Mix names

Mix names, also known occasionally as mixes, versions, or subtitles, are a titling convention used on the SiIvaGunner channel when naming multiple rips of the same track, allowing said track to be re-ripped with different jokes. Rips using mix names have been referred to as "duplicate rips". In some cases, mix name rips are released before the non-mix name rip.

Description

The mix name is a parenthetical phrase appended to the rip's track name, e.g. "Slider (Beta Mix) - Super Mario 64", and is treated as part of the track name in the video description. Keeping with the channel's usual style, the mix names are meant to disguise rips as being actual variations of the original video game music (although the word 'mix' is not typically used when referring to unnamed variants of video game music outside of SiIvaGunner). The mix names generally refer to a version that could exist in theory, but in most cases are or would be the exact same or only negligibly different content, thus justifying the use of the same base track for the rip. The pool of common mix names is also used arbitrarily for all games, without considering whether it actually makes sense for any particular game (e.g. a common mix name refers to the game's official soundtrack release, which is used even on games that don't have one).

The channel also makes use of tracks being reused in multiple games to rip a track multiple times without using a mix name; however, internally, rips doing this are considered the same as rips using mix names. This also allows the use of the same mix name multiple times. The most common example of a game being used as an alternative to mix names is Super Mario Maker 2. In some cases, such as Baldi's Basics in Education and Learning, rereleases of a game are placed in the same playlist as the original game. This is typically only done if the rerelease has the same soundtrack.

For video game tracks that actually have different variations content-wise, the real variants are considered different tracks entirely in the context of the SiIvaGunner channel, even if the title used to rip the variant appears identical to a mix name; conversely, rips of real variants will occasionally ignore the variation and just rip the normal track, therefore functioning as a mix name despite not technically being one.

Common mix names

In the vast majority of cases, the mix name is a single word or acronym followed by either 'Mix' or 'Version' (the latter being more common with acronym-based mix names).

The most common single mix name overall is "Beta Mix" by a considerable margin, while the most common types of mix names are as follows, roughly from most to least common:

• Beta – referring to pre-release software that is close to completion. When used in a video title, this implies that the version in question is what the track sounded like before the game was released to the public.
• OST – acronym for "original soundtrack", referring to the official release of a soundtrack. Occasionally, the in-game versions of tracks will sound quite different from their official releases, especially tracks made for older consoles with major hardware limitations such as the Nintendo DS.
• Alpha – referring to the stage of software development that usually precedes beta. Like with beta, the use of this mix implies that the version of the track is from when development was around half finished.
• In-Game – referring to the song exactly as it appears within the game, particularly when it differs from the official soundtrack release.
• Alternate and Alternative – generic vague titles referring to an unnamed variation of the track. The use of this presumably implies that there is a different version of the song in-game that plays under specific circumstances.
• Unused – usually referring to a track or a version of a track which is left in the game files despite never being used.
• PAL, NTSC, and JP – referring to Europe, North America, and Japan, respectively; those historically being the most common release regions for video games. JP is the ISO 3166 code for Japan. PAL and NTSC refer to the analog TV color encoding standards used in those regions, which has affected video game soundtracks due to differing frame rates. For example, PAL versions of older game soundtracks are often slower than the NTSC versions.

Other realistic mix name types that have been used multiple times on SiIvaGunner, but aren't exceedingly common, include:

