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I still listen to the VI OST to this day. What they were able to do with the SNES soundchip was quite the technical accomplishment.

lostcolony 5y ago
Yes, but some of the remixes and things creators have done since then are...astounding in how well they capture the original's emotional intent and deepen it, even given modern technology. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfjLTYJ8Z2o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfjLTYJ8Z2o for instance.
bityard 5y ago
You might enjoy Mathew Valente's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/tssf https://www.youtube.com/user/tssf One of his recent projects is finding the original instrument samples that Nobuo Uematsu used before they were compressed into the game and using those to make high-def "restored" versions of the songs. It sounds easy but there's quite a lot of work behind it and the result is fantastic.
- floppydiskette 5y ago
  Thanks for this, FFVI is my favorite soundtrack and some of my favorite music of all time.
- Yawnzy 5y ago
  Wow, I remember TSSF from IRC back in the 90s.
- klodolph 5y ago
  There's a whole spreadsheet showing the origins of samples for various games: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JJBlHHDc65fhZmKUGLrDTLCm6rfUU83-kbuD8Y0zU0o https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JJBlHHDc65fhZmKUGLrD...
inthedesert 5y ago
If you like the SNES soundchip, you might want to check out https://www.supermidipak.com/ https://www.supermidipak.com/
zrav 5y ago
So do I! Which is why I absolutely loved the symphonic poem to FF6, especially the arrangement of Kefka's theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5uVAD7jliM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5uVAD7jliM
andoma 5y ago
Retro Game Mechanics Explained recently started a new series specifically on the SNES audio subsystem (SPC700): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrn0QavLMyo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrn0QavLMyo Only first episode released yet, but there is a previous series on the SNES system as a whole, first ep: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57ibhDU2SAI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57ibhDU2SAI

lostcolony 5y ago

Yes, but some of the remixes and things creators have done since then are...astounding in how well they capture the original's emotional intent and deepen it, even given modern technology. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfjLTYJ8Z2o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfjLTYJ8Z2o for instance.

bityard 5y ago

You might enjoy Mathew Valente's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/tssf https://www.youtube.com/user/tssf One of his recent projects is finding the original instrument samples that Nobuo Uematsu used before they were compressed into the game and using those to make high-def "restored" versions of the songs. It sounds easy but there's quite a lot of work behind it and the result is fantastic.

floppydiskette 5y ago
Thanks for this, FFVI is my favorite soundtrack and some of my favorite music of all time.
Yawnzy 5y ago
Wow, I remember TSSF from IRC back in the 90s.
klodolph 5y ago
There's a whole spreadsheet showing the origins of samples for various games: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JJBlHHDc65fhZmKUGLrDTLCm6rfUU83-kbuD8Y0zU0o https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JJBlHHDc65fhZmKUGLrD...

inthedesert 5y ago

If you like the SNES soundchip, you might want to check out https://www.supermidipak.com/ https://www.supermidipak.com/

zrav 5y ago

So do I! Which is why I absolutely loved the symphonic poem to FF6, especially the arrangement of Kefka's theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5uVAD7jliM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5uVAD7jliM

andoma 5y ago

Retro Game Mechanics Explained recently started a new series specifically on the SNES audio subsystem (SPC700): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrn0QavLMyo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrn0QavLMyo Only first episode released yet, but there is a previous series on the SNES system as a whole, first ep: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57ibhDU2SAI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57ibhDU2SAI