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(66 replies, posted in General Discussion)

SuperBustySamuraiMonkey wrote:

All this effort you took in going technical in the 8 bit machines question then avoid the word "based" on samplebased music gives me a warm feeling of chillness and gratitude.

... to which you reply in a condescending tone to point out how I failed to address what seems like a tiny detail of your argument, without explaining how it's even significant to it, all while completely ignoring the rest of my post.

I'm getting mixed messages from you, too. Saying "who cares" implies that you don't, while posting messages to continue the discussion implies that you do care. Your chillness and gratitude isn't exactly shining through in your attempt to run this discussion into the ground because you think that you are right and can't make a point to prove it.

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(3 replies, posted in Releases)

Sounds pretty cool for a debut!

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(66 replies, posted in General Discussion)

SuperBustySamuraiMonkey wrote:

I dont understand why we keep on this topic again again again and again.

I assume you have an idea of why you join the discussion yourself. Hold that thought and consider that there are a lot of members on this forum that are as likely as you to have their own more or less subjective ideas of what 8-bit music/chiptune/chip music is.

SuperBustySamuraiMonkey wrote:

Is it made by 8 bit machines? then its 8 bit.

There are a lot of different opinions on what constitutes an 8-bit music, not all pertaining to the general architecture of the machine it was produced on, hence terms like "4-bit music" being used to label music that is produced on something most people will agree is an 8-bit (Game Boy) or even 16- or 32-bit (Atari ST) machine, or "1-bit music", typically produced on what most would agree are 8-bit machines (ZX, etc.) or 16- or 32-bit machines (IBM PC compatibles).

I personally avoid saying "8-bit music" at all because the words themselves gives a false hope of technical unambiguity in its definition that isn't consistent with the bodies of work that actually brought the term into use.

SuperBustySamuraiMonkey wrote:

is it made by samplers? then its sampler based music.

What if the sampler in question is an 8-bit machine?

SuperBustySamuraiMonkey wrote:

Is it made by other kind of machines? then its another thing.

What if you couldn't tell the other machine from an 8-bit machine? How could you say that the difference is significant in musical classification?

SuperBustySamuraiMonkey wrote:

Seriously, WHO CARES.

This makes at least two of us.

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(66 replies, posted in General Discussion)

If you ask this question and people give you straight answers without having heard your music, don't listen to them! The nature of "8-bit music", from the general use of the term, really boils down to things you wouldn't have expected if you were thinking there would be a clear-cut technical definition of it.

I'd agree with what some are saying here in that you shouldn't worry too much about whether your music fits a particular genre or style, as long as you like what you're doing, but then again people work in different ways and if it's important to you you should really just listen to a lot of 8-bit music and read up on the different ways people produce it. Many people here (myself included) disregard a bunch of anomalies in favor of short, clear and idealistic definitions that you'll find they will disagree with each other about.

i might just be faking not being a big fake. we're all suspicious.

maybe they are just faking writer's block to get attention

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(70 replies, posted in General Discussion)

[insert relationship advice to random guy on the internet here]

anthrium wrote:

anyone who's into writing music hits a road block now and again. it happens.

stopping at a road block is the perfect opportunity to turn your engine off and pick your game boy up to make some music so i dont get what your point is at all

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(70 replies, posted in General Discussion)

Subscribers would pay in Chipo.

I use this for SD http://dx.com/p/edup-mcr-5a-pcmcia-5-in … -pro-10891

DESUMATE wrote:
boomlinde wrote:

Try opening the CLI and type "pc0:", then "dir"

Its says "Not a DOS Disk in device PC0".
I have strong suspicion that it is because the diskette isn't formatted, but when I try to format it on windows it won't let me.
So I just can't win lol

It has to be formatted! Try http://www.atarimusic.net/featured-arti … todays-pcs

I think you can also use an Atari ST to format it.

never experienced it. you only ever experience it if you are a big fake. you get over it by not being a bad and unproductive musician

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(29 replies, posted in Commodore Computers)

DSC wrote:

The switch could be jiffyDOS.

Wouldn't a JiffyDOS switch be a flip switch rather than a momentary push button? From the description of the effect I would say that this is simply a reset button.

Try opening the CLI and type "pc0:", then "dir"

Oh, sorry. They cut the best part out smile

Have you put CrossDOSFileSystem in L:? Reading around, some people list it as a required step: http://classicwb.abime.net/classicweb/filetransfer.htm

Also, once you have the PC0 icon coming up as you insert disk, to be able to read them they need to be DD flop

Here's another manual: http://www.bombjack.org/commodore/amiga … _Guide.pdf