Originally posted by: stardust4ever
Originally posted by: randomhajile
Originally posted by: WF
Got mine today. I have the black marble vinyl, with the two toned cover (yellow and blue).
It's unfortunate the tracks are so short, but vinyl is limited to 22.5 minutes per side. Flash Man stage is only 1:16.
My personal preference would be to just have the main tracks extended on a vinyl like this, but otherwise nice job overall. Thanks for the hard work Sean.
Sides were short because I was nervous that I would lose fidelity if the sides were too long. Turns out it doesnt really matter with NES music though. so the next release will literally be double the length of this one. Will announce it this week,
As a personal preference, with the exception of intros, sound effects, and end sequences, most background music will typically have a lead in or in some cases start immediately, followed by a music loop that plays continuously until an in game event triggers some change in the music sequence. I've noticed that a lot of OST soundtracks play for one loop, then fade out. Others play two loops prior to a ten second fade out. Considering that most 8-bit chiptunes are rather short to begin with, I believe they will benefit from running two full loops instead of one.
Also with the 8-bit soundtracks being mono sound (no vertical modulation), it should be possible to cut lightly and squeeze the grooves slightly closer together without being necessary to decrease volume or otherwise compromise sound quality. A properly calibrated stylus arm should be able to track the record fine (please none of those cheapy USB powered models). I recommend La Futura by ZZ-Top (2012) as a good record to calibrate turntables due to it's higher tracking speed, being a 12" EP @45 rpm.
I keep my Audio Technica LP120 direct drive set to 2.3 grams tracking force with the anti-skate set to 3.5, and audio is super clean with no skips on undamaged vinyl. Recommended tracking pressure is 1.5-2.5 grams and some records sounded a bit scratchy at 2.0g. Dialing it forward slightly cleared the sound right up. Mileage may vary. Don't buy a cheapy USB turntable that lacks fine adjustment controls, or you'll get the crappy sound you paid for.
Heck yes, This is why when my mother insisted on "Upgrading" my parents stereo to a little CD Unit with Ipod connectivity and nothing else
I snagged their entire Technics SC2020-D box set
SH523 Audio Rack
SU-V16 Stereo Integrated Amplifier
ST-S16 Quartz Radio Turner
RS-M16 Auto Stop Cassette Player
and
SL-D212 Direct Drive Semi Automatic Turntable.
and of course the speakers
They gave it to me for Free as a graduation present when I graduated university and they "Upgraded"
