Davester2296 | Demon's Souls - Maiden Astraea [Cover By DAR] @DAR-Davester2296 | Uploaded December 2020 | Updated October 2024, 1 week ago.
Here it is, the surprise cover! Shoutout to King Vibe for suggesting earlier this year that I do a Demon's Souls cover. I had intended to do this BEFORE the remake came out, but it wasn't until recently that I discovered it already came out last month!
Also, just want to give a bit of a disclaimer. Since I'm more of the "recording"-type of artist rather than the "drawing" kind, a lot of the art here was heavily referenced, or just straight-up traced from the game. (Also, I still haven't played a single Souls game...)
Anyhow, so originally I was going to try my hand at a metal rendition of the Tower Knight theme. However, I was curious, so I decided to go through the soundtrack. As soon as I heard the harpsichord from this song, I was hooked! I didn't know anything yet about this particular song, but I knew that I'd really love to cover it!
I made sure to do my due diligence and had myself a crash course on Demon's Souls lore (context is very important for musicians!). I really liked the tragic story surrounding Saint Astraea and her loyal knight, Garl Vinland. So when the time came, I decided to cover this song!
I wanted to do my best to follow the heavy and serious atmosphere of the original. I did quite a bit more layering than usual on this one too. One such example: the pizzicato strings are actually a combo of 3 different samples.
Speaking of which, in my head, I heard that melody as pizzicato strings. I figured this would be nice, since I would switch to normal strings as the song progressed.
Eventually, in my head, I worked out that this would be split into 4 sections. The beginning is a mixture of 8/4 and 7/4 phrasing (pretty much just following the original). Then the 2nd part introduces the guitar and some choirs. This is when the fuzzy image in my head really started to take shape!
During this 2nd part, I wanted to inject a bit of hopefulness into this sorrowful mood. I imagined Garl speaking his lines as he and the Player have a standoff at the narrow pass. As this part continues, it eventually starts to descend, signifying a breakdown of communication and along with it, any hope to peacefully resolve this conflict. Two steadfast warriors prepare to clash, neither willing nor able to back down.
Part 3 has the heavy guitars kick in. After a valiant effort to protect his maiden, Garl falls to the Slayer of Demons after a brief, but brutal duel.
Part 4 de-escalates back to the mood and feel of part 1 (also goes from 8/4 back to the mix of 8/4 & 7/4). With Garl dead, Astraea is completely vulnerable. I imagined the player slowly wading through the plagued water, preparing to claim Astraea's demon soul.
I really loved recording the guitars on this... hell, I really enjoyed working on everything in this as a whole!
After wrapping up audio work (aka: nodding vigorously to the beat and heavy guitars in part3), it was time to render the audio and start on the video. The standoff at the pass during part 2 felt so clear in my mind, I just couldn't stop thinking about it. So, to test the waters, I created the subtitle overlays for Garl, just to see if it would fit... it was spot on! From there, I started doodling, making the bits and pieces that I needed to "animate".
I originally only planned for part 2 to be animated, but eventually I wanted to do the whole thing! If I was more experienced with drawing, I totally would've made a more proper animation (including a proper battle scene!). Fortunately, I was able to throw in some guitar-dance to fill the void of an absent fight-scene... I suppose we can all pretend this is like the part where an animation studio is fast approaching a deadline and also went over budget!
Anyways, I think this is a pretty good one to end the year on! Hope you all enjoy the cover, and I hope y'all look forward to more covers in 2021! ~DAR
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Originally Composed By Shunsuke Kida (木田 俊介)
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Here it is, the surprise cover! Shoutout to King Vibe for suggesting earlier this year that I do a Demon's Souls cover. I had intended to do this BEFORE the remake came out, but it wasn't until recently that I discovered it already came out last month!
Also, just want to give a bit of a disclaimer. Since I'm more of the "recording"-type of artist rather than the "drawing" kind, a lot of the art here was heavily referenced, or just straight-up traced from the game. (Also, I still haven't played a single Souls game...)
