I remember playing a tf2 server with a map that had this as a background, the map went on forever. I formed almost a friend circle for the duration of my play time on there. I never spoke to those people again after that.
8:15 "No! You're supposed call them Modal Interchange, Borrowed Chords, flat VII or it won't fit into the Music Theory!!" "haha decending major chords go brrr"
People actually found out that it was sampled from the roland JD 990! It's the FM electric piano, I believe, and apparently the preset was the I-63 Crystal Rhodes 1. I don't exactly know much about synths or how they work, so I hope I listed the right info. I was just reading off the spreadsheet people put together :P
So I keep seeing people saying it's the original sample was from a JD 990. And although it very well could be, bare in mind that a lot of it's presets originally came from the JD-800 released in 1991. Meaning that it very well could be sampled from either. The JD-800's "crystal rhodes" preset was very popular during the 90s and if you listen to demos of people playing it, it sounds almost identical to the dire, dire docks piano minus the compression and bit crushing obviously to save on file size.
They also used alot of JV-1080 sounds, the nylon string guitar was used in the OoT Gerudo Valley track and was also used by Capcom in the original Ace Attorney trilogy.
The fact that the original sound can be found on an Korg I4s is quite amazing since I got one from my uncle I discovered it was the actual sound from Dire, Dire Docks after I tried playing it myself on the Korg I4s
In fact to main instrument of DDD is Crystal Rhodes from Roland JD-990 with specific configuration. In this case, you'll need the original one to make sample replica.
so funny the timing of this, I JUST started taking a music theory class and I was actually able to follow along in this video and I probably wouldn't be able to before the class. very well done!
So about the Dire Dire Docks sample, it actually seems as if it’s two patches mixed together from two separate 90s pieces of hardware. I know that it actually uses an E. Piano from the Roland Sound Canvas and some other piece of hardware that we don’t know yet. I also believe that the strings are from an old Roland CD we’ve been looking for but yet have not found.
The N64 had an odd audio filter on it due to the hardware. Hard to imitate. There was a video on UA-cam that explained how to make any instrument N64 sounding. Cant remember the video.
Dire Dire Docks is like a demo level for demonstrating how shit movement was on the N64 compared to most modern games in terms of swimming physics and their intuitiveness. I mean Sunshine isn't much better, and the N64 wasn't bad especially when you consider it was over 20 years ago, but we've come a long way
guys! i think i found the synth they used! i believe it's the Korg DW-8000 from 1985. You can select multiple Waveforms, and one of them sounds spot on to the sound we hear in Dire Dire Docks.
so this is not important but im fairly confident they didn't get the sound from a DX7 (at least not directly), and probably got it from the SC-88 or SC-88PRO from Roland, as they've used sounds from it before in another N64 game (though it was after): Mother 3 at the end of the trailer to Mother 3 on the N64, there's this organ sound, some drums, and an acoustic bass. all of these can be found in Roland's Sound Canvas VST under SC-88PRO and SC-88, being Organ 3, Acoustic Bass, and ROOM drums. they're the exact same. the SC-88 has a similar sound called "Detuned EP 2" which sounds similar to the DX7 patch, it might just be a sample of it but still
Plhector assuming that the b was correct The note below IS A# then a then Ab One semitone above B is obviously C so I have no idea as well If I’m wrong I’m questioning my sanity
Plhector Does that even matter in the long run? Is the “A# key” is completely different to the “Bb key”?mean it’s the same note or just based on it? Please Daymusik, confirm (UA-cam please let me send this comment, stop saying the request timed out I literally just opened you up)
Just a small correction, but at 9:17 that would be a B flat, not an A sharp. It’s an E flat major chord, so its fifth has to be flat as well. Aside from that, loved the analysis here! Most videos like this don’t go this deep into the theory behind things, was pleasantly surprised by how far you broke things down.
Alot of Nintendo games from the SNES to GameCube use some samples from Roland sound modules such as the sc-55, sc-88pro and the Sd-90, for example the gba pokemon games used roland sc-88 pro samples
Used to fire up the N64 on my CRT, jump into the misleadingly spooky pirate ship painting and just listen to that song, realizing way too soon that I won't be a child forever. On the bright side, I learned I can still enjoy video games, albeit less often with a fulltime job, but my daughter loves super mario odyssey all the way to classic games on the Switch virtual console. Thanks Daddylan, this was a great post
Nice video! The explanation of the whole origin of the sample and the sound was very interesting! I know it's a pretty old video, but I wanted to correct a wrong chord: 11:11 the 2nd chord of the progression isn't a B minor, the notes there are actually (from the bottom) B, D, B, which is most likely a G major chord in the first inversion (and without the root), it also fits much better if you try playing it, the B minor there feels a bit weird 😅 even though when played it back together it sounded great! But yeah, little mistake, but the rest was good!
