This here venue sounds amazing.
1,233 Feb 5, 2011 6:31 am
Re: [CHI-ish] THWOMP! 2.5.11 Saskrotch/Kkrusty/More (AT AN ARCADE!) (3 replies, posted in Past Events)
1,234 Feb 5, 2011 4:11 am
Re: Average time spent on creating a song- (56 replies, posted in General Discussion)
10k wrote:
My songs tend to be shit if I don't get 90% of it done in a night.
I can spend days or weeks tweaking the last 10% though...
The first 90% of anything will take 10% of the time. The last 10%, 90% of the time. When done right, that is.
1,235 Feb 5, 2011 1:33 am
Re: iPhone apps (23 replies, posted in Software & Plug-ins)
gizmo wrote:
How would you guys feel about a synthesizer that generated patterns and modualtions algorithmically, based on you drawing little shapes or something? That might go good with the kaoss osc thing.
I like this idea. Maybe a totally new take on making sounds rather than just trying to tap a tiny keyboard or enter notes on a cramped grid.
1,236 Feb 5, 2011 12:02 am
Re: "Sales figures" for chip releases? (178 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Comptroller wrote:
It seems to me that one benefit of operating under the 'chiptune' label is that it's a niche area with (as chunter points out) an existing organised network of people behind it. The average rock band faces the dilemma of figuring out exactly who to present their music to; there's a good chance it will get lost in amongst the other 1000 guitar-band-style releases that month, unless they're applying a very specific label to themselves that allows people to find them more easily. I guess the same applies to any broad description, 'electronica' or what have you.
Yes but then you have the unfortunate side effect of it being a niche area: it's a very small audience. I mean, even the most successful acts on this thread have pretty dismal numbers.
1,237 Feb 5, 2011 12:00 am
Re: "Sales figures" for chip releases? (178 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Sycamore Drive wrote:
How can the Comptroller album only have 381 downloads when it has 513 listeners on last.fm? :S
http://www.last.fm/music/Comptroller/Comptroller
AFAIK, If you press any of those little gray buttons on that page, that counts as a listen.
1,238 Feb 4, 2011 9:53 pm
Re: take a long bitwalk off the short alps! chiptune radioshow for you! (6 replies, posted in General Discussion)
ondoh wrote:
The depreciated guild
poetic irony.
Also some artists are listed twice. Does that mean you play them twice as often?
1,239 Feb 4, 2011 9:52 pm
Re: iPhone apps (23 replies, posted in Software & Plug-ins)
You guys misunderstand me. The DS10 emulates a very famous, classic synthesizer. Nanoloop and Sunvox are both very good iPhone apps. But most of the stuff on the iPhone sounds like cheap toy software. I'm just saying, if you make a program for the iPhone that actually produces good sounds, you'll certainly have some buyers.
1,240 Feb 4, 2011 8:02 pm
Re: WEEK OF BLIP: OPEN MIC // AFTER PARTIES // PRE PARTIES (164 replies, posted in Past Events)
Sorry guys, I thought this was a troll thread. Turning serious mode on.
1,241 Feb 4, 2011 8:00 pm
Re: iPhone apps (23 replies, posted in Software & Plug-ins)
Make something that doesn't sound like a cheap toy.
1,242 Feb 4, 2011 7:59 pm
Re: what happened to 8bc (265 replies, posted in General Discussion)
We should all be required to log in with our Facebook accounts.
1,243 Feb 4, 2011 5:51 pm
Re: [US] NEW YORK NY • 2011 05 19-21 • BLIP FESTIVAL 2011 NYC @ EYEBEAM (603 replies, posted in Past Events)
acapellamusic.org
harmonize fest 2011 NYC
1,244 Feb 4, 2011 5:31 pm
Re: A simple bandcamp question (6 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Cityscape, Go! wrote:
PS: http://decktronic.com/ made me lol
1,245 Feb 4, 2011 2:46 pm
Re: [US] NEW YORK NY • 2011 05 19-21 • BLIP FESTIVAL 2011 NYC @ EYEBEAM (603 replies, posted in Past Events)
Zan-zan-zawa-butt wrote:
ze only reason i'd go to a blipfest would be for an esopus siting, his suit seems groovy
I love this photo
1,246 Feb 4, 2011 3:40 am
Re: WEEK OF BLIP: OPEN MIC // AFTER PARTIES // PRE PARTIES (164 replies, posted in Past Events)
Natty wrote:
I think it would be nice if each line up was different considering how many musicians are in town for such a limited time. Because I guarantee there are more than enough people coming to fill up every bill. But I've been given the distinct impression in the past that this is an unpopular sentiment. Nobody really seems to understand why I think this is a good idea.
Nobody in this scene wants to hear fringe music.
1,247 Feb 3, 2011 11:43 pm
Re: [US] NEW YORK NY • 2011 05 19-21 • BLIP FESTIVAL 2011 NYC @ EYEBEAM (603 replies, posted in Past Events)
1,248 Feb 3, 2011 7:23 pm
Re: Average time spent on creating a song- (56 replies, posted in General Discussion)
egr wrote:
My answer to the topic: ...not nearly enough
Ha ha.
To qualify my previous response, I have some songs where I spent anywhere from 1 hour to 10 hours on the first version, but since then I've had multiple revisions. One of the songs for the DS10 album I'm working on took months... because each time I got feedback on it I'd go back and change something. I maybe only spent 10 hours of actual work on it, but it was over a long period of time. I find that sleeping on it helps... I'll usually come back in a couple days with a new idea.
The song I'm working on right now has had lots of revisions! It's much better than version 1. It's also taken up all my free time this week.