Anyhow, so originally I was going to try my hand at a metal rendition of the Tower Knight theme. However, I was curious, so I decided to go through the soundtrack. As soon as I heard the harpsichord from this song, I was hooked! I didn't know anything yet about this particular song, but I knew that I'd really love to cover it!
I made sure to do my due diligence and had myself a crash course on Demon's Souls lore (context is very important for musicians!). I really liked the tragic story surrounding Saint Astraea and her loyal knight, Garl Vinland. So when the time came, I decided to cover this song!
I wanted to do my best to follow the heavy and serious atmosphere of the original. I did quite a bit more layering than usual on this one too. One such example: the pizzicato strings are actually a combo of 3 different samples.
Speaking of which, in my head, I heard that melody as pizzicato strings. I figured this would be nice, since I would switch to normal strings as the song progressed.
Eventually, in my head, I worked out that this would be split into 4 sections. The beginning is a mixture of 8/4 and 7/4 phrasing (pretty much just following the original). Then the 2nd part introduces the guitar and some choirs. This is when the fuzzy image in my head really started to take shape!
During this 2nd part, I wanted to inject a bit of hopefulness into this sorrowful mood. I imagined Garl speaking his lines as he and the Player have a standoff at the narrow pass. As this part continues, it eventually starts to descend, signifying a breakdown of communication and along with it, any hope to peacefully resolve this conflict. Two steadfast warriors prepare to clash, neither willing nor able to back down.
Part 3 has the heavy guitars kick in. After a valiant effort to protect his maiden, Garl falls to the Slayer of Demons after a brief, but brutal duel.
Part 4 de-escalates back to the mood and feel of part 1 (also goes from 8/4 back to the mix of 8/4 & 7/4). With Garl dead, Astraea is completely vulnerable. I imagined the player slowly wading through the plagued water, preparing to claim Astraea's demon soul.
I really loved recording the guitars on this... hell, I really enjoyed working on everything in this as a whole!
After wrapping up audio work (aka: nodding vigorously to the beat and heavy guitars in part3), it was time to render the audio and start on the video. The standoff at the pass during part 2 felt so clear in my mind, I just couldn't stop thinking about it. So, to test the waters, I created the subtitle overlays for Garl, just to see if it would fit... it was spot on! From there, I started doodling, making the bits and pieces that I needed to "animate".
I originally only planned for part 2 to be animated, but eventually I wanted to do the whole thing! If I was more experienced with drawing, I totally would've made a more proper animation (including a proper battle scene!). Fortunately, I was able to throw in some guitar-dance to fill the void of an absent fight-scene... I suppose we can all pretend this is like the part where an animation studio is fast approaching a deadline and also went over budget!
Anyways, I think this is a pretty good one to end the year on! Hope you all enjoy the cover, and I hope y'all look forward to more covers in 2021! ~DAR
OPUS Download: mediafire.com/file/om5z6588i02mou7/Demon's+Souls+-+Maiden+Astraea+[Cover+By+DAR].opus/file
Originally Composed By Shunsuke Kida (木田 俊介)
Font used: BlackChancery (1001fonts.com/blackchancery-font.html)
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![Demons Souls - Maiden Astraea [Cover By DAR]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MMMKL6a39Vs/hqdefault.jpg "Demons Souls - Maiden Astraea [Cover By DAR]
Here it is, the surprise cover! Shoutout to King Vibe for suggesting earlier this year that I do a Demons Souls cover. I had intended to do this BEFORE the remake came out, but it wasnt until recently that I discovered it already came out last month!
Also, just want to give a bit of a disclaimer. Since Im more of the recording-type of artist rather than the drawing kind, a lot of the art here was heavily referenced, or just straight-up traced from the game. (Also, I still havent played a single Souls game...)
Anyhow, so originally I was going to try my hand at a metal rendition of the Tower Knight theme. However, I was curious, so I decided to go through the soundtrack. As soon as I heard the harpsichord from this song, I was hooked! I didnt know anything yet about this particular song, but I knew that Id really love to cover it!
