ReMix: Gundam Wing Endless Duel 'HeavyArms(LetMeLiftThisLoad)'

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I'm going to make an example of this ReMix. Not because it's bad - it's not. Not because it doesn't change the original enough - it does. In fact, this is a perfectly fine, above average techno-rave ReMix - our first from the Gundam Wing Endless Duel SNES game (one of the only half-decent Gundam games made), and also our first from newcomer DarkeSword. So why am I making a big deal? Well, I don't like seeing squandered potential. While this ReMix is good, it could be great. What's stopping it, you ask? Well, regulars on our forums probably know that FruityLoops is an often-used program for ReMixing, but also has a bit of a tarnished reputation. Why? Simple - people have a bad habit of relying extensively or even exclusively on its highly recognizable preset sounds. Now, I'm not one to forbid the usage of presets - they ARE there to be used. But when it's the SAME presets showing up in every other song, that's not a positive development. The fault is not that of FruityLoops - this is some pretty powerful software that can generate a myriad of different sounds. Bottom line seems to be that, while submissions like this do illustrate arranging skill and an ear for mixing, they don't tend to illustrate attentiveness to sonic variety and going beyond the meat-and-potatoes sounds that FruityLoops offers. I'm not banning all mixes that use these sounds, and I'm not saying this is an example of a "bad" ReMix - if that were the case, I wouldn't be posting it. However, this ReMix could be twice as good, and approach greatness, with more care taken to digging deeper into FruityLoops (or "FL" for short) and experimenting. This does actually do a little of that, with some filtering and certain sounds that aren't as obvious. And, gosh darnit, it's some catchy, well-constructed stuff, and you're probably gonna like it. Just makin' a point for all ReMixers - FL is deeper than you might think, and digging will yield rewards and more individual pieces, guaranteed. I don't wanna use DarkeSword's first posted mix as too much of a soapbox (my apologies to him as I've basically already done that) - you get the drift. Good techno/rave showing some thought, and definitely head-noddin' toe-stompin' material, but with, as indicated above, room to grow.

― djpretzel