An Introduction to Home Recording (During a Pandemic) @Soundole

Soundole VGM Covers My guide to getting started making home recordings is here: soundolevgmcovers.wordpress.com/how-to-get-started-making-home-recordings-even-if-youre-in-self-isolation-and-have-no-money

Since all of my students are working towards recording tasks this semester, I put together this page to answer some frequently occurring questions, and get them set up with readily available tools. Hopefully it will help some people in the wider community, too!

This guide is oriented towards people who can already play an instrument, but have no real experience with audio production. If you want to get started making some similar stuff to me or other VGM-covering youtubers, this will get you set up with the raw fundamentals.

As a test, I made a recording over on my second channel exclusively using the free software in this guide, and only my phone as a microphone. You can check that out here: youtube.com/watch?v=pVvHx2RSNjI
The quality turned out far better than I was expecting!

Now that this big job is finished, I'm looking forward to getting back to my regular channel work; see you soon for more VGM covers!

Special thanks to my Patreon donors who helped to support the creation of this video:

Philip Smith
Meredith Baillie
Kokobon0514
Josh Ng
Troy Thompson
Aram Akhavan
Darkil
EightbitGnosis
Adrien Fins
Lungkisser
John McKane
Alice Chance
August Hall
Brett Smith
Connor Grail
Damon Bolesta
Grady Savant
Kawo
Mariachi Entertainment System
Recorder Arcade
Scott Munro
Wade Filewich
Julia Henderson
Zach Miller
Mockingjay N7
Jason Snyder
Beau Tran
Tilly Underwood

Support me on Patreon for exclusive perks: patreon.com/soundole

Download mp3s of all my tracks for free here: drive.google.com/open?id=0B6_MNDKpWaG2NDcwYnEzYWUzYVU

Follow me on twitter: twitter.com/Soundole

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updated 4 years ago

An Introduction to Home Recording (During a Pandemic)

Soundole VGM Covers 2020-04-04 | My guide to getting started making home recordings is here: soundolevgmcovers.wordpress.com/how-to-get-started-making-home-recordings-even-if-youre-in-self-isolation-and-have-no-money

Since all of my students are working towards recording tasks this semester, I put together this page to answer some frequently occurring questions, and get them set up with readily available tools. Hopefully it will help some people in the wider community, too!

This guide is oriented towards people who can already play an instrument, but have no real experience with audio production. If you want to get started making some similar stuff to me or other VGM-covering youtubers, this will get you set up with the raw fundamentals.

As a test, I made a recording over on my second channel exclusively using the free software in this guide, and only my phone as a microphone. You can check that out here: youtube.com/watch?v=pVvHx2RSNjI
The quality turned out far better than I was expecting!

Now that this big job is finished, I'm looking forward to getting back to my regular channel work; see you soon for more VGM covers!

Special thanks to my Patreon donors who helped to support the creation of this video:

Philip Smith
Meredith Baillie
Kokobon0514
Josh Ng
Troy Thompson
Aram Akhavan
Darkil
EightbitGnosis
Adrien Fins
Lungkisser
John McKane
Alice Chance
August Hall
Brett Smith
Connor Grail
Damon Bolesta
Grady Savant
Kawo
Mariachi Entertainment System
Recorder Arcade
Scott Munro
Wade Filewich
Julia Henderson
Zach Miller
Mockingjay N7
Jason Snyder
Beau Tran
Tilly Underwood

Support me on Patreon for exclusive perks: patreon.com/soundole

Download mp3s of all my tracks for free here: drive.google.com/open?id=0B6_MNDKpWaG2NDcwYnEzYWUzYVU

Follow me on twitter: twitter.com/Soundole

Like me on Facebook: facebook.com/soundole

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Earthbound - Winters White (EWI Cover) Ft. Rahul Vanamali

Soundole VGM Covers 2022-12-23 | Please check out the work of my collaborator @RahulVanamali! He absolutely nailed the percussion groove I was going for on this track, and I think the finished product is immeasurably stronger because of his contributions!

I'm pretty happy with how this turned out, and I'm glad I was able to squeeze it in just before Christmas! However you celebrate it, I hope you have a great holiday season, and that you get to make some fun memories with the people closest to you!

Original Composer: Keiichi Suzuki, Hirokazu Tanaka

Equipment:
Akai EWI 4000s (Preset patches 14, 15, 16, and 31)
Ibanez SR-200
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2
Reaper
Audacity
GoPro Hero 10
MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 2019
paint.net

Special thanks to my Patreon donors who helped to support the creation of this video:

Adrien Fins, Aram Akhavan, August Hall, Beau Tran, Brett Smith, BroUps, Cooked Chicory, Damon Bolesta, Daniel Capo, Darkil, Emily Donnelly, Jacob Larsen, James Iben, Jason Snyder, John McKane, Jordan Moore, Josh Ames, keii4ii, Kelly Maxwell, Kokobon0514, Lungkisser, Mirabai Knight, Mockingjay N7, Nick Litow, Philip Smith, Scott Munro, Thomas Kresge, Thomas van Iersel, Ticfortea, Tilly Underwood, Vonzent

Support me on Patreon for exclusive perks: patreon.com/soundole

Download mp3s of all my tracks for free here: drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B6_MNDKpWaG2NDcwYnEzYWUzYVU?resourcekey=0-ecRC-tltpt3dwWe6V6xwvA&usp=sharing

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Donut County - Dust Clears (Ambient EWI Cover)

Soundole VGM Covers 2022-11-19 | I've been giving this soundtrack a lot of air time in my shop; its laid-back lo-fi vibes are incredibly soothing to me! I hope you enjoy my take on this little reflective moment!

Original Composer: Daniel Koestner and Ben Esposito

Equipment:
Akai EWI 4000s (Preset patches 14, 15, and 33)
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2
Reaper
Audacity
GoPro Hero 10
MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 2019
paint.net

Special thanks to my Patreon donors who helped to support the creation of this video:

Adrien Fins, Aram Akhavan, August Hall, Beau Tran, Brett Smith, BroUps, Cooked Chicory, Damon Bolesta, Daniel Capo, Darkil, Emily Donnelly, Jacob Larsen, James Iben, Jason Snyder, John McKane, Jordan Moore, Josh Ames, keii4ii, Kelly Maxwell, Kokobon0514, Lungkisser, Mirabai Knight, Mockingjay N7, Nick Litow, Philip Smith, Scott Munro, Thomas Kresge, Thomas van Iersel, Ticfortea, Tilly Underwood, Vonzent

Support me on Patreon for exclusive perks: patreon.com/soundole

Download mp3s of all my tracks for free here: drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B6_MNDKpWaG2NDcwYnEzYWUzYVU?resourcekey=0-ecRC-tltpt3dwWe6V6xwvA&usp=sharing

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Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance - Chapel of Dissonance (Reimagined as a Satie-esque gymnopodie)

Soundole VGM Covers 2022-10-24 | Calling this an arrangement or cover may be a bit of a stretch - this is a gymnopodie in the style of Erik Satie, written around the main opening motif of 'Chapel of Dissonance' from Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance. The connection to the source material is pretty tenuous! But I figured since people seemed to appreciate when I did something kind of similar with Sagat's theme a while back, it wouldn't hurt to upload this!

I'm setting a new record for the time it's taken me to get a cover finished - I recorded this in March of this year, and arranged it all the way back in 2008, when I was still an undergrad at the Sydney Conservatorium! It was interesting for me to dig this score up again - there are voicings in it that I would never use today, but in this particular context, I think they work. I'll be back to my usual sort of covers soon enough :)

Original Composer: Soshiro Hokkai

Equipment:
Pianoteq 6
Casio PX-S3000
Reaper
Audacity
Canon Legria HFR706
MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 2019
paint.net

Special thanks to my Patreon donors who helped to support the creation of this video:

Adrien Fins, Aram Akhavan, August Hall, Beau Tran, Brett Smith, BroUps, Cooked Chicory, Damon Bolesta, Daniel Capo, Darkil, Emily Donnelly, Jacob Larsen, James Iben, Jason Snyder, John McKane, Jordan Moore, Josh Ames, keii4ii, Kelly Maxwell, Kokobon0514, Lungkisser, Mirabai Knight, Mockingjay N7, Nick Litow, Philip Smith, Scott Munro, Thomas Kresge, Thomas van Iersel, Ticfortea, Tilly Underwood, Vonzent

Support me on Patreon for exclusive perks: patreon.com/soundole

Download mp3s of all my tracks for free here: drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B6_MNDKpWaG2NDcwYnEzYWUzYVU?resourcekey=0-ecRC-tltpt3dwWe6V6xwvA&usp=sharing

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🏆Soundoles Chill Out Cover Competition 2022 - RESULTS!🏆

Soundole VGM Covers 2022-10-15 | The wait is over - here are the winners of #SoundoleChillOut2022! Thank you to everyone who helped to make this competition such a success, I hope you'll join me again for next year's competition!

For anyone unfamiliar - the Soundole Chill Out Cover Competition is an annual contest challenging musicians to produce a cover of a piece of video game music in a chilled-out or relaxed style. I think it's the most important work that I do on Youtube!

I will be sending out prizes to all winners over the next few days.

You can listen to all the entries in this year's competition in this playlist: youtube.com/watch?v=zAbd2qIWHbM&list=PLkItiWe33xE8g3R9dxp3qeoxrR69a2f4O

Check out the work of this year's judges: @JordanMooreMusic, @Tiggsvoice, and @8bitMusicTheory! Their work was essential to make this competition happen!

