Waff's Room

I'm Waffles, a fox that does music thingies!

Welcome!

Kurzweil K2500 presets for Logic Pro's sampler
Good for backgrounds, kimono designs, and more
Article about the textures, audio, and fonts used in Pikmin
General-purpose instrument pack for Logic Pro's sampler
Spreadsheet where I document audio samples in the games
Very high quality renders of Pikmin 2 music
I expanded upon the soundtrack to caves for this Pikmin 2 mod
Youtube video of Kazumi Totaka just going insane
Birdsong you hear in the Awakening Wood and Wistful Wild
Tutorial for modding new interactive area music into Pikmin 2
Scruffy and I's informative video on how cave music generates
Tutorial for modding new procedural cave music into Pikmin 2
The Perplexing Pool and its lil' buzzing buddies!
Oscilloscope views of Pikmin 2 music (what it says)
Roland SOUNDCanvas SC-88 tunes
Pikmin-based instrument pack for Logic Pro's sampler

Additional hobbyist resources
VGM & Other Instrument Sources: VGM sources spreadsheet, Discord server
Texture library downloads: Render96's archive, roovahlees's archive
Fonts in games: Mario + Smash Bros. fonts, Pikmin fonts, Splatoon language, Team Fortress 2 fonts
Font downloads: DynaComware, Fontworks, MorisawaFan-made font downloads:
Pikmin 3 bubble font by theadorableoshawott, "Pikmin Neue" by Lektor Media
Koppaite font by JWBstuhr42, Super Mario 64 fonts by imwhorehay

Anime SFX Resources

List of places to get quality anime sounds from!

Modern Anime SFX + Retro Anime SFX Recreations
These are modern sound effect libraries that either focus on recent trends in anime sound design, or replicate the sound of retro anime.

OtoLogic
^{(General, Comedy, Retro)}
General anime SFX library.
OGAWA SOUND
^{(General, Retro, Shonen)}
General SFX library, with a few that are shonen anime-inspired.
WOW Sound
^{(Combat, Comedy, Music)}
General SFX library.
Waffles's Bounce SFX
^(Comedy)
Silly, wobbly sounds.
I made this!
Helton Yan
^{(Retro, Shonen)}
Retro and shonen-style sound effect producer.
pigmyon studio
^{(General, Retro, Shonen)}
Anime-style SFX producer.
PSE ANIME
^{(Retro, Sci-Fi, Shonen)}
Recreations of iconic anime SFX, punched onto tape for authenticity.
PSE ANIME Vol. 2
^{(Retro, Sci-Fi, Shonen)}
More anime-inspired analog sounds on tape.
Vintage Anime SFX
^{(Retro, Sci-Fi, Shonen)}
Synthesized retro
anime SFX.
Thunder/Rain/Wind
^{(Retro, Shonen)}
Synthesized retro weather SFX.
Anime Essentials
^{(Dynamic, High-Production)}
Highly dynamic, designed anime SFX.
ULTIMATE ANIME
^(Sci-Fi)
Bundle of classic synthesized SFX.

Officially Released Anime SFX
There are instances of anime releasing their SFX in some official capacity. These are usually older sounds, but this is as authentic as it gets!

必殺シリーズサウンドコレクションBGM/効果音
^{(Sword, Combat)}
Sounds created for the Hissatsu series.
Soundo Vol. 1 - 昭和・
時代劇・世界大戦編
^{(General, Tokusatsu, War)}
SFX by sound designer Katsumi Itō.
Tokusatsu-style.
Soundo Vol. 2 - アニメ・
恐竜・SF編
^{(Cartoon, Comedy, Sci-Fi)}
Sound effects by sound designer Katsumi Itō. Cartoon/comedy.
MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM Special Sound Effect Disk
^{(Sci-Fi, War)}
Sound effects from Mobile Suit Gundam.
Sound Effect of Godzilla 1
^{(Kaiju, Tokusatsu)}
Sounds used in Toho's kaiju and tokusatsu films.
「マグマ大使」
Blu-ray BOX
^{(Sci-Fi, Tokusatsu)}
Sounds created for Ambassador Magma.
(SFX on the bonus disk.)
鉄腕アトム・音の世界
Roots of Electronic Sound
^(Sci-Fi)
Sounds from Astro-Boy.
石田秀憲 - Sound of Anime
^(Sci-Fi)
SFX by sound designer Hidenori Ishida.
Ulysse 31 (40e Anniversaire Collection)
^(Sci-Fi)
SFX from Ulysse 31, by Hidenori Ishida.

Japan SFX CD-ROMs
Standard sound effect libraries sold in Japan. Appropriate and potentially used in anime, but more general-use than anything.
^{*These have only been archived on the VGM & Other Instruments Discord server.}

新・効果音大全集1
自然音
^{King Records}
Natural sounds (river & sea, wind, weather).
新・効果音大全集2
動物
^{King Records}
Animals, birds, and insect (cricket, cicada) sounds.
新・効果音大全集3
交通
^{King Records}
Trains, planes, and helicopters.
新・効果音大全集4
雰囲気
^{King Records}
Indoor ambiences with Japanese walla.
新・効果音大全集5
風物
^{King Records}
Festival sounds, like fireworks and music.
新・効果音大全集6
家庭・人間
^{King Records}
Humans and household object sounds.
新・効果音大全集7
戦争・軍隊
^{King Records}
Archival war sounds. Guns, cannons, vehicles.
効果音大全集6 - 特殊音
^{King Records}
"Attention-grabbers". Music phrases, objects being shattered, etc..
効果音全集(1)
自然
^{Nippon Columbia}
Natural sounds (river & sea, wind, weather).
効果音全集(4)
生活・日常・工事現場
^{Nippon Columbia}
Daily life and construction sound effects/ambience.
効果音全集
VICG-23012
^{Victor Entertainment}
Transportation (Cars, trains, planes... horses!)
効果音大全集
VICG-40059~60
^{Victor Entertainment}
General sound effects library.
Treasure In Japan Ambient
^{KAERU CAFE}
Urban Japan ambiences.

