iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

NEW MIX! today, we're looking at the works of Junichi Masuda...... BEFORE Pokemon. and also during Pokemon. look, Pokemon is important here. check it out: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Umf5...

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Junichi Masuda's music (before Pokemon) (and also during Pokemon)

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GST Channel @gst.melosylexia.com · 08/09/2026

new narrated video! have you heard about the Game Audio Network Guild? it's an interesting story. let's take a moment to appreciate the appreciation of game audio www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMOH...

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Tommy Tallarico's G.A.N.G. (and its impact)

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GST Channel @gst.melosylexia.com · 29/08/2026

NEW MIX! We’re approaching a 16-bit pyramid or temple, and we have a full studio to score the bgm. Let’s see what wild and unique styles we can pull from our bag of romplers... www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-xj...

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Redbook Pyramids [EXTMIX #39]

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Koly #FortniteFlipped @dzskarlet.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

web.archive.org/web/20011116... seemingly the link doesn't work because it's an affiliate redirect to an article on another website, i managed to find it by reverse engineering the url. weirdly despite this website still being up and hosting articles older than this one, i can't seem to find it

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News: Will games console jittery Americans?

The launch of Microsoft's Xbox on Thursday and Nintendo's GameCube three days later could even help lift third- and fourth-quarter profits for some of the nation's top consumer electronics stores, they said.

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GST Channel @gst.melosylexia.com · 26/08/2026

notice something odd here? yeah that last headline sounds insane(ly 2001). the link doesnt work though. can anyone find this specific article? was msn just linking 9/11 to video games because it was topical? web.archive.org/web/20011116...

Can video games calm shaky post-9/11 nerves?
from msn.com as seen on Friday, November the 16th, 2001.

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GST Channel @gst.melosylexia.com · 25/07/2026

NEW MIX! What’s this? A desert and/or wild west level on the PC Engine? I think we all know what this calls for. Let’s explore the breadth of option that PCE composers reached for. (premieres ~15 minutes from time of posting!) www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIwa...

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PCE Tunes when the Level is Desert

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GST Channel @gst.melosylexia.com · 14/07/2026

remember when i personally made a ton of arrangements for my Sega Master System and Game Gear mixes? well it took me a bit, but I've put a bunch of my favorites on a compilation album. here's an announcement video about it (plus some yapping) www.youtube.com/watch?v=6itK...

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I made a bunch of Game Gear arrangements (+ behind the scenes yap)

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GST Channel @gst.melosylexia.com · 14/07/2026

hehehe funny milestone.......... ok back to work now

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GST Channel @gst.melosylexia.com · 29/06/2026

alright, what's this now? I've learned that any time you see a sparkle next to something on a website, it means some feature has been cursed with AI integration. 🔍✨...? why has my search function been encumbered with AI?

the Community tab on youtube, with a search option that appears to be "powered by AI"

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GST Channel @gst.melosylexia.com · 27/06/2026

NEW MIX! today, we're looking at Alexander Brandon's musical journey. this guy brought the sound of the PC tracker scene into some very popular video games, but there's more to the story. let's explore! youtu.be/KorMUOxzkfE

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Artist Feature #39: Alexander "Siren" Brandon

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GST Channel @gst.melosylexia.com · 22/06/2026

another little yap, this time about jazz jackrabbit 2's water level. plus a quick little cover. i feel like there's a lot to love in this song!

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GST Channel @gst.melosylexia.com · 22/06/2026

another little yap, this time about jazz jackrabbit 2's water level. plus a quick little cover. i feel like there's a lot to love in this song!

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GST Channel @gst.melosylexia.com · 21/06/2026

a quick little yap about versalife from deus ex, plus a quick... "cover"? it's interesting how important the timbre is to this song.

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GST Channel @gst.melosylexia.com · 21/06/2026

a quick little yap about versalife from deus ex, plus a quick... "cover"? it's interesting how important the timbre is to this song.

