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Send me a PM with all of your unsubmitted sheets (replacements or not) and you will be randomly picked out of the applicants. If you are chosen, all of your arrangements will go through the same process as if posted here. You are still welcome to post arrangements here, regardless of whether you are picked or not. Please have a decent amount of sheets ready when you PM me (8-10 at least). Good luck!
Any applicants that don't win this week are automatically applied for the following week.
List of accepted arrangements (Updated constantly):
[GBC] The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages & Oracle of Seasons - "Jabu Jabu's Belly" - winterkid09
[GBC] The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages & Oracle of Seasons - "Gnarled Root Dungeon" - Dudeman
[GBC] The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages & Oracle of Seasons - "Boss" - Dudeman
[GBC] The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages & Oracle of Seasons - "Wing Dungeon" - Dudeman
[NDS] Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time/Darkness/Sky - "Hidden Land" - Joel Hands-Otte
[NDS] Pokemon Black/White Versions - "N's Room" - Joel Hands-Otte
[NDS] Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time/Darkness/Sky - "Hidden Highland" - Joel Hands-Otte
[GBA] Golden Sun: The Lost Age - "Final Beacon" - Thomas Wilson
[NES] Final Fantasy - "Prelude" - Thomas Wilson
[GBC] The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages & Oracle of Seasons - "Gnarled Root Dungeon":[PDF] (http://content.wuala.com/contents/dudeman/Music/PDF/Gnarled%20Root%20Dungeon.pdf)[MIDI] (http://content.wuala.com/contents/dudeman/Music/MIDI/Gnarled%20Root%20Dungeon.mid)[MUS] (http://content.wuala.com/contents/dudeman/Music/MUS/Gnarled%20Root%20Dungeon.MUS)
Things to fix: There should be a grace note right before the first quarter note in the right hand of measure 19. Find that and add it in. Toss some dynamics in there, and you are good to go!
-Winter
Dudeman:
...those are eighth notes. And I already have a grace note. ??
Winter: No, you do not. Please add it :)
Dudeman:
...do you mean the left hand?
Winter: I did not.
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The right hand. You may listen to the OST here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lh2o89YHbxk&feature=related). Please add that in! :)
Dudeman:
OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! You're talking about the MUS! Finale Notepad 2003 can't do grace notes (I think?). The PDF has a grace note.
[GBC] The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages & Oracle of Seasons - "Boss":[PDF] (http://content.wuala.com/contents/dudeman/Music/PDF/Boss.pdf)[MIDI] (http://content.wuala.com/contents/dudeman/Music/MIDI/Boss.mid)[MUS] (http://content.wuala.com/contents/dudeman/Music/MUS/Boss.MUS)
This song was hard to analyze. The left hand was nearly impossible to make out until the part where the treble cut out. To the best of my knowledge it is accurate, but near impossible to play.
I understand that this song is nearly impossible to arrange in a playable manner, I'll give you that.
Things to fix: You need dynamics. Since the OST had a nearly inaudible bass track, you're going to want to have those 16ths quieter than the rest. Since you are the arranger, it's your choice whether to make the treble forte or the bass quieter.
Since it's now our standard to have 2 updaters check all of the sheets, someone else will be throwing in their 2 cents into this arrangement, and giving it the final O.K. Until then, it's not accepted because of Dynamics and 'possibly' playability.
IF the sheet cannot possibly be arranged any easier, the playability will be disregarded, because it's NinSheetMusic's job to strive towards a complete collection of VG sheets.
-Winter
Dudeman:
Sorry. Can't do nothing about playability. I think it's almost comparable to Frozen Hillside Two Piano Duet.
Will fix the dynamics, though.
EDIT: Small problem. MuseScore can't read two dynamic markings at the same time. The two dynamics could be in the PDF, but not the MIDI or the MUS. Thoughts?
[GBC] The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages & Oracle of Seasons - "Wing Dungeon":[PDF] (http://content.wuala.com/contents/dudeman/Music/PDF/Wing%20Dungeon.pdf)[MIDI] (http://content.wuala.com/contents/dudeman/Music/MIDI/Wing%20Dungeon.mid)[MUS] (http://content.wuala.com/contents/dudeman/Music/MUS/Wing%20Dungeon.MUS)
Alright, so this sheet looks nice. Not too much to arrange though, so it must've been easy ;)
Things to fix: First off, dynamics. Obviously. Spend some time listening to the original. Feel it. You'll probably hear the watery sound it produces. Because of the effects of the chiptune being used, each of the notes will dissipate after the length of a dotted quarter note. This being said, remove the half rests you have between your right hand melody. Then for the third (what you have written as a) eights note, make it a dotted quarter. and just an eighth rest to complete the measure.