• Demo – referring to a track from a demo of the game.
• Extended – referring to a longer version of a track, which either has additional verses or simply loops for around 15 to 30 minutes.
• Short – referring to a variation of a track that's shorter than the regular version.
• Original – referring to the oldest version of a track.
• Remastered – referring to a redone version of a track with better sound quality, instrumentation, mixing, etc.
• CD – referring to the official CD release of a game soundtrack.
• Vinyl – referring to the official vinyl disc release of a game soundtrack.
• Vocal – referring to a variation of the track that contains singing, rapping, scatting or talking.
• Removed - referring to a variation that was outright removed from the game files instead of simply not being used.
• Anniversary - referring to a variation that celebrates the game's anniversary, or the anniversary of the track itself.
• Uncut - referring to a variation that contains segments the original track left out, or continues where the track stopped.
• Other regional variants, such as EU (Europe), NA (North America), US (United States), and other ISO 3166 country codes.
• For games released to multiple platforms, the name of a particular platform may be used. Rips that do this usually have the "Platform:" part in the description changed to only list the platform mentioned in the mix name. This only counts as a mix name if the soundtrack is identical.

Rip trends associated with mix names

While a rip's mix name usually has no bearing on the content of the rip, in some cases it will. It should be noted however that these are not actually enforced on rippers; they are simply trends. Many of these these are the efforts of a single ripper, especially the game-specific ones.

General trends

• More often than not, regional variations will reference works of media originating in or inspired by the relevant region.
  • "NTSC Version" is often used for rips that are YTPMVs or have jokes referencing YTPMVs. This is possibly due to the western nature of YTPMV culture (as opposed to 音MAD).
  • "PAL-M Version" often denotes rips referencing Brazil, particularly Os Barões da Pisadinha and "Se Piscar Já Era". This was popularized during The Pisadinhover, with a few prior examples in earlier years and during Independence Day of Brazil 2017.
  • "KR Version" denotes rips featuring songs by PSY, most frequently "Gangnam Style". This was established during PSY Day 7, with one prior example. "KR Mix" and "KR" have also both been used once (both during previous PSY Days).
  • "EN Version" (9 uses) denotes that the rip references a song by hololive English -Myth-.
  • "DN Version" (5 uses) denotes rips featuring "Deez Nuts". While DN isn't a valid country, this likely parodies the use of ISO 3166 codes as mix names.
  • "FR Version" (6 uses) usually denotes rips that are YTPMVs featuring "Fred [YTP]" by FlyingKitty.
  • This trend does not apply as much to PAL, NTSC, and JP due to these being viewed as acceptable "realistic" names for use on any rip, but likely for this reason, these mix names have also been used to deliberately subvert the trend. The two most common subversions are for rips with "JP Version" to feature "It's Everyday Bro" (note that JP is also the initialism for Jake Paul) and for rips with "PAL Version" to feature My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (note that the word "pal" is a synonym for "friend").
• Since the terms "Beta" and "Alpha" both come from letters in the Greek alphabet, other Greek letters have also been used as mix names despite lacking the real life relation to video game development.
  • "Gamma Mix" often denotes rips made by Xarlable, including every PaRappa the Rapper and PaRappa the Rapper 2 gamma mix.
  • "Delta Mix" has been used a few times to denote rips featuring Deltarune.
  • "Sigma Mix" has been used several times since 2022, occasionally for rips featuring sources related to the "Sigma Male" meme.
• "Remastered" usually denotes a remastered version of a previous rip. They usually repair audio issues such as peaking, off-key notes and unintentionally off-sync parts of mashups.
• "Anniversary" usually denotes that the rip celebrates a certain event.
• "Birthday" (6 uses) denotes someone's birthday in an event. It's been used 4 times for Wood Man's Birthday, once for Naruto Uzumaki's Birthday and once for Soulja Boy's Birthday.
• "Folk Version" (5 uses) denotes a Bob Dylan cover.
• "Myx" in place of "Mix" (7 uses) denotes that the rip references The Nutshack, which aired on Myx TV.
• "Promotional Version" (3 uses) denotes that the rip references the hhgregg "Christmas in July" commercial.
• "Rotten Mix" (2 uses) denotes that the rip references "We Are Number One" as the main source.
• "OST Mix" usually denotes that the rip is primarily comedic or uses an ironic/shitposty meme.
• Most early rips featuring "Hot Cross Buns" as the main or only joke had unusual, attention-grabbing mix names.

