HCS Forum - The VGM/Others Instrument Source Thread

Music Box or Accordion? by G-Boy at 1:35 PM EST on November 10, 2016: I also want to know where Guru-Guru's music box sound from Ocarina of Time comes from.

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by Ghignarda at 8:49 PM EST on November 10, 2016: That honestly just sounds like the bandoneon from one of Roland's older synths, either the SC-88 or JV.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBvUH48bY_I

I'm really curious where the bells at 0:28 are from, as well as the orchestra hit throughout the song.
by peronmls at 12:28 PM EST on November 11, 2016: has anyone heard this SFX slam in any library at all?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaQiucl63Yo 2:16

I hear it in video games and other videos. I NEED IT.
Listen to the Sound Canvas VA's samples! by Xane123 at 1:53 PM EST on November 11, 2016: It may be out of date now, but I just tried this!

@G-Boy: With Audacity, you can open SCCore.dll as a raw sound with settings like 16-bit mono PCM / 16000kHz and you'll hear random samples from the VA without using it; You may still be able to identify samples this way!

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by punk7890-2 at 6:56 PM EST on November 11, 2016: @peronmls No idea, sorry. It reminds me of that awesome slam/metal-ish sound in the SF64 opening credits song. Really want to know where that comes from. The same thing is heard in Winback opening credits as well.
by XaikuTheMaverickHunter at 8:16 PM EST on November 11, 2016: https://www.dropbox.com/s/vuwz6bzmvpqe5df/FUNKY%27S_FUGUE_GBA_GUITAR.mp3?dl=0

Yes, someone finally managed to get some kind of sound from the GBA version of DKC1. I do need help with identifying where this guitar riff came from, and by the way, both the Funky's Flights (Funky's Fugue) and the fishing mini game (Funky Fishers!) music use this sample at different pitches.
Listen to the Sound Canvas VA's samples? by G-Boy at 4:27 AM EST on November 12, 2016: @Xane123 It didn't work.

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by G-Boy at 4:51 AM EST on November 12, 2016: This sample (0:10) from GoldenEye 007 has always given me goosebumps. Does anyone know where it comes from?

BTW, it reminds me of another sample (0:00) from Super Mario Kart.

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Listen to the Sound Canvas VA's samples here! by Xane123 at 1:26 PM EST on November 13, 2016: @G-Boy: Mediafire decided to never let me download it, so I uploaded my version.

Settings:

16-bit (signed)
No endian-ness
Mono
16000 hz
Non-audio parts removed

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by peronmls at 7:16 PM EST on November 13, 2016: @G-boy
the 007 sound is a Marimba you are hearing. That's all I can help you with.
by G-Boy at 3:18 AM EST on November 14, 2016: @peronmls
No, I meant the electric guitar after the marimba that goes "duun duun DUUN DUUUUUN!".

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BZZT! ZZT! SHBGXUYGNEUYGOOP! BOING! LAA-LAA-LAA! DING DONG! DUH! BLEEP! by G-Boy at 3:20 AM EST on November 14, 2016: @Xane123
I'll download that when I when I come home from school, since the Windows 7 computer I'm using right now sucks and can't play FLAC files.

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NVM, I found a FLAC to MP3 converter.

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I just listened to it, and I don't think that sounds like instruments. More like "random, funny noises"! ROFL!

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by Xane123 at 1:18 PM EST on November 14, 2016: @G-Boy: Ah, it is random noises but some sound like the 'ol tinny-sounding Sound Canvas samples that I dread hearing in games but some of them...the SC-88 must have a lot of cool samples like those voices that remind me of New Super Mario Bros. U's baby Yoshi singing.

It sounds like what soundfonts sound like when you open one as raw audio, which gives me the idea that someone should make a SCCore.dll to .sf2 converter or something.

I can't hear that pretty Fantasia this way, though, but I know 10 minutes is nothing with how many "new" samples there are!

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by Enclave123 at 12:26 AM EST on November 16, 2016: @G-Boy: I think it possible that it can be part of the roland jv1080 rom card vintage, since i heard a similar sound.

I discover the sync sound when i ask grant kirkhope about it, at least he answered in the email and i give him and norgate credit for helping me find some of the sounds from the rare games.

