About
This tutorial was first published on Wild Matsu's website in 2017, and was added to this website in 2019. It is not regularly updated, and the information in it may have become inaccurate or outdated.
Purpose
This guide will cover the creation of SiIvaGunner-style edits, or "high quality video game rips," of video game music, which typically involves changing the melody. I will not discuss mashups or other kinds of rips here.
Here is an example of a high quality rip: