Listened to this today and bought it. Super super good. Nice and chill and energetic at the same time.I love how smooth everything sounds, no rough textures at all. It's perfect working music...puts me into a sort of alert trance...love it.
258 Mar 18, 2013 10:17 pm
Re: My humble game free for today. (3 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Nice! I like it.
259 Mar 14, 2013 2:17 am
Re: Punch-In/Out Sound Module (6 replies, posted in Other Hardware)
I basically want something that works just like a drum, you tap it and it lets sound thru, you let go, it mutes...i think most of those pedals would have toggles...i might have to try to learn to build it....:S
260 Mar 13, 2013 11:27 pm
Topic: Punch-In/Out Sound Module (6 replies, posted in Other Hardware)
I'm working on putting together a all hardware/no computers setup...I'm looking for a stand-alone equivalent of the punch-in/out function on a dj mixer board...has anyone seen anything like thaT? maybe with attack/delay ability to keep out pops and clips? essentially a guitar pedal type thing with in and out audio jacks and a button you push to send the signal through, and when you let go, it mutes it...any such thing? hard to make? anyone?
261 Mar 12, 2013 1:46 pm
Re: What else are you listening to? (81 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Shoegaze..all winter long...DIIV, Wild Nothing (sorta shoegaze) and lots of old stuff..
262 Mar 12, 2013 1:43 pm
Re: Chiptune music in India (25 replies, posted in General Discussion)
My wife loves bollywood music and I have to say some of the beats are awesome, this is one of the best ones, wait for the beat to come in. There was a remix of it in Inside Man too (decent movie).
I'd been throwing around the idea of making some chiptune mixes of these songs, I guess I'm not the only one who thought of it.
On another note, if you've never seen a bollywood you're missing out one some crazy movie writing too! Like a movie that's two hours of a jennifer anniston-style romantic commedy, then its suddenly revealed the main male character, her love interest , is an international terrorist, then you have two hours of insane battle scenes and jumping out of planes...i'm not knocking it either, i actually love that most of the time i have NO IDEA where bollywood movies are going!
263 Mar 12, 2013 1:39 pm
Re: IndieGame looking for chiptune artist (13 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Totally want in on this...messaged!
264 Feb 10, 2013 1:46 pm
Re: how do i add to the 8 bit? (48 replies, posted in General Discussion)
If you have an iOs device, iSequence is a great sort of 'introductory' DAWS app that even has things like automation and some decent effects. It's an affordable way to get started if you already have the device. I'm a Logic Pro user myself (using macs since I do iOS programming), but that's mostly for my non-chiptune endeavors that require monstrous resources. Cubase is great too if you're a PC user.
265 Feb 4, 2013 12:23 pm
Re: A Chiptune Reddit+Last.FM Type Website (16 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Downstate wrote:
But this is what i like about discovering music though. Stumbling on links, finding shit sometimes, but finding total gems others. Also its how i find some stuff that i wouldn't have gone looking for originally. Im not trying to piss on your cornflakes - but i dont see the need for such a site. S While i dont think you're idea is pointless, I dont think its particularly needed. But thats just my opinion, personally i like searching more music and going on weird tangents to find good stuff.
Fair enough points. I just often wonder how much music I'm missing out on just because I'm not following the person or didnt happen to see the only blog that mentioned their album. I do agree with you though that theres kind of a sense of accomplishment when you find something awesome on your own..
266 Feb 4, 2013 12:02 am
Re: A Chiptune Reddit+Last.FM Type Website (16 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Alpine wrote:
I'm pretty sure he just means reddit styled site, upvoting, downvoting, links and sections, not necessarily the same userbase as reddit.
I think this is pretty cool idea, I don't use reddit much myself, I think I've only been there 3 or 4 times, but the layout doesn't seem to bad, and your idea sounds promising.
Yes, thats the ONLY way I want it to be like reddit. I think reddit's interface is HORRID and slow. As was also mentioned, it would cost a lot to run a last.fm type site where you can actually PLAY the music. I think a realistic goal (without charging a monthly fee) would be a site that has embedded soundcloud/bandcamp players for things you select or like and it puts them all on a list together.
If anyone knows a web programmer, I might try to put together a little kickstarter for it. It'd all depend on finding a programmer and how much it costs...