I made sure to do my due diligence and had myself a crash course on Demons Souls lore (context is very important for musicians!). I really liked the tragic story surrounding Saint Astraea and her loyal knight, Garl Vinland. So when the time came, I decided to cover this song!
I wanted to do my best to follow the heavy and serious atmosphere of the original. I did quite a bit more layering than usual on this one too. One such example: the pizzicato strings are actually a combo of 3 different samples.
Speaking of which, in my head, I heard that melody as pizzicato strings. I figured this would be nice, since I would switch to normal strings as the song progressed.
Eventually, in my head, I worked out that this would be split into 4 sections. The beginning is a mixture of 8/4 and 7/4 phrasing (pretty much just following the original). Then the 2nd part introduces the guitar and some choirs. This is when the fuzzy image in my head really started to take shape!
During this 2nd part, I wanted to inject a bit of hopefulness into this sorrowful mood. I imagined Garl speaking his lines as he and the Player have a standoff at the narrow pass. As this part continues, it eventually starts to descend, signifying a breakdown of communication and along with it, any hope to peacefully resolve this conflict. Two steadfast warriors prepare to clash, neither willing nor able to back down.
Part 3 has the heavy guitars kick in. After a valiant effort to protect his maiden, Garl falls to the Slayer of Demons after a brief, but brutal duel.
Part 4 de-escalates back to the mood and feel of part 1 (also goes from 8/4 back to the mix of 8/4 & 7/4). With Garl dead, Astraea is completely vulnerable. I imagined the player slowly wading through the plagued water, preparing to claim Astraeas demon soul.
I really loved recording the guitars on this... hell, I really enjoyed working on everything in this as a whole!
After wrapping up audio work (aka: nodding vigorously to the beat and heavy guitars in part3), it was time to render the audio and start on the video. The standoff at the pass during part 2 felt so clear in my mind, I just couldnt stop thinking about it. So, to test the waters, I created the subtitle overlays for Garl, just to see if it would fit... it was spot on! From there, I started doodling, making the bits and pieces that I needed to animate.
I originally only planned for part 2 to be animated, but eventually I wanted to do the whole thing! If I was more experienced with drawing, I totally wouldve made a more proper animation (including a proper battle scene!). Fortunately, I was able to throw in some guitar-dance to fill the void of an absent fight-scene... I suppose we can all pretend this is like the part where an animation studio is fast approaching a deadline and also went over budget!
Anyways, I think this is a pretty good one to end the year on! Hope you all enjoy the cover, and I hope yall look forward to more covers in 2021! ~DAR
OPUS Download: https://www.mediafire.com/file/om5z6588i02mou7/Demons+Souls+-+Maiden+Astraea+[Cover+By+DAR].opus/file
Originally Composed By Shunsuke Kida (木田 俊介)
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![DOOM | Plutonia MIDI Pack - Blood Rush [Cover By DAR] - MAP12](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NM858ZSNDvI/hqdefault.jpg "DOOM | Plutonia MIDI Pack - Blood Rush [Cover By DAR] - MAP12
Through the hellFire and Flames! Im back, all!!
Hoo boy, this was a tough one for sure. Its been forever since I had such an energetic and noodly song!
Before I get into my usual overview and commentary, Ive got a bit of a hilarious story that happened while recording... Or rather something that happened at the end of my bass recording-session. So, where Id been keeping my bass, it had managed to build up a little bit of dust and some junk on the strings. I didnt really pay it any mind, and just got to recording and laying down the bass tracks.
Well, by the end of the session, I finally looked down at the pickguard and pickups, which were now occupied by many a dust bunny. All that playing and picking managed to knock all that dust and crud loose from the strings! First time, I think Ive EVER had that happened. Had myself a good laugh about it while cleaning up the pickguard.
Also, on the topic of bass, I decided to try something a bit different. Every once in a while, I get bitten by the tone bug, and this time, I got the urge to mess around with my signal-chains for processing the bass DIs.
I originally set off to try and get a clanky kind of modern metal bass tone, but instead I got a more (for a lack of better terms) honky and farty, punky sort of bass.
