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That final part was a bit improvised, I'm glad you liked it <3

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Hello! The list really is a bit long, but these are some of the ones I usually use. If you need to know about more VST's, you can check out the Touhou track transcription videos. In those videos I always leave the instruments I used - The Grand 3 - Retrologue 2 - RealGuitar Steel String - Electri6ity - Super Quartet - Virtual Electric Guitar - Sforzando - Zenology - Trilian - LM4-MarkII - EZdrummer 2 - Groove Agent 5

@@KarlZunigaomg tysm! these are all the ones u mainly use?

@@cl0ver368 Those are the ones that mainly came to my mind, so yes

@@KarlZuniga thank you!!

I'm glad you're still listening to it : ) It's been almost 2 years since that arrangement, time goes fast, haha

I didn't realize the mistake until a few hours after posting the video. Maybe it was a typo, haha

ZUN made a beautiful melody for this theme

the DiPP version is too beautiful... At the time I thought about using that version and doing it in the LoLK style, but I preferred to use the original version and doing it in the SA style Apparently, it seems that many people liked it and you are no exception, haha Thank you very much for appreciating the arrangement and for your comment.

Mejor tarde que nunca Holas

@@KarlZuniga fijate que en mi ultimo video use tu midi XD

En la wiki china esta subido

Muchas gracias

I'm glad you liked the arrangement. The Touhou community releases quite a bit of fan-made content, I'm surprised to this day and it's appreciated that there's so much love for Touhou itself. I hope to continue providing content like this to the channel, thank you very much for your interest and appreciation

GA5 is Goove Agent 5 and in this VST is Elementic (specifically in the Beat Agent library). As of Touhou 18, ZUN uses Triebwerk which is a library of Halion Drum Kits. I really don't fully understand the question, sorry about that. But from Touhou 18 onwards, ZUN starts to combine GA and Triebwerk kits to achieve a more "Solid" and unique sound

@@KarlZuniga elementic is the same drumkit that is used in touhou 16, 17 and 18, and from what I understand it is used together with triebwerk (that's what I understood at least), so how does elementic come out so different in your video version?

@@KaykLohan200 Elementic, as well as other Groove Agent 4-5 kits are used from Touhou 15 onwards I seem to remember, but Triebwerk (Drum kit 6) is used from Touhou 18 onwards and is added on top of kits like Elementic and even Dam Hard from GA, as if it were an extra layer. That's why my "Elementics" here sounds different from the previous ones, because it is combined with Triebwerk (Drum kit 6)

@@KarlZuniga ahh now I understand

Thanks!

Soy ese

It's already a little habit every time ZUN releases something new, haha

Sometimes translations are complicated, I guess... I mainly speak Spanish and I'm not fluent in English, let alone Japanese, so I go by the translations people do. Although I think it would be better if I left the title of the tracks in my videos in their original language, Japanese. I am not sure. Sorry if the translation I used in this video is bad and tasteless

@@KarlZuniga あなたは悪くないよ　一般的に英語圏で使われているこの曲の英訳が気に入らないだけだよ 素晴らしいアレンジメントをありがとう

Gracias por el maravilloso arreglo. Esta vez, el contenido del folleto fue bastante difícil de entender. Me alegra mucho escuchar los arreglos de un músico maravilloso como tú. ¡Continúe haciendo lo mejor que pueda para hacer videos! Soy japonés y uso Google Translate para traducir del japonés al español, por lo que algunas de mis palabras pueden resultar extrañas.

@@user-vw3go2nj5t Thank you very much for taking the trouble to translate it into Spanish and for your comment. I really appreciate the gesture and it motivates me to continue with the transcriptions. Don't worry about the translator, I use it too, haha. If it's more comfortable for you, you could write to me in English since the translators work better from Japanese to English I think I remember. Anyway, thank you and I will do my best to continue!

The one I used, yes But in the original it doesn't look like 4pop, the sonority is very different

@@KarlZuniga Sorry to be personal, but I would like to know if there is a free vst or sf2 that I can use to imitate zun's songs.

@@user-bo1qb6cp5m I can't think of sf2 other than the typical Soundfont Touhou that's going around the internet. Nor any free vst that is similar.... I sometimes use Keyzone classic for personal stuff, it's a free piano and I personally feel it has decent quality; it doesn't match the sonority of th tracks, but maybe it's useful for you

@@KarlZuniga Thanks for your reply. Can you please tell me how to set the vst and how to apply the effects to make the Keyzone classic sound like yours?

@@user-bo1qb6cp5m I recommend using the Yamaha as a preset. And about the settings, I just use the default. Just try to EQ it well near the mid and low frequencies, there is usually a lot of unnecessary noise there that clogs up the sound a bit. The rest is a matter of experimenting what effects you want to add

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This one and okina’s remastered theme are definitely the best

Thank you. I missed transcribing as soon as a track came out. I love how you explain what you feel when listening to music. You are so much more expressive and it's nice to read your own interpretation. I can't help but feel sadness and melancholy when listening to this song, although the chorus sounds "hopeful", the most striking thing is how it changes and transports to the sad melody abruptly. As if there is a void always present; and that happens in all the choruses. Overall, I liked all the tracks. Maybe the Crazy Backup Dancers song doesn't convince me at all (It's my favorite song of all Touhou). I like the one from TH16 much more. There it sounds much more frantic and crazy, as the title indicates, haha. It seems like "Tinkerbell of Inequality" was liked by a lot of people, or at least shocked several. I will try to transcribe it, although it will be a headache, everything related to that topic gives vertigo, haha. Thank you very much for your comment

@@KarlZuniga Thank you! It's cool that Crazy Backup is your favorite Touhou song. I get it, an arrangement that slows down a frantic and crazy song really tends to be disappointing. "Tinkerbell of Inequality" is certainly shocking. It's funny you say it gives you vestigo, because the first few times I listened to the track it reminded me of your style (well, maybe just 1/4 of the track to be exact). "Morning Comes on Tanabata Hill" also reminded me.

