Hello :) Im so happy to see and hear that this episode is about Castlevania :) I recently bought ps vita and my first game I buy is Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles and also recently bought Blodlines :) I also want to mod my Mega Drive audio iI have "HD" model but still :D

I just lisen this in work on headphones =  gooseflesh <3

Demonstration of the 2612 versus the 3438 (hiss versus clean but no reverb): https://drive.google.com/open?id=12-slQS42QQmAGUNXbQ9WHYYJPI6j9I3C

Hello :) is there will be episode about multi channel sound in snes https://www.gamnesia.com/articles/throwback-thursday-top-5-uses-of-surround-sound-on-snes ?

Maybe it's just my foulty imagination but now i feel that similar theme was in Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara or the first part :)

Hey guys! Been a while since we heard from you. Everything okay?

Patrick and Steve are joined once again by Kevin Burke to discuss the Castlevania Bloodlines soundtrack. Sampled from a modded Sega Genesis to achieve a crisp, bright sound, we do a complete listen-through as we also explore some of the technical aspects of its creation.

Show notes

1:35 - Kevin's vgm audio sources on original hardware project
6:22 - Bloodlines' history and context
9:10 - Konami's history with hardware and sound design, leading to the Genesis
15:53 - Contra Hard Corps discussion
18:27 - Bloodlines listen-through and discussion
28:10 - Why the sound mod makes the soundtrack sound better
39:41 - Demonstration of algorithm 4, polyphony in a single "monophonic" patch
45:03 - All FM instruments demonstration
51:35 - The "x" shaped envelopes used to create a gnarly instrument
54:06 - Michiru Yamane overview
1:01:57 - More game discussion and Portrait of Ruin tangent
1:06:28 - Demonstration of noise/hiss from the sound mod
1:22:20 - Bloodlines' music in later CV titles
1:25:48 - What Else Is Going On?
1:36:20 - Name that Game
1:37:16 - Song of the Week

Episode 30: Castlevania Bloodlines

Retro Game Audio is a monthly podcast about sound design in classic video game music. Hosted by Patrick ("bucky") and Steve Lakawicz.

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