[kaserdan]

Sent those files to you Elly.
Lucky you ! You get to hear my voice first http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/wink.gif

By the way, happy birthday to you ! I won't be able to tell you since I'll be travelling tomorrow. http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/birthday.gif

[Kilu]

:w00t: One more person in :D

[baron]

If others don't mind I think I'm gonna volenteer to arrange the next sound test. I'm pretty sure I can do it ontime and done well. I'm not trying to bump you elly or anything it just appears you have too much happening in your life to put out another one after this.

[Elhaym van Houten]

Well, I can finally and happily announce the release of Sound Test Set 7 - Be Cool....right now I'm uploading it to Zeugma's, and after that maybe to Bama?
It's my birthday present to you guys. :)

The cover and the name are still temps - I didn't reach Silver in time, and I didn't want to keep you waiting any longer. So I took his art and made a cover out of it. Please don't print it yet - maybe he wants to change it.

I also took the liberty to work on a few voicefiles, filtering out the noise or making them louder. If anyone feels intimidated, they can tell me and I'll release the original versions.

I'm really sorry it did take so long - I only hope you're happy with the result. If you guys want to, we can have Baron coordinate the next Set.
I understand that it might be better for someone more stable to coordinate this.
For me, it was a bit of bad timing when I decided to start reviving the project - I was in the middle of an depressive episode, and this was also one of the things that gave me some joy and satisfaction - getting people to submit again. Kilu was a great help on that as well. During March & April, I got a lot better - I decided to take an antidepressant. That's when I realized I had a lot of work to catch up to...
Right now I think I am at a point where I can handle things normally.

[eViL bAz]

Im very happy that youre ok, and that the Set is up :D, and you know that you can count with all of us,about Baron, why dont you work togheter 2 heads are better than 1 ;) but I have to check the sound test and Im terribly sorry for my voice file I never was able to finish but save the name for the next set ok :D thanks

P.S. by the way I dont see my song in the Sound Test :knockedout: im sad now :(

[Zeugma 440]

Okay people, I've made an account on my FTP for you to get the new Sound Test :shades: Here's the address :

*...*

The account is limited to 5 users, and the speed is kinda variable, since I download other stuff at the same time :wonder: The server should be online 24/7, at least until this weekend.

Wasn't there a cover for this set, btw ? I need one for my Sound Test database webpage ;)

Anyways, thanks for participating :D I'll leave a review once I have listened to the whole album !

[Elhaym van Houten]

Zeugma, there is a cover - I forgot to put it in the folder.
Where shall I upload it?

[Locke Cole]

Woohoo, I'm downloading it now.. Once I've got it i'll post it up on a high speed mirror or two, or an http location on Lintbox :) That should help distrobution for the first few days atleast.

[Kilu]

When I'm done downloading, I can probably put my FTP up atleast for mornings.

[Elhaym van Houten]

Ok Guys - I made a stupid big mistake: I forgot to enter Evil Baz's submission (it was the only file transferred with AIM, and I left it in the upload directory...stupid me :shame:)
I just put it in Zeugma's upload folder...please exchange Track #9 with Baz's submission...I'll change the backside of the cover as well...
truly sorry, Baz, this was not intentional.

By the way, I can upload the set to others as well...
just tell me where.
I tried with Bama, but the server didn't allow me to upload...

[Zeugma 440]

Phew ! eViL bAz's submission is now available, plus the fixed .info file & back cover. Kilu & Locke Cole, you should update your downloads :)

[eViL bAz]

WHAAAAOOOOO!!!!!! Thanks Elly :D now im not SAD :D

[BAMAToNE]

Elhaym, I'm downloading it from Zeugma's server right now, so no need to upload it to me. I'll create a download account for it and post back later.

[BAMAToNE]

Onoes!~ A double-post!

Locke has been kind enough to host ST7 on the lintbox.net server. So download them here:
http://www.rpgamers.info/ST7/

And remember www.lintbox.net for all your web hosting needs! ;)

[Locke Cole]

Onoes!~ A double-post!

Locke has been kind enough to host ST7 on the lintbox.net server. So download them here:
http://www.rpgamers.info/ST7/

And remember www.lintbox.net (http://www.lintbox.net) for all your web hosting needs! ;)
Ah glad to help, that URL has both the individual files as well as a ZIP of all the files. All I ask is you post what speed you got off the server ;)

[jetblue]

I shut off the hub and all my torrents and it says 1:27 minutes till download completed for the RPGN-ST7.zip. Making around 16.4 KB/sec.
Im staying up pass my bedtime for this onehttp://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

[baron]

I'm getting 63-68k download. I like Evil Baz's idea about working together (I thought about it myself 10 seconds before reading it :) ) I would of offered to host the file as well for a bit but I'm hosted on Lintbox webhosting so it would be kinda redundent.

[Elhaym van Houten]

^^ Great that distribution goes so well...
I hope everyone gets the fixed version bith Evil Baz's submission as track #9.

Silver told me he'd work on the cover, so please don't print the preliminary one - there'll be another one coming. The title of the set might change as well, as the cover designer also names the set.

I'm looking forward to reading your reviews - I'm currently working on mine.

About working together on the next Sound Test: It would be great if you could be the official Submission Collector, Baron. I think you'd be the perfect man for that, and it would speed up things a lot, I guess.
I would love to keep doing the organisational stuff - getting a cover, an intro & outro and such as well as arranging the tracks. Organisational work is good practice for me, and arranging the tracks is the thing I like best ^^.
Would that be ok for you Baron? Or have you already thought of another way to work together?

[Geosgaeno]

thanks a bunch, its on the wayhttp://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/wink.gif, should proove good listening???

Question = do you do sound tests occasionally or is this the first one?, if you do another one i will get a submission in next time, thats all thanks.

[Zeugma 440]

Question = do you do sound tests occasionally or is this the first one?, if you do another one i will get a submission in next time, thats all thanks.
Actually, this one's our seventh Sound Test :D You can view the list on my database (http://zeugmaonline.sytes.net/soundTest/soundTest.php) (that should be updated with the new release in one hour or so ;) )

[Geosgaeno]

thats a cool list, i only thought it may have been the first sound test because i wasnt around here when the old ones were released, but i sure should be around if we get an 8th sound testhttp://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/wink.gif

[Locke Cole]

thats a cool list, i only thought it may have been the first sound test because i wasnt around here when the old ones were released, but i sure should be around if we get an 8th sound testhttp://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/wink.gif
Ah, an 8th is not "if", but when :p After listening to this latest release, I feel somewhat energetic towards having the 8th. I know I have not participated nearly as much as I would have liked, but I would like to give a try at arranging one of these eventually. I'm sure I could rally up some participation. I especially have been addicted to bamatones choices on album 7, he seems to select songs that catch me well.. http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/dance.gif

Anyways, good job to everyone who helped make ST7 a reality, to everyone who submitted and contributed to it, and all that.. ^-^ If anyone is in need of any of the older soundtests, you can reach me in our IRC chatroom to arrange a file transfer. I'll keep ST7 hosted for a month or so on lintbox, but I can always transfer any of the albums over msn/aim if need be. :)

[Zeugma 440]

I still have every one of them, so if you want to experience the 'RPGN sound' of the last two years, just send me a PM ;)

[Elhaym van Houten]

Ok, now begins the real fun - on with the reviews :)
I thought I'd make a start, since after arranging I know all the tracks by heart...

01. Sound Test 7 Intro - Baron
Nice Intro, Baron :)

02. Sound Test Revival - Zeugma 440
I love this voicefile - it is so seren, it fits a revival :). And the transition to your submission is also great.

03. The Super Robot Space Medley - Various (mixed by Zeugma 440) [sub by Zeugma 440]
What can I say - this medley is great. Everytime I listen to it, I find more interesting aspects to the music. It really makes me want to watch Gundam SEED ^^

04. eph2 - Ephraim
Nice voicefile Ephraim - though it had a very, very low volume. ^^ You sounded a bit as though you were whispering.

05. Some People - Groove Collective [sub by Ephraim]
Yo, this track grooves. It has an interesting mixture of styles. It took a bit to get into it, but now I like it.

06. Colours - Donavan [sub by bjp]
^^ this is a funny one, bjp - at first I thought: ok, nice one, not my fave, not my style...but after listening to it over and over while deciding where to put it, it grew on to me. That's the thing I like about the Soundtest - I get to listen to all kinds of music, and have a chance to let them get to me...

07. Use me - Hootie & The Blowfish [sub by Bamatone13 (alt)]
Gee, I like this one. I only knew the song from Fiona Apple - she's got another great live-version of it...but this singer has a good voice, and the atmosphere of the song just makes me want to dance

08. The Incredible Singing Robot - Star Salzman [sub by DarkBlack (alt)]
hmmm...Star Salzman always makes sooo complex remixes. I'm not sure about this one - there are parts in it I like a lot, like the text of the song, or the piano at the end....but the whole thing is a bit exhausting to listen to.

09. Do The Evolution - Pearl Jam [sub by Evil Baz]
^^ Great submission, Baz. A real classic - though I would have loved to hear your voicefile "Do the evilution"

10. Baron Speech - Baron
:D Well, short and efficient. I tried to reduce the noise a bit, if that's ok.

11. Socially Acceptable - dc Talk [sub by Baron]
I like the lyrics, as far as I got them right. The genre says "General religious", I was a bit surprised. Is it really a religious inspired song? here in Germany we don't have such cool religious music.

12. Underpants - Kilu
^^ gee, that intro is soo cool, Kilu. I almost fell off my chair laughing when I first heard it. Great voicefile

13. Morphing Into Primal [sub by Kilu]
:D yes, in your words, this is "pretty good shit", Kilu. I never heard of the band :shame:

14. Ordinary World (live acustic) - Duran Duran [sub by JetBlue]
Another classic - if Jet hadn't submitted it first, I had it in my choice of songs. But I'm glad Jet chose it - I didn't know this live acoustic version yet, and it is wonderful.

15. Bowl Of Oranges - Bright Eyes [sub on behalf of Zedie9]
A feel-good-happy-mood-song for our former Sound test coordinator - I hope he's well, and doing fine, and will return soon.

16. Hallelujah - Rufus Wainwright [sub by Elhaym van Houten]
well, my submission. I like this song a lot. I remember when I first heard it - I was in an Eddie bauer store here in Münster, and I was about to leave when it started playing. I remember this so well because this song had such a big emotional impact on me. I stayed the whole song long, and afterwards left feeling a bit...well, melancholic, and very touched.

17. Finally Released - Elhaym van Houten
...and my voicefile. I noticed the music has a very low volume - I think I'll redo the mixing.

18. Infancy Of Us - Eliot Morris [sub by Bamatone13]
ooohh...me likes this song a lot. Together with Zeugma's Medley, it is my most favourite submission on this Set. Bama, I agree with Locke - you seem to hit my nerve with your submissions

19. A New Challenger o_O - Kaserdan
^^ this sounds as though from Streetfighter or some beat'em Up like that. I'm glad you made it in time Kaserdan. I would have hated to miss this voicefile, and your submission.

20. Touched - Vast [sub by Kaserdan]
:) that choir in the back reminds me of Xenogears...no, the whole song reminds me of Xenogears :D...nice submission.

21. Fire and Snow - AnalTone [sub on behalf of Video Game Music Mixes]
Great remix, though I don't know the game (Teenge Mutant Hero Turtles II it was, right?)

22. Sac Mau - Tran Tien [sub by Dark Black]
....such a tranquil choice, DarkBlack. It is a perfect contrast for all those loud and a bit more hectic songs. I love the voice of the singer.. which language is it? You know, it makes me feel a bit nostalgic - it reminds me of the good old Hongkong movies ^^

23. Get Over It - OK Go [sub by Elhaym van Houten (alt)]
my alternate submission - I love the sarcasm in this one

24. Sound Test 7 Outro - Baron
Great outro, Baron. I like the mixed bit a lot

I'm really happy all the newbies made such wonderful submissions - this project is interesting because of the great variety of different music, and this Set is another proof of that.
I'm also happy about the voicefiles - they make this Set very personal. I love every single one of them, so BIG thanks to all those who took the time to make one

[Geosgaeno]

nice to hear some of your voices too, i enjoyed that part very much. Well i dont think i have much more to say for soundtest7 because everyone has said it for me.....bring on SoundTest8http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

[Elhaym van Houten]

hmm...
this is for those new to the project:
after releasing one album we usually take a bit of time for everyone to get it and get into it...
the participants and every listener is encouraged to write a detailed review.
That way, we can exchange opinions about the submissions, and have a bit of a discussion.
To me it feels better to honour everyone's effort by leaving some time for appreciating the album.

We'll announce the start of Set 8 in a few weeks, after discussing a possible theme.

