PleaseLoseBattle
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Clermont-Ferrand, France

Hi everyone,

I'm fresh new, I'm french so I speak bad English, and I'm trying to make some 8-bit original compositions. I use mainly Famitracker.
Any feedback on composition itself is welcome, but more than that I have a rather specific question :

What do you think of mixing 8-bit music in space (pan) ? I was going to leave my stuff in mono like a purist would do (I can't say I am one), but mixing it with stereo could really get this more punchy...

Here's my sound : http://soundcloud.com/please-lose-battle

These two tracks are still a work in progress, but I'd like to make my mind about the question above before talking about making an EP. If anyone can help...

Thanks !

Matt

Victory Road
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Gosford, Australia

imo pretty much any sort of music can benefit from a thoughtful stereo image, even if that just means sticking a tiny amount of stereo reverb over the track.

nailed it is really good btw

viciousitaly
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西安
PleaseLoseBattle wrote:

mixing it with stereo could really get this more punchy...

If you think it'll make your sound better - try it! Can't hurt anything. I'm sure nobody here is going to nail you for not being a 'purist' so long as you are honest about where your sound comes from and don't try to misrepresent it.

PleaseLoseBattle
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Clermont-Ferrand, France

Thanks guys, I really appreciate !

I'll try it then. Indeed it can't hurt anything.

SketchMan3
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NC in the US of America

Nailed It is really cool. At first it made me think of Mega Man Battle Network, but then it just went off, haha. I love the drums. Was that done in Famitracker? I like how the drums blend in with the non-sampled elements. Most people seem to use realistic drum samples.

Doesn't Famitracker have an expansion chip that allows for stereo separation? I don't see anything impure about that.

Doxic
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California, United States
SketchMan3 wrote:

Nailed It is really cool. At first it made me think of Mega Man Battle Network, but then it just went off, haha. I love the drums. Was that done in Famitracker? I like how the drums blend in with the non-sampled elements. Most people seem to use realistic drum samples.

I agree with SketchMan, "Nailed It" is a superb track. It flows well and it has such a carefree feeling. smile


SketchMan3 wrote:

Doesn't Famitracker have an expansion chip that allows for stereo separation? I don't see anything impure about that.

I don't believe FamiTracker has that, I know you can export each channel as a solo .WAV file, but I've never seen a stereo expansion chip.

PleaseLoseBattle
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Clermont-Ferrand, France

Thank you very much ! This is really motivating !

Yes, everything was done in Famitracker, including the drums (combination of noise and triangle). I worked on the drums before doing any music, until I had a satisfying sound.

Yes, I didn't know this chip either. I guess I'll just work on stereo with some classic sequencer.

Last edited by PleaseLoseBattle (Jun 5, 2013 7:28 pm)

SketchMan3
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NC in the US of America
Doxic wrote:

I don't believe FamiTracker has that, I know you can export each channel as a solo .WAV file, but I've never seen a stereo expansion chip.

Hm. I thought I had read that somewhere... but I just looked through the expansion chip info and didn't see anything about it. My bad.