I also decided to sidechain my rhythm guitar bus to control an EQ curve that would boost the honk of the bass tone. So, whenever the rhy guitars were putting out signal, the bass would get a boost of honk and nastiness, to party it up with the rest of the rhythm section. Then, when the rhy guitars are tapering off, or are quiet, the EQ curve will automatically reel things back in to be less nasty.
I think Im definitely going to be making use of this new technique moving forward. I think it really helps the bass be a bit more present, and adds a certain spice to the mix.
Tone bug adventures aside, as always, I tried to keep close and true to the original. When things are this fast and energetic, theres usually not too much wiggle room left for me to put my own spin on things (at least, without drastically altering the spirit of the track). That said though, I did manage to make some small little additions in some of the lead parts.
I did however have to slow down one of the fast bits towards the later half (though, I think it worked out nicely). I also wound up having to lower some parts in the second-half down by an octave, as things got a bit too high up to play on the guitar. I did consider goofing with a pitch-shifter effect, but decided to just roll with doing it an octave lower. I also got a little sloppy and winged it for the final sweep/shred run, but it all goes by so fast that it hopefully isnt too apparent that I didnt quite get it note for note.
One other noticeable change that I did was during the bass solo bit before the final chorus. Rather than fade in the rhtyhm guitars, I decided to detune a chord running through the Metal Pad straight from the gzdoom soundfont. I forget which song or songs in the DOOM 2 soundtrack also used this sound, but I kept hearing it in my head whenever I got to listening to this part. Then I also slapped on some delay/reverb on it just for good measure and ambience!
Anyways, I hope you all enjoyed the Blood Rush from this dose of power metal in this here Plutonia MIDI Pack Marathon m/! ~DAR
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Originally Composed By Tristan Clark (Eris Falling)
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Final Doomer+: https://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?t=55061
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Guitarist sprite by lupinx-kassman, re-color/edits by DAR
DarGuy-Guitarist sprites: https://mega.nz/folder/Nf0h2JxI#xST0AkIiYieDvFJCOHNJJg
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![Which Final Fantasy 7 song should I cover? [DAR n Friends]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Nsq3o0W3xAg/hqdefault.jpg "Which Final Fantasy 7 song should I cover? [DAR n Friends]
Ive been waiting and thinking about this for a while now. With all the renewed interest in FF7, and after all the votes during the last COVER BATTLEGROUNDS, I figured now would be a good time to do a Final Fantasy cover.
The question is: Which song from FF7 should I do a cover of? Leave your comments down below, and whichever gets the most likes will be the winner.
Im almost finished with my F-Zero cover, so thatll be out here fairly soon. Hope you guys look forward to it!
~DAR
Doomguy sprites taken and recolored from Brutal Doom: https://www.moddb.com/mods/brutal-doom
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![DOOM | Plutonia MIDI Pack - Rise [Cover By DAR] - UNUSED TRACK](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NuoWTQctC_4/hqdefault.jpg "DOOM | Plutonia MIDI Pack - Rise [Cover By DAR] - UNUSED TRACK
Havent forgotten about the unused tracks from Plutonia, I just didnt get a chance to tackle them during the downtime between marathons!
I was a bit stuck, trying to decide which one of the five tracks to cover first. I wound up picking this one since certain parts of the MIDI sort of reminded me of some old song ideas that I had a very, very long time ago.
The songs structure remains largely the same, aside from the new extended solo section in the 2nd half. I also really enjoyed making up new leads for this track too!
I decided to throw in some fast and simple trem-picked leads, since it just felt right. The original lead/riff melody afterwards is mostly faithful. I think I mayve played certain parts slightly different from the MIDI, but I couldnt help it, I was vibing and rockin! Then after that, just some simple jamming out, since I really loved this section of the original MIDI. Nice chugga-chugga action going on with the rhythm guitar, and the organ laying down those sustained chords.
Speaking of the organ, its always fun whenever I get to goof around with organ sounds. I actually wound up layering together three of my favorite organ sounds. It mainly consists of two synthy church-sounding organs. Then the 3rd was a good ol hammond-style organ panned all the way over to the right. This particular organ is rather subtle by itself, but I think it helped complete the sound I was wanting for the organs here.
