What do you think of electronic remixes of classical songs?

aylictal · 06-20-2013, 09:01 AM

I've personally reworked a few classical songs from midi inputs from NES/SNES chiptunes. While these aren't classical in tonality (use of digital sounds, rather than actual instruments), they are classical in design a lot of the times because due to the technology back in the 80s / early 90s... electronic music for games didn't have much tonal capabilities to what they have now due to sampling rates using so much memory in the games. Sound producers had to really stretch music back then to be interesting, and the only way they could do it was to revert to classical styles.

jekluc · 08-13-2013, 12:05 AM

Most of the time it sounds like garbage, but I think sometimes if it's played live it's not bad, because the performers tend to put more actual thought into it if they're in front of a live audience.

**Frownland** · 08-13-2013, 12:45 AM

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Originally Posted by jekluc

Most of the time it sounds like garbage, but I think sometimes if it's played live it's not bad, because the performers tend to put more actual thought into it if they're in front of a live audience.

What makes you say that?

06-20-2013, 09:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
aylictal Groupie Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 19	I've personally reworked a few classical songs from midi inputs from NES/SNES chiptunes. While these aren't classical in tonality (use of digital sounds, rather than actual instruments), they are classical in design a lot of the times because due to the technology back in the 80s / early 90s... electronic music for games didn't have much tonal capabilities to what they have now due to sampling rates using so much memory in the games. Sound producers had to really stretch music back then to be interesting, and the only way they could do it was to revert to classical styles.

08-13-2013, 12:05 AM	#2 (permalink)
jekluc Groupie Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 16	Most of the time it sounds like garbage, but I think sometimes if it's played live it's not bad, because the performers tend to put more actual thought into it if they're in front of a live audience.