[Zeugma 440]

Here I go ! Here's my review of ST7, aka the first album since we are on the new forums :p


Sound Test 7 Intro

Your voice sounds kinda cool, Baron :) Elhaym probably wishes you to be the next ST coordinator because of that :rofl:

Sound Test Revival

Well, this one's mine :D Compared to the other voicefiles I made, this one sounds really neat, quality-wise. I'm still using the same old mike, but now I have a better knowledge of sound processing sotfwares :p

The Super Space Robots Medley

OMG, my original comment has been erased by Elly's tagging ! I'll post the tracks here, in order of appearance :

- "Gunbuster" (from Gunbuster, by Tanaka Kouhei)
- "Gravion Battle" (from Gravion Zwei, by Hikaru Nanase)
- "ZAFT Invasion" (from Gundam Seed, by Toshihiko Sahashi)
- "Rebel Army" (from Shin Getter Robot, by Yasunori Iwasaki)
- "Beautiful Last Moment" (from Zone of the Enders : Dolores, by Hikaru Nanase)
- "Moon" (from Turn-A-Gundam, by Yoko Kanno)

The transition I like most is the one from "ZAFT Invasion" to "Rebel Army", with that awesome guitar solo :D

eph2

You've got a nice and soft voice, Ephraim ! It almost sounds like you whisper to your mike ^^

Some People

What kind of genre is that ? I'm not used to it but hey, it's great ! That's exactly what I need right now, in the middle of a sunny work's day :spin:

Colours

I don't know if I got it right, but this one makes me think about american country music. It's rather cool and makes a good pause between tracks 5 and 7 (good job on this, Elly :D)

Use Me

Hehe, I can't stop snapping the rythm with my fingers as I write this. I just love this kind of music (soul music, right ?), especially live performances (Blues Brothers, anyone ? :) ). Great choice, Bama, as usual !

The Incredible Singing Robot

Good quality fan remixes are not common... what to say about good vocal fan remixes ? I've been admirating Starblast since Tatsumakisenputronic. Even if the drums are a tad too industrial for me, I still like this track very much (especially after reading the lyrics ;) ).

Do the Evolution

Hmm, I didn't know Pearl Jam before, and the voice of the singer kinda confuses me. He sounds like he has a fever or something... It's not really something I would listen to by myself :wonder:

Socially Acceptable

Now with more funky stuff :) Their changing of singers (female singer/male rapper/common chorus) is kinda cool, and the whole sound very original while still staying in its genre. Nice one :spin:

Underpants

Bwahahahah, what a whacky intro :rofl: Too bad you lack inspiration for what you have to say ;)

Morphing into Primal

O.O A bit too yell-ish for me, lol.

Ordinary World (live acoustic)

Omg, Jetblue ! This song is one of my favourites ever... I must confess that I prefer the original version because of their smart use of the synths, but this one is nice as well. Thanks !!!

Bright Eyes

Why is this one submitted on behalf of Zedie ? Was it the track he wanted to submit to the next ST ?
The style of this one is special (these flutes in the background, plus the weird ending) and I'm not sure I like it.

Hallelujah

I understand why it makes you feel melancholic : that's the kind of music that can affect you greatly when you're depressed or lovesick. That way of singing "Hallelujah" with a sad and resigned voice... That's a memorable song you've submitted here.

Finally Released

Hey, it's been a long time since we last heard your voice :) I do hope as well that Zedie will visit us one of these days.

Infancy of Us

I've always been appreciating your submissions very much, Bama, and this one makes no exception. Beautiful choice !

A New Challenger

Hopefully there are people who still know how to make amazing voice files :D :D Great job, Kaserdan !! (plus Soul Calibur II music rules !)

Touched

Interesting... it sounds like these guys gave decided to have fun with some indian-sounding sample repeated over and over and over and..... hopefully the sound of the guitars eventually cover it partially ;)

Fire and Snow

What game is that from ? Guilty Gear ? It's really good for a fan remix :D

Sac Mau

Mmmm, chinese lyrics :) Or it is vietnamese ? Oh well, it's nice anyways. Images from House of Flying Daggers can't help coming back to my mind when I hear this :)

Get Over it

As far as I'm concerned, I have troubles making the difference between that band and the others, basically making the same kind of music :wonder: It's not that I don't like it, but it sounds like a dozen other ones I've heard somewhere else, if you see what I mean :(

Sound Test Outro

Hehe... I hope we'll hear you again, Baron :)



This album has been a real pleasure to listen, after so much time without any common RPGN release. Thank you again, everyone !! Let's hope that you'll be enthusiastic enough to keep up with other albums as good as this one ;)

[Kilu]

I'll write a full review later myself. Couple things to mention right now. Fire and Snow is from Teenage Mutant Ninja(/Hero) Turtles 2: The Arcade Game from good old Nintendo Entertainment System. It has the music of the first stage, where the building is on fire and where the Turtles are trying to save April, and from the uh...4th stage if I recall correctly. There is snow in there XD

I recommend that everyone should play that game, because it's so awesome.

Also, I talked to Zedie on AIM couple weeks ago :D

[kaserdan]

I just came back from Montreal with my sister Archess (got past Quebec city and Mithrandir :P Can’t help but think that God exists in there) :emlaugh: And we listened to the complete previous sets. (1-6) :wacky:

I laughed so hard listening to The Boy and Pezito’s voicefiles ! :biglaugh: And Kilu’s one at halloween. Each time Mith tells us he’s a God makes me laugh also, and there are some others like Elly’s with her warm voicefiles that confirm in such a nice way that our community is a great one. I hope you’ll continue to take care of that great project Elly.

The Sound Test is the main reason why I joined the forums back then. Zedie9’s fault. With the forums change and the set7 that was to be a TVtheme, I lost interrest and vanished. Let’s hope this new release will keep me around a bit more. It’s not as if I was one of the most « active » posters back then, but I liked to add my 2 cents here and there :tophat:

Thanks for the reviews Elly and Zeugma ! And am I glad you're still here ! I'll write my own in a bit.

[jetblue]

Im not that good at reviews,but the soundtest was great. Lots of good musichttp://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/listenmusic.gif
I dont remember who did what track but I really liked track#6,#18,#20,and #22.
And with all the soft voices it reminded me of those late night radio DJ's.....of lovehttp://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/heartbeat.gif

And wich tune had me humming it later in the day? Track #22. What language is this? It sounds like old russian or one of the languages of the open step. Possibly far eastern hungarian. Someone tell mehttp://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/bouncy.gif and what the song is saying.



I heard Ordinary World the other day sung in Italian by paverotti and another. I dont know if thats a good thing or a bad thing.

[kaserdan]

01 Sound Test 7 Intro
Good old standard intro.


02 Sound Test Revival
You certainly are a good sound editor. It’s funny when you say the title http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/biggrin.gif


03 The Super Space Robots Medley
Good sound editor indeed ! I didn’t think there were as many musics as that when I first heard it ! Very well done ! My favorite part is at 5 :20 when it becomes melancolic. I love it very much !


04 eph2
Kyari says good day from Australia ? Is that what I heard ? http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/confused.gif

05 Some People
Very good track. Favourite part at 1 :00, when the flute comes in. It’s a track I won’t skip http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/wink.gif


06 Colours
Mmm... Can’t get to like this one…

07 Use Me
It’s the kind of music my parents would like (not a sarcasm !) I like it, but wouldn’t listen to it as much as the other tracks.

08 The Incredible Singing Robot
You should have seen my face when I heard that one http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/eyepopping.gif I could recognize the music, but you know… it’s kinda hard to keep listening.


09 Do the Evolution
Mmm… another one I couldn’t get to like…

10 Baron Speech
Got tired of listening to you after 2 seconds…….. just kindding http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/biggrin.gif


11 Socially Acceptable
Couldn’t help thinking it would have been a good one during my travel !


12 Underpants
Yeah I know that kind of robots. They’re so annoying… Anyway ! Let’s see if I get my ass kicked…


13 Morphing into Primal
*get kicked* http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/umbrella.gif

14 Ordinary World (live acoustic)
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah ! Now we’re talking !
LOL This track is in DDR MAX and it’s the first time I hear the acoustic version. Kinda funny ! Certainly my favorite of Set 7 ! http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/listenmusic.gif

15 Bright Eyes
Mmm… (yet again) But… the last part is so calm… Although it cuts kinda harshly.


16 Hallelujah
I don’t want to feel sad now !! *skip* Seriously, it continues the calm feeling you get at the end of the previous track. I’ll keep away if I feel blue :P

17 Finally Released
I think everyone will agree on letting you continue the project. Hey ! Yet another Castelvania arranged music in background ! You certainly like those http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/wink.gif


18 Infancy of Us
Ooooh ! Niiiiice ! I really love the guitar in this one !

19 A New Challenger
For some ppl here I AM the newbie… Well don’t worry ! Even old members don’t know me much http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/rofl.gif

20 Touched
I first heard that track in a music video by otaku vengeance 4 or 5 years ago. It’s a Samurai X music video and very well done ! You might want to check it out Zeugma ! I’m sure you’ll love the track after that !http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/bouncy.gif


21 Fire and Snow
Hey why not ? Great mix !


22 Sac Mau
I don’t know the language, but the music itself is so peaceful… Another best for this album !


23 Get Over it
Mmm… well now you know what that means. http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

24 Sound Test Outro
Nicely done Baron !

Good work Elly ! Don't worry about the speed. You wouldn't want this to become a burden !

[Elhaym van Houten]

> Zeugma: I'm sorry tag&rename messed up your comment - I didn't know it did erase it. Oh, and that track "on behalf of Zedie9" is a track he likes a lot by a band he likes a lot.

> Kilu: lucky you - next time you meet him, tell him I said hi

> Kaserdan: I did the same in January, and afterwards I decided I wanted to continue this project...I must admit, with all the changes, and old friendse not visiting that often here, it is one of the main reasons for me coming back.
I hope I'll take good care of it - but I think with Baron's help it shouldn't be such a problem. Now that we have released this Set, maybe a few other possible contributors will become interested ^^

[kaserdan]

Now that we have released this Set, maybe a few other possible contributors will become interested ^^Hope you'll be heard !

[BAMAToNE]

I'm really glad people are liking my two submissions. :D

Elhaym: I didn't know Fiona Apple did a version of it, too. The original song is credited to Bill Withers, although I have never heard the original. It's catchy though, isn't it? :) I love Darius Rucker's voice (lead singer of Hootie & the Blowfish). I've seen a bunch of concerts in my life, but by far the most fun I've had were at the two Hootie concerts. The man just *loves* to perform and can really put on a show. I have some more if you'd like!

Eliot Morris is a local musician that my girlfriend turned me on to. (Thanks Nicole!) I told her about this Sound Test business and she's psyched that people in other countries are listening to Eliot, haha. (She's been friends with him since he got his start.) I promised her that I'd put up the link to his cd so you guys can buy it if you want, so here it is: http://cdbaby.com/cd/eliotmorris

(You can listen to the tracks, too.)

[Elhaym van Houten]

Bamatone: yes, it is catchy indeed... ^^ I can imagine that man loves to perform just by hearing his voice. He sounds like an old school entertainer straight out of the 50s - somehow, this conjurs up images of a man in a suit with one of those old mikes....know what I mean?
Fiona Apple does it with a nice xylophone. I can send you the song, if you want to.

That CD link for Elliot Morris is great - you don't know by chance if they ship overseas? I hadn't yet the time to search for their shipping conditions.

[BAMAToNE]

Fiona Apple does it with a nice xylophone. I can send you the song, if you want to.

Sure, I'd love to hear Fiona Apple's version. :)

That CD link for Elliot Morris is great - you don't know by chance if they ship overseas? I hadn't yet the time to search for their shipping conditions.

Yep, they sure do ship almost anywhere overseas. :D

[Pezito]

Heya ! I'm currently listening to ST7 and will post my review later (need to hear it more than once :p )... Just thought I'd let you know. ^^

[Elhaym van Houten]

^^ so...that means you're in again, Pezito?

Yay :D
I want more high-quality voicefiles
I want to hear Gigi again :)

..oh, and of course I want to read your review ;)

As for another good idea I had lately:
I think when we start ST Set 8, I will collect e-mail addresses of all who want to participate.
That way it'll be easier to notify everyone of current events, even if someone isn't visiting the boards for a longer while.

Oh, and does someone have the addresses of older members who participated, like Cyrano de Hero, Charon, BigJim...? I thought I'd inclued them in the mailing list - maybe they'll feel nostalgic and contribute something :D

[Pezito]

I don't think I have any of their e-mail addresses ; but maybe you can find them in their profile on the old boards ?

As for my participation, YES I'm back ! :D I want to find more time to post around here, even just now and then, and participate in cool projects such as the Sound Tests. Cross your fingers, we'll see if I stay true to my oath. :)

By the way Zeugma : if you want the cover for ST1, I still have it somewhere - I think... I'll dig it up if I can. :3

[BAMAToNE]

Yayyyyyyyyyyy Pezito!

I have Zedie's email address, but that's all. Through him you can get BigJim's address I'm sure.

[Pezito]

Yup, they seemed to get in touch rather often so you must be right.

