Also I'm new. Hi!

I also use a lot of raw chip-sampled waveforms in my music. Like the bassline in this tune, which was originally a simple square wave and a wav-channel growl, resampled in Kontakt and run through a buttload of effects.

I'm getting kinda tired with working solely in LSDj or anything else - I'm a mad sample junkie, and prepping sampels to flash to a cart is too much effort for me :V (That said, once I get this Amiga shipped here I'll be right back on the chip wagon). Plus, the workflow used to be nice, but I'm kinda getting tired of trackers right now. Not even Renosie is doing it for me. I like the flexibility of a DAW, butstill love the sounds of chipmusic.

Also, from this thread:

Reason is absolutely brilliant in what its synth units offer. The workflow is really fun for someone like me - wires and knobs out the fuckin' whazoo, and the amount of control you have over everything is really quite staggering.
That said, the sequencer is god-awful in my eyes, and by the time I make some really tasty synths I've got this crammed-up workspace. Rewiring it into FL Studio is an absolute dream come true.

I've never tried out doing any fancy fakebit things in there, but I might give that a go this arvo!

This past semester I had a class that introduced Reason and I, and we pretty much hit it off. I have not done any sequencing or recording with it, but when I rewire into Pro Tools, it's pretty magical. What are you guys doing with Reason? If not Reason, what sequencing DAW are you using?

As for me, I did a quick little experimentation track found here http://kevinrogerssound.tumblr.com/post … -synthesis

I also did an original sound design for the fifth Colossi in Shadow of the Colossus. That one is not currently online for display

I think Disasterpeace used to produce his songs in Reason.

I'm pretty sure this is correct.  I saw an interview where he said he started in Ableton then moved over to Reason at some point.

MostNoble9 wrote:

I literally only use these VSTs...

lol

don't be knocking pliant's VSTs! they've been around forever (like 12+ years) and are a lot of fun! the step-sequencer fx modules can be a total blast when playing live. (edit: i understand how absolutely ridiculous it is to be using peach as your "chip VSTi" in 2013, though)

I use Ableton.  I've just been using it for such a long time that moving into the fakebit realm just felt really natural. 

I literally only use these VSTs along with Ableton's Operator.

I didn't even know these VSTs existed and now I am mega depressed that they do not work on Macs.

MostNoble9 wrote:

I literally only use these VSTs...

lol

Haha, I know it's ridiculous.  It's just more about limiting myself than anything. 
Too many options has me building sounds for way too long instead of actually writing music.

I literally only use these VSTs...

lol

I literally only use these VSTs along with Ableton's Operator.

Saskrotch wrote:

i use reason and ableton together

I've never been able to get into the workflow of ReWiring them together. Do you recommend I try? What are the benefits?

I mean there's a ton of reasons to do it. Using Ableton as a mixing / mastering suite for Reason alone is worth it (to me at least). But basically, anything you can't do in Reason, you can do in Ableton. Such as: Chipsounds, iZotope's oZone, Instajungle, some soundfonts (Reason can't read them if they use ROM samples), Ableton's built in effects (which to me are way better than any of Reason's effect modules, and so on.

I'm almost at the point where I'm only using Reason for Dr. Rex, since I prefer writing i that that to cutting up a break in ableton.

walter b. gentle wrote:

how do you make "fakebit" without a daw?

With hardware synths and samplers. I did that for years.

makes sense. coolio.

SketchMan3 wrote:

I don't really use them for true fakebit (well, I did once...), but I do use them a lot.

What do you mean by "true"? I might have a misconception on the definition of fakebit...

I don't use them to try to actually sound like real 8bit.
At least, I haven't yet except for that one time I made that 8bit remix of the Megaman Legends "Main Gate" theme.

I'm probably splitting a hair here and making up a distinction that does not exist. Carry on.

oh lol. dont listen to me then. but i can say ive never seen anyone on the forums refer to reason that i can remember at least. hopefully someone helpful can chime in. q

Sorry, I didn't mean it like that. I was simply trying to explain my affinity for Reason. I know a lot of people are apprehensive about using Reason for the fact they don't use plug-ins. And even recently with the unveiling 3rd party plugins, it kinda a proprietary plug-in, not a standard like VSTs.

I've never been able to get into the workflow of ReWiring them together. Do you recommend I try? What are the benefits?

What do you mean by "true"? I might have a misconception on the definition of fakebit...

Awkward 'cause I'm still on 5.0. It's a legit copy(I'm a personal anti-piracy), but I haven't been able to shell out the money for the upgrade, even though it $100. I've played with PX7 on demo of 6.5, and liked it, ALMOST made me get the upgrade. I have been using Scream4, but funny enough, not on digital, I feel like it's to harsh for melodies, especially when I use the RPG 8 Arp, because it tends to stack.

You mentioned added artifacts, do you think maybe there's a way to emulate them? It'd be cool.

Stupidly, I never actually looked at the presets/patch bank, thanks for the heads up, I'll check'em out

0hm@hgawd, this is beautiful.

One thing I like doing is all under a Combinator, take two synths, both with a Scream 4 and RPG 8. But one RPG8 is an octave drop and the other an octave up, them use the Spider merger. Sometimes I'll set the Arp rates at different speeds. So when I hit a chord, it'll activate both synths, and it'll give a Daft Punk Tron-esque sound.