recently became an uncle, so i made this track to celebrate (and as a gift to my sister)

just an synthwave-y ambient piece and a tribute to all sorts of musical elements between the 60s and 90s

ambient for baby

enjoy!

original song by clip thru walls (@clipthruwalls)
original art by cloverchibi (twitter: @cloverchibi_), edit by me
re-arrangement, additional recording, mixing, and mastering by me

clip thru walls - shatter the cosmic sky (StringGaige Remix)

tfw when you decide to take on a light-hearted, "trash beat" contest a little TOO seriously

main loop, scratches taken from All Right! (Dee Jay's theme from Street Fighter 6)

bpm is 136 in case you were wondering

For Aleks and Zeno (2023_07_22)

Based on a Still Alive remix I heard that combined JoCo's and GLaDOS' voices. First version I made years ago (look it up on YT) was CRAPPY.  Time to change that!

Want You Gone (JoCo/GLaDOS Duet)

Something I made to help me with studying in college. I say it works, but it's so simple that it may get dizzying after enough repeats. Maybe it'll work for you? Who knows?
(For best effect, put this track on repeat.)

Study Aid Track (10 Hz Binaural, 18 Hz Isochronic)

Based on the live renditions of "Mr. Fancy Pants" JoCo does with the Mario theme and "Put a Ring on It" and all..
(May change it later)

Mr. Fancy Pants (StringGaige23 Mix)

Chiron Beta Prime (StringGaige23 Mix)

This is an update; I felt the previous version didn't sound right. Well, now I think this one is much better; you can hear everything clearer (stereo does wonders!)

Original songs:
Jake Kaufman - The Underlying Problem (The Lost City)
Quad City DJ's - Space Jam Theme

Shovel Knight + Space Jam - The Underlying Space Jam (The Lost Court)

mash-ups with death grips just can't escape me

Also, Undertale is a REALLY good game. One of the most unique and tight games I've ever played.

Sources used:
Death Grips - Stockton (vocals)
Toby Fox - Metal Crusher

ugh, I could have mixed this better

death crusher

Maybe it could be better, but hey, it works (mostly, I think)

Tracks used:
Jake Kaufman - In the Halls of the Usurper
Toby Fox - Bonetrousle (mis-spelled for 8 months...noice)

In the Halls of the Great Papyrus

my obsession with undertale has gone too far

Tracks used:
Beastie Boys - Brass Monkey
Toby Fox - Dating Start!

Dating with Brass Monkey in Hand (Old Version)

i got a fever and the prescription is more remixes
asgore would be proud for the naming of this mashup

Tracks used:
Beastie Boys - Intergalactic
Toby Fox - Bergentrückung
Toby Fox - ASGORE

Intergalactic ASGORE

okay, what music goes well with undertale today?
run the jewels? sure, i'll try

Tracks used:
Run the Jewels - Angel Duster
Toby Fox - Another Medium

Another Angel Duster

Now you can listen to two great tunes at once! Fun fact: when I heard the Snowdin Town theme for the first time, Goldenrod City immediately flew into my mind!

If you can, I suggest you play this on repeat to enjoy this track the best you can. (Seriously, I mean this track's too short as is)

Tracks used:
Toby Fox - Snowdin Town
Junichi Masuda and Gō Ichinose - Goldenrod City


Snowdin Town/Goldenrod City

More doodling around with my guitar and effects. Careful though, it gets LOUD.

Noise produced by a crappy guitar and a Blackstar ID series amp.

Death on the Dance Floor (And Slowly After...)

Tracks used:
Toby Fox - Anticipation
Toby Fox - Enemy Approaching
Death Grips - Lord of the Game

Lord of the Underground

I finally got around syncing the tracks together better

Dating with Brass Monkey in Hand (Updated)

My second serious video game song. Is this a little too ambitious for that? lol

So VA-11 HALL-A. I actually brought the OST before playing the game, but the soundtrack by itself was SUPER dope; very chilled out electronic music with touches of 80s rock. I listen to it on a daily basis, even when sleeping. The game, when I finally bought it, is easily one of my favorites of 2016. Memorable characters, great story, and lots of personality!