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Bandoneon or Electric Guitar? by G-Boy at 5:00 AM EST on November 16, 2016: @Enclave123 Which sample is part of the Roland JV 1080 rom card vintage, the sample from Ocarina of Time or the GoldenEye 007 sample?
by Enclave123 at 3:55 PM EST on November 16, 2016: @G-Boy it the Guitar.

http://www.synthmania.com/Roland%20SR-JV80-04%20Vintage%20Synth/Audio/151%20Wagnerian%20Ld.mp3

I find a similar sound in a uncompressed version of fridgate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ox_UrxlcY6Y

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I found another sample from Ace Attorney! by G-Boy at 9:00 AM EST on November 17, 2016: Sample: Impact
Sound Library: Roland JV-1080
Game: Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Song: Pursuit - Cornered (Variation)
PokéFlute by G-Boy at 9:20 AM EST on November 17, 2016: Sample: Air Lead
Sound Library: Roland JV-1080
Game: Pokémon X and Y
Song: Trainers' Eyes Meet! Furisode Girl
Toccata and Fugue by G-Boy at 9:26 AM EST on November 17, 2016: Sample: Church Pipes
Sound Library: Roland JV-1080
Game: Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All
Song: The Lost Turnabout
Shigeru Miyamoto 64 by G-Boy at 12:48 PM EST on November 17, 2016: Sample: Music Box
Sound Library: Roland JV-1080 (General MIDI mode)
Game: Super Mario 64
Song: Puzzle Completed

Edit: Never mind, the sample comes from the Roland SC-55.

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Sad Piano by G-Boy at 1:08 PM EST on November 17, 2016: Does anyone know where the piano used in "Sad Song" from Super Mario RPG comes from?
by G-Boy at 9:13 AM EST on November 18, 2016: SOUND LIBRARY: ROLAND JV-1080

Sample: Distorted Guitar
Song: Stage Select 1
Game: Mega Man X

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Sample: Banjo
Song: Spiral Mountain
Game: Banjo-Kazooie

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by peronmls at 10:36 AM EST on November 18, 2016: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wkacf2TKAQQ

that last sample called Native Dance. Does it sound like something from DKC?

Actually it is. It's used in forest interlude.

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by G-Boy at 3:50 AM EST on November 19, 2016: punk7890-2, have you remastered the Rainbow Road theme from Mario Kart 64?
by punk7890-2 at 5:49 AM EST on November 19, 2016: I haven't because I am unsure where the flutes and the strings come from in that song.
by Nisto at 6:07 PM EST on November 19, 2016: I went through the in-game samples of Final Fantasy X and found a bunch of new samples, so I've assembled everything I know to this date. Time of Sample is omitted where I don't have an accurate reference.

Besaid Island

Library: Music Store: Einstein
Sample Name: ANACHIME C2

Library: Music Store: Einstein
Sample Name: ANACHIME C3

Library: Zero-G: Cuckooland 'unhinged'
Sample Name: LIFEONMARS
Time of Sample: 0:18

Silence Before the Storm

Library: Mellotron Archives: Mellotron
Sample Name: B1 TRON FLUT

Library: Mellotron Archives: Mellotron
Sample Name: E2 TRON FLUT

Library: Mellotron Archives: Mellotron
Sample Name: A2 TRON FLUT

Library: Mellotron Archives: Mellotron
Sample Name: D#3 TRON FLUT

Library: Mellotron Archives: Mellotron
Sample Name: A#3 TRON FLUT

Confrontation

Library: Spectrasonics: Distorted Reality 2
Sample Name: SHEBIT 10
Time of Sample: 0:00

Library: Spectrasonics: Bizarre Guitar
Sample Name: WEEPING 3
Time of Sample: 0:46

Blitz Off

Library: Zero-G: Cuckooland 'unhinged'
Sample Name: ENDOFGAME1
Time of Sample: 0:00

Library: Zero-G: Cuckooland 'unhinged'
Sample Name: NOT HOUSE2
Time of Sample: 0:00

Library: AMG: Underfire
Sample Name: Track 3 (sample 1)
Time of Sample: 0:21

Scorching Desert

Library: Spectrasonics: Bizarre Guitar
Sample Name: RADIODRONE
Time of Sample: 1:14

Library: Spectrasonics: Bizarre Guitar
Sample Name: VERBONICS
Time of Sample: 0:12

Lulu's Theme

Library: Mellotron Archives: Mellotron
Sample Name: E2 TRON FLUT

Library: Mellotron Archives: Mellotron
Sample Name: A2 TRON FLUT

Library: Mellotron Archives: Mellotron
Sample Name: D#3 TRON FLUT

Library: Mellotron Archives: Mellotron
Sample Name: A#3 TRON FLUT

Wandering Flames

Library: Spectrasonics: Distorted Reality 2
Sample Name: WARNING
Time of Sample: 0:13

