September - Earth, Wind & Fire (NES Style Cover) [0CC-FamiTracker 2A03]

[@kitsinthewebs222]

Pulse, Noise and Triangle

[@marksmod]

on and off and off and on

[@skylarzyxsoldaccount6756]

@@marksmod 1001

[@shmish5818]

And slight dpcm

[@UraniumLeaf]

That’s the way it works on the NES

[@NicolARark]

And DPCM

[@sectinger]

This is just amazing. The simple detail of the change in squares to make it sound like voice adds the cherry on the top of the cake. Awesome work!

[@godwin972]

how do i do the square voice thing i need to know how

[@Naltrex]

@@godwin972 it's just different pulse widths to simulate vowels, for example the "ah" sound can be 25%, and the "ee" sound can be 50%

[@gregoriysharapov1936]

@@godwin972 The term for this would be "timbre", I believe. Edit: I guess you could say, the 21st of SepTIMBRE! That was horrible...

[@oscwav]

@@gregoriysharapov1936 Bad jokes are good comedy, sometimes it's so bad that it becomes funny.

[@sandwichvamp]

YOU REMEMBERED.

[@flewis02]

I want to like but that would ruin the 69

[@Knuckx117]

I remembered too!

[@AkkaOniVA]

"Excellent, you have EARTH, WIND, and FIRE! Only the WATER ORB remains."

[@RetroRSP]

*Final Fantasy Intensifies*

[@eckitronix]

The world is veiled in dARKNESS!! IMPRISONING ME! ALL THAT I SEE! ABSOLUTE HORROR! I CANNOT LIVE! I CANNOT DIE! TRAPPED IN MYSELF, BODY MY HOLDING CELL! LANDMINE HAS TAKEN MY SIGHT! TAKEN MY SPEECH! TAKEN MY HEARING! TAKEN MY ARMS! TAKEN MY LEGS! TAKEN MY SOUL! LEFT ME WITH LIFE IN HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELL! "Why do you have a party of four Fighters named Gene, Paul, Ace, and Pete?"

[@WishMakers]

loving how the melody changes pulse width to match the lyrics, it has that kind of effect that hearing a song go through a mp3 -> midi converter does where i can hear the lyrics even though they aren't there lmao. bangin cover cheese

[@jadsi]

ikr

[@kilomatter]

And to think that this phenomenal cover was made with just the 2A03... Incredible!

[@godisgood13456]

Lol hey

[@CookieFonster]

oh wow, this sounds WAY too rich for 2a03. also i can totally hear the lyrics in this cover, this is so great. absolute wizardry

[@WinEntity]

I can't tell you how much I was hoping you'd post something like this today. Thank you for blessing us with your impeccable talents once again. (AMAZING work with the pseudo-speech on the lead pulse by the way! Your attention to detail is spot-on.)

[@jacobdockery3663]

I knew i would get some kind of september 21st joke from somebody i subscribed to! Thanks dude!

[@eckitronix]

You absolute legend. I also love how the instrument that sounds like his voice changes thickness (I don't know my words) enough that it sounds like it's an actual voice Masterpiece, if I'm to decide that.

[@eveleynce]

the "thickness" is called pulse width just in case you wanted to know!

[@JeroenTel]

Absolutely f-a-n-t-a-s-t-i-c VinylCheese! =D

[@DaveTheFloomper]

The pwm changes, the chord structuring, the smart use of channels, and the tim follin style drums. I LOVE THISSSS!!!

[@DaveTheFloomper]

The pitchbends too. Lovingly put together.

[@livvy94]

_jams out_

[@empyreanpreeminencemultime6232]

Straight up Tim Follin style and I LOVE IT!