Check out GameGrooves, who kindly sponsored this competition:
game-grooves.com
youtube.com/channel/UCNq5nbu4jIntnf5ebpoSOwA
twitter.com/GameGrooves

Special thanks to my Patreon donors who helped to support the creation of this video:

Adrien Fins, Aram Akhavan, August Hall, Beau Tran, Brett Smith, BroUps, Cooked Chicory, Damon Bolesta, Daniel Capo, Darkil, Emily Donnelly, Jacob Larsen, James Iben, Jason Snyder, John McKane, Jordan Moore, Josh Ames, keii4ii, Kelly Maxwell, Kokobon0514, Lungkisser, Mirabai Knight, Mockingjay N7, Nick Litow, Philip Smith, Scott Munro, Thomas Kresge, Thomas van Iersel, Ticfortea, Tilly Underwood, Vonzent

Support me on Patreon for exclusive perks: patreon.com/soundole

Download mp3s of all my tracks for free here: drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B6_MNDKpWaG2NDcwYnEzYWUzYVU?resourcekey=0-ecRC-tltpt3dwWe6V6xwvA&usp=sharing

Follow me on twitter: twitter.com/Soundole

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For anyone that's read this far - there's a small Steam voucher waiting as a reward for anyone who can tell me all 11 games shown in the section title cards in this video :)

Final Fantasy III - Town of Water EWI Cover

Soundole VGM Covers 2022-09-07 | It's nice to be back in NES JRPG territory! This track also sometimes goes by 'Town of Amur'. Whatever you call it, it's a beautiful melody with a really satisfying chordal accompaniment - like practically all of Uematsu's 8-bit writing!

Original Composer: Nobuo Uematsu

Equipment:
Akai EWI 4000s (Preset patches 15, 16, 21, and 33)
Ibanez SR-200
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2
Reaper
Audacity
Canon Legria HFR706
MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 2019
paint.net

Special thanks to my Patreon donors who helped to support the creation of this video:

Adrien Fins, Aram Akhavan, August Hall, Beau Tran, Brett Smith, BroUps, Cooked Chicory, Damon Bolesta, Daniel Capo, Darkil, Emily Donnelly, Jacob Larsen, James Iben, Jason Snyder, John McKane, Jordan Moore, Josh Ames, keii4ii, Kelly Maxwell, Kokobon0514, Landon Hawes, Lungkisser, Mockingjay N7, Nick Litow, Philip Smith, Scott Munro, Thomas Kresge, Thomas van Iersel, Ticfortea, Tilly Underwood, Vonzent, Zebetite

Support me on Patreon for exclusive perks: patreon.com/soundole

Download mp3s of all my tracks for free here: drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B6_MNDKpWaG2NDcwYnEzYWUzYVU?resourcekey=0-ecRC-tltpt3dwWe6V6xwvA&usp=sharing

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Original VGM No. 26 - Hersheys Balloon Pop (PICO-8 Game for Toddlers)

Soundole VGM Covers 2022-07-26 | Here's the music that I put together for a little balloon-popping game that I made for my son's second birthday back in April! It's modelled after a lot of similar toddler-oriented games on mobile app stores. If you'd like to give it a go yourself, it's playable in browser here: soundole.itch.io/hersheys-balloon-pop

If you're playing on desktop, press X or Z to enable the mouse cursor.

Special thanks to my Patreon donors who helped to support the creation of this video:

Adrien Fins, Aram Akhavan, August Hall, Beau Tran, Brett Smith, BroUps, Cooked Chicory, Damon Bolesta, Daniel Capo, Darkil, Emily Donnelly, Jacob Larsen, James Iben, Jason Snyder, John McKane, Jordan Moore, Josh Ames, keii4ii, Kelly Maxwell, Kokobon0514, Landon Hawes, Lungkisser, Mockingjay N7, Nick Litow, Philip Smith, Scott Munro, Thomas Kresge, Thomas van Iersel, Ticfortea, Tilly Underwood, Vonzent, Zebetite

Support me on Patreon for exclusive perks: patreon.com/soundole

Download mp3s of all my tracks for free here: drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B6_MNDKpWaG2NDcwYnEzYWUzYVU?resourcekey=0-ecRC-tltpt3dwWe6V6xwvA&usp=sharing

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Actraiser - Sky Palace EWI Cover

Soundole VGM Covers 2022-06-29 | Once I discovered that most organ music works pretty well when arranged for EWI ensemble, it was only a matter of time before I tackled this standard! I really love the tone this piece sets at the start of Actraiser - it effectively conveys the grandiosity and gravity of a floating Roman temple!

Original Composer: Yuzo Koshiro

Equipment:
Akai EWI 4000s (Preset patches 14, 15, and 21)
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2
Reaper
Audacity
Canon Legria HFR706
MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 2019
paint.net

Special thanks to my Patreon donors who helped to support the creation of this video:

Adrien Fins, Alice Chance, Aram Akhavan, August Hall, Beau Tran, Brett Smith, BroUps, Colum Wilson, Cooked Chicory, Damon Bolesta, Daniel Capo, Darkil, EightbitGnosis, Emily Donnelly, Jacob Larsen, Jason Snyder, John McKane, Jordan Moore, Josh Ames, keii4ii, Kelly Maxwell, Kokobon0514, Landon Hawes, Lungkisser, Mariachi Entertainment System, Mockingjay N7, Nick Litow, Philip Smith, Scott Munro, Thomas Kresge, Thomas van Iersel, Ticfortea, Tilly Underwood, Vonzent, Wade Filewich, Zach Miller, Zebetite

Support me on Patreon for exclusive perks: patreon.com/soundole

Download mp3s of all my tracks for free here: drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B6_MNDKpWaG2NDcwYnEzYWUzYVU?resourcekey=0-ecRC-tltpt3dwWe6V6xwvA&usp=sharing

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Ecco the Dolphin - Island Zone EWI Cover

Soundole VGM Covers 2022-05-19 | It's been a while since I've covered anything from Ecco, and it's nice to be back working with that soundtrack again! I experimented with adding extra elements to this, but the original scoring is so effective - I couldn't add anything without making it weaker! The constant riffs in this are just so strong - they hold everything together tightly, and given the melodic variation above them, they never wear out their welcome. I've kept all the parts 1:1 with the originals, only adding effects. I hope you enjoy my take on this!

The lettering used in the thumbnail was created with the Ecco Text Generator: https://eccothedolphin.online/ecco-text-generator/

Original Composers: Spencer Nilsen, Brian Coburn, András Magyari

Equipment:
Akai EWI 4000s (Preset patches 14, 15, and 16)
Ibanez SR-200
Mano Percussion bongos
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2
Reaper
Audacity
Canon Legria HFR706
MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 2019
paint.net

Special thanks to my Patreon donors who helped to support the creation of this video:

Adrien Fins, Alice Chance, Aram Akhavan, August Hall, Beau Tran, Brett Smith, BroUps, Colum Wilson, Cooked Chicory, Damon Bolesta, Daniel Capo, Darkil, EightbitGnosis, Emily Donnelly, Grady Savant, Jacob Larsen, Jason Snyder, John McKane, Jordan Moore, Josh Ames, keii4ii, Kelly Maxwell, Kokobon0514, Landon Hawes, Lungkisser, Mariachi Entertainment System, Mockingjay N7, Nick Litow, Philip Smith, Scott Munro, Thomas Kresge, Thomas van Iersel, Ticfortea, Tilly Underwood, Vonzent, Wade Filewich, Zach Miller, Zebetite

Support me on Patreon for exclusive perks: patreon.com/soundole

Download mp3s of all my tracks for free here: drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B6_MNDKpWaG2NDcwYnEzYWUzYVU?resourcekey=0-ecRC-tltpt3dwWe6V6xwvA&usp=sharing

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🎵VGM COMPETITION ANNOUNCEMENT!🎵 #SoundoleChillOut2022

Soundole VGM Covers 2022-04-30 | SUBMIT YOUR ENTRY WITH THIS FORM: https://forms.gle/oy3tgJBEqJLszW77A

The Soundole Chill Out Cover Competition is back for another year! I'm looking forward to a fun month of bonding over chilled-out VGM!

Huge thanks to GameGrooves for helping to supply prizes! GameGrooves is a record label, website, and community devoted to promoting video game music, and celebrating the diversity of the VGM community. Check them out:
twitter.com/GameGrooves
game-grooves.com
youtube.com/channel/UCNq5nbu4jIntnf5ebpoSOwA
patreon.com/gamegrooves
ko-fi.com/gamegrooves

COMPETITION GUIDELINES - PLEASE READ IF ENTERING:

1) To enter, make a cover of a piece of video game music in a relaxed, chilled-out style (that can mean whatever you want). It must be uploaded to Youtube, publicly. Video production is recommended, but not required (it can just be a still image with audio over the top, if that's all you're comfortable producing).

2) Maximum length 7 minutes. Medleys are fine so long as they're under that time limit. Sorry if your work is longer, but I have to put a cap on the time that judges will spend listening! Much shorter is also fine (your track won't be judged as 'better' just because it's longer!)

3) Entry closes on 23:59, EDT, May 31st, 2022. Your video must be uploaded and made public by then, because judging will start straight away.

4) Your video must be uploaded or premiered during the month of May, 2022, so no videos you've uploaded before the start of the competition, please.

5) One entry per Youtube channel/person. If you're producing multiple tracks during this time that fit the bill, submit the one you think is best! Collaborations are fine, so long as you figure out amongst yourselves what to do with a single prize if you win! You may may make guest appearances in as many collaborations as you like, so long as there is still only one entry from each channel/person.

6) Previous winners are welcome to enter the current competition. Judges of the current competition are ineligible to enter (both on their own and as part of collaborations), but judges of previous competitions may enter, too! The judges for this year are @JordanMooreMusic, @Tiggsvoice, and @8bitMusicTheory.

7) There are 6 distinct winning categories: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd judging audio exclusively, Audience Choice (a poll will be held after the end of the competition), and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd judging video exclusively. Prizes will be the following amounts of cash sent through PayPal (all USD):
Audio 1st Place: $100
Audio 2nd Place: $75
Audio 3rd Place: $50
Audio Honourable Mention: $25
Audience Choice: $50
Video Production 1st Place: $75
Video Production 2nd Place: $60
Video Production 3rd Place: $40

8) You do not need a Paypal account to participate, but you will need to provide your Paypal email in order to receive prize-money.