Someday the Dream Will End

Library: Spectrasonics: Distorted Reality 2
Sample Name: BASH STACK
Time of Sample: 0:44

Library: Spectrasonics: Distorted Reality 2
Sample Name: SAND 065
Time of Sample: 0:25

Challenge

Library: Sounds Good: Methods of Mayhem
Sample Name: Track 32 (sample 1)
Time of Sample: 0:00

I would love some help finding these 4 samples:

Sample 09 from Hurry!! (*): [w/ loop] [w/o loop]
Sample 02 from Ominous (**): [w/ loop] [w/o loop]
Sample 23 from Confrontation: [w/o loop]
Sample 02 from Challenge: [w/o loop]

* Thought maybe this was from the Poke series by Rarefaction (e.g. one of the Deep MIDI or Dark Strike samples), but it doesn't look like it.

** Really thought this would be in Cuckooland Asylum by Zero-G. Went through 20+ other libraries looking for it. :(

Hope ya'll can take some time to give them a listen and see if you recognize them.
by peronmls at 9:48 AM EST on November 20, 2016: @nisto
took a listen to those samples. I dont recognize a single one. Not even from poke. =/ I like that weird drum n bass one though.
by Nisto at 11:05 AM EST on November 20, 2016: Thanks anyway. Yeah, it's cool isn't it? :D
I recognized this while playing by G-Boy at 11:08 AM EST on November 20, 2016: Sample: Dig Rhodes
Sound Library: Roland JV-1080
Song: Athena Cykes ~ Let's Do This!
Game: Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney

I think the Roland JV-1080 was used for other songs in Dual Destinies too. It seems like the Ace Attorney composers liked Roland sound modules!
by dj4uk6cjm at 5:56 PM EST on November 24, 2016: Well, well happy thanksgiving everyone! Say, do any of you guys know where the orchestra hit sound that plays in the music of the old teenage mutant ninja turtles games come from? Specifically Turtles in Time and Hyperstone Heist, thanks!
by PokeMusic at 7:34 AM EST on November 25, 2016: @dj4uk6cjm Someone said its a Yamaha PSS-31. That has similar sound ware to TG/SY series by Yamaha so maybe the TG/SY series.

Also
Pokemon Sun and Moon has some good music. You should check the origin of the sounds. Now they added someone named Tomoaki Oga to the sound team. Maybe he is from Pokemon Mystery Dungeon games.

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by dj4uk6cjm at 9:04 PM EST on November 25, 2016: Thanks PokeMusic, is there a soundfont for the Yamaha PSS-31? I have a Yamaha PSR-E223 keyboard but last time I checked it didn't have those sounds and speaking of Pokemon Sun & Moon I love the music in the game too!! Anyone know where the instruments from Team Skull's theme comes from? Mainly the vocal samples, would really appreciate it. Thanks!
by PokeMusic at 3:27 PM EST on November 26, 2016: As I said it's similar to stuff like the SY77/SY99/TG33/TG55 (but closest is to the TG). So maybe you can find a sound font of that or the PSS. I also wonder the source of the vocal samples in Team Skulls music, but I think they recorded it themselves. But I wonder about the source of many of the synth tones and ethnic instruments. The ethnic instruments could be from Ethno World and the synths from Nexus and Omnisphere and HALion to name a few. It would be neat to see the presets they have been using.

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Roland's Message by G-Boy at 2:06 PM EST on November 27, 2016: Sample: French Horn
Sound Library: Roland SC-88
Song: Toad's Message, The Rabbit's Message
Game: Super Mario 64

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by G-Boy at 1:39 PM EST on November 28, 2016: Sample: Nylon-str Guitar
Sound Library: Roland SC-55
Song: Aloha de Chocobo
Game: Final Fantasy IX
by Enclave123 at 2:02 AM EST on November 29, 2016: I find the reverse orchestra hit sound from goldeneye.

