GMC #1 - Xak II - Opening Sequence by Meits

Just a short while after the announcement of the Game Music Cover challenge, MSX composer Meits starts us off with the first entry for the challenge. Triggered by the announcement he did not create a single song for us to enjoy, but in stead covered the entire opening sequence of Micro Cabin's classic Xak II Rising of the Red Moon.

To recreate the opening sequence Meits used an interesting choice of hardware. The songs were completely tracked on a Panasonic FS-A1WX and a Panasonic FS-A1ST in Moonblaster 1.4. Using WORP3's MIDI PAC he sent the notes to his various MIDI synthesizers; a Roland Fantom XR, a Roland JV 1080 with a SR-JV80-13 expansion board and a Korg X5D. All of the sounds were then recorded in Cool Edit 1.2 and finally mixed in Sony Vegas.

Here's a bit more information about the tracks that are in the opening sequence and the equipment used:

• 0:00 Prosperity (19 Channels. Roland Fantom XR, Roland JV 1080, Roland SR-JV80-13)
• 1:04 Ominous Clouds (20 Channels. Roland Fantom XR, Roland JV 1080, Korg X5D)
• 4:12 Main Title (29 Channels. Roland Fantom XR, Roland JV 1080, Korg X5D, Philips NMS 1205 Music Module)
• 7:17 Presents (9 Channels. Roland Fantom XR, Roland JV 1080, Roland SR-JV80-13, Korg X5D)

For optimal enjoyment of this 10 minute opus Meits also released a video on his Youtube channel that shows the original intro demo with Meits' remade soundtrack. Enjoy!

Relevant link: Xak II - Rising of the Red Moon - Opening Sequence (Meits)