Hey Bama !!! :w00t:

[Zeugma 440]

As for my participation, YES I'm back ! :D I want to find more time to post around here, even just now and then, and participate in cool projects such as the Sound Tests. Cross your fingers, we'll see if I stay true to my oath. :)
Great !! I cross my fingers as well, then :)

By the way Zeugma : if you want the cover for ST1, I still have it somewhere - I think... I'll dig it up if I can. :3
Oh yes, please, that would be the final piece that makes my database PERFECT, muhuhahahaha ! http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/evil_laugh.gif

*looks around him*

Err... just PM me when you have it, okay ? http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/embarassedlaugh.gif

[Yuffie]

I missed it again, darn. Looks like I'll just have to wait for the next one. ;)

Which I will DEFINATELY take part in! (please bear in mind this does not qualify as a legal contract)

[baron]

I was thinking that the sound test 8 should be around mid october

[Yuffie]

Me too, that gives me even more time. :D

You are talking October 2006 right?

[Ephraim]

Hey all! Haven't been around in awhile. Durned webcomics took over my life for awhile.

So I missed the soundtest release? Gotta get it, now.

Anyway, glad to be back.

[Geosgaeno]

I was thinking that the sound test 8 should be around mid october
sounds perfect to me, this time i am giving you guys a song for ST8.

[Elhaym van Houten]

ok...so, if we are going for mid-October, maybe we should start thinking about it....
this thread hasn't seen much activity in the past few days.

Maybe discussing the next set will revive it?
Let's start with deciding if we want a themed set or not - after that, we can collecting suggestions if necessary.

Everyone who wants to participate, please pm me with your mail address and your vote. Of course we can dicsuss here, but for collecting votes pms are better - I don't think we need to start a poll for this.

[eViL bAz]

I think we should do the next ST with a Themed Set, I dunno maybe an Only RPG music or something like that, or game related, what do you think!! :D well thats my sugestion ^^

[Darkblack]

Sorry, I didn't check this topic for a little while :D

To Elh and Zeugma: The song is in Vietnamese ;) (wonder why people usually mistakes Vietnamese with Chinese? Hmm dunno, maybe I don't mistake because I'm Vietnamese :D) Very glad to see that you guys love that song :P I love it too ^_^

Maybe the next Soundtest I should submit some more works of that composer :D (and I will do it he he)

By the way, if anyone wants the lyric, just PM me :)

[Kilu]

I'm always up for a themed set, let's just be sure that whatever theme we pick will get enough participation, so that it wont die like the tv theme set :)

[Pezito]

Maybe we should first see who's gonna join the new ST, then have a quick vote to decide on a(n) (absence of) theme ? :search:

[eViL bAz]

Im On for the next Set so come on Guys lets sign on^^

[Zeugma 440]

Just to make sure, I write it down : I'll join the next set ! (whatever the theme may be)

Too bad, we only have three reviews so far :( Congrats to Kaserdan, who doesn't post half of what the other partcipants have posted, and who has taken the time to write a review :spin:

[eViL bAz]

:( Ouch That hit me in head, I will post my review of the Sound Test :D as soon asn I have time ^^

[Yuffie]

Yeah me too....maybe :D

I forgot what I was going to submit to the last one so now I'll have to think of one all over again! :bawl:

[Pezito]

Too bad, we only have three reviews so far :( Congrats to Kaserdan, who doesn't post half of what the other partcipants have posted, and who has taken the time to write a review :spin:Ah ! I knew I had forgotten something there... :p

[Kilu]

I'm of course in regardless of theme, if any. Review is, uh... on the way :emlaugh:

[Yuffie]

Yeah for me the download is on the way....almost :emlaugh:

[Pezito]

All right - I'm done with my review ! :spin: I hope this will motivate others to do the same... C'mon, a sound test without reviews isn't fun ! We must share opinions as well as music. :p By the way, thank you Elhaym for the nice formatting of your review... I can shamelessly copy it into my own review now... :evillaugh:

01. Sound Test 7 Intro - Baron
Nice intro, although I think it's too short. But that was Baron's first try, so let's not be too harsh. ;)

02. Sound Test Revival - Zeugma 440
Very nice voicefile Zeugma, once more. ^^ Peaceful BGM and tone, not too short and not too long, I like it.

03. The Super Robot Space Medley - Various (mixed by Zeugma 440) [sub by Zeugma 440]
Interesting mix indeed ! I haven't watched Gundam SEED (and don't intend to - no time for it alas) but I do like the music. Especially the calmer moment at 5'30" with the female voices, it's nicely mixed with the preceding warlike parts (which I like too ^^). As for the last theme, "Moon", I knew it already from the Turn-A Gundam OSTs (and love it).

04. eph2 - Ephraim
Haha ! You do sound like you were whispering to the mike... Let me guess : you were not alone at home and didn't want to be heard ? :D It happens often when I want to record something on the microphone ; most of the time I just wait for a moment where I can be alone long enough. Nice voicefile otherwise (I like your accent :) ).

05. Some People - Groove Collective [sub by Ephraim]
An original track ; it's rather good. :) The overall mix is interesting, and often surprising.

06. Colours - Donavan [sub by bjp]
Hehe, typical country music I guess... Not my cup of tea originally, but this one belongs to the style of country-songs I like : gentle and sober ; these always make me think of summer, fields and country roads. Anyone seen the Cohen bros' film O' Brother ? Well that's precisely the kind of atmosphere it makes me think of - so it can't be bad, right ? :p

07. Use me - Hootie & The Blowfish [sub by Bamatone13 (alt)]
Not my favourite, although the music is fine. I think it's the "heavy" voice of the singer (maybe an effect of the live recording too)... The style's a bit too "groovy" to my taste I guess.

08. The Incredible Singing Robot - Star Salzman [sub by DarkBlack (alt)]
Good remix ! :rofl: Although I haven't played Chrono Trigger (sucks to be me, I know -_-), I know this catchy song from my SPC collection. ^^ The overall beats can indeed sound a bit aggressive... It's a pity, 'cause the remix is very good and the lyrics too ("won't you pick me~ instead of that frog~ I can do healing too" :D ) ! Maybe Star Salzman should simply have made the mix just a bit smoother.

09. Do The Evolution - Pearl Jam [sub by Evil Baz]
I've known Pearl Jam for years by name only, without ever listening to their songs (except for the few ones which were aired on the radio). I'm not a fan of this one though ; the music is good but the singer's voice lacks some power (in comparison to the way he screams ^^). For instance, I like him much better in the touching theme song "Man of the Hour" they did for the (touching as well) movie Big Fish.

10. Baron Speech - Baron
Hehe, a bit on the short side again... :) By the way - not specific to you Baron, but a reminder to all involved in voice files : keep in mind we're not all native english-speakers, so it's nice if you don't eat your words too much / don't speak too fast. Thanks ! :p

11. Socially Acceptable - dc Talk [sub by Baron]
Cool song ; sounds very 90's to me. ^^ Not much to say besides this... It's musically acceptable. :D

12. Underpants - Kilu
Mwahaha ! Great intro once again, Kilu. :spin: The way you speak is always weird but cool, and so is the BGM you use. ^^

13. Morphing Into Primal [sub by Kilu]
Aaaaauuugh !!! (*0*) Don't hurt me ! I'm innocent ! XD Hehe... Seriously : that's quite bourrin as we would say in french (no translation to be found - or you could think of the way a bull acts when it sees something red moving in front of it)... I think it lacks variety and change, just like hardcore techno lacks it too (the rythm is binary : 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1...). I guess now is when I get my ass kicked, right ? :emlaugh:

14. Ordinary World (live acustic) - Duran Duran [sub by JetBlue]
I had never heard that acoustic version. It's rather good, however I prefer the original, which has more strength (I've just downloaded it to compare :p ).

15. Bowl Of Oranges - Bright Eyes [sub on behalf of Zedie9]
That one grew on me a bit ; I don't think I'll be a fan, but I like it. It sounds nice and positive. :) The second part, though, is... odd. ^^;

16. Hallelujah - Rufus Wainwright [sub by Elhaym van Houten]
That sure is a touching song ; I don't even think the "religious" feel to it, because of the title, is the cause... I think just the melody is enough. However there's another great version of that song, by Jeff Buckley ; you should check it too ! ^^ Here (http://pezito.free.fr/Jeff%20Buckley%20-%20Hallelujah.mp3) is the file if you need it. ;)

17. Finally Released - Elhaym van Houten
Another very cool voice file (BGM is the key :D ) !... Hey, just listening to it now, I've recognized the song you used ! It's Castlevania, right ? ^^ Oh, and don't worry - you did a great job as a "coordinator". :)

18. Infancy Of Us - Eliot Morris [sub by Bamatone13]
Good song, I like it. It would fit very well in the background of a romantic scene, in a TV series (maybe that's where you heard it first ? :p ).

19. A New Challenger o_O - Kaserdan
Hahaha ! The whole "here comes a new challenger" idea was cool (plus the musics in Soul Calibur are unusually good for a fighting game). :shades: Well done !

20. Touched - Vast [sub by Kaserdan]
Hm, very interesting... I might want to hear more music from that Vast band of yours ; I agree the choir sample can get a bit repetitive, but it's ok and I like the way they mixed it with a "normal" rock song (and yes Elly, it definitely sounds like the choirs in Xenogears music ^^).

21. Fire and Snow - AnalTone [sub on behalf of Video Game Music Mixes]
Ok song, and probably a great remix when you know the original... Which isn't my case. :emlaugh: But it's rare to get VGM remixes sounding that great. :) (Hehe, I've just caught the famous "tadadadadah tah~ tadadah~" signature-sound from TMNT in the song ! ^^)

22. Sac Mau - Tran Tien [sub by Dark Black]
Very nice song ! I had guessed from the name that it was vietnamese, hehe. :p It does remind me of songs from famous chinese movies such as Tiger & Dragon, Hero or House of Flying Daggers - but it's interesting to hear another language for the same genre.

23. Get Over It - OK Go [sub by Elhaym van Houten (alt)]
Catchy from the very start, simple and effective : I like this song ! :)

24. Sound Test 7 Outro - Baron
Cool outro - I like the BGM too. I just wish I had understood all you say between "Sound Test n°7" and "again, this is Baron" ! XD

I really enjoy this Sound Test (who said "once more" ? :) ). Some members are gone, some new ones have come, and there's still some interest in this project ! ^^ I think my favourite submissions in ST7 are the Super Robot Space Medley, Hallelujah, Touched, and Get Over It. Some others are pretty good too - and very few are not my taste at all. :p Get ready for Sound test 8, 'cause I'll be there ! :3

[Elhaym van Houten]

Great, Pezito, thanks for the review :)
(I know I am a bit late here ^^)

Anyways, I'm back from the dead...erh, from vacation, to be specific.
Thanks to the regular lack of activity in the forums during summer (gee, who'd stay inside in front of a pc if there's great weather outside, sun & fun and all ;) )
I think it would be wise to start organizing Sound Test Set 8 in Mid-August...

[BAMAToNE]

Do we have a theme picked out for 8 yet? Or is it going to be open as well?

[Lance Alvein]

This may seem like a stupid request... but how can I get the files http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/confused.gif
Thanks in advance :p

[BAMAToNE]

This may seem like a stupid request... but how can I get the files http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/confused.gif
Thanks in advance :p

http://www.rpgamers.info/ST7/

[Kilu]

Oooops, I've still not done that review :shame:

As for the next, I'm up for it anytime. And I'm also open for any theme or open theme as well.

[Pezito]

Ha ! So let's make a new rule (effective from NOW) : you must write a review in order to participate to the Sound Test ! :evilgrin: Ok, just kidding, no one will ever do it... (-_-) *sigh*

[Elhaym van Houten]

Hello everyone,

sorry for the break - my PC broke down, and I had to get spare parts and someone to repair it....
imagine, almost three weeks without a PC (and internet) :(
anyway, good to be back, and let's start organizing set 8.

I'm not sure wether we should make this a themed one or not...maybe we can set up a poll for it? I'm not sure how to do this, maybe someone can help? We could also do a voting by email.
Me, I would go for another free set - as much fun it is to think up submissions and voicefiles for a special theme, it usually discourages people who don't know what to submit...

I'm open for anything, so maybe we should start with some brainstorming for a theme. Everyone can bring up themes they would love for a Sound Test.
Here are a few possibilities:


Favourite Movie Soundtrack
Autumnal Theme
Favourite Song for cheering up
Anime Themes
Game Themes
Halloween (again?)
songs from the 70s, 80s, 90s
....
Besides the question of open submission vs theme, we still need the following:

Volunteers for

cover picture & design (if picture only, I'll do the design)
intro & outro
Our Soundtest mailing list.
Everyone who decides to participate, please pm me your email address. A few of us don't check the forums as regularly as others do, so in order to stay up to date with the project, it would be great to have a mailing list to communicate announcements and the like.


I hope that covers it for now....
so, let's rock!

[Kilu]

I'll set up a poll for the theme, but I'll give it couple days so that people can pitch in with theme ideas. As usual, I'm in no matter what :D

Also, I should probably write a review of some sort from the last one.

