OPL2 Synth & Music

[Haunted Parrasp]

So I found a software instrument called Juce that emulates the old OPL chips from the DOS days. Any musicians here who want to check it out can find the VST here: https://bsutherland.github.io/JuceOPLVSTi/
Supposedly it’s the same emulation that DosBox uses. Obviously it’s not the highest-fidelity sound imaginable but it’s still pretty cool and it sounds surprisingly good when you mix it with effects and other instruments. Really really good for those creepy analog FM sounds games like Descent and Doom were known for.

‘Course, the obvious thing for me to do was immediately use it in a genre of music that wasn’t around back in the 90s when people were writing music for those OPL chips. So here’s a creepy dubstep track entitled Shadow on the Wall that uses Juce for three instruments, all three programmed in from scratch.

EDIT: I just noticed this is in the wrong place. I was very tired last night I guess, I thought I clicked the “Community Hijinks” forum. That being said it still might fit in this one…

Ship’s cat, MPSV Iberia
Check out his original music @ http://vertigofox.bandcamp.com/

[Haunted Parrasp]

Shadow on the Wall

Chasing you down a tube
Into a place where an army awaits
Its assembly
For I stole your soul and sanity
I’m haunted
By what’s left of you inside me
The light is all aflicker
And we’re shadows on the wall

I won’t let you surprise me
Won’t let you find me in here
I won’t let you toy with me
Won’t let you destroy me down here

Hunting you
In a silent space
Fire and ice
Coursing through my veins
I’m haunted
By what’s left of you inside me
My tail’s all aflutter
Are we simply real?
Or are we full-fledged shadows on the wall?

I won’t let you surprise me
Won’t let you find me in here
I won’t let you toy with me
Won’t let you destroy me down here
I won’t let you surprise me
Won’t let you find me in here
I won’t let you exhume me
Won’t let you consume me down here

Are we simply real
Or are we full-fledged shadows on the wall?

Ship’s cat, MPSV Iberia
Check out his original music @ http://vertigofox.bandcamp.com/

[bemosa]

Nice track! Sounds like dubstep descent with lyrics hehe 🙂 What DAW do you use?
I must admit I didn’t like the opening, the wobble(?) effect seemed too strong somehow, but by the end of the song I had ‘changed my tune’. Great work, post more!

[Haunted Parrasp]

I’ve been using FL Studio for almost all the time I’ve been writing.
It came highly recommended and turned out to fit my working “style” better than anything else I’d tried. Plus the native plugins are all really good.

Ship’s cat, MPSV Iberia
Check out his original music @ http://vertigofox.bandcamp.com/

[StatiC]

Thanks for posting that. I like it!

I assume this is you… Sounds good. The first track I listened to (Inverse Image) kind of reminds me of Skinny Puppy.

[Haunted Parrasp]

Yup that’s me. 😀

Ship’s cat, MPSV Iberia
Check out his original music @ http://vertigofox.bandcamp.com/

[bemosa]

Impressive work! The vocal style makes me think of Rammstein.

[Haunted Parrasp]

Thanks.
I seem to be picking up a lot of music-likers here and on the D:U boards… maybe the devs will notice? 😛

Ship’s cat, MPSV Iberia
Check out his original music @ http://vertigofox.bandcamp.com/

[Sigma]

Splotchie, I beg you, change the music style. Just try a little bit different style.

[StatiC]

Sigma, Maybe you should change your music tastes and not ask an artist to change their music style to be what you like ;).

[Sigma]

This music is just a pathetic parody of Mind.In.A.Box. http://www.mindinabox.com/ You can agree or disagree. It’s my personal opinion. But I think he needs to try a different style (or sub-genres)

[StatiC]

What I like or don’t like is not relevant to what music he creates. I like a few songs and don’t like a few others. Other people might like the complete opposite songs that I do. Artists create what they like and feel the need to create or express in songs. They should not change their style because some people don’t like their music. There are always others that will like it the way the artist created it.

[Luke Schneider]

Sigma wrote:

a pathetic parody

Regardless of what you think of someone’s music, this is not the way to say it. Please think a little harder about how to give feedback or state your opinion.

Splotchie: Thanks for posting your music. It’s not quite what we’re looking for, and we have enough music lined up so we’re not looking for more.

Luke

[Sigma]

Luke Schneider wrote:

Sigma wrote:

a pathetic parody

Regardless of what you think of someone’s music, this is not the way to say it. Please think a little harder about how to give feedback or state your opinion.

Splotchie: Thanks for posting your music. It’s not quite what we’re looking for, and we have enough music lined up so we’re not looking for more.

Luke

Of course, I did not mean to insult anyone. I am also a little fond of music, so he should understand me correctly.

[Luke Schneider]

Got to listen to more of the songs. I think Alien Sun is my favorite track. A few of the songs have a sound that reminds of the D1 MIDI soundtrack, especially that one.

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