Davester2296 | DAR - Rocket Racer @DAR-Davester2296 | Uploaded August 2024 | Updated October 2024, 6 days ago.
While going through some old notes that I had written about the album, I came across a bit of trivia that I had totally forgotten about. Apparently, this song was actually the very first track that I had written and recorded for the album!
I've maintained the original structure, though I did extend the outro solo by another 20 seconds. Much fun noodling was had with all the new bits that I've added to this song!
Main leads are slightly different in a few brief parts, but its mostly the same as it was originally. The leads on the left-side are some brand-new harmony parts that I noodled into existence.
The good 'ol phaser that I used recently in "Distant Transmission" returns once more! Nothing too crazy, just had enough of it to give the leads this sort of "wah" sound at times.
I also tossed in some strings/synths to further fill-out the mix, and to give the song a little something extra.
Anyways, really jazzed about how this one turned out too. Hope you all enjoy it as well! ~DAR
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While going through some old notes that I had written about the album, I came across a bit of trivia that I had totally forgotten about. Apparently, this song was actually the very first track that I had written and recorded for the album!
I've maintained the original structure, though I did extend the outro solo by another 20 seconds. Much fun noodling was had with all the new bits that I've added to this song!
Main leads are slightly different in a few brief parts, but its mostly the same as it was originally. The leads on the left-side are some brand-new harmony parts that I noodled into existence.
The good 'ol phaser that I used recently in "Distant Transmission" returns once more! Nothing too crazy, just had enough of it to give the leads this sort of "wah" sound at times.
I also tossed in some strings/synths to further fill-out the mix, and to give the song a little something extra.
Anyways, really jazzed about how this one turned out too. Hope you all enjoy it as well! ~DAR
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![DOOM | Plutonia MIDI Pack - Plummeting [Cover By DAR] - MAP15](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ke0CBIMKFj0/hqdefault.jpg "DOOM | Plutonia MIDI Pack - Plummeting [Cover By DAR] - MAP15
Its always fun whenever I get a chance to throw a pipe organ into the mix!
So, as per usual, I tried to stick close to the original. Song structure is the same, I just tweaked and added a couple of small things here and there.
To really go further with that gothic kind of vibe with the organ, I threw in some choir parts to accompany it.
I wound up changing the rhythm guitar part around 0:50. I decided to riff around a little, and also made up some simple leads to play alongside it.
Also, I kept imagining some slow, sinister laughter, so I threw one in starting at 1:50. Which then leads into some good ol fun noodling on the leads.
I also decided to beef up the rhythm guitars after the sinister laugh bit. Going from single/root notes, to power-chords, for more oomph!
I dont know what it is about this final section, but it really makes me feel kind of nostalgic. Like, it makes me think of the covers Ive done from the previous Doom marathons. Just has a wonderfully Doomy-vibe to me.
Anyways, I hope you all enjoy my rendition of Plummeting! ~DAR
.OGG DOWNLOAD: https://mega.nz/file/Ff9HgJ4Q#7qQ4wuueKczvQDr1RmrcB9f_m7vI3TVympjhMQ4_e04
Originally Composed By Bucket
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![DOOM | Plutonia MIDI Pack - Ascension of Satan [Cover By DAR] - MAP21](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/l86N_760Jxo/hqdefault.jpg "DOOM | Plutonia MIDI Pack - Ascension of Satan [Cover By DAR] - MAP21
This ones certainly been a VERY long time coming! Its time for this marathons credits roll.. but it aint over yet, weve still got 3 more to go!!
Really love how this one turned out, also had fun jamming out to this one too. I think one of my favorite things in this was the spacey and cool sounding piano that plays when everything is in full swing. Bass was also simple, but very fun to play (as seen by the energetic bouncing around).
Aside from extending things for a DAR-style outro, I tried to keep as faithful as I could to the original. One change I did do was adding some volume swelling automation on the strings/orchestra in the beginning. Just felt right, and dramatic! Also added a piano chord at the end too.
Anyways, I hope you all enjoy my take on this beautiful track m/! Also hope its been worth the wait, since I know some folks out there have been waiting a long, long time for this one in particular to get covered! ~DAR
.OGG DOWNLOAD: https://mega.nz/file/dC8jSYoC#YMruvegnoxpeelgV8JJ553ST5No8rkmiueE_UwlKFVY
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Originally Composed By Doomhuntress
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![Banzai Run - [Medley by DAR]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lJb5NF3LKEw/hqdefault.jpg "Banzai Run - [Medley by DAR]
So this ones a first for the channel, a cover of a motocross-themed pinball game! Another entry for the Subscriber Appreciation Event, many thanks and a big shoutout to longtime subscriber Ren, for requesting this one. This ones certainly been a LONG long time coming (since the Cover Battlegrounds II days, I think?), hope its been worth the wait, man =). (also thank you for sharing that sounds.dat file, it made going through the sound effects much easier!)
