Vangelis. THE electronic music guru from that time period. I suggest Spiral, Heaven and Hell, and The City. Also check out Tomita, who did electronic renditions of classical pieces, especially his rendition of Holst's "The Planets" which is superb.
1,346 Jan 27, 2010 8:05 pm
Re: Does anyone use a TI99? (21 replies, posted in Other Vintage Computers & Consoles)
Haha, you don't know the guys I know. Still, coding muscle isn't always the strong point for those guys. I wish I knew some more languages. I'm hacking away in Basic without much effort, and beginning to get into Pascal, since aside from full out assembler it's one of the best languages to work with on the Apple IIgs. Even Orca C isn't as fast as Apple Pascal.
In fact, for a long time all of Apple's system software and toolkits were written in Pascal. Dang.
1,347 Jan 27, 2010 7:45 pm
Re: T-Shirt! (83 replies, posted in Graphics, Artwork & Design)
I think we need to have it be more Beagle Bros esque, with stuff like this:
1,348 Jan 27, 2010 7:35 pm
Re: Does anyone use a TI99? (21 replies, posted in Other Vintage Computers & Consoles)
Well, if you want to "get back into it" you should look into the Retrochallenge. It's like a twice a year retro-computery workout, with prizes at the end! Keeps ya motivated, at any rate. Hanging out with people who are more into retro computers than music also might help, since music folks want to work on music, and not on the code. 
I'm not much of a music man, if you hadn't guessed, I'm in it for the old hardware.
Of course, this is also coming from a guy who uses the Apple IIgs as his "daily driver" on most days, and shies away from using a new computer whenever he can help it.
1,349 Jan 27, 2010 7:30 pm
Re: Pixel-art with the Apple IIgs? (17 replies, posted in Other Vintage Computers & Consoles)
Um, I would say so. Bummer. Yeah, those accelerator cards are quite rare, and can cost more than all the other IIgs parts combined these days. Well, I'll load up DP2 then, it seems to be the de-facto standard then... although I'll still try 8/16 paint and see. The manual for DP2 is 32 megabytes, and I'll probably be needing it, since I haven't ever used it.
As for the outputs of said programs... I have no clue. I know the 8/16 paint program can output in all the standard .SHR (super high-res lawl) formats, as well as Dos 3.3 text files which can be put into Applesoft basic. SHR can be converted to other formats too.
1,350 Jan 27, 2010 4:24 pm
Re: Pixel-art with the Apple IIgs? (17 replies, posted in Other Vintage Computers & Consoles)
This is what I have been told. However, 8/16 paint looks promising for owners of unaccelerated IIgs hardware, due to it's incredibly efficient coding. I dunno, I guess I'll try 'em all. Platinum Paint has been touted as better than Deluxe Paint II by some IIgs users I know. Eh, well I guess I'll just have to try 'em. It's not like I'm going to run out of disk space any time soon. 
1,351 Jan 27, 2010 4:22 pm
Re: Does anyone use a TI99? (21 replies, posted in Other Vintage Computers & Consoles)
Hrmf, nobody around here seems to appreciate the joy of coding, I guess. I learned how to code on a system that had little to no editing features, the Apple IIe. I made some pretty huge programs. You DO actually get used to it after a while.
1,352 Jan 27, 2010 4:20 pm
Re: mspaint adventure (52 replies, posted in Graphics, Artwork & Design)
Chew through the window?
1,353 Jan 27, 2010 2:35 am
Re: Does anyone use a TI99? (21 replies, posted in Other Vintage Computers & Consoles)
I don't know. If you have 'em, use 'em. I'm excited to see what'll become of it.
1,354 Jan 27, 2010 1:54 am
Topic: Pixel-art with the Apple IIgs? (17 replies, posted in Other Vintage Computers & Consoles)
I am wondering if anyone here has used/is using the Apple IIgs for art purposes? I happen to have a very nicely beefed up IIgs that's begging for something more than NTGS 2.0 (which I haven't yet totally figured out yet, nobody I know has) and Wolfenstein 3D and Crystal Quest.
So, any suggestions on programs to use? I have access to Deluxe Paint II, 8/16 Paint, and Platinum Paint, all of which seem to have their ups and downs. Of course, if nobody knows, I'll just plow ahead and report back. I am hoping to begin with some basic 640x200 16 color stuff, suitable for using as Finder desktop backgrounds on the IIgs, and moving on to 320x200 256 color stuff after that. I'm no expert pixeler, but this looks like it'll be pretty fun.
1,355 Jan 27, 2010 1:50 am
Re: Does anyone use a TI99? (21 replies, posted in Other Vintage Computers & Consoles)
I would say that if you have one, why not use it? That's what got me into the IIgs.
It's not the easiest machine to play around with, but that's a plus in my mind. Of course, I'm also a retro computer nut in general, and have been known to pick up old computers I know nothing about just out of the principle of the thing. I would say, hop on google and you shall learn all. Or nearly all. Also, check the Vintage Computer forums (google em) wherein you will probably find everything and more on TI machines. Good luck!
1,356 Jan 27, 2010 1:44 am
Re: The creative climate (26 replies, posted in Bugs and Requests)
I would tend to agree with Joule, if only because I actually am a philosopher. I have been to places which are extremely civil, as some have mentioned. However, I suspect that this place will have some roughness if only because chiptune seems to be a very... adolescent fad? We have alot of teenagers running around, which means they'll say stupid things. If it's any consolation, things are looking very civil and, dare I say it, quiet around Chipco.
I would say to anyone who agrees with Joule's intentions, be a good example and set the tone. PM people who are being foolish, and always be friendly and courteous. Very simple.
1,357 Jan 26, 2010 3:30 pm
Re: how does everyone afford all their kit?! (75 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Battle Lava wrote:
alex_mauer wrote:this is something that drives me insane
i work 40+ hours a week as a lab tech, and i also get soundtrack jobs... yet i still struggle with even being able to buy a new pair of headphones (mine are broken) - i say the trick to be able to afford gear is to not have to pay rent or bills - try to stay at your parents house
seriously, I know what you mean.
Me too. Living at college (my only option) does strictly limit my ability to buy things. So I build stuff on commission to be able to pay for my hobby. It helps to stretch my budget, because I like building things, and then I can sell them and... build more things. Not the most stable business practice, but that's because it's not a business, it's a self-sustaining hobby.
1,358 Jan 26, 2010 3:21 pm
Re: fun with sea moss (or, basic digital sound devices) (13 replies, posted in Tutorials, Mods & How-To's)
You be a very punny fellow Little Scale! Thanks for sharing. I do have a question for you, what methods have you devised for making PCB's, since you probably have a preferred method?
1,359 Jan 26, 2010 3:15 pm
Re: 8-Bit Deep House (14 replies, posted in Collaborations)
Oh, this is going to be nice. You should really be sure and ask L-tron, as he happens to be dabbling in House at the moment using LGPT, and it's sounding pretty sweet. He might want to put one together for you.
1,360 Jan 25, 2010 11:15 pm
Re: how does everyone afford all their kit?! (75 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Hunting for free/dirt cheap gear= you have gear. I got most of my Apple IIgs components for free, and only had to pay for my 800k drives, my HDD (which WAS expensive) and 4meg RAM expansion. I find DMG's at the thrift shop for dirt cheap, and I build cool toys for people and sell them. (eg. I built a batch of Glitchnes carts)