I remember that if you use Garageband and go to light bulbs then press on keys, that would create a sound that is similar to the instrument being used in Dire Dire Docks
Have you heard of the game 'maplestory' It's one of my childhood games, That would be really great to see an how one of their songs was made for example ellinia bgm :)
My Yamaha Clavinova PF P-100 basically has the identical sound that Koji used. Not sure if he used that particular piano, but the sound surely is very very similar.
10:59 In the original that chord is actually a G major in first inversion, not a B minor (replace the F# with a G). 11:24 Similarly that one is a G minor in 1st inversion, with a G instead of the F.
The e piano in the beta version is from the Samplecell default library. The final one is either a modified JD-990 e piano patch or from the E-MU Morpheus/UltraProteus
![[Sakamoto, Hisaishi, et. al.] - Common Japanese Chord Progressions](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/yKV58VVGV9k/mqdefault.jpg)
The patch is included in Arturia's DX7 soft synth, the patch is called Dire Dreams.
Nice coincidence
@@woodman2855 coincidence?
Coincidence I think not!
True
i just checked the arturia patch, it sounds good but not exactly like the original.
Most relaxing song, that big scary ass worm wasn’t relaxing at all
Dimension that big ass worm was pretty familiar to me it reminded me of my massive donger so that was actually nice.
LMAO FR
3 name changes allowed every 90 days. Learn more hahahaha
i have nightmares about that thing
It's obviously a moray eel and not a worm but okay...
8:35 Instant Boiler Room banger
I feel ya
Are there any good songs with a similar chord progression?
@@ashishmathew8554 any oldschool deep house song pretty much
DJ Boneyard - Original
@@ashishmathew8554 all them
Koji was inspired by a lot of rock, prog and jazz music of the 70s and 80s; that why he made good music :D
I remember playing a tf2 server with a map that had this as a background, the map went on forever. I formed almost a friend circle for the duration of my play time on there. I never spoke to those people again after that.
TheParadox1010 sounds like a lovely memory
3:07
I actually cried laughing
Wtf is wrong with my humor
Alpatex Robot Rock by Daft Punk
It's the fuckin distorted robot rock that killed me...
same, I almost died from laughter xD
same, that's fucking comedy gold right there
That’s meme culture right there
8:15 "No! You're supposed call them Modal Interchange, Borrowed Chords, flat VII or it won't fit into the Music Theory!!"
"haha decending major chords go brrr"
Is the mixolydian mode
@@Psyhramia It's not, as G Mixolydian doesn't have an Eb.
That's really just the name of it
People actually found out that it was sampled from the roland JD 990! It's the FM electric piano, I believe, and apparently the preset was the I-63 Crystal Rhodes 1.
I don't exactly know much about synths or how they work, so I hope I listed the right info. I was just reading off the spreadsheet people put together :P
3:04 i did not breath heavily through my nose, i actually laughed out loud.
So I keep seeing people saying it's the original sample was from a JD 990. And although it very well could be, bare in mind that a lot of it's presets originally came from the JD-800 released in 1991. Meaning that it very well could be sampled from either. The JD-800's "crystal rhodes" preset was very popular during the 90s and if you listen to demos of people playing it, it sounds almost identical to the dire, dire docks piano minus the compression and bit crushing obviously to save on file size.
4:00 The string sample is actually from a Roland SC-88...
yeah, I'm a sample nerd. :P
Tails19935 nintendo uses so much sc-88 it’s one of my favorites
Yeah. In that era that was one of the go tos for videogame music. Ff7 also used one of those Roland synths
They also used alot of JV-1080 sounds, the nylon string guitar was used in the OoT Gerudo Valley track and was also used by Capcom in the original Ace Attorney trilogy.
@@NLind Yeah, HCS forums is the best place to get information about samples used in video games.
@@FoxerTails yeah and their discord has alot of great sample packs and stuff
Insane amount of knowledge and effort goes into these videos, keep up the good work man!
The fact that the original sound can be found on an Korg I4s is quite amazing since I got one from my uncle
I discovered it was the actual sound from Dire, Dire Docks after I tried playing it myself on the Korg I4s
Great video. Love how you both go over both the technical aspect of the track with the presets and sound design and also the music theory
This is an amazing video, I learned so many new things about music theory from just this
In fact to main instrument of DDD is Crystal Rhodes from Roland JD-990 with specific configuration. In this case, you'll need the original one to make sample replica.
