<![CDATA[ChipMusic.org - Diskette Deluxe - Two new poppy Amiga-style tunes]]> 2013-02-27T12:37:23Z PunBB https://chipmusic.org/forums/topic/10263/diskette-deluxe-two-new-poppy-amigastyle-tunes/ <![CDATA[Re: Diskette Deluxe - Two new poppy Amiga-style tunes]]> Super!!

]]> https://chipmusic.org/Stevens 2013-02-27T12:37:23Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/157729/#p157729 <![CDATA[Re: Diskette Deluxe - Two new poppy Amiga-style tunes]]> Digging these tunes!

]]> https://chipmusic.org/theflightaway 2013-02-27T02:31:25Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/157687/#p157687 <![CDATA[Re: Diskette Deluxe - Two new poppy Amiga-style tunes]]> Forgot to make Euphoria Melancholia downloadable. Fixed now.

Also added a little "bio" text to the tracks...

The Commodore Amiga is a personal computer from the mid 80s with sort of an an 8-bit sound architecture (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_500). With my music inspired by this computer I return to the sound I have loved ever since my childhood.

I take inspiration from funky, poppy and sometimes melancholic music made on this machine, by composers like for example Martin Iveson (Jaguar XJ220 soundtrack: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xdjLzovc0A), Barry Leitch (Lotus II Turbo Challenge: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQSsq7HCNHw), Chris Huelsbeck (Turrican II: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fvha_2hAzq0), many tunes from cracktros (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50WWFEBsgfk), etc.

To compose I used Ableton Live and its simple sampler (Simpler), in which I loaded the Amiga Sountracker Sample Packs (archive.org/details/AmigaSoundt…kerSamplePacksst-xx). A couple of sounds come from Plogue's brilliant Chipsounds (http://www.plogue.com/products/chipsounds). I tried to minimize modern production techniques like reverbs, EQs etc., as those apparently only damage the Amiga vibes. Sometimes I wish I would have used a tracker, because they can control pitch bends and arpeggios so easily, but I love piano rolls too much.

Enjoy, stream, download. EP coming up later....

See the two most recent tracks on https://soundcloud.com/diskettedeluxe

thanks!

]]> https://chipmusic.org/Diskette+Deluxe 2013-02-26T10:20:09Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/157605/#p157605 <![CDATA[Re: Diskette Deluxe - Two new poppy Amiga-style tunes]]> Russellian wrote:

I love this simple, melancholic sound. :3

Great to hear!

]]> https://chipmusic.org/Diskette+Deluxe 2013-02-23T12:07:41Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/157187/#p157187 <![CDATA[Re: Diskette Deluxe - Two new poppy Amiga-style tunes]]> I love this!

]]> https://chipmusic.org/sammulligan 2013-02-22T23:48:19Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/157148/#p157148 <![CDATA[Re: Diskette Deluxe - Two new poppy Amiga-style tunes]]> I love this simple, melancholic sound. :3

]]> https://chipmusic.org/Russellian 2013-02-22T23:32:27Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/157147/#p157147 <![CDATA[Re: Diskette Deluxe - Two new poppy Amiga-style tunes]]> Finished another track today (no vocals this time):

https://soundcloud.com/diskettedeluxe/d … elancholia

]]> https://chipmusic.org/Diskette+Deluxe 2013-02-22T14:51:47Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/157102/#p157102 <![CDATA[Re: Diskette Deluxe - Two new poppy Amiga-style tunes]]> viciousitaly wrote:

Love this sound!

Thanks smile  All the great stuff I heard on the Amiga in my childhood is still inspiring to me.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/Diskette+Deluxe 2013-02-22T04:13:47Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/157058/#p157058 <![CDATA[Re: Diskette Deluxe - Two new poppy Amiga-style tunes]]> Love this sound!

]]> https://chipmusic.org/viciousitaly 2013-02-22T03:24:38Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/157055/#p157055 <![CDATA[Re: Diskette Deluxe - Two new poppy Amiga-style tunes]]> Decktonic wrote:

great as always!

appreciated!

]]> https://chipmusic.org/Diskette+Deluxe 2013-02-22T03:00:06Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/157053/#p157053 <![CDATA[Re: Diskette Deluxe - Two new poppy Amiga-style tunes]]> great as always!

]]> https://chipmusic.org/Decktonic 2013-02-21T21:22:21Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/157022/#p157022 <![CDATA[Diskette Deluxe - Two new poppy Amiga-style tunes]]> Hi, hope it's not a problem to put a single here. I work very slowly so there are no albums showing (soon).

My House Is A Cocoon is a funny funky 8-bit (inspired) pop song, with my friend Nil on vocals. It has sort of a reggae vibe to it because of its swing and offbeat synth stabs. The bass and drum samples come from the Amiga Soundtracker (ST-XX) sample packs (http://archive.org/details/AmigaSoundtr … 192HzTuned) and most of the lead/solo synths are Plogue Chipsounds.

My current challenge is to combine chiptune with pop music, so I hope you like, and comments are of course welcome.

https://soundcloud.com/diskettedeluxe/d … at-nilipek

And here's another recent one in a similar Amiga style:

https://soundcloud.com/diskettedeluxe/d … elancholia

Cheers,
Rutger

]]> https://chipmusic.org/Diskette+Deluxe 2013-02-21T18:07:37Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/157005/#p157005