267 Feb 3, 2013 1:08 pm
Topic: A Chiptune Reddit+Last.FM Type Website (16 replies, posted in General Discussion)
I’ve been thinking a lot about some stuff posted in a thread about starting a net label a little while ago and wanted to hear some thoughts on an idea I have. It’s something that could possibly be part of this site, but I’m so interested in it, I’m thinking about doing it myself if I could find a few collaborators. I'd hope maybe the owners of cm.org will add their two cents too 
Like most of you, I enjoy making chiptune music but I’m also a huge fan of listening to it. I find it’s a lot of work to find the specific retro inspired stuff I like. I have checked out many web shows, blogs, and about a million bandcamp pages. I often download huge chunks of stuff, and then sort through it and end up deleting most of it since it’s not the style I’m into. Its kind of a lot of work and it seems like there should be a better way. I follow lots of blogs, but you usually only get a smattering of releases that writer knows about, it’s not super comprehensive. Since I don’t buy most of these albums before paying, looking at previews on bandcamp is particularly time consuming.
I know I don’t have the resources to create a chiptune version of last.fm or Pandora. That’s outside my level of resources and knowledge, but we could make something a bit like reddit with a twist…
A page where any user can submit a new chiptune song or album. If its soundcloud or bandcamp, the embedded player can be displayed. There will be a huge set of genre, style, description tags you can choose from. The site wouldn’t actually hold any music, since that would get expensive and it’s something i would hope could be free to use.
When you come to the site to look for new music, you’ll select the tags that fit music you like. Maybe like Rock/Chiptune or "NSF only" or Chiptune+Shoegaze, whatever it is you’re into (seriously, make some chiptune+shoegaze!!). It’d be fairly flexible so you could tag several genres but also target very specific things.
The site will display albums that match that criteria. As you listen you can rate them thumbs up if you like them. The site will keep track of ones you already looked at so it’ll only show you new releases or ones you haven’t seen (if you’re backlogged). There’d also be a second list that shows the top rated ones regardless of time. Over time, with user support, the site would become a huge repository or chiptunes that users have voted on. The final thing that’d be awesome is if it sent an RSS or email of new things that come out that fit the genre you like.
It’d be a pretty simple site to build. In fact, I’d offer my own skills and time to build a MySQL database that does most of the work, I just need someone who could build a front end and a login/user system and tie everything into my procs. I'd also take the time to fill it with as much existing stuff as possible. I threw around the idea of doing a kickstarter for this too, but wanted to see what people thought first.
268 Feb 2, 2013 1:23 pm
Re: Most underrated NES/Gameboy Soundtracks (59 replies, posted in General Discussion)
2PLAYER wrote:
O2star wrote:M.C. KIDS is jammin'
Best track on that game. I love this soundtrack.
I'm going on 4 days with this song playing constantly in my head, it's maddeningly catchy...I even ended up eating at McDonalds, which I think is somehow related...
269 Jan 31, 2013 2:52 pm
Re: The most baffling / interesting video game songs (48 replies, posted in General Discussion)
chipocrite wrote:
BeatScribe wrote:complete with train wreck...
Interesting that you hear that as a trainwreck. It's actually one of my favorite NES songs, and I think it's incredibly impressive. To fit in with the theme of this thread, it's certainly bafflingly inappropriate for a video game.. When would a cross-fade that couldn't really be synched up with anything be appropriate as level background music? But as a song and a showcase of the console's sound chip, I think it's friggin' amazing.
That is a valid point...I supposed it couldn't really be synched up...to me there's a few painful seconds in there as it transfers over...but yeah, its definitely an impressive use of the limited chip...
I also remember getting it into my 10-year old head that I was gonna WIN that Treasure Master competition....I gave up after about 2 days of that game...
270 Jan 31, 2013 2:28 pm
Re: The most baffling / interesting video game songs (48 replies, posted in General Discussion)
chipocrite wrote:
Easily, this song from "Total Recall" for NES. I can't even think of adjectives that properly describe this song at ALL, let alone make it appropriate for a cerebral thriller starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as a spy from the future who visits a dark and gloomy Mars and uses innocent, disposable businessmen as human shields throughout.
This sounds like a cheap ska song! That beat...either that or its time for some slavic Kozachok kicking!!
271 Jan 31, 2013 2:26 pm
Re: The most baffling / interesting video game songs (48 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Stevens wrote:
This is pretty wack for a Square game:
I totally had to mute this when playing through that area...otherwise I became filled with a sort of overwhelming sense of dread...I think this song is just freakily powerful and erie...
272 Jan 31, 2013 2:25 pm
Re: The most baffling / interesting video game songs (48 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Cementimental wrote:
The generative music for LSD on the PS1 probably should be in this thread
You know, video games are the PERFECT format for generative music, but to my knowledge, its widely an unexplored area...