[Elhaym van Houten]

That's great, Kilu.
I knew I could count on you there ^^.

We already have a volunteer for the intro & outro - Zeugma asked for it, and knowing his great voicefiles, we'll all be in for a treat :).

[Locke]

I'm in for a song or two. Let me know what the theme turns out to be, I can get music to fit pretty much any theme :D

[kaserdan]

Stop thinking about themes. It's a waste of time.
It's better to have no restrictions at all.
I prefer the open sets we already have over the only 2 themed ones if you ask me so please... Let the numbers increase and let em be wild random files ! Way better !

I told Elly I could be interrested making an intro/outro, but Zeugma steped before me. No hard feeling Zeugma ! It's bond to be good :bouncy:

[Giea]

Hey guys :) Well, as you might or might not no I'm Giea :P heh. Well I did listen to the sound test and I thought it was great! Everybody has a pretty cool accent. ^-^ I would like to participate, but I don't know how so, I can't doodle worth anything and I don't have a mic. Hah I like Zeugma's ideas! Like halloween, fall, or anime. If I were to post my idea's you would be bamboozled :P. Well nice job everybody! And I hope for a next Sound Test soon.

[Zeugma 440]

Stop thinking about themes. It's a waste of time.
It's better to have no restrictions at all.
Well, I clearly remember that the Halloween and Christmas-themed sound tests (the 3rd and the 4th) were awesome ! Agreed, it's restrictive and you have to do a little effort to find something that meets the requirements of the theme, but the result can be really great :D

No hard feeling Zeugma ! It's bond to be good :bouncy:
thanks :spin: I'll do something kewl :shades:



As I said in my e-mail reply to Elly (and before seeing this twin post on the RPGN boards), if I had to choose a theme it would be favourite song for cheering up :) I think most of us are too involved in anime and game music for this kind of themes to become real interesting :wonder:

Anyways, let Sound Test 8 begin ! It's a nice idea to give it a new kick for September, when everyone is slowly awakening from his summer slumber ;)

[baron]

I would suggest a broad theme, Movie soundtrakcs, that covers ocristrated and many popular songs. Also I have set up an ftp account for files (song and voice file) to be uploaded to, pm me to get the login info

[Lance Alvein]

I'm willing to try to submit a song or two... just let us all know what the theme's going to be :p

[Giea]

if I had to choose a theme it would be favourite song for cheering up :) I think most of us are too involved in anime and game music for this kind of themes to become real interesting :wonder:Ah! I do agree Zeugma we don't need such a hard theme, I think favorite song would be splendid :). Great job!

[Pezito]

Count me in too ! :p

I agree it's good to have non-themed sets often, but a themed set now and then is really appreciable... It gives some unity to the thing, while maintaining the "melting-pot" side of our Sound Tests. Actually it all depends on the chosen theme, some are harder to stick to than others... And yes, soundtracks (be they of animes, games or movies) can get repetitive since most of us are very knowledgeable in this domain already. ;)

Anyway, "favourite song for cheering up" looks like a good idea to me !
We'll see how the poll turns out. ^^

[Yuffie]

And I will definately put something in this one... :emlaugh:

Of course I could be awfully busy with uni and all...

[Locke]

I definently approve of the cheer up theme :D I know I'll have at least 2 songs that I love to cheer up with, though we might want to theme it more specifically too (at least track listing wise) so that it runs together well. Also, are we wanting songs that are heavy metal, trance, techno, hiphop (oh god I hope not hip hop), raggae, rock, etc. There's alot of possiblities, and if we're not careful it's going to come out sounding like a slapshod job.

[bjp4444]

hiphop (oh god I hope not hip hop), Oh, goody, I know what to submit now!!!!!

A song for cheering up sounds neat-o, I suppose.

Wait, what about, Favorite song for a Canadian exotic dancer.... Oh, sorry, that jokes already been pounded into the ground [there is not a pun there.], so that's probably not the best suggestion.

The only other suggestion I would have would be a slight play off the original idea, which is: Favorite song to motivate yourself. [like a song you run to or somethign like that] If this was proposed, I would have two question/comments:

One: Could my song be rife with profantity? 'Cause nothing gets me going that someone yelling a bunch of explatives in my ear.

Two: If someone used Real Emotion for this, I'd send them a tray of my mom's famous "chocolate chip cookie" brownies. I'm dead serious.

-bjp

[Zeugma 440]

I definently approve of the wake up theme. I know I'll have at least 2 songs that I love to wake up to
Did we say wake up ? :confused: I think it was cheer-up :D
But submitting songs for waking up might be an excellent idea as well *already thinking about some tracks* :)

The only other suggestion I would have would be a slight play off the original idea, which is: Favorite song to motivate yourself. [like a song you run to or somethign like that]
That sure looks like the original idea, it might just split people in two sides while they almost share the same idea. If we ever make a poll, I'd suggest that your idea comes along with the first one (i.e. cheering up), and not as a separate category...

[Locke]

Yeah, my bad. Sorry Zeugma, I wasn't feeling well that day and was tired as could be. I've fixed the post now. Cheer up songs. I got it, yep.

And BJP, are those brownies really as good as you say, and if so, how are they gonna get through customs. Because I like brownies, and I'd submit that for brownies :p

[Elhaym van Houten]

^^ Looks like everyone likes "Songs for cheering up"...
:D Maybe we should make a poll and ask who does not want it to be the theme this time?
Just joking, I'll ask Kilu to set up a poll with the themes that got the most interest.

Anyway, that's a great resonance here. It's good to see so many people interested in participating.
Please, just remember:
everyone who wants to participate, pm me your email address.
Otherwise you won't be on the mailing list, and might miss important information! (such as reminders of deadlines :D)

[Locke]

Just out of idle curiosity, how many of us are on board for the sound test so far?

[Yuffie]

Well I'd say I am...but it sounds a bit too contracty to put it here so I'll hover in the background until I actually submit a tune. :p

[Locke]

Contracty be darned, I'm in :D :banana:

[jetblue]

I got a small submission already but im working on my main song. Im searching for it all over. Im not sure if its anything to wake up to or cheerful but its music so its all good. And its not metal or rap. But just in case you could put mine at the end of the cdhttp://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/biggrin.gif. Uhm...Im still working on the lines for a voice file. Are we doing voice files again?

[bjp4444]

I'm in as well, although I do not know the extent of my submission. I have a grand production set in my head; I'm not sure if it will be able to complete or not. I may need assistance with something, I do not know.

Also, neither computer I frequent has a microphone, so it would severly limit my chances of completing a voice file [although Elly could do mine, since her voice is like the song of angels....http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/biggrin.gif]. Or maybe I'll call someone and they can record it over the phone. Although that woudl sound really, really horrible, I would guess. We'll see how it all gets finished, ya?

-bjp

[jetblue]

you can use a cheap 99 cent microphone bjp4444. As long as your pc has a mic input your all set. I discovered this a few months agohttp://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/biggrin.gif
But that other way sounds great. Voice of angels.

[Zeugma 440]

I'm in as well, although I do not know the extent of my submission. I have a grand production set in my head; I'm not sure if it will be able to complete or not. I may need assistance with something, I do not know.

If you need a hand for any audio editing stuff, I can help you, bjp ;)

[baron]

Doing it over the phone is doable, you just need the right kind of (pro) mic

[kaserdan]

I'll follow the crowd of course. The "cheerful album" still restricts our choices, but not as much as some other themes.

On your mark ? Ready ? Voice file !! (*hint hint*) :D

[Elhaym van Houten]

Say, do we really need a poll?
Looks like everyone is set on the "Cheering up" Theme.

[Zeugma 440]

Okay, if someone has something against the cheering up theme, speak now or forever hold your peace ;)

[Locke]

I'm in, nothing wrong with cheering up themed stuff :thumbup: :D

[Tonedeaf]

what is the cheering up theme...? i stick with my there song and locke you should stick to yours!!!

ps my theme is fraggle rock theme (punk rock)-nofx

[Locke]

Is it nofx that did the Fraggle Rock punk? Wicked. I'll find my own, don't worry TD, I won't steal your anthem :p

[Kilu]

Sorry for being absent and not making the poll and stuff, I was internetless for the past two weeks. But it all worked out well, so who cares about that anymore. Cheer-up theme eh :D

On this instant I can think of two songs to cheer me up, but they have both been submitted in the soundtests before :p Which reminds me, Zeugma, what was the url to that soundtest database of yours :D Let's not submit doubles :)

[Locke]

Yeah, double's would suck. I've got a few ideas of songs to get in, the tricky part for me is trying to get them uploaded as I can't do it at work and don't have the internet at home yet, and probly won't for the next month or two. It's gonna be tricky, I think. Any suggestions from anybody on something I can do to get it in?

[Pezito]

Can't you send them by e-mail from your work ? This should be possible, and probably go unnoticed. As for me, sorry for the lack of life signals lately... I've been a bit busy... But now I'm back (for a moment) so I'll seize the chance and upload my submissions ! Expect some voice file too (featuring Gigi♥ ). :D

[Kilu]

I've picked my (first???!?!?!?!) song and will upload later.

[Zeugma 440]

Muhuhaha, glad to see you again on the ST, Pezito :D

To all those who want to check if their track hasn't been already submitted, here's a list of the previous Sound Tests : http://www.zeugmaonline.sytes.net/soundTest/soundTest.php

I'm gonna start my voicefiles quite soon -I'm just too tired to speak tonight-.
I'm still hesitating between a lot of stuff for my submission. The right one will probably appear as obvious once I find it ;)

[Locke]

Can't you send them by e-mail from your work ? This should be possible, and probably go unnoticed. As for me, sorry for the lack of life signals lately... I've been a bit busy... But now I'm back (for a moment) so I'll seize the chance and upload my submissions ! Expect some voice file too (featuring Gigi♥ ). :D I can't get the song's at all while at work, they're on CD at home. Plus we're not allowed to use email from work. I might be able to from a friends computer at some point, I'll start asking around. Any idea of a deadline for when we should have all our submission's in by?

[Kilu]

To all those who want to check if their track hasn't been already submitted, here's a list of the previous Sound Tests : http://www.zeugmaonline.sytes.net/soundTest/soundTest.php
Still missing the cover image for the first test eh. I poked Bama a bit and got the ncd file from him, took a screenshot of it, and here (http://rpgn.lintbox.net/hosting/userfiles/Kilu/st1cover.png) it is.

[Locke]

Hey, that's a cool sount test cover. Who was working on ours again?

[Zeugma 440]

Still missing the cover image for the first test eh. I poked Bama a bit and got the ncd file from him, took a screenshot of it, and here (http://rpgn.lintbox.net/hosting/userfiles/Kilu/st1cover.png) it is.
Muhuhaha, you're the man Kilu ! :shades:

My intro and outro are done now, btw. I feel exhausted but satisfied :D

[Kilu]

Just so you know, I get a '421 Home directory not available - aborting' error when I try to connect to the FTP Baron set up.

[baron]

That was an error on my part, I had a server crash and forgot to recreate the directory, let me know of any other issues.

[Kilu]

Works okay now. Can't upload my song now though, just tested that ftp works.

[Locke]

What files have been submitted so far? I'm going to a buddies house either tomorrow or thursday, and could upload my song(s) from there. Do we have a compilation yet?

[Zeugma 440]

Go ahead Locke ! I don't think we have a compilation yet.
For my part, I still have to do my voicefile and to choose a submission. I will upload everything (intro/voicefile/track/outro) once it's done.

[Kilu]

We don't normally reveal what files each have uploaded until the set is released. If it so happens that you upload a same song that someone else has uploaded, I'm sure Elly will let you know.

Oh, and for my part, I haven't done my voicefile yet. After that's done, I'll submit 'em both at the same time. Oh, and just so everyone knows, it's considered polite not to snoop around the FTP in hopes of catching someones submission before the release :p

[Locke]

Cool, no worries. I think I'll need to do it on friday, as that's the only day I have off and just found out my buddy works till midnight until friday. I'll see what I can do about getting it done on friday though :thumbup:

[Locke]

Sorry, didn't get the chance to do it. I might be able to get it done on sunday, I'll see. What's the deadline for submissions?

[Pezito]

Dunno, until now I haven't heard of a deadline ; but we usually set one - if not to respect it, at least to neglect it with a mixed feeling of satisfaction and shame ! :p

[baron]

Actually the unofficial deadline is end of october, but Elly would know better

[Kilu]

Well I recorded my voicefile yesterday, don't know if I will be adding background music to it. Probably will if I feel like it.

[Pezito]

... Or will not, if you don't feel like it. Am I right ? :spin:

[Kilu]

It's all subjective my friend. ;)

I can't upload my stuff right now because of some connection restraints, but maybe next week.

[Geosgaeno]

i would enjoy to be part of this soundtest, but the song i was wishing to give you may be a bit too long and you guys may not accept it????

and i could do a quick intro for the song, hehehe

the song i want to submit would be 7:05mins http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/confused.gif, but if need be i could maybe find another song.

