Plok! - Beach (YM2612)

[@moopbread5582]

This transitioned really well from SNES to Genesis. Fantastic cover!

[@nobel11]

This is fantastic! You do more with 4 operators than some people do with their lives.

[@xboyindahouse]

Tim Follin would be proud if he hears this Beach theme of Plok!

[@HP-qq3nn]

sorry to say, but tim follin hated making video game music, so idk if he would

[@bored_person]

This remix is good, but he himself could probably do better.

[@solarflare9078]

H P I found him commenting on Time Trax's OST recently, and it's mainly because, to put it in short, it would "Get lost in time", but he was happy of everyone liking his OSTs and noticed that chiptune music is everywhere now. He said some more stuff that I can't remember too, so I would try to find his comment yourself.

[@branaa09]

@@HP-qq3nn Yeah uh huh sure, he's been interviewed by the Legacy Music Hour and liked his older stuff.

[@DerpDerp3001]

Not really, because his goal was to push what is capable.

[@8BitAlchemy]

Holy crap this perfectly captures the original, I am truly impressed what you were able to recreate with the Genesis!

[@citizenhal]

Ever considered remaking some of Follin's ZX Spectrum work? Chronos/LED Storm/Raw Recruit etc. They would probably sound quite good YM2612 stylie.

[@ashkirby8896]

Ya know, I remember one of his ZX Spectrum tracks sounding very similar to the beach theme form Plok. I forget which one.

[@talideon]

@@ashkirby8896 I believe the you're looking for is Chronos, which is a bit more like Beach than Agent X's theme. It doesn't hurt that he'd improved his sound routine quite a bit between those two.

[@ashkirby8896]

@@talideon Yeah, that’s the one!😄

[@Formula_Zero_EX]

I love the idea of Savaged Regime doing a remix on all his ZX Spectrum 48K title themes.

[@DeconTheed92]

This is an absolutely fantastic recreation of the original. I really like the waveform used in place of the lead guitar sound~

[@savagedregime8176]

+DeconTheed92 The original sound isn't really a guitar either. It's literally just a clicky noise followed by a looped waveform. 90% of the character comes from the intricate sequencing.

[@DeconTheed92]

Huh, really? Interesting. I'm half surprised to hear that given the character of the tone (and the SPC700's whole Sample Synthesis dealio), and yet not at all surprised given it's Tim Follin.

[@savagedregime8176]

+DeconTheed92 Samples eat memory for breakfast and on the SNES you have to be very conservative about it. Follin's leads are very simplistic so he can budget more for other types of sounds. Another example of clever sequencing would be the hihats in the original. They sound relatively natural and realistic. This is because it is in reality just a single looped cymbal sound, and instead rhythmic volume envelopes are used to make the closed and open hihat sounds. Since the sample won't reset from the start every time this also makes each "hit" sound slightly different from the last one, which adds subtle varieties. Obviously I couldn't do that here since Genesis PCM playback doesn't support real time volume changes. Instead I just used some PCM hihats from the game Side Pocket.

[@vuurniacsquarewave5091]

+Savaged Regime With a custom programmed sound driver you could probably bit-shift the value going to the DAC to make it quieter, albeit at a loss of quality.

[@GaliMercury]

+za909returns You could change the global volume of the DAC channel in real-time through an actual sound driver (e.g. Contra: Hard Corps), but doing so for individual virtual channels could be trickier, especially for instances where you want the volume to fade-in/out mid-sample. I'm not an expert, though.

[@MattFurniss]

Great conversion! One of my favorite SNES tunes.

[@NerdNoiseRadio]

Amen, Furnisssan! Both the original and the cover are amazing!

[@VaultVenturer]

Come heeeere!! Thank you to be part of my childhood Matt.

[@Shaneus]

Surprised to see one of my favourite MD composers in this comments section! Loved your work Matt, particularly with MK1/2!

[@lucaspec7284]

underrated game & underrated soundtrack

[@Uslessaccount]

The Plok boss theme with the YM2612 would be SO good. Just imagining the bass alone is insane

[@Vectormantudeoz]

Probably like The adventures of Batman and Robin Genesis soundtrack

[@blueelectric05]

@@Vectormantudeoz or time trax

[@GameSack]

Amazing. VGM on Patreon?

[@leafypotatostyle]

bro how are there still fresh comments?

[@RandomInnVGMs]

Sadly this is before he started using Deflemask and AFAIK only .VGM's he's released are only those made in Deflemask. 4 years ago I wished to get this .VGM. Now I'm his patron for about a year now and still wishing to get .VGM of this someday, somehow... PS! Stay strong, Joe. :)

[@deprecated8036]

Hey Game Sack!

[@ashkirby8896]

You, Game Sack!😄🤩😎👌

[@ExtremeWreck]

@@leafypotatostyle Comments fresh from the box boi!

[@superdudetaylor848]

I fucking love FM Synth

[@andyghkfilm2287]

2:04 and the transition back to the A-section is such a fucking banger dude this song is so good

[@1visible]

I love the Megadrive sound chipset 😍😍😍. Very nice

[@TheLegendofRenegade]

GECKO DA GAWD DOES IT AGAIN. Why are you so good??

