Hey guys
I am new to chiptune (only learned it existed 2 days ago) and wanted to know if there was any programs downloadable (free or for a small donation) and how to use them?
thnx
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Catalyst wrote:
Hey guys
I am new to chiptune (only learned it existed 2 days ago) and wanted to know if there was any programs downloadable (free or for a small donation) and how to use them?
thnx
oh boy, here we go.
let me just give you a link right now before someone-
cerror wrote:
Me too!
fuck.
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A gray world of dread
Hi!
There's some useful threads stickied in this forum. Try this one for starters:
http://chipmusic.org/forums/topic/3988/ … hip-music/
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this place needs a "new 2 chipmusic" section - maybe even something at the top thats like "are you new to chipmusic?" ~
uhhhhhhhhhh.
here is a list of TRACKERS for windows. http://woolyss.com/chipmusic-chiptrackers.php?s=Windows
i can't teach you how to use zem but if you explore the specific sites for whatever tracker i'm sure you will find guides and manuals.
i personally recommend famitracker for simplicity. it emulates NES sound.
good luck! 
Last edited by Je Mappelle (Mar 8, 2012 11:54 pm)
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Hudson, MA
I'll help you when you can cure your blindness.
Edit: It's getting a lot quicker and easier to be nice, nowadays...
Last edited by Glenntai (Mar 8, 2012 11:52 pm)
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use this program to make NES music - http://famitracker.com/
if you need help learning it, search on youtube!
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rochester, ny
Je Mappelle wrote:
this place needs a "new 2 chipmusic" section
i think a sub forum for this is a great idea actually.
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nickmaynard wrote:
Je Mappelle wrote:this place needs a "new 2 chipmusic" section
i think a sub forum for this is a great idea actually.
i think having it somewhere on the front page is a better idea
the "new to 8-bit" section on 8bc was often overlooked
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Louisiana
Glenntai wrote:
I'll help you when you can cure your blindness.
Edit: It's getting a lot quicker and easier to be nice, nowadays...
Exteme LOLing happening right now.
But yea we were all new at some point. No one can really teach you anything it's really all about playing with the programs. How if you go the LSDJ route, which is for gameboy, there's a guy on YouTube that posts as LSDJguides and he posts instrument build and shows you a quick tip on how it can be used. Watching enough of these will help you get used to the program layout quickly. Also if you have an iPhone or iPad I think even iPods now can use it look for the LSDJ patch book. It's just a bunch of instrument builds people have made and you can use it as a way to keep track of you own builds by adding yours to the list. Again this is useful for lsdj.
As for other software I'm not to familiar with fami tracker or anything. However I know there's a little music thing in Mario paint on te SNES that is kind of fun to play with. You can did it for about 5$ and you'll need the mouse pad which cost about 10-20$ on eBay and amazon. Probably wouldn't be a bad little thing to play with to get some basic beats going.
Also there is a little mini game in te gameboy cameras called Trippy H which is kinda cool to pay with from time to time. I personally haven't found much use for it but I know some people go nuts for it....thinking About it I have quite a few gameboy cameras maybe I should sell some lol.
Hope I helped a little. This site is broken down into systems so just decide what you want to work with and go from there man. Good luck.
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A gray world of dread
I'm-new-threads wouldn't be such a bother if some people would just get the sticks removed from their asses, dropping a link takes like 10 seconds. Waving around cm.org flags on 8bc and then stomping on new people is bigot shit.
Yes, there's a search function. Yes, I prefer people to use it instead of making new threads. Doesn't mean I need to devolve into a troglodyte when someone doesn't.
Also, I loathe that fucking 4chan mentality of ganging up on someone a lot more than a missed search.
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there are a LOT of programs downloadable (the vast majority of them are free)
http://woolyss.com/chipmusic-chiptrackers.php
http://woolyss.com/tracking-trackers.php
those just scratch the surface!
obviously i can't explain to you how to use all of them, but most of them come with a manual so you should be able to read that to figure out what's going on.. and just keep trying at them until you figure them out. the more popular trackers (famitracker, milkytracker, lsdj, etc) might have video tutorials on youtube also. try a bunch of them and see which you prefer famitracker like already mentioned is a good option but it has a VERY distinctive sound and you either want that sound or you don't... same for LSDJ and many of the chip-trackers.
if you want a bit more flexibility in your sound i recommend openMPT for a beginner... also a lot of people swear by Milkytracker (although not me)
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what am I personally using?? Schism Tracker, Goat Tracker, and Surprise Adlib Tracker 2 (adlib trackers available here: http://adlib.wave460.net/trackers.html - they run in dos or the DOSBOX emulator)...
good luck!
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µB wrote:
I'm-new-threads wouldn't be such a bother if some people would just get the sticks removed from their asses, dropping a link takes like 10 seconds. Waving around cm.org flags on 8bc and then stomping on new people is bigot shit.
Yes, there's a search function. Yes, I prefer people to use it instead of making new threads. Doesn't mean I need to devolve into a troglodyte when someone doesn't.
Also, I loathe that fucking 4chan mentality of ganging up on someone a lot more than a missed search.
just 4 clarity, i was thinking in the mentality that a new section might help people out. if i have spare time i will often post in newbie threads with kwl inf0.
do agree to an extent though.
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A gray world of dread
Actually my rant was somewhat invalidated by the number of helpful posts in the time it took me to write that.
Love you guys, carry on! 
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Hudson, MA
µB wrote:
Actually my rant was somewhat invalidated by the number of helpful posts in the time it took me to write that.
Love you guys, carry on!
Invalidated or not, there's no arguing about how it's more productive to help someone than to just be a dick.
That being said, if either of you dive into famitracker, let me know. If I can't explain or show it to you, I can show you where to find examples.