It tends to play in that track when you die in the game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZgcBUCyMI4

It comes from a Roland JV1080

Also the hip hop orchestra hit sound from the game, which is play in Control

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1AZ4yTIxpk

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The CD Shop That Koji Kondo Loves! by G-Boy at 9:27 AM EST on November 30, 2016: I found this from an interview with Koji Kondo:

"Towards the end of Ocarina of Time, there’s [even] something that sounds like chanting… it’s an intense piece. (I think they're talking about the uncensored version of the Fire Temple theme or the Shadow Temple theme)

Kondo: I had wanted to do a song like that for a really long time. I recently found a CD shop where you can try out and listen to the CDs before buying, and I’ve been spending a lot of time in their folk music corner. I’ve been able to hear tons of things I’ve never heard before. I go there a lot!"

It looks like Koji Kondo tried out and bought the Best Service Voice Spectral Vol. 1 sample CD from a Japanese CD shop. Maybe he used the CDs in that shop for other soundtracks too?

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Koji Kondo also mentioned that his parents bought him a Yamaha CS-30 synthesizer during high school. You can check out the full interview here.

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by Enclave123 at 11:40 PM EST on November 30, 2016: The good news, i finally getting a actual roland jv1080 synthesizer.
by G-Boy at 3:28 AM EST on December 1, 2016: @Enclave123
Great! Does anyone else on this forum have a Roland JV 1080?
by Nisto at 5:11 AM EST on December 1, 2016: @Enclave123: could you please check it for this industrial hit once you get it?

It's used in these games:
Another Mind
Final Fantasy X
Metal Gear Solid
Resident Evil 2

And probably others that I'm forgetting atm (possibly Majora's Mask, Ocarina of Time, Parasite Eve?)..

I've been looking for the source for years now..

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by punk7890-2 at 6:53 AM EST on December 1, 2016: @Nisto
Ugh. That is almost exactly like this sample that I've been searching for for years as well! This one comes from Winback and I believe is used in Star Fox 64.
by Nisto at 10:15 AM EST on December 1, 2016: @punk7890-2: ah, your sample is from Distorted Reality I. It's called HOLLOW TUB. You may recognize it if you go up 1 octave. Before I recognized it myself, while I was playing around, I realized it's used in Twilight Princess, too. So thanks for that! Can't remember which track exactly though, maybe the fire temple?

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by Enclave123 at 4:14 PM EST on December 1, 2016: @Nisto that is in the orchestra card from the roland jv1080, you can find it on the sound canvas VA in the Ensemble Section it known as Perc. Hit
by punk7890-2 at 4:30 PM EST on December 1, 2016: @Nisto Woah! Nice find! It really is from Winback and also used in Star Fox 64. Can't believe I missed that and I already have that library. Seems like Spectrasonics stuff was popular back then.

I can confirm what Enclave123 said. It is indeed in Sound Canvas VA. On the SC-88Pro/SC-8820 side you can find it there.

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by Enclave123 at 5:45 PM EST on December 1, 2016: I can also confirmed that the organ from blast corps or any rareware game is in the sound canvas VA.

It call Rotary Org.F

You can find it on the organ section on SC 8820

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by Nisto at 9:52 AM EST on December 2, 2016: Ahh. I love it when you know something the other don't and you can both help each other.. Now I just need some way to dig into the Sound Canvas samples again. What do you guys use these days? Do one of you own a module, or do ya'll use the VST or something?

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by G-Boy at 9:57 AM EST on December 2, 2016: @Nisto
I only own the VST, even if I can't use it, but you probably already know that.
A Big Request by G-Boy at 10:11 AM EST on December 2, 2016: Perhaps it's too much to ask, but it would be very interesting to hear the MIDI of Godot's theme from Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations played with the SC-88Pro sound map from the Roland Sound Canvas VA. If somebody owns that VST on this forum, could they please play this MIDI (I'm sorry for the Swedish name) with the SC-88Pro sound map and share it on this forum? It would be very nice.
by Ghignarda at 1:48 PM EST on December 2, 2016: I don't have that VST, but I do have a Roland Integra, which I would expect would draw the same sounds as the SC-88Pro.

http://www.mediafire.com/file/dzjrcisr2yfajld/Godot.mp3

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by punk7890-2 at 5:29 PM EST on December 2, 2016: @Nisto I only have the VST. I'd really love a Roland JV 1010 someday... one can dream. Though, I'm not even sure how to set one up.