The left hand notes will only last an eight note though. Those are correct. Heck, make them stacatto so that the player will really feel it.
Continue with this feel through the rest of the song. Remember the dynamics. A piano player always looks above the first measure to be told what style a song is to be played in.
-Winter
Dudeman:
*sigh* This is why I really want critiquing in my arrangements topic. Otherwise, all these things come in when I'm trying to submit them!
I will take your suggestions and see how it turns out.
Dudeman:
As of 11/12/11, everything that you've suggested has been implemented into these arrangements.
I am looking forward to seeing these arrangements added to the site!
-Winter
[NDS] Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time/Darkness/Sky - "Hidden Land" - Joel Hands-Otte [ZIP] (http://marioandluigi.wikidot.com/local--files/forum:thread/HiddenLand.zip)
[NDS] Pokémon Black/White Versions - "N's Room" - Joel Hands-Otte [ZIP] (http://marioandluigi.wikidot.com/local--files/forum:thread/NsRoom2.zip)
[NDS] Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time/Darkness/Sky - "Hidden Highland" - Joel Hands-Otte [ZIP] (http://marioandluigi.wikidot.com/local--files/forum:thread/HiddenHighland.zip)
Replacement:
[NDS] Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - "Spinda's Café (Duet)" - Joel Hands-Otte [ZIP] (http://marioandluigi.wikidot.com/local--files/forum:thread/SpindasCafeDuet.zip)
Deku:
Hidden Land: Seeing as you wrote this in 6 flats, then some of the B naturals would be better written as C flats. Places like bar 13 and then bar 28 to the end. Also, in the 'slower' section, you want to be grouping the rhythms the same in the left and right hand. E.g. in the 5/4 bar, the right hand is grouped 2+3 while the left is 3+2, which makes it confusing to read. And the same thing with the 7/4 bar. And I suppose similar things with the 6/4 bars too (having the left hand grouped 3+3 and the right hand 2+2+2 in some places). I'm being picky, overall, it's very good.
Fingerz:
Aye aye! I'll fix that for you. :D
Done! Fixed!
Deku:
Hidden Land: Hmm, better. But still some odd things with accidentals going on. I'll just fix them myself.
N's Room: That key change doesn't work because the tonality of the song hasn't changed and then it's just full of accidentals.
Hidden Highland: Pretty good, but same issue as Hidden land.
Spinda's Cafe: This would probably be best suited to being written in 4/4 with swing quavers, mainly because the song is kinda jazzy.
On a side note, congratulations on your use of dynamics and articulations!
Fingerz:
Alrighty! I'll have a look at those songs and change them for you! I'll have it done by tomorrow. :)
QUESTION! Should I just leave N's Room without a key signature? It just doesn't seem to fit into one. XD
EDIT: N's Room fixed.
Same three as last week. Don't skip me this time! XD
[GBA] Golden Sun: The Lost Age - "Final Beacon" (http://www.mediafire.com/?yvi7yqc4v9zhkh5) - Thomas Wilson
[NES] Final Fantasy - "Prelude" (http://www.mediafire.com/?lg9habaes2o1yzb) - Thomas Wilson Midi (http://www.mediafire.com/?asv1495shie196u)
[XBOX] Halo 2 - "Peril" (http://www.mediafire.com/?fwcp8zqrc90ciwd)- Thomas Wilson
Kefka:
Prelude is wrong. A bunch of notes are an octave higher than they should be for some reason. Also no dynamics symbol.
Haven't looked at the others much yet.
pumpy_heart:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7A3xpCStfs Prelude is right. The dynamics were never required (http://www.ninsheetm.us/smf/index.php?topic=481.0) before and for pieces like this, I leave it up to the performer, especially when the volume is at the same throughout the original piece in game.
Kefka:
Dynamics should always be required. If you look at better arrangers they always have the right dynamics and articulation throughout the piece. It's about time we stop letting people get away with meh arrangements.
You're right on the notes I suppose. I was listening to a different version from a rerelease or something. I'm guessing the NES wasn't able to play notes that low so that's why they're like that .-.
EDIT: I do see your point though about some simpler arrangements like this. However, when looking at many pieces of music I see that the sheets always have some dynamics mark unless it's an exercise like Hanon or Bach Inventions, so unless you can find me a bunch of examples of where that's not the case, it really does seem that there's a standard of at least putting a simple mp or mf and that we should follow it here.
pumpy_heart
I could see that logic as well. Just to keep a standard. There's a ton of sheets that haven't used them and I rarely use them for the site, as for reasons listed. I can edit them in. Will you see if there are anything else wrong with the other arrangements so I don't have to upload multiple copies?