[@diskoflash2002]

The fact that you tried to apply the pulse wave song lyrics notes WITH the added effort of trying to match duty pitches to those lyrics, just blows my mind 🤯

[@glowbush]

Thank you for giving us this pitch bending arpy goodness on this day of our lords earth wind and fire

[@MarkH]

I just noticed you got an extra Pulse by using DPCM samples. That's such an ingenious move

[@genericfriend2568]

Unfortunately, I was born on the 21st night of september. 20 years ago. People forget and just sing the song instead

[@elliewheezer]

happy birthday :)

[@robotlorekeeper9880]

Happy birthday!

[@sholt]

Happy birthday! 🎂

[@Duskool]

i hope you have a nice birthday!

[@sunstarrock6336]

happy birds of day

[@diskoflash2002]

this is still one of my favorite moments of 2020

[@starblaze6171]

You could tell me this isn't a Tim/Geoff Follin arrangement and I would be hard-pressed to actually believe you. Great work!

[@Yair54.]

this sounds really impressive for 2A03, goddamn

[@Don_Ramiro]

This is pure gold!

[@Jakim_]

The level of detail is insane!

[@ConnorR.mp3]

this is too damn good, the pulse vocals, the juicy arps, im just sitting here smiling listening to this

[@flewis02]

You are now my fav Nes vgm creator! I want my moms to hear this

[@Duskool]

Ah yes, the four elements, Earth, Wind, Fire and remembering a specific day of September! Nice work!

[@JLippe]

Only after a year I realised how you used the DPCM channel here, no wonder this cover sounds so full with such a low ammount of channels available!! Not using it for the drums but instead to simulate what seem to be pulse waves is a very strong power move and I feel like I can't praise it enough.

[@controlleronahanger]

It's that time of the year again huh

[@YoshiLightStar]

This is a great version, it uses a ton of nice tricks to get it to sound really good. I like the use of the dpcm to add more to the square leads along with the other stuff such as the triangle drums alongside a base line

[@Rumble_Pak]

I'm very glad you remembered, VinylCheese.

[@sargesmash1]

Impressive. Excellent square wave "vocals"!

[@BandBFilms]

How on earth do you emulate the basic vowel sounds on Famitracker? THAT'S FREAKING AMAZING!

[@oscwavcommentaccount]

Pulse width modulation.

[@RED40HOURS]

^ that but way more limited due to the only 4 widths for pulse waves in the 2A03

[@Zetrextroid]

No skill issue?

[@monx]

check out chibitech's nsf work...

[@spacecomplex7180]

@@RED40HOURS actually it's only 3 considering 25 and 75% are basically identical.

[@miguelpescado]

This is the correct day to listen to this.

[@Laagy]

i remember

[@bobloxman9136]

God, I love this song. Fantastic work as always!

[@dolce_dreemurr]

The fact that you accomplished this with just 4 instruments and no expansion chips is pretty awesome

[@NetNerdy]

I just remembered

[@Newportal1]

Ah, the song September, released in SEPTEMBER!

[@supermariobro93]

And on the 🎶 21st night of September! 🎶

[@RetroRSP]

Ah you mean September 21 8:00 PM

[@notasnev]

it's that time of the year again

[@flewis02]

Im literally bopping and singing to this, party ON!

[@famitracked]

whoa 🤯

[@jadsi]

2A03 in all its glory.

[@cy-bernet-ix]

*21 Minutes Ago*

[@RT55J]

who's here for this day in 2022?

[@chuckthequail137]

It's that Time of the Year Again.

[@jammerc64]

Insane technicality!

[@Tracequaza]

i think you've mastered famitracker at this point

[@Radical_SeS]

You mad lad

[@ADoodGuy]

Somehow I didn't expect this today. Why didn't I expect this today?

[@brodilius]

I guess you forgot 😔

[@aerth6946]

YOU REMEMBERED!!

[@urbster1]

using the DPCM for extra harmony???? galaxy brain

[@GeorgeNoiseless]

A magnificent cover. Thank you!

[@eliotguerin192]

Often, music created in spite of technological limitations is more compelling than music created with the most cutting edge tech. Even though this was created far after the golden age of 8 bit music, it’s still a prime example!

