Month: January 2009

  • TSS Magfest Liveset

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    VGMetal/Chip crossover rocker SHAWNPHASE played MAGfest with his beefed up TEMPSOUNDSOLUTIONS lineup. You can catch the awesome Alex Mauer cover at youtube, or the entire set at the following:

    http://tempsoundsolutions.arnoldascher.com/mp3/tempsoundsolutions-lucretia-liveatmagfest7-1-2-09.mp3

  • Little-Scale’s Pokey Synth

    CC, eat my ass out:

    http://little-scale.blogspot.com/2009/01/chiptuning-atari-pokey.html

    The POKEY has a variety of ways that you can tune the chip, including using 8 bit or 16 bit data for the pitch, as well as choosing a direct division of the master clock, a division of 28 (which the eight bit data below is based on) and a division of 120.

    http://little-scale.blogspot.com/2009/01/go-go-atari-dualpokey-midi.html

    100_8009
    True Pornochip

    I have started working on a Multi POKEY MIDI setup. This Atari chip is one of my favourites and has some nice distortion type noises on it, as well as some other interesting things.

    Current features include:
    • Control up to all 16 channels of up to 4 POKEY chips via MIDI
    • POKEY 1 appears on channels 1 to 4
    • POKEY 2 appears on channels 5 to 8
    • POKEY 3 appears on channels 9 to 12
    • POKEY 4 appears on channels 13 to 16
    • Select the distortion / noise for each voice (set via MIDI CC)
    • For each chip, clock it using 15.3 Khz instead of 65.8 Khz (set via MIDI CC)
    • For each chip, use ch 2 as a high pass filter, clocked by ch 4 (set via MIDI CC)
    • For each chip, use ch 1 as a high pass filter, clocked by ch 3 (set via MIDI CC)
    • For each chip, use channels 3 and 4 together in 16-bit mode (set via MIDI CC)
    • For each chip, use channels 1 and 2 together in 16-bit mode (set via MIDI CC)
    • The 16-bit mode increases the frequency resolution and range of the ganged channels of the chip.
    • For each chip, clock channel 3 using 1.8432MHz instead of 65.8 Khz (set via MIDI CC)
    • For each chip, clock channel 1 using 1.8432MHz instead of 65.8 Khz (set via MIDI CC)
    • For each chip, use 9 bit poly for noise instead of 17 bit poly (set via MIDI CC)

  • Block Rocking Atari XL Beats

    This is fresh fresh fresh from Berlin, you mothathumpers!

    Computadora Ø version 0.5beta

    Shake your booty to these block rocking Atari XL beats (with a bit of C64 percussion help :))

    Herr Galatran of COMPUTADORA brings us this megamix made with some tunes from the ASMA Collection. He certainly has chosen some of the most dancefloor-blasting tunes I have heard in the last days and all coming from a “lowly” Atari 8-bit computer. “Using sounds no one else can get”? Suck on that, Crystal Castles, and shove it up your ass.

    COMPUTADORA is part of the crew of the new wave of Bleep Street Records, Johan Kotlinski-founded label, now based in Berlin. The roster includes superstars like Stu, Goto80 and new additions are to be announced soon, as well as more exciting news. STAY TUNED.

    Now no more talk, enjoy this amazing megamix:

    Computadora – ASMA Alphamegabetamix Part 2Computadora – ASMA Alphamegabetamix Part2

  • While We Were Gone Mega Dump

    Ed: If There is anything we missed, let us know!

    Releases

    BlazarTetraKinesis

    New Ak47 Mix Tape

    Blip Fest DVDs now on Sale

    Alex Mauer- Low Gear

    Leaves by mattisson

    Software

    Goto80 on Zerocycle Music

    What kind of music do you make when the coder has used almost all the computing power, the designer had his/her go, and there is not even enough CPU-power left to play sounds? You make zero cycle music!”

    Port LittlePiggytracker to PSP Fundraiser

    Hardware

    4bit Synths
    4bitsynth is a MIDI-controlled digital synthesizer that uses the Atmel AVR ATMega48. Inspired by the NES, the sound is 4-bit. The digital output is put through an R-2R resistor ladder to get the analog waveform.

    Preorder Ultrasatan for your AtariST

    News

    Dutycycle with A_Rival magfest footage

    Syphus

    Relaunched his blog with a menifesto to only release on music disks.. COOL!

    More Chiptheft

    Unicorn Kid on NME and the inevitable Flamewar

    Role Model Interview Translated and Translated again

    Withering and Hilarious Dissection of Sonic Soundtrack

  • Back to normal posts: Winners announced Monday

    Holidays now being over, we shall announce the winners on Monday. In the meantime enjoy some tasty news