Seth Skoda
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I used to use a plug-in similar in appearance to Genny called YM2612 (free on kvraudio). My main issue with it is that it is not compatible with sample rates above 44.1kHz. I'm not sure if Genny has this issue. I also grabbed RYM2612 because with the free VGM player RYMCast, it is possible to port instruments from VGM into RYM2612. Matter of fact, this cover contains modified Shinobi instruments, while my cover of Better Off Alone (by Alice Deejay) is primarily modified Sonic 3 Ice Cap instruments. Also got RYM2612 for the legacy filter and ladder effect options, as well as the ability to bitcrush audio via audio routing (route your drum sample track to RYM2612 for DAC). It even has a DAC prescaler for custom compression amount. BTW if you ever wanna use Deflemask, RYMCast can output instruments for it. Again, drag and drop.
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Currently, the project file for this is hanging out in a dead SSD that I hope to recover one day.
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I've got RYM2612 by Inphonik and SuperPSG by AlyJamesLab (both paid VST).
I like your idea about automating parameters for realistic sound. I like to use the velocity sensitivity in RYM2612 and just alter note velocities for change in sound via the individual FM operators. A lot easier than automation, but that's with RYM2612. I'm not sure what Genny has, I've never used it.
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First time putting a solo in a piece of music. Total work time about 12 hours.
Also, in case anyone is wondering, visuals done in Blender with waveforms generated in After Effects.
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Interesting mix of songs. I hope Anthony Vincent sees this, I follow his channel, Ten Second Songs.
It's nice to see OCR mashups still alive 15 years after they started being a thing. RIP Constromlie.
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I'm almost satisfied with the chorus and bridge sections, but the verse parts need a bit more work.
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An original piece I first wrote early in 2016 and recently decided to refine for my YouTube channel.
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Yes, the whole song remade with the mighty SEGA Genesis.
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Not entirely finished, but if you have any comments/criticism, I welcome it.
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32 minutes ago, Hemophiliac said:
To open the synths feel dry.
The open hat sizzle is hot, bring that down ~2db.
The arrangement is solid with plenty of interpretation, but the production is what needs the most work. The parts don't feel like they blend together for cohesion so much, they feel like they are all the foreground and I'm not sure what I'm supposed to focus on. The panning is favored to the right it seems, I think it's the open hat just standing out so much.
Open sections like 0:58-1:11 and 2:25-2:54 could benefit from having another soft lead play a countermelody or pads with filter sweeps to fill the space in.
You give us textural contrast by dropping out parts to create less going on but what about dynamics? Could definitely use some dynamics with the track staying at close to the same level throughout.
Fade out? After 4 minutes, it'd be nice to have a more refined and conclusive ending.
After all of that it's gonna sound like I'm really ragging on this, but it has potential and I want to see you develop it more.
Awesome, this is precisely the kind of criticism I needed! Thank you so much!
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I'm loving it so far, but that last 45 seconds or so kinda stretches a bit long. I think that for a good ending, you could give the brass one more riff/cadence with the bass doing the same, considering its melodic nature throughout.
Very good stuff overall, I hope to see you finish and submit this.
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What I have so far. Criticisms welcome, I want a perfect piece.
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I first started this project in 2016, lost it due to a computer crash, recovered it years later, rediscovered it, worked on it recently. And this is what I've got so far.
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On 12/22/2023 at 4:19 PM, Audiomancer said:
Are you manually drawing the automation, or are you sidechaining it? Also, are you using an actual filter, or an EQ of some kind? Which DAW you using? Thanks:)
I'm using Mixcraft 9 Pro Studio's native sidechain to control the mix amount on the built-in filter (set on high pass at about 400Hz).
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I have an issue with clicks/crackling when I feed audio to the mix amount on the built-in filter VST in my DAW. Basically, I'm trying to filter the low end from other instruments when an 808 bass hits in order to create space without sacrificing volume levels, but I can't do with the clicks/crackling from the value changes.
What are some good ones?
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Did you actually make the mashup? Or is it just a concept?
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This is gonna be part of an album of SEGA Genesis music, all in Crystal Clear mode. Criticism welcome.
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My approach is ridiculously technical.
I'll split an audio file into dynamic parts to get some sound separation (usually bass, mids, treble, more if necessary). Next, I send each file through an online "audio to MIDI" converter, which gives me some (really) rough translation of the music, but at least it's not one big, hot mess. The resulting MIDI files go into my DAW. Bit by bit, I'll start knocking off the notes with the lowest velocity to get rid of translated harmonics in each track. Once it starts to more cleanly represent the original composition, I'll start new tracks and rewrite what sounds like it's correct; albeit with some trial and error. I use my ears to fill in the parts missing from the above mentioned note deletion.
Yes, it's a pain in the ass, but it gets the job done for me when either no one else did it or someone did and wants to charge money for it.
Some of my SEGA Genesis covers have been done this way, such as Rumors by Timex Social Club.
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Yo, I'm in. Coop, check your inbox.
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Okay, I fixed it.
https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/1093989
Sounds alright to me, but I definitely wanna hear from someone else.
Also, here's the first mix ever submitted, if anyone's interested in hearing the changes.
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I'm satisfied with this, but I wanna make sure I didn't screw up and not catch it, so I'm poasting it here (never mind my spelling, I like toast!).
https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/1093989
I'll be editing this poast for a YouTube embed when the video publishes tomorrow evening...
Edit: Jesus Christ. Okay, I just listened to it sober. Well, my writing is good (always is when I'm drunk), but I screwed up so bad on the mixing and transitions. Wow, I need to fix this.
Edit 2: this and the next poast are the same link. I replaced the audio file in the page.
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On 11/18/2021 at 8:39 PM, The Vodoú Queen said:
@Argle...I don't mean to sound stupid myself, or mean, but no way you can find another track to use or do?
For real, I just searched Google for "Christmas midi" and downloaded a bunch of MIDI sequences that I found lol
Then I went through them until I found something that I thought was worth a mix.
@Argle maybe try this before you give up?
Sonic 3 - Ice Cap Zone (A different take than the other one)
in Post Your Game ReMixes!
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I don't think I've heard any Ice Cap Zone remixes with a triplet time signature, so I did one. Still a lot of work to be done here, but let me know what you think of it so far.