Thank you for taking a listen!
And to answer your question: kinda. The kick is layered with an 808, which is tuned according to the main bass note playing behind it. The kick itself remains the same throughout the piece. Low frequencies of the kick reduce the low frequencies of the 808. Low frequencies of both of those reduce the low frequencies of the synth bass. All via filter sidechains. Best I can do (I think) to get loudness without sacrificing too much audio dynamics.
New revision incoming btw
DAW is Mixcraft 10 Pro Studio.
Synth-wise, half of this is RYM2612 (a paid SEGA Genesis VST), the other half is prepackaged stuff like Messiah, ME-80 and MinivogueVA. Percussion samples from Trisamples Trapstep and Datadrive 80s Futuristic Retro.
Here's the original:
And here's what I got so far. Using the SEGA Genesis until I get it structured the way I want it.
Unless a completely SEGA Genesis submission is permissible....
Insane Carnival Zone [DEMO].mp3
I got a bit ahead with act 2 over act 1. Act 1 is metal, and whatever this is, is act 2. You'll see more of this stuff in the near future; I am working on an album to basically be a game soundtrack without the actual game existing. Please let me know what you think of this concept.
Chaos Fortress Zone Act 2.mp3
Thank you!
I wasn't looking for feedback in particular, as I consider this finished (hence the extensive visual work in the video). I just wanted to showcase some of my work here.
This is much newer than the one I currently have on my YouTube channel. I haven't released this yet because I haven't had time to make the video for it, plus I did something a bit experimental in this one.
Before I just dump the file, I'll drop a couple of links:
Original song: https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/85046
Current cover on YouTube: https://youtu.be/B9N5L5y5Rog
New version attached below
Chaoz Fantasy.mp3
Oh ffs, what happened to the file? Editing the reply doesn't seem to work on my end. >:(
Here's the most recent update of this remix (still in progress):
Sand Trap (Revival).mp3