Sonic 3 and Knuckles - Lava Reef Zone Act 1 - Oscilloscope Deconstruction

[@GameApologist]

THIS IS THE BEST ONE!

[@legenddawson3518]

Cool to see you here

[@aam1826]

Didn't think I'd see you here

[@autumnoraki]

Hi there

[@KINGDJACOBI]

Man talk about not alone

[@lunafelonious5911]

Hey look! It's that guy! It's that guy with the name! It's THAT guy!

[@toysonictherobothedgehogbr6066]

Bass and percussion: Plays together Everyone: ACT 3

[@roux6715]

they always just work so well

[@talyllynn]

literally

[@T_Man]

Facts brother! So true my friend!

[@BENDYTOONZ12]

Also everybody: *literally timestamps the full song with everyone now*

[@Flinxmin]

Psg 3 be like: ʰⁱ ᵍᵘʸˢ

[@Karnage233]

😂

[@JustAGuyInABlackSuit]

ikr

[@ALGEA7]

I can’t even hear PSG 3

[@pbpra7379]

it actually plays an important role and is pretty much audible with headphones

[@platapussdragon]

Its the noise channel. Its the little katoosh crash sound you can vaguely hear.

[@Sparrow-Music]

It's CRAZY how intricate the music for S3&K is and It kills me how little recognition it gets. To me, this stuff still holds up today in terms of craftsmanship, ESPECIALLY considering the hardware they were dealing with. As someone who loves to toy with audio/music and arrangements, this shit is PERFECTION.

[@Karnage233]

Couldn’t have said it better my friend

[@thebiolibrary5572]

Honestly, I don’t know what MJ was talking about when he said he hated the limitations of the Genesis Sound Chip. The Genesis had constant greats in terms of music.

[@mecha2001]

@@thebiolibrary5572 I always interpreted that as a bogus reason for removing his name. that's just the friendly face to the whole "Sega wants none of the scandal" story. there's 6 other people that have worked with him in real life credited, it's not like it's a surprise he was involved in some way. lol

[@ミクウインタリク]

@@mecha2001 Fair enough, but it was team members of MJ team who also vouched as this to be true. And I could believe it to be true, as much as the 16 bit sounds are amazing. They are not high quality and smooth sounding in comparison to the real instruments. So I could understand that to be a real reason, especially someone as musically talented as Michael Jackson. Not everybody likes the sound of 16 bit music, despite it's groove.

[@cay7809]

@@mecha2001 my honey coated ass Brad buxer confirmed it himself

[@cube6gamer]

The deconstruction makes you appreciate these songs alot more

[@MewTheGoob]

Hello sunky brethren

[@SilverSonic1992]

0:28 Hello there, prototype Angel Island Act 1!

[@LunaOfTheStarsMusic]

According to DefleMask Mobile the instrument in question is called Power Brass 1

[@jtg55]

0:45 Hello there, prototype Carnival Night Act 1!

[@sombrashibe]

Lava Reef act 1 was always a fave. Both haunting and a jam.

[@Zinkquer]

i love how it starts off like an 80's song 1:48

[@gamursnek]

This guy builds more suspense and payoff than Dragon Ball Z

[@BouncyGlowsMusicRoom]

Hands down to my favourite theme from the Sonic & Knuckles portion of S3&K. Though this theme was composed mainly in A-minor, it manages not to sound downright depressing/menacing. At 1:53, I am "grateful" that the final version of this theme ended up with this powerful bass with tons of coloration, unlike the prototype one, which sounded relatively weak. While personally, 0:45 would have worked slightly better as echo, I must admit that the Haas effect (the two channels creating this pseudo stereo) causes the leads to pop out. At 0:37, I love how the square waves almost sound like they have this "release," which the proto version lacked.

[@edwardclark6731]

it's the same thing as c major and you can make it seem like that!

[@majorse000]

@@edwardclark6731 Yeah, A minor's relative major is C major

[@mattextremex-boiyoutube225]

1:52

[@64kram]

This was the start of the big build up to the end! Everything that followed was magical, the death egg reveal in the cavern, the fight and deception in the Hidden Palace, seeing the death egg take flight from Sky Sanctuary... absolutely brilliant!

