<![CDATA[ChipMusic.org - Favorite instruments to compose on: GO!]]> 2010-05-05T09:45:46Z PunBB https://chipmusic.org/forums/topic/1242/favorite-instruments-to-compose-on-go/ <![CDATA[Re: Favorite instruments to compose on: GO!]]> Pastel Arsenal wrote:

I know the lsdj is discontinued...

Its not discontinued, you just need to buy a cart and flash the rom onto it.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/TmTgr 2010-05-05T09:45:46Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/21915/#p21915 <![CDATA[Re: Favorite instruments to compose on: GO!]]> I always find myself composing either on my roland sh-201 or my acoustic upright piano. I was trained on the piano and have been playing forever, so I feel like thats the one instrument that I can truly doodle around on without really using my intellect and just "feeling" things out.

That said, I think theres certainly something to be said for composing outside of your comfort medium or instrument, as we all have compositional habits when it comes to using whatever instrument we've been trained on. (I for example i have a couple key signatures that i refuse to compose in if I'm using the piano be cause the fingering drives me nuts).

To that end, even though I  prefer piano as  an instrument or fast/milkytracker for sequencing, stepping out of my comfort zone and working with stuff that is really off the beaten path (i.e. nanoloop) can really be helpful for breaking out of a rut.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/Liphian 2010-05-05T05:18:42Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/21900/#p21900 <![CDATA[Re: Favorite instruments to compose on: GO!]]> you should ask nonfinite for a bleep bloop cart if your looking for lsdj. personal i think its waaay better than nanoloop but im kinda biased.
anyway, if anyone cares i love writing melodies on the sk1 or lsdj, but a dingo loaded up with lgpt is my new favorite thing

]]> https://chipmusic.org/SKGB 2010-05-05T05:01:56Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/21899/#p21899 <![CDATA[Re: Favorite instruments to compose on: GO!]]> What cartridges do people prefer to use with a gameboy? I'm thinking about getting into making chiptunes with a nanoloop or lsdj and I'm wondering what is most reccomended. I know the lsdj is discontinued but there are always some on e bay. Which one should I buy ?

]]> https://chipmusic.org/Pastel+Arsenal 2010-05-04T15:32:13Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/21817/#p21817 <![CDATA[Re: Favorite instruments to compose on: GO!]]>

]]> https://chipmusic.org/xero 2010-04-27T20:21:08Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/21025/#p21025 <![CDATA[Re: Favorite instruments to compose on: GO!]]> guitar, usually my very simple Yamaha EG-112, and then copy out my most favourite of melodies from the day on one of my GB Cameras, and then just create something juicy either by using LSDJ or a varied collection of VSTs.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/Skin+Walker 2010-04-26T11:58:54Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/20838/#p20838 <![CDATA[Re: Favorite instruments to compose on: GO!]]> I personally like to hum a few bars on a kazoo....

]]> https://chipmusic.org/BetaSynapse 2010-04-24T20:39:17Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/20737/#p20737 <![CDATA[Re: Favorite instruments to compose on: GO!]]> My starting instrument depends on the project, and in fact, starting from different instruments is how I try to introduce variety in my work.

More often than not, I'm just using the qwerty keys of the tracker.  The samples may or may not be tuned correctly.

Other times, I've used a chinese 12-string guitar (mine has a pickup glued to the soundhole):

Or the easy sequencer+faux kaoss pad of DS-10:

]]> https://chipmusic.org/chunter 2010-04-20T18:49:16Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/20312/#p20312 <![CDATA[Re: Favorite instruments to compose on: GO!]]> Any real piano, as long as its not a cheapo or severely out of tune. at home now i only have this:

... While using plugins like this:

]]> https://chipmusic.org/Trash80 2010-04-20T17:48:05Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/20306/#p20306 <![CDATA[Re: Favorite instruments to compose on: GO!]]> BR1GHT PR1MATE wrote:
DKSTR wrote:

Some sort of keyboard and after sampling keyboard riffs/whatever:

..connected to Live.

that is a thing of beauty

no that's a launchpad

this is a thing of beauty


and the same price as a used car

]]> https://chipmusic.org/infradead 2010-04-20T17:18:26Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/20301/#p20301 <![CDATA[Re: Favorite instruments to compose on: GO!]]> DKSTR wrote:

Some sort of keyboard and after sampling keyboard riffs/whatever:

..connected to Live.

that is a thing of beauty

]]> https://chipmusic.org/BR1GHT+PR1MATE 2010-04-20T17:03:22Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/20294/#p20294 <![CDATA[Re: Favorite instruments to compose on: GO!]]> Some sort of keyboard and after sampling keyboard riffs/whatever:

..connected to Live.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/DKSTR 2010-04-20T12:13:45Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/20245/#p20245 <![CDATA[Re: Favorite instruments to compose on: GO!]]> nothing beats an electric piano
though the whole mobility of jamming on a gameboy is nice

]]> https://chipmusic.org/ovenrake 2010-04-20T08:12:21Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/20238/#p20238 <![CDATA[Re: Favorite instruments to compose on: GO!]]> Saskrotch wrote:

As a bartender, I agree with with post.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/SgtCrispy 2010-04-20T07:53:59Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/20237/#p20237 <![CDATA[Re: Favorite instruments to compose on: GO!]]> i have a manservant follow me around with a special typewriter and transcribe every note that pops into my head

]]> https://chipmusic.org/SKGB 2010-04-20T07:48:59Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/20236/#p20236