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Joe Siegler @joesiegler.blog · 19/06/2026

It appears that Bobby Prince has died. Doom - Quake - Rise of the Triad - Duke Nukem. So SO many more. I can say this is someone who composed a song just for me. Not many people can say that. Dude's a legend. RIP my old friend. www.legacy.com/legacy/rober...

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GST Channel @gst.melosylexia.com · 05/06/2026

hey everyone, i've got a new narrated video! you know stock music? the stuff you hear in cheesy old instructional videos and such? it's good actually. however... www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pFb...

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Eulogy for Stock Music

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GST Channel @gst.melosylexia.com · 04/06/2026

i love this video + comment section combo

the youtube comments for a video titled "1 hour of palette cycled noise visualizations". there are two comments, spaced 1 year apart. the first and newest comment reads "finally". the older comment reads "let's go!"

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GST Channel @gst.melosylexia.com · 30/05/2026

NEW MIX: today, we're exploring some epic redbook rock tunes from the PC Engine CD addons. er, wait, these songs seem kinda... cheesy? oh well, may as well revel in it! (premieres 15 minutes after this post goes live! join us!) www.youtube.com/watch?v=PftZ...

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The Cheese of Turbo-CD Rock [EXTMIX]

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Sandy Morrison @yoshinpixels.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

A phrase I remember being coined by Yahtzee that gets more true as time goes on goes something like "how a game is made is as much a story as anything in the game itself", and it's a wonderful thing, truly

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GST Channel @gst.melosylexia.com · 24/05/2026

i think this is the ideal. you don't just see the video game(s), but the many, many hands that touched them, each hand with its own opinion and voice about the future of the medium. art is made by people, and it's a delight to be able to hear from so many of these people.

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GST Channel @gst.melosylexia.com · 21/05/2026

one of the biggest complaints i got about my witchcraft video is that the background music is too loud. using the multi-language feature of youtube, i added an audio track that's a little better balanced. just select "English (US)". it's not a crazy difference, but i think it's an improvement!

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music theory is witchcraft

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GST Channel @gst.melosylexia.com · 27/04/2026

thinking about this comments i got... i actually have exactly one thing to say about moon child: it's cheerful and optimistic in a way that i think everyone yearns for right now. that's the end of this video essay about moon child thanks for watching

three youtube comments and a reply from the author. they read as follows:
from niniv: Would love to see you do a video on current bluesky sensation Moon Child, since the rave-like OST and psychedelic visuals are getting a lot of people obsessed over it, and the devs have made the source files available to the world as a result. Somebody was even able to reverse engineer the stems to the AMIGA version title demo which is the song that launched the game's current popularity.
from furious poultry: listen to this guy do that
from eunaoseibrother467: yes

and the reply from GST Channel:
I do adore Moon Child and it's resurgence but I don't think I have anything new to say about it

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GST Channel @gst.melosylexia.com · 26/04/2026

How do you emulate the sound of a distorted guitar when you have the power of the TurboGrafx's tiny wavetables? That's what we're exploring today. Hop in, let's rock!

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anatomy of PCE rock tunes

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GST Channel @gst.melosylexia.com · 28/03/2026

ever notice how some of the tunes in Ecco Jr were super lush? how about the depths of funk in Genesis sports titles? turns out there was a billboard-topping composer behind that. today we're exploring the works of Andy Armer. ---- video premieres in ~15 minutes! join us in chat!

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when a billboard-topping composer scores a baby dolphin game

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GST Channel @gst.melosylexia.com · 21/03/2026

me citing a past video i made in the references section of a new video im making

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Frank Cifaldi @frankcifaldi.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

If you come at us you better come correct

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GST Channel @gst.melosylexia.com · 28/02/2026

NEW MIX! So, you're tasked with writing a CD quality chill song for a PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16 in America) game, but there's a problem: the year is between 1995 and 1989. How do you do it? Today, we're exploring a few different approaches from the era! --- premiers in about 15 minutes!

