main theme I made for a space shooter game, like asteroids
back in 2017

Space Defender

I was messing with FM Synthesis at one point and made this.
FM sounds so cool, but can be so weird to fiddle with.

Eventide City Zone (Livin' In The Mainframe)

When the sun sets, head on down to Hot Hipopolis Zone; the most happenin' city around!  Whether you're looking for luxurious lounges, pumping performances, or captivating clubs, Hot Hipopolis has something for everyone!
Just don't mind the occasional brawl every now and then...

Hot Hipopolis Zone (Sights To Behold)

i caved in and bought renoise

for a tracker with daw features like track mixers, vst support, automation, filters etc., it's pretty impressive what you can do with it. finally i get to do hq music without having to wrap my head around more conventional daws; i like the inconvenience of modern tracker interfaces myself, actually.

the first time i had to arrange for something hq like this, the biggest obstacle and wake-up call i had to face was the fact that uh, my mixing skills weren't up to snuff. fixing it was a nightmare. biggest thing i didn't know at the time of arranging was that sidechaining the bass was really important, otherwise the bass drum (kick) wouldn't be heard and be overpowered by the bass. this was pointed out to me by a server member of ours, lolwe. they've been mixing for about 7-8 years and counting so they understand it pretty well... and actually the final mix was made just this morning to actually fix the entire mix lol.

other more minor mixing issues were ironed out with eq-ing, which i have a bit of experience of, though it was pointed out by dinebon_, yet another (new!) server member, who was primarily a bassist. they also pointed out some unwanted dissonance i had put in for the arrangement.

i understand that mixing is pretty much subjective and everyone does it differently, but it should be worth pointing out that there are some rookie mistakes that someone like me _can_ make. i may be a good arranger but this mix wouldn't have sounded better if it weren't for people giving me advice and pointers on how to fix things. i definitely think that getting input from a variety of artists who have different strengths helps to put a mix together and give listeners a more comfortable listening experience, so from now on, i'll be at the very least, sidechaining my basslines with the kick for better mixing. sorry if this doesn't sound great for everyone lol

Song name: Kirby's Dream Land 3 - Ripple Field 1 (renoise arrangement)
Written by Jun Ishikawa;
Arranged by John Tay
Mixed with Audacity

downloads
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JKv9R4_uX7JHbPAE3MoRSTW4WmpWV-6r?usp=drive_link

discord
https://discord.gg/WvNP6cr

twitter
https://twitter.com/johntayjinf

tumblr
https://johntayjinf.tumblr.com/

please read the channel description

Ripple Field 1 [renoise arrange]

Mod Link: https://sonic3air.boards.net/thread/792/s3air-visions-dreams-v3
Vision Crew Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/visioncrew-deltarune
Vision Crew Youtube Channel:  @_techncolour  
"And...  We're Live!"

I wasn't expecting the S3 & Tenna mod to be released so soon after I made the other video, but I'm not complaining (except about the final boss that got on my nerves a little).

Sonic X Deltarune: Screen Burn (Ghost Mix)

my first mml song! mml (music macro language) is a way to make music using text commands as opposed to a piano roll or tracker (the song image is part of the text used to make the song!). i used https://sakuramml.com/picosakura/index.php to make it : )

got silver in the mml category in battle of the bits's Oops! All New Formats battle!
play here https://sakuramml.com/mmlbbs6/post.php?mml_id=2648
https://battleofthebits.com/arena/Entry/THE+LONG+JOHN/72198/

THE LONG JOHN

art by the amazing @the_dead_hobo64 on twt!

I WILL NEVER DIE

SANS! I KNOW YOU'RE IN THERE!!!
I CAN FEEL YOUR ESSENCE LYING WITHIN...
ALL I NEED TO DO IS JUST GET YOU OUT OF THAT STUFFY LITTLE CAGE!!!

- - -

THE GREAT PAPYRUS - AT ∞ DF ∞
* The coolest dude in the entire underground.

87. This World's Backbone

"UUURRRAAAAAHH!!!!"

Block Tales Game: https://www.roblox.com/games/16483433878/Block-Tales-DEMO-4

Original music was made by @nicopatty  :
Their YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nicopatty
Their SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/nicopatty

I meant to have this out sooner (around when I actually played Blocktales Chapter 2 but life stuff started happening and didn't really have time until now.

Shout out to my friend Racc Attacc for making the new logo for me cuz i was taking too long and needed help:

His YouTube: https://youtube.com/@Racc_Attacc?si=0H_9rpQYCvSHmUzm
His Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/camknisley/?hl=en
His Twitter: https://x.com/cameron_knisley
His Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/cam-knisley.bsky.social

#blocktales #deltarune #remix #rpg #roblox

Komodo Dragon (BoS Mix)

either you're helplessly swept away by it,
or let it take you places you've never imagined before

Written and arranged by John "Joy" Tay;
Made with tildearrow's Furnace tracker

disclaimer: this specific song uses puNES emulation for the fds' wavetable synth, so it doesn't sound muffled (and thus not hardware accurate)

downloads
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1j7qQ492X3XjikwpDy1Mryzr-cEhfZH2L?usp=drive_link

discord
https://discord.gg/WvNP6cr

bluesky
https://bsky.app/profile/johntayjinf.bsky.social

tumblr
https://johntayjinf.tumblr.com/

ko-fi
https://ko-fi.com/johntayjinf

bandcamp
https://johntayjinf.bandcamp.com/

then came the wind [2a03 + fds]

This is the theme for Phosphor Caverns.  Probably my favorite track in GRD.

Luminescent Cavern

One of the ♣♧Ace of Spades♘🂬 players ever!!

Video Game alien tracker; keep your eyes pealed, they're out there playing your Video Games.
&
A sad face is good for the heart.

Space Defender

𝐿𝒾𝓃𝒸𝑒𝓃𝓉

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