Acoustic Covers of Video Game Songs - General

[QUOTE=SilverDragon619;49362545]Came in this thread expecting stuff like GTA, Resident Evil, Metal Gear, COD, etc. But all I'm seeing is old nintendo games and undertale.[/QUOTE] is that a problem

[QUOTE=TheHydra;49365876]is that a problem[/QUOTE] Nintendo songs are perfect for this kind of channel, but like SmoothMcGroove, I sometimes want to see more variety in the song choices than just 90s songs all the time [editline]21st December 2015[/editline] That being said, they shouldn't make recording songs a chore. If I were them, I'd definitely want to stick to the songs they like than playing random video game OSTs that they've never heard

Is that black guitar a baby model? Does it take some getting used to when switching from a full sized one to that? Are you using LR Baggs or something or is it -just- really mics? That being said, you guys make some chill stuff. Keep up the good work!

[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imTjvZ_nWV8[/media] This was my favorite song from Skyrim. Can't believe I haven't heard of this dude before now, this is [I]really[/I] good.

[QUOTE=TheHydra;49365876]is that a problem[/QUOTE] Yeah, totally, like losing lots of sleep over this. Just disappointed to see another channel full of nintendo, sega, and other "le reddit armey gems." They pull them off well, so I will be back when something that I can relate to pops up.

[QUOTE=SilverDragon619;49369162]Yeah, totally, like losing lots of sleep over this. Just disappointed to see another channel full of nintendo, sega, and other "le reddit armey gems." They pull them off well, so I will be back when something that I can relate to pops up.[/QUOTE] please go back to /v/

[QUOTE=SilverDragon619;49369162]Yeah, totally, like losing lots of sleep over this. Just disappointed to see another channel full of nintendo, sega, and other "le reddit armey gems." They pull them off well, so I will be back when something that I can relate to pops up.[/QUOTE] [I]"stop liking what I don't like!"[/I]

[QUOTE=MarkGurren;48317537]As a quick extra, I'll post the cover that both of us are probably the most proud of: our take on the "Outset Island" theme from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. [video=youtube;U3eDjgBta4I]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3eDjgBta4I[/video][/QUOTE] That was absolutely beautiful. I listen to a lot of TWW soundtrack daily to keep a calmness, definitely adding this to that list. Subbed! [editline]22nd December 2015[/editline] [QUOTE=MarkGurren;48847816]We recently uploaded a cover of the 'Mad Monster Mansion' theme from Banjo Kazooie. We appreciate any and all feedback/constructive criticism. [video=youtube;rEoJtzMB0YY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEoJtzMB0YY[/video][/QUOTE] Amazing! I love your taste in games and music style. [editline]22nd December 2015[/editline] (Gerudo Valley please!)

[QUOTE=Lord of Boxes;49370885][I]"stop liking what I don't like!"[/I][/QUOTE] What a vague argument. Never said anything about boycotting them. I said I'll go on with my life like a responsible human being and unconsciously wait for something I fancy. You can't force someone to like something, which they don't feel is what they need yet.

[QUOTE=Yogkog;49366007]Nintendo songs are perfect for this kind of channel, but like SmoothMcGroove, I sometimes want to see more variety in the song choices than just 90s songs all the time [editline]21st December 2015[/editline] That being said, they shouldn't make recording songs a chore. If I were them, I'd definitely want to stick to the songs they like than playing random video game OSTs that they've never heard[/QUOTE] You make a really good point. Our idea starting out was to stick to game soundtracks we were very familiar with, mainly since both of us are quite busy outside of this Youtube project. Beyond that, we wanted to make sure that we focused on a niche (Nintendo covers, in this example) enough to provide some aspect of consistency to the channel. Smooth McGroove is someone we look up to immensely, and it is always nice to see him cover relatively more niche stuff in comparison (the Ace Attorney soundtrack, for example). We are definitely hoping to do stuff like that in the future, when time opens up and when we have a bit more flexibility in exploring. Thank you so much for the feedback! Rainboo: Yes, it is a baby model! I never found any difficulty in adjusting to it from a full sized guitar. I've actually found it to be a very easy guitar to handle and play, all in all. We have mics off camera that we use to pick up the guitars. Thanks a lot for the feedback and kind words!

[QUOTE=SilverDragon619;49370957]What a vague argument. Never said anything about boycotting them. I said I'll go on with my life like a responsible human being and unconsciously wait for something I fancy. You can't force someone to like something, which they don't feel is what they need yet.[/QUOTE] And I never said you were boycotting. My implied statement was that it's fucking stupid that you are whining about people liking stuff that you don't care for. And you could of said that you were disappointed in a nicer way.

[QUOTE=Lord of Boxes;49371064]And I never said you were boycotting. My implied statement was that it's fucking stupid that you are whining about people liking stuff that you don't care for. And you could of said that you were disappointed in a nicer way.[/QUOTE] Its a forum people should express their opinions If they like [editline]22nd December 2015[/editline] Where are the final fantasy covers

[QUOTE=Lord of Boxes;49371064]And I never said you were boycotting. My implied statement was that it's fucking stupid that you are whining about people liking stuff that you don't care for. And you could of said that you were disappointed in a nicer way.[/QUOTE] If my window seal would whine as much as you, I'd have to get new windows soon.

[QUOTE=Cypher_09;49370911]That was absolutely beautiful. I listen to a lot of TWW soundtrack daily to keep a calmness, definitely adding this to that list. Subbed! [editline]22nd December 2015[/editline] Amazing! I love your taste in games and music style. [editline]22nd December 2015[/editline] (Gerudo Valley please!)[/QUOTE] We'll get to Gerudo Valley midway through next year, probably!

