Super Raiden 25th Anniversary Project...

[esteban]

As for adding in drum tracks to the existing Raiden PSG tunes, that actually seems like it would be easy for someone who is musically talented in some way... I'm no musician by any means, but I managed to crudely "remaster" the PSG versions of Gallantry and Go To Blazes by adding a drum track in and EQ'ing them a bit.  Doesn't sound too bad, I think I got them to line up pretty nicely...

PSG Gallantry with drums added: https://soundcloud.com/user-716572978/01-gallantry-with-drums?in=user-716572978/sets/hucard-raiden-psg-with-drums

PSG Go To Blazes with drums added: https://soundcloud.com/user-716572978/05-go-to-blazes-with-drums?in=user-716572978/sets/hucard-raiden-psg-with-drums

A feasible solution to the weak percussion in original PSG tune! I love it. IMHO, the percussion can be mixed lower in your Gallantry example—but the Boss tune is *perfect* as-is. Really nice.

Now I am curious about an entire PSG + drum soundtrack.


ASIDE: I must be in the minority, but I grew to enjoy the Red Book tunes in Super Raiden... Initially I was not impressed, though...I was disappointed. However, it grew on me...

[fragmare]

As for adding in drum tracks to the existing Raiden PSG tunes, that actually seems like it would be easy for someone who is musically talented in some way... I'm no musician by any means, but I managed to crudely "remaster" the PSG versions of Gallantry and Go To Blazes by adding a drum track in and EQ'ing them a bit.  Doesn't sound too bad, I think I got them to line up pretty nicely...

PSG Gallantry with drums added: https://soundcloud.com/user-716572978/01-gallantry-with-drums?in=user-716572978/sets/hucard-raiden-psg-with-drums

PSG Go To Blazes with drums added: https://soundcloud.com/user-716572978/05-go-to-blazes-with-drums?in=user-716572978/sets/hucard-raiden-psg-with-drums

A feasible solution to the weak percussion in original PSG tune! I love it. IMHO, the percussion can be mixed lower in your Gallantry example—but the Boss tune is *perfect* as-is. Really nice.

Now I am curious about an entire PSG + drum soundtrack.


ASIDE: I must be in the minority, but I grew to enjoy the Red Book tunes in Super Raiden... Initially I was not impressed, though...I was disappointed. However, it grew on me...

Decided to do the other three PSG Raiden tracks and add the drums... not bad. 

https://soundcloud.com/user-716572978/02-lightning-war-with-drums?in=user-716572978/sets/hucard-raiden-psg-with-drums

https://soundcloud.com/user-716572978/03-rough-and-tumble-with-drums?in=user-716572978/sets/hucard-raiden-psg-with-drums

https://soundcloud.com/user-716572978/04-fighting-thunder-with-drums?in=user-716572978/sets/hucard-raiden-psg-with-drums

EDIT: Aaaaand here are the same tracks with more authentic sounding drums down-sampled to 7KHz etc. for that old timey PSG drum sample feel. 

https://soundcloud.com/user-716572978/sets/hucard-raiden-psg-authentic-drums

Lol, the HuCard Raiden soundtrack sounds like a whole different OST with audible drums.  The 2nd version with the more authentic PSG-styled drums almost sounds like the Raiden OST we would have got if the guy from Devil's Crush had composed the drum tracks.   

[fragmare]

Here we go, guys... what would you guys think if this were included as a 3rd selectable soundtrack on the Anniversary disc?  Ryphecha (Mednafen's author) sent me some HQ rips of the HuC6280 Raiden soundtrack *MINUS* the shitty drums.  I then carefully synched up the drums from the original arcade game's OKI chip to the PSG tunes... and this came out.  The drum samples are downsampled to 7khz-ish LQ, as would be heard on a HuCard too.  Though they don't really sound much different than the original OKI samples.  This is probably what the PSG soundtrack was meant to sound like, if you ask me.

Raiden TurboGrafx-16/PC-Engine OST (Remastered) on SoundCloud

If I go this route with the 3rd soundtrack, like I've said before, I'll need to use the chiptune covers I'm making for the three Raiden2 tunes used in the other two soundtracks... but that's not a problem at all.  I think I have one more Raiden II chiptune cover in me. 

I'm almost thinking about putting it up for a poll here.  PS1 Raiden Project OST vs. HuCard Remaster + Chiptune Covers vs. Original Super Raiden CD OST.   Thoughts?

[roflmao]

I really like what you've done with the soundtrack, fragmare. I've been listening to it off and on for a bit now while I work.

[esteban]

Hmmm. I think a poll, with links to musics, will help most people.

Not that it matters....because I'm still trying to figure out what I would want in a 25th Anniversary soundtrack....


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ALSO: I do like your newest "remastered" tracks with new drums. But... I don't hate the original drums as much as you do

[_joshuaTurbo]

Raiden TurboGrafx-16/PC-Engine OST (Remastered) on SoundCloud

Oh my!  Splendid work!!  As a fan of the original PCE soundtrack, I find this totally rad!!  Great work! 

Thank you!!

[Michirin9801]

I'm almost thinking about putting it up for a poll here.  PS1 Raiden Project OST vs. HuCard Remaster + Chiptune Covers vs. Original Super Raiden CD OST.   Thoughts?

I don't even know what the other two sound like, but I LOVE PCE chiptunes so I'm voting for that!