One Hour Compo - Round 839 (OHC839)

Votes (4)

Nov 07, 2024 Arcana
  1. I can't make out anything on this Game Boy Cartridge
    Wassup Thunder
  2. Free Response
    DarkShadow
  3. Lacking The Will
    Misael.K

I would have liked to vote for more as I also enjoyed Meistr, TheVideoGamer's remix, and obScene too.

Nov 08, 2024 TheVideoGamer
  1. The March of Dumbfuckery
    obScene
  2. Lacking The Will
    Misael.K
  3. I can't make out anything on this Game Boy Cartridge
    Wassup Thunder

All comments are replied to on Discord making this section Irrelevant. Onto the voting!


TheVideoGamer - This track is another installment of my Find the Sample series. I always do this on a free round, because it gives me time to practice my sampling, and it's an alterntive way of coming up with melodic ideas, because my sample is my synth if you get me. As many people pointed out, this is made entirely out of Colorado Weeks a resident OHC user. Be warned, next week you may be victim to one of my manipulations. Essentially everything here, bar one drum loop, a few crash cymbals and risers as well as a bassline, was taken from this artist, and manpipulated into something new, like a brand new composition. Nothing else was added, as my goal was to keep it to the samples as close as possible. All in all, it's kind of fun to make, and to practice my chops, and i hope you enjoyed it to!


DarkShadow - Another classic DarkShadow bass heavy piece, with the usual Time Signature craziness. I've come to know what to expect every time i put you on lol. This one features some interesting filtering and gabber kick action going on here. Not my favourite from you personally, i think smoothing is needed, but it was a ton of fun either way. Good job!


Wassup Thunder - Ooh this is new from you. Is this made on a Game Boy? Or did you use a program that emulates the sound of a gameboy? Either way it sounds actually pretty. It has a nice melody and some great chords. You also manage to really make a lot out of a limited sound pallet. I'm suprised, this actually sounds really dope! Honestly nothing else to say, it was really fire. So fire i placed it 3rd, amazing work!


Jxsl - I'm listening to this, and honestly i couldn't tell if it was a loop or not. It doesn't sound too repetitive, nor does it sound premade. If anything it sounds kind of dynamic in some ways. The whole track is very bass heavy. It's so bass heavy it's to the point where it's kind of clipping. The melody is nice here though, that is a sick synth, and i dig the changes in the 2nd half. The track itself is actually pretty fire, it's just unfortunate the bass is way overpowering for my ears, it makes it sound quite compressed as a result. Still though, it was a sick idea with a lot of potential, so don't be discouraged. Good job!


Nukage - I swear i've heard this in like 3 other tracks. Either these are presets you've made to use as and when, or you're remixing an old project into something new. I'm not saying this in a bad way, of course it's still fire, but it's just very much reminiscent of an old Nuke project. The one thing i do love in this, is the deep Dubsteppy bass in the intro, before we move into a full metal drop. See the metal drop in this is absolutely fire, even if i've heard it before. The mix is also great, and no i don't hear a series of riff's. I mean it is loops, but it's more like mildly dynamic melodies, than actual riff's. Even if i've heard something similar before, it's still absolutely fire, and i will still give you the awesome rating. If anything it's enough to be vote worthy. Awesome work!


obScene - Liking the waltz vibe here, it's very whimsical and dark. The flute melody took me in some very unexpected places, i feel very much like i'm in a Tim Burton movie, it's delightfully eerie. It especially works with the very vintage piano sound, it just has a whole host of some seriesly lovely melodies in this. Not a long one, but you crammed so much in, i felt like i was watching a movie of some sorts. Nothing else to say, it was very strange in a great way, with a lot of extremely fire melodic ideas. So fire, i chose it on the top spot. Incredible work!


Arcana - Ooh so is this a synth that follows the pitch of your voice, because that's interesting. I do like the chords here, it feels very mystical. The swing on the drums was also unexpected, i assumed a straight 4 on the floor, but this is interesting. The synth definately has some very dissonant notes, perhaps too dissonant lol. The main melody in this, is also great, but as you said maybe it is a bit too much distortion. The way i see it, if it was smoothed out a little, it would not only be awesome, but it would even be voting worthy. The melodies are beautiful, it's just the mix is a little off personally, and the melody at the start was a little....dissonant. It has a lot of potential, so don't be discouraged. Good job!


Meistr - Lol these lyrics. You actually got some good imitators for this, it sounds pretty close to the original voices. You also went the Wassup Thunder route, with the 8-bit sounds. I do like the melodies in this a lot, and the beat is quite catchy for an 8-bit sound. The whole thing is pretty amusing, and when combined with the really great 8-bit sound, it makes for a extremely fun listen. All in all, i don't really have anything bad to say, it was very fun, amusing and quite catchy. Well done!


Misael.K - Woah that is a thick guitar sound. I don't even know if that's a synth or not, but man it's quite intense. The drums are quite deep, i like how it just really amps up the bass frequencies, without it being overbearing or to the point of clipping. The main lead melody in this a tad bit quiet, i'd boost it up, but aside from that, everything works super nicely. The chords are hard hitting but not annoying, and the drums fufuill it's role perfectly, without it getting in the way. Smoothing could be used here sure, but i don't think it's enough to diminish how good it is, so i'll give you this one. If anything i felt it was enough for the 2nd spot. Amazing work!


Top 3 - obScene, Misael.K, Wassup Thunder.


Nukage could also be on the list.


Awesome - Wassup Thunder, Nukage, obScene, Meistr, Misael.K.


Needs Work - DarkShadow, Jxsl, Arcana.

Nov 14, 2024 jxsl
  1. Lacking The Will
    Misael.K
  2. Find The Samples Volume 6 - Solo Edition
    TheVideoGamer
  3. A Tired Song
    nukage


Nov 14, 2024 Misael.K
  1. Find The Samples Volume 6 - Solo Edition
    TheVideoGamer
  2. Free Response
    DarkShadow
  3. I'm a loop guy
    jxsl

Cool entries.



awesum: DarkShadow, jxsl, TheVideoGamer, Wassup Thunder.
good: Arcana, Meistr, nukage.