this is just perfect, beatyful and godlike,just like every song you make

a wonderful fusion of 64 and the GBA/DS games' styles, with the fidelity of the more recent entries <3

omg yeah this should be the remake song for this! the offical should I add.

another secret santa remix, this time from 2023. all caught up, for the most part :)

Love FM by leadphones

star light, star bright,
will you be with me tonight?

Song name: Sonic the Hedgehog - Star Light Zone (2× YM2612 + 2× SN76489 Arrangement)
Alt. title: Star Light, Star Bright [2× YM2612 + 2× SN76489]
Written by Masato Nakamura;
arranged by John "Joy" Tay
Made with tildearrow's Furnace tracker

downloads
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1X732LSVEmPjBXCz-CwTkE3ErTplTBp58?usp=drive_link

discord
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Star Light, Star Bright [2× YM2612 + 2× SN76489]

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
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Ripple Field 1 [renoise arrange]

something something mario song banananananananana witty comment.

art by brycecarrington: https://x.com/brycecarringto5 

castle [SPC700]

merry new year!!

Song name: Sonic Robo Blast 2 - Greenflower Zone Act 1 (YM2612 + SN76489 Arrangement)
Written by Dave "DemonTomatoDave" Bulmer, Clairebun, Alexander "DrTapeworm" Moench-Ford, Shane Mychal Sexton
Arranged by John "Joy" Tay;
Made with tildearrow's Furnace tracker

downloads
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/19l-5iXfW4SphezUXH0ckd7pALMKAh2rZ?usp=drive_link

discord
https://discord.gg/WvNP6cr

twitter
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Greenflower Zone Act 1 [YM2612 + SN76489]

Commission Request by Orca
Original by MarStarBro

Super Nova - Danger Out of This World (Arrangement)

the double jape

Song name: Snoopy Concert - The Great Pumpkin Waltz
Written by Vince Guaraldi;
Arranged by John "Joy" Tay;
Made with tildearrow's Furnace tracker

downloads
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/161-XWpAVbFu5vNFvzoqB8Cj25ctjst3A?usp=drive_link

discord
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tumblr
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ko-fi
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bandcamp
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Snoopy Concert - The Great Pumpkin Waltz

for sonic's epic adventure https://x.com/sonicepiventure

art by blingus https://x.com/blingusdlingus

en fuego [YM2612 + SPC700]

I always thought this song would be better with a good selection of instruments

Faded Hills - Green Hill (Arrangement)

Factory tune for Quest on Full Moon Island 2, a Super Mario World hack two friends and I are working on. Check out the official thread! http://smwc.me/923061

SPC: http://bin.smwcentral.net/u/2250/Mechanical%2BHazard.spc


(SPC700) Quest on Full Moon Island 2 - Mechanical Hazard

The Kremlings hold a deadly game show for the Kongs on Lost World.

My entry for the SNES Contest on Newgrounds, which got first place!
https://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1457076/1
https://johnmontoya.newgrounds.com/news/post/1121768

I consider this a homage to Donkey Kong Country 2, as it utilizes it's instrument samples exclusively. I grew up with series and the games hold a special place in my heart because of that...

Ripple Field 1 [renoise arrange]

john "joy" tay

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