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#1: Exodustx0 - Chall005 - 74.5
may dust settle

VoterScoreAdj. ScoreComment
Giftshaven 5 3.8
n/a
KungFuFurby 6 50.0
An unusual utilization of the sample packs...
Sinc-X 9 91.1
this is really really lovely. i wish the buildup to the really good part wastn so long tho or that it varied up a bit more during that time. but still really great stuff
Blue_Christmas 9 91.3
n/a
Ultima 9 92.0
Ooh, this one is quite nice actually; the Belch burp sound from Earthbound is used very well here actually, and the second section is quite nice and Earthbound-y indeed; all in all a very nice ambient piece, could totally fit in one of those levels in a game where you go inside a person's stomach lmao
Exodustx0 n/a n/a
I m:)))))ade thi(:s also it's or:)iginal :) :) :
Tobikomi 8 64.4
n/a
KKevinM 10 89.8
n/a
Samuel 9 90.3
Weird, creepy and atmospheric. Love it!
#2: KungFuFurby - Chall003 - 62.4
undertale - megalovania medley

VoterScoreAdj. ScoreComment
Giftshaven 8.8 72.0
n/a
KungFuFurby n/a n/a
Hi Toby Fox! Decided to cover a few of your Undertale songs for the challenge category of this compo. ^_^
Sinc-X 8 78.6
solid arrangement! wish the new stuff kicked in sooner
Blue_Christmas 8.56 72.6
n/a
Ultima 8 70.1
Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... okay??? This is just Megalovania, why is this a medley specifically LMAO........ OH come the FUCK ON man, can I just please stop getting japed every god damn time due to long AF SPC songs that have a unnecessarily long buildup and go way over the intended limit?????????????? PLEASE???????????????????????
*ahem* Well... honestly, this is not quite bad as well; the song is quite long tho, and I do feel like it takes a while to build up, but when it does, it's actually kind of cool, really like the addition of Sans's unused battle theme (ain't saying the full name, it's way too freaking long lol) and the ominous ending too, all around a really neat SPC :V
Exodustx0 7.2 53.8
Hahahaha, did not expect this song in the challenge category :P I'll start by saying that the loop isn't perfect, and that the bass on channel #4 is pretty dang muddy, like a bad sample to use, or perhaps just a too low octave (the echo definitely doesn't help, might want to turn if off for the bass). Otherwise, pretty nice job using the challenge samples to recreate a meme! Volume leveling is on point too, and the echo works well enough that panning doesn't really sound necessary.
Tobikomi 6 7.0
n/a
KKevinM 9 78.3
n/a
Samuel 8.2 73.4
Good use of the limitations at hand
#3: Fullcannon - Chall002 - 42.8
rudra no hihou - between two worlds

VoterScoreAdj. ScoreComment
Giftshaven 8.7 69.9
n/a
Sinc-X 5.3 24.4
idk if you integrated the samples very well. also why is this so far right panned. kind of a mess unfortunately
Blue_Christmas 8 35.7
n/a
Ultima 7 36.3
Hmm, Rudra no Hihou huh... honestly, it's not a bad choice at all for the samples here actually, the Romancing SaGa 3 samples especially fit very well due to the fact both soundtracks are from Square, but I do kinda wonder what Earthbound samples are being used here??? I'll assume it's just the percussion tbh; the Addictive Drums sample is kinda unfitting here tho, but due to how the pack was made I can't say I'm surprised :V
Exodustx0 6 7.7
Sample selection is good! Unfortunately there are some badly-tuned instruments, namely the instrument on channel #5 (src: 16), the cello on channel #1 (src: 19), and the instrument on channel #3 (src: 1A) ever so slightly; all of these are too flat. I'm also not too sure what the idea is with the panning, with almost everything panned right. I also think the harp on channel #2 (src: 15) is a little bit too loud. With some fixes this could be a really good port!
Tobikomi 9 90.2
n/a
KKevinM 7 42.2
n/a
Samuel 7.2 41.3
Nice and calming
#4: Fullcannon - Chall004 - 39.8
king of dragons - battle on a mountain peak

VoterScoreAdj. ScoreComment
Giftshaven 8.6 67.7
n/a
Sinc-X 5 19.5
very very muddy sounding, and that constant clicking on one of the samples is incredibly annoying
Blue_Christmas 8 35.7
n/a
Ultima 7 36.3
Hmm, King of Dragons eh? Honestly, this is not quite bad; I'd say it's very like Shimomura too (even tho I didn't think she was still at Capcom at the time this game was made lmao), tho looking at the original, honestly I'd say the original is quite a lot better than this one, but it's still a very fine effort :V
Exodustx0 7.5 68.3
Cool, this works really well! Volume leveling is good, stereo is great, echo is very nice, loop is perfect. If there's anything I'd wish for in this port, it's that the drums had more high-end. I bet there were samples in the challenge packs that you could've used to accomplish this, but either way, nice job.
Tobikomi 7.5 46.3
n/a
KKevinM 5.5 17.6
n/a
Samuel 7 34.9
Not bad
#5: Fullcannon - Chall001 - 29.4
ys iii - valestein castle

VoterScoreAdj. ScoreComment
Giftshaven 8.2 58.3
n/a
Sinc-X 5.5 28.0
its not that bad tbh but when you rearrange a snes port i kind of expect it to be an improvement, whereas this is just a slightly more lackluster version of a pretty good song
Blue_Christmas 7.5 10.9
n/a
Ultima 6 11.0
Hmm, this one is quite interesting actually; I don't think this is a very good usage of the samples here tho, but it's not too bad I should say, just needs a bit more polish lmao
Exodustx0 7.8 80.4
This sounds pretty good! Good use of samples. Stereo image is not too bad (though a *lot* is focused on left, maybe want to change that), and the volume leveling is good (though the hats could've been a bit more background, and the melody at 0:53 on channel #0 is pretty loud and could've used some ADSR). I also rather like the wonky vibrato on the organ!
Tobikomi 7.5 46.3
n/a
KKevinM 5.5 17.6
n/a
Samuel 5.9 9.4
I love this song from Ys III but this version is very meh.