Donkey Kong Country - Aquatic Ambiance on Moog Sub 37

[@The1aw]

I’ve been coming back & listening to this for years now. This is probably like my 100th time. 😁

[@LucaDiGennaro]

Wow, 100 times thanks! :)

[@diadannan]

With this hypnotizing theme, you can swim underwater, or in the outer space. Love it so much, thanks a lot.

[@LucaDiGennaro]

Thanks for your kind words! You should definitely not thank me but David Wise who composed the original track I just wanted to pay a humble tribute to :)

[@diadannan]

@@LucaDiGennaro Sure, and your great effort and performance are worth appreciation, too. 🌸👍🌷

[@LucaDiGennaro]

Thank you so much, I’m flattered 🙏🏻

[@larrymalloneejr.2974]

Amazing job replicating the instruments Wise used in the original! Super impressive.

[@LucaDiGennaro]

Thanks Larry, yes it was the main goal on this one

[@insidestraight4659]

I love that vibrato sound at 1.30, too good

[@LucaDiGennaro]

I tried to replicate as much as possible the original harmonica. That triggers so many memories :)

[@PingPong85]

Always hitting it out of the park, Luca. Just great!

[@LucaDiGennaro]

So flattering, thanks!

[@DollysplitBand]

I was hoping to find somebody performing the lead on a minimoog, this most certainly will do

[@LucaDiGennaro]

Hey Dollysplit, I’m glad this helped! Did you manage to catch the settings from the knobs in the video?

[@MIDERA]

Was trying to find the 'love' reaction... but a comment will have to do.

[@LucaDiGennaro]

It's the thought that counts :D

[@LePixelRacer]

Man, it sure brings back memories. 🔥

[@LucaDiGennaro]

It does! :)

[@MikePensini]

Yeah man! My fav DK track! Nice work 🙂👍🏼

[@LucaDiGennaro]

Thanks Mike! This was a game changer back in the 90s

[@irgendwer3610]

this sounds legit

[@LucaDiGennaro]

I agree

[@borissidealmeida]

This sounds amazing

[@LucaDiGennaro]

Thanks mate

[@brainyoga4938]

The metal clanking sound is actually the same tambourine sound, played at a very low pitch.

[@LucaDiGennaro]

Oh, thanks. I didn’t know that! Here I used a sample taken from a song in Tropical Freeze soundtrack where the clanking is isolated.

[@picori4847]

Incredible! It sounds nearly identical to the original!

[@LucaDiGennaro]

Thanks aircarrier! On the other side, it was unbelievable to think a SNES sounded nearly identical to a Moog! :D

[@picori4847]

No problem! I wonder if it's supposed to sound like the SNES :)

[@LucaDiGennaro]

Yes, it is! :)

[@picori4847]

Oh cool!

[@natevizzi2901]

Yo ….. you are soooo goooood !!

[@LucaDiGennaro]

Thanks Nate!

[@Naturefreund]

Yet another impressive orchestration of this timeless masterpiece Want to make my own cover of this song with an 80's kind of tracker software on a videogame system inspired by Delusion's X-Tracker let's see how this will work out Greetings from Germany

[@LucaDiGennaro]

Danke schön Freund, please remember to post here your link as I'm curious about your idea!

[@PocketOperatorGuy]

Absolutely beautiful.

[@LucaDiGennaro]

... is the original song!

[@PocketOperatorGuy]

@@LucaDiGennaro it's one of my favorite pieces. Fear factory is another good track in Donkey Kong Country as well. You did a remarkable job! You deserve more attention.

[@LucaDiGennaro]

@@PocketOperatorGuy DKC OST is like a jazz standard in VG music! :) Thanks for your kind words, I really appreciate.

[@teikomat]

Wow, this was my favorite track of all video games back then. Amazing job regarding the Synth programming! How long did it take to finish this track?

[@LucaDiGennaro]

Hi Em Be and thanks for the lovely comment! Half a day, you can see that lighting doesn't change a lot between frames (that I of course recorded at different times) and I still didn't use LED lights.

[@GMGNews]

Wow 🏆

[@LucaDiGennaro]

🤟🏼

[@GMGNews]

@@LucaDiGennaro love the channel, so much nostalgia I appericate you uploading

[@LucaDiGennaro]

Thank you so much GMGNews :)

[@DUSKOsound]

very cool channel

[@LucaDiGennaro]

Thanks!

[@carmenga8925]

Instruments Minute 0:02

[@LucaDiGennaro]

What do you mean?

[@carmenga8925]

@@LucaDiGennaro I want to know what instrument sound you put on the keyboard

[@LucaDiGennaro]

@@carmenga8925 i made all sounds from scratch so I can't name any of the actual Sub 37 presets. You should check the knobs position in the video and try replicating it on your machine.

[@gersonpagan]

Amazing! How did you do the tambourine sound?

[@LucaDiGennaro]

Hi! Thanks 😊 All percussions are created in Logic Pro, as I generally state in the description

[@GaryBrolsma]

🐟

[@LucaDiGennaro]

(imagine a monkey emoticon here)

[@keybdwizrd]

Very cool. What video program are you using?

[@LucaDiGennaro]

Thanks! Final Cut

[@mattildahubbardo]

Amazing. How did you make the sound for the metallic sounding drum?

[@LucaDiGennaro]

Thanks Mattilda Hubbardo. Everything you see is from the Moog Sub 37, all the other sounds are from other sources. In the case of the metal clanking sound, I sampled it from the Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze soundtrack. The track was Mangrove Cove (Underwater)

[@mattildahubbardo]

Luca Di Gennaro thanks for the reply. You did a wonderful job of re creating the tones and overall atmosphere of this track. I especially like that metallic sound on the original track and i have been trying to recreate it. Thanks for letting me know about the tropical freeze track.

[@LucaDiGennaro]

Thanks for your kind words,@@mattildahubbardo!

[@mattildahubbardo]

Luca Di Gennaro no problem

[@asims615]

@@mattildahubbardo If you’re still wondering how to create the metal sound, it’s just a tambourine sample slowed down a lot.

[@sparkplugrecs.official]

Howd u make the main pad. lol

[@sparkplugrecs.official]

1:45 central window

[@LucaDiGennaro]

@@sparkplugrecs.official I used the "Duo mode" of the Sub 37. You can play two notes together and each one triggers just one oscillator. Then, as I had to play four notes, I played 2 notes in the upper frame and 2 notes in the lower one (you can clearly see the top frame is in turn split in two). If you want to know how I made the sound, I don't remember if it's a triangle wave or a saw wave but the most important thing is that you should set a slow attack.