Marvellous Musical Magic

ComSoft6128 · 19:16, 24 January 22

UK musicdisc by Presto PD from 199? featuring excellent Atari ST transfers.
These music files might by the ST conversions done by Kevin Thacker in 1990 and simply given a makeover (new menu screen) but I'm not 100% about that.
As usual with music compilations this suffers from "looping" - each track plays endlessly, Aargh!
I understand that this is necessary in a game or a demo but on a musicdisc?
Anyway whatever the original source we'll listen to 'Demo 1'.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NA8Ap6K7h18

Links:
https://www.cpc-power.com/index.php?page=detail&num=12792
https://www.cpc-power.com/index.php?page=staff&lenom=Presto%20PD
https://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/Presto_PD

Not emulated - original hardware and software.

Please note that the aspect ratio for this YouTube video is 16:9 but the CPC monitor
has an aspect ratio of 4:3 so you may wish to adjust your viewing device accordingly.

ComSoft6128 · 19:10, 25 January 22

Video 2 - 'Demo 2'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0r2Z56YWG1I

ComSoft6128 · 16:33, 28 January 22

Video 3 - 'Enchanted Land' by Jochen Hippel (Mad Max)

This is sooo good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPvX9QuRux4

Atari original here:
https://www.atarilegend.com/games/1004

Jochen Hippel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jochen_Hippel

Prodatron · 17:34, 28 January 22

As far as I heard at least the last one was converted by or for Logon System. Some of these tunes should be used in "The Demo 2".

Back in 1992 I got them from a swapper contact (maybe it was K-OS or Kangaroo Musique), and he told me, that I can use them. I didn't know anything about the origin of these fantastic tunes. The only thing I knew was, that they have been converted from the Atari ST. So I used some of them in my "megademo".

A short time later Logon System seem to be very angry about this. At least this is what I heard from Kangaroo Musique, and I have to say, that I am really sorry about this, but I didn't know this before. I remember, that Logon System already used converted Atari ST tunes in "The Demo" (1), so it sounds reasonable, that these tunes have been converted by Logon as well. I still wonder what the complete story about this is. Maybe @Longshot can tell something about it?

ComSoft6128 · 17:53, 28 January 22

Some info here:
https://www.cpc-power.com/index.php?page=detail&num=8677
https://cpcrulez.fr/demostestDO_tunes_converted_from_atari_ST_by_kevin_thacker.htm

Anubis6175 · 19:37, 28 January 22

Music Video 1 was from Sewer Software Fish'N'Chips demo, Music from Sewercide.

https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=12629

Couldn't find any on YouTube so I just added one

https://youtu.be/Vqy9o-sPJik

ComSoft6128 · 10:13, 29 January 22

Video 4 'Shao-Lin1' (Chambers of Shaolin) by Jochen Hippel (Mad Max).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJKOdExL0zE

Jochen Hippel:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jochen_Hippel

Chambers of Shaolin:
https://www.atarilegend.com/games/812

Shining · 21:32, 29 January 22

Quote from: Prodatron on 17:34, 28 January 22
Back in 1992 I got them from a swapper contact (maybe it was K-OS or Kangaroo Musique), and he told me, that I can use them. I didn't know anything about the origin of these fantastic tunes. The only thing

I got them from Fraggle(&Duck). They used one of the Wings of death tunes in one of their demos.

I still love the Wings of death and Shaolin tunes. Two of them are on heavy rotation in my car.

ComSoft6128 · 08:36, 30 January 22

Video 5 'Shao-Lin2' (Chambers of Shaolin) by Jochen Hippel (Mad Max).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBbAOaAyd9U

ComSoft6128 · 08:48, 01 February 22

Video 6 - 'Shao-Lin3' (Chambers of Shaolin) by Jochen Hippel (Mad Max).
According to Atarilegend.com the superb original comes in at 8 minutes 11 seconds and that's what you get here!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ8icIu49RM

ComSoft6128 · 15:52, 03 February 22

Video 7

Wings 1 (Wings of Death - Stage 4 'A Scape of Fire').
Another cracker from Jochen Hippel (Mad Max).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcVZ1XTz8j4

Links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wings_of_Death
https://www.atarilegend.com/games/3177

ComSoft6128 · 07:00, 05 February 22

Video 8

Wings 2 (Wings of Death - Stage 7 'Xandrilia's Domain') by Jochen Hippel (Mad Max).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zj0H82sDOhI

Links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wings_of_Death
https://www.atarilegend.com/games/3177

ComSoft6128 · 07:40, 06 February 22

Video 9

Wings 3 (Wings of Death - Stage 6 'Crystal World') by Jochen Hippel (Mad Max).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWN1hXpqlYs

eto · 14:57, 06 February 22

Jochen Hippel was a real YM genius.

ComSoft6128 · 16:17, 06 February 22

Some info in German:

http://thalion.exotica.org.uk/corporate/people/pics/hos2/cd2.html

ComSoft6128 · 18:33, 06 February 22

So how were these tracks created on the Atari?

I'm guessing keyboard(s) and a drum machine linked via MIDI to the Atari ST.

Or am I completely wrong and these were created using the ST alone?

Prodatron · 19:28, 06 February 22

In the first interview he said, that he owned and used a Roland D-20 keyboard.All the Atari ST sound routines have been developed by himself.

ComSoft6128 · 10:21, 11 February 22

Video 10

Wings 4 (Wings of Death - Stage ?) by Jochen Hippel (Mad Max).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGbac3WphKE&t=1s

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