Hey guys/gals!
Just thought I'd give you a quick update to keep you informed: I spent most of the day packing stuff for my move tomorrow so I only got a small amount of video stuff done for Koopa Battle. I should be able to get the video finished and up by Tuesday at the latest, which we'll then follow up with a blast of acoustic shorts here and Streets of NY the following weekend.
Also just a reminder I'll be wi...
2016-11-18 02:07:00 +0000 UTC View PostGood evening Patrons!
The next major step in the transition to working on music full-time happened today: this morning was my last shift at work! I'm moving out this weekend (Friday to be exact) so getting all my house stuff organized along with attempting to get Bowser 64 finished will take up most of my time for the next few days.
I'd also like to note that since I'm transferring my internet service, I will be without internet at home for a few...
2016-11-17 00:07:13 +0000 UTC View PostHere's a preview of the upcoming song: Koopa's Theme from Super Mario 64.
You'll notice a bit of a sound change here, but unlike usual this one isn't permanent, it's only for this song. I changed my drums to a much 'bigger' sounding kit because my current one didn't sound big enough for what I was looking for in this song.
If all goes according to plan I'll probably have this one up by Friday afternoon, I'm trying to get it done before I move out by shooting video and editing tomorrow an...
2016-11-16 04:01:36 +0000 UTC View PostIt's time for part 2 of the GaMetal Development series! Today we're going to look at a few more pieces of equipment and software stuff that I use.
Audio Hardware
Here's my current small-as-heck work desk. I actually plan on getting a much better desk in the next few months since this will be what I'm doing full-time now (thanks entirely to you all).
My two studio monitors are
The much anticipated Dialga's Fight to the Finish! has arrived!
The original has a very soft vibe and almost dreery sound to it so I kind of kept that going in this remix. Sort of like Cursed Leorina (but I think Leorina was a bit sadder sounding).
I also saw a lot of people talking about doing acoustics in this song, so I had a couple of sections for the classical guitar to take over, especially after the guitar solo section around 4 minutes in. I'm really pleased with how thos...
2016-11-12 18:02:50 +0000 UTC View PostHey Patrons! Here's the WAV download for Dialga's Fight to the Finish.
It looks like Patreon made some changes and I can upload WAVs on here now rather than linking to my website, how convenient.
Enjoy!
2016-11-11 22:19:50 +0000 UTC View PostHey Patrons!
Here's the early download for Dialga's Fight to the Finish. The video should be up sometime tomorrow.
Enjoy!
2016-11-11 22:14:39 +0000 UTC View PostGood evening Patrons!
The US is stressing out about the election results, but at the very least I can sort of brighten up your day with this preview of the upcoming song: Dialga's Fight to the Finish.
I still have a lot of things to do but I should be done with the first draft today, polish it tomorrow and Friday, record video tomorrow and edit it Friday, with the video up on Saturday.
Enjoy!
Good evening Patrons!
This past Friday, I started the first step to my transition to full time: I put in my two-week notice at work. This all feels so surreal to me and I still can't emphasize how thankful I am for all of you for making this possible. 2017 is going to be the best year for GaMetal ever!
I'm also happy to say my wife and I have found a house to move into and will be moving out in the middle of the month (in about a week in a half) to be exact. No more apartme...
2016-11-07 02:14:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Congratulations Dexter!
The RandomPicker drawing is complete and the next song from the request list will be the Stage 2 theme 'Streets of NY' from the classic NES game Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: The Arcade Game 2016-11-05 18:58:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Good afternoon everyone!
I think I've done it this time. I believe wholeheartedly that I have the entrant list perfect, but as always, feel free to check to make sure you're on here. I'm 99.99% sure no one is absent.
The drawing will take place on RandomPicker.com like usual.
No longer on cool-down: Airsh
Current (79) Entrants:
Escape (Metroid) - Chris Bowens
Un...
Hey Patrons!
Have you seen the new 'featured tags' feature here on Patreon? It's pretty nifty: I can now feature up to 5 tags on the main page that you can click on and it'll pull up all the posts that use that tag, so you won't have to dig through posts to find things like the request list, acoustic shorts, etc. I'll have to go through and re-tag some things, but this will definitely make finding certain posts a lot easier. I'm still hoping for a post-pinning option in th...
2016-11-04 15:16:46 +0000 UTC View PostGood evening Patrons! So long as everything goes according to plan, in a little over 2 weeks or so I'll be moving out and will be working on music
full-time
. I can't elaborate how much this wouldn't be possible without your ongoing support. I'm eternally grateful for all of your generosity!
I'm going to start doing more posts where I talk about assorted topics starting with this one today: A lot of people ask me about what I record with, from my guitars, to my drums...
2016-11-01 21:44:23 +0000 UTC View PostHey there Patrons!
It's the beginning of the month, so along with working on the upcoming song Dialga's Fight to the Finish, I'm gonna try to get caught back up on acoustic shorts, starting with this one for Andrew Eddy. This is Corridors of Time from Chrono Trigger.
Loopable!
I've been throwing around some ideas in my head to create a Youtube channel specifically for these loopable acoustic shorts. We have so many of them that it's a shame to see a lot of them...
2016-11-01 19:07:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy Halloween Patrons!
