Infiltrator | Wolfenstein Rising OST [MIDI] @Davester2296-B

Davester2296 B-Sides | Infiltrator | Wolfenstein Rising OST [MIDI] @Davester2296-B | Uploaded December 2020 | Updated October 2024, 4 hours ago.
First track of "Volume 2" of the soundtrack! I'm going to try and go for more "orchestral" styled tracks for this leg of the soundtrack. This particular song had started out as an experiment, trying to replicate certain elements from RtCW's soundtrack.

One of those elements being those short, low brass notes that are prominent in the soundtrack. I found it a bit tricky to try and imitate that within the limitations of a soundfont. Obviously you can't really use any of the brass instrument patches to achieve this. I mean, you could, but it'd sound downright cheesy, I think... like a bunch of comical staccato farts... totally the opposite of the serious and tense mood that I'm aiming for. I think I've been able to get somewhat close by using this combination of the "sawtooth" and "string ensemble 1" sounds (plus some support from the timpani/kettle-drums).

Another brass-related element that I was interested in trying to imitate are those brass rips (?). Not quite sure what the fancy technical term for this is, but as an example, you can hear these being utilized in the intro movie for RtCW. Its those dramatic-sounding, quick rising brass notes that you hear (youtu.be/QcYHJcNfDB4?t=58). In my own song here, my attempt at such a sound can be first heard at around 0:09. Once again, just straight-up using the brass patches just doesn't quite sound right. Now, its not like the staccato tuba farts problem from earlier. This time, it just sounds too "clean" for this sound. Perhaps some detuning and fiddling with pitch automation might be worth a shot in future experiments, but I decided on something else instead for this track. Through a combination of the "lead Fifths", "echoes", and "harp" sounds, I think I've been able to pull it off somewhat.

Once my experimentation was finished, the song just kinda went and pulled me into its own sort of direction. In fact, things were so spontaneous with this song, I hadn't even properly set the correct tempo and time signature! I had written it as 142bpm and a combination of 23/16 and 6/4. Listening to it now, after the fact, it sounds much more like ~94bpm and in 4/4 time (with the exception of 3/4 heard at around 0:43-0:45).

Anyways, hope you all enjoy this new track! ~DAR

MIDI Download: mediafire.com/file/fygwjqo2uvjwosx/DAR+-+Infiltrator.mid/file

Originally completed on December 19th, 2020

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Get Psyched! | Wolfenstein Rising OST [MIDI]

$Limbo | RIFT Original Soundtrack Finally back after that little lockdown blues hiatus there! So, here we have the track thats planned to be the intermission/text-screen song for RIFT. This one didnt originally start out as a track for RIFT. Rather, it started as a quick MIDI idea I threw together back in July of 2019. I wound up tossing it into the endless abyss that is my DEMOS folder (songs in there are in a state of limbo you could say...). Well, recently, while feeling pretty unmotivated and whatnot, I decided to go through that demos folder. I wound up listening to the MIDI, and what immediately came to my mind was ...huh, you know, this might make for a good end-of-level theme for the RIFT Soundtrack!. I then sent the demo over to Rageful_Tim and once he gave the greenlight on this idea, I immediately got to work! I had already worked out a lot of the song in MIDI form, however it still needed more parts and frills added on top of it. I really struggled to get the acoustic guitar parts recorded, but thats normal since its such a delicate process (with my setup anyways). After finally getting the acoustic parts tracked, I realized it didnt quite sound right. It sounded a bit lacking compared to the MIDI, and so for a while there, I contemplated scrapping the parts and just using my Strat or Ibanez. Thankfully however, I decided against that and continued tinkering with what I had recorded. While fiddling with EQ and volume & panning for the recordings, I found out that I had made the mic so sensitive that I could actually hear the sound of my metronome clicking (coming from my headphones!). Despite that sensitivity, I felt like things just didnt quite sound right. I think it was probably just because my strings had gotten too old. After messing around with it a bit more, I decided to slap a 12-String guitar soundfont straight down the middle of the mix. Once I got the 12-string nice and settled in the mix, I FINALLY got the sound I was after. The soundfont wound up giving that needed crisp and bright sound for the strings. After that was done, I quickly laid down the bass track. The bass guitar wound up backing and complimenting the to 2 synth-brass instruments. Now on to the fun part... So when I had originally made the MIDI, I never gave much thought as to whether I could actually play the lead guitar part on a real guitar. However, I was pleasantly surprised when I was able to pull it off after a bit of practice. From there onward (after 0:58), I just noodled around to my hearts content and made new lead parts. Last thing to finish up was the other synth parts. I wanted to keep up the whole glitchy sound since I feel like its definitely going to be a reoccurring element in this soundtrack. I wound up layering a piano and another synth, then ran them through my glitch plugin (dblue glitch). Once that was all finished, I thought I was ready to wrap things up and render out the master track. ...but I felt like this song still needed something more. I wanted to build things up and give this track a proper opening. Setting the mood with that howling wind sound, I also reversed and slowed the acoustic tracks as well. After laying the piano&synth combo on top of it, things went in a surprising direction! I decided to sort of go for this kind of retrowave-inspired sound. After loading up SQ8L, I picked out a sound to go with the synth brass, and another sound to play a dreamy little melody. All that was left was to add a few little percussion parts [gong, big bass drum {fun fact, in projects I always refer to it as Biggus Kickus}, reversed crash cymbal, and even some subtle MIDI vinyl/DJ scratching in one part]. You know, honestly, the mood and atmosphere of this song sounds exactly what I had in mind for a project/album Im thinking of calling Fantasia. Dipping into a bit of that retrowave-inspiration, but still rocking and jamming out where appropriate. This tune is definitely a great proof-of-concept! On a side note, I think this is probably the first song that Ive ever done where I have lead guitar parts, but no heavy rhythm guitars. Anyways, I hope you guys all enjoy the song! ~DAR OPUS DOWNLOAD: https://www.mediafire.com/file/vlgsxccqy0jki1z/RIFT Limbo.opus/file Make sure to Like, Share, and Subscribe if you enjoyed! Follow me at: Discord Server: discord.gg/uEAfRWP Twitter: https://twitter.com/Davester2296 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Davester2296/ ReverbNation: http://www.reverbnation.com/dar9 Wordpress: http://theofficialdavester2296.wordpress.com/ All Rights Reserved 2020$

Ending The Fight | Wolfenstein Rising OST [MIDI] (Wolf3D End of Level rock remix)

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