[@khahimsipple4560]

I love how it all comes together.

[@Nyaalexi]

I never would have realized that basically the main instrument throughout the first half of the song is PSG. Nice.

[@AmyRoseSonicTeam]

2:53 スター XD を使うと、スーパー マリオを少し思い出します。

[@NinjaCacodemon_IsSus]

0:01 Ch3, Ch4 0:37 PSG0, PSG1 0:44 Ch1, Ch2 takes over 1:15 PSG0, PSG1 1:52 Ch0, DAC 2:31 Ch0, DAC, PSG0, PSG1, PSG3 3:07 CH3, CH0, DAC, PSG0, PSG1, PSG3 3:45 CH3, CH4, CH0, DAC, PSG0, PSG1, PSG3 4:29 ALL THE CHANNELS EXCEPT CH2 5:00 EVERY CHANNEL What's your favourite part? Mine: 5:23

[@ChristerMr6414]

Do water and lava really go together? 5:00 EVERYBODY NOW

[@MazenFallatah]

1:52 Lava reef zone act 3

[@bananadestroyer1479]

3:45-4:23

[@JerpyTH]

spicy cringe.

[@toysonictherobothedgehogbr6066]

@@JerpyTH ???

[@DrRoomfoam]

EVERY GODDAMN TIME SOMEBODY HAS TO SAY "aCt 3 wOw So EpIc" AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@DrRoomfoam]

@@toysonictherobothedgehogbr6066 your profile picture has the answer

[@evanthegamingpocket6362]

This is ROCKING! One of my favourites from Sonic & Knuckles (Bass and DAC combo amazing, the usual). The way the PSGs are used really is in the front line in this song, rather than being in the back like usual which really gives this song it's own unique flair. Btw Channel 3 sounds like it's going through puberty on it's own.

[@BrokenG-String]

0:45 I see classic Sonic music main melodies are doubled with a delay. So simple but makes it sound so full and really stand out. This was a common technique for old school games correct?

[@tamirlapidus6994]

And that's one thing that makes sonic 1,2,3,CD and mania great games

[@tamirlapidus6994]

But the other one is the art style

[@TheZmusicGroup]

Yes it was a common technique in chip music, Konami, Capcom and Sunsoft used a lot this technique on NES and Genesis to give more substance to their main instruments.

[@FWnatanzin]

also called stereo mode

[@NoahtheEpicGuy]

I believe it's called a chorus effect, because it makes it sound like it's a group of instruments, or a chorus of instruments (hence the name, "chorus"). Another thing you can do is slightly pitch the copies up and down to achieve a phasing effect. As somebody who works with relatively simple music interfaces (MIDI, specifically with the tools built into Windows for MIDI, a lot of old-school music composition on Defle-Mask, FamiTracker, and a few others), you learn to cheat the limitations by using tricks to make the music sound much more in-depth. One thing I do a lot is "echo" (really just play the note again a 3/4 beat later with lessened volume, usually 50%-70%) because it adds so much more depth when you can't just slap a reverb effect on there. (note: I am not formally educated in audio engineering, I just know a thing or two because I've seen a thing or two and have been wasting my life on music since like 2011, as well as written over 200 tracks)

[@tdawgmaster1729]

Whoa! PSG 3 is being used as something other than noise! That's actually pretty cool

[@Natah_DN]

The technique is similar in Metropolis in Sonic 2.

[@DMARrecords]

In alot of songs he's covered on here, the Noise is used as a sort of "hi hat" to let you know.

[@tdawgmaster1729]

@@DMARrecords Yes, I know what the noise channel is used for; I guess I was unclear. I was just pointing out that it was being used for something else

[@DMARrecords]

@@tdawgmaster1729 oh ok

[@JNSStudios]

I am Nothing that makes me curious, has he done an oscilloscope for Metropolis Zone?

[@StormyRaptor]

In this track, the echo was better employed than in most other tracks of Sonic 3.

