All this time I thought it was the whole word.
18 Mar 8, 2017 2:29 am
Re: Can't ignore that site tag ESC :) (21 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Depends on the cat, but I prefer how less needy cats are too.
19 Mar 6, 2017 1:03 am
Re: Quality Audio-Speaker Recommendations? (19 replies, posted in Audio Production)
There are two important points with this:
You should know your listening setup very well, and take the time to learn it if necessary. That way, if you know there is an exaggerated frequency, or a missing range, you can compensate.
It is good to have many listening targets available to make sure.
If you can do this, brands and prices aren't important.
20 Feb 18, 2017 4:29 pm
Re: "Post-chip"/"VGM"? (43 replies, posted in General Discussion)
4mat wrote:
Personally I'd say no because the c64 was still a commercially active machine when chipmusic drivers were happening on the Amiga. Even some early games had chipmusic-like tracks instead of the common sample-based ones. It was more of a 'we can do this as well' thing than nostalgia I think, plus economically from a size POV having a chip song in a cracktro or game makes sense.
Or the game didn't leave you with more than 4k.
21 Feb 15, 2017 3:31 am
Re: "Post-chip"/"VGM"? (43 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Cooshinator wrote:
Only vaguely related but how come every single time we have some nelly coming in here asking questions someone feels the need to update the banner blurb to make fun of him
It's got nothing on http://reddit.com/r/japancirclejerk
22 Feb 13, 2017 4:29 pm
Re: "Post-chip"/"VGM"? (43 replies, posted in General Discussion)
To me, breakcore happened alongside chipmusic and of course, the styles aware of each other the whole time. It's harder to make a genealogy of music now that the Internet gives us access to everything anytime we want. I've noticed that reduced voicings tend to go well with loudness trends, so we might also be witnessing the same answer to different problems.
I remember showing ilkae a song where I'd used synths for everything, but used noise blips for drums. He asked why I didn't use normal drum samples instead. The reason was that those particular samples sounded refreshing to me, but it made me wonder if I'd already crossed a line and that maybe I should consider things from that point on to be something else.
Then there are... other occurrences.
On a more serious note, what date was the previous existential crisis thread?
23 Feb 10, 2017 10:33 pm
Re: "Post-chip"/"VGM"? (43 replies, posted in General Discussion)
I still call it chipmusic.
24 Feb 3, 2017 3:12 am
Re: Chipmusic and Punk-Aesthetics (73 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Those are the same widths hard wired into the minimoog.
25 Feb 3, 2017 3:08 am
Re: Tips on recording/mastering music? (7 replies, posted in Audio Production)
SuperStranger wrote:
All I do is plug an aux cable into my prosounded DMG and play it through Audacity, making sure not to horribly clip the audio. That's how I've done it since I got LSDJ years ago. Am I missing something? How do you guys record your music? Do you do any post production to make your music really pop, or do you keep it totally authentic?
This will always be good enough for Chipmusic and anyone who expects differently doesn't understand what Chipmusic is.
Yes, it will seem like I am a hypocrite because I make complete pop productions now that probably sound nothing like chipmusic to anyone here, but I keep hanging out and sharing my stuff here anyway. I could tell you what I do to make blips sound like they are being played by a device in a room or how I get guitars and other sample instruments to blend, or you could look up other threads where I explained what I do, but I think you should only change if you want to. I don't think you should change your style to suit another person's expectations.
26 Jan 30, 2017 3:30 am
Re: Chipmusic and Punk-Aesthetics (73 replies, posted in General Discussion)
TIL somebody still makes dubstep in 2017.
27 Jan 26, 2017 10:25 pm
Re: Piano Chip??? (8 replies, posted in General Discussion)
I made a few, but it ends up sounding more like piano.+ synth instead of piano + chip when I do it.
29 Jan 20, 2017 8:54 pm
Re: This moment in time (10 replies, posted in General Discussion)
To me, the best was between 2002 and 2010, but it's all a matter of perspective. I decided to share music too hoping it would be a time capsule for people to find.
30 Jan 8, 2017 9:15 pm
Re: Sold /// Please Move Along (4 replies, posted in Trading Post)
I have a GBA micro, but I'd need to locate its charger, so that ought to give somebody else time to make a better offer.
31 Dec 9, 2016 4:57 am
Re: Has anyone tried to convert baroque music to chiptune? (20 replies, posted in General Discussion)
32 Dec 7, 2016 12:30 am
Re: How you create depth in your tracks? (12 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Jellica wrote:
chip music doesn't have to be in your face.
This goes for any music.
The key to giving a sense of dimension is in the arrangement. That means knowing how to use waveform, volume level, rhythm, chord voicing, and any other trick you know during the song to make it sound complete.