Uploaded September 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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This isn't a full definitive guide on how to use a DAW or where to find samples. This is basically what I do on my live streams :)

I lost my project file for "A shot of Darkness" so it's time to redo it!

00:00:00 Intro
00:00:43 Preamble
00:01:56 VGM Trans
00:04:42 Import MIDI into DAW
00:07:39 Channels 1 2 and 3 - Percussive Organ
00:12:58 Channel 4 - Pick Bass
00:14:29 Channel 5 - Strings
00:16:07 The Secret of Chrono Trigger's Strings
00:27:39 Channel 6 - Drums
00:31:47 Channel 8 - Hihats + Crash
00:39:51 Channel 7 - Percussion
00:47:41 Mixing - Bus Tracks Setup
00:50:55 Mixing - Reverb Setup
00:52:52 Mixing - Panning
00:54:41 Mixing - Volumes
00:55:40 Reiterating the L / R Sound Theory for SNES and DAWs
00:57:05 Mixing - Drums
00:59:25 Mixing - Strings
01:00:07 Mixing - Pick Bass
01:02:30 Mixing - Percussive Organ
01:05:41 Mixing - Percussion
01:07:52 Mixing - Cymbals/Hihats
01:10:25 Final Listen

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