[Kilu]

I don't see why not. Sure, 7 minutes is a bit long, but it all depends on everyone elses songs. Submit it, and if it turns out that it's too long in the end, then submit something else. No harm done.

[Geosgaeno]

okie doke, just one more thing if you guys dont mind, it would make ity easier for me if i could send the track and short intro to someone through email, my FTP thingy is gone a bit weird with my PC, and i dont wanna go messing around d/loading new stuff. cheers in advance???

[Elhaym van Houten]

Hi Geo,

you can mail me your submission.
I'll pm you my email-address.

Sorry for being absent a bit - my PC was down for a while.
I'm not really up to date how many submissions we've got yet, and if Barons' FTP is working...but I'll catch up ^^

[Locke]

Actually, that'd be alot easier for me as well, but I think I have your email already Elhaym. I'll try and get that in as soon as I can.

[bjp4444]

Well, file has just been uploaded. Although the more I think about it, a voicefile is most likely gonna be necessary. If I can't find a microphone ASAP, I'm gonne need to write a script and have someone do it for me. We'll see, though.

-bjp

[Kilu]

Someone do it for you? Whatever does that mean? I'd much rather have no voicefile than some random person talk. :P Besides, microphones don't really cost much, it doesn't have to be high quality. :D

[Locke]

Yeah, true. Do we have a deadline yet? (for me, I know I'm really lazy and if I have a deadline for submissions then I'll actually get off my lazy ass and submit something.)

[Blade Tanaka]

I'll be getting my brother to submit a cheer up song for me since I don't have hig speed. Not sure what I want yet. Lance plans to use captin planet theme song though...

[Locke]

That sadist. He stole my theme songs, and now will submit one :realmad:

Meh, there's lot's more to choose from, and I have a much more cheerful and happy one to submit :evilgrin:

I just gotta get to a computer where I can upload it :(

[kai]

Locke upload it from our house if you need to.

[baron]

Well I've got 3 submissions on the ftp.

[Locke]

Locke upload it from our house if you need to.Cool, I'll do that probly sunday then.

[kaserdan]

Already found my track, but I have no specific idea for a voicemail...
I'll try to work it out next week.

[Locke]

Well, I think I've got my track. I'll head over to Kai's on Sunday and upload it then.

[Mithrandir]

Erm...Elhaym, were you able to retreive my submissions with the link I gave to you?

[Elhaym van Houten]

^^ Sorry, everyone - I had so much trouble with my experiment for my graduation paper, I was out and about almost 24/7 during the last weeks.

At least, now I can't continue with the experiment for some time, and have to work at the PC....
which means I'll have time and opportunity to get things going here.

Mith, I got your file from that link - you can take it down.

[Locke]

I didn't get the chance to get to it on sunday, but I should be able to get it uploaded next weekend at one point :thumbup:

[Elhaym van Houten]

Here's a small summary for all who are too lazy to read back in this thread:

We're currently collecting submissions for Sound Test Set 8
The Theme is: Favourite Song for Cheering Up
The final deadline for submissions is the 30th of November.

:) Everybody is welcome to participate.
So anyone who wants to participate, please contact me to get their email address in the mailing list and for information on how to submit.
Please read the first page of this thread to get an idea what this project is about.
If there are any questions, feel free to ask them ^^. I rarely bite :D.

We also still need someone for the cover design.
Any volunteers, please step forward. Don't be shy ;)

[Kilu]

I just peeked into the FTP, and saw that the uploads are still there. Nosey people will peek into there most likely. I have always liked the final test tracklist to be a secret to the very end for most of the people. So no peeking!

[Elhaym van Houten]

hmmm....
do you think I should remove them, Kilu?
I got them already.

[baron]

Already done, I've moved them to a secret folder that will have a password on it by tommorow night. I will send you the password elly so that you can get any new submissions.

[Kilu]

Excellent. My mind is at peace now. :p

[Elhaym van Houten]

Yeah, great idea, Baron.
It works just fine :)

Now all that is left is the cover...
Anyone here who has a good idea to go along with the theme?

[Geosgaeno]

covers are pretty difficult to select if you ask me, there could be loads of different things to put, i would suggest (this is probably RHUBARB) putting a split screen picture with a happy and sad image on either side......maybe & probably wrong is my selection, but what the hell there's no harm suggestinghttp://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/wink.gif

im sure whatever you pick will be a great selection.

[Kilu]

I can make the covers. Just tell me the name of the set in a mail or something, in case you want to keep the final name as a secret. Because I sure can't come up with any nice names for the theme.

Oh, and what kind of dimensions should the cover be? I don't really remember what scale the others have been.

[Zeugma 440]

My submissions are finally in : intro, voicefile, song and outro :)

[Pezito]

All right ! I'm done ! My voice files are ready... They should've reached Elly's mailbox by now. :)

I'll see if I can draw some cover - unless you're 100% motivated to do it, Kilu !

[Kilu]

How about if you make the front and I'll make the back?

[Pezito]

Ah, so you were 50% motivated ? ;)
Anyway let's call it a deal ! I'll make the front ! ^^

[kaserdan]

Mine are on the ftp now.

I had no idea what to do as a voicefile and kept messing around with the microphone. The result is a bit funny... but don't peek ! It would be wiser to listen to it with the rest !

As for my submission, it's a classic but it fits the theme pretty well. I Hope I'm the only one who thought about it.

Kas

[Kilu]

Ah, so you were 50% motivated ? ;)
Anyway let's call it a deal ! I'll make the front ! ^^
It's not that I'm not motivated, it's more that I may not have the ideas to make two pictures.

Though I still don't know what kind of pixel dimensions the pic should be.

[Pezito]

The dimensions for a CD cover are :
- front > 12.2 x 12 cm
- back > 15.2 x 11.8 cm
NB : The actual *back* is 13.7 cm wide, but you add it 0.75 cm left and right (1.5 cm total) to make the small sides, which you will fold.

... At least, that's what I came up with when I used to design my own covers. :)

[Kilu]

Yeah, I know that, but what would be good pixel dimension, and on what kind of pix/cm resolution. :p

[Pezito]

Ah... Well, I didn't mention pixels because that's not the point. Depending on the resolution you use (72, 150, 300 DPI), the number of pixels will vary so who cares ? :p All you need to do is - in Photoshop - to tell the program what length and height (in cm) you want, what resolution (in DPI), and it will tell you directly how many pixels that is.

Anyway, since you asked, I've just done so in Photoshop and here's the result :
- front > 1441 x 1417 pixels
- back > 1795 x 1394 pixels (= 1618 x 1394 for the actual back + 89 x 1394 on each side, left and right)
That's for a resolution of 300 DPI, which is the standard when you want to print your image.

[Kilu]

Holy cow, that's huge. I think I'll just stick with lower DPI :p Who cares about standards anyway. :D

[BAMAToNE]

I just uploaded my two submissions to the ftp advertised in Elhaym's last email. (I think it was Baron's.) :D

I can't seem to go a ST without using Hootie & the Blowfish, lol.

[JavaSamurai]

Hello Baron told me to post in here if i wish to make a submission so i am

[Pezito]

All right ! Have you uploaded your submission to Baron's server yet ?

Everyone, don't forget the deadline is november 30th ! It will come soon enough... :p I for one have made good progress on the front cover ; I'll try to post a preview next week - unless you prefer to keep it totally secret. ^^

[Kilu]

I prefer total secrecy :D

And I haven't finished mine yet either.

[Kilu]

Ah, the deadline approaches. Must finish the cover and the voicefile. :shame:

[Mithrandir]

I can't wait for the release! :D

Is there a way someone puts a zip file somewhere on the net that's not FTP?
I would download the file at work and since they are picky about FTP and Torrents...I can't really use that to download off the internet.

[baron]

Mith: Locke normally hosts each soundtest for a few weeks on an http server, if he doesn't then I will.

[Pezito]

OMG ! I've just realized today that tomorrow is the deadline...
Must finish the cover ! Quick ! http://pezito.free.fr/Bazar/GIFs/FaceSick2.gif;;;

Elly, are you still around ? We need you ! ( ; 3 ; )

[Locke Cole]

I can't wait for the release! :D

Is there a way someone puts a zip file somewhere on the net that's not FTP?
I would download the file at work and since they are picky about FTP and Torrents...I can't really use that to download off the internet.
Can't use torrents? Thats a shame. Well I plan to host the latest sound test on the RPGN http server until the next one comes out :P I believe our ST7 is still hosted.

I am also slowly posting all of the sound tests on our new torrent tracker, for those interested.

[Mithrandir]

And what,s the URL of that server? :search:

[Locke Cole]

And what,s the URL of that server? :search:
Its the forums :P

http://www.rpgamers.info/ST7/

Still has ST7 up and available.

[Mithrandir]

Is the ST released yet? I haven't seen activity on the boards or no announcement whatsoever....

[Elhaym van Houten]

Hi Mith,

no, the Set isn't released yet.
I hope I'll find enough time to finish it today - if not, probably next Thursday, as I will be away over the weekend.
I'll contact everyone when we're ready :)

[Locke Cole]

Once its ready, someone drop me a copy and I'll get it up on our http and torrent tracker ASAP :o)

Also if you could write up a brief announcement Elhaym, I'll post it up on the RPGN front page. ^_^

[Locke Cole]

Hello again! I have edited the first post of this thread. Do note it contains download links for our sound tests :)

[Pezito]

Ah, that's a good idea ! :)

Now I'm waiting for ST8... ^^

[kaserdan]

I was listening to the previous sets today and decided on gathering some infos on the old forums. I copied all our reviews in a word document. We have 31 so far http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/thumbs_up.gif I didn't edit anything (plain text and some smileys http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/biggrin.gif ), but it gave a 76 pages .doc ! http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/eyepopping.gif

Visit Zeugma's page for info on previous sets ! It's awesome !
http://zeugmaonline.sytes.net/soundTest/soundTest.php

I also pointed each "release add" on each album. (The official "it's completed" post) The first 6 being Zedie's and the last one was Elly's. Go Elly !

Set 1 : May 1st 2003
Set 2 : October 3rd 2003
Set 3 - PH33R! : November 4th 2003
Set 4 - Winter Special : January 1st 2004
Set 5 - MOO! : March 1st 2004
Set 6 - Spring 2004 : April 29th 2004
Set 7 - Stay Cool... : May 31st 2005

[Kilu]

That's quite many pages. :shock:

And also, thanks for the 'release dates', I believe I'll edit the first post of this thread and them in there as well. Thanks! :)


One of these days I'll add some sort of complete guidelines in the first post as well. One of these days.

[Kilu]

Elly, we miss you!

[Pezito]

Sorry guys, it's taking a few more days but we're almost there ! XD

I'm just helping Elly with the back cover and the set will be released.
Should've been done yesterday but I didn't find the time. I'm on it right now !

[Locke Cole]

Sorry guys, it's taking a few more days but we're almost there ! XD

I'm just helping Elly with the back cover and the set will be released.
Should've been done yesterday but I didn't find the time. I'm on it right now !
Good to hear ^_^ Whats the plan for initial distrobution? I have both torrent and http hosting available to help with it, just keep me posted :)

... I'm sure bama and kilu will keep me on top of it anyways, if I happen to forget ^^; haha...

[Elhaym van Houten]

Hi everybody,

sorry for being absent again - it's a tough battle for time between my master's thesis, work and Christmas.
Tonight I got the backside cover from Pezito (looks soo great :) ), so I finally could put the finshed SoundTest on Baron's FTP server.
I can upload it to any other FTP server as well. Just send me a mail or a pm.

Locke, I'll send you a short announcement for the front page :).

Oh, Kilu, and I help writing the complete guidelines.

Anyway, get this great album - it really is fun to listen to :)

[Locke Cole]

Sound Test Set 8 is now available at:
http://www.rpgamers.info/ST8/ (http://www.rpgamers.info/ST8/)

A note, we may wish to ensure all the files are MP3 for future note, as this set contains a WMA file, which only windows users are going to be able to decode, and some audio burning software does not like. We may wish to change that file to mp3 and repost it... ? Opinions?

[Kilu]

I agree. I'm not usually a format nazi, but consistency would be good, especially since some formats are not crossplatform.

[Elhaym van Houten]

I had wanted to change it to mp3, but didn't have the time to work out how....
Nero gave me an error mesage that the file was corrupt and couldn't be read into the wave editor.
If someone can covert the file to mp3, please do so.
Every other file was no problem, only this one.

[Kilu]

I can convert it. But the quality will suffer a bit when converting from lossy format to another. Depending on the quality of the original file of course.

Edit:
Converted, tagged and gave to Locke Cole. It's all good.

Also, I love the cover. Damn you Pezito :D

[Ephraim]

Darnit, I missed ST8!

