Yeah, I like it! Moody and atmospheric.
322 May 14, 2014 6:24 pm
Re: First FamiTracker demo, general song structure questions. (8 replies, posted in Constructive Criticism)
Just as an update I have new tracks that blow the old stuff out of the water. I really put my heart into them! Left a couple of the Demo tracks up for shits and giggles, Give the new stuff a listen and tell me what you think.
323 May 14, 2014 2:55 pm
Re: Calling any and all Chiptune artists! (28 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Radical. Just sent you my latest jam.
324 May 13, 2014 10:38 pm
Re: "Time to grow up" (gameboy soundtrack) (10 replies, posted in Releases)
Wow, really funny, but really sad. I have good friends that live that life, so it hit pretty close to home. The music is awesome. Must have been a fun project to work on.
325 May 9, 2014 9:45 pm
Re: Welcome to CM.O! (Introduction Thread) (676 replies, posted in General Discussion)
I'm Imaginary. But most people call me Frankie. I've been making music since 2000, but this is my first year making chiptune. Here's my latest track: https://soundcloud.com/imaginary-chipmusic/unrequited
326 May 5, 2014 5:33 am
Re: poll: whats your favourite artist beginning with "bo" (52 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Boston. Brad Delp was an amazing vocalist.
327 May 4, 2014 4:56 am
Re: Reactions to Chipmusic (141 replies, posted in General Discussion)
I tell my dad I love him pretty often, usually when he makes a rad joke, manages to be the only guy at the cookout who drinks more beer than me or beats me at croquet or something. I played my music for my wife's sisters and their mom. They had a lot to say about early NES memories and how it sounded more like "real music" than most of the chiptune I usually have jamming. (?) One of the ladies was interested in the tracking and was glad to see that it was pretty complicated. It was a "You're really into this and that's great for you" moment for sure. My wife really likes electronic music in general so I get the dubious honor of having her promote me and my not-yet-anything-I-feel-comfortable-showing-people-other-than-fellow-nerds-status chiptune project to people who will understand it the least. HILARITY ENSUES. =;3
328 May 4, 2014 4:13 am
Re: First FamiTracker demo, general song structure questions. (8 replies, posted in Constructive Criticism)
Yeah man, I'm considering taking most of the music up on Soundcloud down later this week and reworking almost all of it. I'm learning exponentially now and it feels amazing. Hard to even describe. I like the demo as a demo in the ol' punk rock sense. It's raw, pretty shitty and honest. Haha. Lots of good advice and positive attitude here. Not really what I expected, to be honest. Lots of cynicism and unhappiness out there in the world, especially when it comes to art and critical analysis. I'm here to learn and have a good time, and it seems like many others are on the same page. Thanks dudes.
329 May 2, 2014 6:05 pm
Re: First FamiTracker demo, general song structure questions. (8 replies, posted in Constructive Criticism)
Thanks man. I've been playing in punk bands for 15 years or so and never cared about what people thought of my music. After keeping loose tabs on what was up in chiptune over the last ten years I suddenly I realized I needed to make some myself and just dove in. It went from an interest to a passion surprisingly fast, and I really care about doing well at it for some reason. It feels like I need to make up for lost time or something. I wrote so many scary, angry songs that 90% of people didn't like, and now that I'm older I realize that I'm this happy, not-at-all-scary dude who just wants people to have fun and enjoy life. I think my music reflects that now.
Your music is beautiful, by the way. My wife loves it too. We agree that it reminds us of old Sega RPGS like Phantasy Star.
330 Apr 25, 2014 11:20 pm
Re: First FamiTracker demo, general song structure questions. (8 replies, posted in Constructive Criticism)
Well, no news is good news. The second half of the Demo is up now. I'm getting better, I think. (I hope.)
331 Apr 25, 2014 11:17 pm
Re: Reactions to Chipmusic (141 replies, posted in General Discussion)
I played my music for my dad.
Dad: "Did you make that with Soundblaster somehow?"
Me: "Nope, Nintendo sound chip software, tracker, blah blah."
Dad: (Listens for a while) "It sounds like music from the game with the little pink guy who eats everything..."
Me: "Yeah, Kirby's Dreamworld?"
Dad: "You made this?"
Me: "Yup" (I show him the tracking)
Dad: "Holy shit it looks like programing or something..."
And then he listened through the whole demo, smiling as we sat and looked out the window.
My dad had to learn to use basic DOS for work during the early 90's. We used to play Doom II co-op together when I was in grade school.
I love my dad.
332 Apr 25, 2014 11:02 pm
Re: What do you like about chip music? (70 replies, posted in General Discussion)
materiaxmedica wrote:
I grew up in isolation. Wide open spaces devoid of life; Life had perhaps taken place on that celluloid at one point, but it felt like only being able to walk through the scenery on set with the echoes of what once had been. Having gone to many places and being welcome in none of them, my friends were made of pixels and my emotions became coloured in their image. The way I heard and felt things inside myself formed in digital blips and bleeps, and so it became my heartbeat.
It fills me with the tender innocence of pure feeling that I once was and that we all once were, and makes me feel as if there is a way for me to truly be understood and convey what it has been like to live my life during the times that it has been lived and to be able to communicate with and understand those who have some sense of relativity with those things.
I understand this and feel a great degree of empathy to your situation.
As a kid I used to make up "video game songs" in my head constantly for lack of a way to express myself. Now as an adult I can translate the feeling of those memories into actual music. It's something I do for myself, not strictly as nostalgia, but as a statement of intent towards the world. Music is the sharing and translation of feeling into an accessible format. I think that Chiptune has a tendency to be sincere and poignant, because of it's simple/limited nature. I like that.
333 Apr 11, 2014 6:33 pm
Topic: First FamiTracker demo, general song structure questions. (8 replies, posted in Constructive Criticism)
If some of these tracks may seem simplistic/basic, it's because they are. They're all 4 channel FT stuff, no samples and unmastered. Straight to .wav from the tracking. I love happy upbeat pop-punk songs and the nostalgic feeling of simple golden-age videogame soundtracks, so I was shooting for a fusion of those ideas here. Nothing too technical really.
The questions come in around the fact that what you hear is pretty much the extent of my FT chops. So in in order to improve what's to come; what am I missing as far as technique goes? Too repetitive? Needs more carefully written melodies? More/Less use of effects? Any tips on rounding out/beefing up rhythm sections? Shoot the moon?
I'm a long(ish)time lurker, first time poster, spring green as far as tracking or making chipmusic in general (I wrote all six songs last week, haha), but I have always been an avid listener. I'll be the first to admit I have no clue what I'm doing. I hope you guys have a fun time listening.
- Imaginary
=:3