I originally wanted to do an all-out metal cover without many keyboards, but I soon realized that I needed some texture, so I used Xpand!2 to spice up the bad boi. I actually recorded the ending first and generally went backwards from there, but I didn't have too much motivation to finish it (I'm a lazy dude), resulting in the process taking 3-4 weeks to complete. 

Tracks originally composed by Michael Kelly aka Garoad.

VA-11 HALL-A: Hopes and Dreams/A Neon Glow Lights the Way (Prog Rock Cover)

is it just me or do anyone get "livin' on a prayer" vibes from this song

Here's another tune from VA-11 HALL-A that really grew on me! I envisioned Joy Division playing this song as the basis of this cover and I took it from there. I also wanted to minimize the number of instruments without sacrificing instrumental texture, but I think I ended up with the same number as my previous cover. Ah well...

more stuff later

Track originally composed by Michael Kelley aka Garoad

VA-11 HALL-A: Dawn Approaches (Indie Rock Cover)

and i thought hopes and dreams/dawns took a while

Sorry, this remix took so long; grad school and motivation bogged me down, plus I took a lot of time just tweaking and using and experimenting with different plugins, virtual instruments, and even a different interface (a used Focusrite Scarlett 2i4) just to get a better sound. 

For this remix, I decided to go the opposite route of my Dawn Approaches remix: ultra heavy and thick. I love electronica, but my first love in music was in heavy rock 'n roll. The rhythm to this song just stuck to my mind with its more propulsive drive, so I decided to make it heavier.

I may or may not do another VA-11 HALL-A song for my next cover; I definitely will do more, but I'd like to spice things up a little bit.

Cheers

Guitar: Schecter C-1
Bass: X-pand! 2
Drums: MTPowerDrumKit
Headphones: Audio Technica ATH-50
DAW: Reaper
Interfaces: Blackstar ID15:TV, Focusrite Scarlett 2i4
Mastering: Density MKII

VA-11 HALL-A: Troubling News (Metal Cover)

Ah, Transistor. I picked it up in summer 2015 while on sale and I thought it was one of the best games I've played. The futuristic setting, the gorgeous visuals, the turn-based yet very action-y gameplay, and the excellent story: I fell in love with all of it. And while it wouldn't be until Undertale where I started to really appreciate video game OSTs, this stood out for me alongside Shovel Knight as being my first full OSTs I've extensively listened to. 

The first track to Transistor is probably one of my favorites out of all of them: very hypnotic and pretty much sets the tone for the rest of the game. It's fairly minimalistic but all the effects almost give it this post-rock vibe to it.

For the first bit, I pretty much took the same approach as the original, but I didn't want to copy the track completely, so I put some heavy Melvins-like guitar alongside some heavier drums to spice it up a bit. Then I put an orchestraic bit (which I thought of the idea while in the shower one night) to build some tension for the final section which I go balls-out with some tremelo-ed almost-black metal guitars and (wait for it) double-bass. Overall, I pretty much just go all over the place, but I think it sounds dynamic and actually rather progressive now that I think about it. 

And with that, spring break is over. I'm not sure if I'll be able to cover more in the near future, but look forward to the next cover I put out!

