Glad to hear you finally got the MidiNES state of mind! I guess when we try to wrap our heads around some different concept there are moments of sheer frustation, but the reward of overcoming the obstacles is outstanding. I'm myself struggling with old samplers

Your track BTW sounds pretty epic. Giving some atmosphere and mix to the raw NES sounds the whole mix gains a lot of context and expressivity.

Is the animation selfmade? Was very cool

Glad to hear you finally got the MidiNES state of mind! I guess when we try to wrap our heads around some different concept there are moments of sheer frustation, but the reward of overcoming the obstacles is outstanding. I'm myself struggling with old samplers :) Your track BTW sounds pretty epic. Giving some atmosphere and mix to the raw NES sounds the whole mix gains a lot of context and expressivity. Is the animation selfmade? Was very cool

Wow! This is great! I'm so happy to hear you got MidiNES working for you instead of against you (a feat I have yet to conquer). Awesome use of dynamics on a platform that isn't known for it's ease of use in that category.

Wow! This is great! I'm so happy to hear you got MidiNES working for you instead of against you (a feat I have yet to conquer). Awesome use of dynamics on a platform that isn't known for it's ease of use in that category.

First off congrats on the midines adventures! This is a really cool track.  I really like the melody arping around.  Nice job!

First off congrats on the midines adventures! This is a really cool track. I really like the melody arping around. Nice job!

I love this! Great vibe and well executed! The fact that you had such a hard time gives you bonus points too! Glad you pushed through!

Reminds me of playing Shinobi or Double Dragon back in the day! BOOM!

I love this! Great vibe and well executed! The fact that you had such a hard time gives you bonus points too! Glad you pushed through! Reminds me of playing Shinobi or Double Dragon back in the day! BOOM!

Powerful track!

I want more like this for your next compositions!

Powerful track! I want more like this for your next compositions!

I hope my computer can handle SFV because I'm not going to buy a ps4!

[url="http://giphy.com/gifs/nintendo-pixel-art-3YvV2HRkuHesU"][img]https://media1.giphy.com/media/3YvV2HRkuHesU/200.gif[/img][/url] I hope my computer can handle SFV because I'm not going to buy a ps4!

Really cool track to set the atmosphere and to build tension. I think for me it really came together around halfway when the background arps came into the picture. One thing to consider would be to adjust the levels a bit more so the background repeating rhythmic section is not as loud, as it dominates much of the track. I might have also liked wind noise instead of percussive "hits" also. Regardless, I think the slow build for this accurately reflects your chosen theme and that it's a great result.

Really cool track to set the atmosphere and to build tension. I think for me it really came together around halfway when the background arps came into the picture. One thing to consider would be to adjust the levels a bit more so the background repeating rhythmic section is not as loud, as it dominates much of the track. I might have also liked wind noise instead of percussive "hits" also. Regardless, I think the slow build for this accurately reflects your chosen theme and that it's a great result.

Thank you.  *sigh of relief*  *faints*  I think I got the MIDINES in 2010 or something.  Glad I didn’t give up.  What samplers are you struggling with?  The animation comes from one of my favorite video games of all time, Ninja Gaiden!! (NES version

Thanks man!  Its great to always have your support, week after week.  It means a lot to me!

Thanks all!  I can’t wait to see what happens with MIDINES by week 52.

SFV has cross-play so I can play you on PC via PS4!  Hey!  You’re in Chicago, right?  I drive down from WI often, maybe we’ll get a game in sometime

Thank you so much.  I like your idea about level adjustment.  It’s going to take some time to figure out how to artfully compress and mix the MIDINES, because I don’t know too much about my limited options with volume output in the initial stages of recording.  Thanks for listening and giving constructive criticism!