I just absolutely loved how old-school rock n roll this whole soundtrack was! I tried my best to keep true to the original. Any changes I made were just slight alterations to the leads, that and then theres what I dub the freestyle section during the main theme! I really enjoyed coming up with that part (and playing it too!). The crowd sounds really made that part sound even more hype too, in my opinion.
Also, I didnt mean for this one to take so long to get finished! I got sidetracked researching various VST plugins (which came in handy here actually!), researching streaming stuff, working on a test cover of sorts, and I also wasnt feeling too hot for like a week or so too. However, after all that, I think I was able to come back strong with this one!
At some point during the mixing process, I thought about how itd be cool to have a little arcade ambience in the intro and sticking coins into the machine. It was also my way of still including the CREDIT jingle, since originally I was going to end the cover on that riff, but later decided that the ball-lost/game-over tune was better for that and made more sense too. I also decided to have the medley fade out with that arcade ambience too. Adding to that, while I was recording a couple of playthroughs, I decided to use the final score sounds at the end of one of my good games.
Anyways, I hope you all enjoy the cover! ~DAR
0:00 (Arcade Intro)
0:11 CREDIT ~ GAME START ~ MAIN THEME
1:54 COLOR TARGETS COMPLETED
2:38 LOCK IS LIT
3:31 MULTIBALL (+multiball end)
4:34 KING OF HILL
5:20 [AT THE PLAYFIELD OF BACKBOX] & [A BALL IS IN TIMED LOCK]
5:49 GAME OVER
OPUS DOWNLOAD: https://www.mediafire.com/file/4irazn830z9uwvr/Banzai+Run+-+[Medley+by+DAR].opus/file
CREDITS:
Originally Composed by Brian Schmidt
Arcade Ambience 1992 (Arcade sounds) - Andy Hofle
https://youtu.be/KNVdREXnOLM
Coin insert sound effect
https://youtu.be/jpGtT_uf-v4
Banzai Run VP9 tables by Lio, Freylis, Destruk, and Jim Hernandez
Arcade map from the intro: DoomCenter (only seems to work with SkullTag, by the way)
https://www.wad-archive.com/wad/b3669f2ff748b63f2d97f2b7c5108c78be824f33
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![SMT III Nocturne - The Depths of Amala (Normal + Battle Ver.) [Cover By DAR]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lQr5XVzihcc/hqdefault.jpg "SMT III Nocturne - The Depths of Amala (Normal + Battle Ver.) [Cover By DAR]
With the recent release of the Nocturne remaster, I figured this would be a great opportunity to cover something thats been sitting in the To-Do List for a while! Shoutout to Kaisogen for suggesting this one a while back (specifically the battle version).
Originally, I was only going to cover the battle version of this track, but while looking around on Youtube, I came across the normal version. At this point, I second-guessed myself, and wasnt sure which one had been requested. So, before heading back to my Covers To-Do List, I gave the normal version a listen, and thought to myself, ...why not combine both?. Pretty happy with how this combo turned out, the normal version breaks up the action of the battle version quite nicely (in my opinion).
I had a tricky time trying to get the clean guitar parts to sound the way that I wanted. By the end, I still wasnt completely satisfied with it, but it worked well enough. I just couldnt quite figure out how to imitate the clean tone from the original. I thought Id be able to pull it off with my Strat, but no luck. Maybe a Telecaster would be able to do it, or maybe Im just lacking the right amp-sim/Cab-IR combo.
Anyhow, to spice things up a bit, I wound up adding some new guitar parts here and there. Aside from these new additions, I tried to follow and keep things true to the mood of the original.
Also, apologies for how long this took me to get out. I meant to have this out either the day of or day before the release of the remaster. Youd be surprised how hard it can be sometimes to get in the right mood to record a video... Plus all the thunderstorms randomly knocking my power out didnt help much either.
Anyways, I did enjoy jamming out to this one. Its always a pleasure to cover a Shoji Meguro composition! I hope you all enjoy the cover! ~DAR
OPUS DOWNLOAD: https://www.mediafire.com/file/ziyhkezbcn1gau9/SMT+III+Nocturne+-+The+Depths+of+Amala+[Cover+By+DAR].opus/file
Originally Composed By Shoji Meguro (目黒 将司)
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![MIDI DAR - NEW GENESIS [FULL ALBUM] (MIDI Ver.) - gzdoom.sf2 render](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lstrHxQqMn0/hqdefault.jpg "MIDI DAR - NEW GENESIS [FULL ALBUM] (MIDI Ver.) - gzdoom.sf2 render
TRACK LIST:
0:00 Exodus to the Stars
1:40 Collision Course
3:56 Final Solstice
7:51 Distant Transmission
12:35 Rocket Racer
16:16 Tale Of Times
21:02 Upon The Wishing Star
24:54 A New Genesis
28:34 Nations Collide
34:29 End This Cycle
MIDI fans rejoice, another MIDI release joins the ranks! With this one now done, HORIZONS is the only one that still needs a MIDI rendition.