Oh well, I've got a perfect track for the next sound test.
^_^

[Zeugma 440]

Yay, finally !! :D :D
Excellent cover, Pez ^^ I'm currently listening to it, I'll leave an opinion when I can (i.e. soon cuz I'm now on HOLIDAYS :) )

[Pezito]

So cooooooool ! :D :D :D

Downloading it as I type. ^^

(...)

Uh oh, now it's stalled after 15 files... Maybe the HTTP server didn't like the load (I was only downloading one file at a time though, and no segmented downloading either) ?

Oh well, now I'm going to the theater so I'll get back to ST8 later. Good work everyone ! :)

[Geosgaeno]

haha, my intro must have been when i woke up or summert, my voice sounds soooo BORING, and i also only bothered with it for 30secs thats why is rhubarb quality, meh who gives,

ill have a listen to them all soon.

[Kilu]

Anyone who downloaded the set before this post, should re-download the back cover. There was a slight error in submission credits, which has now been fixed and the cover on the server has been replaced. :)

If you view the cover through browser and still see the old back, hit ctrl+f5 to ignore the old one that you browser has cached. Hooray.

[Pezito]

NB : The "bad" back cover says track #23 was submitted by Kilu ; the corrected cover says that track was submitted by Locke Cole. :)

[kaserdan]

Amazing ! I'm impressed with many submissions. This Set gathers so many styles and some tracks are exquisite ! I'll praise many in my review ;)

Great works Kilu, Elly and Pezito ! Pez your cover is something else ! Bravo !

[Kilu]

Amazing ! I'm impressed with many submissions. This Set gathers so many styles and some tracks are exquisite ! I'll praise many in my review ;)

Great works Kilu, Elly and Pezito ! Pez your cover is something else ! Bravo !
But I didn't really do anything. :D Other than submit and whine to Locke Cole until he submitted as well. :evilgrin:

[kaserdan]

That's eXActly why Kilu http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

I have some time since I'm on vacation this week (hehehehhee)
So I'll break the ice ! Review time !

Soundtest Set 8 - Cheer Up

01 - ST8 Intro - Zeugma 440
Nice choice of background music for the introduction. I noded to myself "this is Zeugma to you !" http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/dance.gif

02 - Waltz Into Me - Hootie & The Blowfish [submitted by BaMaTone]
Many submissions from Bamatone were not appealing to me at first. But when I listen to the albums way later, they are often found in my favorites. (Did that for ST6 and 7 at least) Maybe it'll be the case again.

03 - Hawaiienne - Les Trois Accords [submitted by Mithrandir]
Ok, even if it's a good choice for the occasion, I leaned to hate that group. But it's as they say. You love em or you hate em. One or the other. It's a good thing to hear different styles on this album and this track helps (at least he chose the best song of their inventory) but man... They get on my nerves. http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/wall.gif

04 - Pezito presents: "Dola Re Dola" - Pezito
I love the sound effects http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/smile.gif I particullary like your "and GO !!!" at the end.

05 - Dola Re Dola [submitted by Pezito]
OK ! The first "greatest hit" ! The two main singers are very good and the style is quite unique. My favorite submission of the album !

06 - True To Your Heart (China Doll Remix) - Raven Symoné [submitted by Baron]
It's a bit girlish (no offense to anyone) but I don't dislike it. I won't skip it when I'll listen to the set.

07 - Geosgaeno's Intro - Geosgaeno
Yeah, I heard about Red Dwarf at my anime club. They said it's a funny sci-fiction show from England (?) I think they even watched the first episode, but I wasn't there to see it.

08 - Tongue Tied - Red Dwarf [submitted by Geosgaeno]
Hey it's good !

09 - Java's Cheer Up Intro - JavaSamurai
I believe we had a couple of voicefiles shorter than that. You almost broke the record ! http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/knockedout.gif

10 - Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Ending - Masato Nakamura [submitted by JavaSamurai]
I never was a SEGA gamer until I played Skies of Arcadia. This track feels a bit empty to me.

11 - Flying is Believing [Zeugma's Ice Cold Remix] - The Brandon Parker Project [submitted by bjp444]
Zeugma you did the editing ? If so good job ! This one adds another color to this set ! I really like it.

12 - Thanks Again! - Elhaym van Houten
LoL ! You sound like a sponsor ! http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/embarassedlaugh.gif Funny when you say "hello my friends really far away"

13 - Mr.Jones - Counting Crows [submitted by Elhaym van Houten]
Oh my god. This brings back memories. Back in the time I was in high school, this song always played on radio. You know, when you're in the bus and you go either to school or back home.

14 - Beyond - Kilu
Give... me... the... background... music... infos !!! (Oh by the way, I laughed at "and end" and when you say "it's so good !") Great voice file !

15 - Dublin Delight - makke [submitted by Kilu]
Very nice. But even a priest can become fallen http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/evilgrin.gif

16 - Cheer Up Yo - Kaserdan
Oow. Don't put it on repeat. Ok next time I'll find something more interesting. This one will get annoying after a couple of listens.

17 - We Are The Champions - Queen [submitted by Kaserdan]
I wanted to submit a Blue man Group track which would have been very nice on this Set, but I just couldn't resist to submit "We are the champions".
You ever watched the Mighty Ducks movies ? The sequel has that song for its credits, and it begins with the young ducks singing around a camp fire. I really love that part ! What ? I never grew up ! http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/embarassedlaugh.gif

18 - Locke Babbles - Locke Cole
It was about time Canadian fellow. http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/tongue.gif Thanks again Kilu for that a$$ kicking !
"The elevator music" for Ramsus' song ?? AHAHAH !! Too funny ! Being crazy is a good thing so don't worry 'bout it.

19 - Dancin' In The Moonlight - Toploader [submitted by Locke Cole]
A greatest hit ! Thanks Locke for that awesome submission ! Could even be the main theme for the Set 8 !!

20 - Hanging Around - The Cardigans [submitted by Kilu alt.]
Very good one. Never heard about the Cardigans though.

21 - Pezito Presents: "Vivid" - Pezito
Good thing you did a second voice file. They're always welcome !

22 - Vivid - Fairy Fore [submitted by Pezito alt.]
Fast and catchy as you say. Didn't like the show though (only watched the first eps though)

23 - Alright 4 2Nite - Strongbad [submitted by Locke Cole alt.]
If you don't know Strongbad, shame on u.
www.homestarrunner.com (http://www.homestarrunner.com/) (click on "first time here?" on the right side)

24 - Zeugma Again - Zeugma 440
Haha ! It happens a lot ! Awesome music on a poor show.

25 - Forever... - Savage Genius [submitted by Zeugma 440]
And you were right. Very good ! This could fit as a DDR song !! http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/bouncy.gif

26 - Eiko (Marona) - Marona
You're most welcome Marona. Thanks for letting us hear you.

27 - Eiko's Theme - Nobuo uematsu [submitted by Marona]
The 9th FF is very low in my music preferences, but still, I understand the thought. I also appreciate to hear a couple of video game themes in our sets (as well as japenese themes). I love the variety it provides. And we're a game music community in the first place so it's good that it reflects in the Sound Tests.

28 - It's My Life - Paul Anka [submitted by Galthol]
I always said I didn't like Jazz, but jeez... you guys always submit the best ones ! haha ! Yeah I like this track ! Mostly for the very good singing.

29 - Forget About It - Alison Krauss [submitted by BaMaTone]
Bamatone again huh... You score again. I love this one a lot ! So many good submissions ! Wow !

30 - Yellow - Coldplay [submitted by Elhaym van Houten alt.]
Well known song. There's a couple of good songs from Coldplay. Clock is still my favorite among all. Yellow isn't half bad.

31 - ST8 Outro - Zeugma 440
Thankies Zeugma ! Warm words.

32 - Always Look On the Bright Side Of Life - Monty Python [submitted on behalf of life in general]
Oooooh ! The good idea ! It closes this set so well ! The lyrics are excellent ! And shame on u if you don't know Monty Python !! lol

All in all... EXCELLENT !
Good job everyone and keep it up ! We have to continue this project !
I hope the 9th version will come out sooner than we can hope http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/listenmusic.gif

[Zeugma 440]

Here are my own thoughts on ST8 :

01 - ST8 Intro : Finally, I'm the host :D The BG music is from the same show as my submission, i.e. Elemental Gerad.

02 - Waltz Into Me : Hmm, I already appreciated your submission from ST7, and once again, I must say that Hootie and the Blowfish and their acoustic heartwarming tracks appeal to me a lot :D

03 - Hawaiienne : The kind of track intended at creating memories, as part of student private jokes or party theme songs. It's not really my style but I guess it belongs in here, so *shrugs*

04 - Pezito presents "Dola Re Dola" : cool :) you're really making us looking forward to hearing the next track !!

05 - Dola Re Dola : OMG ! :amazed: This is a GREAT one !! It's exotic, very rich and carries a very cheerful atmosphere, as we imagine the kind of pictures that could be behind this (Indian movies :D ). This is my personal favourite of this set. Way to go, Pez !!!

06 - True to your Heart (China Doll Remix) : That must be a cool track to drive with :spin: It reminds me of what was on the radio back when I was still listening to mainstream (i.e. 1998 or so). Nice one :)

07 - Geo's Intro : Woo, Geo's voice ! The recording sounds weird, though. What kind of mike do you have ?

08 - Tongue Tied : :rofl: Excellent one :D I guess it should be even better with the images from the show. Another favourite of mine ^^

09 - Java's Cheer Up Intro : heya ! nice to hear new people in the sound test :)

10 - Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Ending : Umm yeah, why not ? That doesn't do anything special to me, but those who have actually finished the game should feel something here :P

11 - Flying is Believing : bjp and I worked together on the making of that track, which turned out to be neat :D All the credits go to bjp, while I took care of the editing and synch. Hope you all like it :D

12 - Thanks Again ! : lol, the counter displays 11:46 on this track. I first thought "omg, she's breaking her previous records : an eleven minutes voice file !!!" but in fact it's just an encoding issue ^^" You bg music is well-chosen, and it feels great to hear your voice again :D

13 - Mr. Jones : Nostalgia, nostalgia... a memorable track indeed, even if it doesn't especially cheer me up.

14 - Beyond : Hmmm, nice bg music (Beyond Good and Evil, if I'm not mistaken). You sound really cool and relaxed, Kilu ! I just laughed when you said "it's made my makke", because it sounds like "it's made by monkey" :rofl: I must say your voice file has the perfect balance between minimalism and smartness :)

15 - Dublin Delight : Whoa, celtic vocal music ! *dances* That's some amazing VGM arrangment you've got here O.O

16 - Cheer up Yo ! : Should we call it a voicefile or a fingerfile ? :rofl: Just kidding ;)

17 - We Are the Champions : Who doesn't like Queen ? :D This track is immortal, a great choice in any circumstance :)

18 - Locke Babbles : hehe, you sound really cheerful, Locke :D That's the first time we're hearing your voice, and I'm glad you finally decided to submit a voicefile (with a fun elevator bg music on top of that ^^)

19 - Dancin' in the Moonlight : Sounds nice and relaxed, just like the tone of Locke's voice. Good one !

20 - Hanging Around : It doesn't sound that cheerful, actually. I guess it's more like a transitional track O.o

21 - Pezito presents "Vivid" : ok, let's see how it sound like...

22 - Vivid : noooooooo ! This is one of the tracks that literally KILL me when I try them on DDR. I know I have the skill to play it but it's far too exhausting to be completed without crumbling on my knees before the end >_< I'll probably appreciate it better when I succeed in dancing it ;)

23 - Alright 4 2nite : bwahahaha ! :rofl: :rofl: that's quite something !! short and perfect for this cheering up set :)

24 - Zeugma again : ... yeah ^^

25 - Forever... : As kaserdan said, it could almost be a DDR song :p After dozens of hearings, I'm still fond of it !! Sorry for the 320 kbps MP3, btw. I could have resampled it to something more human http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/embarassedlaugh.gif

26 - Eiko (Marona) : Yet another new voice ! Nice to hear you Marona-chan :)

27 - Eiko's Theme : Nice track. FF9 is my fav Uematsu in terms of orchestration, so your submission is most welcome !

28 - It's My Life : Jeeeez ! I was mentally prepared for one of these recent rock / metal reprises (very average and predictable imo), but here you totally took me by surprise Galthol !! This is definitely a highlight of this set - thanks a lot for submitting it :D

29 - Forget About It : How come I'm always fond of whatever Bamatone submits here ? It's almost suspicious now xD Anyways, very good choice again : a soothing and light song that sounds hope-inspiring whereas the lyrics are telling the contrary... Talk about human indecisiveness :S

30 - Yellow : This one's okay, although I never really liked the voice of that singer.

31 - ST8 Outro : Thanks to Mitsuda-san for the BG music :D

32 - Always Look on the Bright Side of Life : Yay, a bonus track ! You're right, this set couldn't have been released without a Monty Python song ("Camelot" would have been appropriate as well, lmao) :D


Well, this set is even better than I expected ! :bounce: Thanks to everyone who participated, and to our new super coordinator, miss Elly :)
The database has been updated with the info of this new album, btw. Long live to the RPGN Sound Test !!!!!

