Oxx - Ace 2 - Remastered

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Duration:
3:04
Released:
05/09/2022
Charts position:
64. in the year 2022
586. in all-time charts
Score:
89%
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What started as

 

let's apply some effects to my very first remix

 

has ended up like this. Important changes:

 

  • Applied pitch wheel and vibrato to main lead (instead of just depending on portamento)
  • Added vocal, as well as impact sfx. I was lucky enough to find three different and very well matching vocal samples
  • Kick, hihat and snare enrichment
  • The arrangement is kept as the same (which is missing some of the parts from the original sid).
  • EQ'ing and applying HP and LP filters to achieve seperation

Despite sounding very far from the original, it is essentially the same arrangement.

 

DAW: Cakewalk by BandLab

Synths: T-Force Alpha Plus, Helm, SurgeXT, Vital, Kairatune, Odin 2

 

I hope you enjoy my work.

Ace 2 - Remastered
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3 c64 charts September 2022

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1 minute in, it all comes together. Wasn’t sure about the opening lead at first, but it’s got a scene vibe that I like. Great production and to be honest, by the end I wished it was a bit longer.
Very Nice! .. Though I have to agree with Tim, I also wish it was longer :)
Banging tune!
Brilliant!
Really great upbeat mix. Initially I thought a bit too much drums+SID but was proven wrong, you melded it prefectly.
Sounds pretty good to me
Checked the first one... WOW. The sound has changed completely.. Ok there are some hints in here... Perhaps in time I figure it out myself.. Or not! Well done.. Pro stuff!
Easily my favourite Ace 2 remix - really kicks off after a deceptively low key opening. Cheers!
05/09/2022

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I really like this - a good take on the original!

There is still a lot of headroom left in the mix though and I feel perhaps the low end is slightly left out and that could be causing it. Maybe just a bit more attention to mastering in general would help here.

There is such tremendous growth in your mixes - in no time at all you will be on top, not only here!
Review by LaLa
05/09/2022

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WOW! A huge improvement from your first version of this remix! Luckily, you kept the same overall arrangement, which I already liked in your first version. But you enhanced the sounds and the mixing in this one by leaps and bounds. I love the added vocals, too - they're sometimes subtle, but definitely improve the song. You injected a tremendous amount of energy into your arrangement with your tinkering. Very impressive, very well done!