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PaulMannIV
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### Of Devious Machinations (VRC6--now with 4.6 Compatibility)

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Post by PaulMannIV » Sun Dec 27, 2015 5:35 am

> Bjoern the Smexy wrote:

> > PaulMannIV wrote:I know this sounds like an odd question, but is it okay if I use your .ftm and .nsf as a base for a VRC6 cover of this one?
> > *Yes, it's only because Shovel Knight is difficult for me to cover. That's my weakness, guys...*

> Sure, go right ahead.

Part of me dislikes asking for .ftm and .nsf references. It usually comes down to normal Copy/Paste of the .nsf in specific places, which sickens me and I feel like much creativity is lost from doing so. The other part of me dislikes covering ANYTHING Shovel Knight. I absolutely adore the complexity in the sense that there's always something going on and that every bit of it is great to listen to, but covering it, to me at least, is a nightmare. Thankfully, Bjoern the Smexy did a VRC7 cover and I could use that as a reference. No, not everything was Copy/Paste. VRC7 to VRC6 means I have to choose what goes where and stuff. The Triangle is almost completely, yes, and the Noise is definitely. The DPCM was messed around to match what I have available (which I think sounds better than the original song, anyways--hint, hint). Sawtooth was--it was a good bass, not much I can bring. VRC6 Pulse 2 is somewhat, with a couple note changes and an echo added. VRC6 Pulse 1 was a combination of a couple channels when I felt it fit the best. 2A03 Pulses are the main melody and harmony/echo when needed--which is something I'm not used to doing, but...this IS Shovel Knight and everything is a 2A03 instrument, so I didn't have to worry.
All of this said with some of the Copy/Pasting going on, draining my sanity eventually to the point that I just had to walk out of the cover for a moment (a couple times, in fact!), I actually think this turned out well. The only reason I kept on going with this is because I thought it'd turn out sounding...hopefully better than the original, even though part of me truly believed that it wouldn't be. I still had to throw my creativity in there somehow and I found several places where even the original bugged me deeply.
For instance, some of the mixing is just...no. With the higher pitched notes (C#-5 and up) needed a P80 effect to sound correct, the effects for those notes had to be added in. There were also harmonies towards the end that I had to fix up because most of them were just the same notes but different octaves, which clashed horribly to my ears. Edits, edits, edits...so many goddamn edits that I had to slow down and listen closer, which took even MORE time. Eventually, I stopped the hitting Ctrl entirely and just input everything else by ear (by about Frame 0C, I think), then went back and made a couple edits in accordance to the .nsf, which weren't many. I think I finally got it up and running to my liking...that and adding stuff to the beginning of the song, which I found a touch too empty regardless of how I attempted to look at it.
TL;DR, a Copy/Paste turned into half that, half "gotta edit it to where I can actually listen to it and input my own specific notes in so it sounds much more refined* kind of ordeal. I haven't done that since I asked Danooct1 to use his Bloodlines Cover as a reference...that was years ago! Also, I apologize for the wall of text there...I am known outside of here that I prefer writing essays and long descriptions when I'm left with my own devices.
Also, my thanks to Bjoern. Couldn't have done it without you!@
Edit: 4.6 Compatible Version now uploaded.

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  Of Devious Machinations Compatible.ftm
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  Of Devious Machinations.nsf
    (50.06 KiB) Downloaded 109 times
  Of Devious Machinations.ftm
    (196.18 KiB) Downloaded 126 times

Last edited by PaulMannIV on Sun Dec 27, 2015 8:59 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Should I know what this "VRC7" is and why my friends want me to learn it?
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### Re: Of Devious Machinations (VRC6)

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Post by MiniMacro » Sun Dec 27, 2015 7:01 pm

you can convert it to 0.4.6 compatible by making a text file and changing "0.5.0" to "0.4.6" and removing "MACHINERATE" and "TUNING"
wow this is total BS
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PaulMannIV
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### Re: Of Devious Machinations (VRC6--now with 4.6 Compatibility)

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Post by PaulMannIV » Sun Dec 27, 2015 9:00 pm

Thanks to the advice of MiniMacro (I don't look deep through the forums, I just look at covers and post covers), a 4.6 compatible version has now been added. Listen and rage to your heart's content!
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