@G-Boy here is a comparison to what Ghignarda posted. Grab it here. Some stuff is a bit louder and has a small tonality difference.
by PokeMusic at 5:51 PM EST on December 2, 2016: The Abandoned Megamart theme from Pokemon Sun and Moon uses the same accordion as Professor Sycamore's theme. Which is from Ethno World 5 (which I guess is the source of the flute and bagpipes/suo na). Also, there is a new composer, Tomoaki Oga, from the band DEIDARA, which played on an album with several other VGM artists.
by G-Boy at 3:55 AM EST on December 3, 2016: @Ghignarda @punk7890-2
Thank you!
by Enclave123 at 5:09 AM EST on December 3, 2016: @G-Boy I can try adding the sounds into the midi.
by G-Boy at 6:41 AM EST on December 3, 2016: @Enclave123 Which sounds?
ILLUMINATI CONFIRMED! by G-Boy at 8:28 AM EST on December 3, 2016: Sample: Whistl'n Joe
Sound Library: E-MU Proteus 2
Song: Hidden Village
Game: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
by Enclave123 at 11:18 AM EST on December 3, 2016: @G-Boy The Sound Canvas SC 88 Pro Map Sounds
by G-Boy at 11:59 AM EST on December 3, 2016: @Enclave123 Thanks, but punk7890-2 has already done that.
by Enclave123 at 11:34 PM EST on December 7, 2016: @G-Boy

I heard that Whistl'n Joe Sample on some Banjo Tooie tracks, i have to find which track still.

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Yooh! by G-Boy at 1:36 PM EST on December 9, 2016: Sample: ASIA
Sound Library: Roland SC-88Pro
Song: Clear Cut Begin
Game: Pokémon Stadium 2

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by PokeMusic at 2:08 PM EST on December 11, 2016: Has anyone found out about Tomoaki Oga? That's the new composer for Sun and Moon who composed some music for it (who is a member of the band DEIDARA). Go Ichinose also returns, he wrote Gladion's theme, which I wonder where the slap bass comes from (maybe Trillian). Also, has anyone been checking for presets used in Pokemon Sun and Moon (especially that organ-like synth lead/arp in the There's trouble music composed by Tomoaki Oga, as well as the sync lead from the ultra beasts battle, which was composed by Go Ichinose).

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by Kharaxel at 3:25 PM EST on December 11, 2016: I'm gonna repost this cry for help of mine:

I'm trying to identify what sounds are used in Gunvolt soundtracks. They are pretty much made by the same teams of musicians a Rockman Zero/ZX, with Ippo Yamada leading it.

Here are crapload of different songs:

Gunvolt 1/2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORJoTTfMwck
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOodpab_tPw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCaWTlpTX5s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0Db8H_Ikp4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6d_RJxC-m3g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xUzJNiP2nY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BAoeYfPuvE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CE3jwSVDpp0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVwK8iUS3VU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjEehm0EuDE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2YirWrYq-c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieqOrd5rRyY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSeSjBgppqI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiFBczog_lA

I went through Synthmania's many demos but still can't figure it out. I doubt they all come from one source, but still.
Thanks for any help.

In other news. Chikayo Fukuda, composer for CC2's games such as .hack//g.u. uses a lot of EAST WEST sample libraries. I found this out long ago actually, but I never posted. In any case.
The Naruto games by CC2, composed by her use crapload of EWQL orchestra. So here's a general list of things I caught her using over different titles:
EWQL Symphonic Orchestra Gold or Better (it might be platinum)
EWQL Ra for the Shakuhachi, though they are also in the EWQL Goliath, so they might be just from that.
EWQL Goliath? The guitars she often used in G.U, are there. Though they from an old GIGA and AKAI sample library whose name now escapes me.
EWQL Stormdrum, both Kompakt and Intakt
EWQL Percussive Adventures
EWQL Percussive Adventures 2
Spectrasonics Omnisphere, or the old AKAI libraries such as Metamorphosis and Distorted Reality.
Stylus RMX, or like with the above.
Chemical Beats

I haven't discovered everything, but since some time ago, this is a lot of what she uses. Especially the EWQL orchestra stuff.
by Ghignarda at 6:20 AM EST on December 12, 2016: I was wondering if somebody could do me the hugest of favours. I don't know if this is the section for it, but...

