Warning: Big post ahead.
If you think you're alone on the lack of feedback, let me tell you that you're very mistaken; not much people frequent this forum, and almost every personal thread is ignored except for one or two people that occasionally post in them, and yours isn't as ignored as you think, most likely because you port music from well-known games. I personally don't really care about the lack of feedback anymore; it's just one of those things you can't do anything about. The thing is, these threads are ignored because "normal" people don't frequent this forum unless they asked for help and are waiting for a response. I've been wanting to give feedback to you, but I feel like people that don't know much about porting will take it as rude (last year's first C3 is an example), and I don't want others disregarding what I said just because of that.
Anyway, I just can't leave with just what I said, so I'm gonna comment on some of your ports.
Originally posted by LadiesMan217
Most of what Harumi said
here still applies, mostly the vibraphone and kick being detuned. It sounds better than before, but it can still be improved a lot. Aside from what the post I linked said, the percussion sounds a bit out of sync, so you might want to look at that, and the bass is too quiet if you compare it with the original. Keep at it though, it's coming along nicely! Also, as a suggestion, perhaps you can use
Terranigma's trumpet (sample 0F at 0:20) instead? It sounds closer to the original.
Originally posted by LadiesMan217
I really like this for the most part, but that random low note on the last channel sounds out of place. Not sure what it was supposed to be, but you should take it out or raise its octave. Everything else is pretty good though.
Originally posted by LadiesMan217
This one is amazing, I have to say! You did an awesome job, and I can't really find anything bad in it.
Originally posted by LadiesMan217
I have to agree with MercuryPenny on this one; there's something weird about that steel drum sample, and SMW's @7 sounded good on the last version, so yeah, it'll be nice if you include both versions when you release it. Also, those very short notes on the guitar are, well, very short, and they don't let the sample play at all. You can fix this with either rest-replacing GAIN or by simply using slightly longer notes. If you want to know how to use remote commands for GAIN, feel free to PM me and I'll send you the instructions.
Originally posted by LadiesMan217
Yeah, this alternate version is
a lot better than the first one, however, the strings sound very detuned, and the high French Horn doesn't really fit with the song. I like the piano though; it isn't as bad as I expected, since you said you only used one sample.
Originally posted by LadiesMan217
That's an interesting arrangement, and I like it, but I agree with Scorpion; the banjo is too loud. Also, I feel the vibraphone should be transposed because it doesn't fit with the other channels, but I don't know what MIDI you used to port this, so I can't give you any more details; sorry about that.
Oh, by the way, you might want to use $F4 $02 on your pots a bit more, as it helps to make them sound better and smoother. I personally consider it a must use nowadays, so give it a try!
Edit: Goddamn it, typos everywhere...