Chronos - Tim Follin (NES 2A03 Cover) Oscilloscope

[@atomicmelodies]

stylistically, you have probably come the closest to matching Tim Follin's music out of all the famitracker artists I have listened too. Please never stop

[@radnyx_games]

Dimeback's pretty dang close.

[@quadpad_music]

@@radnyx_games - Wub Club is fucking awesome.

[@zalk256]

@@quadpad_music 1 year late agree

[@iputsoapondabutter]

@@zalk256 2 year late me too

[@FukiMakai]

In fact this sound pretty exactly like the NES Tim Follin's work, like Pictionary and Silver Surfer. Is pretty close to an actual adaptation by Follin himself. Tim's gotta listen to this as soon as possible.

[@_ponkachonka]

I gotta agree. While this having the harmony of the original, it sounds exactly like a bop Follin would cook up in Pictionary or something too

[@PremierRomanov]

9 months later and I'm still impressed how you turned a 1-bit song from a damn piezo speaker into something that sounds just as good, if not even better

[@PremierRomanov]

Are you sure you aren't a Follin? Just throwing that out here...

[@user-ql2re2es9y]

Zachary Bullard, the man who put a cheese on a turntable......

[@BottomOfTheDumpsterFire]

Chronos is a track that needed a lot more love. And you completely nailed what it'd sound like on a NES.

[@user-ql2re2es9y]

Hahaha, the first song is released on the Sinclair ZX Spectrum using 1-bit DAC, that's sounds bad......

[@user-ql2re2es9y]

Hahaha, mouthless dead Thanos!....

[@warmCabin]

This _is_ what it sounds like on an NES 😲

[@BottomOfTheDumpsterFire]

@@warmCabin I mean he nailed what it would sound like on NES if Chronos was ever ported to it, and Tim Follin did the music, and it was 1988. It's not just that it's on NES, it's also period appropriate.

[@user-ql2re2es9y]

@@warmCabin than the DAC beeper version that causes earrapes.

[@sharmajp]

Zx spectrum: space action style Nes: *SMOOTH* Great work!

[@beltube]

getting very strong Treasure Master vibes at 1:56 - 2:22, very very good shit!!! also, just a little Follin Tip, the noise snare needs a little attack time IMO. that's a signature follin thing, at least in his more "rock"-ish NES tunes

[@Bassclefff]

I've been looking everywhere for a decent cover of this, and then suddenly you do this.

[@bluebull399]

Can you just imagine how hard this tune would slap if someone done it on a SID chip with that classic SID bass.

[@_ponkachonka]

Someone already did :)

[@bluebull399]

@@_ponkachonka link please?

[@favoredbeach]

@@bluebull399 Bro refused to elaborate💀

[@Antiblue643]

@@bluebull399 kzbin.info/www/bejne/rWfIl6SOg7uim9E

[@FukiMakai]

This is UNDESCRIPTIBLY GREAT!!!!!!!! By far one of the best Tim's renditions on another console hardware I listened to this year.

[@bigoof9654]

*VinylFollin*

[@snootster]

OMG! I love this. This tune is 1 of my all time favourite pieces from the ZX Spectrum.

[@MatthewCobalt]

I still love the fact that he managed to get an equivalent to this onto a 1-bit speaker.

[@Mentalbox52]

If I wouldn't have read the description, I would've thought this was something he actually did. Phenomenal work!

[@Zeinok]

nice dpcm bias usage adjusting triangle volume

[@Xonida_NcTroller]

Officially added to my "awesome chiptunes" playlist

[@kqzo]

getting silver surfer vibes from the bassline kinda reminds me of the "level selected" thing

[@zymsbgt]

0:02 Since when did triangle waves have volume control?

[@pc-98love39]

Zxx effect on famitracker

[@ConnorR.mp3]

there's a bug where you can increase the dpcm counter and the triangle will get quieter

[@user-ql2re2es9y]

I don't see any high-frequency buzzing on the triangle.

[@scratchy6633]

​@@user-ql2re2es9y You can stop that by resetting the delta value every cycle. Though if you do that, it will slightly slow down the speed of the triangle channel but not enough to notice.