Would anybody be able to use N64MidiTool or the one of the Sound tools to rip the samples/midis from Mario Artist: Paint Studio? I use a Mac and run Parallels for Windows stuff, but I haven't had any luck getting either programs working.
by icecream at 9:36 AM EST on December 12, 2016: @Kharaxel: Do you have any preset names for instruments she used from any of those VSTs in those games? And if you can remember what sample library the guitars in Goliath come from (if any) that would be great.
by vajuvaju at 1:45 PM EST on December 12, 2016: @Ghignarda

Mario Artist is not listed on the support lists for any of the N64 tools. You should contact SubDrag or post on the N64 Midi Tool page.
by Ghignarda at 4:00 PM EST on December 12, 2016: Unless I'm mistaken, it is listed under its ID number, DMPJ. I'll do that though, thanks.
by Kharaxel at 5:24 PM EST on December 12, 2016: @icecream
I refound the name of the Chikayo Fukuda guitars.
EastWest Quantum Leap Guitar and Bass
This is the sample library. It's kinda crazy because I think she actually uses them to this day.
I mostly think she uses the ones from the rock cathegory.

As for individual presets... I believe it would be too many to list. Her orchestral stuff since quite a bit of time ago, is just EWQLSO. For example the Solatorobo Perfect Soundtrack, you know, the one with remastered music to sound decent, is done with EWQLSO.
Same for Naruto and shit. If I focused on writing down specific presets, I would go insane.
Though, to this day, i never found out where that specific ethnic arpeggiated sound comes from. The one that plays in this song for example:
https://youtu.be/yMv8RMz5rec?list=PLh9hcS0tfUw2LHokf4Dt-pBJ-kfPbfbTj
At its very beginning. It pisses me off.
by Enclave123 at 7:27 PM EST on December 14, 2016: http://www.synthmania.com/Roland%20SR-JV80-05%20World/Audio/214%20Rain%20Stick.mp3

Look like i find a goldeneye sample, i heard this in one of the muitiplayer tracks.
by boaduvet at 9:35 AM EST on December 15, 2016: I'm hoping to find the origin of the flutes in the Rune Factory DS games (the Lufia DS game and Egg Monster Hero also use some of the same samples). I think Tomoko Morita and Yukio Nakajima worked with these samples so contacting them might be helpful to find their origin.

Here are a few examples:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4x5KOni69HI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkiwqyZkyC0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyJMLooaXCo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyJMLooaXCo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5wt8FOHneE

You could rip the samples using VGMTrans, but the quality is bad and there's a lot of aliasing, so I would like to find the origin of those samples. (There's also around 3/4 flutes in the games, but they might be from the same source, so finding the source of any one of them would make me happy).

Thanks in advance!
by punk7890-2 at 5:45 PM EST on December 15, 2016: The first 2 links have SC-88 recorders (the flute you are talking about) and guitars in them. The third link has the same guitars along with a timpani and a pan flute from a SC-88. Basically, everything you hear is from a SC-88.
by boaduvet at 11:33 PM EST on December 15, 2016: Thanks, punk7890-2! You rock!
Nobuo Uematsu's Synthesizers by G-Boy at 1:32 PM EST on December 16, 2016: I found this post about synthesizers that were used in SNES game music on reddit.

Some information from the post:

"[Nobuo Uematsu)'s been known to use E-MU and Kurzweil and Roland samples (especially in SNES Final Fantasy iterations. FF7's strings are literally a shortened Kurzweil, and FF8's strings are pretty much an unaltered rip of E-MU's signature strings)"

"Sony, who developed the soundchip for the SNES, provided a collection of samples to developers. I know for a fact that Top Gear's soundtrack was composed entirely with samples provided by Sony, and there may be several others. It's possible these samples didn't come from a rompler, like those you have mentioned, because Sony had (and still has) its own sound division, complete with a collection of instruments and synthesizers (not to be confused with romplers), used for creating sample CDs and system sounds."

"FF7's samples could have come from Sony but I actually did just find the hihats in a korg m1 sample bank!"

"Yeah Uematsu used the sc-88, a lot of samples I'm FF6 and chrono trigger were ripped right from the sc-88 too (timpani, oboe, trumpet, drums, etc)."

"So good news, I found the synth FF7 got a lot of its drum samples from. Turns out it was the Alesis D4, either that or the S4 since I'm assuming it could contain a lot of samples from the D4."

I also found this article that says Nobuo Uematsu used instruments from the Roland SC-55 and SC-88 in the most of his earlier material.

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by Ghignarda at 10:44 AM EST on December 24, 2016: Could somebody point me in the right direction?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iQWsGU7lA2Y

The mid register sound the plays at the beginning and through the rest of this song most prominently, playing D and then an octave up.

I was racking my brain, thinking it might be some rompler harp, but all harp romplers sound very tinny in comparison.

I'm thinking it might be some bell-like sound, but I'm really at a loss.

