This release can now be found at http://www.archive.org/details/cedtm-002
1,282 Nov 10, 2010 6:48 am
Re: II49 MisfitChris - Data Tides (18 replies, posted in Releases)
Bit Shifter wrote:
Really impressive release! Super nice. Also, I had a playlist playing in the background with some recent releases queued up, and this release segues into Smiletron's Daydreams so smoothly it's uncanny.
both have been looping in my car for a week or so. Great job!
1,283 Nov 9, 2010 6:25 pm
Re: Korg M01 (49 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
I think the "amazement" is the shock value of M1 sound from a DS. I may bite though I agree that the M1 is the sound of cliche.
1,284 Oct 31, 2010 1:22 pm
Re: The silent population (66 replies, posted in General Discussion)
PlainFlavored wrote:
To me, chiptunes sounds like a fluffy adolescent hobby, like legos. Chipmusic sounds a bit more refined and dignified.
I quit playing with legos when I was six. If you're supposed to be adolescent it's no wonder I sucked at making things from them...
undergroundclouds wrote:
The way those outside the "scene" see chiptunes seems to have this sort of cloying, somewhat creepy or at least regressive nostalgia to it. Sort of like how I see the furry scene.
I wanted to quote that bit just to make sure I actually read it. I consider chiptune vs. chipmusic to be about as meaningful to anyone as the term "frozen fur." (Anything else can say goes into NSFW/not-going-there territory.)
I've considered telling people that I make ice cream truck music to see what response it gets.
1,285 Oct 29, 2010 8:41 pm
Re: The silent population (66 replies, posted in General Discussion)
4mat wrote:
People have been making and listening to this stuff for so long but you kinda get the impression 'the chipscene' think they invented it.
Music has always been a private and personal experience for me. People that say they like music I show them or music I compose seem to be intraverted types, which I relate to well, but there's a rub: intraverts don't like talking and socializing, and when they do socialize, they're not good at it! That also means these sorts won't feel comfortable wearing a loud-colored T-shirt with your logo on it when in public, and won't come out to a lot of events. You also can't tell how many there are because they won't talk to you.
If you're trying to tap this sort of person for marketing or just to know the real size of your audience, the only thing I can suggest is to do everything in your power to make this sort of person feel comfortable at your events and hope that maybe these folks will respond in some way when you engage them. I'm neither an expert at this, nor am I successful at it, as my number of blog comments and my iTunes earnings are both measured in single digits.
In the meantime, I have no problem making sure my work is both available and easy to find. The hit counter suggests that somebody's stopping by to listen, even if it's just for a few seconds, and that's all that matters to me for the moment.
1,286 Oct 27, 2010 6:09 pm
Re: I have not finished a whole song this year 2010. (34 replies, posted in General Discussion)
If you have questions about theory or scales or chords, ask.
1,287 Oct 27, 2010 12:59 am
Re: Possibly booked show for Charlotte, North Carolina. (18 replies, posted in General Discussion)
3 weeks from now = heart of internet ordering season 
1,288 Oct 26, 2010 9:26 pm
Re: Pulsar: what's in a name? (98 replies, posted in Nintendo Consoles)
If there can be a codec called CCCP, there can be a tracker called PNES. How about ROB with a phallus for a logo?
1,289 Oct 25, 2010 10:31 pm
Re: Possibly booked show for Charlotte, North Carolina. (18 replies, posted in General Discussion)
You don't mention a date in your postings: Charlotte is a bit far for me, but not completely out of the question if done at the right time/date. This time of year is bad for me, but next Spring or Sept 2011 may be okay with the right planning.
1,290 Oct 25, 2010 3:28 am
Re: I have not finished a whole song this year 2010. (34 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Hitori Tori makes this kind of music:
(hope that worked, if not just google it, you will find awesome stuff)
1,291 Oct 24, 2010 11:24 pm
Re: I have not finished a whole song this year 2010. (34 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Adding to what is already said, Hitori Tori makes tunes by opening six "unfinished" tunes in different tracker instances and mashes them at will.
If you want help with analysis or theory, ask anytime. It's okay to want to get better at your craft.
1,292 Oct 24, 2010 7:49 pm
Re: I have not finished a whole song this year 2010. (34 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Tristendo,
Not only do I consider you a musician, I consider you a good one! Keep in mind that my own background includes the things you lament; classical-bent piano lessons, music college, theory and all.
A piece is indeed never finished. You are welcome to go back to any of your previously released stuff, write new sections on them, and release them again. It happens all the time in many styles of music.
Programming a seqeuncer or any other music that is not "real time" still makes the person a musician. A sequencer is an instrument in its own right and a chip in particular is unique in that it can bend pitch for its entire range. If a person hears the result and thinks that it is mechanical when that is not the intent of the composer, it is the fault of the composer, not the instrument.
I also have typically advocated that synths and samplers should try to NOT sound like other instruments, highlight the strengths of your instrument, not thw weaknesses. More later if you want.
Best wishes
1,293 Oct 24, 2010 1:06 pm
Re: Guess the Sim. (80 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Derris-Kharlan wrote:
flightsimulatorpic.jpg
That's not supposed to be Hunz, is it? He doesn't look that big in photos...
1,294 Oct 20, 2010 5:27 pm
Re: Fast Tracker 2 in DOS Box + MIDI? (16 replies, posted in Other Vintage Computers & Consoles)
i used to use the cable with AWE64, but I had a windows driver for it, the dos ones are meant for SB16's or older
1,295 Oct 20, 2010 2:04 pm
Re: Fast Tracker 2 in DOS Box + MIDI? (16 replies, posted in Other Vintage Computers & Consoles)
If you have a ISA-era full-size PC, an SB's joystick port doubles as a midi in and out if you have the breakout cable.
1,296 Oct 20, 2010 3:10 am
Re: any advice for my first solo gameboy show? (69 replies, posted in General Discussion)
If you need banter etiquette, the official thing to do is play one to three songs (depending on length,) introduce yourself ("Thank you kindly, good evening, my name is ____",) play most of your set, introduce the last song, ("I hope you had a good time, the last song is called ____",) and after the last song, introduce yourself again, explain if you've got stuff for sale, and thank the audience in farewell, and introduce the next act ("Thanks for having me, I'm ____, I'm selling T-shirts, have a great evening, next up is _____")