[@Moncayo_02]

cause he is your fan lol

[@TheLegendofRenegade]

You have it the wrong way round, Gecko is the senpai, I am a fan of him

[@MusicInMe754]

Wait....Savaged Regime is Gecko Yamori?! OMG! No wonder these sound so good!!

[@danielcebastionmunizYT]

@@TheLegendofRenegade he's musical god that's why

[@ashkirby8896]

Yo, Renegade!😄🤩

[@GaliMercury]

DAMN NIGGA! *DAYMN* OH FUCK YEEEEESSSSSS

[@marinellovragovic1207]

Gali Do you think you could cover this masterpiece yourself? Please!

[@marinellovragovic1207]

Gali It was just an idea... The more the merrier...

[@jessragan6714]

Legend has it that Plok was in the process of being ported to the Sega Genesis using a tool that automated 80% of the work. Maybe, just maybe, a prototype version of the game exists somewhere. Either that or Wikipedia is full of crap.

[@supakusuta]

Ste Pickford has confirmed that on Twitter

[@jessragan6714]

@@supakusuta Ste? STE? What, did the doctor try to write "Steve" on the birth certificate but had a heart attack halfway through?

[@supakusuta]

@@jessragan6714 it's one of the people who make Plok bruh, it's short for "Stephen"

[@moopbread5582]

This outstanding remix deserves SO MUCH more attention than it's getting! I can't stop listening to this!

[@ashkirby8896]

Nice Sega Genesis cover of the song, and it sounds super close and faithful and perfectly near identical to the original song!😄🤩😎👌

[@King_K_Rool_]

If this really does use elements from the Time Trax soundtrack then thats really cool as the same guy Tim Follin made the soundtrack!

[@munchroome]

Oh my god do I hear the guitar from Time Trax in there This is really, really nice work, man

[@matthewmiguel8108]

Sounds better on genesis!

[@InterstitialistRecords]

Wow, I am stunned by the parity to the SNES version. Nice!

[@mattkane357]

commenting on this again to keep the comment chain on this great song!

[@QUIZFILTER]

Awesome to hear what this might have sounded like on a GENESIS... nice work!

[@TheSuperPlayer707]

This is real life magic... Sounds perfect!!! Edit: I already saw your channel content. I'm subscribed now ✓

[@JoLiKMC]

I don't think Tim Follin could've done it better, himself. 👍

[@taylordiclemente5163]

Fantastic!

[@sleepyNovember_project]

I'm sure now you would do it even better than on SNES.

[@vectororbitex7866]

Thunder Force IV Bass OMG

[@getter7seven]

Good energy to this one in particular.

[@robintst]

I was actively playing everything I could back then on both the Genesis and SNES and I somehow absolutely never heard of this game until a few years ago. I mean, we used to have 5 or 6 rental stores and I'd go to all of them to look for games to try out... Plok! never showed up at any of them. Weird.

[@marinellovragovic1207]

Alan Rizkallah Plok! is actually a decent platformer for the SNES having music composed by Tim Follin, one of the absolute best videogame composers on this planet.

[@Maru96]

Holy fucking christ, you are the man.

[@HuntersMoon78]

Sounds better and brighter than the SNES version

[@bd90492]

I like the snes version better but i respect your opinion

[@nootaboot7042]

oh damn this is one hell of a remake

[@HarmoniChris]

Sick cover, man.

[@Latchfpv]

Goddamn that sound is just... glorious, esp once the guitars kicked in. Love it.

[@recklesflam1ngo968]

Fantastic

[@trap0xf]

Sounds really good, are you using the instruments from Time Trax? They sound very similar, at least!

[@ikec-pw5sb]

They do just sound barely different...

[@shk_]

(Aight yall, the following info is wrong. Don't bug me about it being wrong, i know it is!) The genesis has a built in soundfont that couldn't be changed, unless we are talking about the noise channel, so it's why you hear the same saw blade wave in a lot of genesis songs.

[@Crash84]

@@shk_ this comment is completely and utterly wrong

[@MikaTsukiii]

@@shk_ what are you talking about? Do you think that YM2612 (Genesis FM OPN2 chip) same as YM2413 (low-cost OPL with 15 builtin instruments)?

[@64Abstract]

@@MikaTsukiii actually its OPN2

[@thinkingmouse2751]

pretty good :3

[@Blankult]

Amazing

[@alonsojett]

Follin bliss

[@Moncayo_02]

orgasmico

[@SpiralPegasus]

Excellent job (_as always_). I'd love to request Creepy Crag. That aside, is it me or there's an off-key note at 1:44?

[@HarmoniChris]

I hear it too.

[@Lavagemstomacal]

Why the genesis sound chip was so hard to program good stuff like this?

[@Alianger]

Worse tools and lack of knowledge in FM synthesis

[@jeremym9011]

Yes. Mostly the Japanese knew how FM Synthesis worked because they used it in most of THEIR games.

