Mackenzie E.V. | To the Center of the Demonic Castle - Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance [VRC6] [v2] @Mackenzie_EV | Uploaded February 2019 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
I covered this gem a while ago with the tried-and-true VRC6, but i'm not really happy with it. The choice of instruments was a bit bland and i don't really like how the channels were mixed. Because of that, i decided to re-cover it with my current industry-standard VRC6 "style", and i think it turned out a helluva lot better this time.
Original MIDI created by Jorge D. Fuentes.
I covered this gem a while ago with the tried-and-true VRC6, but i'm not really happy with it. The choice of instruments was a bit bland and i don't really like how the channels were mixed. Because of that, i decided to re-cover it with my current industry-standard VRC6 "style", and i think it turned out a helluva lot better this time.
Original MIDI created by Jorge D. Fuentes.
![To the Center of the Demonic Castle - Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance [VRC6] [v2]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kairRARZcH8/hqdefault.jpg "To the Center of the Demonic Castle - Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance [VRC6] [v2]
I covered this gem a while ago with the tried-and-true VRC6, but im not really happy with it. The choice of instruments was a bit bland and i dont really like how the channels were mixed. Because of that, i decided to re-cover it with my current industry-standard VRC6 style, and i think it turned out a helluva lot better this time.
Original MIDI created by Jorge D. Fuentes.")
![Battle 2 - Final Fantasy III (NES) [VRC6] [v2]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kbsiV1UFZTo/hqdefault.jpg "Battle 2 - Final Fantasy III (NES) [VRC6] [v2]
So i covered this, what, almost a year ago? Well ive learned a lot more about Famitracking since then and ive always wanted to re-cover this song but never got around to it. There are some caveats though...the original MIDI i used was a glorified remix that wasnt faithful to the original song in most parts, so i decided to mix in some elements from the PSP FFI cover of this song. Without going into an essay of everything i added or changed, i think the compromise worked pretty well.
Original MIDI author unknown.")
![Shade Mans Stage - Mega Man 7 [N163]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lRVJ4aCWBrY/hqdefault.jpg "Shade Mans Stage - Mega Man 7 [N163]
Its september, and that means lots of halloween shit. So heres a halloween-themed song, i guess.
Original MIDI created by Teck.")
![Abandoned Memory (Wily Stage 1) - Mega Man 10 [VRC6] (ft. IsabelleChiming)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/oGckTbIMp50/hqdefault.jpg "Abandoned Memory (Wily Stage 1) - Mega Man 10 [VRC6] (ft. IsabelleChiming)
[thanks for 10k views!!!!!] mackenzies first official collab: the one wily stage that i never did during my mega man 10 cover marathon last year. if it wasnt for isabelle i honestly wouldve never covered this song as well as we did here. go check out her stuff too!!!! https://www.youtube.com/user/TheStupidTriforce
NSF: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ukA1RCKyyxNcVH-1CMvJuIBpujhJIFUx/view?usp=sharing
No MIDI file used.
Sprites by Mister Man of The Spriters Resource.
Made in Dn-FamiTracker v0.3.0. Filmed with OBS, edited with OpenShot.")
![Virtual Insanity - AVGN II: ASSimilation [VRC6]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/oc4KmN2jjws/hqdefault.jpg "Virtual Insanity - AVGN II: ASSimilation [VRC6]
So this ones a bit out of left field, i will admit. However, AVGN II is a really fun game with some really sweet tracks despite its use of free soundfonts off the internet and muddy sound mixing. Barring that though, the entire soundtrack is definitely worth a listen, especially this track, used for the final few levels. For something i had to transcribe multiple parts of by ear, it was a really fun song to cover.
This song is effing long, too...one loop is 2:18. However, despite running low on SC upload time, i figured it best to loop it twice just like every other song ive done. The actual .0CC file is a hefty 88 frames long since i decided to track the song at Speed 1 with a tempo of 100BPM (the original song is 300 BPM).
Original MIDI author unknown.")
![Battle 2 - Final Fantasy IV [VRC6]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/pXKOT14E8i4/hqdefault.jpg "Battle 2 - Final Fantasy IV [VRC6]
are you prepared to die, little man?
NSF: https://drive.google.com/file/d/16XhM-Mu7mqgv9rPoXTjvEfjFr6scvq_X/view?usp=sharing
Original MIDI by Jay Reichard.
Sprites by Tonberry2k, Ryan914, and Cavery210 of The Spriters Resource.
Made in Dn-FamiTracker v0.5.0.1. Filmed with OBS, edited with OpenShot.
#finalfantasyiv #bossbattle #chiptune")
![Opposing Bloodlines - Castlevania: Rondo of Blood / Dracula X [VRC6]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/petJKSu6a5A/hqdefault.jpg "Opposing Bloodlines - Castlevania: Rondo of Blood / Dracula X [VRC6]
[thanks for 20k views!!!!!] Ive had his one in the works for a while, actually; it just took me forever to actually sit down and finish it. Part of that was due to the length of a single loop (about 1:27) but part of it was also due to me being lazy.
While editing i also noticed the effects column for the Sawtooth channel got cut off...thats not too big of a deal though. Just the standard P7E detuning effect and a shitload of G01 effects for that staccato feel.
Original MIDI by Jay Reichard.")
![Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley [MMC5]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qLKAFM-cr1M/hqdefault.jpg "Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley [MMC5]
fucking comedy, happy april forced
NSF: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oYvrevgCjR2PnE2FwN8cYirMBq6wiXFH/view?usp=sharing
No MIDI file used.
Sprites by BadAssBill and SmithyGCN of The Spriters Resource.
Made in Dn-FamiTracker v0.4.0.1. Filmed with OBS, edited with OpenShot.")
![Endless Mine Zone - Sonic 3 & Knuckles [VRC6]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qfQS6DhPSfU/hqdefault.jpg "Endless Mine Zone - Sonic 3 & Knuckles [VRC6]
Sorry about the re-upload, i forgot to adjust the music volume in WMM so it was only at 50% volume. What a program.
Anyway, f you havent already, i highly suggest you listen to the music tracks from Sonic 3&Ks multiplayer zones. Its a shame such awesome tunes werent front and center in the main campaign, but the fact they exist at all is pretty rad. So i decided to cover one. Who knows, Chrome Gadget is a possibility...perhaps in the future.
Original MIDI created by KingMeteor.")
![Vampire Killer 2002 - Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance [VRC6]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/r1h-4dg2rt4/hqdefault.jpg "Vampire Killer 2002 - Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance [VRC6]
My personal favorite version of Vampire Killer, aside from the X68000 version. Although i omitted the Clockwork portion from my cover since i didnt think it meshed well with the rest of the song. I think the new drum samples more than make up for that though.
Original MIDI by Jorge D. Fuentes. Huge thanks to my colleague MarkTherence for finding and ripping the drum samples from Harmony of Dissonance specifically for this song. Check out his channel too: https://www.youtube.com/user/ILikeYourSTICK")
![Successor of Fate - Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance [VRC6] [v1]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/r6_pMfVtE88/hqdefault.jpg "Successor of Fate - Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance [VRC6] [v1]
Wow, two uploads in one week. Thats new. Regardless, i finished this in around 4 hours, and im really happy with how it turned out. Harmony of Dissonances soundtrack is highly underrated.
I took a little inspiration from Shimoines VRC6 cover of the track, which i highly suggest you listen to here: (www.youtube.com/watch?v 74FHrBTc6A). Its truly masterful.
Original MIDI created by Jorge D. Fuentes.")
![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.")