Miscellaneous / Japanese Television
Music, sound effects, and jingles used in Japanese television (90's-2000's). Not necessarily to do with anime.

Datacraft - 音・辞典
^{(General SFX, Music)}
Popular and affordable sound library at the time. It got used everywhere.
SE Factory
^{(Special SFX, Music)}
Produced jingles and sound effects for standard Japanese TV.
FirstCom
^{(Special SFX, Music)}
Produced music and sound effects, often used in Japanese television.

Waffles's K2500 Pack

1000 sounds from the Kurzweil K2500, including its FARM programs.
> Download (19 GB)

Installation:
Extract and then place the entire folder into:
Music/Audio Music Apps/Sampler Instruments/
...Done!

(Optional):
If you want the instruments to show up in Logic's library, you may download these complementary User Library Patches. These also come with appropriate reverb settings. (WIP)The user library patches folder goes here: Music/Audio Music Apps/Patches/Instrument/

Tokine (ときね)

Gallery Artwork:
@sushi_avocado (10), @CountessKARO (12, 13)
@DragoonTKL (1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11), @fryinghokke (3, 5),
@Awakecore (14), @IsaacRetroArt (15), @ZanyFeatherbrain (6)Animations: @CountessKARO, Breadbug: @Awakecore
Icon on the Socials and Contact page by @ScruffyMusic

Research
• Music in the Pikmin series
• Delving into Pikmin 2's Procedural Cave Music
• How Boss Music Works in Pikmin 3
^{^{Articles and musical analysis of the soundtracks}}
• Assets used in the Pikmin series
• Pikmin Sample Origins
^{^{Origins of audio samples used in the Pikmin series}}

Song Assets
• Pik Pack (for Logic Pro)
^{^{Collection of instruments used in the Pikmin games}}
• Pikmin 2 music recreations (Logic Pro)
^{^{.logicx project files of Pikmin 2 music}}

Modding Community & Help
• Hocotate Hacker (Discord server)
• Pikmin TKB (Wiki)

Listen to Pikmin music
_{Pikmin 1}
• Pikmin (in-game soundtrack)
• PIKMIN WORLD (official CD soundtrack)
^{^{^{The CD soundtrack is higher in quality, and has different mixing.}}}
_{Pikmin 2}
• Pikmin 2 (in-game soundtrack)
• Pikmin 2 Enhanced! (fan-made)
^{^{^{Pikmin 2 Enhanced! is high quality, and rendered outside of the game.}}}
_{Other games:}
• Pikmin 3 • Pikmin 4 • Hey! Pikmin •
• Nintendo Land • Pikmin 2: Puzzle Card e+•
^{^{Additional ripped soundtracks.}}Pikmin SFX
• Pikmin 1 SFX
• Pikmin 2 SFX

_{Need something that isn't here?}

You may reach out to me personally for any SFX or music related inquiriesI can:
•Answer questions
•Offer information, guidance, sources, trivia
•Rip audio sequences from Pikmin games
•Create SFX or music for your project
•Send silly GIFs and stuffI do specialize in Pikmin content, but I have plenty of general expertise in audio design

The microphone I use to record breadbugs with

Some custom audio for Pikmin 2: Regrown
^{^{_{Check out the mod here}}}

My additions to Pikmin 2: Regrown include revamped cave music, and SFX for the new enemies.
The goal with my new audio was to be authentic to Pikmin 2.

Pearly Clamclamp
Shudder & slam shut

Toy
^{(Variation 1)}

Concrete 3
^{(Variation 1)}

Concrete 4
^{New cave song}

Smoky Progg
Hatching, smoke

Toy
^{(Variation 2)}

Concrete 3
^{(Variation 2)}

Bulblax Kingdom
^{(Variation 2)}

Usuba
Voice, flight & movement

Toy
^{(Variation 3)}

Concrete 3
^{(Variation 3)}

Final cave revealed
^{Cutscene score}

Toxic Blowhog
Inhale & exhale

Toy
^{(Variation 4)}

Concrete 3
^{(Variation 4)}

Spring
^{New cave song}

Pik Pack
^{> Pikmin instruments for Logic Pro's Sampler (4.61 GB)}
A collection of instruments used in the Pikmin series. (Pikmin, Pikmin 2 and Pikmin 3).

Features:
^{• 400+ instruments.
Has all the sounds from Pikmin 1 and 2's sequenced music, and a number of instruments heard only in the cutscenes scores.
• Original, uncompressed samples.
Instead of using ripped audio data from the game, most samples were tracked down and recorded off the original synthesizers.}

Instrument Hoard
^{> Instrument Hoard for Logic Pro's Sampler (8 GB)}
^{(Work in progress!)}
A non-themed collection of instruments; simply stuff I like and my personal favorite sounds.

^{This pack isn't finished yet! V 2.1
Check back for updates.}

I like to collect traditional Japanese material. These texture collections are good for backgrounds, kimono designs, and more.
Intricate, highly detailed designs:

MIYABI
HANA
RYO
REI
MON
IWAI

Flat-colored, seamless/tileable designs:

Colored Paints
Seasonal
Then and Now
Nostalgic Scenes
Contemporary
Patterns & Parts