Cover Bandit Radio from S.T.A.L.K.E.R Clear Sky

[QUOTE=NeverGoWest;49376223]Cover Bandit Radio from S.T.A.L.K.E.R Clear Sky[/QUOTE] Thank you for the suggestion! We'll give the tune a listen :)

Love your guys vids, subscribed. Out of interest how do you go from hearing a track to decompiling it into individual guitar parts? I've been playing guitar for a few years, but i'm trying to move away from tabs to a more classical understanding of the instrument.

[QUOTE=Occlusion;49396264]Love your guys vids, subscribed. Out of interest how do you go from hearing a track to decompiling it into individual guitar parts? I've been playing guitar for a few years, but i'm trying to move away from tabs to a more classical understanding of the instrument.[/QUOTE] Great question! Breaking a track into individual guitar parts usually involves us trying to divide the lead section from the chords/background section. Once we've transcribed these two parts, we try to make sure that our cover has enough variety in it, and it it isn't just lead and chords. As in, we try to throw in a couple of sections where we harmonize with each other, or sections where we throw in some fingerpicking (an example would be our Traverse Town cover, where I play a finger-style version of main theme + the chords, while Dani plays the lead an octave higher, which had a kind of neat sound to it). To put it simply, having an idea of one guitar helming the lead, and another helming the background, is a nice way to start and to then flesh out and properly include some of the nuances of a piece. The most 'accurate' cover we've probably done is our take on the main theme from Yoshi's Woolly World, and in that cover particularly, we transcribed the background bass line and the main lead, and broke it up between our two guitars. In essence, we try to do as much as we can with two guitars while still covering what the tune is. I don't want to make it sound more fancy than it is however- we generally just try our best to make sure it sounds like the tune we covered. (edit: if that sounded scatterbrained, and you want me to walk through a particular cover we did and how we figured/broke down the notes, I can do so!) Excuse my use of (probably) incorrect terminology. It's been a while since I learned theory, and I can't say I've been the best at refreshing and keeping up with it. Also, we just finished our last cover of 2015. [video=youtube;DS8kP1mKI8Y]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DS8kP1mKI8Y[/video]

You banging her?

[QUOTE=Boss;49400624]You banging her?[/QUOTE] No, sir!

[QUOTE=Boss;49400624]You banging her?[/QUOTE] Imagine having so little social awareness you believe this to be an appropriate question to ask Anyway I've been subbed to u guys for a while. Nice, relaxing stuff. I've noticed insaneintherainmusic commenting on at least one of your vids, and he's got quite a few collaborations on his channel. Is that anything you'd consider doing, doing a joint effort with another youtube music channel?

[QUOTE=Itachi_Crow;49414662]Imagine having so little social awareness you believe this to be an appropriate question to ask Anyway I've been subbed to u guys for a while. Nice, relaxing stuff. I've noticed insaneintherainmusic commenting on at least one of your vids, and he's got quite a few collaborations on his channel. Is that anything you'd consider doing, doing a joint effort with another youtube music channel?[/QUOTE] Glad you like it! insaneintherainmusic is a huge inspiration to us, and yes, we are very open to collaborating in the future. At the moment, we (unfortunately) have way too much going on in our lives to have the time to work through collaborations. It's something we want to look into seriously somewhere near late next year. Our hope is to do something where a collaboration is warranted (either we can add something to someone else's cover, or vice-versa) and where we think we can do something cool with it. Long story short, we would've already done some if we weren't so pressed for time as is. We've had to record two covers ahead of time just due to conflicting schedules (due to work + school/travelling).

[video=youtube;fKm0FeXMcyc]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKm0FeXMcyc[/video] We just put up our cover of "Saria's Song" from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time yesterday night. Probably the happiest we've ever been with a Zelda cover, and we hope that you guys will end up enjoying it.

You guys are awesome, keep up the good work! Might I suggest doing a Croc 2 cover? It has such a relaxed and easygoing OST, would fit you guys perfectly I think! No rush ofcourse, just a suggestion

[QUOTE=MarkGurren;49597717][video=youtube;fKm0FeXMcyc]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKm0FeXMcyc[/video] We just put up our cover of "Saria's Song" from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time yesterday night. Probably the happiest we've ever been with a Zelda cover, and we hope that you guys will end up enjoying it.[/QUOTE] Man I love these types of channels! And even the electric guitar channels on YouTube are pretty good! You two remind of another channel called the Super Guitar Bros. Keep up the great work guys! [video=youtube;zXpL_9BIJH8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXpL_9BIJH8[/video]

[video=youtube;H2cMDYGzV-8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2cMDYGzV-8[/video] We've got a couple of Undertale covers coming out this week. Probably won't care for them if you don't like the Undertale soundtrack, but we are excited about the next two that are coming out this week!

Our final covers of our little week of Undertale covers that we had going on. If you don't care for the Undertale soundtrack, you probably won't enjoy them, but we did put a lot of effort into finishing all of these up so hopefully some of you will end up liking them! [video=youtube;cAW0arOMHWg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAW0arOMHWg[/video] [video=youtube;WF_mfCiDKYM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WF_mfCiDKYM[/video]

We put up a cover of the Main Theme from Fire Emblem this week. It was exciting to return to a more relaxing song, and we were really happy with how it turned out! [video=youtube;3qzahJqVpI0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qzahJqVpI0[/video]

Our newest cover is probably the hardest arrangement we've ever attempted- Megalovania on acoustic guitar [video=youtube;QRZ3JOVI8T4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRZ3JOVI8T4[/video]

Sounds awesome! keep it up