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TurboDuo TurboSerenity [EXTMIX]

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GST Channel @gst.melosylexia.com · 31/01/2026

NEW MIX: we're finally starting the PCE era! and I've made a discovery: this chip is kinda lush?? join me for some chill chip tunes

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PCE wavetables are lowkey lush [GSTMIX]

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GST Channel @gst.melosylexia.com · 29/01/2026

in the mid/early 90s, everyone hated the word "multimedia". it does have a specific definition: text, audio, video, and data combined into a single package. but it was overhyped and lost all meaning. these usenet posts illustrate the sentiment. neat right? anyway, have you heard of AI?

michael grisham posts in 1993:
Give a survey to any intelligent individual highlighting the specs and the
prices, and of course the 3DO would not be chosen over the Jag. Slapping
the word multimedia on a piece of hardware doesn't justify such a high
pricetag. If they don't lower the price soon, 3DO will be the next CD-I,
and no, that is not a good thing.

Jim Carroll posts in 1994:
What makes us think that telephone and cable companies know what
the consumer wants? Listen to senior executives of Stentor, and
you will hear the word 'multimedia' sprinkled throughout the
conversation. The word is almost stated with reverence, as if
multimedia is the solution to all the ills placed on the company
by telecommunication deregulation.

Yet, what makes us think these nice people at Stentor even have a
clue what they are talking about? They certainly don't have a good
track record. Do any of us remember Telidon? Alex? iNet?

Rich Heimlich posts in 1995:
>Rich, by saying that you are speaking for the average consumer (which
>statistically, I believe you may be correct in saying), you beg the usual
>attacks. Damn, why not just say you are referring to gamers and the non-guru
>home user interesting in "multimedia" off-the-shelf products?

I did. The majority of sound card owners is a mix of gamers and novice
PC users. And I still don't like the word "multimedia". It's still
draws a picture more like Encarta in my mind instead of something like
say, Civilization.

Brian Phillips posts in 1996:
I am sick to death of the word "multimedia". I hate hearing it. I hate
seeing it. I hate thinking about it. Now, I like the CONCEPT. And I like
the hardware. BUT THE WORD HAS GOT TO GO. Or at least several new words
need
to be coined that can be used interchangeably so that I don't have to see
"multimedia" EVERYWHERE. Right out of the box I am taking more notice of the
sound card than of the CD drive; the drive is just another drive, and it
comes
with a few more programs. So, I've got a few new programs; my shareware
collection grows all the time, so what's a few more programs? (Yeah, yeah, I
know; don't lecture me. The CD programs are much more VAST than anything
else.) But almost ALL my programs have had a new dimension opened up with
the
addition of sound. No, that should be: ...with the addition of SOUND. No
more beep beep, beep beep, like the Roadrunner caught in a temporal loop.
But
I'm sure that the CD drive will earn its keep. It's just not as noticeable
as
the sound card.

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GST Channel @gst.melosylexia.com · 30/12/2025

OK NEVERMIND AGAIN this does have interesting implications for the timeline of John's Sega Channel Menu song, though. but I already voiced that in my original apparently-correct-the-first-time video

a youtube comment from David Javelosa on his m1crowave account, which starts as follows: John did do Baker's Funk

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GST Channel @gst.melosylexia.com · 30/12/2025

i had a suspicion that this song was scored by someone else but couldnt find a source. well, the easiest way to find a source is to be publicly wrong 😭 sorry to David Javelosa!

a frame from my youtube video where the on-screen card reads: "Or maybe it's someone's pastiche of John's style?"
followed by a comment from TheBricksterr that reads: "I'm fairly sure the SEGA Channel music you showed in the video is actually by David Javelosa, with no involvement from John Baker. He has a video on his channel, m1crowave, that says the compositions were by him. He also commented on the recent SEGA Channel documentary thing."