Piranha plant lullaby: "Observe"
Lovin these vids, really cool to hear all the informations about the style
OMG HE SAID THE S WORD 😭😭😭
its alright, sex is 6 in swedish
s6x
Are you like 3 years old or something?
@@MooseManh lmao my guy you're like 12
soundfont?
I love the 90’s Synth sounds.
Also they probably used a Korg 01R/W for the piano.
so funny the timing of this, I JUST started taking a music theory class and I was actually able to follow along in this video and I probably wouldn't be able to before the class. very well done!
So about the Dire Dire Docks sample, it actually seems as if it’s two patches mixed together from two separate 90s pieces of hardware. I know that it actually uses an E. Piano from the Roland Sound Canvas and some other piece of hardware that we don’t know yet. I also believe that the strings are from an old Roland CD we’ve been looking for but yet have not found.
it's so nice that you left the project file for use, thank u so much (:
I really enjoyed the breakdown of the composition! Great work.
I can't believe I came across this channel, I've fallen in love with your content. Keep doing what you're doing
The N64 had an odd audio filter on it due to the hardware. Hard to imitate. There was a video on UA-cam that explained how to make any instrument N64 sounding. Cant remember the video.
I have a love hate relationship with this song. I love the song, hate the level...
Dire Dire Docks is like a demo level for demonstrating how shit movement was on the N64 compared to most modern games in terms of swimming physics and their intuitiveness. I mean Sunshine isn't much better, and the N64 wasn't bad especially when you consider it was over 20 years ago, but we've come a long way
@@CoreLocus lmao true, it's also a good demo of making me anxious because of the deep water
I liked DDD and JRB.
Super Mario 64DS was better it was my childhood basically
I’m partial to the File Select theme myself, goosebumps every time
At 7:48 Koji Kondo also does this with "Great Bay Coast" theme from "Majora's Mask"
that dude is a legend!
guys! i think i found the synth they used! i believe it's the Korg DW-8000 from 1985. You can select multiple Waveforms, and one of them sounds spot on to the sound we hear in Dire Dire Docks.
JD990 Crystal Rhodes, but it's 2 tracks. One has chorus.
This takes me back to my childhood!
Dylan is a genius living.
This song makes me nostalgic
Dylan Tallchief: How YOU were made😉
@@quantum.9883 lmao
How to spoon
@@quantum.9883 sysex
@@quantum.9883 exactly, he was a n64 synth sound, and his parents used sytrus to bring him to life
so much nostalgia
I'm so glad I can play this on my synth that has a sound close to the OG
so this is not important but im fairly confident they didn't get the sound from a DX7 (at least not directly), and probably got it from the SC-88 or SC-88PRO from Roland, as they've used sounds from it before in another N64 game (though it was after): Mother 3
at the end of the trailer to Mother 3 on the N64, there's this organ sound, some drums, and an acoustic bass. all of these can be found in Roland's Sound Canvas VST under SC-88PRO and SC-88, being Organ 3, Acoustic Bass, and ROOM drums. they're the exact same.
the SC-88 has a similar sound called "Detuned EP 2" which sounds similar to the DX7 patch, it might just be a sample of it but still
Close! JD990 Crystal Rhodes.
1:11 oddly made me laugh
it's such an awesome song!
that moment when he teaches something you already know but still find it new.
man, your analysis are so brilliant 💯
These videos are so funny for some reason. I love this guy
Interesting stuff! This song is so relaxing and beautiful. Thank you for making this video ✨✨
Can you make a lot more of these videos? They are very informative.
BACK AT IT AGAIN WITH ANOTHER MASTERPIECE
now this is the quality content I subscribed for
I downloaded a sm64 soundfont and tested it out on a midi and the intrument used in dire dire docks is the glockenspiel
The opposite of click bait. Way more informative than I could have imagined
"The B goes down to an A#."
Lol. R.i.P music theory.
What do you mean rip music theory? Like half steps aren’t a thing in music theory??
Evan Five I think Daymusik was referring to the fact that he said “A#” when he should say “Ab” because it’s a half step down
Plhector assuming that the b was correct
The note below IS A# then a then Ab
One semitone above B is obviously C so I have no idea as well
If I’m wrong I’m questioning my sanity
First NAMe Last name oh my goodness I meant to say Bb not Ab
Plhector
Does that even matter in the long run?
Is the “A# key” is completely different to the “Bb key”?mean it’s the same note or just based on it? Please Daymusik, confirm
(UA-cam please let me send this comment, stop saying the request timed out I literally just opened you up)
Just a small correction, but at 9:17 that would be a B flat, not an A sharp. It’s an E flat major chord, so its fifth has to be flat as well.
Aside from that, loved the analysis here! Most videos like this don’t go this deep into the theory behind things, was pleasantly surprised by how far you broke things down.