@@TouhouMusicFan ZUN really seemed to like slower bpm this cd, given how both the aforementioned CBD and also both Smoking Dragon and Forbidden Door were slowed down, and the rest of the originals are also pretty slow

@@TouhouMusicFan I like the way "Tinkerbell of Inequality" is structured and composed, but if it's about transcribing, it's complicated. There are some confusing rhythms that make you dizzy, haha. "Morning Comes on Tanabata Hill" I also love it, maybe I'll transcribe it too if I have the time....

Muchas gracias. Desde luego la espera valió la pena, esos pequeños experimentos de ZUN le da su toque característico a cada álbum que saca. Intentaré transcribir algunos más, aunque no prometo nada y, pues, creo estos vídeos no los pueden bajar (Eso espero) Si sucede, podría hacer un "arreglo" del tema para poder subirlo jsjsjs. Gracias por seguir por acá y comentar, se aprecia bastante

Honestly, my main goal of the transcriptions is not to make them sound very similar or exactly the same as in the original. Those would be recreations (which I have uploaded a couple of). Rather, I'm just looking to try to identify the notes, the mixing and instrumentation sort of takes a back seat. If I don't know what instruments ZUN used, then I try to improvise with other or similar instruments. Searching for the instruments used is a tedious and time-consuming job, so I prefer to avoid it haha. Another reason why I uploaded it fast is that every time ZUN releases something new in terms of music, I get too much motivation to be able to transcribe quickly and make the video. Unfortunately that motivation doesn't last long though. I hope ZUN doesn't forget about the SD-90, they still use it for melodic instruments so I wouldn't worry about that. I was transcribing the Enoko track, but maybe I'll try transcribing "Tinkerbell of Inequality". Anyway, first it's time to rest a bit and then I'll see what to transcribe first Thank you very much for your comment!

@@KarlZuniga Well, I miss when ZUN used to use sd-90 presets for other stuff, because if he only uses it for melodic instruments, then that heavily limits what he would use, like clav, harpsichord, organ, strings (though he did use some in this album) or all the weird stuff in the special set. also what do you think the percussion in tinkerbell of inequality would be. Also given how you used "Apparitions Abound Even Outside of Night" as the translation, you should've made a reference to Rumia in say the instrumentation, given how accuracy in that front isn't your main goal. Also sorry but you've basically become my source of Touhou midi's given how all the other midi makers (williatico, lona, kr palto, etc) haven't posted in a while.

@@cchieffkiefbeff The drums of "Tinkerbell" I can hardly hear, but it seems to be Dam Hard and Drumkit 6 (Again). I'd have to listen to it quite a bit to give a verdict. The instrumentation thing, maybe I could have done it for that reference, but for the most part I'd rather not alter the instrumentation as much as possible with a completely different one, haha. I'm glad the MIDIS are helpful, thanks

@@KarlZuniga well i more meant the loud clanging drums in the foreground

@@cchieffkiefbeff Ah, that FX It's "Metal Bangers 1" from Materials Metal & Ice (Steinberg)

Thank you very much. Everything about this topic is perfect. ZUN did a very good job

Muchas gracias. Antes de transcribir este, intenté un poco con Tinkerbell... Sufriré un poco, pero espero lograr acabarlo,

The lead is "Elite lead" and the start arp is "Starfish Arp". Both are from Retrologue 2

Glad you liked the arrangement! Certainly this theme has something special in its sonority. ZUN created a marvel

I'm glad you liked the arrangement. Thank you very much for your comment!

To be honest. The instrument at 0:22 I "heard" just before I finished the transcription. At first I thought it was a product of some resonance of the instruments, but since I didn't know the answer, I just tried to imitate the sound. ZUN is still playing the pianos, haha. It's good for variety in your tracks, but bad for me to have to transcribe them(? Maybe the features you mention are a slight inspiration in the creation and use of the pianos that ZUN is doing. Still, they are quite curious "similarities" I will listen to them further in my free time. The ear thing, don't worry. I feel fine, I just have to force myself to be so long listening to loud music (transcriptions terrify me because of that, haha). As such, recent ZUN tracks are hard to listen to because of the mix so I don't think it's still my internal problem. Thanks so much for your comment, as always!

@@KarlZuniga Yes, I feel like ZUN has been inspired by his old works. In addition to Seihou, I've already felt vibrations of Touhou 6 and 7 in some themes. Styles covered on CDs have also come to light. It's a mix of the best of old and modern works! I'm glad you feel fine, no ear problems.

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