Mackenzie E.V. | Data Select - Sonic 3 & Knuckles [VRC6] @Mackenzie_EV | Uploaded November 2019 | Updated October 2024, 5 hours ago.
This was really fun to cover, something i didn't expect when i started. Sonic 3 has a lot of songs that are great but don't seem fun to cover, yet obviously this is an exception. I went all-out with the samples and tried to do as much as i could within the restrictions, and i think it turned out well.
However, NSFPlay didn't seem to like all the Gxx commands i used for the "steel drum" so i had to use 0CC-FamiTracker's built-in "Export WAV" function to export the song, which meant doing a fade-out would be annoying. Instead, i simply added an extra ending measure and i think that works well enough. No idea why NSFPlay was having a fit.
Original MIDI by Monster Iestyn.
This was really fun to cover, something i didn't expect when i started. Sonic 3 has a lot of songs that are great but don't seem fun to cover, yet obviously this is an exception. I went all-out with the samples and tried to do as much as i could within the restrictions, and i think it turned out well.
However, NSFPlay didn't seem to like all the Gxx commands i used for the "steel drum" so i had to use 0CC-FamiTracker's built-in "Export WAV" function to export the song, which meant doing a fade-out would be annoying. Instead, i simply added an extra ending measure and i think that works well enough. No idea why NSFPlay was having a fit.
Original MIDI by Monster Iestyn.
![Data Select - Sonic 3 & Knuckles [VRC6]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rHZlHGSXYNU/hqdefault.jpg "Data Select - Sonic 3 & Knuckles [VRC6]
This was really fun to cover, something i didnt expect when i started. Sonic 3 has a lot of songs that are great but dont seem fun to cover, yet obviously this is an exception. I went all-out with the samples and tried to do as much as i could within the restrictions, and i think it turned out well.
However, NSFPlay didnt seem to like all the Gxx commands i used for the steel drum so i had to use 0CC-FamiTrackers built-in Export WAV function to export the song, which meant doing a fade-out would be annoying. Instead, i simply added an extra ending measure and i think that works well enough. No idea why NSFPlay was having a fit.
Original MIDI by Monster Iestyn.")
![Carnival Night Zone: Act 2 - Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Nov. 1993 Proto) [VRC6]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rTjTH1PXO2g/hqdefault.jpg "Carnival Night Zone: Act 2 - Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Nov. 1993 Proto) [VRC6]
With the release of the Nov. 1993 Proto for Sonic 3, the biggest surprise for me was the fact that the Sonic & Knuckles Collection versions of the tracks for Carnival Night, Ice Cap, and Launch Base were indeed the original ones. I never really liked the S&KC versions, but the original Genesis versions are much more my thing (except for Ice Cap but whatever). So i figured id cover whats probably my favorite of the Proto tracks: this one.
I started this last year (haha) and only now got around to finishing it, but im really glad with how it turned out. With 2020 now in full swing and WW3 on the horizon, im hoping to return to Castlevania covers at some point, alongside more S3&K stuff as per usual before the world ends.
Original MIDI by Jexu Bandikut.
Connections:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mackbookpro_
Discord Server Mk.II: https://discord.gg/RKKs7nn")
![Unfounded Revenge - Mother 3 [VRC6+S5B]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rv4IDqRhjWU/hqdefault.jpg "Unfounded Revenge - Mother 3 [VRC6+S5B]
I started to play around with the songs arrangement and ended up writing my own piano accompaniment for it, which necessitated use of the S5B expansion chip as well as the VRC6.
Original MIDI created by Rexy.")
![Rainbow Road - Super Mario Kart [VRC6] [v2]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/shXZOCMYm5I/hqdefault.jpg "Rainbow Road - Super Mario Kart [VRC6] [v2]
Well, this is my second time covering this track, and i think my practice over the past months really shows here. Its a pretty simple track, but my old cover isnt really what i would call...optimized. An unwillingness to break from tradition makes it sound sloppy in comparison. This one, however, im proud of. Not as extravagant as Fire Man, but the song is so good on its own that i didnt feel the need to go too over-the-top.
Meanwhile, ive finally upgraded from Bandicam (free edition cuz im a broke bitch lmao) + Windows Movie Maker to OBS + OpenShot, and theyre MUCH better for making and editing videos respectively. I really like how this vid turned out; i hope you like it too!
NSF: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1s-Z4ffe_ZQ1WifFMUrepo7Q9DFI73UXp/view?usp=sharing
Original MIDI by Jordan Davenport.
Made in 0CC-FamiTracker v3.15.3.