[@trumpet_boooi]

A great cover of a great song!

[@em00k]

Nice!

[@xZoroarkx101]

I did not remember. :( And this is a really great cover, wowie :0

[@ng_canadian]

I'm back for another 21st night of September, boys

[@JonDan]

What an amazing cover!

[@hectarius7261]

It's amazing to think that this is possible with a soundchip that was just designed to make some beeps and boops. Almost sounds like something that's coming out of a super nintendo.

[@wannytiggah]

That NOISE snare drum OMG

[@SattnStarPersune]

love the chibitech-esque vox!

[@marinellovragovic1207]

I wasn't the only thinking that!

[@cuddleslapine]

I swear to god I hear the pulse channel saying "Sep-tembah"... o.o

[@Fatih120]

THIS IS SO POG

[@milogaming13]

congrats on ur 10k

[@Azuran_Void]

thank you for remembering

[@ericwitney5086]

its that day of of the year again

[@frozec8568]

wow this is extremely good

[@cheepthepeanut]

i rember

[@Tkmined]

it is September 21st, 2023 at the time of writing. Do you remember The 21st night of September

[@tigglesbruh]

Oh, it’s the 21st night of September? Name everything you remember

[@anonymousidea9119]

The 21st night of September Bought a Turbo Grafx 16 for $189.99

[@bardock121]

Revisiting this gem on 9/21/24

[@chillbitz]

i fucking LIVE for chipfunk. this hits ALL the right buttons for me. THANK YOU

[@jmalko9152]

Way cool!

[@snowyknife]

Really impressive!

[@NorthStar_tm]

i like how its named IMMORTAL PULSE BASS

[@FukiMakai]

In the 90s Tim Follin did some rock and roll renditions on the Snes for Rock and roll Racing. Now Vinyl cheese do these on NES chip. How would you name the game?

[@noobguy57]

Do you remember, the 21st night of NEStembah

[@batdogduke]

Hell yeah.

[@robertl9076]

Love it. Keep it up.

[@clairebun]

King

[@HL2015-hee]

Great!!!

[@ALUMOX]

I REMEMBER

[@Sonictrainkid]

I am going to press that subscribe button again:)

[@GGreenHeart]

Bahahaha, this made my day

[@HarperMeows]

nice

[@mullar]

only 4 channels????? fucking impressive work here (edit: i noticed there is one more but still fuckign good job)

[@lockedflopper]

hell yeah

[@PROJECT_XENON]

How do you get it to move that fast while still having the tempo and speed at the default values?

[@64Abstract]

YES

[@jophser]

Yes, I do remember.

[@Butterstix2014]

Pardon my French, but how the hell did you make a fucking PULSE CHANNEL sound like vocals. You are literally God.

[@MrGuypi]

Happy September Day

[@Rdac0]

damn it IS the 21st night of september

[@RingleaderRen]

I can actually hear they lyrics in it, too. Maybe it's just from the times I've heard it before though.

[@marinellovragovic1207]

Nah, you're actually correct. The vowel sound is emulated through pulse width modulation of the square wave that plays the lyrics. Just the vowels though.

[@namenlosNamenlos]

🎵🤯🎵

[@FLDE]

mmmmMm disco

[@Gracosef]

today is the day

[@IgnaStinson]

can't remember since its happening right now

[@Albergarri788]

How do you make the drums sound so good without DPCM samples? Do you do it with the triangle wave? 'Cause I don't hear the immortal pulse bass stop

[@YoshiLightStar]

Yeah its done with the triangle, you can still drums with triangle and make it sound as if bass line never stops if you do it correctly

[@oscwavcommentaccount]

Yeah. Just make sure to not use more than 5 frames on the triangle kick or the bass will sound delayed.

[@Albergarri788]

@@oscwavcommentaccount thx!

[@supakusuta]

@@YoshiLightStar he also uses the 2nd pulse wave

[@Jankock767]

sweet stuff as always, i wish you gave your 0cc files out though lol