The sub-bass on this is killer, so make sure you're using a good set of headphones/speakers to hear it." I used a key that neither source is in (fm). I focused heavily on using the chords & progressions from the gauntlet source (" Sigma Palace" from X8), but I also used other melodic/harmonic elements from it and my Maverick's theme (" Crescent Grizzly/Grizzly Slash" from X5, name depends on which part of the world you're from). Confession time: for the double-time bridge portion of the song, because I had virtually no time to practice, I slowed the song down to 100 BPM to record the lyrics and then sped it back up to 128 BPM, so I guess that makes me a horrible cheater D:, but whatevs.
It's also a great avenue for venting your frustrations with life and/or the world at large, as is the case with this track.
I love doing rap because I don't have to worry about pitch or proper vowel/ diphthong enunciation nearly as much, and there's a lot more room to express your thoughts and try clever things. I'm super happy to finally have a rap track that I think meets OCR's standards. And, although he doesn't wish to be credited in the remix, I do want to extend a HUGE thanks to my teammate bLiNd for being a rock star and mastering this thing last-minute in like 10 minutes. I was planning to make a rap song the entire time, but with other things in life taking priority (family, my j-o-b, etc.), I wound up writing, recording, and mixing the vocals all on the last day. I'm really proud of the production on this, especially with how clean the vocals came out I'm also really glad with how well I was able to execute the concept. "Hi, guys, I'm submitting my 5th round remix from the Sigma Fortress Remix Gauntlet that Shariq's currently running. Corey Oltman) hits us with a Mega Man X5 & X8 hip-hop/trap joint with original lyrics & rapping that comes off a little nerdcore in its delivery & has some sweet production treatments and transitions: Well here's something you don't hear every day: KingTiger(R.