I think people who listen casually to chip music are invaluable. /random thoughts]]>Basically, I don't think everyone joins a forum in support of their own interest.
]]> I think people who listen casually to chip music are invaluable. /random thoughts]]>The reason seems clear to me-- it's not that I'm only interested in talking about my own stuff. Rather, there are just so many people here doing great music and great hardware, software projects that I used to get the overwhelming feeling of 'aww, can I play too!'. Sort of like being at a Halloween party without a costume... or maybe more like being at a car show where everyone has cool cars, and you've got something in your garage you're working on but it's not ready yet. Know what I mean?
]]>pixls wrote:holy shit, secret 8bp sections
also: now to start punching in random ______.8bitpeoples.com's to see if they work
actually it's not a secret section, it was an 8bp project from the summer of 2007. I guess they just don't promote it anymore since it's come and gone. It is pretty awesome though.
fine then, not secret, but long lost
]]>enso wrote:holy shit, secret 8bp sections
also: now to start punching in random ______.8bitpeoples.com's to see if they work
actually it's not a secret section, it was an 8bp project from the summer of 2007. I guess they just don't promote it anymore since it's come and gone. It is pretty awesome though.
]]>The toy forums I read are often used by prominent designers. The people here are often prominent chip-crew.
Now I am trying to work out why I don't post on toy forums... What keeps me silent?
]]>ne7 wrote:ice cream truck music would be awesome m8
holy shit, secret 8bp sections
also: now to start punching in random ______.8bitpeoples.com's to see if they work
]]>i can say that it was popular enough to so the at PAX Prime 2010 the chipmusic panel was totally full. so i guess if you figured out how many people where in the room and divde by number of panelist subtracting everyone in the audience who personally knew someone in anamanaguchi you might have a good idea. i guess
and while a lot of the folks there did use a gameboy there were also people who knew about the zx spectrum (i got a cheer from someone when i mentioned it)
but what really is the point to this question?
there are always people who like the music who stand on the side just listening.
there is a lot of music i really enjoy listening to, but i don't care enough about searching out the communities that are all about that music.
that's a good point. I don't frequent drum and bass forums or pop punk forums but i like the genres. I guess concert attendance is a better representation?
]]>ne7 wrote:ice cream truck music would be awesome m8
This is one of the best ideas I've heard in a while. We need to strike up a deal with the muzak companies.
]]>ne7 wrote:ice cream truck music would be awesome m8
What the...
...this is amazing.
]]>]]>ice cream truck music would be awesome m8
Music genres are just big blobs for him, he doesn't seem to care about differentiating by artists- he wants house, he plays a house stream, and either the mix is cool or it isn't. Chipmusic is no exception there. I guess he sees no point in bothering with seeking out particular artists when he can just grab a mix mp3 he enjoys, which is fair enough imo.
I sometimes use that sentiment as a litmus test for my music, I'll play a track and glance over to measure headbobs/kneebobs per second. 
"Hey Adam, are you still making that 8-bit shit, man?"
"Kind of, although I've been creatively stagnant and the scene-"
"Oh cool, you ever heard of Sabrepulse? He writes the craziest 8-bit Nintendo shit."
"Yeah."
"You should write some crazy shit like Sabrepulse."
Lol. I've had that conversation. It's sad when you realize that most people really don't give a shit about your nuanced sensibilities. It's kind of confusing.
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