81 Topic by BeatScribe

(6 replies, posted in Sega)

Hi Everyone,
forgive me if this info is here somewhere already but a cursory search didn't lead me to anything definitive. I got a commission to do a iOs game soundtrack in the style of the Sega Genesis. I did a small demo using VOPM and drum samples from various Sega Games. It's nice but I want to make some legit stuff, possibly using the console. I've used VGM Maker before and have a decent grasp on FM synthesis. The Gen MDM looks like exactly what I want, but, unless I've been looking in all the wrong places, it seems like my only chance to get one of those is to watch eBay and pay big money. So my question is, are there other options out there? Even if it's making a track in a tracker and somehow putting it on a cartridge or some sort of cartridge interface. It looks like there's a lsdj-style tracker in the works, but i'm not sure when that'd be out. Ideally, I'd like something that treats it like a hardware synth where I can midi out / audio back in.

Thanks in advance!

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82 Reply by BeatScribe

(3 replies, posted in Constructive Criticism)

i like it. its very smooth for lsdj, no sounds that get on my nerves after a while (even in songs i like)

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83 Reply by BeatScribe

(4 replies, posted in General Discussion)

somehow i missed #3, but i think i'll put something together for #4...

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84 Reply by BeatScribe

(12 replies, posted in Trading Post)

metatronaut wrote:
egr wrote:

Don't waste money on something you're not sure you'll use.  Get a $10 game boy from ebay or craigslist and try it out first.

Or use BGB and get the rom for $2 tongue

that is probably the best way to start. then cheap gameboy, then good one and drag n derp or something like that. i like the backlit gameboy just for playing games too though.

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85 Reply by BeatScribe

(12 replies, posted in Trading Post)

it depends on how much you enjoy tinkering with stuff. i'd love to, but don't have the tools or time. and I'm also worried I'd break it.

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86 Reply by BeatScribe

(12 replies, posted in Trading Post)

If you want to drop a little extra cash,

http://8bitaesthetics.bigcartel.com

does a great job. You can get stuff already built in like a pro audio jack, etc. he will customize it to your needs too.

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87 Reply by BeatScribe

(3 replies, posted in Other Hardware)

Looks cool I'm in.

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88 Reply by BeatScribe

(29 replies, posted in General Discussion)

http://www.videogamedj.com/life-as-a-fr … -melodies/

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89 Reply by BeatScribe

(4 replies, posted in Releases)

JodyBigfoot wrote:

awesome game like, soundtrack is nicely different to a lot of chip releases, i see what you mean about making it accessible, it really works bro

Thanks, I do so many like "chip rock' tracks, it was a nice change of pace. The developers have some really great ideas too. I can't wait to see what else they come up with.

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90 Reply by BeatScribe

(4 replies, posted in Releases)

No problem, glad you enjoyed! I never tried to do "light" chiptunes, so it was an interesting experiment. Thanks for the feedback.

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91 Reply by BeatScribe

(10 replies, posted in General Discussion)

thats a real bummer...sorry to hear that. I hate to say it but you probably won't get your stuff back. I've had almost the same thing happen with USPS, they are completely devoid of any accountability for doing a crappy job. they mis-delivered a very expensive thing which just vanished into thin air..

As for how to make money, all I can share is what I did: Learn to program. It's a horrible, frustrating experience, the best way to learn is with a gun to your head when you have no choice. But, if someone said, "I want you to spend 6 months on a really irritating and complicated thing that you might hate at first and won't make sense some times, but after that i'll give you $70,000 (possibly way more) a year for life and pretty much let you make your own schedule", you'd do it right? not only that, but you can make your own games, mod stuff on a whole other level and have a skill that pretty much will always be useful.



Honestly, I went to college for 2 year and got nothing out of it, after that, I locked myself in my dad's house for 6 months with a PHP book and a SQL book and a decent laptop. I built projects as if my life depended on it. My first actual programming job was a stressful nightmare, I thought I was gonna fail every day, but now, 10 years later, that 1.5 years of struggle is still paying off big time. More and more places are hiring developers to work from home, I am never to worried on any job - even if i screw up big time - because there are literally like 10 other jobs I could start tomorrow if I just call a headhunter.


one other thing i'll say, try to make things good with your family, having just lost a family member who i just made nice with about a year prior to his death, i can say i'd be filled with regrets if i had not made peace when i had the chance.

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92 Topic by BeatScribe

(4 replies, posted in Releases)

Original Soundtrack for Moore Interactive's Chesslike


I'm happy to present the Chesslike OST, totally free to anyone who'd like it. Chesslike is a pretty sweet concept. Imagine a dungeon crawler type game that works on the rules of a chessboard. It's pretty novel and it plays out nicely. I made a few light chiptune tracks to provide players with something to listen to while playing. It's probably not the most intense or amazing thing I ever did (it's a bit softened up for non chip-enthusiasts honestly), but I think it came out well. Made mostly with Plogue chipsounds.

Here's an in-game shot:

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93 Reply by BeatScribe

(34 replies, posted in Collaborations)

Ok so I'm putting a soft deadline of May 1st for this. There are a few more tracks but I don't think they're interesting enough for remixes, they're kind of like ambient tracks for the mission screen, shop screen and title screen. I think these ones are best, any style is welcome.

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94 Reply by BeatScribe

(14 replies, posted in Audio Production)

This is great! I'm always looking for alternative sounds to mix in with beats!

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95 Reply by BeatScribe

(676 replies, posted in General Discussion)

Princedmorn wrote:
BeatScribe wrote:

poke around the rpm maker forums,I'm sure you could sign on as a composer to a good project or two. just pick one that's already well underway.

It's a way to be involved in it without having to start designing an entire game and become a programmer, pixel artist and composer, honestly unless you're like 17 living at home, those kind of 1-man projects just for fun games rarely get finished anyways. That is a really good idea! Thanks! That would be a great way to jump into the music scene here!

Ive sort of been thinking I'd do a little pro bono for a really good game over there, just for the passion of it if I ever got time...sadly I never have had time, but then again i have to eat...

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96 Reply by BeatScribe

(676 replies, posted in General Discussion)

Princedmorn wrote:

There should be a RPGMaker topic on here big_smile

I'm most likely not going back to the trouble of writing my fifty pages of notes again and relearning the program. I loved it, don't get me wrong because it was fun at the time, but unfortunately I can not pull myself to do it. Music is my real passion, and I'll leave everything to the songs when it comes to telling the story. I thought if I do this chiptunes thing, and actually make a CD (and I am saying it like this because I am still new and I don't know how well or how long it will take me to learn the tools), I'll have a little booklet that describes the scene that the song represents with some 8-bit or 16-bit sprites and background. Cool idea I thought. I haven't gotten the programs yet; I am in the process of still re-writing my music to a single or dual melody.

poke around the rpm maker forums,I'm sure you could sign on as a composer to a good project or two. just pick one that's already well underway.

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