[@kayorego6420]

channels 3, 4 and 0 are my favorites, 4:07 is perfection

[@aagabe3568]

They all compliment each other

[@toysonictherobothedgehogbr6066]

Dont forget the DAC

[@tamirlapidus6994]

@@toysonictherobothedgehogbr6066 or the psgs

[@shuckieboi3271]

Fun Fact: Lava Reef zone technically has 4 zones: Act 1, Act 2, The running part before the boss, and Hidden Palace Zone. There’s some more stuff to it, but I won my get into the technicalities.

[@youngmeteorologist8894]

It's like the scrap brain formula, but all over again.

[@Leonard_Wolf_2056]

Fun fact: most "fun" facts are devoid of any fun.

[@anwd8646]

@@youngmeteorologist8894Scrap brain formula done good because it doesn’t throw you through a zone type you’ve already been through, instead keeping to the present one.

[@darylcastillo1439]

This is my favourite Sonic tune in the entire franchise, and the big takeaway for me is the syncopated notes of the PSG channels really make this one.

[@FSAPOJake]

0:22 always loved channels 3 & 4 in this part.

[@fallenstone17]

i love this so much, it's so sad that mania cut out the psg parts cause they're so good and nostalgic for me

[@critter_guy2197]

I like the Mania version, but I see your point

[@fallenstone17]

@@critter_guy2197 i still like it too, i don't even dislike it at all. hell, mania has strengths of its own, the biggest one being looping the ''chorus'' a little bit, hearing it be a little big longer is satisfying

[@bananadestroyer1479]

3:45-4:23 lava reef act zone act 3

[@tamirlapidus6994]

The lava is rising and you need to escape

[@JamesRoblox440]

0:30 that sounds like an instrument from angel island prototype.

[@norifromreallife-di7hi]

0:30 this literally jumpscared me I’m not kidding 1:38- 1:53 was glorious btw

[@thesplatooanima8231]

1:52 sounds like a practice themne for a new rhythm heaven game, if you change the instruments to rhythm heaven practice instruments

[@crakaweazol]

Rhythm heaven more like "‎‎‎‎     " Get it cuz there's no games releasing anymore?

[@carterwilliams5202]

It’s awesome how PSG3 is being utilized as snare drum reverb. It’s just so amazing to me how hard these sound engineers worked to drip the Genesis’ sound chips dry.

[@joycenelms2490]

The secret to lava reefs music is reaveled

[@andreasjoannai6441]

0:30 You would think that's the 1103 prototype, but it's just Channel 3 & 4 of the final. In other words, that gave me 1103 vibes.

[@CoatiRoux]

Amazing work as always. Two themes coming to my mind immediately are the Earthworm Jim 2 intro (with the absurdly long DAC Part) and basically any music from Cool Spot. Also a comparison between SNES and Genesis would be very interesting, since their respective number of channels is different and as far as I know some of the channels are dropped on the Genesis.

[@SuperBolt7]

On of the coolist things I have ever seen! Thank you!

[@Fatboiii]

OF COURSE A GUY WITH THAT PROFILE PICTURE WOULD SAY THAT

[@SuperBolt7]

@@Fatboiii yup! You got me! These bloops and bleeps are tattooed in my brain

[@jordanpeterson5038]

It's amazing how all these parts create the theme

[@sostenessf]

Foi uma das trilhas sonoras bem elaboradas onde o PSG 0 e PSG 1 (Master System) são usados como instrumentos principais da melodia. Só há um erro na demonstração onde o PSG3 toca junto com DAC não dando prá saber o que realmente o PSG3 emite.

[@strawberrykeiku]

psg 0 and 1 hitting us with them fresh master system vibes

[@maxxatom]

Favorite sonic stage and music of all time hands down

[@khahimsipple9395]

I like the Lava Reef Zone, especially when it's decontructed.

[@ardic23]

Sonic 3 and Knuckles are the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive games with the best use of audio tracks

[@TheShake973]

Listening to all these Sonic Music got me opening my sega playing all over again. (Yes I still have my genesis LOL)

[@outfordouglas.opinador]

That is actualy very nice and RARE this days, good job you maneged to be a true gamer

[@OMundodosRetroGames]

I never realised the vibraphone in the sub-lead. Thanks for this deconstruction of one of the best tracks in the game!

