The Legend of Dragoon - Ruined Seles (Cover)

This is my cover of "Ruined Seles", from the iconic opening cutscene of one of my favorite video games of all time, the cult classic JRPG The Legend of Dragoon, originally released on the Sony Playstation. This is another one that I originally recorded for a virtual recital, but thought I'd share it on here as well!

I used a pretty wide variety of hardware and software to put this together. I felt that this piece in particular would benefit greatly from live percussion instead of using samples, so I did my best to replicate the drums of the original with what I had lying around: bongos, a floor tom, and a variety of shakers, maracas, and tambourine.

I used my recently-acquired Yamaha DX7 IID for the bells, some strings, and some pads/atmosphere sounds in hopes of invoking the 90's-style digital sound of the original, and layered in some analog synths and modern samples to broaden the range and quality of sound further.

Hardware used:
Kurzweil SP88
Yamaha DX7 IID
Novation SL mkIII Controller
Korg Minilogue
Behringer Model D
LP Bongos
Tama Rockstar floor tom, Evans heads
Meinl Jingle Shaker
LP Shakers
Remo Tambourine

Software used:
Air Music Mini Grand
Spitfire BBC Symphony Orchestra Discover (Strings)
Spitfire Labs (Strings)
Steinberg Padshop
Ample Bass P Lite

Instruments recorded with AKG P170 microphone, into a Steinberg UR-RT2 with Neve transformer.

Mixed and Mastered in Steinberg Cubase 10

Enjoy!


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