Really liked the buildup this one had. As always, I tried to stay faithful to the original MIDI. I only slightly changed up the lead guitar that comes in at the end, and added some choirs (along with some other really small additions). I also felt like imparting a bit of this 80's/early-90's kind of retro synth feel for the synths that play on the right side. Felt like a nice match since the string-sections were handling things on the left side of the stereo field. Also happy to use my newfound acoustic recording technique once again! Though I added a little something extra this time. I wound up recording my Ibanez with just a tad bit of grit, and then I ran it through some reverb (and chorus) and blended it with the acoustic. I think it managed to fill out the sound there quite nicely. I also really loved playing the riff that kicks in at 2:27. I especially loved doing that little hammer-on bit in the riff (heard at 2:29, 2:36, 2:43, etc). I threw in the choirs towards in the end since I felt like something was missing there during the whole rising chord-progression thing going on. I also changed up the lead guitar because the original was just doing this simple "5th, and then root" thing. I changed it to give the leads a little more articulation and movement. There was also a lot of layering and volume & panning automation going on behind the scenes with this one. Both the string-sections and the synths were comprised of like 3 or 4 layers each. The guitars also had their fair share of volume and panning shenanigans. I really like how the rhythm guitar turned out at 2:10-2:27. Then of course, the final lead bit is doing this whole "left to right, back to left" thing with the panning. As for the video, I had a very clear scene in my head as I wrapped up mixing work on the audio. I pictured Doomguy sitting upon a huge pile of vanquished demons. Then the camera would slowly pan up to show his face all bloodied and tired. So, once I got the master rendered, and recorded some gameplay, it was time to play pretend-hotshot filmmaker again. Setting up this bit actually took me a little longer than I had anticipated (though still really fast, all things considered). Decided to just have Doomguy sitting on top of the little pillar/switch thing at the start of the level, and just started throwing in lots of dead baddies. I also decided to recolor Doomguy, to give him black boots and upper-armor, just like D64-guy. I figured I might as well do that for this sprite, since I was frankensteining it together and editing it anyways. Classic Doomguy, but with D64-guy boots, armor, and helmet is actually pretty badass-looking. Someone should totally make a skin for that if it doesn't already exist! Quite proud of how this bit turned out, since its pretty much how I pictured it in my head. Sitting, catching his breath, surrounded by a scene of absolute carnage. Casting his helmet away and dripping with the blood of the monsters, as well as his own. A rather fitting scene as we've come a long way in this D64D2 Marathon. 5 more to go! Anyways, I hope you all enjoy this addition to the D64D2 Marathon! ~DAR .OGG DOWNLOAD: https://www.mediafire.com/file/2up45enfn3t1w16/D64D2+-+A+Lot+to+Learn+(MAP29)+[Cover+By+DAR].ogg/file Originally Composed By Dildomaster666 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Make sure to Like, Share, and Subscribe if you enjoyed! Follow me at: (The Den of DAR) Official DISCORD: https://discord.gg/uEAfRWP SUPPORT / DONATE: https://theofficialdavester2296.wordpress.com/ DAR's Cover-To-Do List: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DowH1EIjiLyeg29cFx-4XOWpr7-bl1Pwb2_OfVaQ1SE/edit?usp=sharing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Davester2296/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Davester2296 Backup Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/Davester2296 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcxGNVcEySs

0:00 Previously, on Slaughtermania... 2:27 Introduction 3:02 PINKY CUP - THE SCHEME v STARSHIP RENDEZVOUS 9:38 SILVER STABLE - ETRIAN ODYSSEY v FINAL FANTASY 17:07 GOLDEN BRACKET - UNDERTALE v DRAGON BALL Z 24:49 Main Event Speech 25:35 DUELISTS - METROID v ??? COVER BATTLEGROUNDS V Results (votes, bonus points, event sheet): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RkUd7Cb_ZomlJa3rFOt_0FUfy1AFzGAFZqcqDLyoxg0/edit?usp=sharing ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Make sure to Like, Share, and Subscribe if you enjoyed! Follow me at: (The Den of DAR) Official DISCORD: https://discord.gg/uEAfRWP DAR's Cover-To-Do List: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DowH1EIjiLyeg29cFx-4XOWpr7-bl1Pwb2_OfVaQ1SE/edit?usp=sharing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Davester2296/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Davester2296 ReverbNation: https://www.reverbnation.com/Davester2296 Originals Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/Davester2296 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nG1hI_tGzrQ