EDIT: Replacement: [DS] Final Fantasy III - "A Dancer's Dance" (http://www.mediafire.com/?s78o5nx9naeqs2h) - Thomas Wilson Midi (http://www.mediafire.com/?k4p493ag5s7l8tz)
It appears that this update has stalled.
Deku:
Final Beacon: Those triplet rhythms are pretty awkward to read. Can something be done to clean them up? Also, dynamics.
Prelude: Dynamics. You could also do some pretty things with phrase markings.
pumpy_heart:
Still feel like dynamics are approached radically different than classical pieces, or popular pieces for that matter. But here's the corrections.
[GBA] Golden Sun: The Lost Age - "Final Beacon" (http://www.mediafire.com/?2q1mcqx2402txmy) - Thomas Wilson Midi (http://www.mediafire.com/?l9nv1r2xka6i909)
[NES] Final Fantasy - "Prelude" (http://www.mediafire.com/?xg5pi5cgc8j2nth) - Thomas Wilson Midi (http://www.mediafire.com/?vbe2358soaavuiq)
These are just transcriptions in my eyes, so marking phrases or dynamics where there aren't any feels wrong. I changed the rhythm in the Final Beacon. The repeated notes ease the figuration over, but I left them out in this transcription. Took out the doubled bass too. The pedaling is added to the NES piece because of the echo repeats of each note. Shouldn't intervene with anything and helps recreate that sound without repeating each note.
Quote from: fingerz on August 19, 2011, 07:50:55 PMDon't worry about the key signature for N's Room. I did some research and found out that the song doesn't have a key signature due to the changing of naturals and sharps. :)
I believe it changes key at measure 5 to B minor.
http://www.mediafire.com/?7kyj64hbeyw7d77
there are still naturals and sharps but that's fine.
What day are submissions due? Is it typically two days before the actual posting (Aug. 24th)?
I'd prefer that, yes. But I'll allow them to be in late more often than not. If by any chance I am going to close submissions, I'll make a post here telling you that.
I'll do it
EDIT: PDF (http://www.mediafire.com/?4ciq368nw4gdjos)
Also do Prickly Pear Isle
I have duet for the game corner music from Pokemon Diamond/Pearl/Platinum on Finale Notepad but do you need Finale Print Music to save it as a .mp3 file?
Since when do we need MP3's?
Quote from: Mayor Duffy on September 10, 2011, 01:38:42 PMI have duet for the game corner music from Pokemon Diamond/Pearl/Platinum on Finale Notepad but do you need Finale Print Music to save it as a .mp3 file?
the earliest finale version to export as mp3 is songwriter but we don't accept mp3s.
^I don't think your Phantom Ensemble should be a replacement. It's fully legal according to the site rules to have both a solo and a duet of the same song, and as the version on site is a beautiful duet, this should go as a separate submission. We should have them both up.
k.
I think a Platinum section might work, actually, due to the different themes the Battle Frontier has, and your villa you get post-game has its own music too.
Si
Quote from: spitllama on September 15, 2011, 01:26:22 PMAlso I don't know if you've encountered this problem before but the "Torn World/Distortion World" is a song exclusive to Pokemon Platinum. It is not present in Pokemon Diamond/Pearl. Would it still be put in the same section?
That happens in a lot of pokemon games. Remember Yellow version had a special opening, and the song wasn't included in the other 2 games, Ruby/Sapphire didn't have Battle frontier.... Nonetheless, having separate game sections for those select pokemon games is silly, cause we's either have very few sheets under that section, or we'd have to duplicate the songs that are in the respective games for the sake of organization. Neither idea sounds good to me. Not to mention how long it'd take to remove every sheet one by one and put them back up under a different title (one by one)
Fair enough :)
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Alright alright. I'll do a darn update. I need someone to bug another Updater to be the 2nd hand at checking the sheets. I'll be posting my 'ok' at the bottom of the posts, but I would like to see someone else working too, that way it will get done.
Submissions are closed for now.
Quote from: Winter on October 12, 2011, 09:14:23 AMSubmissions are closed for now.
Considering it's only 3 measures, I'll do it. But really, I'm never going to finish this if we keep submitting, I'll be lucky to have time to finish one post a day.
Quote from: Winter on October 13, 2011, 09:41:12 AMConsidering it's only 3 measures, I'll do it. But really, I'm never going to finish this if we keep submitting, I'll be lucky to have time to finish one post a day.
Take your time, Winter. We know its not an easy work. We dont mind to wait a little bit more, right guys? :D
Indeed. Is there any way for us to help or is it just an updater's job?