Event-specific trends

• During Funny 7 Day, all rips used the mix name "Beta Mix".
  • Similarly, all uploads during April Fools' Day 2023 used "Beta Mix", frequently in deliberately nonsensical ways such as occurring multiple times in a title or combined with other mix names.
• During SiIvaGunner: Rebooted, there was a slight increase in usage of the mix name "CD Version".
• During the Nekover, "Alternyative Mix" was used twice in reference to the event's theme, as "nya" is the Japanese onomatopoeia for the sound a cat makes.
• During Minecraft - Volume Alpha and Beta Day, several rips used "Alpha" or "Beta" mix names in reference to the event's theme. This was further referenced by the event's album, SiIvaCraft - Volume Alpha Version & Beta Mix, and the SiIvaCraft Resource Pack.
• During C418's Birthday, several rips that featured songs from C418's original albums used the mix name "Album Version".
• During "Baby"'s 14th Anniversary, four rips used "CA Version" in reference to Justin Bieber being Canadian.

Game-specific trends

• Chrono Trigger: "JP Mix" denotes a rip featuring a song from a Studio Ghibli movie.
• Crypt of the NecroDancer: Every rip without a mix name is a kazoo cover (not counting the "with shopkeeper" tracks). The album Crypt of the Necrokazoo contains every rip with this joke.
• EarthBound and MOTHER 3: "PAL Version" has been frequently (but not always) used for rips featuring The Beatles.
• Deltarune:
  • "Alternate Route" refers to an optional story path in Chapter 2. The specific name used for the route on the channel is not the most common one used to refer to it; instead, it is likely used due to 'Alternate' being a common mix name. On SiIvaGunner, "Alternate Route" is used both as a mix name and as a subtitle for the actual alternate versions of tracks that appear in the route.
  • "Beta Mix" often (though not always) denotes arrangements using instruments from games in the Mother trilogy, referencing how Undertale and Deltarune were inspired by the Mother series, and jokingly suggesting that the latter games are beta versions of the former.
  • "Chapter 1 & 2 DEMO" denotes a rip related to South Park.
• Final Fantasy IV: "Brave Version" is used for rips that contain an arrangement of a song from Bravely Default.
• The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask: "OST Version" denotes a rip featuring samples of Nicolas Cage, referencing the mod The Legend of Cage: Beneath the Mask, where most surfaces and textures in the game are replaced with Cage's face. The album The Legend of Cage: Beneath the Mask Official Soundtrack contains every rip with this joke.
• Mega Man X: "Extended Version" denotes an arrangement of a DragonForce song made by Emm Bee Sea.
• Othello World: Every rip with a mix name of the track "Game with Rabbit" prior to the Othello World 32nd Anniversary event uses a variation of "Beta". Rips of the track following the event only occasionally follow this trend.
• Persona 5: Dancing Star Night: "Unused Mix" denotes a rip featuring Yoda.
• Plants vs. Zombies: Rips of tracks with the "In-Game" subtitle on the official soundtrack have their titles switched to say "In-Game Version", to give the appearance of a mix name. This causes subsequent rips to have the appearance of two mix names.
• Pokémon Black & White: "Beta Mix" denotes an arrangement of a Hiroyuki Sawano song. This is played with and subverted on a few occasions. The album SILVA GUNNER BEST OF SOUNDTRACK【B/W】 contains every rip with this joke.
• Sonic CD: "Beta Mix" denotes a Sega Genesis arrangement. Subverted a few times. The album CD Grand Beta contains every rip with this joke.
• Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles: A few songs in the game have "Sonic 3" and "Sonic & Knuckles" variants, and their names begin with "S3" or "SK" to differentiate them. Many rips add this naming when it doesn't apply, sometimes in combination with another mix name.
• Sonic Mania:
  • Every rip without a mix name (with two exceptions) references Totino's (not including Sonic Mania Plus rips). The album Totino's Mania Original Soundtrack contains every rip with this joke. Some rips with mix names also use this joke.
  • "Demo" (added to the titles of Sonic Mania rips made before the soundtrack was revealed and with two exceptions) indicates that it uses the original Genesis track instead of Mania's remix.
• Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II: Similarly to “Beta Mix” for Sonic CD rips, "Alpha Mix" denotes a Sega Genesis arrangement.
• Super Mario World: Starting with "Nintendo Logo (PAL Version) - Super Mario World" (though not applying to prior rips), mix names that include "PAL" denote rips featuring songs by the band Cartoons, referencing the popular rip "Athletic Theme (PAL Version) - Super Mario World".
• Thunder Force IV: "Beta Mix" denotes an arrangement of an ESCHATOS song made by Anonite.
• Undertale: "Genocide Version" is a reference to the Genocide Route of Undertale, a strategy which leads to one of the game's three endings. During the gameplay of the Genocide Route, several songs are slowed down.
• VVVVVV: "PS Vita Version" denotes a rip featuring "Harlem Shake".
• Yandere Simulator: All rips of this game have two mix names: "Pre-Alpha Mix", referencing the game's infamously-long development, and "Removed", due to being rips of tracks that were only temporarily in the game.