When you are ready, submit your video with this Google Form: https://forms.gle/oy3tgJBEqJLszW77A

That's everything! If you have any questions, please let me know in the comments, or reach me by email (on my 'about' tab) or on twitter!

If you'd like to see some examples of 'chilled-out' tracks entered in previous competitions, check out these playlists:

2018: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkItiWe33xE8QDDGpR3KhlLiIbwzbEFW9
2019: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkItiWe33xE-M5fN-YBaDGjmW7cyvrScF
2020: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkItiWe33xE8C4UTWNvavb1nRL35xKuzd
2021: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkItiWe33xE8We5AjNGeJIrYhHL0qdWhf

If anyone is interested in sponsoring the competition to help cover costs, either this year or for future contests, please get in touch!

Thanks to Erin Harrison for providing voiceover for the FAQs. The footage of Costa del Sol from Final Fantasy VII used in the background of that section comes from this playthrough by SourceSpy91: youtube.com/watch?v=7rGZNRD7SYI

Support me on Patreon for exclusive perks: patreon.com/soundole

Download mp3s of all my tracks for free here: drive.google.com/open?id=0B6_MNDKpWaG2NDcwYnEzYWUzYVU

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Original VGM No. 25 - Pico Karts OST (PICO-8 Racing Game)

Soundole VGM Covers 2022-04-22 | Pico Karts is a racing game made in PICO-8, influenced by pseudo-3d arcade racing games such as Hang-On and Outrun. Over the course of about a month and a half, it grew out of an experiment with pseudo-3D projections into a complete little game.

You can play it for free in your browser now, here: soundole.itch.io/pico-karts

Tracklist:
0:00 - Title Theme
0:43 - Racing Theme

In case you aren't familiar with PICO-8, it's a 'fantasy console' which mimics some of the restrictions of traditional 8-bit consoles. It includes an integrated development environment, and it's definitely my favourite way to make games at the moment! You can find more information about it, and play more PICO-8 games, at lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php

Special thanks to my Patreon donors who helped to support the creation of this video:

Adrien Fins, Alice Chance, Aram Akhavan, August Hall, Beau Tran, Brett Smith, BroUps, Colum Wilson, Cooked Chicory, Damon Bolesta, Daniel Capo, Darkil, EightbitGnosis, Emily Donnelly, Grady Savant, Jacob Larsen, Jason Snyder, John McKane, Jordan Moore, Josh Ames, keii4ii, Kelly Maxwell, Kokobon0514, Landon Hawes, Lungkisser, Mariachi Entertainment System, Mockingjay N7, Nick Litow, Philip Smith, Scott Munro, Thomas Kresge, Thomas van Iersel, Ticfortea, Tilly Underwood, Vonzent, Wade Filewich, Zach Miller, Zebetite

Support me on Patreon for exclusive perks: patreon.com/soundole

Download mp3s of all my tracks for free here: drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B6_MNDKpWaG2NDcwYnEzYWUzYVU?resourcekey=0-ecRC-tltpt3dwWe6V6xwvA&usp=sharing

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Final Fantasy - Shop EWI Cover

Soundole VGM Covers 2022-02-26 | It's been a while since I've done a relatively straight transcription cover, so jumping back into 3-part JRPG territory felt long overdue! For anyone keeping count, this is the 7th track that I've covered from the original NES Final Fantasy OST!

Original Composer: Nobuo Uematsu

Equipment:
Akai EWI 4000s (Preset patches 15 and 21)
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2
Reaper
Audacity
Canon Legria HFR706
MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 2019
paint.net

Special thanks to my Patreon donors who helped to support the creation of this video:

Adrien Fins, Alice Chance, Aram Akhavan, August Hall, Beau Tran, Brett Smith, BroUps, Colum Wilson, Cooked Chicory, Damon Bolesta, Daniel Capo, Darkil, EightbitGnosis, Grady Savant, Jacob Larsen, Jason Snyder, John McKane, Jordan Moore, Josh Ames, keii4ii, Kelly Maxwell, Kokobon0514, Landon Hawes, Lungkisser, Mariachi Entertainment System, Mockingjay N7, Nick Litow, Philip Smith, Scott Munro, Thomas Kresge, Thomas van Iersel, Ticfortea, Tilly Underwood, Vonzent, Wade Filewich, Zach Miller, Zebetite

Support me on Patreon for exclusive perks: patreon.com/soundole

Download mp3s of all my tracks for free here: drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B6_MNDKpWaG2NDcwYnEzYWUzYVU?resourcekey=0-ecRC-tltpt3dwWe6V6xwvA&usp=sharing

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Original VGM No. 24 - Avenues of Anger (Streets of Rage Style PICO-8 track)

Soundole VGM Covers 2022-02-21 | This is a piece I wrote about a year ago that I never got around to uploading to Youtube! As a birthday present to my brother, I made a little proof-of-concept demo of a Streets of Rage-style game in PICO-8. For the soundtrack, I tried to cram in as many Yuzo Koshiro SoR stylistic references as I could! You might not get too much out of the game itself, since it's mostly an in-joke, but if you want to try it out, it's playable in browser here: soundole.itch.io/avenues-of-anger-prototype

Special thanks to my Patreon donors who helped to support the creation of this video:

Adrien Fins, Alice Chance, Aram Akhavan, August Hall, Beau Tran, Brett Smith, BroUps, Colum Wilson, Cooked Chicory, Damon Bolesta, Daniel Capo, Darkil, EightbitGnosis, Grady Savant, Jacob Larsen, Jason Snyder, John McKane, Jordan Moore, Josh Ames, keii4ii, Kelly Maxwell, Kokobon0514, Landon Hawes, Lungkisser, Mariachi Entertainment System, Mockingjay N7, Nick Litow, Philip Smith, Scott Munro, Thomas Kresge, Thomas van Iersel, Ticfortea, Tilly Underwood, Vonzent, Wade Filewich, Zach Miller, Zebetite

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Faxanadu - Mantra EWI Cover

Soundole VGM Covers 2022-01-28 | It's nice to be back! This is my first post since October of last year, which I think is a new record for time without uploading for me!

Mostly I've been being a dad, doing some indie game dev stuff, and contributing to some other recording projects. It's becoming clear that my uploads are probably going to continue to be infrequent, but I haven't got any plans to stop recording soon, so I hope you'll continue to join me in the future :)

This track was a request from Zebetite. Hope you enjoy what I've done with it! I felt like that repeated melody would work perfectly with some textural augmentation/variation over its repetitions, but I tried to keep it mostly subtle and in the same vein as the groove of the original.

Original Composer: Jun Chikuma

Equipment:
Akai EWI 4000s (Preset patches 15, 21, and 33)
Superior Drummer 2
Ibanez SR-200
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2
Reaper
Audacity
Canon Legria HFR706
MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 2019
paint.net

Special thanks to my Patreon donors who helped to support the creation of this video:

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Original VGM No. 23 - PumpkinLight (Spooky PICO-8 Chiptune)

Soundole VGM Covers 2021-10-31 | Happy Halloween! I made a little arcade-style game in PICO-8 called 'PumpkinLight', and you can play it free in your browser right now: soundole.itch.io/pumpkinlight

I'd love to hear what you think of it! For the soundtrack, I started out influenced by some traditional baroque writing, but the second-half of it shows more of its Castlevanian roots!

If you're not familiar, PICO-8 is a fantasy console with an inbuilt development environment, which emulates some of the fun limitations of 8-bit consoles. It's gathered quite a dedicated and talented community over the last few years! If it sounds interesting to you, check PICO-8 out here: lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php

Special thanks to my Patreon donors who helped to support the creation of this video:

Adrien Fins, Alice Chance, Aram Akhavan, August Hall, Beau Tran, Brett Smith, BroUps, Colum Wilson, Cooked Chicory, Damon Bolesta, Daniel Capo, Darkil, EightbitGnosis, Grady Savant, Jacob Larsen, Jason Snyder, John McKane, Jordan Moore, Josh Ames, keii4ii, Kelly Maxwell, Kokobon0514, Landon Hawes, Lungkisser, Mariachi Entertainment System, Meredith Baillie, Mockingjay N7, Nick Litow, NieR;Kernel, Philip Smith, Scott Munro, Thomas Kresge, Thomas van Iersel, Ticfortea, Tilly Underwood, Vonzent, Wade Filewich, Zach Miller, Zebetite

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Grim Fandango - Manny and Meche (Clarinet Cover)

Soundole VGM Covers 2021-10-29 | The music of Grim Fandango does an incredible job of conveying characterisation and location. Peter McConnell's masterful soundtrack is probably most of the reason that I remember this adventure so fondly, decades on! This soulful tango pops up as a recurring theme throughout the game, in plenty of different guises, symbolising the relationship between Manny and Meche. Here's my take on on it - reduced to a duet, but with a steady tango beat on cabasa!

Original Composer: Peter McConnell

Equipment:
Buffet Prestige Bass Clarinet (Selmer F mouthpiece, BG L91 ligature, and a Vandoren V12 Strength 3 reed)
Buffet Festival Clarinet (Vandoren BD5 mouthpiece, BG L4SR ligature, and a Vandoren V12 Strength 3.5+ reed)
Power Beat Cabasa
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2
AT2020 Microphone
Reaper
Audacity
Canon Legria HFR706
MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 2019
paint.net

Special thanks to my Patreon donors who helped to support the creation of this video:

Adrien Fins, Alice Chance, Aram Akhavan, August Hall, Beau Tran, Brett Smith, BroUps, Colum Wilson, Cooked Chicory, Damon Bolesta, Daniel Capo, Darkil, EightbitGnosis, Grady Savant, Jacob Larsen, Jason Snyder, John McKane, Jordan Moore, Josh Ames, keii4ii, Kelly Maxwell, Kokobon0514, Landon Hawes, Lungkisser, Mariachi Entertainment System, Meredith Baillie, Mockingjay N7, Nick Litow, NieR;Kernel, Philip Smith, Scott Munro, Thomas Kresge, Thomas van Iersel, Ticfortea, Tilly Underwood, Vonzent, Wade Filewich, Zach Miller, Zebetite

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Final Fantasy IV - Theme of Love EWI Cover

Soundole VGM Covers 2021-10-15 | This is such an iconic standard in the VGM repertory!

