Oxx - Test Drive 2 - The Duel (Remix by Oxx)

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Duration:
2:58
Released:
14/04/2022
Charts position:
112. in the year 2022
1489. in all-time charts
Score:
82%
Story

C64 is my childhood computer and best friend! (apart from my identical twin brother, who recently also joined as ozgulkagan)

 

This is my second remix that I share here, and I hope it is better this time in overall quality.

 

I always try to maintain the original tone and tempo and also always include the significant sections as-is, of these masterpieces as they were made by their original composers, who is Kris Hatlelid in this case.

 

This sid is tough to work on I guess, because what it gives you to play with is somehow a bit short. But, here it is, anyway

 

I also found out that I couldn't keep myself from adding a bit of SADNESS to whatever I produce. Even when the accompaniment follows a flat major I manage to make it feel sad 😊 You can hear it in this remix too, so, sorry! 😊

 

DAW and VSTs used:

DAW: Cakewalk By Bandlab

Drums: 99 sounds & Cakewalk SI-Drum Kit (https://99sounds.org/)

Base 1, leads : T-Force Alpha Plus + TAL-BassLine (https://mastrcode-music.de/en/vst-plugins/t-force-alpha-plus/) (https://tal-software.com/products/tal-bassline)

Eh-oh vocal and Random Bells: Vital (https://vital.audio/)

Attention attention: Text-to-speech, enriched by https://voicechanger.io/

 

Which are all free software.

 

Hope you enjoy it.

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Reminds me of the old days.
Could have been even better if you had added a little variation to the 2nd half. But what's there is actually very enjoyable, well done!
Sounds good, like a modern demo mix. Not bad for a second showing!
Review by LaLa
15/04/2022

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Very unique in style, let's call this electropop. It's quirky, it's robotic, it's - great! To my ears the mix is missing some final touches (little reverb, little delay), but that's just me nitpicking. Hugely enjoyable even after multiple listens.
Review by ozgulkagan
14/04/2022

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Reminds me of the old days. One of the best of C64. What an era that was. Thank you.