ChipMusic.org - [ZX SPECTRUM 48K] Help a noob, plox. (cc needed)

Re: [ZX SPECTRUM 48K] Help a noob, plox. (cc needed)

2010-06-29T00:55:56Z

very nice work so far, great use of synth drums. but as you say after 1:20 the track is somewhat destroyed. and then it gets great after 2:40. don't really know how to help you over this stretch, but i will tell you my super-secret trick... go and explore a bit more the multiple feature, you can make some "interesting" sounds if you use the right multiple value in conjunction with certain notes. for example, try Mult. 8 with A#2 or A#3, or Mult. 5 with G-4, G#4 or G-5. G/G# is usually a good guess.

Re: [ZX SPECTRUM 48K] Help a noob, plox. (cc needed)

2010-06-29T00:16:33Z

OK.
I dont care if this is a secret song for a compilation.

I really need some CostructiveCriticism since this is my first BEEPER track.
http://www26.zippyshare.com/v/13902121/file.html

I think that the start is pretty cool, but when the slower part comes in.. it ruins everything..
Sadly this is have to be a cover (not a remix/interpretation), so i cant change the song structure.

Re: [ZX SPECTRUM 48K] Help a noob, plox. (cc needed)

2010-06-28T13:47:24Z

YERZMYEY wrote:

arottenbit wrote:
thank you everyone for all these infos.
Now i'm going to rock out some 1bit shit!
But rember that SoundTracker/SQ-Trackers are 4-bit. Like SID or Pokey. Ay is 4bit.
I wish You luck.
Y

yeah i'm still using Phaser1, so it's ok.

Re: [ZX SPECTRUM 48K] Help a noob, plox. (cc needed)

2010-06-28T13:44:19Z

arottenbit wrote:

I've just done a song using Phaser1. (for a compilation, so it is a secret and you cant hear it )

well i think i will force you to let me listen to it VERY SOON

Re: [ZX SPECTRUM 48K] Help a noob, plox. (cc needed)

2010-06-28T13:10:54Z

arottenbit wrote:

thank you everyone for all these infos.
Now i'm going to rock out some 1bit shit!

But rember that SoundTracker/SQ-Trackers are 4-bit. Like SID or Pokey. Ay is 4bit.
I wish You luck.
Y

Re: [ZX SPECTRUM 48K] Help a noob, plox. (cc needed)

2010-06-28T12:44:38Z

thank you everyone for all these infos.
Now i'm going to rock out some 1bit shit!

Re: [ZX SPECTRUM 48K] Help a noob, plox. (cc needed)

2010-06-28T12:29:01Z

Ah well, some of them are not so bad.

Anyway, if you are looking for AY editors, then use this one
http://zxspectrum48.i-demo.pl/st_1_1.zip (the simpliest, I suspect)
or this one
http://zxspectrum48.i-demo.pl/sqtrack.zip

Re: [ZX SPECTRUM 48K] Help a noob, plox. (cc needed)

2010-06-28T12:24:36Z

AH! Thank you for had explained that!

Later when i'll get home i'm going to download and listen your album to get some real BEEPER tunes!

Re: [ZX SPECTRUM 48K] Help a noob, plox. (cc needed)

2010-06-28T12:21:55Z

There is no BPM in Phaser1. The speed setting is really rough, it is one of major limitations of the engine. You have to live with it, as you have to with a lot of limitations of the chip music in general. There are no tables as well, and no trackers with the tables.

You should understand that there was no actual 1-bit trackers for ZX before 2009, and besides the ZX I know only two for other platform, PC - they are even more limited than ANY ZX 1-bit tracker.

If you want to make 1-bit music without hard limitations, there are at least two VSTi for this (actual synths, not downsamplers).

Re: [ZX SPECTRUM 48K] Help a noob, plox. (cc needed)

2010-06-28T12:16:37Z

arottenbit wrote:

yay ok. eheh
Yesterday i've listened to this and i was like "F*CK! I NEED TABLES!"

Hey, but this is not BEEPER. It's AY. Totally different sound generator.

Re: [ZX SPECTRUM 48K] Help a noob, plox. (cc needed)

2010-06-28T12:05:34Z

yay ok. eheh

Yesterday i've listened to this and i was like "F*CK! I NEED TABLES!"

Re: [ZX SPECTRUM 48K] Help a noob, plox. (cc needed)

2010-06-28T11:52:21Z

if you mean to change tempo in general, it is of course possible on any Spectrum music editor.
However in you mean BMP in detail, than I don't think you'd find anything like that.

As for arpeggios, I suspect you'd have to make them manually.
Remember that's a 48Kb RAM computer made in 1982.

Re: [ZX SPECTRUM 48K] Help a noob, plox. (cc needed)

2010-06-28T11:36:13Z

I've just done a song using Phaser1. (for a compilation, so it is a secret and you cant hear it )
I love the limitation of this software. I had a lot of fun using it.

..but sometime i felt kinda unconfortable..
There is a 1bit tracker-like software that permit me to change BPM and maybe using some tables to make arpeggios?

even not on Spectrum.. It just need to be 1bit.

edit:
or there is a way to change BPM in Phaser1? To change them i'm using the first column, but it is totally not accurate...

edit2:
and yes, i know that i could make arpeggios on phaser1 just setting a faster tempo, but it doesnt seem to be handy..

Re: [ZX SPECTRUM 48K] Help a noob, plox. (cc needed)

2010-06-28T11:16:49Z

...and send us your BEEPER songs!

Re: [ZX SPECTRUM 48K] Help a noob, plox. (cc needed)

2010-06-25T16:45:44Z

The message you've seen is from Gluk utility. It is actually a good thing, all you need is to use TR-DOS version of the Phaser1. Press F3 to attach TRD/SCL file to the emulated disk drive, then press Enter twice (in the Gluk) - first press will show list of executable files on the disk (Gluk boot item), second will run the file (should be name of the editor).