Thank you to Kokobon0514 for this request! I've tried to keep the core of the original arrangement in place, with just a few little personal tweaks. I hope you enjoy my take on it!

Technically, this is something I've covered before - if you're curious, back in 2015 @pinguchan1 and I made a cover for clarinet and accordion, here: youtube.com/watch?v=QJYAkCDKL7I

Original Composer: Nobuo Uematsu

Equipment:
Akai EWI 4000s (Preset patches 15, 16, 21, 31 and 33)
Lounge Lizard EP-4
Casio PX-S3000
Ibanez SR-200
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2
Reaper
Audacity
Canon Legria HFR706
MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 2019
paint.net

Special thanks to my Patreon donors who helped to support the creation of this video:

Adrien Fins, Alice Chance, Aram Akhavan, August Hall, Beau Tran, Brett Smith, BroUps, Colum Wilson, Cooked Chicory, Damon Bolesta, Daniel Capo, Darkil, EightbitGnosis, Grady Savant, Jacob Larsen, Jason Snyder, John McKane, Jordan Moore, Josh Ames, keii4ii, Kelly Maxwell, Kokobon0514, Landon Hawes, Lungkisser, Mariachi Entertainment System, Meredith Baillie, Mockingjay N7, Nick Litow, NieR;Kernel, Philip Smith, Scott Munro, Thomas Kresge, Thomas van Iersel, Ticfortea, Tilly Underwood, Vonzent, Wade Filewich, Zach Miller, Zebetite

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Deltarune - Bluebird of Misfortune EWI Cover

Soundole VGM Covers 2021-09-25 | Only people with very high IQs are allowed to watch this video, sorry.

I'm glad that the Deltarune Chapter 2 soundtrack included a handful of opportunities for me to do my retro-styled melancholy EWI business! Berdly is a pretty interesting character, and his eventual descent into (mild) humility is satisfying. I think plenty of people who grew up thinking they were pretty intelligent will relate to some of his bad takes and character flaws. He is one interesting character among many in Deltarune Chapter 2, and I definitely recommend you play it as soon as you get the opportunity - Toby Fox's games' heart and humour are unmatched.

Original Composer: Toby Fox

Equipment:
Akai EWI 4000s (Preset patch 15)
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2
Reaper
Audacity
Canon Legria HFR706
MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 2019
MuseScore 3
paint.net

Special thanks to my Patreon donors who helped to support the creation of this video:

Adrien Fins, Alice Chance, Aram Akhavan, August Hall, Beau Tran, Brett Smith, BroUps, Colum Wilson, Cooked Chicory, Damon Bolesta, Daniel Capo, Darkil, EightbitGnosis, Grady Savant, Jacob Larsen, Jason Snyder, John McKane, Jordan Moore, Josh Ames, keii4ii, Kelly Maxwell, Kokobon0514, Landon Hawes, Lungkisser, Mariachi Entertainment System, Meredith Baillie, Mockingjay N7, Nick Litow, Philip Smith, Scott Munro, Thomas Kresge, Thomas van Iersel, Ticfortea, Tilly Underwood, Vonzent, Wade Filewich, Zach Miller, Zebetite

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🏆Soundoles Chill Out Cover Competition 2021 - RESULTS!🏆

Soundole VGM Covers 2021-08-20 | Here are all the prize-winners for #SoundoleChillOut2021! Thank you for being part of it; working with the community to run this competition is always such validating work! I hope you can join me for this competition again in 2022!

I will be sending out an email to all entrants within a day or two of this video going live, containing the judges' feedback and any relevant prize details.

You can listen to a playlist of all of this year's entries here: youtube.com/watch?v=mrWkDUaJO1w&list=PLkItiWe33xE8We5AjNGeJIrYhHL0qdWhf

Thank you to my fellow judges @LaceyJohnsonMusic, @FluteLink, and @DavidErickRamos, this competition wouldn't have been possible without their help!

Thank you very much to Beau Tran and GameGrooves for sponsoring this year's competition! GameGrooves is a record label and community devoted to video game music, check them out here:
twitter.com/GameGrooves
game-grooves.com
youtube.com/channel/UCNq5nbu4jIntnf5ebpoSOwA
patreon.com/gamegrooves

Special thanks to my Patreon donors who helped to support the creation of this video:

Adrien Fins, Alice Chance, Aram Akhavan, August Hall, Beau Tran, Brett Smith, BroUps, Colum Wilson, Cooked Chicory, Damon Bolesta, Daniel Capo, Darkil, EightbitGnosis, Grady Savant, Jacob Larsen, Jason Snyder, John McKane, Jordan Moore, Josh Ames, keii4ii, Kokobon0514, Landon Hawes, Lungkisser, Mariachi Entertainment System, Meredith Baillie, Mockingjay N7, Nick Litow, Philip Smith, Scott Munro, Thomas Kresge, Ticfortea, Tilly Underwood, Vonzent, Wade Filewich, Zach Miller

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Zelda II - Village EWI Cover

Soundole VGM Covers 2021-07-29 | This is one of those pieces that I've had in my 'to cover' list for a few years now! I'm glad I held off as long as I did, though - I feel like I've only recently developed the skills to do what I wanted with it. There's a few quirky turns in the original piece, so I tried to both flesh out and exaggerate those contrasts, and try to create cohesion between sections with percussion transitions. I hope you enjoy my take on this classic!

Original Composer: Akito Nakatsuka

Equipment:
Akai EWI 4000s (Preset patches 15, 21, and 33)
Superior Drummer 2
Ibanez SR-200
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2
Reaper
Audacity
Canon Legria HFR706
MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 2019
paint.net

Special thanks to my Patreon donors who helped to support the creation of this video:

Adrien Fins, Alice Chance, Aram Akhavan, August Hall, Beau Tran, Brett Smith, BroUps, Colum Wilson, Cooked Chicory, Damon Bolesta, Daniel Capo, Darkil, EightbitGnosis, Grady Savant, Jacob Larsen, Jason Snyder, John McKane, Jordan Moore, Josh Ames, keii4ii, Kokobon0514, Landon Hawes, Lungkisser, Mariachi Entertainment System, Meredith Baillie, Mockingjay N7, Nick Litow, Philip Smith, Scott Munro, Thomas Kresge, Ticfortea, Tilly Underwood, Vonzent, Wade Filewich, Zach Miller

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Pokémon G/S/C - Elm Pokémon Lab (EWI Cover)

Soundole VGM Covers 2021-07-09 | I hope you like what I've done with this fun and bouncy track! You can find this, along with 16 other fantastic covers, on 'Golden Feathers, Silver Gales', a new album of Pokémon GSC covers by GameLark!

Follow this link to stream or download Golden Feathers, Silver Gales on the platform of your choice: https://ampl.ink/yPz2l

Original Composers: Junichi Masuda, Go Ichinose, Morikazu Aoki

Equipment:
Akai EWI 4000s (Preset patches 15 and 21)
Superior Drummer 2
Ibanez SR-200
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2
Reaper
Audacity
Canon Legria HFR706
MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 2019
paint.net

Special thanks to my Patreon donors who helped to support the creation of this video:

Adrien Fins, Alice Chance, Aram Akhavan, August Hall, Beau Tran, Brett Smith, BroUps, Colum Wilson, Cooked Chicory, Damon Bolesta, Daniel Capo, Darkil, EightbitGnosis, Grady Savant, Jacob Larsen, Jason Snyder, John McKane, Jordan Moore, Josh Ames, keii4ii, Kokobon0514, Landon Hawes, Lungkisser, Mariachi Entertainment System, Meredith Baillie, Mockingjay N7, Nick Litow, Philip Smith, Scott Munro, Thomas Kresge, Ticfortea, Tilly Underwood, Vonzent, Wade Filewich, Zach Miller

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Final Fantasy X - Hymn of the Fayth EWI Cover

Soundole VGM Covers 2021-06-21 | It's nice to be back working with an EWI choir! This track was a request by Ticfortea, to whom I also owe thanks for producing the transcriptions that that this arrangement is based on! This cover plays with the 'standard' and 'Yunalesca' versions of the theme; I tried to fashion them into some kind of musical journey. I hope you enjoy the result!

Original Composer: Masashi Hamauzu, Nobuo Uematsu

Equipment:
Akai EWI 4000s (Preset patches 14, 15, 16, 21, and 31)
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2
Reaper
Audacity
Canon Legria HFR706
MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 2019
paint.net

Special thanks to my Patreon donors who helped to support the creation of this video:

Adrien Fins, Alice Chance, Aram Akhavan, August Hall, Beau Tran, Brett Smith, BroUps, Colum Wilson, Cooked Chicory, Damon Bolesta, Daniel Capo, Darkil, EightbitGnosis, Grady Savant, Jacob Larsen, Jason Snyder, John McKane, Jordan Moore, Josh Ames, keii4ii, Kokobon0514, Landon Hawes, Lungkisser, Mariachi Entertainment System, Meredith Baillie, Mockingjay N7, Nick Litow, Philip Smith, Scott Munro, Thomas Kresge, Ticfortea, Tilly Underwood, Vonzent, Wade Filewich, Zach Miller

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Download mp3s of all my tracks for free here: drive.google.com/open?id=0B6_MNDKpWaG2NDcwYnEzYWUzYVU

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Sonic the Hedgehog - Green Hill Zone (Lo-Fi Cover)

Soundole VGM Covers 2021-05-18 | This is a bit more of a rhapsodic reharmonisation on some themes from this track, rather than one of my usual 'straight' covers! I wrote this arrangement for use as the background music for the #SoundoleChillOut2021 competition announcement.

