Not what you would call your average post, but I thought why not:
Since the Turtles have been such a big part of my life, I had wanted to do something for their 25th Anniversary, which is this year. What that turned out to be is TMNT 3 for NES, the Soundtrack, but in a way you've never heard it before.
For most of us, the audio from the NES was in mono. However, in many games, like TMNT, there were actually 5 different channels for audio, each with it's own unique sound. Unfortunately, it was impossible to hear what the tracks sounded like, until now.
Thanks to some modern technology, I have been able to extract these 5 channels, and arrange them for a stunning new audio experience. The 5 channels consist of the following:
1- Main Left
2- Main Right
3- Bass
4- Drum Brush or Rustle (Can’t think of the exact musical term)
5- Drums
To create the stereo image, the channels are placed as the following: -80 (1) -60 (3&4) +60 (5) +80 (2). Think of -100 as full left and +100 as full right. The goal was to create an even listening experience across both ears, so one side wouldn’t have all the music while the other had nothing playing. Channels 1 and 2 often ‘harmonized’ with each so that’s why they were spaced most apart.
Here is the Sewer Level as an example. It’s a zip that contains the 5 separated channels. It also includes the 2 different mixes I made combining the channels: Original (Mono), and ‘Clarity’.
Original is simply the tracks mixed as you would have heard them if you were playing on the NES. ‘Clarity’, is what I call my mix, which I created using some special effects that really enhance the sound, and my personal favorite, and the one I recommend.
The track list is as follows:
01 - Title 0:17
02 - Character Select 0:56
03 - Intro Pt 1 0:52
04 - Intro Pt 2 0:29
05 - Beach 2:15
06 - Boss 1:50
07 - Level Transition 1 0:05
08 - Surfin Sub 1:56
09 - Level Transition 2 0:05
10 - Bridge 2:15
11 - Level Transition 3 0:09
12 - City 2:30
13 - Level Transition 4 0:06
14 - Sewer 2:42
15 - MiniBoss 1:19
16 - Level Transition 5 0:07
17 - Technodrome 2:16
18 - Shredder 1:07
19 - Shredder Gets Away 0:07
20 - Elevator 1:50
21 - Rooftop 1:54
22 - Technodrome 2 2:21
23 - Krang 2:02
24 - Super Shredder 2:18
25 - Congratulations 0:18
26 - Ending Pt 1 1:09
27 - Ending Pt 2 0:59
28 - Game Over 0:06
TOTAL TIME - 34:19
Without further ado, here are the 2 collections in zip format:
Original
Clarity
Feedback and comments appreciated!
Since the Turtles have been such a big part of my life, I had wanted to do something for their 25th Anniversary, which is this year. What that turned out to be is TMNT 3 for NES, the Soundtrack, but in a way you've never heard it before.
For most of us, the audio from the NES was in mono. However, in many games, like TMNT, there were actually 5 different channels for audio, each with it's own unique sound. Unfortunately, it was impossible to hear what the tracks sounded like, until now.
Thanks to some modern technology, I have been able to extract these 5 channels, and arrange them for a stunning new audio experience. The 5 channels consist of the following:
1- Main Left
2- Main Right
3- Bass
4- Drum Brush or Rustle (Can’t think of the exact musical term)
5- Drums
To create the stereo image, the channels are placed as the following: -80 (1) -60 (3&4) +60 (5) +80 (2). Think of -100 as full left and +100 as full right. The goal was to create an even listening experience across both ears, so one side wouldn’t have all the music while the other had nothing playing. Channels 1 and 2 often ‘harmonized’ with each so that’s why they were spaced most apart.
Here is the Sewer Level as an example. It’s a zip that contains the 5 separated channels. It also includes the 2 different mixes I made combining the channels: Original (Mono), and ‘Clarity’.
Original is simply the tracks mixed as you would have heard them if you were playing on the NES. ‘Clarity’, is what I call my mix, which I created using some special effects that really enhance the sound, and my personal favorite, and the one I recommend.
The track list is as follows:
01 - Title 0:17
02 - Character Select 0:56
03 - Intro Pt 1 0:52
04 - Intro Pt 2 0:29
05 - Beach 2:15
06 - Boss 1:50
07 - Level Transition 1 0:05
08 - Surfin Sub 1:56
09 - Level Transition 2 0:05
10 - Bridge 2:15
11 - Level Transition 3 0:09
12 - City 2:30
13 - Level Transition 4 0:06
14 - Sewer 2:42
15 - MiniBoss 1:19
16 - Level Transition 5 0:07
17 - Technodrome 2:16
18 - Shredder 1:07
19 - Shredder Gets Away 0:07
20 - Elevator 1:50
21 - Rooftop 1:54
22 - Technodrome 2 2:21
23 - Krang 2:02
24 - Super Shredder 2:18
25 - Congratulations 0:18
26 - Ending Pt 1 1:09
27 - Ending Pt 2 0:59
28 - Game Over 0:06
TOTAL TIME - 34:19
Without further ado, here are the 2 collections in zip format:
Original
Clarity
Feedback and comments appreciated!
