Category: Chipmusic

Toons from various consoles.

  • YM-64, YM player for Commodore 64

    This somehow passed under my radar.
    YM-64 is a YM music player for the Commodore 64. It takes YM files and converts them either to a program or a SID file.
    The problem I see at this moment is that I think the source code or tools to make this conversion are not available (yet?), however, you can get your ears wet with thousands of YM files already converted to SID or PRG form. I am just thinking there’s a bunch of cool cross-platform possibilities here, since the sound is not 100% exact, you could make new types of sounds in the C64 I believe. Also, YM/AY artists can compose for the C64 :D

    You can mess around and change waveforms the emulator uses on the fly, also filter the sound. It’s kinda fun :P

    Here’s the link to the player.

  • RJDMC updated to v0.4

    -Pitch is implemented
    -Deleting selection is implemented
    -Fixed several bugs related to the highlighting of the window
    -Fixed bugs involving space bar triggering controls
    -Fixed bugs with lower HZ samples crashing SSRC (small files)
    -Implemented Cut, Copy, Paste, Trim, Select All, Delete

    NOTES:
    -Zoom function doesn’t work with editing the wave file yet (it acts as if you’re zoomed all the way out).
    -You can either right click on the wave display or use shortcuts to use the editor functionality.
    -CTRL+V = paste, CTRL+C = copy, CTRL+X = cut, CTRL+T = trim, CTRL+Z = revert, CTRL+A = select all
    -“quality” Pitch change right now is a bit mediocre quality-wise.  I might just have lots of copies of each .wav file in memory for small files.
    -To use copy, cut, delete, or trim you must have something selected (by dragging the mouse and making a rectangle).  To paste something, you need to click once (without dragging) and a single white line will show up- this is where the info will be pasted.

    via New DMC Converter Page 2 – Nintendo Consoles – ChipMusic.org.

  • RJDMC updated to: v0.30

    Rushjet1 writes:

    It’s been awhile since I’ve officially updated this, so there are a lot of changes (especially behind-the-scenes).

    -Memory use is cut way down (for large files)
    -Bit Crushing is implemented (0 is off, 1-19 is varying degrees of bits flipped, and 20 is an inverted waveform).
    -Volume control is implemented (volume for the input wave is changed by x%).
    -Zoom is implemented on the waveform view–unfortunately it only zooms to the middle now.
    -You can highlight parts of the wave in the waveform view but it doesn’t do anything. tongue
    -Pitch control is done, and playback is at least pretty close to how the NES would handle it, though not exact.
    -Opening DMC files is possible now, and you can edit them just like .wav files.
    -Several bugs were fixed, most of which most people wouldn’t notice

    New DMC Converter

  • Touchboy / Natty / Sabrepulse / gwEm / Comptroller / Matt Nida live in London

    Friday 22nd October sees Public Life in Spitalfields, London host the best chipmusic line-up you’ll see in London this year. Cover charge is £5 and doors open at 8:00 – get there early, you won’t want to miss a minute of this.

    Touchboy
    Improvised 8bit tech house from Canada

    Natty
    New York 8bit dandy, kicking off his European tour with Touchboy

    Sabrepulse
    Nintendo junglestep that needs no introduction

    gwEm
    Atari rave STj B2B with Counter Reset and special guests

    Comptroller
    Scotland’s Ultrachip champion

    Matt Nida
    Twitchy handheld electro/dub

    Facebook event and more details here!

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  • The Grand Tour – Touchboy and Natty

    In 2010, Natty and Touchboy set out on their first excursion to Europe.  Releasing this collection is an important part of that tour.
    Natty and Touchboy have both given away music for free in the past and will continue to do so in the future, but selling this collection will help them recoup some of the cost of a largely self-funded tour.
    The collection features over an hour and a half of brand new tracks, remixes, and live performances. If you’ve ever wanted to buy us each a beer – buy this instead. It’s more value than getting us drunk, trust me.

    The Grand Tour