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By Emily Gera,
Sunday, April 26, 2020 9:46 PM GMT
YouTuber Mako Ray brings a little sparkle to a world on fire with his latest project: an Animal Crossing-based cover band recreating Toto’s 1980s rock-soft hit Africa.
And honestly it’s an extraordinary effort (thanks, Kotaku).
So much so that they ask Mako if it’s real. And it is, although trying is not for the feint of heart.
In a tweet, Mako describes the complicated process of recreating a song in Animal Crossing using in-game instruments. Each instrument is played by a villager and recorded individually, before being composed into a single scene.
The final product is pitch shifted to match the notes of the original song.
“[T]Or those who ask, “Is this real?”: I recorded myself in different ensembles playing random notes on each instrument, and then I recorded offset clips to match the song’s notes, and I composed each take in a single scene, ”Mako writes. “[T]it was actually a lot more work than I expected. “
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For those who ask “is this real?”: I recorded myself in different ensembles playing random notes on each instrument, and then I recorded clips changed to match the notes of the song and I composed each take in one scene. This was actually a lot more work than I expected. pic.twitter.com/6pYhoExhdG
– Mako Ray (@makorays) April 23, 2020
If you’re just starting the game, or need some advice, be sure to check out the Animal Crossing: New Horizons guide to perfect your island paradise.
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