[Galthol]

Hopefully by the next one I'll have a mike so I can introduce myself, Hell I might even laugh. (Ask Lance and Skikkles about that)

Oh yeah, glad you liked my submission. I once had a friend of mine listen to it, (real big Bon Jovi fan by the way) nearly killed me becuase of it.

[Kilu]

I promised a review for the last test, but never got around writing one, so... meh! Here's one for the brand new test!

01 - ST8 Intro - Zeugma 440: Somehow the bg music sounds very generic to me, don't really know what it is with it that makes it so. :wonder:

02 - Waltz Into Me - Hootie & The Blowfish [submitted by BaMaTone]: This is a very nice song. Bamatone never fails. :) Fits absolutely brilliantly in this set.

03 - Hawaiienne - Les Trois Accords [submitted by Mithrandir]: This song annoys me, mainly because of singer. I have no objection on happy go lucky punk rock, but the vocalist/s really ruin this for me.

04 - Pezito presents: "Dola Re Dola" - Pezito: Pezito speaking to your brain! :D That was brilliant. :D Couple nice soundeffects there as well. A solid voicefile as usual.

05 - Dola Re Dola [submitted by Pezito]: Funny thing, this music partly reminds me of God of War soundtrack in general. Very lively tune. Nice choice. Slightly too long though.

06 - True To Your Heart (China Doll Remix) - Raven Symoné [submitted by Baron]: Well, I'm not a big fan of bubblegum pop in general, and this doesn't lift itself from the masses in anyway for me. Just another pop song.

07 - Geosgaeno's Intro - Geosgaeno: The recording is a bit muffled, but that doesn't matter really. :) What is that bg music, I can't quite place it, but I'm pretty sure I have heard it before.

08 - Tongue Tied - Red Dwarf [submitted by Geosgaeno]: Catchy tune, very fitting. Okay tune, probably better for the people who've watched the series though.

09 - Java's Cheer Up Intro - JavaSamurai: Hooray for Java making an appearance! I've heard him before, so HA! to all the rest of you. :p

10 - Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Ending - Masato Nakamura [submitted by JavaSamurai]: I don't like much the Sega Genesis synth sound, and Sonic was never a big thing for me, as a result this is the first time I hear this tune. Doesn't really do anything for me.

11 - Flying is Believing [Zeugma's Ice Cold Remix] - The Brandon Parker Project [submitted by bjp444]: Hmm, I'm not quite sure what I think of this. It just, doesn't hook me at all. No pulls on any direction.

12 - Thanks Again! - Elhaym van Houten: You are welcome, from very far away. :D

13 - Mr.Jones - Counting Crows [submitted by Elhaym van Houten]: A very good song. One more song for this set that I've never heard before.

14 - Beyond - Kilu: Well, what can I say. Yes, the bg is from Beyond Good & Evil (smart voice file name eh ;) ), composed by Christophe Heral. Unfortunately it never got an official soundtrack, and the gamerip that's floating around the net is pretty crappy, with peak distortion all over the place. :( The game is full of awesome tunage, and the game is a damn fine too.

15 - Dublin Delight - makke [submitted by Kilu]: Some of you have possibly heard this before, it's been out in vgmix for some time, but majority won't have this, so I decided to submit it, because it's so awesome and cheery and stuff. :) This might actually be my only submission that will probably go quite well with the majority from the getgo. Not my usual headbang or just plain weird material. :D

16 - Cheer Up Yo - Kaserdan: O_O Well that was an interesting file. :D Fresh!

17 - We Are The Champions - Queen [submitted by Kaserdan]: This song has never cheered me up a lot, but nostalgy, nostalgy.

18 - Locke Babbles - Locke Cole: Too long, didn't listen! >.> No, but really, big cheese. Your radio mic is a bit low on volume. :p Bg music is insanely poppy elevator music. "Or maybe we are all just crazy!" :D And then there the pop sound when you turn your mic off. Hmm, what else could I complain about... >.> Well anyway, your voice isn't new to me, unlike to most of the forum folk, so hooray. Err... nice ramble. :D

19 - Dancin' In The Moonlight - Toploader [submitted by Locke Cole]: This song is too overplayed for it's own good. :) It's a cheery song for sure, but I never liked it much. Damn you for playing it so many times in radio. :D

20 - Hanging Around - The Cardigans [submitted by Kilu alt.]: I understand why most will probably think that this doesn't exactly cheer you up. I don't understand why it does cheer me up. Maybe I'm just crazy! I'm special like that. I think it's the drums mostly, very minimalistic but catchy. I don't know. I love Cardigans.

21 - Pezito Presents: "Vivid" - Pezito: Err... nice bg. :)

22 - Vivid - Fairy Fore [submitted by Pezito alt.]: Oh yes. Fast and catchy indeed. Good choice.

23 - Alright 4 2Nite - Strongbad [submitted by Locke Cole alt.]: O_O Perfect alternative submission. :D

24 - Zeugma Again - Zeugma 440: NOOO! Not again! XD Hehe. :p

25 - Forever... - Savage Genius [submitted by Zeugma 440]: Hmm. This is pretty catchy for a dance tune. But also has some pretty generic elements thrown in, which makes it a bit uncreative. Decent song.

26 - Eiko (Marona) - Marona: Hi! One of the new faces in soundtest, though some of us have heard this pottymouth before. :p

27 - Eiko's Theme - Nobuo uematsu [submitted by Marona]: Well, it's no big secret that I don't care much for Uematsus music. Most of the time it's quite simple and boring, but this is okayish tunage.

28 - It's My Life - Paul Anka [submitted by Galthol]: Definite highlight of the disc. Swing for life!

29 - Forget About It - Alison Krauss [submitted by BaMaTone]: This is a very nice song. Bamatone never fails. :) Fits absolutely brilliantly in this set. And just so that it's not just a copy paste from my earlier statement, I add this sentence here. :D

30 - Yellow - Coldplay [submitted by Elhaym van Houten alt.]: Is it just me or does every Coldplay song sound the same? :wonder:

31 - ST8 Outro - Zeugma 440: Music is my life! :) Never forget!

32 - Always Look On the Bright Side Of Life - Monty Python [submitted on behalf of life in general]: Good "on behalf of" submission. :) I was wondering if someone would put this in, and tadaa! :D "What you gonna lose? You know, you've come from nothing, you're going back to nothing. What you lost? Nothing!" XD Perfect.


Overall, a very good test, even my own selections were good and my voicefile was less crappy than usual. Hooray!

[Geosgaeno]

havnt listened to the ST in full yet so a review could be delayed.

and to answer your questions :
Zeugma - im using a crappy microphone which is also a webcam, im gonna get a new one soon.

Kilu - the background tune is called "A Storm Is Coming" from the Lord of the Rings.

http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/wink.gif

[Pezito]

Hi people ! I'm back from Christmas vacation ! :spin:

Here's a little present, for those who enjoyed Dola Re Dola : I've XviD'ed the music video (direct from the movie, thus the rough start and end)... It's about 50 MB large and you can get it here (http://dl-3.free.fr/52616e646f6d49562714947351a877970c38d08193a38e9aee 2ce8fa2b9349c4/DolaReDola.rar) ! It's a password-protected .rar archive - call me paranoid :p - and the pass is "kup0!" (without double-quotes). Hope you'll like it !

And now... I'm going to review this Sound Test #8...

[edit] Forgot to mention : the link will work for 24h, so download it while it's there. If someone wants it later, I guess I may seed it via the tracker even though it's not game music. ;)

[Pezito]

So... Here's my review. :)

01. ST8 Intro
Nice intro, Zeugma ; I guess we all wanted to listen to it. ;) The BGM is cool enough, reminds me a bit of Gundam W : Endless Waltz.

02. Waltz Into Me
Very nice song ! The melody is sweet, and it does cheer you up. :)

03. Hawaiienne
:rofl: The lyrics are something ! ^^ Funny song, simple enough but I like it.

04. Pezito presents "Dola Re Dola"
Hehe... I admit I had a lot of fun with my samples (although finding the appropriate sounds on the web was boring after a while http://pezito.free.fr/Bazar/GIFs/FaceSick2.gif ). I wanted the elephants to sound like those in Dhalsim's stage in SF2... :p

05. Dola Re Dola
I'm glad you guys liked this track so much ! :D It's always had a cheer-up effect on me ever since I've seen the Devdas movie. Sure it's a weird Indian musical, but you have to see it in motion as well to understand (check my previous post) ! :p

06. True To Your Heart (China Doll Remix)
Funny, I always hear "junior high" when the girls sing "true to your heart". ^^ My girlfriend was closer but still wrong, too : she hears "Julia's heart" ! Anyway, the song is nice and sure has a positive feel to it... A bit musically poor to my taste, however.

07. Geo's Intro
Even though the sound of your webcam sucks, you managed to speak clearly over a nice background music. Good for a first try. :)

08. Tongue Tied
Hehehe ! Weird and funny song... I've heard of the Red Dwarf series a lot - if not just here at RPGN - but never got to actually watch it. What's it about ? A short person dressed in red ? http://pezito.free.fr/Bazar/GIFs/FaceSick2.gif

09. Java's Cheer Up Intro
That's a short intro for sure. (°_°) Not much to say about it ! :p

10. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Ending
Ah, good old-school VGM, I always enjoy it... (Check out Kohina Radio (http://la.campus.ltu.se:8000/stream.ogg.m3u) !) I don't really get the "cheer up" side of this song, though ! It's cool and I like it, but I'm not sure it would boost me if I was down.

11. Flying Is Believing
Hey, nice one ! :spin: It's done a fun way, good job Zeugma. ^^ The second part is catchy ! Good submission, and a fine remake of the original song.

12. Thanks Again !
Very nice voice file as usual, Elly. ^^ Now it's our turn to thank you, for putting up this sound test ! :D (Ah, just realized your BGM is from Super Mario Bros. 3... You could've kept the original sound version, I think it's better. ;) )

13. Mr. Jones
Wow, this song is a time-machine... I don't even remember how old I was when it went out, but it sure was a hit - and I still like it. :) However I'm not sure it's the kind of song that cheers me up ; it sounds a bit sad to me... But maybe that's because I never quite paid attention to the lyrics ?

14. Beyond
Great voice file Kilu, once again ! :D There's something funny about the way you speak (and the words you say), it's always funny to hear it. Nice BGM too (reminds me of some FF tune)...

15. Dublin Delight
Haha, cool song ! :pirate: Could you post the lyrics ? A good "cheer up" theme. Hey ! I actually like a track you submitted, Kilu ! That's a premiere ! :D

16. Cheer up Yo !
:rofl: Now you get a prize for this awesome voice (?) file, Kaserdan ! ^^; Your tapping on the microphone sounds quite good... Funny idea, well done.

17. We Are the Champions
Ha ! Very good submission indeed. Queen rocks, and so does this song ! Very appropriate choice for the cheer-up thingie. :)

18. Locke Babbles
Wahoooo ! Locke Cole's in the place !!! \(^o^)/ Man, you sure took your time to come back in the Sound Test project. :p Cool voice file, anyway ; but I must confess I had a hard time understanding everything you said ! On first roll I quite missed all of it. But just now I've focused on the sounds and got it all. Next time I'll speak French all along, that'll teach you ! :evilgrin:

19. Dancin' In the Moonlight
Quite an enjoyable song ; easy to listen to, and it fits the theme well. ^^

20. Hanging Around
I know only a couple of songs from the Cardigans (the most famous that played on the radio) but I like their style. This song is quite good too ! :) However, how "cheering up" is that ? The melody sounds rather sad to me (again, maybe the lyrics would prove me wrong)...

21. Pezito presents "Vivid"
Ack... Guys, you have no idea how difficult it is for a Frenchie to say "the ending theme for the anime series" without mixing up "th" and "s" ! http://pezito.free.fr/Bazar/GIFs/FaceSick2.gif Sure, I could make it a "z" for all, but I'm willing to put some effort in it. ^^

22. Vivid
I really like this song, although I'm not a fan of the series and watched only the first few episodes as well. I have the rest on some CDs, but can't be bothered to get back to it... By the way, the pixelated chocobos running around the screen (in the anime's ending) add a lot of fun to the song ! ^^

23. Alright 4 2nite
OMFGWTF !? O_O This song... Sounds stupid and funny... I like it. http://pezito.free.fr/Bazar/GIFs/FaceSick2.gif

24. Zeugma again
Ok voice file ; does the job. :) I haven't watched Elemental Gerad, but I know the name because it looks so weird (like there's a typo in it or something ^^).

25. Forever...
Hehe, "a typical Zeugma song" I would say ! This kind of J-pop is cool enough ; somehow I think it's distinctly Japanese, because it's so synthetic and speedy (while other Jpop songs can sound only as bad imitations of "regular" pop). Short : I wouldn't probably listen to a whole album of it, but this song in this Sound Test is a good addition and fits the theme well enough ! :spin:

26. Eiko (Marona)
Not much to say, except that your voice is cute (seriously http://pezito.free.fr/Bazar/GIFs/FaceSick2.gif ) !