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GST Channel @gst.melosylexia.com · 28/12/2025

NEW MIX! today, we're exploring the works of John Baker, from his start(!) with Toejam&Earl and beyond. it's funky. premieres in about 15 minutes! let's go!

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wym this guy's FIRST game score was Toejam & Earl

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Deerlandia @deerlandia.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

these are techniques i've used to find consistent bangers in record shops. if you aren't watching gst you're missing out so hard.

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Video Game History Foundation @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

As part of our project to preserve the history of Sega Channel, we have recovered OVER 100 new Sega Channel ROMs, including the legendary lost game Garfield: Caught in the Act - The Lost Levels. Read more: gamehistory.org/segachannel/

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GST Channel @gst.melosylexia.com · 08/12/2025

"some sort of algorithmic trickery." yknow, i might be kinda slow but uhh. this is prolly related to noodle's excellent video that delves into a similar message about how the medium shapes the media. it's kind of funny contrasting how we approached similar ideas.

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what did you do

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GST Channel @gst.melosylexia.com · 06/12/2025

this video is popping off again recently. some sort of algorithmic trickery. i still read all the comments. there's still a pretty consistent spread between people who completely miss the point of the video and ppl who don't. it's kinda fascinating

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they keep saying these are the best graphics yet...

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GST Channel @gst.melosylexia.com · 05/12/2025

in my head, i have a nebulous idea of what goes to GST Channel and what goes to my personal channel, but sometimes I'll make something that I think both audiences would enjoy. so, here, have a little animated art piece i made. just for fun

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animations for blank vhs covers

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GST Channel @gst.melosylexia.com · 28/11/2025

NEW MIX surprise Sonic R styled cheesy happy hardcore mix thing! just for funshine. let's feel the sunshine :D www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2VY...

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when the DJ is feeling that Sonic R sunshine

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GST Channel @gst.melosylexia.com · 24/11/2025

i can not overstate how much i love this. a dream project of mine is to pick a game and interview EVERYONE in the credits and ask them to describe what they actually did. point to what they're proud of. etc

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GST Channel @gst.melosylexia.com · 23/11/2025

to reveal how far behind i was: only yesterday did i finish my PCE trawl 😅

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GST Channel @gst.melosylexia.com · 22/11/2025

yeah i'll cosign this. "GEMS is a bad driver" is a fun and simple story, but that's smearing a lot of history and details on a quite capable driver

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Sonic The Hedgeblog @sonichedgeblog.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

The music for Gigalopolis Zone in 'Sonic Chaos' is different between Master System and Game Gear. Turns out, the Master System version uses the song "Oh Yes!1 (SONG 0)", which is a demo tune from the KORG M1 synthesizer. Here's a comparison of the two.

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GST Channel @gst.melosylexia.com · 17/11/2025

I'd like to share this old video of hers, where she talks about her time working on the 3DO port of Doom. it's a wild story that stuck with me, and a reminder that sometimes "bad games" have amazing people working on them

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Burgertime 7/12/2015: DOOM 3DO

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GST Channel @gst.melosylexia.com · 17/11/2025

i do think there's a funny thread connecting captain beefheart, jsrf birthday cake, and 100 gecs...

MANSTA8 comments "birthday cake is next everyone trust" on my latest Jet Set Radio Alikes mix, and then I reply with the following:
i wasnt planning on it but this comment gave me a "wait a sec" moment.
so i tried throwing together a similarly vibed tracklist at ~100bpm and came up with something cool, but some of the songs just dont blend very well, and i dont want to finesse them, so here's the list i came. just pretend it's mixed ig lol:
CIBO MATTO - Birthday Cake
Sound Terro-Rhythm - やる気なし〜やる気なしバージョン〜
100 gecs - money machine
Koenjihyakkei - Rattims Friezz
Captain Beefheart - My Human Gets Me Blues
Thinking Plague - The Aesthete
Death Grips - Fuck That
CIBO MATTO - Birthday Cake

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