I had another hammond organ part that played along with the bass guitars parts, but an octave higher. I distorted it a little, and had it panning from left to right. Its subtle and a bit percussive, but it first kicks in when the drums come back in in the middle of the track.
Also, for the first time in probably years, Ive got some claps going on in this cover! The original MIDI had used claps, so I figured Id see how some clap samples would sound here. I also decided to have them alternate from side to side, just to spice things up a little.
I also threw in some choir parts for dramatic effect during the first half. You cant have a pipe organ without also having some choirs in the mix too!
For funsies, weve also got a quiet DAR scream in the beginning. The Vincent Price clip that I sampled a couple years back also makes its return! Layered together two of them, one pitched an octave down, and the other an octave up. Threw some effects on to it and quietly mixed it in at the end before the song restarts.
Something that I had changed was swapping out the harp at the end for a rhodes electric piano. I tried some harp sounds, but I wound up really liking how the rhodes sounded with some reverb thrown in.
This also may just be me, but for some reason, I feel like I could totally imagine this cover being an epic boss theme for some JRPG. I can just imagine a party knockin the crud outta some big bad dungeon-boss with this playing in the background.
Anyways, I hope you all enjoy the cover! ~DAR
.OGG DOWNLOAD: https://mega.nz/file/YW8VVCLK#hYqNOX3ZNU1nTZ32-qWZ39LRJp63sWB9hB-NMmh1UP4
CREDITS:
Originally Composed By Doomhuntress
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![Alt In The Halls - Infernal [Cover By DAR]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/O34eS6SVBQ4/hqdefault.jpg "Alt In The Halls - Infernal [Cover By DAR]
This is one thats been on the backburner for a while now. Last year, I promised Alt that I would cover this track once I finished up more Plutonia stuff, and now here we are!
I wound up tweaking and changing some things from the original MIDI. I threw in a lot of toms here and there to sound more epic, and also tweaked the crash cymbals a bit in some places.
The original had the guitars only playing the root notes and the octave together. On a whim, I decided to record another rhythm part to stick down the center of the mix. This new part is basically playing the fifths, to complete the power-chord.
Also got some new DAR-scream samples from a test/personal cover that I did here like a month or so ago. Think it made for a good brutal fit for this track!
I also had fun goofing around a little with my synths here. My bass got to sit this one out as I opted for using a bass synth to handle the low-end.
I changed up the last bit of the song and had decided to noodle around a bit instead. After noodling, I also recorded a harmony part to go along with these new leads.
As for interesting stuff mix-wise, I messed around with my Drum reverb send/aux track. Quite like the way I got the drums to sound in here!
Had a good feeling that this one would be an absolute banger when Alt had sent it my way. It reminded me a lot of Evilutions Smells Like Burning Corpse. That and this also scratches the RED PLANET itch that Ive been having for a long time now. Red Planet is gonna be great whenever I can finally get around to producing new songs for it again!
Also, fun fact, all the guitar parts were recorded with the new 7-string! Judging from this cover, Id say this wonderful new addition to my toolset can certainly hold its own in a mix!
Anyways, I hope you all enjoy the cover. Cheers, Alt! ~DAR
.OGG DOWNLOAD: https://mega.nz/file/1G9GGTTY#C7nIcCP8In9IdGmIUZrWksPHhgfjlybZ6eqYt7xQYyM
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Originally Composed By Alt in the Halls
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![Bloodborne - Darkbeast [Heavy Metal Cover By DAR]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/O5gU6CH5ADw/hqdefault.jpg "Bloodborne - Darkbeast [Heavy Metal Cover By DAR]
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Shoutout and thanks goes out to Count Vibe, for requesting this one! I was going to save doing this until whenever the Bloodborne remake releases. However, as time went on, I really wanted to squeeze this into the Subscriber Appreciation Event.
