2 Sep 2020

DKC original samples Question

Twitter Question from Plasmariel

@David_Wise Hi! I have a question, do you still have the original samples you recorded for DKC? Are there any unused songs you thought of?

The orignal samples: I don’t have the original samples any more. There are a few sound-fonts unofficially available with these embedded within them. And Impact Sound Works have a plugin instrument that might feature some of the SNES samples.

Unused Tunes: Any tunes that were not working would have been abandoned like unfinished symphonies. It was such a commitment to produce the tunes in the format we were using, I would simply move on to the next idea if it didn’t translate well to the SNES.

1 Sep 2020

Diddy Kong Music Question

Twitter Question from Xavier Rodriquez

@David_Wise Hello David Wise, Im curious where you got that Whistle sound in Diddy Kong racing, usually used when you select Conker in the main menu. Also the guitars in frosty village. its one of favorite tracks and reminds me of playing the game on xmas time.

Frosty Village

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David Wise Answer:

Frosty Village Instruments

Whistle: It might have been from a sample CD. To me, it sounds as though it has been made using a flute sample, with a soft attack and a pitch shift up, just for the beginning of the sample, followed by vibrato ( pitch modulation ) – to give the effect of a whistle.

Guitars: These were definitely from a sample CD. I think it was called Reggae Connection. I just used a few samples and used them at different pitches.

Reggae Connection

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