/r/chiptunes
A community dedicated to music that gets the most out of the least. Music in the style of old games, eg, C64, Atari, NES, Gameboy, Sega Genesis, Adlib, OPM, MOD, etc.
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Submit anything chiptune related! Submit links to videos, songs, XM files, IT files, artist pages, whatever you want! Really, submit anything! But try not to lie about it :/
A few rules
Please refrain from mindless blog spam.
Self-promotion is okay. Just don't spam the sub with a ton of links a day.
Follow reddiquette. For example, don't downvote a track just because you don't like it. If you don't like it, just don't upvote it. Simple.
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Add these tags, brackets included, to your post title when appropriate.
[SHOW] If you are posting about an upcoming chip show or event.
[TUTORIAL] If you are posting a tutorial/tip/trick
[CC] If you want constructive criticism on your track.
[JOB] If you are requesting music for your game, podcast, website etc.
[LSDJ] For music made on LSDJ.
[NANOLOOP] For music made with Nanoloop
[NES] For any music made featuring/replicating the sounds of the NES (Famitracker, MIDINES, etc.)
[FM] For music featuring FM synthesis (Like Sega Genesis, for instance)
[DEMOSCENE] Cracktros, MODs, etc.
[C64] The music of the Commodore.
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Sega Genesis style. Any tips/pointers?
Hey :-)
Willing to ask how many times happen to you to be traveling and being took apart for a special explosive control due the old gaming console you carry in your bag.
Also what you had to explain to the people doing that job that never seen your equipment?
"is a handheld gaming console from the 90ies but also a very fragile music instrument (touch it very carefully!) that will be used to make live concerts.."
.. and then their faces :"D
Preface: This is mostly for use with hUGETracker, as it provides the hex as a single string (for throwing into the wave's tab of hUGETracker), and as GBZ80 assembly appropriate hex (i.e: $07,$08,$01,etc), the latter being more focused on throwing directly into a gameboy SDK or into a hUGEtracker routine. The original program is in python but an exe is included which is just "click to run", it will convert all 8bit mono wavs in the included "input" folder, and provide the hex back as multiple CSV files in an "output" folder.
I made this with the idea in mind that I could play samples without actually having to trigger a wav file, and instead can just get however many wavetable codes I need, throw them in a routine in hUGEtracker and rapidly go from the first to the last to simulate a sample in realtime during a song. This part is still a WIP though and I will update the repo with a routine if I can figure out how to get it working. However this will still allow you to get an average value of a sample.
If you use this with a different tracker, i.e Furnace, simply take the assembly appropriate hex, throw it in notepad, ctrl + h and replace the $ with nothing, you can then copy the hex into Furnace. Furnace has a macro feature as well that lets you cycle through wavetables so you could use a workflow like the below
Furnace > New Wavetables (as many as you need) > new instrument > macros > waveform > start from 0 to whatever your last waveform is.
From there you can have it pluck once by just using a volume macro that is timed with your waveform macro with one additional volume entry after your last waveform and set it to 0, or don't mess with volume and set your waveform macro to repeat for long pulses.
No matter which option you choose and which tracker you use, swapping between wavetables will create a noticeable artifact, you could cover this up by lowering the wavetables volume to 50% or having a square pluck or arp trigger at the same time, or even with a carefully planned noise pattern.
If you're not using software that is designed to make tracks that can actually run on GB/GBC or GBA hardware/emulators, this tool probably isn't that helpful as you can probably just play an actual sample that you bitcrushed if you're using a DAW.
S_TN - Chiptune is not dead Track composed on Gameboy Original and LittleSoundDJ. Delay and Filter effects on M8 from dirtywave. Mixer Numark M6. Gameboy camera working throw GB interceptor.
Hi guys, do you know any tracker software with working 8bit sampler? I have Fast Tracker 2, but the sampler is not working with my audio interface.
I have some music that I downloaded a while ago, I took the audio from the video where it was (This must have been like 2010), the other day I found the audio and I never found where this music is from. Could someone help me find it?
The music is with a lot of background noise, but it was because I removed the audio of the voices and the ambient noise of the video remained.
I wanna recreate "Heartbeat, Heartbreak" from Persona 4 in a GBA style to insert into a Fire Emblem ROMHack of mine, but I'm not really sure where to go. Any suggestions?
Composed/Performed/Recorded live by GINKO ULTRA
Hi, I had a brainwave this morning about an interesting idea.
If every sound is a sinewave (including music) wouldn´t it be possible to play ANYTHING on a traditional 8bit soundchip from just one channel using a sinewave updated every 2,267573696145125e-5 seconds (44.1kHz audio).
Because, if you search for mp3 to midi convertors, they do what I just mentioned, but much much poorly. Thats why it is possible to hear vocals in these converted MIDIs. I attached a sample midi, and if you listen just enough you can hear a song with vocals. (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KBRWM1P-5UEMfG9lvN7riMshBb40biHP/view?usp=sharing)
Is it even possible for the silicon to switch that fast?
How often can a traditional 8bit soundchip (like a sidchip from commodore or SCC) switch a frequency and play it for a very short time?
And if yes, why didnt someone try this earlier?
Hi all! For those who haven't seen, I've lately been hosting monthly chiptune contests. Each month, contestants have two weeks to compose and submit a chiptune that applies to a theme. This month, the theme is "Shop", meaning composers make a tune to remind them of a video game shop. One week of two has now elapsed, meaning there is still time to submit if you're interested! All other details can be found in the original post: https://www.reddit.com/r/chiptunes/comments/1cmvgst/mrkathooloos_chiptune_contest_32_submit_here/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=1
Any questions or comments are totally welcome. Thanks for reading, and please share this with anyone who you think might be interested!
Tuesday, May 07 - Monday, May 13, 2024
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9 | 9 comments | [MUSIC] Hey! I just started to create Spotify playlist with alternative chiptune and related music, which doesn't bleep-blop. Enjoy! |
7 | 3 comments | [MUSIC] Full VRC6 Cover of Emerson Lake and Palmer's Tarkus |
6 | 4 comments | [MUSIC] Bought At The Zone (Original. YM2414) |
6 | 2 comments | [MUSIC] Jesus christ, this goes hard: Stream PotRoast The Rhinoman (NES)- Chiptune Cover By Super Hoop by Super Hoop |
4 | 1 comments | [MUSIC] Cybelius Less distraction (11 mins) |
3 | 3 comments | [MUSIC] One of my first chiptunes, I went for a spooky bloodborne vibe (Made with Furnace Tracker using an Game Boy soundchip + Yamaha YMZ280B) |
3 | 2 comments | [MUSIC] Music a friend made for a Murder Drones fan game in PICO-8 |
3 | 1 comments | [MUSIC] A sketch in FamiTracker using full drum loop samples in the DPCM channel (with some Noise channel sprinkled on top). |
3 | 1 comments | [MUSIC] Dep - Avoiding feelings (17 mins) |
3 | 1 comments | [MUSIC] Dizzy CNCD Chzaroomene (7mins) |
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7 | 3 comments | [DISCUSSION] Unknown chiptune please help!!! |
6 | 20 comments | [QUESTION] Gameboy color tracker? |
6 | 2 comments | [DISCUSSION] MrKathooloo's Chiptune Contest #32: Submit Here! |