Unrealistic mix names

Due to the limited amount of realistic mix names available, if a track has enough rips it will eventually have to use less common ones, often veering out of believable territory. Officially, regardless of how many rips a track has, only rips of "Slider", "Circus", and "Wood Man Stage" are exempt from the expectation that a mix name should be believable in the context of video game music, with the only restriction being that the mix name should not "easily reveal" the rip's joke. Thus, most examples of unrealistic mix names come from rips of those tracks, for example Game Genie Mix, The Pee Pee Poo Poo Mix, and super gay version.

However, many frequently ripped tracks have used unrealistic mix names, whether for practical reasons or simply for comedic effect. For many rips with unique mix names, it will act as an indirect reference or clue to the joke of the rip before the viewer watches it. Examples of this from less frequently ripped tracks include:

• "Everybody Jump Around (Alternate Fix) - Jet Set Radio": A remake of "Everybody Jump Around (Alternate Mix) - Jet Set Radio" (a mashup with "Mambo No. 5" by Lou Bega), but instead using the cover from the children's TV show Bob the Builder, where fixing things is a common theme.
• "MEGALOVANIA (UG Mix) - Super Smash Bros. UItimate": UG is the ISO 3166 country code for Uganda; the mix name is such because the rip references Ugandan Knuckles. (Nintendo does not have an Ugandan division.)
• "Main Theme (super remastered not gay version) - Metal Gear Solid": A uniquely-named remaster of the unlisted "Main Theme - Metal Gear Solid" rip. This particular mix name (as well as variations of it) has made a few reappearances as a running gag.
• "GO MY WAY!! (everyone is gay except for me mix) - THE iDOLM@STER 2": Much like the "Main Theme (super remastered not gay version) - Metal Gear Solid" this particular mix name (as well as variations of it) has made a few reappearances as a running gag.
• "IceCap Zone (Act 1) (Not Alpha Mix) - Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles": This uses "Ice Cap Zone" from LEGO Dimensions. As "Alpha" can be used to say something is better than something else, the mix name says that the rip is worse than the original.
• "Lost, Then Found! (Ohio Version) - OMORI": Despite only having one other rip prior to upload, this rip skips over the typical realistic mix names and goes straight to "Ohio" for nonsensical, comedic effect. This rip itself references the song "Only In Ohio" by CG5.

Trivia

• The real GilvaSunner channel did actually upload a few beta tracks, but they were consistently subtitled as "(Beta)". The one exception to this is "Underground (Beta Mix) - Super Mario Bros. 2", which was uploaded during April Fools' Day 2017 as an intentional nod to SiIvaGunner's arbitrary use of mix names.