Every time I dip my toe into the waters of lo-fi production, I come away with a keen awareness of the depth of skill needed to make really memorable lo-fi works. It's always a learning experience for me - this is my first time programming purposely sloppy drum parts, and I think it's really tricky to get those loops sounding convincing and stylistically appropriate!

I hope you enjoy it! Feel free to show me how much better you can do with your entry to #SoundoleChillOut2021! ;)

Original Composer: Masato Nakamura

Equipment:
Akai EWI 4000s (Preset patches 15 and 16)
iZotope Vinyl
Lounge Lizard EP-4
DSK mini DRUMZ 2
Pianoteq 6
Casio PX-S3000
Ibanez SR-200
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2
Reaper
Audacity
MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 2019
paint.net

Special thanks to my Patreon donors who helped to support the creation of this video:

Adrien Fins, Alice Chance, Aram Akhavan, August Hall, Beau Tran, Brett Smith, BroUps, Colum Wilson, Cooked Chicory, Damon Bolesta, Daniel Capo, Darkil, EightbitGnosis, Grady Savant, Jacob Larsen, Jake Stamps, Jason Snyder, John McKane, Jordan Moore, Josh Ames, keii4ii, Kokobon0514, Landon Hawes, Lungkisser, Mariachi Entertainment System, Meredith Baillie, Mockingjay N7, Nick Litow, Philip Smith, Scott Munro, Thomas Kresge, Ticfortea, Tilly Underwood, Vonzent, Wade Filewich, Zach Miller

Support me on Patreon for exclusive perks: patreon.com/soundole

Download mp3s of all my tracks for free here: drive.google.com/open?id=0B6_MNDKpWaG2NDcwYnEzYWUzYVU

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🎵COMPETITION ANNOUNCEMENT!🎵 #SoundoleChillOut2021

Soundole VGM Covers 2021-04-30 | Please fill out this form to enter this year's competition: https://forms.gle/RTzxXp5zuV1Ls6W26

I'm very proud to be running this competition again! Let's make some chilled-out music together!

Huge thanks to GameGrooves for helping to supply prizes! GameGrooves is a record label and community devoted to promoting video game music, and celebrating the diversity of the VGM community. Check them out:
twitter.com/GameGrooves
game-grooves.com
youtube.com/channel/UCNq5nbu4jIntnf5ebpoSOwA
patreon.com/gamegrooves

COMPETITION GUIDELINES - PLEASE READ IF ENTERING:

1) To enter, make a cover of a piece of video game music in a relaxed, chilled out style (that can mean whatever you want). It must be uploaded to Youtube, publicly. Video production is recommended, but not required (it can just be a still image with audio over the top, if that's all you're comfortable producing).

2) Maximum length 7 minutes. Medleys are fine so long as they're under that time limit. Sorry if your masterpiece is longer, but I have to put a cap on the time that judges will spend listening! Much shorter is also fine (your track won't be judged as 'better' just because it's longer!)

3) Entry closes on 23:59, EST, May 31st, 2021. Your video must be uploaded and made public by then, because judging will start straight away. Feel free to use #SoundoleChillOut2021 and make sure you fill out the entry form located here: https://forms.gle/RTzxXp5zuV1Ls6W26

4) One entry per Youtube channel/person. If you're producing multiple tracks during this time that fit the bill, submit the one you think is best! Also, it has to be a track that you are releasing in May, so no submissions of existing tracks, please.

5) Previous winners are welcome to enter the current competition. Judges of the current competition are ineligible, but judges of previous competitions may enter, too! The judges for this year are @DavidErickRamos, @LaceyJohnsonMusic, and @FluteLink.

6) There are 6 distinct winning categories: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd judging audio exclusively, Audience Choice (a poll will be held after the end of the competition), Video Production, and Video Production Runner-Up. Prizes will be the following amounts of cash sent through PayPal (all USD):
Audio 1st Place: $100
Audio 2nd Place: $75
Audio 3rd Place: $50
Audio Honourable Mention: $25
Audience Choice: $50
Video Production: $75
Video Production Runner-Up: $50

7) Collaborations are fine, so long as you figure out amongst yourselves what to do with a single prize if you win!

That's everything! If you have any questions, please let me know in the comments, or reach me by email (on my 'about' tab) or on twitter!

If you'd like to see some examples of 'chilled-out' tracks entered in previous competitions, check out these playlists:

2018: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkItiWe33xE8QDDGpR3KhlLiIbwzbEFW9
2019: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkItiWe33xE-M5fN-YBaDGjmW7cyvrScF
2020: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkItiWe33xE8C4UTWNvavb1nRL35xKuzd

If anyone is interested in sponsoring the competition to help cover costs, either this year or for future contests, please get in touch!

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The Magic of Scheherazade - Temple EWI Cover

Soundole VGM Covers 2021-04-20 | It's been a little while since I've covered some moody NES JRPG music, so I wanted to change that! I love the elegant counterpoint in this track; it flows so beautifully! I know this soundtrack isn't particularly well known, but I think there's definitely some hidden gems in it. I may well return to it in the future.

Original Composer: Akinori Sawa, Shunichi Mikame

Equipment:
Akai EWI 4000s (Preset patches 15 and 21)
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2
Reaper
Audacity
Canon Legria HFR706
MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 2019
paint.net

Special thanks to my Patreon donors who helped to support the creation of this video:

Philip Smith
Meredith Baillie
Kokobon0514
Ticfortea
Troy Thompson
Aram Akhavan
Darkil
EightbitGnosis
Adrien Fins
Cooked Chicory
Daniel Capo
Lungkisser
John McKane
Alice Chance
August Hall
Vonzent
Brett Smith
Connor Grail
Damon Bolesta
Grady Savant
Jacob Larsen
Jake Stamps
Mariachi Entertainment System
Nick Litow
Rob Bonavoglia
Scott Munro
Wade Filewich
Jordan Moore
Josh Ames
Julia Henderson
keii4ii
Landon Hawes
Thomas Kresge
Zach Miller
Mockingjay N7
Jason Snyder
Beau Tran
Tilly Underwood

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Streets of Rage 2 - Dreamer EWI Cover

Soundole VGM Covers 2021-03-10 | The Streets of Rage soundtracks are of deep personal significance to me. In addition to the nostalgia I feel for them, they represent some of the best writing on the Genesis. It feels like Yuzo Koshiro's ideas were never hindered by the hardware, rather, the hardware acted as a source of inspiration. I hope you appreciate my take on one of Streets of Rage 2's standout tracks!

Original Composer: Yuzo Koshiro

Equipment:
Akai EWI 4000s (Preset patches 14 and 15)
Lounge Lizard EP-4
Pianoteq 6 (Hohner Pianet N)
Casio PX-S3000
TAL Elek7ro
TS 808 2.0
DSK mini DRUMZ 2
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2
Reaper
Audacity
Canon Legria HFR706
MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 2019
paint.net

Special thanks to my Patreon donors who helped to support the creation of this video:

Philip Smith
Meredith Baillie
Kokobon0514
Ticfortea
Troy Thompson
Aram Akhavan
Darkil
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Austin Surls
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Damon Bolesta
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Jacob Larsen
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Nick Litow
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keii4ii
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Final Fantasy IV - Melody of Lute (Electric Piano Solo)

Soundole VGM Covers 2021-02-06 | I've wondered for a while whether this iconic little track would work with an electric piano patch. With a bit of tweaking, I think I've found something functional :)

Original Composer: Nobuo Uematsu

Equipment:
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Casio PX-S3000
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Canon Legria HFR706
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Pokémon R/B/Y - Bicycle Theme EWI Cover

Soundole VGM Covers 2021-01-16 | And we're back! I hope you managed to stay healthy over the Christmas break, and that your 2021 is off to a positive start!

Originally, I was planning to do this as a pretty straight cover, using a similar tempo to the original, but I was having some trouble making it sound convincing. Once I slowed things down, though, I felt like the drum and bass parts really naturally fell into place. Making chilled-out things is sort of my brand now, so taking it in this direction felt like an personally authentic arrangement choice! I hope you like what I've done with it!

Original Composer: Junichi Masuda

Equipment:
Akai EWI 4000s (Preset patches 15 and 21)
Superior Drummer 2
Ibanez SR-200
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2
Reaper
Audacity
Canon Legria HFR706
MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 2019
paint.net

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Original VGM No. 22 - Medieval Town (NES Town Theme)

Soundole VGM Covers 2020-12-01 | Here's my latest bit of work in Deflemask! It's been a while since I've done some tracker work, and coming back to it I've found I really relish the creative problem-solving required to fit musical ideas into the limitations of 8-bit sound hardware.

This track is a Patreon-commissioned original for Kokobon0514, who requested something medieval or renaissance-like which could be used as a village theme. I think I've taken a few liberties beyond exclusive medieval or renaissance figures, but I hope the influences come across! I was thinking of percussion mostly consisting of a medieval tambourine, and a very 5ths-driven, drone-heavy accompaniment. I think this is my first time using a triangle wave lead part, which certainly makes some balance issues trickier! Regardless, I hope you enjoy the result!

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Landstalker - Prayers to God EWI Cover

Soundole VGM Covers 2020-11-25 | I recently started playing through Landstalker again, and I'm happy to say that it mostly holds up! If you're curious, I'd recommend checking it out now that it's available in a variety of places. It's astonishingly impressive considering it came out in 1992!

This track really beautifully evokes traditional carol-like counterpoint, and fits the churches in Landstalker so well. It's a sweet moment of calm and healing in an incredibly hostile world, and it's a track that's well and truly burned into my memory!

Original Composer: Motoaki Takenouchi

Equipment:
Akai EWI 4000s (Preset patches 15 and 21)
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2
Reaper
Audacity
MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 2019
paint.net

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Austin Wintorys The Pathless Contest Entry (Atmospheric EWI Textures)

Soundole VGM Covers 2020-11-18 | This is my entry to @awintory's recently announced contest, which required entrants to do something interesting with a nyckelharpa stem from The Pathless. Full details of the competition can be found in his video here: youtube.com/watch?v=g0TT0DHIL6E

For this track, I've gone a little bit outside of my comfort zone, using the EWI to produce an improvisatory textural accompaniment to the nyckelharpa melody. Hope you enjoy how it's turned out!