When this had first been requested, I had some ideas floating in my head. After several months though, my brain had to free up space for all the other stuff I worked on before this. So, when I finally sat down to tackle this, I had no idea where I was going to go with this one.
I wanted to try and maintain the buildup the original had, but I couldnt really get things to translate over to the guitars like that. Not wanting to give up on this request, I powered on and just decided to fully embrace the heavy metal within m/!... Just needed a few days for my mind to switch back to metal-mode.
Eventually, I came up with the riff that the rhythm guitar is playing. Then from there, I recorded the leads, and also threw in some tremolo picking for good measure. Trem picking and double-kicks are always a wonderful combo for instant metal. Also, I always have a fun time whenever I get to do my bends. Doing the faster, somewhat flashier bits was fun too. After following the originals melody, I just pretty much jammed out!
I also quite enjoyed doing the bass parts here too. I think this is also probably the first time in a while where I actually had the bass tuned a half or whole-step higher than the rhythm and lead guitar (which were in Drop B).
Something I decided to try doing differently was how I approached the drums. When placing the notes, I tried to have things not be 100% snapped to the grid.
On the topic of drums, but not just limited to them, I also swapped out one of my compressor plugins. Tweaked some things around, and I quite like how the drums came out in this. I also wound up trying it out on the lead guitar track/bus too.
I didnt want to completely go full metal and guitars over here, so I threw in some choirs, brass, and string sections too.
Lastly, I wanted to change up things a little bit during the mastering process. Tweaked around my compressors, EQ, and saturator a bit. Overall, Im real happy about how this one turned out. Also pretty happy with how the video turned out too.
Anyways, I hope you all enjoy the cover! ~DAR
(switching back to Vorbis from Opus)
OGG DOWNLOAD: https://www.mediafire.com/file/vnao9q2pupzhzin/Bloodborne+-+Darkbeast+[Cover+By+DAR].ogg/file
CREDITS:
Originally Composed By Tsukasa Saitoh (齋藤 司)
Pictures and backgrounds courtesy of the Bloodborne wiki (images in particular were provided by TreTreTre, and Heardless):
https://bloodborne.fandom.com/wiki/Darkbeast#Gallery
https://bloodborne.fandom.com/wiki/Hypogean_Gaol#Gallery
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![Duke Nukem 3D - Stalker [Cover By DAR] - E1L1](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/OIAsp7db72I/hqdefault.jpg "Duke Nukem 3D - Stalker [Cover By DAR] - E1L1
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Time for a little Duke detour! Shoutout to Raees Kamaar for requesting this track a while back.
OGG DOWNLOAD: https://mega.nz/file/RHFkQZDS#KCLiCTa2ict3Z3AxzWFpCzUb8hhD2zUDyIkLXNMv7S8
Next Duke Cover: Duke Nukem II - Nukemania: https://youtu.be/8YBJjtnDyUs
Previous Duke Cover: Duke Nukem II - Hes Back!: https://youtu.be/nv9-Einlkqk
Originally Composed By: Lee Jackson
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![A VERY Important Channel Update - [Discord Server, COPPA, the future...]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/OQnmfSSsvCU/hqdefault.jpg "A VERY Important Channel Update - [Discord Server, COPPA, the future...]
Ive never commented on any previous Youtube controversy, any Adpocalypse thats happened over the past few years. Because its never effected my ability to deliver content to you guys. It also never effected any of you being able to interact here on this channel... However, this time, things are different.
My apologies for how long and dry this video is, but I felt obligated to let you all know how this channel (and others) will be effected by these ongoing events.
[DISCORD INVITE] The Den of DAR: https://discord.gg/uEAfRWP
An attempt to preserve the community that has built up here. Come hang out, come listen to covers/uploads early (before video-work is even started!), get notified of updates, etc.
Like I said, this video is my personal interpretation of the information given to us thus far. I am no lawyer, and I cant help you figure out what the best course of action is if you are an uploader. I HIGHLY encourage you all to research this issue for yourselves, so that you may make the best decision for your own channels/content.