[@djlobb]

There were some great western FM artists. Like Tim Follins (one game, Time Trax), Matt Furniss (Lion King, Mortal Kombat etc)

[@FoxBoy1992]

Japanese games typically sound good I believe due to their experience with PC-98 FM-synth. Amiga composers in Europe also did a good job. Some American games still sound good, though, like Comix Zone, EA's Strike series (Desert Strike, Urban Strike), and Vectorman games (composer of the ESPN theme).

[@MrBoJangles]

From what I heard, it was because the japanese devs gave untranslated documents, if they did at all, leaving western devs to learn on their own

[@VaultVenturer]

Amazing work! I'd like to hear some day your version of strange sunset (street fighter). That song is great!

[@jessragan6714]

You mean like from Street Fighter EX Plus Alpha?

[@VaultVenturer]

@@jessragan6714 Yes!

[@unyu-cyberstorm64]

Nice

[@scibot9000]

I have a MIGHTY NEED for an mp3 of this. (please? V0 is ok.)

[@danielcebastionmunizYT]

Cool

[@Lcd101]

This sounds perfect.

[@roccojpb]

CONGRATULATIONS IS GOOD

[@drsPascalsArchive]

I've been diddled again.

[@streeterville773]

Holy shit

[@MattTheCompletionist]

Is this using the sound driver that was used in Time Trax?

[@videogameobsession]

Is there an actual VGM version of this YM2612 rendition available?

[@youforget1000thingsaday]

Holy shi- 😨🤯

[@8_bit_dragon_original]

Wow this is a MegaDrive Remix?

[@carloscm2542]

plok is the super nintendo,

[@SolidEyeYEG]

Great! Oscilloscope view?

[@ethandoesathing2711]

Aw yiss

[@roland_the_cursor]

Think you could do the Boss theme next?

[@absolutehooman8948]

Never heard a 7/4 song before

[@brisklloydavator]

FUCKING WIZARD

[@MrBoJangles]

better than than original, IMO. The genesis/mega drive suits the Follin sound better than the Super NES

[@avideogamemaster]

Yes

[@bd90492]

For me, the original sounds like ps1 game and this one doesn't

[@danmakuman]

@@bd90492 Pretty sure they refers to the arrangement, not how "realistic" it sounds.

[@bd90492]

@@danmakuman I know that, I just like the arrangement for the original better

[@filmgbg]

This is awesome! Love it! I've been meaning to start making music using FM Synthesis chips, but I haven't found any good software. What software did you use to make this?

[@patrickhawthorneLS]

Does this run on megadrive hardware ?

[@ultrakirbyfan100]

Is there a VGM of this avaliable anywhere? I'd love to use this in a Sonic hack if it's ok with you.

[@nulevoekrylo2888]

Pure synthesis and no PCM?

[@camulodunon]

Yep! Don't underestimate FM synth!

[@ashkirby8896]

The drums are PCM!😄

[@ZeroVersionTwo]

How did you generate a triangle wave with the YM2612?

[@ChiptunedRaijin]

+ZeroVersionTwo You're hearing a sine actually, although it's possible to make a very triangle-like sound as well.

[@ZeroVersionTwo]

+ChiptunedRaijin That's what I'm getting at. How does one make it closer to a triangle than a sine?

[@ChiptunedRaijin]

+ZeroVersionTwo It's really difficult to explain, but here goes. The first and fourth Algorithm can get a really close sound. Basically, you form your basic sine wave (Operator 4) and just play with the Operators until you amplify the standard sine somewhat, as well as add that high pitch overtone the triangle tends to have (at least on the NES anyway).

[@Meteotrance]

+ZeroVersionTwo the basic rule of FM synth for the DX7 or the chip of the genesis is exactly the same, FM synth use only sinus wave form but modulated himself with a series of other sinus was operator and some algorythm, it's a bit tricky to use but when you know how to, and when you using your hears to build new sound you can make awesome sound, and the Megadrive can use sampling in a good quality but few people back then used it on game, if you listen Mortal Kombat or Aladin it's usualy used for the digital voice and sound effect but also sometimes for drum.

[@ZeroVersionTwo]

I already know about FM synthesis and the YM2612. I'm asking for specific parameters.

[@mushshrap6471]

Step 1: Find an accurate MIDI of the song you want to rip off. Step 2: Replace the instruments with YM612 instruments. Step 3: Render and upload it to KZbin People in the comments: "oh MY goD THIS IS amazInG"

[@nwcr_]

Savaged Regime doesn't do this though, and even then, it's not that simple, you still have to make decisions of which instruments sound better in which situations and of course, you still have to do some decent mixing so that everything doesn't sound like a muddled mess.

[@youforget1000thingsaday]

You sound like a hater who couldn't even do THAT right. What did you gain from this besides the one like you gave yourself?

[@dycedargselderbrother5353]

Is there even software that does this? These aren't generated using VST plugins; they're VGMs that are able to run on hardware.

[@irridesu]

@@dycedargselderbrother5353 Trackers like DefleMask with YM2612 support

[@dycedargselderbrother5353]

@@irridesu I wasn't aware Deflemask supported MIDI importing.