An Experience

Welcome to the MIDI Showcase! I've always wondered what my MS GS songs would sound like on other synths, so I teamed up with "MIDIs on Display" on twitter to experiment with that. I gave him the MIDI files to some of the songs I've made and he rendered them through two of his synths, the Roland SC-55 and SC-88.

These songs come from various playlists and albums, specifically the Pilot Tracks, Mad Idols and Delighted Idols, A Pianist's Mind Volume 1, and Many Different Wishes.

By the way, sorry for the weird openings to these songs.

Space Battle (midi version, SC-88)

A Million Dollars (SC-55)

A Trip Around the World (SC-55)

Up the Mountain We Go (SC-55)

Space Battle (midi version, SC-55)

In case you couldn't tell, I made this album with various soundfonts. I've never done anything like this before. I've always been a fan of people using soundfonts from other games or media to make their own songs, so I thought I could do it too.

Here are the names of the soundfonts I used for each song:

A Baby Who Fell From the Sky = Yoshi's Island
A World of Fairies and Youkai = Touhou
Falling Through a Pipe = Super Mario World
An Alien Encounter = Earthbound
Exploring a Dungeon = Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Entering the Labyrinth = Super Metroid
Riding on a Star = Kirby Super Star
Walking on the Moon = Arachno Soundfont
War Against an Army of Robots = MegaMan X
Cute, Little Battle = Yoshi's Island
Winning the Legendary Race = Super Mario Kart
Playing a Mystical Instrument = Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
A Flying, Mysterious Shrine Maiden = Touhou

A Flying, Mysterious Shrine Maiden

This next volume in my A Game Worth Playing series has us in the world of Xyterria, with Rachel being our protagonist. One night, she's told by her friend, Montria, that her magic mirror has been stolen. This tool is called The Mirror of Parallels" and it allows the user to make parallel clones of themselves, with contrasting characteristics. Rachel takes it upon herself to get back the mirror before it gets in the wrong hands. Once again, this soundtrack is fictitious, so the game that accompanies this music doesn't exist.

The Missing Mirror: This song plays during the title screen

Nightly Night (stage 1 theme): A road on some grassy plains, but at night.

Weeping Mosquito (stage 1 boss): A sad Mosquito boy with a lack of self-confidence, whose name is Sam. He reveals that he used the mirror to create a parallel, but his clone ditched him and the mirror was taken from him.

Whispers Around the River (stage two theme): A flowing river in a forest. Sometimes fish attack you.

The Racoon in the Shadows (stage 2 boss): The Racoon boy named Thomas is quite fast and cunning, but he doesn't have the mirror as it was taken from him by a mysterious doctor.

Alternative Atmosphere (stage 3 theme): Deeper in the forest, Rachel finds redwood trees that have turned pink. The air is filled with a strong perfume.

Mad Doctor (stage 3 boss): Rachel finds Doctor Fiera, who wants to use the mirror to create a servant that will always obey him. After defeating him, he tries to use the mirror, but it's taken by a dog.

Divided Forest (stage 4 theme): Rachel flies through the forest chasing after the dog. Midway through the stage, a bright light flashes in the distance.

Dog on the Loose (stage 4A boss): Rachel catches up to the dog boy, William. He thought the mirror was a toy, so he took it from Doctor Fiera and used it to make a parallel. However, he thought the clone he created was too boring, so he left the mirror with his clone and left her to rest. 

A Cat's Reluctance (stage 4B boss): Rachel finds a sleeping cat girl named Paula, who is the parallel William created with the mirror. Paula says that the mirror was taken by a demon, but she didn't really care that much.

Potent Plains (stage 5 theme): Rachel leaves the forest and ends up in a grassland, where a large tree is seen in the distance.

Devil's Work (stage 5 boss): Rachel finds a devil girl named Ashley on the plains, the assistant of the magician Aroara. Ashley says that the mirror is with Aroara but is also tasked to guard her treehouse.

The Magic Within (final stage theme): Rachel flies up the tree and into the treehouse, hoping she can stop Aroara from using the mirror.

The Created Servant (stage 6A boss): Rachel finds Aroara's parallel, Lerika. Lerika has a stone-cold, reserved personality and is going to rule Xyterria with Aroara.

Godlike Lunatic (stage 6B boss): Rachel finds Aroara, who genuinely believes that she's as powerful as a god and created Lerika as a way to wreak more havoc.

The Remaining Magic Within (final spell theme): Lerika/Aroara use the last of their magic to defeat Rachel.

Pure Powering Forest (extra stage theme): Something is attacking the forest and Rachel goes to investigate. The stage resembles the forest in stage 4.

Arrogant Butterfly (extra stage boss): Denali is a colorful, pretty butterfly with a huge ego. She constantly gloats about how beautiful and powerful she is and reveals that she is the parallel that Sam the mosquito created with the mirror.

An Ending Within the Night (ending theme, post final stage, pre extra stage): After the first playthrough, Rachel retrieves the mirror for Montria but wants to find Aroara. After the second playthrough, the ending is the same but Rachel confronted by Aroara. Aroara questions why Montria has that mirror when she's not it's rightful owner. Montria says that she keeps it as a way to protect it from people with bad intentions.