So not really looking for a definitive where it may come from, but just what sort of sound it could be classified as, to make it easier to find.

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by Enclave123 at 3:07 AM EST on December 25, 2016: I finally got my Jv1080, i somehow never got the expansion cards

I been using a roland midi cable to test it on files.

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by Enclave123 at 4:56 AM EST on December 25, 2016: I find the sample that plays from the bunker 1 theme that one drum sample.

The sample name is Ank lungs

It plays in note A#7 but it on Popdrumset 1 and 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yuLQNJCMJU

It plays in the beginning.

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by Enclave123 at 2:13 PM EST on December 26, 2016: I find a sample from killer instinct 2, in my jv1080 i remember being playing during the Fatalities.

It known as Grungeroni
by ThatPMGuy at 9:26 PM EST on December 26, 2016: The violin and accordian from Lillie's Theme (Pokemon Sun and Moon) seem to come from EastWest Gypsy.

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A Few Things I Noticed by naf4947 at 12:30 AM EST on December 27, 2016: Hey, I'm new to this forum but this is something I've been thinking about for years and noticed a few interesting things.

First, the drum loop at the very beginning of the Greenhouse track from Hotwheels Stunt Track Driver (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-wRkHjFo9o) is exactly the same as a drum loop from Glover (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gz-qt3BL9u8). I don't know their source but I do know they're the same.

Second, the drum fill at the very beginning of Bubbly Washing Machine from Super Monkey Ball 2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlPrvJx3epk) sounds extremely similar to the fill at the beginning of Shake It by Sistar, although that one is pretty processed (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9-TIy7WPQI). I don't know the source for these, or even if they are the same fill, but they sound close enough to me that it's possible.

And third, I have a Korg 01W soundfont and one of the patches called Animotion I know I've heard in a game somewhere before, but I can't remember the game. Here is a sample of what it sounds like, the rising scalar pattern is what I really feel like I remember from a game somewhere. (https://www.dropbox.com/s/kfcsep104mozj13/animotion.wav?dl=0)
by Enclave123 at 10:44 AM EST on December 28, 2016: I find more jv1080 samples, but this sample was used a lot in timesplitters which was composed by Graeme Norgate.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DmpUdpgUqU

The music box in the beginning is a preset call Childlike in the jv1080.

More Samples from the jv1080 it appears goldeneye tend to use the midi vibraphone a lot.

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more SM64 samples by baggagelizard at 12:46 PM EST on December 28, 2016: Bowser in the Sky organ - Kurzweil Organ (not sure of patch)

Korg M1 - M03 56 VoiceSing1 (sample in game has a pitch bend up in sample)
by G-Boy at 4:57 AM EST on December 29, 2016: @baggagelizard
Isn't that the same pipe organ that was used in the Ganon's Tower theme from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time?
by Enclave123 at 11:31 PM EST on December 31, 2016: I want to say happy New Years to everyone in this forum.
by G-Boy at 7:09 AM EST on January 1, 2017: Happy New Year everyone, I wonder what instruments we'll find the sources of this year!
by PokeMusic at 8:22 AM EST on January 1, 2017: Me too. Happy New Years.
by Enclave123 at 10:14 AM EST on January 1, 2017: I am waiting for my orchestra SR card to be on my mail, that means i am going to find a lot of sounds on it.
by naf4947 at 6:01 PM EST on January 2, 2017: I'm talking to Tomoya Tomita right now about the Yoshi's Woolly World ost, I'll let everyone know if anything interesting comes up.
by Enclave123 at 7:20 PM EST on January 2, 2017: Look like Persona 1 have used some Korg M1 rather then Roland JV synth samples.

I find some sample that is in the M1 that actually a mix of the well known strings in the synthesizer.

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Chrono Trigger and Mother 3 by G-Boy at 12:13 PM EST on January 5, 2017: It was confirmed in an interview with Yasunori Mitsuda that a sound module was used for the Chrono Trigger soundtrack, even if he didn't say the name of it. I bet it's the Roland SC-88.
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Sample: Tenor Sax
Sound Module: Roland SC-88Pro
Song: Flint's Saxophone Attack
Game: MOTHER 3
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Soundfont: Full Grand Piano - 25 Free Piano Soundfonts
Song: Ruins
Game: UNDERTALE
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Sampled From: Good Old Days - Leroy Shield
Song: Boris' Cocktail ~ Boris' Bar
Game: Earthbound
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by Ghignarda at 5:22 AM EST on January 6, 2017: The chants used in Chrono Trigger/Radical Dreamers came from Siedlaczek's Classical Choir.