[@bachkrain]

Channel 0 and DAC sound like a cutscene like Knuckles is arguing to Eggman that he shouldn't use the Master Emerald

[@Snozfoolery]

No volcano theme is right without that marimba sound that sounds like bubbling lava, in this song it's channel 4, and it sounds beautiful

[@ssillee]

1:52 yes

[@jamaldeldinglenut563]

It lowkey sounds like aquatic ruin at the beginning.

[@Nyaalexi]

I never would have realized before now that Channel 4 has one less note than Channel 3 throughout most of the beginning part.

[@theblackstar9335]

1:37 here is the mario superstar theme

[@SuperMarioFanYT]

1:52 Lava Reef has Green Hill Zone Bass but it's moved to Channel 0.

[@Abbbbbbbbbbbbbbbby]

PSG 0 and PSG 1 always be sounding like the 8-bit version

[@Birthnote]

Liked the melody already, but when that bass drops? *GOD DAMN!!!*

[@jaydenthezoahking8473]

The legend of sonic songs...

[@toysonictherobothedgehogbr6066]

Nah,Flying Battery song is better

[@thewanderinggamer1369]

@@toysonictherobothedgehogbr6066 Sorry, I don't speak wrong.

[@toysonictherobothedgehogbr6066]

@@thewanderinggamer1369 what

[@majorse000]

@@toysonictherobothedgehogbr6066 bruh, it's a joke. Sorry, I don't speak wrong. The sentence is just the same as Sorry, I don't speak Spanish, but if wrong was a language. He just wanted to tell you you're wrong.

[@WhiskersDoesArts]

@@toysonictherobothedgehogbr6066 cap

[@comeonman7290]

You know shits about to go down once the DAC is on 🤟😋

[@ChungusSenpai445]

1:53 this part goes HARD

[@mattextremex-boiyoutube225]

Actually, it's 1:52..

[@Ёжик-т9с3ж]

Happy New Year!

[@Karnage233]

U too man

[@nthgth]

I definitely never noticed what PSG 3 is doing in this tune! Now I can't unhear it, and that's the first time I've ever used that in a positive way

[@sactownbeast9162]

Is it weird that I tripped out that there was no color coding done for either the psg, or the DAC

[@daelin7606]

DAC looks pretty yellow to me

[@sactownbeast9162]

@@daelin7606 I think he edited it, cuz they all were white before

[@sactownbeast9162]

@@daelin7606 the psg is also a weird cream color now too

[@daelin7606]

@@sactownbeast9162 oh yeah

[@Naean]

@@sactownbeast9162 This wasn't edited, they had colour before. It's not possible for users to edit KZbin videos and re-upload them under the same U.R.L..

[@MCDreng]

People who don't like this level: y'all have bad opinions. One of the best levels in all S3+K imo.

[@RobBonavoglia]

This is one of the hardest tracks of all time.

[@Mitsuraga]

1:38 Getting strong Master System/Game Gear vibes from this part.

[@thejazzyjay2430]

Did anyone else hum the missing parts

[@tonynotaro3654]

I did. Lava Reef Act 1 is one of my favorites from all 3 games

[@Karnage233]

@@tonynotaro3654 dude same

[@Mxrdum]

@@tonynotaro3654 4 because of s&k

[@iancortescontreras6084]

Beef Zone

[@Ej_Switch]

Can we agree that flying battery, lava reef, and death egg are some of the best tracks in sonic and knuckles

[@ShakaiBirdOfficial]

Fr

[@Brandon7163]

This music is off the chain

[@BrokenG-String]

1:14 I originally thought PSG 0 and PSG 1 were identical but pausing to look at the waveforms, they are slightly different, what's going on here?

Apparently they are detuned a bit for a "chorus"-like effect...

[@GGiron]

1:15 Sonic and knuckles Master Sistem

[@rafael44642]

Also game gear version.

[@GGiron]

@@rafael44642 thanks

[@benplus1503]

System*

[@Bautista30100]

Has el próximo de Mystic Cave plis :3

[@yisusft7270]

ya lo ha hecho

[@artstorm2529]

1:45 :')

[@thomasroberts-harding1214]

Sounds good I like this version

[@guitarspud1723]

Ok, that was sick.