[LINKS/SOURCES]:
FTC vs Google/Youtube Settlement Article:
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2019/09/google-youtube-will-pay-record-170-million-alleged-violations
FTC Press Conference:
https://vimeo.com/358354245
Complying with COPPA (Frequently Asked Questions):
https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/business-center/guidance/complying-coppa-frequently-asked-questions
Youtube Terms of Service (as of this upload):
https://www.youtube.com/static?template=terms
NEW Youtube Terms of Service (effective Dec. 10th 2019):
https://www.youtube.com/t/terms?preview=20191210#main
Determining if your content is made for kids:
https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/9528076?hl=en
Set Your Channel or Video Audience:
https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/9527654
https://www.tubefilter.com/2019/11/05/youtube-coppa-adpocalypse-ftc-rules-demonetizing-child-directed/
Good luck to fellow uploaders and content creators. ~DAR")
![Staind - Something to Remind You [Cover By DAR] (Instrumental Ver.)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/OtPhS4llW4o/hqdefault.jpg "Staind - Something to Remind You [Cover By DAR] (Instrumental Ver.)
Vocal Version: https://youtu.be/XH-V6pRGA4k
And as always, welcome to the instrumental version of the cover! Check out the description in the vocal version for my commentary.
Even without vocals, this track still manages to feel so somber and hauntingly beautiful! Hope you all enjoy the instrumental! ~DAR
DOWNLOAD .OGG: https://mega.nz/file/9WMhAbwb#d6loZJ9OHfu3Bupat3EJqN-pEasukBybbctCFDOrZc4
Originally Composed By Staind (Aaron Lewis, Johnny April, Jon Wysocki, Mike Mushok)
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![DAR - A World Gone Mad | [Solitude Of Mind remake announcement]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/QvpDD5uVy7Y/hqdefault.jpg "DAR - A World Gone Mad | [Solitude Of Mind remake announcement]
Going back to where it all first began; the Solitude Of Mind EP!
I figured it was about time I started remaking everything in my song catalog. The ON IMPULSE album just needs small tweaks and a simple remaster. However, everything that came before it is going to get the redux treatment (much like the treatment that Cyclic Divide recently received!). Its going to be fun recapturing the magic of 45+ of my own songs!
For the most part, Im going to stay very close to the originals, and try not to change them too much. Just making additions and modifications that sound cool... you know, its almost as if Im covering myself! DAR Covered By DAR!
As Ive come quite a long ways in the 9 years since I originally wrote and recorded this, I decided to spice up the leads! Throwing in a diving harmonic in the beginning for a stronger start and introduction. Then I also added those little runs (starting at 0:43) that both the leads and rhythm guitars play. Really enjoyed these, as I felt like it enhanced the energy of the track.
I also did some double-tapping, which wasnt used at all on the original. I even modified the melody a bit for the sake of variation, but also because the new bit has this certain feel about it. Really liked this small modification!
Something I found interesting was that I wound up going to my Strat for the leads. I used my Ibanez at first since Ive been so used to using it for nearly everything. However, when I compared the two, the Strat just had that little extra bit of magic to the sound. Not quite sure how to put it, other than it had that and was a bit more nuanced.
Overall pretty happy that the Strat is reprising its role on leads for these classic albums/releases!
I also got around to experimenting with saturation a bit more. Through a bit of research, I wound up finding out that when used right, saturation can actually help tame the high frequencies. I wound up throwing saturation plugins on the rhythm and leads. I think it wound up rounding and smoothing things off quite nicely!
Aside from falling back in love with my Strat, the only other things I changed up were a few minor things regarding the song structure. The rhythm guitar in the intro repeated itself for an extra loop before everything kicked in. I also extended the pause/rest at 0:23 to give the stereo delay more room to echo out (that and to give things more impact when everything comes back in).
Anyways, I hope you all enjoy this remake of a DAR Classic! Also hope you all look forward to joining my on this trip down memory lane. Its sure to be a treat for old-time listeners, as well as folks new to the channel! ~DAR
(Also, I think this serves as a nice teaser for what my old works could all sound like now, both originals AND covers!)
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