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577 Mar 31, 2012 2:33 am
Topic: CM Feed, iOS app (v1.0.3) (45 replies, posted in General Discussion)
578 Mar 30, 2012 10:09 pm
Re: What would be the KOOLest thing to buy? (35 replies, posted in General Discussion)
SKGB wrote:
Kool Skull wrote:huh.. patches?? that sounds like a sick idea..
they are extremely fun and easy to make, especially if you can screen print. Which reminds me, i still have a shitton of skgb patches i need to get rid of
Make some patches of Lsdj patches.
579 Mar 28, 2012 7:13 pm
Re: Chip Music App (solved) (51 replies, posted in Bugs and Requests)
Kool Skull wrote:
idk about its legitimacy as an app or whatever, i don't really care.. but I'd use it. in the end, it looks like you did quite a bit to make it rather in-depth.
Yeah I dunno. It's not revolutionary, but I did put some thought in to just filling a need.
Thanx for your feedback everyone. I'm just waiting on Apple now. And I'm already working on the first update, more on that later. It's looking good.
580 Mar 26, 2012 6:23 pm
Re: Chip Music App (solved) (51 replies, posted in Bugs and Requests)
trash80 wrote:
Also, if you are restricted to the rss feed's xml data, maybe I should provide a better xml output exclusively for your app. Say with more data such as rating and/or comments and/or api so the user can add to their online bookmarks and such.
I was going to suggest something like that but I didn't know how much work it would be on your end. That would be killer! All of that stuff would be great, because I was going to have to scrape the html, which is not ideal. I was also thinking of syncing Favorites with bookmarks, maybe. So yeah awesome.
trash80 wrote:
If the app is free, I have no problem using our icon and bandwidth.
Yeah that's true it may increase bandwidth use. I figured it's going to be people who would use the site anyway. But yeah thanks man!
trash80 wrote:
one of those things I want to get to, is redoing our css, and adding mobile css support in the process.
That's probably for the best. It will be cross-platform.
581 Mar 26, 2012 3:52 pm
Re: Chip Music App (solved) (51 replies, posted in Bugs and Requests)
Alley Beach wrote:
want. please make it 3.1.3 compatible man =[
Which device are you on? If it's 1st gen and ur highpoint is 3.1.3 then yeah it's too low. I aimed for 4.1 as a lowest version, I figured most people were on 4.0 by now. But now that I know there are some 3.0 users I'll start working on a compatible version.
The two devices I tested it with were an iPhone 4, and an iPod touch 2nd gen. It was good on both, just a bit slower on the ipt.
DataFix wrote:
So when can i use it? lol.
Well I guess I want to know that I'm not violating anyones copyright or something by using that image as the icon.. maybe being overcautious. Not sure who it actually belongs to.
I guess no one has complained by now so it's prob ok. I'll submit it today. Then the apple gods will have to look at it, and within a week or so it should be up.
582 Mar 26, 2012 5:51 am
Re: I'm sick of Chipmusic because... (163 replies, posted in General Discussion)
BR1GHT PR1MATE wrote:
other than the faux neologism (<3 u bby, xoxo), i loved what you had to say dan, but do you guys really think that trackers are laborious to program? they were developed as a SHORTHAND for MML right? i mean, clearly times have changed and there are "better" options in certain regards, but I still think that a person with good tracking technique can write and finish a production-quality track way faster than any other electronic audio writing tool.
Yeah I'm like a ninja w trackers. Piano rolls are more laborious i think.
583 Mar 26, 2012 5:33 am
Re: I'm sick of Chipmusic because... (163 replies, posted in General Discussion)
danimal cannon wrote:
breakphase wrote:Hahaha yeah that's really what it's about. It's for hobbyists mostly. And sometimes you can get enough people together to listen to it at the same time.
While to some it's a curious oddity to dip their feet in, I wholeheartedly disagree.
