Rad as all hell.
130 Aug 22, 2013 1:40 am
Re: Who wants to score a film? (18 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Any details outside of the name?
131 Aug 22, 2013 1:31 am
Re: Removing leftover residue from dmg lcd (7 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
Jazzmarazz wrote:
Rubbing alcohol and Q-tips; just keep trying. Let some set on the residue for a few memnts and try to scrap it off with your straight edge.
Never use nail polish remover, acetone, goo gone, goof-off or any other solvent unless you ant to dissolve anything plastic that comes in contact.
I've used nail polish remover and have never had problems. Seemed to work a bit better than alcohol alone.
132 Aug 17, 2013 12:54 pm
Re: Grinds My Gears (88 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Saskrotch wrote:
When people use ellipses at the end of a complete thought or sentence.
This.
133 Aug 16, 2013 11:03 pm
Re: Grinds My Gears (88 replies, posted in General Discussion)
e.s.c. wrote:
defiantsystems wrote:Stop writing songs about cats because fuck cats.
no sir, fuck you
Fuck your cat.
134 Aug 16, 2013 8:33 pm
Re: Grinds My Gears (88 replies, posted in General Discussion)
The chibi nightmare that is chip music album art and imagery.
Stop writing songs about cats because fuck cats.
135 Aug 14, 2013 6:39 pm
Re: New FM Chipmusic only Forum (SEGA, MSDOS, MSX...) (36 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Alpine wrote:
It's way past the 23rd, and the forum's still down, what's up with it?
Been wondering the same thing. Lost those OPL tracker links.
136 Aug 14, 2013 12:14 pm
Re: 8static Festival October 17,18,19th! (97 replies, posted in Past Events)
theghostservant wrote:
Dearest chipbros and broettes,
I am withdrawing my attendance for this event. In exchange, beginning this Friday evening, I am embarking on a roadtrip for approximately 15 days all over everywhere east of denver, to include philly. I intend to contact relevant parties prior to my arrival to request the possibility of performing my musics and/or mad hangs, to include hookah hangs provided by my roadtripping friend and myself. Our hookah is prepared as if by the hands of God Himself. get sum dawg.
All them feels,
Justin Filizola
The Ghost Servant
Hit me up when you get to Philly.
137 Aug 13, 2013 10:56 pm
Re: b4by f4c3 - Shape Shifters (7 replies, posted in Releases)
Yea! Those patches.
138 Aug 13, 2013 10:51 pm
Re: Guilty Pleasures (159 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Happy hardcore. Though I don't feel that guilty about it.
139 Aug 12, 2013 9:50 pm
Re: SEGA VST FMDRIVE YM2612 GENESIS FM SYNTH (VGM conversion soon) (121 replies, posted in Software & Plug-ins)
I wanted to share what I've been doing with this VST.
This is my ambient/drone/noise project I'm working on. Fade to White has a comb filter on one channel but everything else was made with FMDrive alone.
https://soundcloud.com/awokenfromstasis
This is a cyberpunk jawn I've almost completed. A few delay effects and drum samples but the rest is all FMDrive.
https://soundcloud.com/defiantsystems/junker
Anyone else been using this VST heavily?
140 Aug 10, 2013 4:04 pm
Re: How do I get better at writing music? (29 replies, posted in General Discussion)
First and foremost stop comparing yourself to others. This will drive you crazy and tends to make people give up. Anything worth doing isn't going to come easily and most people don't sit down and immediately write an amazing song. The process can be arduous requiring days, weeks, months or even years depending on how long you're committed to completing a song.
Experiment, always. With each track I try to incorporate something new that I haven't done before, no matter how trivial if you're always pushing what you can do you'll always get better. Each experiment won't always work but that's a solid lesson in what to avoid.
Learn to walk away. If you've hit a wall don't force it. Walk away from your song for however long you need and come back whether it be an hour or a couple days. Typically I write as much as I can then sleep on it. Wake up and listen by then I've gained a new perspective and know what needs to be done.
Don't force songs. If the song just doesn't sound good, erase and start over. I've written complete songs and have ultimately wiped the entire thing because I wasn't happy with it. If you don't like it chances are other people won't either.
Imitate. I'm not advocating plagiarism or suggesting you be another artist's clone but if there's something in a song that clicks with you, use it. Every song has been written already you'll never create anything truly original so use what other people have established and make it your own. Little things like a particular sound/instrument, a drum break, or just how something is played take that and build off of it. Music is a constant exchange of ideas if you can take someone's previous idea and morph it into your own creation then go for it.
141 Aug 4, 2013 4:58 am
Re: BRKFEST HAPPENINGS THREAD (39 replies, posted in Past Events)
BSK is killing it. Datathrash show was rad as hell.
142 Jul 23, 2013 11:27 am
Re: list of all 2013 releases (66 replies, posted in Releases)
defiantsystems - hyper reality
http://madwaves.bandcamp.com/album/hyperreality
Philosophical concepts and references to various drugs.
Originally released back in April of this year.
143 Jul 21, 2013 4:33 pm
Re: Teaser... (17 replies, posted in Nintendo Consoles)
When can I get my hands on this?
144 Jul 3, 2013 11:28 pm
Re: how to you regain the PASSIONNNNN?? (49 replies, posted in General Discussion)
If you have to ask you probably don't have it. I understand getting writer's block or seeking inspiration to press on but if you can't find the time to drum up the motivation to even start learning then you don't have what it takes to write music. Stick to painting, you don't need to do it all.