Original Composer: Austin Wintory

Equipment:
Akai EWI 4000s (Preset patches 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 21, and 23)
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2
Reaper
Audacity
MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 2019
paint.net

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Civilization IV - Baba Yetu Ft. The Sydney Conservatorium Clarinet Choir

Soundole VGM Covers 2020-10-22 | This project has been in the works for a while; it's easily the biggest, most time-consuming project that I've ever put together for my channel! I just managed to get it done in time for the 15th anniversary of Baba Yetu (#BabaYetuXV). I'm glad that I'm able to take part in the outpouring of creativity I'm seeing around that hashtag!

I started a job this year conducting the Clarinet Choir at the Sydney Conservatorium. We only got through two rehearsals before the world shut down, and all of the ensemble's assessments had to be done remotely. Baba Yetu has always been an extremely inspiring track to me; I associate it with humanity overcoming adversity through collaboration, so it was the perfect choice for a big group project during lockdown!

The Sydney Conservatorium Clarinet Choir is (for this recording):
Ambrose Kranitis
Laura Cook
Tara Elvery
Wai Pak Kam
Michelle Williams
Christopher Watt
Daniel Baykitch
Emily Turner

Original Composer: Christopher Tin (This arrangement is based off a Clarinet Quintet arrangement by Thomas H. Graf)

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Note that they weren't charged for this track, and it's remaining unmonetised on Youtube, because it involves the work of my students as part of their assessment, and I feel monetising it would be inappropriate.

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Street Fighter II - Sagats Theme (Impressionistic Piano Rhapsody)

Soundole VGM Covers 2020-10-18 | This is almost certainly my most heavily arranged cover - this takes a few motifs and fragments from Sagat's theme, and mashes them together into a (mostly) gymnopodie-esque rhapsody driven by quartal harmony. It's also surely the cover I've been putting off finishing for the longest - I wrote this arrangement in 2016, and didn't record it until March 2020, finally editing it up in October!

I hope you enjoy it! How many references to the original track can you hear?

Original Composer: Isao Abe

Equipment:
Pianoteq 5
Casio PX-S3000
Reaper
Audacity
MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 2019
paint.net

Special thanks to my Patreon donors who helped to support the creation of this video:

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Lungkisser
John McKane
Alice Chance
August Hall
Vonzent
Brett Smith
Connor Grail
Damon Bolesta
Grady Savant
Mariachi Entertainment System
Nick Litow
Recorder Arcade
Rob Bonavoglia
Scott Munro
Wade Filewich
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Mockingjay N7
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The Gamelark Reed Trio - EP Launch Trailer!

Soundole VGM Covers 2020-10-08 | Purchase or stream this EP here: https://ampl.ink/b1Bbm

I'm proud to finally have this collection of tracks up on stores and streaming platforms. This EP includes all the reed trios recorded by The Gamelark Reed Trio so far, mastered for a seamless listening experience.

Please check out my collaborators, @Bassoonify and @Medllix!

Tracklist:
1 - Super Mario Galaxy - Comet Observatory
2 - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Korok Forest
3 - Super Mario RPG - Beware the Forest's Mushrooms
4 - Sonic The Hedgehog - Marble Zone
5 - Final Fantasy IX - Crossing Those Hills

Special thanks to my Patreon donors who helped to support the production of this album:

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Vonzent
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Nick Litow
Recorder Arcade
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Final Fantasy VI - Kids Run Through The City Guitar and Clarinet Cover (Ft. Steven Morris)

Soundole VGM Covers 2020-09-21 | This track is part of 'Café VGM', an EP of video game standards arranged for clarinet and acoustic guitar that @StevenMorris and I recorded all the way back in 2017! We've had this video sitting around for a while, and even though the recording is over three years old now, we figured some people might still be interested in seeing it!

Café VGM is available to stream or download here: https://smarturl.it/CafeVGM

Adorable album art by Kage: twitter.com/hitofutarai

Original Composer: Nobuo Uematsu

Special thanks to my Patreon donors who helped to support the creation of this video:

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Damon Bolesta
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Mariachi Entertainment System
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Final Fantasy - Game Over EWI Cover

Soundole VGM Covers 2020-09-10 | It has been tricky to keep creating videos with a few other obligations vying for my time, but this track provided a reminder of why I got into making covers on youtube to begin with. There's something I find very soothing and satisfying about the whole process of transcribing and recording these kind of poignant 8-bit melodies.

(This track is more frequently titled 'Dead Music', but that kind of sounded a bit like direct-translation nonsense, so I'm going with a more generic title here; forgive me!)

Original Composer: Nobuo Uematsu

Equipment:
Akai EWI 4000s (Preset patches 15 and 21)
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2
Reaper
Audacity
MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 2019
paint.net

Special thanks to my Patreon donors who helped to support the creation of this video:

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Lungkisser
John McKane
Alice Chance
August Hall
Vonzent
Brett Smith
Connor Grail
Damon Bolesta
Grady Savant
Mariachi Entertainment System
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Recorder Arcade
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Wade Filewich
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Mockingjay N7
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🏆Soundoles Chill Out Cover Competition 2020 - RESULTS!🏆

Soundole VGM Covers 2020-09-02 | It's finally done! Congratulations to all winners, and thanks again to anyone who helped out or shared this competition around! I really appreciate everyone helping to make #SoundoleChillOut2020 such a success! It will definitely be happening again in 2021!

You can listen to all entrants in this playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkItiWe33xE8C4UTWNvavb1nRL35xKuzd

Check out the work of our judges: @DcapoVGM, @purpleschala, and @JuliaHenderson!

Check out GameGrooves, who kindly sponsored this competition:
game-grooves.com
youtube.com/channel/UCNq5nbu4jIntnf5ebpoSOwA
twitter.com/GameGrooves

The backing music for this video comes from @DcapoVGM's masterful cover of 5AM from Animal Crossing: New Horizons, featuring Ifnot and myself: youtube.com/watch?v=jKeHdBOC4yM

The ambient track at the end is 'Decay' by Kevin Macleod (used under creative commons licensing).

Special thanks to my Patreon donors who helped to support the creation of this video:

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Connor Grail
Damon Bolesta
Grady Savant
Mariachi Entertainment System
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Mockingjay N7
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Final Fantasy VII - Anxious Heart EWI Cover (Feat. Harpsona)

Soundole VGM Covers 2020-07-31 | Massive thanks to @harpsona for laying down those evocative arpeggios! Go and check out her channel for lots of beautiful and expressive harp arrangements!

The soundtrack to Final Fantasy VII is uniformly brilliant. The big dramatic and heart-felt moments in the score hit like a truck. I think the chords in this piece are so fascinating; I feel like they depict a certain emotional state with an incredible level of clarity and nuance. I hope you enjoy what harpsona and I did with it!

Gameplay footage is from a playthrough by @worldoflongplays.

Original Composer: Nobuo Uematsu

Equipment:
Akai EWI 4000s (Preset patches 14, 15, 16, 21, 31 and 33)
Lounge Lizard EP-4
Casio PX-S3000
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2
Reaper
Audacity
MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 2019
paint.net

Special thanks to my Patreon donors who helped to support the creation of this video:

Philip Smith
Meredith Baillie
Kokobon0514
Josh Ng
Ticfortea
Troy Thompson
Aram Akhavan
Darkil
EightbitGnosis
Adrien Fins
Daniel Capo
Lungkisser
John McKane
Alice Chance
August Hall
Vonzent
Brett Smith
Connor Grail
Damon Bolesta
Grady Savant
Mariachi Entertainment System
Nick Litow
Recorder Arcade
Rob Bonavoglia
Scott Munro
Wade Filewich
Julia Henderson
Zach Miller
Mockingjay N7
Jason Snyder
Beau Tran
Tilly Underwood

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Original VGM No. 21 - Jammed In (From Beetle Breakout) #GMTKJam

Soundole VGM Covers 2020-07-16 | Before anything else - I didn't write this track! It's the work of Peter Jones, who did the composition side of our project for the 2020 GMTK Game Jam! I merely converted it into an appropriate form for the Pico-8 tracker, and cut it down so it would fit on the cartridge! You can hear Peter's glorious original track over here: soundcloud.com/peter-jones-20/jammed-in-for-soundoles-gmtk-game-jam-2020-submission

Over the 48 hour period of the GMTK Jam, I put together an action-puzzle game called Beetle Breakout! It's written for the Pico-8 fantasy console, and you can play it now (playable in most browsers)! I'd love to hear what you think of it; I think it's the best game I've programmed yet! :)

soundole.itch.io/beetle-breakout

Featuring art by Bookwyrmle (Erin Harrison).

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Daniel Capo
Lungkisser
John McKane
Alice Chance
August Hall
Vonzent
Brett Smith
Connor Grail
Damon Bolesta
Grady Savant
Mariachi Entertainment System
Nick Litow
Recorder Arcade
Rob Bonavoglia
Scott Munro
Wade Filewich
Julia Henderson
Zach Miller
Mockingjay N7
Jason Snyder
Beau Tran
Tilly Underwood

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Sonic 2 - Sky Chase Zone (Chilled Out Electric Band Cover)

Soundole VGM Covers 2020-06-28 | I've been planning to do a laid-back spin on this track for a while, and GameGrooves 'Elements' album proved the perfect opportunity! Elements is an EP with four video game music covers representing the elements of Air, Fire, Water, and Earth. You can check it out in your favourite retailer by following this link: http://smarturl.it/ggelements

This is one of the very few tracks I've made recently where I feel like I'm pretty on top of balance and mixing. Huge thanks to @DcapoVGM for critically listening and offering some late-stage mixing advice which really helped me out.

