By Peter Swimm, on April 19th, 2010
Explains some of the science behind the emulations and techniques used.
By Peter Swimm, on April 19th, 2010
By Peter Swimm, on April 19th, 2010 
Using the YM2612 sound chip in the Sega Genesis and a Yamaha DX-100 keyboard, Joey Mariano, in TRENCHVENT, takes FM synthesis beneath the atmosphere to a secret place at the end of the ecosystem. Underwater, biology and technology morph into each other while the open air grows stale. Now, the coordinates have become a hot spot where crevices create sounds, and where an eel can ignore the mountains of waste above.
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By Peter Swimm, on April 19th, 2010 
“Beepola is a new multi-channel, multi-engined, tracker-style Beeper music editor for Windows (although it should also run perfectly well on Linux or MacOS with a reasonably recent install of WINE).”
From the Post:
By “multi-engined” I mean that, once you’ve got a tune entered (or partially entered) you can listen to it (or compile it) using one of two “Tone Generators” – currently either a modified version of the Special FX 2ch+percussion engine, or a heavily modified pattern-based version of the beeper routine from “The Music Box”.
Here are some sample tunes I’ve created with it (all are *.tap files ready for loading into your favourite emulator):-
Chuck Rock – Core Design One of my all-time favourite game tunes (I had this game for the Sega Game Gear, although I think it was also available for the Amiga).
Cars – Gary Numan Some obligatory 1980’s goodness.
Root Beer Rag – Billy Joel Just because I like the tune
The Great Escape Theme Based on the full orchestral arrangement from the film, possibly a little too ambitious for a beeper tune. Not convinced it really works too well.
via Beepola v1.00.00 – World of Spectrum Forums.
By tctdbot, on April 18th, 2010 Ever wonder why Alex Mauer’s trilogy of NES chiptunes is called “Eat People”? Check out this interview over at Igloo Magazine.
Excerpt: ” I’m not really interested in chiptunes crossing into the mainstream, but it wouldn’t bother me if they did as long as it didn’t misrepresent what is going on in the chip scene. I think Anamanaguchi is good… but I’d rather see them put their guitars down and just hit play on the NES controller and stand there. (Laughs.) Not that they aren’t good or anything, it’s just that I’d rather be able to hear the NES by itself. Personally, if I was really good at playing, I’d rather make some nerd in the back of the room happy than get the whole room jumping up and down.”
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