I will always love this song, it's so calm
So very interesting Dylan I loved it
The e-piano is actually not from the DX7, it's Crystal Rhodes from the Roland JD-800.
wouldn't it be cool if he did this type of video with donkey kongs intro music?
I didn't really understand what you were talking about, yet I'm still fascinated.
Windows XP shutdown be like 10:10
Nah thats the startup melody
The Crystal Rhodes samples were from the Roland JD-800/JD-990 (rack variant). I have the JD-800 VST and I love it very much.
Alot of Nintendo games from the SNES to GameCube use some samples from Roland sound modules such as the sc-55, sc-88pro and the Sd-90, for example the gba pokemon games used roland sc-88 pro samples
Used to fire up the N64 on my CRT, jump into the misleadingly spooky pirate ship painting and just listen to that song, realizing way too soon that I won't be a child forever.
On the bright side, I learned I can still enjoy video games, albeit less often with a fulltime job, but my daughter loves super mario odyssey all the way to classic games on the Switch virtual console.
Thanks Daddylan, this was a great post
Keep up the awesome vids!
Thank you! Awesome video
Nice video! The explanation of the whole origin of the sample and the sound was very interesting! I know it's a pretty old video, but I wanted to correct a wrong chord:
11:11 the 2nd chord of the progression isn't a B minor, the notes there are actually (from the bottom) B, D, B, which is most likely a G major chord in the first inversion (and without the root), it also fits much better if you try playing it, the B minor there feels a bit weird 😅 even though when played it back together it sounded great! But yeah, little mistake, but the rest was good!
You make my day
8:35
Can we get the full version? Because if not I’ll have to make it 😂
this is amazing im loving this series!
I remember that if you use Garageband and go to light bulbs then press on keys, that would create a sound that is similar to the instrument being used in Dire Dire Docks
Bro your video is wonderful 😂 i was skeptical at first when i clicked on it but it’s really great👊
Have you heard of the game 'maplestory' It's one of my childhood games, That would be really great to see an how one of their songs was made for example ellinia bgm :)
Yess slime tree music (“missing you”), or sleepywood theme
Please make this real!
yo, you follow me on soundcloud lol I recognized your name
@@murkish hey!
When he did that piano conversation, MapleStory came to mind.
I have never seen a video recommendation so specific to my interests, thank you UA-cam
My Yamaha Clavinova PF P-100 basically has the identical sound that Koji used. Not sure if he used that particular piano, but the sound surely is very very similar.
2:34 omg that keyboard on the bottom is the exact one I have
Thanks a lot, your videos are great.
Good job Koji Kondo (the guy who worked on most Mario and Zelda OSTs since 1985)
You’re amazing
This song, in my childhood, made me feel like if i was the only human on the earth. you want to know which is my worst nightmare?
The shapes the melody was making are sorta awesome
it all fun and games till that eel starts eeling nice job man
I really like how you did this.
dylan: how literally anything is made
5:41 its not E,G,B its B,G,B in the original version.
THANKS DYLAN
Not gonna lie if this video wasn't about Did Dire Docks I would've gone apeshit.
3:05 - i love the contrast between the 'normal' video and this 'low-quality' joke part xD
10:59 In the original that chord is actually a G major in first inversion, not a B minor (replace the F# with a G). 11:24 Similarly that one is a G minor in 1st inversion, with a G instead of the F.
You are a Legend
I feel like that 2nd note of the 2nd chord in the C section is wrong. In the "Bass Line"
Patrick Kossila it is wrong. It should be a first inversion of the I chord. He saw that the bass note was “b” and assumed it was the iii chord.
Its called jazz man
yeah, it's meant to be a g/b chord and he went for a b minor chord, hence why the f# note feels so out of place
Patrick Kossila 5:41 instead of E,G,B it’s B,G,B
Dire Dire Docks / Jolly Roger Bay is my favorite Super Mario song off all time. Its so relaxing
The e piano in the beta version is from the Samplecell default library. The final one is either a modified JD-990 e piano patch or from the E-MU Morpheus/UltraProteus
Wow, this video is really interresting, really nice!
Just came from the Peppa Pig BANGER Video just to hear the slaps. Keep up the 🔥 Tallchief
How about the pan flute instrument used in the file select theme?
amazing
Dire, Dire Docks got me into drum and bass, so arigatō, Kondō-sensei.
DnB 4 Life
The most relaxing song from Mario 64 is the piranha plant lullaby
It sounds beautiful!
1:35 that little melody u did with that sound was cool
This video changed my life when it was first uploaded
This soundtrack so relaxing
3:04 DYLAN HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT XDDDDD
I literaly fell asleep