Yeah, sorry about the new sheet. The song just sorta came in to my head last night, so I thought I'd make it before it was too late. I'll stop now, and help if possible.
You are all welcome to check out the sheets others have submitted. If you find any mistakes, or some critiques, PM them to me, and If I have not already noticed, I'll keep it in mind. Other than that, not much you could do :)
Quote from: Shadoninja on August 19, 2011, 09:02:07 PMI believe it changes key at measure 5 to B minor.
http://www.mediafire.com/?7kyj64hbeyw7d77
there are still naturals and sharps but that's fine.
Thanks Shadoninja! Much better! :)
Well, i can;t continue the update, computer being taken away
Fuck?
this doesn't mean we should stop reviewing sheets of course. everyone who is checking the sheets should continue so that when an updater is available, their job will be easier.
Of course, but if not him updating, then who?
We have other updaters...
The first page suggests that Kefka and Deku are on the hunt.
WELL GET ON IT THEN. :D
Sure, kefka and Deku may pop in and help, but I could only hope that I'll have my computer back soon to finish this. I am using my DS to post this, if anyone is wondering.
Maybe I should give you all Chris's phone number so you can all call him and explain about all the people that are being let down because he made me incapable of updating. xD
I don't know... I'm sorry, guys. I really wanted to do this,
I understand. If anything, all the delay just gives me more time to arrange new pieces, so it's win-win situation either way. That's how I see it anyway.
Goodness gracious people
Quote from: Winter on October 12, 2011, 09:14:23 AMSubmissions are closed for now.
Oh and PianoMan you'll need a PDF for submission anyhow (but great arrangement :o)
I just bought a shiny new computer. Now you may look forward to me continuing. (i bought it in spite of the people who took my old one ;))
Anyway. Working on getting Finale and everything, etc. Can probably make PDF's on my own too, now.
HUZZAH!
IT'S TIME TO BE HAPPY.
Quote from: Winter on October 16, 2011, 11:28:04 PMI just bought a shiny new computer. Now you may look forward to me continuing. (i bought it in spite of the people who took my old one ;))
Anyway. Working on getting Finale and everything, etc. Can probably make PDF's on my own too, now.
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It's fantastic! You can't describe the sensation you have when you buy a shiny, new, and wonderful computer, trust me. You must be really happy! :D
Quite so. Finale is now up and running, and everything is good to go. I plan on playing with my new toy for a day before I begin working. I'm sure you understand.
Of course. ;)
Thanks from all of us, winter!
Quote from: Winter on October 17, 2011, 11:39:54 AMI plan on playing with my new toy for a day before I begin working.
What Fingerz said... but a day is a day, and at 02:39:54 on Tuesday I will find you
QuoteWhat Fingerz said... but a day is a day, and at 02:39:54 on Tuesday I will find you
AND THEN THE TORTURE WILL COMMENCE!!!! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH.
...no posts for almost a month. ARE THE ARRANGEMENTS GOING TO BE SUBMITTED OR NOT?!?!?!?
...sorry. I've been waiting for an update for a while.
EDIT: Just a reminder:
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Winter:
If you recall, I posted that graph. So I'm aware.
FYI, Me and Deku both worked on the update last night. We have a lot of new standards though, so just wait. Also I have crap internet connection, and it takes 5 mins to download one MUS. Trust me that we are working on this.
On another note, I don't believe your sheets were fixed.
Dude its never good to nag about updates-if they aren't updating then there's plrobably a good reason for it. It'll come, just be patient.
There's still 48 days of 2011 left. :P
Sorry if I came across as rude. That wasn't my intention. I probably should've worded it differently...
Quote from: Dudeman on November 12, 2011, 02:47:53 PM...no posts for almost a month. ARE THE ARRANGEMENTS GOING TO BE SUBMITTED OR NOT?!?!?!?
...sorry. I've been waiting for an update for a while.
Haste Makes Waste.
So who's the lucky one who got 1 of their new sheets added?
Me.
Oh, You! *sitcom laughter*
Quote from: 4-D on November 21, 2011, 03:52:22 AMSo do I understand correctly that no more submissions are being accepted?
that is correct. any new submissions must wait until the next submission period.
It's likely the next update will be for 2012 Sometime. :P
:(
Quote from: fingerz on November 21, 2011, 03:29:57 PMIt's likely the next update will be for 2012 Sometime. :P
Let's hope not.
On a side note, have you checked your post recently?
......Nope. Which post should I be checking?
How about your submissions post?
Do I need to repost my stuff here? Or do you still have it?
Hahaha! Sorry 'bout that, Winter. XD
Consider it done by tomorrow.