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i had thought the same thing, but pause also has a sort of subsidiary called pause + which does vgm soundtrack releases. there are 20 of these, so... 100 total.

this is going to sound douchy, but what people are talking about 99.999% of the time when they say "mastering" is... just mixing.

mixing. dont be afraid of the word.

yesssssssssssssssssssssssss. not *just* TRUE CHIP MASTER RACE CHECKING IN sort of thing. but considering it took 8 pages to decipher what the hell i was trying to say... i should probably take full responsibility for this thread

heh heh, works for meeeee

anyway i *love* these articles (and there have been quite a few!) because for a brief moment in time, people stop the "were so misunderstood and niche bawwww" chatter and realize how cool this all is.

then start back up with it again in a week or so of course XD

agreed! clearly there cant be "a conclusion", but it is interesting (for me at least) to hear people's thoughts on the subject.

we have played a few cons recently, and I've been thinking a lot about the parallels between that "scene", VGM bands etc, and chiptune. both are things that to an uninitiated outsider could seem extremely lame, and both have their fair share of unabashed pandering and terribleness, but also some really incredible artistry that has risen to the surface, found success, and even started to break out into the mainstream.

what both scenes provide is a sort of talent incubator: people that are willing to stand around and listen to artists who are finding themselves (and many who never will) solely for the sake of some vague cultural relation: use of niche old hardware, some sort of aesthetic, video game references, or in some cases just general nerd solidarity. and every artist WANTS that, right? the ability to get feedback from who they perceive to be "their people".

so I completely understand why it IS important to have "an identity" rather than just some hippy dippy notions of "just do your thing bro". in fact I would posit that its almost impossible to gain any traction without one that is fairly broad. but it's not something that can be forced either.

EDIT: whoa lots of posts between replying! this was to be chronologically in response to chunter

seriously though, my intent with this wasnt to rag on post-chip (hell, I'm post-chip!), but I think something holding the music back is that so much creative energy focuses on "doing the chipscene" rather than doing your own thing, to the extent that even many people "not making chipmusic"* are still trying hard to "do the chipscene". but as herr_prof mentions, it's not like the world is salivating for the next chip dj. why not just do what you do instead of trying to label yourself something?

in my opinion, the artists that are having the most impact (and success)  are the ones who forage out on their own, rather than fighting for the same old scraps.

I hope this clarifies at least MY intentions some. to be honest, I've really enjoyed reading through the discussions over the last few pages. it's exactly the sort of thing that I was hoping to stir up.

CARL PECZYNSKI