Author: Peter Swimm

  • STFUAJPGM #3 Is Out

    The worlds premier chip podcast/art/thingy is out with text, art, and music by EvilWezil, Zen Albatross, Phlogiston, Malmen, and Cheap Dinosaurs:

    This week’s theme: Travel Tunes

    Act 1:

    John woke up that morning feeling what he considered to be fine. His week was long, so it seemed essential to savor every second of his passing weekend. He began his morning routine by sitting down at his computer. No new e-mails. No new Friend Requests. No responses to any of his posts. It was hours later when he finally realized that he had spent his entire day pacing back and forth within the confines of his 200 square foot apartment.

    via STFUAJPGM.

  • little-scale: PCM Support Added to Sega Mega Drive / Genesis MIDI Interface

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    Sample playback of some sort seems to be a popular request for the Mega Drive stuff, and some people have said that it requires something, if only some basic drum sounds. So, I have added basic support for PCM sample playback – specifically percussive and drum sounds – for my Sega Mega Drive MIDI Interface.Currently, the mapping is as follows. MIDI channel 6 can be put into a “DAC Mode”, after which the following notes that wrap around every two octaves will trigger the following samples:01. C-1 – kick 102. C#1 – snare 103. D-1 – hat closed 104. D#1 – hat open 105. E-1 – tom low 106. F-1 – tom hi 107. F#1 – cow bell08. G-1 – kick 209. G#1 – snare 210. A-1 – hat closed 211. A#1 – hat open 112. B-1 – tom low 113. C-2 – tom hi 114. C#2 – ride 115. D-2 – crash16. D#2 – kick 317. E-2 – snare 318. F-2 – ride 2A note-on will trigger sample playback. A note-off will stop sample playback. Furthermore, using MIDI CC changes the sample playback speed / pitch.

    via little-scale: PCM Support Added to Sega Mega Drive / Genesis MIDI Interface.

  • New Jose Carts: Options options options!

    The next batch of cartridges will run custom colors and logos. Get your album on a cartridge that anyone can play in a gameboy! Send us your save and we will duplicate it onto a number of cartridges.

    No minimum.

    Setup charge is $35. Cartridges prices are as follows:

    • 0-10 = $20 + setup
    • 10-20 = $19 + setup
    • 20-50 = 17 + setup
    • 50-100 = 15 + setup

    So for $35 + $20 = $55 you can get your own custom cartridge.

    Now here is the fun part.

    The cartridges will be built without a battery. Yes, your cartridge will last for 10+ years. An average battery lasts 3-5. So. would you like to have a USB version with this same memory?

    via Forums | 8bc.org

  • LCP 2009 Results


    LCP 2009 happened this weekend, and the results have been posted. releases are still trickling through, but you can see 1st placed Andropolis By Booze Design & Instinct above, and some bootlegs over on Nullsleep’s twitter.

  • Odds and Ends from Twitter 2009-07-17

    • RT: @nocarrier: Getting back into PCE coding (again). Hopefully soon I'll have a demo or something to show! #
    • RT: @4mat_scenemusic: Been asked to do a 64kb intro soundtrack with some scratching in, watching http://bit.ly/10wdzG for ideas. Impressive. #
    • RT: @bleepstreet: JDDJ3J Live @ Lieu Unique, Nantes : INTERVIEW + LIVE SUR TÉLÉNANT #
    • Another friend of TCTD http://short.to/ja29 #
    • Da Chip! Daft Punk Tribute Out! http://short.to/ja9j #
    • Goto80 remixes the astounding
      MONSTER ZOKU ONSOMB! http://www.monsterzoku.com/node/322 #
    • And something commercial to buy: http://bit.ly/y0vdd #
    • The sounds of SoundBytes 4 http://short.to/jh2c #
    • Reverse Engineering Game Glitches #
    • TCTD For you Tokyo Drifters: #
    • Chiptune Via Outsiders Part XX http://www.enemyairships.com/july-2009-chiptune/ #
    • Auntie Pixelante & Gallerynes sighting. http://auntiepixelante.com/portfolio/ #
    • Rad History of Gaming via @kotaku http://bit.ly/k51Q0 #
    • RT @4mat_scenemusic While clearing my hd found some unreleased Vic-20 screens. Not tested on hardware (sorry), one has a new chip song in: #
    • VORC Records interview http://bit.ly/EGsrU #
    • The King Of Mega Man: Rushjet1 #
    • Another Outsider Roundup http://signaltheorist.com/?p=323 #
    • Savage UK Hipsters draw a line in the sand against stelth ardcore revivalism http://short.to/jn2o #
    • RT @cogthrob done burning 20 copies of 20k9d. hand cut & lettered. yellow=swimsuits, pink=lingerie. 6$ @8static http://twitpic.com/aiorx #
    • Fantastic No Carrier Interview. Perhaps the best Chip Music definition to date? http://short.to/jqj2 #
    • Bucky interviews chipmusic veteran Alberto Gonzales http://short.to/jrht #