I have been releasing ant1 sids for the last 5 years and can vouch for his ability. 3/3 unfiltered sawtooth waves hands down.
401 Mar 30, 2012 11:56 am
Re: want to be a chiptuner but can't? (58 replies, posted in General Discussion)
402 Mar 30, 2012 5:38 am
Re: Chiptune Genres and Subgenres (95 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Kool Skull wrote:
in all honest, it think all music should be less about genre, and more about your PERSONAL thing.
That's easy to say, but different styles in music don't exist for the sake of genre cassification much more than different species of animals exist for the sake of biological classification. Of course, it's quite a bit more complex than that, but the point of my analogy is that it can be a PERSONAL thing and still be subject to classification. Genres aren't things that we come up with out of the blue to impose on your work as much as they are existing patterns that we try to identify and define.
403 Mar 29, 2012 7:44 pm
Re: Chiptune Genres and Subgenres (95 replies, posted in General Discussion)
8-Bit-Rex wrote:
I think we all know these kinds of threads never actually go anywhere. They just serve as vessels for arguing about something.
You're saying it like it's a bad thing. Internet forums give you the perfect opportunity to non-intrusively argue about anything for the sake of perspective and opinion exchange. There's a lot more of that to gain from a disagreement than everyone just chiming in harmoniously.
EDIT: This post pairs just perfectly with my avatar.
404 Mar 29, 2012 7:07 pm
Re: Post your gig/home setup! (1,620 replies, posted in General Discussion)
akira^8GB wrote:
NIce panorama stitching aberrations! XD
NICE DOOR!
405 Mar 29, 2012 7:00 pm
Re: Chiptune Genres and Subgenres (95 replies, posted in General Discussion)
I don't know, different genres and off-shoots are pretty much a natural phenomenon when it comes to any craft. We just do the lousy job of naming them.
406 Mar 29, 2012 6:57 pm
Re: Post your gig/home setup! (1,620 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Nice dual Amiga rig!
407 Mar 29, 2012 6:50 pm
Re: Chiptune Genres and Subgenres (95 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Decktonic wrote:
Let me just say that what you guys are talking about goes by a few names... "soundtrack" or "theme" music are good examples. What people usually refer to as "chiptunes as a genre" is not exclusive to chiptune or videogame hardware.
And I know that those arps and patterns can be very complex and you think they are only possible on a tracker, but I'm pretty sure a full orchestra with a clever conductor could play that just as well.
What a clever conductor and his orchestra can play is completely irrelevant in this matter. They could probably play Purple Haze as well, but that doesn't make hard rock any less of a genre.
408 Mar 29, 2012 6:12 pm
Re: Chiptune Genres and Subgenres (95 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Somebody PM me when Chip Gospel
409 Mar 29, 2012 5:41 pm
Re: professional criticism needed for university project! (20 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Sycamore Drive wrote:
1. Chiptune is NOT a genre, it's a medium for creating music in a range of styles. Stop calling it a genre.
I don't think you should pose that as an undisputed fact. I disagree that it isn't a genre or in many aspects a style of its own. That's not the point though. The point is not to get too anal about it, and maybe to show some respect for those who disagree instead of just playing it off like you know best. It makes it look more like wishful thinking than anything.
410 Mar 26, 2012 4:40 pm
Re: I'm sick of Chipmusic because... (163 replies, posted in General Discussion)
A Versus B wrote:
Nah Akira, I don't like any of the people here who seem only to be active in the community for the purpose of trolling others.
This is interesting coming from the guy who debuted with the probably most hateful and offensive post of the thread.
411 Mar 26, 2012 7:05 am
Re: I'm sick of Chipmusic because... (163 replies, posted in General Discussion)
half of the artists today are regurgitating the same shit (the same goes for Dubstep or Electro or whateverthefuck)!
If it's just half the artists, maybe you should put some effort into finding the music that doesn't suck. The idea that these crappy artists should stop doing what they are obviously enjoying for the sake of your convenience is kind of stupid. The truth is that you're sick of chipmusic because you are lazy.
412 Mar 23, 2012 10:09 am
Re: New Mac mini... I mean, Commodore Amiga (20 replies, posted in General Discussion)
For half the price I'll write AMIGA on your computer case. World-wide shipping included.
413 Mar 22, 2012 11:11 am
Re: I make chiptunes with reason... Am I a cheater or something? (87 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Downstate wrote:
lol @ 'hardware fags'
414 Mar 22, 2012 9:16 am
Re: I make chiptunes with reason... Am I a cheater or something? (87 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Maybe you are just cheating yourself if you are using something you are not comfortable with, but depending on what kind of sounds you intend to create, you might be losing out by not allowing LSDJ to be hard for a while more until you eventually grasp it. I don't think it's a matter of hard/easy as much as they are just different program that facilitate different approaches. As vastly different as these composition environments are, it wouldn't be a stretch to say that the tool you are using is going to be a huge influence on the music you create.
415 Mar 16, 2012 3:29 pm
Re: FM Synthesis video tutorials (80 replies, posted in Tutorials, Mods & How-To's)
µB wrote:
From what I get from Wikipedia articles (german and english), ring modulation seems to be a simple multiplication function. However, I could imagine that this effect has very individual quirks in analog synths due to the parts involved.
Nerd sidenote #666: The ring mod on the SID is produced by xor:ing the oscillator outputs together 
shizcake wrote:
from an analog synth's perspective, is the modifier basically a LFO in audio range (with keyboard tracking) patched to pitch
This is close, but there are some practical differences between digital yamaha-style FM (which is basically phase modulation) and the actual frequency modulation you describe. If you were to do actual frequency modulation and wanted consistent timbre over the whole range of notes, you'd have to scale the modulator amplitude according to the carrier frequency. With phase modulation you get this for free since the modulation level is relative to wave length already.
Gonna watch your videos this weekend, Lazerbeat!
416 Mar 15, 2012 12:11 pm
Re: Just got my Gameboy :D (40 replies, posted in General Discussion)
I like turtles