I understand what you all are saying.. the SID has its limitations I get that.

But why does it seem from 96+ we see more diverse types of music? I can understand that anything from the late 80's early 90's is gonna be basic scores.. thats a given. But why the mid 90's does the SID/ chiptune scene on HVSC seem to explode into other "genres" of music?

...and I've found most of the music sounds the same. The same type of beat, the same sounds. It seems like 1996+ the songs get a little bit more diverse. But most of the time artists have the same sound.

Why do you think this is? Even back in the day when I made music on FL3 I never really had a single type of sound, not until people started paying me to make them (this type of track).

So I'm sitting here wondering why, and I think i've come across why. Trackers.

Yes, trackers. I'm all for trackers and what you can do with them. But its a very mechanical and almost like the artist is demanding what comes out, rather than a more fluid workflow with the computer.

Your thoughts?