I charge in fakebits per Ångström
113 Mar 30, 2012 4:07 pm
Re: want to be a chiptuner but can't? (58 replies, posted in General Discussion)
114 Mar 22, 2012 9:08 am
Re: I make chiptunes with reason... Am I a cheater or something? (87 replies, posted in General Discussion)
I wasn't being serious, just semi-sarcastically responding to an above post that suggested that people use software only because the can't get their hands on hardware. 
This discussion is sooo worn out. I like to use software because it's versatile and cheap. I like timbres, not machines.
115 Mar 22, 2012 8:19 am
Re: I make chiptunes with reason... Am I a cheater or something? (87 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Maybe he just can't afford hardware, don't be too hard on him 
116 Mar 21, 2012 11:18 am
Re: I make chiptunes with reason... Am I a cheater or something? (87 replies, posted in General Discussion)
You know, the cheating guys always win. 
117 Mar 20, 2012 5:28 pm
Re: Chiptune Music Videos? Are they a good idea. (18 replies, posted in General Discussion)
I think it's an excellent idea!
118 Mar 20, 2012 1:02 am
Re: Ambient instrumental albums? (42 replies, posted in General Discussion)
kitsch has the list. And another +1 for Aphex Twin's SAW2.
For real droney stuff, I can recommend Lustmord (especially the collab with the aforementioned Robert Rich on Stalker) and Stars of the Lid (really relaxing, Tired Sounds of.. and ..And Their Refinement of the Decline are awesome).
For a little more guitar, Grouper.
For a little more chip, Ilkae
Edit: Oh yeah, the OSTs of the Homeworld games. Not kidding!
119 Mar 16, 2012 1:34 pm
Re: FM Synthesis video tutorials (80 replies, posted in Tutorials, Mods & How-To's)
firebrandboy wrote:
Hm, what makes you say so?
The diode ring and the transformers. I'm a total amateur when it comes to circuitry, but I could imagine that this setup does a bit of crosstalk. That's really just a wild guess on my part though.
120 Mar 16, 2012 12:33 pm
Re: FM Synthesis video tutorials (80 replies, posted in Tutorials, Mods & How-To's)
From what I get from Wikipedia articles (german and english), ring modulation seems to be a simple multiplication function. However, I could imagine that this effect has very individual quirks in analog synths due to the parts involved.
121 Mar 16, 2012 12:03 pm
Re: FM Synthesis video tutorials (80 replies, posted in Tutorials, Mods & How-To's)
shizcake wrote:
could you explain in what way the modifier is modifying the carrier?
i mean from an analog synth's perspective, is the modifier basically a LFO in audio range patched to pitch
Yes, although there is the alternative of 'patching it' to phase, which has a very similar effect.
to the VCA
That would be AM (=Amplitude Modulation). AM effects actually sound somewhat similar to FM, but it's still distinctly different. Combine AM + FM ftw!
is it ringmodded
No, ringmods work differently. I have to confess I'm not exactly sure how (I think it's a type of AM?).
122 Mar 16, 2012 10:11 am
Re: FM Synthesis video tutorials (80 replies, posted in Tutorials, Mods & How-To's)
freezedream wrote:
Awesome idea, Lazerbeat! All power to you! I absolutely adore FM synthesis and should get back to it again.
Agreed on all counts. 'Today' is awesome, more would be very welcome.
123 Mar 16, 2012 9:22 am
Re: So many guests (17 replies, posted in General Discussion)
ROBOTS LOVE CHIPMUSIC
BEEP BEEO BEEP BEEP
124 Mar 15, 2012 5:17 pm
Re: FM Synthesis video tutorials (80 replies, posted in Tutorials, Mods & How-To's)
Lazerbeat wrote:
To you mean reverse engineering by ear or by ear or when you have the settings for the algorithms and stuff?
Ear and waveform I guess. For example, I have a sound and would like to know if it's more likely to be op->op->op->op or (op->op)+(op->op). On which modulator would be which envelope to cause a certain effect. And so on.
125 Mar 15, 2012 1:23 pm
Re: FM Synthesis video tutorials (80 replies, posted in Tutorials, Mods & How-To's)
Hm, I'd love a general overview of how to get a sound from my brain into an FM synth. Especially rules of thumb for how to choose modulation arrays when I want to get a specific sound.
Something on how to reverse engineer FM sounds would be cool as well.
126 Mar 15, 2012 12:25 pm
Re: CHIPTUNE BATTLE CHALLENGE (190 replies, posted in Collaborations)
I'm in for the next one.
127 Mar 15, 2012 9:09 am
Re: Need to find name of the game this music is from (11 replies, posted in General Discussion)
martin_demsky wrote:
Of course it is Amiga, but i dont like those Amiga soundtracks, which sounds like C64 chiptunes, but with samples, even that basspad on a C64 is more animated with filter sweeps.
That is a ..strange way to handle somebody's request for information?
"The result of 1+2 is 3, but I don't like odd numbers, so I'll write 4"
128 Mar 14, 2012 12:41 pm
Re: Show Flyers (27 replies, posted in Graphics, Artwork & Design)
PULSELOOPER wrote:
This is so cool. Did you make that?