Originally composed by Darren Korb

Guitar: 2008 Schecter Diamond Series C-1
Bass, synths, e-drums: Xpand!2
Drums: MT-PowerDrumKit
Interface: Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 with Ignite Amp plugins
DAW: Reaper

Transistor: Old Friends (Electronic/Prog Rock Cover)

Following is the description from the YT version: 
https://youtu.be/6i0Lh8KCsqI

WARNING! RAMBLING AHEAD

For those who aren't familiar with my Soundcloud stuff: hello, I am Leon aka StringGaige (only until recently was known as StringGaige23)! I started doing video game covers on my SC account around late December 2016, but I've recently decided to start uploading them onto this YT account I've had for several years. I'm running out of upload time on the former, so expect any future covers to be exclusively YT eventually. In the meantime, check out the remaining covers on the following link: https://soundcloud.com/stringgaige23/sets/video-game-covers

For the other people, sorry for the long wait; my spring term as a grad student was pretty busy for me throughout although I did arrange and record some parts sporadically during that time. And even after that term ended, I was busy sorting out personal stuff, such as my social anxiety, and my summer schedule (I'm really bad at planning). 

Eventually I did push myself to work on this cover to get this done, but I also decided to have a music video of some kind (just gameplay that I personally captured) instead of a still image as I originally planned which didn't take too long to be honest (aka I just downloaded the video making software and finished the video within a days worth; pardon the amateurishness of all!) 

I originally wanted to do a cover for another game, but I just ended up back to VA-11 HALL-A which I have no complains since it has one of the best VGM soundtracks of 2016 in my opinion plus the song I chose to cover is easily one of my favorites from the OST! Even though I sought to do a heavier rock version, I also needed some synths and keys in the back to fill out the space left from the drums, bass, and guitars I would eventually lay down. Unlike my previous cover of Transistor, I decided to doing manual double tracking for guitars which was pretty easy after looking up some videos courtesy of AHmusic (a freakin' good YT musician by the way; check out some of his stuff!). I do keep the drum arrangements fairly close to the original, but I also did add that double-bass heavy section after realizing that the arrangement would have been stale othewise. After some tinkering with the mastering and EQing, I think I did a good job what I sought to capture with my cover although there are a few astray notes from my lead guitar parts (it gets weirdly out of tune on occasion; I'm still trying to get that fixed...).

I'd like to thank the following people who've inspired me to make VGM covers: 
RichaadEB (also for hosting the first Discord server I've been a part of!)
FamilyJules
AHmusic
ToxicxEternity (just recently joined his server as well)
SwigglesRB
Zurachi
Thank you from the bottom of my heart I honestly don't know what I would be doing otherwise!

Hopefully, it won't take 10+ weeks for my next cover to come out...

Now if you excuse me, I'm going to play some more Darkest Dungeon...love ya

Original track composed and performed by Michael Kelly AKA Garoad

VA-11 HALL-A: Your Love is a Drug (Rock/Metal Cover)

haven't done one of these in a long time...

just wanted to flex my mixing skills here, especially testing new plugins like the ozone imager and fetish compressor

new vgm cover is like 80% finished but currently on hold despite starting in mid-july, i hope to finish it by the end of this year at the latest or when i'm not too busy with schoolwork and emotional shit and all, please understand......

Jonathan Coulton - I Crush Everything (StringGaige Mix)

Originally I was going to put a detailed description on the making of this track as well as current circumstances here instead of my YouTube video
(https://youtu.be/rbmWcD63OJQ), but I just found out that I can only have a maximum of 4000 characters, so here's a PasteBin link instead! 

https://pastebin.com/Wa26VKay

Originally composed by Hiroki Kikuta for Indivisible by Lab Zero Studios, published by 505 Games

Arranged, recorded, and mixed by StringGaige

Indivisible: The Power of the Third Eye (Metal Cover)

hi, i'm not dead

just something i initially put together in an hour then a couple more

basic track: toby fox - hip shop

HIP SHOPPE

nothing much here, just baby's first chop

(also, just felt like uploading this for the first time in forever on soundcloud; don't expect something like this again)

bay beh

just a little thing I cooked up for my music production club, recording ideas quickly and trying a few new things

(based on music by shiloh dynasty)

lonely (demo)

something I made for one of Kenny Beats' beat challenges

missed the deadline by like 10 minutes but at least I had time to finetune it

StringGaige

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