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Estlib's music
by Estlib on 2009-07-14 (#48842)

Hey there NESDEV! Before i go any further, id introduce myself. I'm Estlib. I cant program but i can make music. And without further a-due:....

Here are some .NSF files i have made. All remakes.

Super Mario Land 1 - Chai Kingdom - http://www.mediafire.com/?yjmndm3mayn
Sonic 3 - Knuckles Theme (NOT s3&k) - http://www.mediafire.com/?nltmyx1myfx
Donkey Kong Country 1 - Bonus Room Blitz - http://www.mediafire.com/?mnc0zjunxnm
Sonic the Hedgehog 1 [SMS/GG] - Sky Base Zone - http://www.mediafire.com/?5yayw20zmzw
EarthWorm Jim 2 - Lorenzen's Soil - http://www.mediafire.com/?fu5tikt4zzm
EarthWorm Jim 2 - Lorenzen's Soil (Loop fix) - http://www.mediafire.com/?dmmkgngzni1
Sonic the Hedgehog (Sega genesis) - Green Hill Zone - http://www.mediafire.com/?dtwynkvw0mn
Donkey Kong Country 1 - Bonus Room Blitz (Loop fix) - http://www.mediafire.com/?mqjwtnmimue

Enjoy!

by koitsu on 2009-07-14 (#48852)

Can you provide comparative mp3s of how these are supposed to sound? I'm not sure if there's problems with modified Notso Fatso or what. That said, this is mainly for Disch -- I can work on this if need be, but obviously I'll need some assistance, since sound engines aren't my thing. :-)

1) The Sonic 3 song uses the MMC5 expansion. Audibly, the song repeats a beat over and over, but there's nothing else (square/etc.). Weird.

2) The DKC song loads in Notso Fatso for a brief moment (you get song information in the Play Control/NSF Info tab), then Winamp exits (presumably the DLL is crashing).

Fun times ahead!

by RushJet1 on 2009-07-14 (#48861)

1. It's pretty true to the original-- his theme in that game was just a small drum loop.

2. works for me in Notso, takes a couple seconds for it to begin though.

drums could be tighter in Chai Kingdom, but other than that it's pretty close.

by Estlib on 2009-07-14 (#48862)

koitsu wrote:
Can you provide comparative mp3s of how these are supposed to sound? I'm not sure if there's problems with modified Notso Fatso or what. That said, this is mainly for Disch -- I can work on this if need be, but obviously I'll need some assistance, since sound engines aren't my thing.

1) The Sonic 3 song uses the MMC5 expansion. Audibly, the song repeats a beat over and over, but there's nothing else (square/etc.). Weird.

2) The DKC song loads in Notso Fatso for a brief moment (you get song information in the Play Control/NSF Info tab), then Winamp exits (presumably the DLL is crashing).

Fun times ahead!

¬_¬ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX6oOL_ScIM
The sonic 3 song uses MMC5 expansion because in another file, there are other songs that use MMC5 expansion.

If it doesnt work on NotSoFatso then use Audio Overload. Though it works fine on my NotSoFatso.

by koitsu on 2009-07-14 (#48865)

I figured out the "issue" with Notso Fatso: I use the "Stop after XXX ms of silence" option, with 1200ms specified. With this enabled, since the very first track of DKC starts after ~2 full seconds, Notso Fatso simply starts then stops. :-) It's not crashing Winamp (I was wrong in that regard, sorry).

Sorry for the noise! Very cool to see people making music for the console. :D

by Estlib on 2009-07-14 (#48866)

New one!:

This time its Sky Base Zone from Sonic 1 SMS/GG
http://www.mediafire.com/?5yayw20zmzw

Erm.... Its on vrc6 expansion. I might do a remix of this song.... not sure.... Also, does anybody have that version of famitracker where vrc7 is included?

by tepples on 2009-07-14 (#48868)

Estlib wrote:
The sonic 3 song uses MMC3 expansion because in another file, there are other songs that use mmc3 expansion.

What is "MMC3 expansion"? Doesn't that just refer to bankswitching your DPCM samples? I seem to remember some magazines that were under the impression that Super Mario Bros. 3 had a synth chip, just because it used MMC3's alternate banking mode to switch samples into $C000-$DFFF.

by Estlib on 2009-07-14 (#48869)

tepples wrote:
Estlib wrote:
The sonic 3 song uses MMC5 expansion because in another file, there are other songs that use mmc3 expansion.

What is "MMC3 expansion"? Doesn't that just refer to bankswitching your DPCM samples? I seem to remember some magazines that were under the impression that Super Mario Bros. 3 had a synth chip, just because it used MMC3's alternate banking mode to switch samples into $C000-$DFFF.

WHOOPS!!! I meant nintendos MMC5. *faceslap*. fix'd
Edit: how do you bankswitch anyway?

by TmEE on 2009-07-15 (#48890)

Estlib wrote:
This time its Sky Base Zone from Sonic 1 SMS/GG
http://www.mediafire.com/?5yayw20zmzw

some volumes things are off aswell as the freq slides / pitch bends

other than that, its nice

by Estlib on 2009-07-16 (#48953)

Another one!
Earthworm Jim 2 - Lorenzen's Soil - http://www.mediafire.com/?fu5tikt4zzm

Also ill be updating the first post aswell and everything i release will end up there aswell

Edit: I noticed a tiny problem in the loop and fixed it:
http://www.mediafire.com/?dmmkgngzni1

by Estlib on 2009-07-20 (#49061)

BUMP TIME!
Sonic the Hedgehog (Sega genesis) - Green Hill Zone - http://www.mediafire.com/?dtwynkvw0mn
Also the Donkey kong country song had a loop problem too, so i fixed it - http://www.mediafire.com/?mqjwtnmimue

by RushJet1 on 2009-07-20 (#49063)

Estlib wrote:
BUMP TIME!
Sonic the Hedgehog (Sega genesis) - Green Hill Zone - http://www.mediafire.com/?dtwynkvw0mn

There's no bass in this song really.. and the snare sample sounds really fuzzy.

oh and the DKC cover's bass sounds really dirty and has a lot of static to it, try changing the duty cycle slower or not changing it at all.

by Estlib on 2009-07-20 (#49075)

RushJet1 wrote:
Estlib wrote:
BUMP TIME!
Sonic the Hedgehog (Sega genesis) - Green Hill Zone - http://www.mediafire.com/?dtwynkvw0mn

There's no bass in this song really.. and the snare sample sounds really fuzzy.

oh and the DKC cover's bass sounds really dirty and has a lot of static to it, try changing the duty cycle slower or not changing it at all.

For the version 2 of green hill. I need to know how to create clean dpcm samples. I did saw a topic about it but i found nothing of use for me from there. And the programs mentioned there werent linked and google didnt help either. The reason they're fuzzy is that they sounded good in the beginning but not that much when i completed the song. The bass was in that song but i made it an octave higher witch apparently made it non-existent... its lowered now. Ill get to fixing that DKC song after im done with GHZ.

by Dwedit on 2009-07-20 (#49076)

The frequency slides are lacking in Sky Base Zone.