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(11 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)

herr_prof wrote:

Is there any space between rows? It won't play anything unless they are in consecutive rows.

this

i'm not sure if having a chain that starts with a phrase on a row that isn't the very top of the chain does anything, but that might be something to consider too

also hi! welcome to cm.o smile

Lazerbeat wrote:

Get a casio CZ 101. Awesome, battery powered keytar synth with midi. Phase Distortion synthesis is really pretty poweful and hip deep in bad ass.

I am honestly amazed that i dont think ive ever seen one at a chip show ever.

i would use mine but it's totally dead! sad

like, it's even in my avatar n stuff. whoa!

TSC wrote:

OH HEY LOOK. A FUCKING POPULARITY CONTEST.

DICKHEADS.

i like TSC

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(14 replies, posted in Collaborations)

ok cool this sounds fun (but i'll probably forget to do anything for it :v)

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(14 replies, posted in Collaborations)

all gear or chip?

ooh, hope i can wake up early and catch some sets smile

e: WHOA the main event is late! won't need to wake up so early after all :v

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(7 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)

i've found that m commands dont seem to have any effect with values > 77
the thing is that volume changes with the M command are pretty subtle, and M00 isn't "zero volume". maybe you should just record it and either turn the volume pot down manually at the end or do the fadeout in post (like pretty much everyone else does! tongue)

yeah if that's what you want to make just make it

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(20 replies, posted in General Discussion)

tempsoundsolutions wrote:

i quit smoking cigarettes, literally nothing else matters

good job! how long has it been now?

154

(8 replies, posted in General Discussion)

relevant?

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(35 replies, posted in Past Events)

^ big ups for the big uploads fen!

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(20 replies, posted in General Discussion)

start with everything cheapbeats and ubiktune put out while you were away!

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(98 replies, posted in General Discussion)

e.s.c. wrote:

the myth that somehow the limitations of pure chip somehow make it inherently better for creativity

the whole tracker thing in general is pretty novel for a lot of people, maybe.
also you get that extra layer of like, "creatively" pushing limited channels/sounds/voices/whatever to their limits.

for me it was all about moving from one tired method to one that was totally novel to me. i could've learned to play guitar and gone full acoustic and got in with the local hippy scene; it probably would've given me the same creativity "boost", but i just happened to find chip music first (thank god)

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(98 replies, posted in General Discussion)

Ateno wrote:

It is interesting being relatively new to the scene, and reading this thread; also a bit disheartening. I almost don't feel welcome tongue, because I am more or less a prime example of what you guys are talking about concerning how I entered the scene, how I make my music, and what kind of music I make.

i used to feel the exact same way. actually i freaked out a bit during my soundcheck at square sounds because i got nervous as shit and started thinking along the same lines again. but at the end of the day, if the music you write and play is an honest expression of yourself then you probably shouldn't be ashamed of it.

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(98 replies, posted in General Discussion)

aanaaanaaanaaana wrote:

Not to put too fine a point on it,
aanaaanaaanaaana.net wonders if it's been edged out of the chiptune discussion simply because it releases tracker modules instead of gameboy recordings?

i would love it if you had a n00b-mode with all your releases (i.e. mp3 renders), because i know i'm missing out simply due to the fact that i'm too lazy to install more trackers :v
OR i could just stop being a total n00b and get something that opens all the major tracker file types (openMPT does that yea?)

maybe the in-jokes themselves are alienating.? i dunno!

also more people should be on botb! if you're not on botb you miss out on some of the very best music (and i mean like actual factual music) that the medium has to offer. also in-jokes.

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(98 replies, posted in General Discussion)

e.s.c. wrote:

honestly thought about 5-6 years ago we'd see a shift toward mixing chip with other gear after a few acts got a little bigger, but scene is more homogenous than ever

in that respect i think you really would've liked square sounds (last year too), unless you have something particularly against 4/4 as a time signature tongue