[quote=laguna]Glad to hear you finally got the MidiNES state of mind! I guess when we try to wrap our heads around some different concept there are moments of sheer frustation, but the reward of overcoming the obstacles is outstanding. I'm myself struggling with old samplers :) Your track BTW sounds pretty epic. Giving some atmosphere and mix to the raw NES sounds the whole mix gains a lot of context and expressivity. Is the animation selfmade? Was very cool[/quote] Thank you. *sigh of relief* *faints* I think I got the MIDINES in 2010 or something. Glad I didn’t give up. What samplers are you struggling with? The animation comes from one of my favorite video games of all time, Ninja Gaiden!! (NES version [quote=mechlo]Wow! This is great! I'm so happy to hear you got MidiNES working for you instead of against you (a feat I have yet to conquer). Awesome use of dynamics on a platform that isn't known for it's ease of use in that category.[/quote] Thanks man! Its great to always have your support, week after week. It means a lot to me! [quote=Tone Matrix]First off congrats on the midines adventures! This is a really cool track. I really like the melody arping around. Nice job![/quote] [quote=filby]I love this! Great vibe and well executed! The fact that you had such a hard time gives you bonus points too! Glad you pushed through! Reminds me of playing Shinobi or Double Dragon back in the day! BOOM![/quote] [quote=Naikymusic]Powerful track! I want more like this for your next compositions! [/quote] Thanks all! I can’t wait to see what happens with MIDINES by week 52. :) [quote=Ipaghost][url="http://giphy.com/gifs/nintendo-pixel-art-3YvV2HRkuHesU"][img]https://media1.giphy.com/media/3YvV2HRkuHesU/200.gif[/img][/url] I hope my computer can handle SFV because I'm not going to buy a ps4! [/quote] SFV has cross-play so I can play you on PC via PS4! Hey! You’re in Chicago, right? I drive down from WI often, maybe we’ll get a game in sometime :) [quote=Arcana]Really cool track to set the atmosphere and to build tension. I think for me it really came together around halfway when the background arps came into the picture. One thing to consider would be to adjust the levels a bit more so the background repeating rhythmic section is not as loud, as it dominates much of the track. I might have also liked wind noise instead of percussive "hits" also. Regardless, I think the slow build for this accurately reflects your chosen theme and that it's a great result.[/quote] Thank you so much. I like your idea about level adjustment. It’s going to take some time to figure out how to artfully compress and mix the MIDINES, because I don’t know too much about my limited options with volume output in the initial stages of recording. Thanks for listening and giving constructive criticism!

Yeah totally, probably could get Protman to join as well, he's the one that got me into sf in the first place. Where in WI are you?

[img]https://media1.giphy.com/media/WI5wKU9DAb6eY/giphy.gif[/img] Yeah totally, probably could get Protman to join as well, he's the one that got me into sf in the first place. Where in WI are you?

In the last year I've purchased 4 different hardware samplers, very cheap: a Yamaha a3000 and a a4000, an Akai s3000xl and, last week, an E-MU e6400 Classic. They went for less than 80 euros, being 36 euros the cheapest!

Good machines, clunky and slow sometimes, but suitable for creating a whole track in them without further equipment. It's a good way to learn about MIDI, channels, program changes... Kinda similar to the MidiNES in the sense that you can't have everything at your disposal, like in Kontakt.

You could hear the Akai in my week five and I hope you'll be hearing the new E-MU very soon!

[quote=orangedrink] Thank you. *sigh of relief* *faints* I think I got the MIDINES in 2010 or something. Glad I didn’t give up. What samplers are you struggling with? [/quote] In the last year I've purchased 4 different hardware samplers, very cheap: a Yamaha a3000 and a a4000, an Akai s3000xl and, last week, an E-MU e6400 Classic. They went for less than 80 euros, being 36 euros the cheapest! Good machines, clunky and slow sometimes, but suitable for creating a whole track in them without further equipment. It's a good way to learn about MIDI, channels, program changes... Kinda similar to the MidiNES in the sense that you can't have everything at your disposal, like in Kontakt. You could hear the Akai in my week five and I hope you'll be hearing the new E-MU very soon!

Wow, congrats! Really love the arped melody too (esp the high notes), and the percussion/noise channel.
And good luck w the SF tourneys as well Hope to hear "The Triumph" in weeks to come.

Wow, congrats! Really love the arped melody too (esp the high notes), and the percussion/noise channel. And good luck w the SF tourneys as well :) Hope to hear "The Triumph" in weeks to come.

Great programming!! I'd love to try my hand at mixing this if you're interested

Great programming!! I'd love to try my hand at mixing this if you're interested :)

nice and definitely different from your previous tracks, kudos!

nice and definitely different from your previous tracks, kudos!

Hmmm! That triangle bass in delish

Hmmm! That triangle bass in delish <3

I'm in Franklin, near Racine.

That'd be awesome!  I'll send you the stems soon.

Went and played SF with some local experts and got bodied.  It was fun and they are willing to teach me!

thanks, you are an inspiration!

oh no no no no, YOU  are delish &lt;3

[quote=Ipaghost] Yeah totally, probably could get Protman to join as well, he's the one that got me into sf in the first place. Where in WI are you? [/quote] I'm in Franklin, near Racine. [quote=gradients]Great programming!! I'd love to try my hand at mixing this if you're interested :)[/quote] That'd be awesome! I'll send you the stems soon. [quote=exileFaker]Wow, congrats! Really love the arped melody too (esp the high notes), and the percussion/noise channel. And good luck w the SF tourneys as well :) Hope to hear "The Triumph" in weeks to come.[/quote] Went and played SF with some local experts and got bodied. It was fun and they are willing to teach me! [quote=colorful grey]nice and definitely different from your previous tracks, kudos! [/quote] thanks, you are an inspiration! [quote=sylcmyk]Hmmm! That triangle bass in delish <3[/quote] oh no no no no, YOU are delish <3