[@rowboat10]

@@ConnorR.mp3 thats not a bug

[@TastySnax12]

It's confirmed; VinylCheese is Tim Follin. Also, I'm wondering why you included the DPCM channel on the render?

[@SwissVinyl]

Not really sure, probably would have been good to leave out..

[@joethemanager1]

VinylCheese you forgot the randomly placed samples of "skate or die"

[@TastySnax12]

...That was Rob Hubbard...

[@DogsRNice]

ポリゴン２ no they are Howtobasic

[@FukiMakai]

@@SwissVinyl You disguise as well as him I can't recognize you.... hahaha

[@theshakyguy]

Amazing! It sounds like something Follin would make!!!

[@ryanthecommenter2030]

I FUCKING LOVE how you used the noise channel for both the symbols AND the drums. This would be very memory efficient if this was used in an actual NES game.

[@898doffo]

2023... Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice!!! And back here again.

[@markkoetsier6475]

Awesome level: Follin %

[@swinki33]

Absolutely Follin, ehhh, masterpiece

[@putwagyubeefonnetflix]

Your song are amazing as always.👌👌👌

[@KujiGhost]

Fantastic arrangement of one of my favourite tracks. Subscribed!

[@Commrade-DOGE]

Could you do his other tracks on the ZX spectrum?

[@VinsCool]

Great cover!

[@Plasmariel]

Hi there!

[@VinsCool]

@@Plasmariel hi lol

[@supmattboy]

@@VinsCool hi lol

[@VinsCool]

@@supmattboy hi lol

[@stonethemason12]

I love this remix so much...im a big fan of that triangle bass too. But i cant help but wonder how itd sound with the FDS bass...it might be closer to the original

[@The_RetroManiac]

This is epic.

[@Asterra2]

Kinda spooky to realize that the realtime mixed original used... I think 5 voices? More than this, anyway. I've very often wished somebody would reverse-engineer the code for Tim Follin's old tunes and reiterate them so they get mixed without the harshness you get from 1-bit audio like that.

[@FukiMakai]

It only exists one on KZbin. Somebody did that with the very first title screen from Tim.

[@ComputerLunch]

great cover

[@898doffo]

Wow.................... Fantastic ... Thank you!! :)

[@matijalenic2923]

0:02 wait- HOW IS HE CHANGING THE VOLUME OF THE TRIANGLE???

[@SpiralPegasus]

This is magnificent!! Thanks for making it!

[@Dwedit]

Completely nailed the Tim Follin style here, by exactly reproducing the instruments from his other games.

[@theoveranalysticjake378]

*You sir, have a gift.*

[@DaveHowardSchiff]

That's a hell of a good job man! Keep it going!

[@the_medina]

Where's the random thing at the bottom of the description?!

[@64Abstract]

its a .nsf file for playing with the NES if u want. (or a nsf emulator like NSFPlay)

[@quadpad_music]

egg

[@stephenwall5159]

This is great, thank you.

[@sychevmaxim]

Ha ha!! Cool!!!! NES Terminator samples + ZX chronos ! Thank you ))))) LIKE!

[@falconxerxes]

Egxactly what I was waiting for

[@mundolukas]

I can't like this enough

[@FriendCrezno]

Can I use this remix for a mini bio on Tim Follin im working on?

[@F2bnp]

This is awesome, keep up the amazing work!

[@kennetheweka6690]

0:01 Tim Follin at it again.

[@llamaelitista]

Good job!

[@omfgacceptmyname]

didnt realize this was a cover

[@noobtracker]

0:02 the triangle wave has volume control?!

[@Laagy]

basically It's a bug that allow you to "change the volume" of the triangle channel by increasing the delta counter of the DPCM channel with the Zxx effect

[@harmonicbox2011]

How did the triangle bypass the volume at 0:02?

[@Retrogamingmaverick]

Sacrificing the sample channel, you can lower the triangles volume by 50%

[@martinefrensoquigomez7835]

I just want him to cover Agent X and my life will be complete

[@JohnJTraston]

Awesome!!!

[@georgemargaris]

well done!

[@898doffo]

Test 1 2 3 to see if youtube knocks off comments.