I've found chiptunes to have a surprising amount of depth despite limited capabilites, ESPECIALLY when working in medium (not fakebit).
Why is this?
Essentially the workaround we use to get the most out of our hardware (demoscene mentality) causes us to use extremely unique compostion ideas. The monophonic nature tends to lend to "hypermelodicism" (a word I came up with) which are those breakneck monophonic melodies that you might hear in a Trey Frey song. They're usually a mix of impossible bends, crazy vibratos, extreme panning, multi-octave arps, and peculiar note runs and rhythms all at a breakneck pace. Why? Because those are all things that the Gameboy or NES is GOOD at. On a conventional instrument it would be STUPID to program these sorts of things. Even on a digital synthesizer, it's extremely conventional and laborious for people to program melodies in this fashion.
This is just ONE example of many. Do you think I would program extreme 12 note arpeggios mixing runs and chords, in which each note has millisecond panning switches, millisecond octave cycling within each note, and high frequency vibrato to add timbre on a regular instrument, all while modulating the duty cycle in a counter polyrhythm to the arpeggio rhythm on a tradition instrument or synth?
It's not a sick perversion. It's a mindblowing approach to composition that's truthfully a breath of fresh air in a world increasingly full of presets. BTW apologies if I failed to notice sarcasm.
Well yeah it was kind of sarcastic. I don't think it's technically a "perversion", but maybe just an extreme form of composition? I think it can be very profound and you get out of it what you put into it. But I think it is more for people who want to experiment. It's not like were trying to be superstars or something (or maybe some people are..). I just see it as being more casual than other forms of music.
Anyway I don't mean to denigrate the artform. I agree that the limitations can bring about complex compositions. I just think it's something you should do mostly for personal reasons because you enjoy it. Nothing to break a pool cue over.
campbell wrote:
just scanned through all this. glad i decided to take a break from the internet, bake a cake, and watch mad men today.
Ahh I forgot about that!!!
584 Mar 26, 2012 4:58 am
Re: I'm sick of Chipmusic because... (163 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Zan-zan-zawa-butt wrote:
i agree it's frustrating to hear song after song where originality ain't a factor
BUT it's sorta like getting mad at ze people playing acoustic guitar around a campfire for not doing the same
chiptune in the end is a dabbler's field; anyone seriously making new music in this form is doing it out of some sick perversion to start with
Hahaha yeah that's really what it's about. It's for hobbyists mostly. And sometimes you can get enough people together to listen to it at the same time.
585 Mar 26, 2012 4:12 am
Re: Chip Music App (solved) (51 replies, posted in Bugs and Requests)
Yowza!! I'm Glad to see the interest. Makes me feel like I haven't wasted my time. This thing just started as a project for a class I took last semester. After the class was over I kept working on it. I'm just stoked to get it out there.
mysterystain wrote:
Psst hey do an Android port
I knew that was coming. I wish that I had an android device, cuz I probably would do that. Maybe there's an Android programmer around these parts?
calmdownkidder wrote:
These screeenshots will be the only time my music is relevant
lol I hope that's not the case
datafix wrote:
this is awesome. i think i'd use this app more then my actual music on my iphone, ipod, and pandora stations honestly. it's a great way to discover new chip artist you haven't heard as well.
thumbs up to this app!
Yeah I've been using it a lot. There's some good musicians here.
586 Mar 25, 2012 2:13 am
Re: Chip Music App (solved) (51 replies, posted in Bugs and Requests)
nitro2k01 wrote:
See my general opinion on "apps" here: http://chipmusic.org/forums/post/95774/#p95774
What functionality will this provide? Will it actually parse the RSS feed and maybe show a number when there's new music, like Mail and Phone? If this is essentially a bookmark similar to the app in the link above, it might just easier for cm to add a <link rel="apple-touch-icon"...> definition, which gives the same result.