Unparalleled Evening: The theme that plays during the credits.

The Missing Mirror

Dipped Strawberry

This album was made with my new synth, the Roland SC-88 Pro. This album starts with the song "Evolving Fire," which is the first song I made with the synth.

Melting Away

Heatstroke

The Lava Slithering Along

Campfire Warmth

Burning Branding Iron

Broiling Metal Box

Boiling to No End

Arrogant Salamander

Arriving Summer

Evolving Fire

Special thanks to my friend Ryan McNamara for his drum audio samples in Knights and Swordfish

Instagram: ryan___tower

Pleasure with Pressure

Cool Coral Reef

I don't know about you, but I get a lot of marioverehrer synthesia vibes from this album. Also, in case anyone's wondering, yes, I make all my album art on MS paint.

Maiden's March

I've decided to make a playlist demos showcasing instruments I use more often on my software. The software I use is FL Studio (producer edition), which is a good software for anyone that's new to making music on a desktop (like me 4 months ago). Each of the demos are going to play a song that has the instrument, then play the same part of the song but only with that specific instrument. I'm also gonna give instructions on where to click to get the instruments.

1. Acoustic Guitar 01
Song: Mini Orcas
Packs > Legacy > Instruments > Guitar > Guitar > Acoustic Guitar 01
Sounds realistic, as it has a good sound when you use polyphony. 

2. Choir Ooh
Song: So Boisterous
Packs > Instruments > Orchestral > Choir Ooh
It's basically a voice with an "ooh" sound. It's sounds very synthetic and is better as a background instrument

3. Choir
Song: Cool Coral Reef
Plugin presets > Generators > SimSynth > Choir
It's a very techno-sounding voice that almost sounds ghostly. It works as a background instrument, but is also a good lead instrument too.

4. Church Organ
Song: Wondrous Tour
Plugin presets > Generators > Harmor > Keyboard > Church Organ
While this is one of my favorite instruments to use, it is also one of the loudest. So if you're gonna use it, I suggest you use other instruments in the Harmor synth that are just as loud, but other synths work too.
*Note: If you want to save projects with Harmor instruments, before you save, replace that instrument with a free instrument (i.e. any piano from FL Keys). Then when you reopen your project, your melodies will still be there, and all you have to do is replace it with the original instrument. This works with any synth*

5. Classical Acoustic
Song: Northern Moon
Packs > Instruments > Guitar > Classical Acoustic
This is just as good a bass instrument as it is a lead instrument. While it does sound less realistic than Acoustic Guitar 01, it does sound simple enough to be applied to any song.

6. Electric Guitar 02 
Song: Cool Antagonist
Packs > Legacy > Instruments > Guitar > Guitar > Electric Guitar 02
If you wanna make a battle song, this is an instrument I would recommend. It works better as a bass instrument though.

7. FLS Tenor Sax
Song: SUPER AMAZING JET PLANES
Packs > Legacy > Instruments > Orchestral > FLS Tenor Sax
I see this instrument working well with jazz, but from what you can tell, it also works with battle music.

8. Orchestral 1
Song: Anatomy of Astronomy
Plugin presets > Generators > Sytrus > Orchestral > Orchestral 1
Probably the best background instrument, especially with spacey music

9. Piano 2
Song: Future Zone
Plugin presets > Generators > Harmor > Keyboard > Piano 2 
Like the Church Organ, this is a loud instrument. That's why I often put it with other loud instruments, like the ones in this song. It's a piano but it sorta has a "Ringing Bells" vibe.

10. Stage Grand
Songs: Dancing Through
Packs > Instruments > Keyboard > Stage Grand
This is my favorite piano to use. It sounds so realistic and is fun to play with.

11. Strings Solo
Song: Subway to Space
Packs > Instruments > Orchestral > Strings Solo
This is a pretty versatile instrument. Depending on how much polyphony you use, your song can sound like a couple of violins playing to a whole orchestra playing. It works good as both a background and a lead instrument.

12. Trumpet
Song: Venomous, Little Frog
Plugin presets > Generators > Sytrus > Wind > Trumpet
This instrument can give a lot of energy into your song, especially if it's fast (like the battle music I use it on).

13. Drums (FPC 4 Kick, 808 Snare, 808 CH)
Song: That One Monkey
Packs > Drums > Kicks > FPC 4 Kick 
                            Snares > 808 Snare
                            Hats > 808 CH
Sounds pretty hip-hop. Works well with everything. 

14. Drums (Fruity Kick, GM Snare)
Songs: The Vampire's Wrath (Perfect Shade of Pink)
Plugin presets > Generators > Fruit Kick > Classic
Packs > Drums > Snares > GM Snare
Great for battle music

Orchestral 1

FLS Tenor Sax

A Truth

Wishy Washy

These tracks were made with the "Packs" instruments in FL Studio, except for "With Grace and Decorum", which was made with the percussion from the Super Mario World soundfont.

A Top Hat and Cane

Sorry I haven't uploaded in a while. School has been eating up my time, so I haven't gotten a lot of time to make music. Anyways, here's the second part of the Seasonal Compositions series, which is centered around fall.

Scarlet Forest

A composer of some sort.

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Date joined: December 23, 2019

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