Deltarune: Chapter 2 - Attack of the Killer Queen (Sega Genesis Remix)

16-bit chiptune demake of "Attack of the Killer Queen" from DELTARUNE Chapter 2, compatible with the Sega Genesis / Sega Mega Drive console.
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NOTE: You need a VGM player to open the VGZ file, and the DMF is only for DefleMask.
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Technical info
·Tempo: 300 & 257.14 BPM (NTSC, speed 03/03 & 04/03)
·FM instruments loaded: 6
·PSG volume macros loaded: 2
·PSG channel 4: Free range white noise
·PCM samples loaded: 5
·Time in development: 5 days
·Music program: DefleMask Tracker v0.12.0
·Channel audio visualizer: Corrscope 0.7.0
·Stereo audio visualizer: Spectralizer plugin for OBS
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About the song:
Most instruments are from Puyo Puyo 1 and 2. I got them from there since I knew they had a perfect harpsichord I could use, and maybe I could also grab a good synth and maybe also a bass. Turns out I was right, but I had only found one synth for a specific section and I knew it wouldn't be good for the whole song, so I had to look for more synths. Sonic games have amazing synths, and somehow trumpets can also turn into good synths if edited appropiately, which Sonic games also have, so I was bound to find something good. After finding some I started editing them to sound more like the original, which to me was pretty much just a square wave that sounds a bit different. I specifically got a square-like synth for most of the melody and edited it to accentuate other features, like giving it a sharper timbre (higher operator 1's TL value) and also lowering its feedback to prevent the high timbre from becoming too sharp and turning into static. I also changed the DT values to make it fluctuate a bit (don't know any proper term for that), it sounded good without it when accompanied by echo, but when harmonizing it felt a bit too aggressive. Constant unchanging monotone sounds get unpleasant if held for too long, that's where giving it some DT is helpful, it makes it change enough to sound enjoyable. Speaking of unpleasant, the harpsichord was really sharp and screechy at high frequencies, at first I tried changing the tuning in each channel but that didn't do much, so I ended up editing its ADSR and other values and that worked wonders.
Everything seems to be tuned halfway up a half step (or down, though I think it's not perfectly halfway). I had everything tuned to C0 initially and only echo effects would be tuned higher, but since most instruments are kind of harmonizing in pairs I had the idea of tuning one channel higher and one channel lower to make the harmonies sound fuller. That way once the echo goes away and the harmonies come in, its abscence wouldn't be that noticeable, since the tuning doesn't change all that much.
When choosing the kick I thought maybe I could find something from Pulseman to use or something nearby. I pressed P, landed on Puggsy, listened to it and decided on it immediately. For the snare I just looked through every snare alphabetically until I found something I liked. The rimshot was just the first thing I found that sounded like a quiet bassy snare. I'm not even sure what a rimshot is, sounds to me like a seconday snare.
This is as accurate to the original as I think I can make it. I did everything by ear first and then I used Audacity to take a closer look at the quicker notes (of which there is a ton) and see if I should change anything. Doing it that way was a good idea, there were some notes I couldn't hear that well when "zooming in" but could infer when listening to it as a sequence, and there were some sequence of notes that I couldn't figure out by ear but sounded very clear when going note by note. The funny thing is, it's actually hard to tell instruments apart sometimes, especially in songs like this where their timbre is very samey. Mine are also samey intentionally, partly to stay close to the original, but also because it helps make things blend together. Sometimes it can sound like one channel is playing two voices, but that's because the instrument sounds like an inbetween of two other instruments. At 0:39 you can see how channel 5 stops producing sound but it still feels present somehow, and that is because channel 4 has a similar instrument and channel 2 plays the same notes with an instrument similar in timbre. It's cool how they actually look similar too. And also, when that instrument is combined with the square-ish one whilst having one tuned higher and one tuned lower, they sound like an accordion. That was completely unintentional, but it gives it a circus-y feel that I love (maybe because of Jevil's theme).
The DMF is an ugly mess, I didn't bother ordering the patterns appropiately. No real need to clean it up though.

[@PaperMarioParty08]

I just noticed the Sonic at the bottom turns around every time the song loops

[@saucejams]

oh hi

[@princemuradaccount9810]

Sonic is the timer for the looping XD

[@greenflashmetal]

Toby Fox does what Nintendon't. He really likes Sega Genesis chiptune.

[@FickleFilms]

We both used Puyo Puyo instruments in our covers, haha. I may have used the same bass actually

[@dracogram9580]

Nice,finally a remix that isn't using sonic 3&k soundfont.

[@son1c_gamer]

Attack of the killer egg

[@peteradox4812]

Correction: Attack of the doctor eggette

[@sp-dw7ff]

"STOP EVERTING"
SONIC GET THE RING!

[@pokemonfan8569]

Aurum

[@Ness199X]

memes in the sonic universe be like: DR EGGMAN! DRRRRREEGGGMANEGGMADREGMANEGGMANMANEGGG! (While having this play in the background)

[@SuperMario9080]

I really love this version of the song, nice work!

[@just_sebah3028]

Attack of the killer eggman

[@ChillerKitter]

Pandora Palace would sound really good in your style!

[@TheEmeraldSword04]

I'm going to be honest, I think this sounds better than the original, I think it's the more _buzzy bass_ this has.

[@TaylorRussell_TheAnimator]

ooooh these soundfont choices are SICK

[@PaperMarioParty08]

"Um, actually. Those aren't soundfonts. They're instrument patches." 🤓

[@TaylorRussell_TheAnimator]

@@PaperMarioParty08 Instrument Patch deez nutz, boi

[@woopyv2265]

Berdly,i only play nintendo games.

[@sarahkirk6502]

All hail Riggy, All hail Riggy

[@olekmataczynski]

🎄Merry Christmas Everyone!🎄

[@sarahkirk6502]

Now I would say Merry Christmas, but it's not Christmas anymore WAAAAAA 😢😢😢

[@MannysDomain]

i d o t

[@DenerDoes_Stuff]

attack of the stupid king

[@SteveKidGamer]

0:13

[@ECDEPD]

MR BEAST

[@hoakcast]

Get out

[@UraniumLeaf]

People like you are a waste of our precious oxygen.

[@Telejaba]

Go out
Touch some grass
Get some friends

[@sarahkirk6502]

While you should go touch grass for saying that, the better version is "DANNO"

[@peteradox4812]

Attack of the killer eggette