I understand your concern. There are many apps that don't really need to be native apps. But I think this will be more useful as a native app than just visiting a web page, or even a html 5 web app.
Currently the app is mainly useful for very quickly listening to songs, and saving them for later. Then you can use them to make playlists. You can also put it in shuffle mode, put the device to sleep and listen to random songs while you work out or something. You can use the playback controls on the lock screen to skip tracks. When you find one you like you can favorite it so you can come back to it. It would be tricky to get this from the current web site. I already have searching functionality created but will be adding it in a future release to maintain good performance on older devices. I need to optimize some things first. My initial impulse to do this was to make the music more mangeable, searchable, categorized.
I actually hadn't considered Badge notifications (the little numbers for new songs). That's a good idea.
nitro2k01 wrote:
In my opinion, the legitimate use of the word is for things that require privileges that a regular web page can't provide. Say, permanent local data storage, ability to be used offline, ability to intercept communications or interact with arbitrary web pages.
I will actually be adding all of these categories. I will be adding the ability to save mp3s on disk for offline use. That was in the plan from since the first day. I will also be adding commenting. So you can log in and leave comments for tracks you like. Another feature will be retrieving a song list for a specific artist. These features aren't too far off. They will start being pushed out pretty soon after it gets released. But I think it's useful in it's current form. Here are some screenshots.
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587 Mar 24, 2012 10:03 pm
Re: Cheapshot - Streets of Bass (42 replies, posted in Releases)
damn this is cool
588 Mar 24, 2012 9:43 pm
Topic: Chip Music App (solved) (51 replies, posted in Bugs and Requests)
Hey I have finished an app that Id like to upload to the apple app store. It uses the music section of this website. I'm calling it 'CM Feed'. Anyway I have an issue I'd like to resolve. For the icon I've been using the pink and white chip logo that I've seen on this site and I'd like to know if I could get permission to use it. I've tried emailing trash80 but nothing yet. It's a free app and I think it's pretty handy. Here's what the icon looks like.
Let me explain also what it is. It's just a convenient way of listening to the music that get uploaded here. You can make playlists and favorite songs. It's kind of nifty. I don't know how much interest there will be in using it even but I'd like to put it out there anyway. Thanks.
589 Mar 23, 2012 9:29 pm
Re: ONLINE COMMUNITY NOSTALGIA (146 replies, posted in General Discussion)
akira^8GB wrote:
Lazerbeat wrote:I wonder if Bandcamp and Soundcloud not existing or not really being that well known during 8bc's heyday 2007 - 2009 helped contribute to the number of tunes uploaded there?
I don't think so. It's all about the circle jerk.
Yeah that's part of it. People want to know that other people give a shit about their music. It's the same thing with albums too though.
Jellica wrote:
i dont find Bandcamp and Soundcloud very good for stumbling across new music, someone has to put a link in front of you.
maybe i just dont know how to use it.
Yeah I agree it's not as focused.
590 Mar 22, 2012 10:22 pm
Re: ONLINE COMMUNITY NOSTALGIA (146 replies, posted in General Discussion)
I see ur point.. I listen every day. I just don't sign in so ... I'm part of the problem basically is what I'm saying. S:
Actually I've noticed since 8bc went down the uploads and views have been way up.
591 Mar 22, 2012 10:02 pm
Re: ONLINE COMMUNITY NOSTALGIA (146 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Jellica wrote:
8bc always had better music uploaded, inspite of the high levels of shit. come on guys upload some good music here.
592 Mar 13, 2012 12:18 am
Re: My girlfriend is writing a paper on chiptune and she needs your help! (57 replies, posted in General Discussion)
little-scale wrote:
spacetownsavior wrote:I changed the age brackets so that there's a little more resolution between 22-40 years old
Cool. I am older than 25, but I have done much development on hardware that is older than I am.
Yeah true that. The more interesting hardware is stuff that was before my time like the c64 or atari. And Im 26, so 25 is maybe a bit low.