ReMix: Mega Man 2 'HotFlashesMan'

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I was gonna wait and save this for New Year's, but forget that . . . Well, I've finally broken down - the barriers of my resistance having eroded over years of excellent MegaMan submissions, my reluctance to ReMix the man in blue has finally yielded. I previously felt that there were simply too many MegaMan ReMixes and that I would set "a good example" by covering more obscure stuff (though certainly Zelda, CT, and Mario were exceptions as well). But alas, my iron will has turned to pewter, and I give you as my Christmas gift my own ReMix of MegaMan 2's Flashman theme. At first, I was simply going to title it "HotFlashes" - but then the idea of Capcom growing so desperate for villain titles that they would have to resort to what essentially translates to "Menopause Man" just cracked me up. Hence "HotFlashesMan". Forgive me. This ReMix probably represents the longest amount of time I've spent on a single track. But for a few good reasons. This is the first piece of music I've done with a software sequencer of any kind. Period. I've always used hardware sequencers, back from the Alesis MMT8 when I had a Roland U-20 in the days way before OCR, to my Ensoniq ASR-10's onboard 8-track sequencer, to - more recently - the 16-track sequencer built into my Yamaha Motif. But this ReMix is different. Also, it's the first ReMix I've ever done where ALL the sounds and effects are software as well - my Motif functioned only as a MIDI controller this time out. Also, it's the first track I've ever done with absolutely NO samples of any kind. Everything here is synthesized, including all the drum sounds. For the few that may be interested, it was done using Steinberg Nuendo, driving three instances of Subtractor in Reason via ReWire, Waldorf Attack VSTi (drums), Mercury VSTi (sample&hold synth), Model E VSTi (guitar-ish lead synth at end), NI's FM7 VSTi (high-end chords), and some assorted effects as well. All this, simultaneously, was enough to bring my 1ghz Athlon to its knees, begging for mercy. But it was also fun as hell - in about 6 hours I picked up the essentials of Nuendo, Reason (via ReWire at least), and also the ins and outs of tweaking the various VSTis listed. So, about the actual ReMix - it's FAST 150bpm techno, again no loops and a lot of programming, relatively simple song construction, and a few tricks and turns. Probably the most amusing thing is the pseudo-guitar solo at the end - some evil voice deep inside suggested that putting such a thing on the end of a techno track would be goofy, and the less rational half of my mind apparently listened. I'm pretty happy with this lil guy, more because it represents a paradigm shift in the way I can work, if choose to. Of course, it also represents the weakening of my will power and succumbing to the musical temptation that is Megaman, but I think I'll live. Note: this is mixed a little lower than some other tracks & might need a volume boost. Hope you enjoy & have a merry Christmas, happy holiday, and / or fantastic Winter break.

― djpretzel