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--- blog:retro_audio_captures_reviews [2021/04/07 17:35] – [Castlevania Chronicles] john
+++ blog:retro_audio_captures_reviews [2021/04/08 16:24] (current) – [Gradius II] john
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 == Tracks ==
-   * Vampire Killer -
+   * Vampire Killer - {{:blog:audio_midi:mt-32_vampire-killer.mid.zip|MT-32}}, {{:blog:audio_midi:sc-55_vampire-killer.mid.zip|Sound Canvas}}
-   * Theme of Simon Belmont
+   * Theme of Simon Belmont - {{:blog:audio_midi:mt-32_theme-of-simon-belmondo.mid.zip|MT-32}}, {{:blog:audio_midi:sc-55_theme-of-simon-belmondo.mid.zip|Sound Canvas}}
-   * Misc - {{:blog:audio_midi:mt-32_initial-sysex.mid.zip|MT-32 SysEx Initialisation file}}
+   * Misc - {{:blog:audio_midi:mt-32_initial-sysex.mid.zip|MT-32 SysEx}} initialisation file
 == Devices used ==
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    * Roland ED SC-8820
-{{jPlayerPlaylist>:blog:audio_midi:castlevania_chronicles_-_vampire_killer_mt32_.mp3,
+{{jPlayerPlaylist>:blog:audio_midi:castlevania_chronicles_-_vampire_killer_ym2151_.mp3,
+                  :blog:audio_midi:castlevania_chronicles_-_vampire_killer_mt32_.mp3,
                   :blog:audio_midi:castlevania_chronicles_-_vampire_killer_sc55_.mp3,
                   :blog:audio_midi:castlevania_chronicles_-_vampire_killer_sc8820_.mp3,
+                  :blog:audio_midi:castlevania_chronicles_-_theme_of_simon_belmont_ym2151_.mp3,
                   :blog:audio_midi:castlevania_chronicles_-_theme_of_simon_belmont_mt32_.mp3,
                   :blog:audio_midi:castlevania_chronicles_-_theme_of_simon_belmont_sc55_.mp3,
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+===== Gradius II =====
+{{:blog:audio_midi:40971--gradius-ii-gofer-no-yabou.png?200|}}
+   * [[https://www.mobygames.com/game/sharp-x68000/vulcan-venture|Gradius II]]
+   * Year: 1992
+   * Platform: **Sharp X68000** //(YM2151, MIDI)//, Arcade, NES, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PSP, PS Vita, TurboGrafx CD, Wii
+== Tracks ==
+   * Loading (track played in background whilst floppy disks are loaded)
+   * Title Screen
+   * Burning Heat (Stage 1)
+== Devices used ==
+   * Yamaha YM2151 internal music chip (from a real Sharp X68000)
+   * Yamaha YM2151 + Roland MT-32
+   * Roland Sound Canvas SC-55
+   * Roland ED SC-8820
+Gradius II is a bit unique in how it plays back music; you have 3 options: //Internal//, //MIDI MT-32// or //MIDI SC-55//.
+However, the //MIDI MT-32// option is not as simple as it sounds; it actually plays part of the music back via the YM2151 and uses the MT-32 to fill-in and complement the sounds that the internal sound chip makes. If you mute the YM2151 output and just listen to the MT-32, it's clear that it's only playing part of the melody. It actually works //really// well; you get the crisp, sharp sounds from the YM2151 synth and the warmer, deeper sounds from the Roland unit.
+In //MIDI SC-55// mode the internal YM2151 plays no part in the music output - all sounds are generated by the Sound Canvas module.
+{{jPlayerPlaylist>:blog:audio_midi:gradius_ii_-_now_loading_ym2151_.mp3,
+                  :blog:audio_midi:gradius_ii_-_now_loading_ym2151_mt32_.mp3,
+                  :blog:audio_midi:gradius_ii_-_now_loading_sc55_.mp3,
+                  :blog:audio_midi:gradius_ii_-_now_loading_sc8820_.mp3,
+                  :blog:audio_midi:gradius_ii_-_title_screen_ym2151_.mp3,
+                  :blog:audio_midi:gradius_ii_-_title_screen_ym2151_mt32_.mp3,
+                  :blog:audio_midi:gradius_ii_-_title_screen_sc55_.mp3,
+                  :blog:audio_midi:gradius_ii_-_title_screen_sc8820_.mp3,
+                  :blog:audio_midi:gradius_ii_-_burning_heat_ym2151_.mp3,
+                  :blog:audio_midi:gradius_ii_-_burning_heat_ym2151_mt32_.mp3,
+                  :blog:audio_midi:gradius_ii_-_burning_heat_sc55_.mp3,
+                  :blog:audio_midi:gradius_ii_-_burning_heat_sc8820_.mp3}}
+----
 ===== Illusion City =====