Anyways, as always, feel free to use these MIDIs in your Doom maps or other little projects. Just make sure to credit me if you do! ~DAR
MIDI DOWNLOAD: https://mega.nz/folder/VSNRQBAR#3EnsUEu3av5MVHw7QnyW1A
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![Advance Wars 2 - Ending [Cover by DAR]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mFXbhOj7eYg/hqdefault.jpg "Advance Wars 2 - Ending [Cover by DAR]
Much like the franchise itself, its been a while since it got some love over here on the channel! With the remake around the corner (now delayed until Spring of 2022 apparently), I figured that now would be a nice time to cover something from the series.
Ive always enjoyed the warm and happy mood that this ending theme had, so I did my best to stay true to that in this cover. Ive made a few changes here and there to sort of amplify the happy atmosphere of the song. One such change would be the swung rhythm of the drums. I think it really helped add to that feel-good mood of the track.
At first, I wasnt really going to use any synths (or change the drum beat), however, that all changed as I listened to the original. My brain started thinking of electronic elements, mainly due to the clap and that sliding bass. After that, I threw in the new drum beat and layered up some synths for the synth-bass.
Also, I think this is the first time in a long while that Ive used a tone from my Line 6 POD 2.0. I was really wanting a specific sound for my Strat, and my usual signal-chain just didnt cut it this time around. I needed something that stood somewhere between clean and overdriven. After some fiddling around, I managed to dial in a tone using one my PODs Plexi amp models.
I also really enjoyed noodling around and coming up with the leads in the second-half of the cover! It really makes me think back to the alt-rock/pop-punk sound of the early 2000s.
Anyways, I hope you all enjoy the cover! ~DAR
OPUS DOWNLOAD: https://www.mediafire.com/file/1a6ov9542qcoh14/Advance+Wars+2+-+Ending+[Cover+By+DAR].opus/file
Originally Composed by Yoshito Hirano (平野 義人)
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![Persona (PSP) - Pandora [Cover By DAR] - Final Battle Theme](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/m_pHtYWc-t0/hqdefault.jpg "Persona (PSP) - Pandora [Cover By DAR] - Final Battle Theme
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Finally, another Persona cover! Many thanks goes out to all of you whom voted for Persona during the last COVER BATTLEGROUNDS (placing 2nd in SlaughterSphere). Also, shoutout to LegalShade for nominating this track in particular (its certainly been in the Covers-To-Do List for quite a long while now!).
As per usual, I got stuck halfway through while working on this. I wasnt sure what to try adding at first. I had to sort of get back into the right mindset for Persona again, since its been about two years ago since I last did a Persona cover.
So, after spending some time noodling around on the guitar, I finally figured out what all I wanted to add to the song. Once I added the new leads, I still felt like something was missing. As I listened to it, more and more, I kept imagining some staccato strings going with it. I tried different sounds with it, then finally I tried seeing how a violin part would sound instead. I think the new leads and new violin part fit the energy of the song pretty well!
Also, for a while I was trying to decide whether to try mixing in the original PSX version of this track. I thought of opening the song with bits of the PSX version, but in the end I decided to keep things focused on the PSP version. Plus, I think my idea of opening with the original PSX version wouldve drawn on for a bit too long. I just really wanted to jump straight into this energetic track!
As always, I had fun jamming out with this song! However, Ive gotta say, Ive been really injury-prone these last few videos =(! First I pulled the like... arch muscle of my left foot after recording the vid for my Opposing Bloodlines cover. Then, in the D64D2 cover that I did before this cover, I had hurt my left hand/wrist. Now with this one, after I finished recording the video, I somehow hurt my right shoulder. Certainly hope that this trend doesnt keep up, since I wouldnt want it to affect my ability to put out content for you guys!
Anyways, I hope you all enjoy the cover! ~DAR
OGG Download: https://www.mediafire.com/file/qv96vj1ugzvm69j/Persona_PSP Pandora_%5BCover_By_DAR%5D.ogg/file
Previous Persona cover: Persona 3 - The Battle for Everyones Souls: https://youtu.be/0mwBeOdE2v8
Originally Composed By: Shoji Meguro (目黒 将司)
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