1. Dreamin' Of Them Funky Ripples
   Jorito
2. Ripple Dream Cake
   Unknown Alias
3. Funkirby
   gercr

Jorito - As you said in your description this was quite 'remixed' for an MnP entry, however the source did shine through enough to get a pass from me :) Overall I really liked this as it gave the impression of a band just jamming on stage and generally having fun. Nice little cameo from Kirby himself in the middle too!

Unknown Alias - The bass was awesome and fit the funky feel fantastically. The rest of the samples were a bit weak though which was unfortunate as they were overshadowed by the bass.

gercr - A nice range of samples here, though they all gave the impression of being chosen at random instead of following on from each other.

1. A Ripple of Strings
   Trism
2. Ripple Dream Cake
   Unknown Alias
3. Funkirby
   gercr

Trism - Never thought of turning it into something orchestral. Works well, gives an interesting fresh taste. It might use a bit less staccato strings (sustains would have worked well) and the pitchbend in the brass is a bit unrealistic, but other than that good job. Liking the pizzicato strings for the 2nd part of the melody too.

Unknown Alias - Nice dreamy sound, especially with the flutey melody sound. Brass for the second part works nicely too. Drums are a bit too hard for the dreamy feel. Digging the tremolo guitar too, but the arp at the end is a tad quick and takes me out of the dream :)

gercr - Intro sounds good, but the saw lead for the melody is a bit thin and unexciting to me. Overall some nice sounds in there apart from the melody instruments. The distorted organ was unexpected but sounds good and adds a bit of liveliness.

1. Ripple Dream Cake
   Unknown Alias
2. Dreamin' Of Them Funky Ripples
   Jorito
3. A Ripple of Strings
   Trism

All of them great works, all deserving of the first place

1. Dreamin' Of Them Funky Ripples
   Jorito
2. Funkirby
   gercr
3. A Ripple of Strings
   Trism

Jorito- Great job! I couldn't help but smile through this whole thing =]

gercr- You really captured the spirit of the original, though I thought the bass was a little too muffled

Trism- I really liked where this was going, the strings all sound great. I thought you could have made more use of the other members of the orchestra though, even just some timpani or glockenspiel would have added a lot I think =]

1. Dreamin' Of Them Funky Ripples
   Jorito
2. A Ripple of Strings
   Trism
3. Ripple Dream Cake
   Unknown Alias

No worries here, as Jorito stays well within (or so I'd say) the bounds of MnP. The funk sits well with the source and makes for a darn fun time.

Trism, as usual, pulls out something solid. Strings work well in a lot of places if pulled off just right.

Gercr had me for a while, but the instrument swapping eventually lost my interest, and on repeat listenings, I think I like Unknown's rendition a bit more even before that point hit.

1. Dreamin' Of Them Funky Ripples
   Jorito
2. Ripple Dream Cake
   Unknown Alias
3. A Ripple of Strings
   Trism

I think Jorito best captured the feel of the track while still making it feel fresh and new.

Unknown Alias did good soundwise, but I don't know enough to truly justify or elaborate on anything I'm saying.

Third place was a toss up between Trism's bizarre audio quality and gercr's seemingly uninspired synth track. I wasn't sure who to pick, so I just picked the one I thought was more salvageable.

As stated before, I don't know what I'm talking about. If anyone is actually reading this, my opinions should be taken with copious amounts of salt.

1. Dreamin' Of Them Funky Ripples
   Jorito
2. A Ripple of Strings
   Trism
3. Ripple Dream Cake
   Unknown Alias

Jorito - pretty sick take on this, and I daresay it DOES sound like you scribed this by ear and not a MIDI - loving that funky bass and the organs - the brass - damnit I love it all!!! Makes me groove in my chair like a dork, but a happy dork nonetheless ^_^ And yes this is VERY MnP, you maintained the mood and kept the original notation intact at a satisfactory level.

Trism - Arrg such a tough pick between you and Jorito - I'm ashamed to say it fell down to total subjectivity I just enjoyed Jorito's a tad more =( - nonetheless this is still very well produced and very energetic. I want that sound library damnit!! 5/5 for effort and skillz my man, you make me proud :)

Unkown Alias - the beat felt a bit stale as it went on, some more variation on it would've been nice. Really digged the ending with the bass guitar. 0:54 REALLY sweet choir section - and nice beach rock guitar samples, I think if you used those more often it woulda pushed you as far as 2nd place in my books ;) - still this is a really sweet take and enjoyed it thoroughly.

gercr - It felt like this track needs more energy, particularly the beat - there's an over-all muffled feel here. Also, the ending kinda peters off. With those gripes aside, I really liked the organ synth thingies and the reverby piano - nice touches - same with that popcorn synthy thing.

1. Dreamin' Of Them Funky Ripples
   Jorito
2. Funkirby
   gercr
3. A Ripple of Strings
   Trism

Gercr - The song has a nice variation in instruments.
Jorito - This is a funny mix, I like the style in combination with the source. Good end.
Trism - The strings also work with this source. Also here there's a nice variation with the instruments.
Unknown Alias - The drums are dominating a little too much. The other samples are good.