Original Composer: Masato Nakamura

Equipment:
Akai EWI 4000s (Preset patches 13, 15, 16, and 31)
Lounge Lizard EP-4
Superior Drummer 2
Casio PX-S3000
Ibanez SR-200
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2
Reaper
Audacity
MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 2019
paint.net

Special thanks to my Patreon donors who helped to support the creation of this video:

Philip Smith
Meredith Baillie
Kokobon0514
Josh Ng
Ticfortea
Troy Thompson
Aram Akhavan
Darkil
EightbitGnosis
Adrien Fins
Daniel Capo
Lungkisser
John McKane
Alice Chance
August Hall
Vonzent
Brett Smith
Connor Grail
Damon Bolesta
Grady Savant
Mariachi Entertainment System
Nick Litow
Recorder Arcade
Rob Bonavoglia
Scott Munro
Wade Filewich
Julia Henderson
Zach Miller
Mockingjay N7
Jason Snyder
Beau Tran
Tilly Underwood

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Earthbound - Eight Melodies Peaceful EWI Cover

Soundole VGM Covers 2020-06-14 | This track is my contribution to Gamelark's latest album release - Fuzzy Pickles! Fuzzy Pickles is an eclectic selection of 9 tracks from Mother, Earthbound, and Mother 3, arranged in various styles by Gamelark artists. It's available now for download or streaming on your platform of choice via this link: materia.to/fuzzypickles

I tried to expand the wistful feel of the original with a laid-back band arrangement. I hope the result offers you some peace and comfort :)

Original Composer: Keiichi Suzuki and Hirokazu Tanaka

Equipment:
Akai EWI 4000s (Preset patches 15 and 21)
Superior Drummer 2
Pianoteq 5
Casio PX-S3000
Ibanez SR-200
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2
Reaper
Audacity
MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 2019
paint.net

Special thanks to my Patreon donors who helped to support the creation of this video:

Philip Smith
Meredith Baillie
Kokobon0514
Josh Ng
Ticfortea
Troy Thompson
Aram Akhavan
Darkil
EightbitGnosis
Adrien Fins
Daniel Capo
Lungkisser
John McKane
Alice Chance
August Hall
Vonzent
Brett Smith
Connor Grail
Damon Bolesta
Grady Savant
Kawo
Mariachi Entertainment System
Nick Litow
Recorder Arcade
Rob Bonavoglia
Scott Munro
Wade Filewich
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Zach Miller
Mockingjay N7
Jason Snyder
Beau Tran
Tilly Underwood

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Final Fantasy Adventure - In Sorrow EWI Cover

Soundole VGM Covers 2020-05-30 | I've been craving making one of my traditional 3-part, 8-bit, unaccompanied covers again for a while, and this request by Kokobon0514 gave me the perfect opportunity! Thanks Kokobon, I hope you're happy with the result!

These sort of melodic-driven 8-bit tracks were a main focus of mine when I started pursuing VGM more seriously, back in 2014-2015. You'd think they'd be quicker to produce with the skills I've gained in the interim, but I think as my skills have increased, I've got pickier and pickier about the standard of my final mixes. I'm not sure how much of that extra time contributes to a perceivably better result, but hopefully I'm producing work now that I'll still be happy to look back on in a few years!

Original Composer: Kenji Ito

Equipment:
Akai EWI 4000s (Preset patches 15 and 21)
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2
Reaper
Audacity
MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 2019
paint.net

Special thanks to my Patreon donors who helped to support the creation of this video:

Philip Smith
Meredith Baillie
Kokobon0514
Josh Ng
Ticfortea
Troy Thompson
Aram Akhavan
Darkil
EightbitGnosis
Adrien Fins
Daniel Capo
Lungkisser
John McKane
Alice Chance
August Hall
Vonzent
Brett Smith
Connor Grail
Damon Bolesta
Grady Savant
Kawo
Mariachi Entertainment System
Nick Litow
Recorder Arcade
Rob Bonavoglia
Scott Munro
Wade Filewich
Julia Henderson
Zach Miller
Mockingjay N7
Jason Snyder
Beau Tran
Tilly Underwood

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Original VGM No. 20 - Desolation (Dark and Moody Piano Solo)

Soundole VGM Covers 2020-05-18 | This track was a commission for Kokobon0514, a long time patron and kind supporter of my work! Kokobon suggested that I should write a sad work that could be used for the death of a character. I normally only do 8-bit tracks for commissions, but after experimenting with this idea a bit, it felt far more appropriate as a solo piano work. It's basically a study in diatonic harmony over pedal points. I hope you think it works!

Equipment:
Pianoteq 5
Casio PX-S3000
Reaper
Audacity
MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 2019
paint.net

Special thanks to my Patreon donors who helped to support the creation of this video:

Philip Smith
Meredith Baillie
Kokobon0514
Josh Ng
Troy Thompson
Aram Akhavan
Darkil
EightbitGnosis
Adrien Fins
Daniel Capo
Lungkisser
John McKane
Alice Chance
August Hall
Vonzent
Brett Smith
Connor Grail
Damon Bolesta
Grady Savant
Kawo
Mariachi Entertainment System
Nick Litow
Recorder Arcade
Rob Bonavoglia
Scott Munro
Wade Filewich
Julia Henderson
Zach Miller
Mockingjay N7
Jason Snyder
Beau Tran
Tilly Underwood

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Super Mario Galaxy - Comet Observatory (Gamelark Reed Trio)

Soundole VGM Covers 2020-05-06 | This is one of those classic Nintendo themes that really sets the bar for melodic writing. I tried to take it in a classical-waltz kind of direction; I hope you enjoy the result!

I've been planning to release this track for a long time - I came up with a rough idea months ago, sketched out an arrangement in February, and then sometime in March, all of my Youtube work had to take a break while I dealt with work and family stuff. I think things are back on track now, more or less, so I'll hopefully be back on a more frequent upload schedule!

If you aren't familiar with them already, please check out the wonderful work of the other members of the Gamelark Reed Trio:

Bassoonify:
YOUTUBE: youtube.com/channel/UCLkNcN2ort4Rf5VcL1cfx0A
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/Bassoonify
TWITTER: twitter.com/Bassonified
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/bassoonify
SNAPCHAT: Bassoonify
PATREON: patreon.com/bassoonify

Medllix:
YOUTUBE: youtube.com/channel/UCVzglaKuLai2OwCOyG7AOiA
TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2vE6OLe
INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2fljkZT
PATREON: http://bit.ly/2jDKY6k

Huge thanks to Daniel Capo (youtube.com/user/dcapo1989) for capturing the gameplay footage for this video!

Original Composers: Mahito Yokota, Koji Kondo

Equipment:
Buffet Festival Clarinet
Vandoren BD5 mouthpiece
BG L4SR ligature
Vandoren V12 Strength 3.5+ reed
AT 2020
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2
Reaper
Audacity
MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 2019
paint.net

Special thanks to my Patreon donors who helped to support the creation of this video:

Philip Smith
Meredith Baillie
Kokobon0514
Josh Ng
Troy Thompson
Aram Akhavan
Darkil
EightbitGnosis
Adrien Fins
Lungkisser
John McKane
Alice Chance
August Hall
Vonzent
Brett Smith
Connor Grail
Damon Bolesta
Grady Savant
Kawo
Mariachi Entertainment System
Nick Litow
Recorder Arcade
Rob Bonavoglia
Scott Munro
Wade Filewich
Julia Henderson
Zach Miller
Mockingjay N7
Jason Snyder
Beau Tran
Tilly Underwood

Support me on Patreon for exclusive perks: patreon.com/soundole

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🎵COMPETITION ANNOUNCEMENT!🎵 #SoundoleChillOut2020

Soundole VGM Covers 2020-04-30 | I am thrilled to invite you all to this year's Chill Out Cover Competition! Whatever your level of experience or musical style, I can't wait to see what you come up with! Let's chill the world :)

Here are all the details (PLEASE READ IF ENTERING):

1) To enter, make a cover of a piece of video game music in a relaxed, chilled out style (that can mean whatever you want). It must be uploaded to Youtube, publicly. Video production is recommended, but not required (it can just be a still image with audio over the top, if that's all you're comfortable producing).

2) Maximum length 7 minutes. Medleys are fine so long as they're under that time limit. Sorry if your masterpiece is longer, but I have to put a cap on the time that judges will spend listening! Much shorter is also fine (your track won't be judged as 'better' just because it's longer!)

3) Entry closes on 23:59, EST, May 31st, 2020. Your video must be uploaded and shared with me by then, because judging will start straight away. Make sure to use #SoundoleChillOut2020 or share with me via twitter, facebook, or email (my email is on my 'about' tab on my channel).

4) One entry per person. If you're producing multiple tracks during this time that fit the bill, submit the one you think is best! Also, it has to be a track that you are releasing in May, so no submissions of existing tracks, please.

5) Previous winners are welcome to enter the current competition. Judges of the current competition are ineligible, but judges of previous competitions may enter, too! The judges for this year are @DcapoVGM, @purpleschala, and @JuliaHenderson.

6) There are 6 distinct winning categories: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd judging audio exclusively, Audience Choice (a poll will be held after the end of the competition), Video Production, and Video Production Runner-Up. Prizes will be gift cards to one of the following retailers (winner's choice): Nintendo eShop, XBox, Playstation Store, iTunes, Google Play, Amazon, Guitar Centre, Gamestop, Steam, Sheet Music Plus, or Sweetwater. Gift card values for winners are as follows (all USD):
1st Place: $100 + a $50 AUD gift card for Da Capo Music (dacapo.com.au)
2nd Place: $75
3rd Place: $50
Audience Choice: $50
Video Production: $75
Video Production Runner-Up: $50

7) Collabs are fine, so long as you figure out amongst yourselves what to do with a single prize if you win!

If anyone is interested in sponsoring the competition to help cover costs, either this year or for future contests, please get in touch!

That's everything! Good luck, and please leave a comment if you have any questions!

