49 Topic by rsrm

(2 replies, posted in Releases)

Hey everyone,

I just posted a new single I've been working on and I'd love it if people checked it out and let me know what they think of it. I tried something new and made something using VSTs (Medusa 2 [Major thanks to µB] and magical8bit) and Ableton instead of solely using LSDJ and I personally think it turned out pretty well. Currently, I've just uploaded it to my Soundcloud, but if people are interested I can make it available for download or put it on Bandcamp.

The song can be found here:

https://soundcloud.com/rsrm/trinity

Like I said, I'd really like it if people could check it out and let me know what they think.

Cheers!

tldr: New song, check it out.

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50 Reply by rsrm

(2 replies, posted in Releases)

Thanks, I wasn't really expecting too much of it to turn out great.

I guess its also worth mentioning that I have the SAV for the album
if anyone wants it, just send me a quick PM.

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51 Topic by rsrm

(2 replies, posted in Releases)

Hey everyone,

I had a bunch of songs that I started and then ultimately forgot they were there and couldn't
remember what sort of sounds I was going for, so I decided to patch them up and post them.

This "release" is the result and can be found here: http://rsrm.bandcamp.com/album/unfinished-vol-1

So if people could just check it out and let me know if there were things they liked, thought were interesting, or thought I should never do again, that would be awesome and greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

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52 Reply by rsrm

(16 replies, posted in Collaborations)

I'd be interested in doing a collab. I can't say I'm terribly good, but whatever.
Send me a message and hopefully we can work something out

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53 Reply by rsrm

(33 replies, posted in General Discussion)

1. How long have you been making chiptunes?
About 3 years on and off.

2. What inspired you to begin creating your own music?
Always liked music, so eventually tried creating some of my own

3. What do you personally use to produce chiptunes (Hardware and Software)?
LSDJ on DMG and then master it in reaper or ableton

4. What genre of music (besides chip) inspires you the most?
Basically anything electronic

5. What do you know about music theory? Have you ever taken a formal music class?
Nothing, and no.

6. What do you reccomend for someone who would like to begin making chiptunes (tutorials, software, hardware, online resources)?
Just keep experimenting and working with whatever you feel comfortable with

7. Do you perform at any live shows?
No

7.a. If so, Where?
N/A

7.b. What's your motivation to perform live? 
N/A

7.c. What kind of gear do you use at your shows?
N/A

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54 Reply by rsrm

(209 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)

egr wrote:

Is anybody using this with an SP?
Neither of my carts will boot on either of my SPs, just gives the black bar logo like nothings there.  Weird.  And yes, I did check that the cart was in the right way.  I had them upside down initially.  tongue

Didn't read any of the replies to this, but in my experience its just the SP, because I used to use an SP with LSDJ all the time, but after a while it would just start crashing and freeze all the time and re-flashing the rom to the cart, etc did nothing to fix that. But using the cart with my pocket or dmg doesn't give me any problems at all. So yeah, I think there is an underlying issue in the GB support for the SP or something to that effect.

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55 Reply by rsrm

(8 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)

(Warning, extensive speculation below)

Here's my thoughts on the whole thing, although I really can't be sure:

If your RGB backlight is wired to the transistor on the back of the screen board (for the +5V supply) then if there is a short there that could explain why the screen went all screwy and you smelled burning.

I don't imagine there would have been an overload anywhere, but that is a possiblity.

If you just burned out the transistor and nothing else, you should be able to replace it (but if that happened its a pretty good bet that something else got burned out).

kitsch, nitro2k01, or apeshit would probably have a better explanation.

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56 Reply by rsrm

(85 replies, posted in Trading Post)

xero wrote:

i can only do 3 color logos on the free spreadshirt account.
sorry.

No worries, a bunch of the other color combos look pretty sweet anyways, I'll have to pick one up this summer.
I was actually considering doing a LSDJ silkscreen myself, so kudos to you for putting all these designs up and
saving me the trouble.

Cheers!

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57 Reply by rsrm

(85 replies, posted in Trading Post)

Hey, would you be able to do one with the colored LSDJ logo on a black hoodie? (Like the pink, purple, green, and yellow one)
I think that would look pretty sweet.

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58 Reply by rsrm

(33 replies, posted in General Discussion)

I don't have any musical background, except a tiny bit of guitar back in the day, so when I started LSDJ I was in the same boat as you (heck, I still am), but here is kinda what I did and I found that it helped out a lot:

- Like other people have pointed out, looking at other peoples .sav files is a great way to learn how to make certain sounds and how certain note progressions and the like are incorporated into a song.

- I'm not sure if this has been pointed out, but I strongly suggest you read the full LSDJ manual, and keep a copy close at hand for reference. I don't know how many times I have looked up commands in mine to refresh my memory and it is a good idea to know what all the commands do and how the program works so that you can partially understand how the sounds are being made and have more control over them.

- Again I think this was already pointed out, but watch lots of youtube tutorial videos and there quite a few tutorials on the web if you just do a quick google search.

- More than anything else though you just have to keep working on stuff: try new settings for instruments, change your not progressions around, play with panning, chords, etc. Just make stuff that you think sounds good.

I'm sure I've just re-hashed a bunch of stuff in this thread but it was a tl;dr moment, but I would say overall just keep plugging away and just do whatever works for you and that you like the sound of

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