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Sorcerian - Pillar Demons [Cover By DAR] - ソーサリアン ダブル＝デビルス @DAR-Davester2296
![Sorcerian - Pillar Demons [Cover By DAR] - ソーサリアン ダブル＝デビルス](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/l5QnSmYT8SY/hqdefault.jpg "Sorcerian - Pillar Demons [Cover By DAR] - ソーサリアン ダブル＝デビルス
Sorcerian - Pillar Demons [Cover By DAR] - ソーサリアン ダブル＝デビルス")
![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
Final Doomer+: https://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?t=55061
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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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![DOOM | D64D2 - A Lot to Learn [Cover By DAR] | MAP29 (D64 - MAP24)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mcxGNVcEySs/hqdefault.jpg "DOOM | D64D2 - A Lot to Learn [Cover By DAR] | MAP29 (D64 - MAP24)
Really liked the buildup this one had.
As always, I tried to stay faithful to the original MIDI. I only slightly changed up the lead guitar that comes in at the end, and added some choirs (along with some other really small additions).
I also felt like imparting a bit of this 80s/early-90s kind of retro synth feel for the synths that play on the right side. Felt like a nice match since the string-sections were handling things on the left side of the stereo field.
Also happy to use my newfound acoustic recording technique once again! Though I added a little something extra this time. I wound up recording my Ibanez with just a tad bit of grit, and then I ran it through some reverb (and chorus) and blended it with the acoustic. I think it managed to fill out the sound there quite nicely.
I also really loved playing the riff that kicks in at 2:27. I especially loved doing that little hammer-on bit in the riff (heard at 2:29, 2:36, 2:43, etc).
I threw in the choirs towards in the end since I felt like something was missing there during the whole rising chord-progression thing going on. I also changed up the lead guitar because the original was just doing this simple 5th, and then root thing. I changed it to give the leads a little more articulation and movement.
There was also a lot of layering and volume & panning automation going on behind the scenes with this one. Both the string-sections and the synths were comprised of like 3 or 4 layers each. The guitars also had their fair share of volume and panning shenanigans. I really like how the rhythm guitar turned out at 2:10-2:27. Then of course, the final lead bit is doing this whole left to right, back to left thing with the panning.
As for the video, I had a very clear scene in my head as I wrapped up mixing work on the audio. I pictured Doomguy sitting upon a huge pile of vanquished demons. Then the camera would slowly pan up to show his face all bloodied and tired. So, once I got the master rendered, and recorded some gameplay, it was time to play pretend-hotshot filmmaker again.
Setting up this bit actually took me a little longer than I had anticipated (though still really fast, all things considered). Decided to just have Doomguy sitting on top of the little pillar/switch thing at the start of the level, and just started throwing in lots of dead baddies. I also decided to recolor Doomguy, to give him black boots and upper-armor, just like D64-guy. I figured I might as well do that for this sprite, since I was frankensteining it together and editing it anyways. Classic Doomguy, but with D64-guy boots, armor, and helmet is actually pretty badass-looking. Someone should totally make a skin for that if it doesnt already exist!
Quite proud of how this bit turned out, since its pretty much how I pictured it in my head. Sitting, catching his breath, surrounded by a scene of absolute carnage. Casting his helmet away and dripping with the blood of the monsters, as well as his own. A rather fitting scene as weve come a long way in this D64D2 Marathon. 5 more to go!
Anyways, I hope you all enjoy this addition to the D64D2 Marathon! ~DAR
.OGG DOWNLOAD: https://www.mediafire.com/file/2up45enfn3t1w16/D64D2+-+A+Lot+to+Learn+(MAP29)+[Cover+By+DAR].ogg/file
Originally Composed By Dildomaster666
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