[@matthewparker2910]

What a treat, I love how it builds up to a crescendo towards the end! Fascinating and brilliant, well done sir 👏

[@outfordouglas.opinador]

Crecendo=growing

[@alexohkay]

I love how much better the drums are in Sonic 3 and K

[@reallyblue]

FINALLY! Thank you!

[@ShidoRndmX23]

0:37-0:45 Triple Trouble Knuckles Section Instrumental

[@blazinq9083]

1:15 *sonic pocket adventure has entered the chat*

[@JNSStudios]

I had a Retron 3 (a combo classic console that could play NES, SNES, and Genesis games all in one) and I think because it had an NES in it, the sound chip always emphasized the square wave channels, so the PSG channels in these games always stood out above all the other instruments.

[@cubechan1938]

Yo dude my dad has one if yhise

[@thiccdoge2002]

My sister guessed every other song as lava reef and she didnt know that THIS was lava reef lmao

[@andytheezboy2903]

sounds like depeche mode

[@ezequielcasascastro8629]

So true

[@nthgth]

Any particular tune by them? I'd like to check it out

[@danibat305hd8]

Sonic 3 & knuckles para mim é uma obra de arte não só sonic 3 mais também sonic 1 sonic 2 e até sonic cd o hardware de sonic CD usava DVD como cartucho ou seja poderia ter falas nas músicas, não era igual a sonic 1 2 3 e sonic 3 & knuckles que a clássica fala SEEEGAAAA ocupava uns 80% mais ou menos da memória do cartucho/memória

[@victornoagbodji]

🙏 🙏 😊 thank you so much for doing these ❕

[@alexisgarza1223]

La primera vez que jugué Sonic & Knuckles me encantó Lava Reef Zone además esta fue mi canción favorita de todo el juego. 😎

[@thewanderinggamer1369]

The bass carries this song. Change my mind.

[@Antluvstrains]

Is it just me or did they bring back the Sonic 1/2 bass for this song?

[@nathanaothee1691]

They did, or at least it sounds exactly like it. There might be some slight differences, but I hear no difference between this and Green Hill Zone's second bass.

[@handyoma69]

Браво!

[@rustygribbler1380]

For some reason, I feel like doing the thriller dance to this 🤔 Ima play this theme to the thriller to check

[@Koolkid2011]

Is it me or am I obsessed with Alex and your videos-

[@TheSuperPlayer707]

Final Boss oscilloscope soon please!

[@nicosimioni7363]

He already did it! And it's awesome.

[@TheSuperPlayer707]

​@@nicosimioni7363 Not in Oscilloscope. IDK, it's different. For example, compare the original Flying Battery deconstruction with the oscilloscope one, the progression is absolutely different and seeing every channel in one oscilloscope veiw makes it better.

[@elliott6798]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmamon-BeK13r7c

[@nicosimioni7363]

But it's in oscilloscope! It was posted a few days ago. And I agree, by the way, in oscilloscope is so much better!

[@TheSuperPlayer707]

@@elliott6798 wow, I lost it. It's not in the list so I didn't found it. Thanks for sharing it

[@lelemonadede]

This is probably my favorite song ever

[@hectorrojo]

Love it! What about decontruct Neo Geo game songs? They look pretty complex.

[@blairmorris9638]

Finally! PSG actually DO something!

[@Cartoon_Concepts1]

2:30 there it is, the good part

[@_TheJp_]

Oh yes finally!

[@yotho8410]

BEST SONG Ever!

[@TheSonicPlushTeam77]

I believe this was the only S3 song with the Bass as Channel 0.

[@gerardgarnett3848]

Episode 12 Alpha's Zeta Point

[@edu_moonwalker]

The intro is so Magical Sound Shower from OutRun

[@robwilliams6991]

2:23, 3:00, 3:38, 4:15, 4:53, 5:30

[@pizzapartyreso]

Not me imagining being at a school concert performing this song with my 8 friends blowing away students 💀

[@cay7809]

missing your psg3

[@GGiron]

Descripción del soundtrack: Épica

[@inessanchez1895]

Sorry but i don’t speak tacos de birria

[@KINGDJACOBI]

@@inessanchez1895 lol