<![CDATA[ChipMusic.org - Getting started with C64 tracking?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/topic/5761/getting-started-with-c64-tracking/ Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:06:53 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: Getting started with C64 tracking?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/86184/#p86184 ne7 says:
akira^8GB wrote:
4mat wrote:

It's more the faffing around with disk drives that makes me recommend GT to beginners.

Who fiddles with disk drives and bit-rotten disks anymore these days anyway? tongue
SD2IEC or 1541U for the elite, and presto.

i heart my old disk drive and ancient floppies tongue

]]> Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:06:53 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/86184/#p86184 <![CDATA[Re: Getting started with C64 tracking?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/86162/#p86162 akira^8GB says:
4mat wrote:
akira^8GB wrote:

I guess nobody likes the real machine trackers anymore. I still want to get it on with SDI.

It's more the faffing around with disk drives that makes me recommend GT to beginners.

Who fiddles with disk drives and bit-rotten disks anymore these days anyway? tongue
SD2IEC or 1541U for the elite, and presto.

]]> Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:03:22 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/86162/#p86162 <![CDATA[Re: Getting started with C64 tracking?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/86159/#p86159 4mat says:
akira^8GB wrote:

I guess nobody likes the real machine trackers anymore. I still want to get it on with SDI.

It's more the faffing around with disk drives that makes me recommend GT to beginners.  Seeing as most tools just give you a system channel to do maintenance in you can't even do a directory listing easily.   If we were going hardware I'd probably say JohnPlayer is an easy one to pick up.

]]> Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:40:06 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/86159/#p86159 <![CDATA[Re: Getting started with C64 tracking?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/86158/#p86158 ant1 says:

p.s. there is a pdf that comes with the goat tracker download, goat_tracker_commands.pdf,  IT WOULD BE WISE TO READ IT!
edit: or even PRINT it!

]]> Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:29:34 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/86158/#p86158 <![CDATA[Re: Getting started with C64 tracking?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/86152/#p86152 akira^8GB says:

I guess nobody likes the real machine trackers anymore. I still want to get it on with SDI.

]]> Fri, 06 Jan 2012 10:27:03 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/86152/#p86152 <![CDATA[Re: Getting started with C64 tracking?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/86150/#p86150 Jellica says:

http://noname.c64.org/csdb/release/?id=81146

this goattracker tutorial helped me a lot.

]]> Fri, 06 Jan 2012 10:14:37 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/86150/#p86150 <![CDATA[Re: Getting started with C64 tracking?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/86069/#p86069 ne7 says:

yep 4mat hit nail on the head -

btw a good tip if you are starting out on Goattracker is learn on Goat 1.53x and once you are comfy in that open your tunes in Goat 2.x and explore how it converts the instruments - you'll be making ace sounds in no time at all :-)

]]> Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:43:22 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/86069/#p86069 <![CDATA[Re: Getting started with C64 tracking?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/86067/#p86067 4mat says:

goat tracker goat tracker goat tracker goat tracker   the v1.X versions of it are much easier to learn than the 2.X versions, personally I recommend the 1.53-ish branches.

]]> Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:49:09 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/86067/#p86067 <![CDATA[Re: Getting started with C64 tracking?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/86065/#p86065 herr_prof says:

Plus if you learn goat tracker, you can upgrade to using it with a hardsid for real chip fun if you like it.

]]> Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:41:17 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/86065/#p86065 <![CDATA[Re: Getting started with C64 tracking?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/86062/#p86062 ant1 says:

if you want an emulator you should definitely use VICE! but you don't need an emulator for goat tracker

]]> Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:28:26 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/86062/#p86062 <![CDATA[Re: Getting started with C64 tracking?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/86061/#p86061 ant1 says:

yes Goat Tracker is RADDDDDD

i was scared of it for ages but after DIVING IN  i have found it to be a wondrous and joyful software

go for it !!

]]> Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:15:49 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/86061/#p86061 <![CDATA[Re: Getting started with C64 tracking?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/86057/#p86057 booker says:

Tracking on C64 is easy, SID is a bit more difficult.

GoatTracker is really good for the starter. Also some SID guide will be helpful.

]]> Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:01:22 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/86057/#p86057 <![CDATA[Re: Getting started with C64 tracking?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/85867/#p85867 Lazerbeat says:

I would try goattracker which runs natively on win/lin/osx. Be aware c64 tracking is Pretty unfriendly to new users compared to renoise and lsdj. Good luck!

]]> Wed, 04 Jan 2012 01:35:22 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/85867/#p85867 <![CDATA[Getting started with C64 tracking?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/85866/#p85866 Chainsaw Police says:

After using MOD-style trackers like Renoise and klystrack, I really wanna get into Commodore tracking.
I just wanna ask what emulator I should use, and what tracker should I start off with? If it helps, I've been working with LSDJ and Renoise mostly.

Cheers.

]]> Wed, 04 Jan 2012 01:28:13 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/85866/#p85866