[@Asterra2]

I maintain a hope that someday, somebody will disassemble the raw ZX Spectrum playroutine and reiterate it in 16-bit audio with non-scratchy mixing. Follin did a lot of tunes with that gem, and they deserve to be heard without all the noise. Efforts like this give us a good glimpse of what it could sound like, but there are still some inaccuracies. The instruments used in the original playroutine are actually fairly advanced and have some subtractive synth qualities, for example. Regardless, this is a good effort. Would love to hear a rendition of Future Games as well.

[@898doffo]

Nah. If you are still doubting that something can be better than this rendition, then it is best you stop being lazy and re create this masterpiece. ;) But you wont, mainly because all you can do is envision and not create your own version... So have at it, learn how to compose and show us that masterpiece.

[@Asterra2]

@@898doffo Bro, I don't know if you only glanced at what I said or if you legitimately couldn't comprehend it, but you sure went off on a meaningless tangent there.

[@898doffo]

@@Asterra2 Enjoy this version as it will be the only best one for you to enjoy.. Don't over analyze it. Also, I am not your bro, bro.... lol.

[@898doffo]

2021............ Love it!

[@HockeyGamer-wk3ze]

This is actually really fuckin dope

[@Sh-hg8kf]

HOW IS THE TRIANGLE FADING OUT AT THE BEGINNING?!

[@kqzo]

Zxx on the DPCM channel

[@Sh-hg8kf]

@@kqzo ah i see, thank you! Why cant i hear any pop tho from the zxx?

[@atari2600b]

Madcatzm9 actually went out & done it I con't believe you've done this

[@soapsatellite]

Man, this sounds like how he would've actually done it on an NES

[@warmCabin]

What do you use to make these visualizations?

[@pschiptunes64]

VinylCheese used SidWiz, but I suggest using corrscope. Don't use SidWizPlus, it has compressed audio, and OVGen is unmaintained.

[@ComputerLunch]

The computer can grove

[@lunarkomet]

The last line is just sitting there, sizzling...

[@theEpicjosh365]

What program is this? This may be an obvious question, but I've been looking everywhere for this program!

[@nickfaro5764]

theepicjoshua SidWiz. Sorry it's a month late info!

[@pschiptunes64]

SidWiz is old, use corrscope Composing application is FamiTracker, if you were wondering

[@АлександрНестеров-б6ч]

can you send the source file? the .ftm or .dnm

[@ciox----1----]

badass

[@puppypoet]

0:02 that's illegal triangle doesn't have the ability to change volume

[@lembi6264]

incorrect

[@Nikku4211]

If this was actually ported to the NES in the 1990's, I probably would've bought it on Amazon.

[@OMundodosRetroGames]

HOW THE TRIANGLE CHANGED VOLUME????? HOW CAN I DO THIS???

[@lembi6264]

how

[@RodMerida]

It's awesome. I love this Spectrum music. I never imagined it could sound so impressive in an 8-bit polyphonic console. How did you manage to distinguish the different tracks inside that beeper sound wave?

[@JessicaFEREM]

damn tinnitus free version

[@doktoroptimo]

pls do more tim follin!!!

[@SvordingUnique]

wait he just adjusted the triangle volume thats illegal 0:02

[@Flo_Resolution]

Illegal? It bypasses any such law, by manipulating the DPCM delta counter.

[@Dwedit]

Having a high value in the DMC counter will lower the volume of noise+triangle. Part of the weird way there is nonlinear mixing of the sound channels. Even Nintendo's own games made use of this, StarTropics will write a value to the PCM counter to set a volume for the triangle at the beginning of every song.

[@leeh3568]

11 outa 10

[@fabfab2040]

💪🏾 j’adore

[@SamplrOfMoonshine]

finally

[@starlaandnoobie656]

The last line is resting

[@starlaandnoobie656]

That's the DPCM

[@antihumor2231]

Hide the sample channel. No samples used, so no reason to show that.

[@katie2940]

technically it is used, with the zxx abuse at the beginning you can see the audible click as it returns to normal, but I agree aside from that it isn't needed

[@pschiptunes64]

The sample channel can be used to modify the triangle’s volume with Zxx. It’s pretty cool, but it only works with the DPCM channel.

[@supakusuta]

There's a sample at 0:06