27. Eiko's Theme
Very nice FF-tune of the PSone era... You know it's by Nobuo Uematsu when you hear it, that's for sure. Calm and nice, I like it. :)

28. It's My Life
Amazing ! It took me a while to realize that Bon Jovi's It's My Life was in fact a reprise of this song... Doesn't make their music any better in my opinion (not a big fan :p ), but they sure have my respect for making this jazzy tune into a pop-rock song. Anyway, that's a cool song and a great addition to the Cheer Up theme !

29. Forget About It
Wow, I didn't know Alison Krauss but she has a very nice voice... Sweet song, bright feelings ; maybe too "soft" to exactly cheer me up, but... Oh well, I think I tend to mix up "cheer up" and "wake up" ! This song is cool, that's all. ;)

30. Yellow
I like Colplay (don't have any album of theirs though). ^^ Once again, the song is good but I'm not sure it fits my idea of a "cheer up" song - am I just being picky ? :confused:

31. ST8 Outro
Great voice file, Zeugma (I like the BGM) ! You did well. :)

32. Always Look On the Bright Side of Life
:rofl: That was a PERFECT CHOICE to end the Sound Test ! :rofl: Just curious, who submitted this song (other than "life in general" I mean) ? Sounds quite "zediesque" to me, but since a contribution from him was highly unlikely, I have a doubt. :p

... There ! (^_^) All in all, I really enjoyed this Sound Test #8. I still think that a few songs (especially in the second half) lack the "cheer up" side I expected - even though they sound nice - but maybe that's just me ! Let's keep the Sound Test project going, anyway. One day we will reach vol.10 ! :spin:

[Kilu]

I still think that a few songs (especially in the second half) lack the "cheer up" side I expected - even though they sound nice - but maybe that's just me !
That's just it. It's the associations that people have with certain songs, not necessarily the song itself.

I'll get you the lyrics for Dublin Delight.

[Locke]

I would have to say overall I wasn't too impressed by ST8. I listened to it on Lance's laptop last night, and while a few of the songs did indeed fit what I was expecting, a decent amount of them I'm not so sure about. Meh, as you said Kilu, assosciation I suppose.

[kaserdan]

Well that's why voicefiles are pretty important in that case.
Gotta explain why those really were accurate for the set !

But in the end, the label was "favourite song that cheers U up"...
Guess it really involves personnal feelings linked to good events :)

I still am very satisfied with the overall though
And I'm ready for the next SET !

Elly, place your review and start the new project !!!
*PUSH PUSH*

But afterall, we could discuss it already. What do you all think ? Another Themed project ?

Oh, nice reviews by the way you guys ! I still have to watch the movie you've sent Pez. I've downloaded it at home and I'm at work right now :D

[Kilu]

I have no opinion on whether we should do a themed one or not. I'm open for pretty much everything, as usual. :)

[Lance Alvein]

As I have internet now, I'm able to join into the next sound test :p

[Locke]

I'm up for one, and this time I'm going to submit something with a voice file. I think we could do whatever, but to keep it with any sense of flow at all we should pick a general theme, but I'm open to whatever, I listen to lots of different types of music.

[Zeugma 440]

Hi people ! I'm back from Christmas vacation ! :spin:

Here's a little present, for those who enjoyed Dola Re Dola : I've XviD'ed the music video (direct from the movie, thus the rough start and end)... It's about 50 MB large and you can get it here (http://dl-3.free.fr/52616e646f6d49562714947351a877970c38d08193a38e9aee 2ce8fa2b9349c4/DolaReDola.rar) ! It's a password-protected .rar archive - call me paranoid :p - and the pass is "kup0!" (without double-quotes). Hope you'll like it !
Great, great !! It's more or less what I pictured in my mind, but more red, and with even more girls :D
The fun part about this vid is that I watched it while eating my breakfast, and when I saw that guy with the mustache who was also eating while looking very carefully at the show, it made me laugh :rofl:

[kaserdan]

Watched it too finally. It was really worth it !

Nice coregraphy ! Something I never saw before. But I also like how the camera move in most sequences, although some transitions are not fluid enough.

1:45 - 2:00 -- 2 cuts with good camera movement
2:13 - 2:45 -- 2 other awesome ones.

The transition at 3:27 is the worse, but the cut after that (until around 3:45) is another favourite.

The guy appears too many times at the end... Although maybe it fits better if you actually watch the movie.

That's great you could let us watch this Pez ! :D

[Mithrandir]

hah! It seems my track annoys people....well...who could have thought....

As for me, It's a fun Sound Test. I really laughed when I heard Paul Anka!

[Pezito]

Hehe, glad to see you guys liked the video as well ! I kinda hoped you would. :D (By the way, if anyone wants to download it : it's still there ! The 24h limitation seems to apply only when a file isn't downloaded at all in the first 24h... Otherwise it remains longer.)

Kaserdan, isn't it you who's into fan-videos (I think I remember...) ? It would explain why you were so sensitive to camera changes in the video. :) Ah, about the guy in the end : he appears a lot because he's mean, and about to reveal something shameful to the audience (one of the two girls who sing and dance is a prostitute, even though she's a friend of the other - noble - one)... Sorry I had to cut that out, there was no music on it. :p

[kaserdan]

about the guy in the end : he appears a lot because he's mean, and about to reveal something shameful to the audience (one of the two girls who sing and dance is a prostitute, even though she's a friend of the other - noble - one)... Sorry I had to cut that out, there was no music on it. http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/tongue.gif:biglaugh: Yeah he looked evil enough :D

Kaserdan, isn't it you who's into fan-videos (I think I remember...) ? It would explain why you were so sensitive to camera changes in the video. http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/smile.gif
Yeah that's me. Although we didn't work on any projects since "Amateur Thief". We tried to, but we don't have as much free time as before.

[MojoPin]

I don't have a mic so I can't do the voice bit but I'm up for song contribution. *adds under breath* I have enough bizarre stuff that I oughta be able to come up with something.. LOL

So is there a new one scheduled and if so when & what's the theme?

[Pezito]

Well for now it's still to be decided... Feel free to submit a theme ! :) I've tried to think about a new one, but wasn't much productive on that matter. ^^

Let's see... ST1 had no theme ; neither did ST2 ; ST3 was about Halloween ; ST4 was about Christmas/winter ; ST5 had no theme (I think) ; neither did ST6 (I think ?) ; neither did ST7 (I think ?!) ; ST8 was about cheering up !

Heh, I didn't remember I hadn't contributed to ST7... :)

[Edit] Hey, just came up with a possible theme : how about a Piano Album ? :spin: Any songs you like, just played on the piano ! There sure is plenty to choose from, in "regular" music as well as VGM or movie scores... Maybe we should just base the theme on the piano as a lead instrument, without forbidding backup instruments ? So that it doesn't get boring after an hour - I know piano albums tend to have that effect on me. :D

[BAMAToNE]

[Edit] Hey, just came up with a possible theme : how about a Piano Album ? :spin: Any songs you like, just played on the piano ! There sure is plenty to choose from, in "regular" music as well as VGM or movie scores... Maybe we should just base the theme on the piano as a lead instrument, without forbidding backup instruments ? So that it doesn't get boring after an hour - I know piano albums tend to have that effect on me. :D

I like the idea. :)

[Kilu]

Works for me, as I'm not picky. I never have been. :p

[Lance Alvein]

If its going to be a piano theme, then I'll need to spend some time trying to find a piano song... meh, if I can't, there's always next sound test :p

[Elhaym van Houten]

:) Piano theme sounds great - I love piano music.

It's great if we start thinking about Set 9 and collect ideas for it.
The realisation might take a bit, though, as the deadline for my master's thesis is set for the 2nd of March - and I'm pretty short on time til then :D.

I still have to get that video, Pezito. I'm really looking forward to it :).

Oh, and my review....well, it'll come, but I don't know when ^^

[Pezito]

Seize it Elly, the file's still there it seems. ;)

[kaserdan]

A piano theme is great, but if you want it less bothersome, I would suggest an Instrumental only Set.

I have that excellent violin piece that I wanted to submit for the next Set and it would fit if the theme is not restricted to piano :D

(If it's piano only I'll submit it anyway as a bonus track ! :emlaugh: )

[Pezito]

Hehehe ! What choice do we have then... we'll get to hear your violin piece anyway ! :p

Well, maybe we could expand the theme to piano and/or violin ? Just "intrumental" seems a bit wide (i.e. most game tunes are instrumental) ; on the contrary, expanding it to "orchestral" would probably make the tracks too similar... I think.

('-' )?

[Kilu]

Well, how about instrumental, but drawing the line not to accept game/anime/movie music? Or would that be too strict?

[kaserdan]

I think it would be too strict. My track isn't from one, but I can think of very good piano tracks from video games. That would be a shame if our album wouldn't have any of those.

[Kilu]

But that's just the thing. If we allow them, I fear the selection will be too vgm based. Which wouldn't be good eitheer, as far as I'm concerned anyway. It's a dilemma! :D

[BAMAToNE]

Ok, what if we went piano/violin, but no full orchestra? Like string quartet would be fine, or a piano with string accompaniment. But nothing with more than say 10 people. What do you think about that?

And we can submit from anything - vgm, movies, etc.

(For instance, a piece from the Dragon Quest String Quartet album would be fine, but not from Orchestral Game Concert.)

[Kilu]

That sounds quite ok. Basically an instrumental, but not too big of an orchestra or anything like that? I'm down with that, but the line is a bit thin, and it might be a bit hard to determine which songs are okay and which are not.

But I'm willing to give it a shot.

[Elhaym van Houten]

^^ we could send you the submissions to count the different instruments, Kilu ;)

An instrumental theme sounds great. If there are up to 10 players allowed, I could submit a recording with my elder sister :)
That is, if other instruments than piano and strings are allowed?

[Pezito]

Bama's idea seems fine to me ; the quartet-thingie was what I had in mind, to sum it up. :)

I think all categories, including VGM, should be welcome (indeed VGM offers many great pieces of piano/violin/moderate-groups-of-instruments)... But of course, the most diverse, the best it is ! I'm sure we can get a good selection of songs without being too VGM-exclusive.

... Or we could just promise eternal pain to those who shamelessly pick from VGM only ? :evilgrin:

[eViL bAz]

Yeah I m with all you with the piano/violin/moderate-groups-of-instruments set, If this set will remain like this I enter this one :), (well if you allow me to enter XD, if no *chainsaw noise* XD) hehehe well who will decide it then?

[Mithrandir]

Well it sounds good to me. Is a brass quintet allowed?

[kaserdan]

Guess that's it for me... Mine gots too many instruments in it. It sounds like a popular song (rythmed percussion, violin and orchestration)

You're making it difficult you know :knockedout:

I may shamelessely pick a VGM track then :D

[Galthol]

I think I have one in mind, I know its not full Orchestra, but I really dont know how many people it has in it.Its only got about 3 diffrent insrtrumnets, if that helps.

[Pezito]

Rather than a number of instruments, just think of this limitation by comparing with existing albums... For instance The Legend of Zelda : Hyrule Symphony, any FF piano-album (SaGa Frontier 2 had a nice one, if I'm not mistaken)... Not because it's VGM of course, but rather about how it sounds. See what I mean ? To me, the interest in such a theme is that we end up making a "piano / quartet album" of our own. :) We could always enlarge the range of submissions to other instruments, but the wider we get, the less we'll fit in a single theme. :p

[kaserdan]

You're not mistaken. When you talk about piano, you should automatically think of Masashi Hamauzu. His Rhapsody album on Saga Frontier 2 is quite good.

As always, I don't like the restrictions imposed and my vote would still be to keep the instrumental set, but I'll follow the wave anyway :zzz:

[Kilu]

My vote would be for a instrumental with no restrictions. I trust the submitters to pick good songs, and not to rely too much on most popular vgm titles imaginable. :p

[MojoPin]

Well for now it's still to be decided... Feel free to submit a theme ! :) I've tried to think about a new one, but wasn't much productive on that matter. ^^ Oh I can think of lots of themes.. but whether anybody else would like 'em is another kettle o' fish. *g*

But for now I do like your suggestion of pianos.. and/or the subsequent instrumentals tack. One question, though: besides vgm questions, is classical music OK? I'll need to know before I go file hunting. :)

[Kilu]

One question, though: besides vgm questions, is classical music OK? I'll need to know before I go file hunting. :)
In Soundtest, anything goes as long as it fits the theme. :)

[BAMAToNE]

As Pezito mentioned, Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Symphony is exactly the kind of thing I had in mind. ;) (Not that it's limited to vgm. Just vgm has a wide selection of this sort of thing.) Hurray Sound Test!

[Pezito]

Wow, picking up a theme seemed so easy this time ! We were almost too fast, actually... Maybe we should forget it and look for something completely different. :D

So, how about a date now ? ^^ Ellyyyyy please guide us ! XD