The vox in Phantom Brave's "A Hole in Time Space" is likely a variant on the JV/XV patch "Jet Vox".

Paper Mario Thousand Year Door and SPM both seem to use an XV for a lot of base sounds and synths. It's crazy to think they got so much power out of their synths, they're very hard to recognise.

SPM and Sticker Star utilise some Hanna Barbera sfx sounds in their soundtracks as well, mixed either subtly or not-so-subtly.

I want to say that Super Mario Run is an Integra, just because some of the clavs sound like the SuperNatural ones, but they could easily be from an older model. sounds like the entire thing (not sure bout drums) is Roland.

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by G-Boy at 3:38 AM EST on January 8, 2017: I wonder which sample library the cello used in Gau's theme from Final Fantasy VI comes from? I know the classic nylon guitar comes from one of the Roland Sound Canvas models. I think I've heard the cello sample before... maybe in Ace Attorney?
by witapepsi at 3:22 PM EST on January 8, 2017: I just discovered this thread and it's so informative. I recently got a KORG TR-Rack and a Roland JV1080, mainly because Hideaki Kobayashi said he's used them (JV2080, technically) in the Phantasy Star Online soundtrack, along with Logic Pro.
Also, I don't think all of the patches are from those two synthesizers, as I've seen in here a couple sample libraries have been used as well. I wonder what else he hasn't mentioned...

I had no idea a ton of other games used them as well, some of them have been mentioned on here. I've heard some patches used in Sonic Adventure 2, Goldeneye 007, and Metal Gear Solid, to name a few.

I have a question about a clangy metal sound used in Mirror Image from Zero Divide 2.
I think it's the same sound used in Mining Melancholy from Donkey Kong Country 2?

Also, there's a choir pad used in The Inner Shrine from Tekken 4.
I think it's the same one in Aboveground Urban Area A from Shin Megami Tensei IV? Not sure, but they both sound really nice.

I'd like to find where those patches came from possibly might be the next synths I'll purchase when the day comes hehe

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by ArcenyHax at 10:42 PM EST on January 9, 2017: Does anyone have an idea of what David Bergeaud (Ratchet and Clank) used for his compositions?

The main focus being Deadlocked/Gladiator?

I was listening to the soundtrack today and heard similar samples in Yuki Kaijura's Sword Art Online ost. Obviously they share a common sample bank.

I'll post examples soon.
by ArcenyHax at 12:15 AM EST on January 10, 2017: Ratchet: Deadlocked OST - Valix Belt (Space Ace)

Sword Art Online- no way

The similar sound is the erratic e violin phrase. In Space Ace track it appears around 00:26 seconds.

Thoughts? Im thinking maybe one of the Spectrasonics products.

Honestly Ratchet and Clank is a goldmine of 90s-00 sounds. I wish I had the ability to recognize the proper sound modules/samples/synthesizers.
by Enclave123 at 3:02 AM EST on January 10, 2017: I got myself the orchestra card for my JV1080 so far there a lot of presets to pick from.
by Ghignarda at 12:18 AM EST on January 13, 2017: One of the flute phrases from Best Service's Ethno World was used in the new Mario Odyssey trailer.
by G-Boy at 3:30 AM EST on January 13, 2017: @Ghignarda
The piano from EarthBound was also used in the ending of the Sonic Mania trailer, I think.
by Enclave123 at 3:51 PM EST on January 13, 2017: I find the string sample from Banjo Tooie and Donkey Kong 64.

It VlsVasVcsCbs

Also the choir sound from Goldeneye it known as Choir one in the orchestra card from the JV1080

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by Enclave123 at 5:20 PM EST on January 13, 2017: I also find the brass section from Banjo Tooie, it known as BassBoneSect.
by Enclave123 at 1:39 PM EST on January 14, 2017: Seen like i find some metal gear solid presets in the orchestra card.

Warm Violins and Slow Vlns 1 might be used

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by witapepsi at 2:05 PM EST on January 15, 2017: Does anybody know have any idea what synths were used to compose the Gameboy Advance remake of Donkey Kong Country 2? Jamie Hughes is credited as the composer of the reworks.
by Enclave123 at 11:44 PM EST on January 15, 2017: @witapepsi. Sound like he use a roland jv1080 and Emu Proteus fx mainly, i remember most of the instruments as they sound like low quality versions of the samples.

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