Here is a cover of Omake 4 from Thunder Force IV (Lightning Force) that I did in Famitracker with the Konami VRC7 expansion chip. I mixed this version slightly in NSFPlay and added some stereo panning. The unmixed NSFPlay for comparison is at this link:

https://soundcloud.com/kevinrburke/thunder-force-iv-1992-omake-4-famitrackervrc7-cover-unmixed

Thunder Force IV (1992) Omake 4 -- Famitracker+VRC7 Cover (mixed)

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Lady Gaga Vs Sonic - Bad Romance/Flying Battery Mashup

16 bit remix - sonic mania oil ocean act 2

Sonic Mania - Oil Ocean Act 2 - Genesis Remix

Patrick and Steve are joined by Oliver to discuss Capcom's Famicom and NES music. We do a pretty deep dive into some of the strange nuances and quirks of their sound engines, as well as observe how their sound progressed over time. We also share at least one song from every FC/ NES title of theirs, in chronological order of release.

Episode 23: Capcom's NES Music

An older piece that i made when i was first learning FamiTracker.

Original MIDI created by KingMeteor.

Mega Man 5: Wily Castle (0CC-FamiTracker VRC6 - Akumajou Densetsu Style)

Look, I knew it was coming, you knew it was coming, we all knew it was coming, okay?  ;)
1990 Konami, Hidenori Maezawa, Jun Funahashi, Yukie Morimoto
Created with Raster Music Tracker.  Recorded with Altirra.

Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse - Beginning (Atari 8-bit POKEY Chiptune Cover)

I had the thought of remaking a song from the Genesis since I've never done it before. I also thought..what if I could make it run on the SNES?

Here it is. Flying Battery Zone 1 from Sonic and Knuckles. This is blasphemous, I know. Sonic on the Super Nintendo?! Sonic was made to compete with the SNES!

Inspiration was derived from Kulor Research Labs Inc's channel as he did the same thing with Chemical Plant Zone from Sonic 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Au_CTlKU_7o

How I did it:
-Took the VGM file for the song and threw it into Adobe Audition, and ripped the raw unsigned 8-bit samples for the drums (This took the scratchy sound of the Genesis DAC channel away, but I felt that it was necessary)
-Took that VGM and ran VGM2TFI on it, which ripped the instrument settings
-Took the ripped TFI instruments into VGM Music Maker and then edited/sampled them all to .wav
-Solo'd the channels for each and every FM channel and made a multitrack recording out of it so I could solo where I needed to and get the notation.
-Made it in Impulse Tracker and converted to SPC with SNESMod.

I also added some echo with FIR filters that were designed to make it sound a bit more analogue :)

This video is playing the recording off my Super Famicom.

Enjoy!

SPC: http://tssf.gamemusic.ca/Remakes/skflybat.spc
IT: http://tssf.gamemusic.ca/Remakes/skflybat.it
MP3: http://tssf.gamemusic.ca/Remakes/skflybatspc700.mp3
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z52bCskraD0

Sonic & Knuckles: Flying Battery Zone (SNES Version)

Patrick and Steve are joined by ImaTrackMan to discuss the MSX standard and its audio. After a bit of history discussion, we take a look at its PSG audio, followed by the following expansions and updates: SFG, MSX-AUDIO, SCC, OPLL / MSX-MUSIC, PCM / MIDI, and Moonsound. We include some pretty great music selections and hope you enjoy!

Episode 25: MSX Computers

Patrick and Steve are joined by Jeffrey Roberts to discuss the optimal set-ups for recording chiptunes and video game music from hardware. We review the audio outputs, recommended mods, audio formats, and flashcarts/ devices for a variety of consoles.

12:43 - NES
23:00 - Sound Expansion on the NES
31:02 - Top Loader NES
32:29 - Nintendo Famicom
38:02 - Game Boy & Game Boy Color
50:36 - Super Game Boy
55:04 - Super Nintendo
1:07:29 - Sega Genesis/ Mega Drive
1:19:40 - Sega Nomad
1:23:22 - Sega Master System
1:30:12 - Sega Game Gear
1:35:29 - TurboGrafx / PCE
1:41:29 - Atari Lynx
1:43:44 - Neo Geo AES

Follow Jeff's band Marshall Art on twitter:
https://twitter.com/MarshallArtBand

Cover photo credit:
https://www.instagram.com/lippemfg/

Episode 26: Recording Chiptunes from Hardware

[SPC]FF8 - Force Your Way - FF6 Arrange

Patrick and Steve discuss the Sunsoft 5B famicom sound expansion and the sound design of Mr. Gimmick. This episode includes some previously-unknown information about Gimmick!, and also a complete listen-through of the soundtrack sampled from original hardware.

Show notes:

0:00:43 - introduction & general gameplay discussion
0:13:49 - the 5B sound expansion
0:26:07 - the gimmick ps1 soundtrack
0:28:10 - imatrackman's "buzzer" cover
0:32:24 - the history of Gimmick! and Masashi Kageyama
0:38:09 - the PAL soundtrack (Mr. Gimmick!)
0:42:26 - the cancelled US port
0:44:19 - soundtrack listen-through and analysis
1:28:07 - sunsoft bass
1:38:27 - the origin of strange memories of death
1:42:36 - "so what's up?" / comments
1:50:43 - name that game
1:53:06 - song of the "week"

Thunder Force IV (1992) Omake 4 -- Famitracker+VRC7 Cover (mixed)

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