#SuperMarioKart #RainbowRoad #VRC6")
![Clockwork - Castlevania: Circle of the Moon [MMC5+N163]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ti4tbShxOD8/hqdefault.jpg "Clockwork - Castlevania: Circle of the Moon [MMC5+N163]
So i havent uploaded to YT in a while, and i dont really have a good excuse. Im just lazy, and exporting a .wav file and uploading it to SoundCloud is way easier than rendering a video. So i rendered six videos and im releasing them all tonight, so that YouTube channel is up-to-date with my Soundcloud.
So id been playing through Circle of the Moon recently and wanted to cover a track from it. I also decided to use the huge N163 slap bass waveforms from VinylCheeses Yogurt Yard cover, which i really like.
Original MIDI created by SCT.")
![Chrome Gadget Zone - Sonic 3 & Knuckles [VRC6]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/uqfhr1F7RFE/hqdefault.jpg "Chrome Gadget Zone - Sonic 3 & Knuckles [VRC6]
Ive tried to cover this song around 4 or 5 times and even finished one version, a very bad VRC6 version that thankfully predates this one by a year or more. This was one of the first songs i covered in FamiTracker, and for whatever reason, i havent been able to do better since...until now, obviously.
Sonic 3s entire OST is a joy to cover: it seems to fit so perfectly with the 2A03+VRC6 limitation i typically set for myself. Expect to see more S3 songs in the coming months, provided i dont disappear as per usual.
Original MIDI by Monster Iestyn.")
![Sinking Old Sanctuary - Castlevania: Circle of the Moon [VRC6]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vHI6u2VBIGg/hqdefault.jpg "Sinking Old Sanctuary - Castlevania: Circle of the Moon [VRC6]
So its been a full month since my last upload and even longer since my last from-scratch Castlevania cover. College is slowly eating my life away so i havent had much time to do anything FamiTracker related, but hopefully thisll make up for it. I had a lot of fun with this one and i think it shows.
The MIDI file used was ripped directly from the game using GBAmusRiper.")
![Butter Building - Kirby’s Adventure [MMC5]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vb9c8SPQP78/hqdefault.jpg "Butter Building - Kirby’s Adventure [MMC5]
I did a VRC6 rendition of this song too, which can be found on my Soundcloud page (shameless plug, i know). Regardless, i did it again with the MMC5 because why not.
Original MIDI author unknown.")
![Overture - Castlevania III: Draculas Curse [CV3 MMC5 Project]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wtisHMq08lo/hqdefault.jpg "Overture - Castlevania III: Draculas Curse [CV3 MMC5 Project]
this doesnt work nearly as well as the other songs ive done so far but its still good i think
NSF: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HXfjfqMskbsSXDtnSifaV-qLspqkuRx7/view?usp=sharing
No MIDI file used.
Sprites by BadAssBill, Badbatman3, and Gorsal of The Spriters Resource.
Made in Dn-FamiTracker v0.3.0. Filmed with OBS, edited with OpenShot.")
![Marx Battle - Kirby Super Star [VRC6]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/x1lS_ERMMng/hqdefault.jpg "Marx Battle - Kirby Super Star [VRC6]
I havent seen much in the way of FamiTracker covers for this track, so i figured id do one myself and see how well i could replicate it. The hardest part was probably just separating the song into small chunks so i could focus on one part at a time. For someone who enjoys communism, these time signatures arent very equal.
The actual sequence of time signatures is as follows: 4 measures of 3/4 (the intro), 1 measure of 7/4, 7 measures of 3/4, 2 measures of 5/4, 4 measures of 3/4, 1 measure of 7/4, 7 measures of 3/4, 2 measures of 5/4, 8 measures of 3/4, 2 measures of 5/4, 4 measures of 3/4, 2 measures of 5/4, 2 measures of 3/4, 1 measure of 5/4, 12 measures of 3/4, and repeat.
Dear lord.
Original MIDI by Joe Cortex.")
![Clockwork 2002 - Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance [VRC6]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xDTLMIkj1pI/hqdefault.jpg "Clockwork 2002 - Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance [VRC6]
The second part of Vampire Killer 2002 that i didnt cover originally. I couldnt come up with a solid transition between the two that didnt feel jagged, like in the original piece, so i scrapped it. Then i was gonna try splicing this in with a VRC6 cover of CotMs rendition of Clockwork but also couldnt transition between the two smoothly.
After going back to the drawing board, i began work on a Custom Cover of Akumajou Densetsus original version of Clockwork, but i felt it...lacked something. So i took a few notes (haha that hurt) from VK2K2s version and here we are now.
(I also tried out a new recording method for this video. I shot 0CC-FamiTracker in Windowed Mode at a resolution of 1280x720 instead of the oddball 1899x897 Fullscreen Mode i was using before, so the video should be a bit cleaner despite not being 1080p. Hopefully you guys like it.)
Original MIDIs by Jorge D. Fuentes.")
