haberchuck
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Ray Steiner's Hot Shot Billiards (1990) - Heavy Wager
 
  57th/420   Σ26.730   Jan 3rd 2025 3:07pm
 
 
Minor updates, 1/3: mainly volume tweaks and to replace the mp3 render. I think the loopback via my headphones creates a weird "room reverb" effect that made parts echo more than I had programmed. Maybe it's also in my head lol.

/ * / * / Descriptioncore / * / * /

Ray Steiner is a king of the slate: he knows all the angles, can hit all the shots, and wins all the money.

The question is, can you, rookie, climb the billiard ranks and challenge for the throne? Your break!

/ * / * / Composing Stuff / * / * /

Tried to go old-school and "authentic" with this tune: all waveforms, no PCM, excepting the pool break sample to start the song.

I have a tendency to get frustrated with waveform formats because I can't quite manage the smoother output I can do with FM, so I focused more on composing with any patches I could make to sound decent and less on sound design.

To get some ideas, I went to vgmrips to find some better PC-Engine soundtracks. I really enjoyed the tracks on Break In, so I imagined my track as something from a cheesy pool title with a random face on the title to cater to American audiences, hence the ultimate pool hustler, Ray Steiner.

Made in Furnace. foobar playback converted to mp3.
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post #207686 :: 2025.01.08 3:37am
Ah, I can see that image of Ray Steiner, and it oozes sophistication... The noise drum beat underpinning everything works a treat!
 
 
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post #208884 :: 2025.01.17 7:09pm
that bass line and groove are absolutely stunning and i could get lost in 'em. i need to listen on something that's not a laptop to confirm this next thought's accuracy, but my impression was the lead is quite loud compared to the accompaniment. maybe i'm missing some bass or something though!
 
 
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post #214435 :: 2025.03.31 3:21pm
  
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Never would guess that you get frustrated, with this smooth, dope output! Sounds like a top notch game ready track if you ask me. Great patch finds, but more importantly, great utilization of them!
 
 

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