Leisure Suit Larry 3 soundtrack (version 3)

[Disneysweeper]

Wow, it's been forever since I posted here! Just listened to the v3 of LSL3 and it sounds terrific. shad0wfax you really have a way of converting/revisioning these - dare I say - old soundtracks. Great job! I look forward to hearing more revisions.

Well look at that, I made this thread jump to a second page! LOL

[endre1952]

These are fine conversions, but I still find the original MT-32 soundtracks fun to listen to. The MT-32 really was ahead of its time, if not as a synth, certainly as a PC "sound card".

[Cybercow]

Well, listening to this new version as I'm typing this, and I must say it is really awesome.

Well after all LSL3 has always been my favourite Sierra soundtrack anyways and it's nice to have some new version !

Thanks and looking forward to more of your high quality work. It is much appreciated.

[andrew603]

Great stuff Shadow!

PS.  If for some reason you ever run out of polyphony recording something, let me know!  We have the same sounds

[shad0wfax]

Thanks a lot for your comments!

@andrew603: I don't run out of polyphony because since some time ago I've changed my recording technique and now I record each single track into an audio file and then I make the mixing of the audio files in Cubase. It takes longer and much disk space but I've found it to be more convenient and flexible than working 100% directly over midi.

On the other hand, this version of the soundtrack uses several sounds form the Yamaha Motif Rack XS, so strictly speaking we don't have the same sounds I don't have a D-50/D-550 either. At this moment, all gear that I have is:

Roland Fantom XR
Yamaha Motif Rack XS
SRX 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10
Roland RD-700GX + K-RD700GX1 SuperNatural Piano expansion
Yamaha MU-500 (for GM2/XG compatibility)
Roland CM-500 (for MT-32/GM/GS compatibility)

And my audio card is a M-Audio Audiophile 192

[andrew603]

Haha I know what you mean.  A friend of mine does all his stuff with a Juno G, he used to have an SC-88 and an older XV (I don't remember which).  So when we collaborate on stuff it's interesting since so many sounds are the same and I have some of his 'old sounds'.

Not to be jumping conversations between threads, but how do setup you do your reverb for this soundtrack?  Do you record dry and use a software reverb in post?  Or, would it be possible for you to post some of your reverb settings from your Fantom?  I'd love to try them out.

[shad0wfax]

I've used both methods; sometimes I've recorded usign synth's reverb settings, and sometimes I've used reverb plugins (they're quite good, although I usually prefer using the synth built-in reverb). To my ears, the Fantom reverb is more realistic than Yamaha Motif's, but Yamaha's is sometimes more "musical" and fits very well in the mix.

One trick to set the reverb is to play the midi track you're working on over the prevoiusly recorded audio tracks (for instance, you record the drums at first, and then you play the bass midi track on top of the drums audio file, and so on).

[Doctor Creep]

Great! Thanks for sharing! 


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