La Danse Macabre was the winner of the Halloween poll we held hear on Patreon. I know we already had a Shovel Knight song back in August, but this is a really great song and it was a ton of fun to do.
We now set our sights on the month of November. I'll be spending most of this week doing acoustic shorts and working on the next song that I revealed in my previous post. Also, the next Patreon Request List drawing will take place on November 5th.
Thanks for a...
2016-10-31 23:19:54 +0000 UTC View PostHere's the WAV Download for La Danse Macabre, enjoy!
2016-10-30 23:13:50 +0000 UTC View PostHere's the early download for tomorrows song, La Danse Macabre from Shovel Knight.
Enjoy!
Good evening Patrons! Or morning... or afternoon, wherever you may be in the world.
As many of you have seen, we've officially reached the $600 per song full time goal!! I had mentioned in a post a couple of months ago that I was planning to go full-time in November since I've been making more from Youtube revenue than I anticipated, so I bumped the old goal from 675 to 600 and was hopeful we'd hit it right around that time, and we did! I can't thank you guys enough for all of yo...
2016-10-30 04:49:40 +0000 UTC View Post
It's new series time!
Pretty sure no one saw this coming, this was the latest Patreon Request List drawing winner for Andrew Eddy. Actually a really cool, chill song from a rather underappreciated soundtrack.
What's Bomberman doing these days, anyways?
We still have one song left this month: the Halloween special. You Patrons already know what it is, and it will be up on Monday night! I've already finished the song and just have to shoot and edit the video over the weekend.
Here's a preview of La Danse Macabre from Shovel Knight. I just have to do some minor tweaking and cleanup over the weekend and it'll be ready to go for Monday!
Similar to how I did Strike the Earth!, I kept a lot of the chip tune sounds. When I think of Shovel Knight I think of amazing modern chiptune music, so it seems fitting to me.
It sounds really awesome so far! I like this song more than Strike the Earth personally. xD
Enjoy!
Here's the WAV download for Warship Noah. Enjoy!
2016-10-27 20:25:12 +0000 UTC View PostSo I kind of have to change my post titles up since, as I mentioned in the last post, Patreon now shows the post titles to non-Patrons to help entice them to become a Patron. Cool stuff but I've been accidently releasing spoilers as a result. xD
So here's the early download for the upcoming song, Warship Noah from Bomberman 64: The Second Attack.
The video should be up tomorrow. Enjoy!
PS: Also, if you're worried about if I have enough time for the Halloween special, I have La Dans...
2016-10-27 20:11:30 +0000 UTC View PostSo I just realized Patreon rolled out a change where non-Patrons can see post titles, meaning I've been inadvertently releasing spoilers, haha.
Anyways! The results are in, and this year's Halloween special will be...
It was a tight poll the first couple of days, at one point there was a 3 way tie and at another point it was led by Mad Monster Mansion, but La Danse Macabre from Shovel Knight came back strong for a...
2016-10-25 21:38:13 +0000 UTC View PostDid you vote in the Halloween Poll yet? It ends tomorrow afternoon so don't miss out!
Here's a preview of the upcoming song, this months Request List Drawing winner Warship Noah from Bomberman 64 - The Second Attack.
The original is a pretty laid back tune, so I kept that same feeling. It's been a while since we've had a laid back song. Come to think of it, I think Cursed Leorina might actu...
2016-10-25 01:44:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Patrons!
So I mentioned in the Nuclear Fusion post on here that I'd be doing a poll with you all to determine the Halloween song. I've chosen 3 songs (was gonna do 4 but narrowed it to 3) from the Patreon Request List for you to choose from that I think would be pretty fitting:
1. La Danse Macabre [Lich Yard] (Shovel Knight) - 22 Votes
The first Touhou cover has arrived!
The Touhou series has a ton of awesome songs, and Nuclear Fusion is among my personal favorites. I figured this would be a much better choice than the super obvious UN Owen Was Her cover that people usually do (no doubt an awesome song, but it's everywhere!). Also it's been on the Patreon Request List for a while so it's always a bonus to get one of those done! :)
This one was pretty hard to arrange. There's a lot of little things going on in Touho...
2016-10-22 17:27:06 +0000 UTC View PostHere's the WAV version, thanks for being a Tier 3+ Patron! Enjoy!
Couldn't fit "Chireiden" in the title above, haha.
Here's the early download for SSoMW~NF from Touhou Chireiden ~ Subterranean Animism.
I don't think I'll be able to have the video up tomorrow but on the slight, slight chance that I can, here it is.
This was a pretty tough one. xD Enjoy!
Yeah I don't exactly feel like typing out the full name all the time. xD
Here's a little preview of the upcoming song, NF~SSoMW from Touhou SA. I'm done with all the guitars/drums and just have to finish up synth stuff and of course general balancing and tweaking. Balance is a key focus since there's a zillion things going on at any given time in this song.
My goal is to have this one finished with the video up by Friday. Saturday at the latest.
This'll be one of the crazier ones....
Our last one for the day is for Xhog, this is Jib Jig from Donkey Kong Country 2.
Loopable!
Enjoy!
2016-10-11 18:55:19 +0000 UTC View Post