The backing music for this video comes from @DcapoVGM's recent masterful cover of 5AM from Animal Crossing: New Horizons, featuring Ifnot and myself: youtube.com/watch?v=jKeHdBOC4yM

Special thanks to my Patreon donors for their consistent support:

Philip Smith
Meredith Baillie
Kokobon0514
Josh Ng
Troy Thompson
Aram Akhavan
Darkil
EightbitGnosis
Adrien Fins
Lungkisser
John McKane
Alice Chance
August Hall
Vonzent
Brett Smith
Connor Grail
Damon Bolesta
Grady Savant
Kawo
Mariachi Entertainment System
Nick Litow
Recorder Arcade
Scott Munro
Wade Filewich
Julia Henderson
Zach Miller
Mockingjay N7
Jason Snyder
Beau Tran
Tilly Underwood

Support me on Patreon for exclusive perks: patreon.com/soundole

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Original VGM No. 19 - Moonlit Toccata (Castlevania-styled NES Track)

Soundole VGM Covers 2020-03-23 | I crammed in every single Castlevania composition trope I can think of, and I think the result might be my best chiptune composition yet, I hope you enjoy it! This was originally written as a present to my brother for his birthday, as he has always been a fan of Castlevania games and their soundtracks, and is responsible for my initial exposure to them!

Also - I finally got a palette-matching plug-in for paint.net, which allows me to effortlessly turn stock art into something that looks vaguely NES-like :)

Equipment:
DefleMask
Audacity
MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 2019
paint.net

Special thanks to my Patreon donors who helped to support the creation of this video:

Philip Smith
Meredith Baillie
Kokobon0514
Josh Ng
Troy Thompson
Aram Akhavan
Darkil
EightbitGnosis
Adrien Fins
Lungkisser
John McKane
Alice Chance
August Hall
Brett Smith
Connor Grail
Damon Bolesta
Grady Savant
Kawo
Mariachi Entertainment System
Recorder Arcade
Scott Munro
Wade Filewich
Julia Henderson
Zach Miller
Mockingjay N7
Jason Snyder
Beau Tran
Tilly Underwood

Support me on Patreon for exclusive perks: patreon.com/soundole

Download mp3s of all my tracks for free here: drive.google.com/open?id=0B6_MNDKpWaG2NDcwYnEzYWUzYVU

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Nights into Dreams - Gate of Your Dream (Chiptune Cover)

Soundole VGM Covers 2020-03-09 | This is another collaboration with 2bitcrook, the fine pixel-artist responsible for the images you see in this video! He produces Game Boy Demakes, mock-up interpretations of how games might look if they were ported to the Game Boy! If that sounds like you thing, check out more of his work here:

twitter.com/GameboyDemakes
http://gameboydemakes.tumblr.com

It was a challenge to squeeze as much as I could from this short track into the Game Boy's 4 channels, but I'm reasonably happy with the result!

Original Composer: Tomoko Sasaki

Equipment:
DefleMask
Audacity
MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 2019
paint.net

Special thanks to my Patreon donors who helped to support the creation of this video:

Philip Smith
Meredith Baillie
Kokobon0514
Josh Ng
Troy Thompson
Aram Akhavan
Darkil
EightbitGnosis
Adrien Fins
Lungkisser
John McKane
Alice Chance
August Hall
Brett Smith
Connor Grail
Damon Bolesta
Grady Savant
Kawo
Mariachi Entertainment System
Recorder Arcade
Scott Munro
Wade Filewich
Julia Henderson
Zach Miller
Mockingjay N7
Jason Snyder
Beau Tran
Tilly Underwood

Support me on Patreon for exclusive perks: patreon.com/soundole

Download mp3s of all my tracks for free here: drive.google.com/open?id=0B6_MNDKpWaG2NDcwYnEzYWUzYVU

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Zelda: BotW - Temple of Time (Electric Ambient Cover)

Soundole VGM Covers 2020-02-29 | I think I'm saying this a lot lately, but this track turned out to take a lot more work than I thought it would! I spent a lot of time in the mixing process chasing the sound I had in my head. This cue is pretty minimal, but it's an absolute highlight of the Breath of the Wild OST for me, so I hope you feel like I've done it justice!

Original Composers: Manaka Kataoka, Yasuaki Iwata, Hajime Wakai

Equipment:
Akai EWI 4000s (Preset patches 15 and 33)
Lounge Lizard EP-4
Casio PX-S3000
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2
Reaper
Audacity
MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 2019
paint.net

Special thanks to my Patreon donors who helped to support the creation of this video:

Philip Smith
Meredith Baillie
Kokobon0514
Josh Ng
Troy Thompson
Aram Akhavan
Darkil
EightbitGnosis
Adrien Fins
Lungkisser
John McKane
Alice Chance
August Hall
Brett Smith
Connor Grail
Damon Bolesta
Grady Savant
Kawo
Mariachi Entertainment System
Recorder Arcade
Scott Munro
Wade Filewich
Julia Henderson
Zach Miller
Mockingjay N7
Jason Snyder
Beau Tran
Tilly Underwood

Support me on Patreon for exclusive perks: patreon.com/soundole

Download mp3s of all my tracks for free here: drive.google.com/open?id=0B6_MNDKpWaG2NDcwYnEzYWUzYVU

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Hollow Knight - The White Lady Ambient Electric Cover

Soundole VGM Covers 2020-02-09 | I've wanted to cover this gorgeous track for a long time! It turned out to be quite a challenge - the original is so sublime, it's hard to add anything to it without detracting from its elegance! Hope you enjoy the texture that I settled for in the end!

Massive thanks to 8-bit Music Theory ( youtube.com/channel/UCeZLO2VgbZHeDcongKzzfOw ) for generously sharing his transcription of this work with me!

Original Composer: Christopher Larkin

Equipment:
Akai EWI 4000s (Preset patches 15, and 21)
Lounge Lizard EP-4
Casio PX-S3000
Ibanez SR-200
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2
Reaper
Audacity
MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 2019
paint.net

Special thanks to my Patreon donors who helped to support the creation of this video:

Philip Smith
Meredith Baillie
Kokobon0514
Josh Ng
Troy Thompson
Aram Akhavan
Darkil
EightbitGnosis
Adrien Fins
Lungkisser
John McKane
Alice Chance
August Hall
Brett Smith
Connor Grail
Damon Bolesta
Grady Savant
Kawo
Mariachi Entertainment System
Recorder Arcade
Scott Munro
Wade Filewich
Julia Henderson
Zach Miller
Mockingjay N7
Jason Snyder
Beau Tran
Tilly Underwood

Support me on Patreon for exclusive perks: patreon.com/soundole

Download mp3s of all my tracks for free here: drive.google.com/open?id=0B6_MNDKpWaG2NDcwYnEzYWUzYVU

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💿Songs of Healing Volume Two (Relaxing VGM Cover Album) Full Stream

Soundole VGM Covers 2020-01-29 | Here's the complete album stream of Songs of Healing Volume Two, a collection of my chilled-out arrangements that I completed over the course of 2017 and 2018. Because of licensing issues, I didn't get to release every track that I wanted to in the version of this album sent to stores, so the version you'll find on Spotify and digital storefronts has 15 tracks instead of the 20 in this video. I've provided patrons with download links to the album as I originally intended it, with all 20 tracks :)

If you'd like to support my channel by buying a copy or streaming that 15-track version, here are the links! Thanks for checking it out!

Google Play: play.google.com/store/music/album/Soundole_VGM_Covers_Songs_of_Healing_Vol_2?id=B6nzuuat2qzpx7sddlwilmqktj4
Spotify: play.spotify.com/album/6jfveyFeunw8UeGFnqpCtQ
iTunes: music.apple.com/us/album/songs-of-healing-vol-2/1496560399?uo=4
Deezer: deezer.com/album/128689012

The album art is by the extremely talented Geography of Robots, a pixel artist who makes some of the most evocative art I've seen in the medium. Check out his work:
twitter.com/roboticgeo
geographyofrobots.com

Track listing:
0:00 Super Mario World - Underwater (Ft. Holland Albright)
3:49 Final Fantasy IV - Troian Beauty
6:39 Super Mario Galaxy - Luma (Arr. Funbil)
8:00 Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Kaepora Gaebora
10:00 Fire Emblem 4 - Beloved One
11:06 Kirby's Dream Land - Bubbly Clouds
13:25 Final Fantasy VII - A Secret Sleeping in the Deep Sea (Arr. Holland Albright)
17:44 SimCity 2000 - City Shimmy
19:16 Pokemon R/B/Y - Cerulean City
21:27 Mother - Bein' Friends (Arr. Daniel Romberger)
23:09 Secret of Mana - A Wish
25:17 Pokemon R/B/Y - Lavender Town
28:13 Harvest Moon - Church
30:15 Columns III - Columns Dive
33:38 Ultima IV - Shrines
35:28 Professor Layton and the Curious Village - Puzzles
37:40 Kirby's Dream Land - Green Greens
39:49 Pokemon G/S/C - Surf
42:06 Super Mario 64 - Dire Dire Docks (Ft. Mklachu)
44:48 Final Fantasy IX - Dali Village (Arr. Holland Albright)

Special thanks to my Patreon donors who helped to support the creation of this video:

Philip Smith
Meredith Baillie
Kokobon0514
Josh Ng
Troy Thompson
Aram Akhavan
Darkil
EightbitGnosis
Adrien Fins
Lungkisser
John McKane
Alice Chance
August Hall
Brett Smith
Connor Grail
Damon Bolesta
Grady Savant
Kawo
Mariachi Entertainment System
Recorder Arcade
Scott Munro
Wade Filewich
Julia Henderson
Zach Miller
Mockingjay N7
Jason Snyder
Beau Tran
Tilly Underwood

Support me on Patreon for exclusive perks: patreon.com/soundole

Download mp3s of all my tracks for free here: drive.google.com/open?id=0B6_MNDKpWaG2NDcwYnEzYWUzYVU

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